Taking Chances and Making Changes

Authors Note - This story is an AU. It follows canon events up until the end of Prisoner and beginning of Goblet.

Disclaimer - I own nothing except my OC's. Everything else belongs to JK Rowling. Basically, if you recognise it from the books/films then it is not mine.

Hayley(POV)

As the cup dropped us on to the ground I had stumbled and landed awkwardly on my left ankle. It hurt a lot but luckily it didn't feel broken at all.I hoped that it was just sprained and that I would still be able to stand and walk on it. Slowly standing up I tested it to see how much weight I could put on it. Thankfully I was able to walk,or more accurately,limp around it.

Cedric (POV)

I felt the familiar effects of a portkey as Hayley and I touched the cup. I had expected that it would take us back to the entrance of the maze but when I felt the two of us land on the ground and opened my eyes I frowned seeing that rather than being back at the entrance we were in some kind of graveyard. Hayley and I stood up and took in our surroundings for a moment. The place had obviously seen better days with headstones that had started sinking into the ground at odd angles with many of them covered in moss and ivy. The names on the stones had also started fading and were hard to make out. There were a variety of different looking gravestones, with some being quite simple and plain and others more decorative. Then there were large above-ground mausoleums and tombs topped with statues. From the graveyard, you could see what looked to be a large manor house on the top of a hill a short distance away. While Hayley was still looking around I went back over to where the portkey had fallen on the ground.

Hayley(POV)

As I looked around at the graveyard trying to figure out why it looked so familiar the grave that was topped with a large stone statue of an angel holding a scythe caught my eye and I headed over to it. Bending down next to it I squinted as I tried to make out the names on it that had long since started to fade. After casting a quick Lumos to give myself some more light I was just able to make out the names.

'Thomas Riddle'

'Mary Riddle'

'Tom Riddle Snr'

I felt my pulse quicken as I was put things together. After I had found out Voldemort's true identity back in my second year, Dumbledore told me that the Riddle Family had all been murdered in 1943. Muggle Authorities had suspected the Riddle's gardener Frank Bryce while Voldemort's uncle Morfin Gaunt had confessed to the Ministry of Magic that he was the one responsible for killing the family and had been sentenced to life in Azkaban. The truth was that Voldemort (Tom Marvolo Riddle) had killed them and altered his uncle's memory so that he would confess to the murder. It then hit me that this was the house that I had been in my nightmares a few months ago.

Standing back up straight I took a few steps back."Cedric, we need to get out of here"

"Why?"He asks confused at my urgency

"We just do. We need to get back to the cu-"My sentence is cut off as a figure steps out from a side door under an archway in front of us.

The figure turns to face us and even in the dark, I can clearly make out that the figure is Wormtail. I am unable to say anything else as a sharp jolt of pain radiated from my scar causing me to double over in pain with one hand clutching my forehead.

"Hayley, what is it?"Cedric asks concerned coming over to my side

"Cedric get back to the cup," I say trying to breathe through the pain

Cedric notices Wormtail take a few steps towards us and Cedric immediately points his wand at him. "Who are you?!" He demands

As Wormtail stops momentarily I see for the first time that he is carrying something in one arm wrapped in some black fabric. I hear the creature speak out in a raspy, ragged voice. "Kill the spare"

Wormtail raises a wand at Cedric and shout. "Avada Kedavra"

I am powerless to watch as the blinding green light soared through the air with an accompanying rushing sound hitting Cedric square in the chest.

"NOO CEDRIC!"I screamed as the spell collided with Cedric and he fell to the ground in an instant completely lifeless.

Wormtail stalked closer to me as he conjured ropes before using them to tie me to the Riddle Headstone. He said nothing as he turned back around and lit the cauldron that was in front and just to the left of the headstone. Wormtail then proceeded to unravel the cloth and drop the creature into the cauldron. He then started some kind of ritual.

"Bone of the father unknowingly given, you will renew your son, "He said as he raised the wand and an old and extremely brittle looking bone out of the ground that he then dropped into the cauldron.

My brain started to race as I realised that Wormtail was performing a ritual to bring Voldemort back to full form. I started to really regret not wearing my communication ring during the task now. Not that it would have done much good considering the likelihood of anyone besides maybe my friends believing me were very slim.

"Flesh of the servant, willingly given, you will revive your master"Wormtail continued. This time he raised his hand over the bubbling cauldron before raising the sharp dagger as well. I realised what he was about to do and I immediately shut my eyes to block the sight. Shutting my eyes, however, did nothing to block the ear-splitting anguished scream of pain that pierced through the silence of the night. I heard a soft splash as Wormtail's right hand fell into the cauldron.

I opened my eyes as I heard Wormtail walking over to me his right-hand limp at his side and whimpering softly in pain as he ripped my right sleeve and I scrunched my eyes shut tight letting out a cry of pain as I felt the dagger pierce my arm.

"Blood of the enemy, forcibly taken, you shall resurrect your foe" Wormtail dragged the dagger from the crook of my elbow down to about the halfway point of my forearm.

I weakly opened my eyes to see Wormtail fumbling around in his robe pocket for a few seconds until he pulled out a clear vial. He placed the vial to my arm and I watched horrified as a few drops of blood fell into the vial. He moved back pouring the contents of the vial into the cauldron.

With his job finished Wormtail sank to the floor clutching his arm to his chest. The cauldron started to spark and bubble vigorously before steam and mist billowed out from the cauldron filling the graveyard so much that I was unable to see anything else in the graveyard.

Once the smoke cleared enough to allow me to see I watched as the cauldron melted away and a pale and slightly skeletal figure emerged from where the cauldron once sat.

I watched as Wormtail approached the figure and placed a long black robe over the robe had been placed over him the figure slowly turned around and I tried to hold back a scream as my scar erupted in pain as I came face to face with Voldemort.

Voldemort observed me for a moment before turning took a few moments to inspect his new body before turning to Wormtail who was still kneeling on the right arm still cradled amongst his black robes that were now shining wet with blood.

I noticed that Wormtail wouldn't dare to look Voldemort in the eye as he whimpered on the ground."My Lord …. Please you-you promised"

"Hold out your arm Wormtail"Voldemort commanded uninterested

Wormtail slowly extended his right arm from where he was cradling it amongst his robes."Thank you my lord"

Voldemort laughed coldly."Your other arm"

"Please master"Wormtail pleaded again

Voldemort bent down and harshly grabbed Wormtails left arm and pulled his robe sleeve up exposing his dark mark. The dark mark was currently red in colour. He pressed his finger to the mark causing a sharp wave of pain to go through not only Wormtail but myself. I noted a small trickle of blood coming down from the scar down the side of my face.

I watched as the mark turned from deep red to jet black.I remembered back to Lucius telling me that when Voldemort had disappeared it had faded and had slowly been getting darker in the past 12 months.

"It is us see how many will be brave enough to return and how many will be foolish to stay away."Voldemort muttered mostly to himself.

Shortly after the sky was filled with several black robes swirling around as various death eaters landed in the graveyard forming a circle around Voldemort,Wormtail and myself. Each one bowed to Voldemort one at a time. I took note that there were several gaps in the circle where death eaters were missing.

I half listened when Voldemort started his speech about how they abandoned they abandoned the cause after his supposed demise.I stopped listening part way through as the cut on my arm was still bleeding,Wormtail probably cut slightly deeper than was necessary. Not to mention the pain in my down it was already becoming slightly swollen.

'Stupid Portkey' I thought to myself scowling.

I started to pay attention again as Voldemort started to address the Death Eaters by name.

He looked at Wormtail first."You returned to me out of fear not worthless and traitorous as you are,you helped that you will be rewarded" He waved his wand and instantly a silver metal hand had formed around the bleeding stump. He tested it out picking a stone up from the ground and crushed it into tiny pieces.

"Thank you my lord"Wormtail spoke as he stood up joining the circle properly.

He strode past Wormtail and mask was removed with a wave of his wand."Lucius I have been told that despite the respectable appearance you present to the world you have still remained loyal to the cause"

I looked down avoiding looking at him.I knew that if I were to look his way he might try to send me a look of reassurance which could potentially be caught by Voldemort or one of the other Death Eaters.

I kept my head down until I was sure that Voldemort had moved on.

Looking up I noticed that there was a gap between Lucius and the next gap was big enough for three people.

"The Lestranges should be here,but they are in Azkaban. They never renounced their faith in the will be freed from Azkaban and will be rewarded beyond their dreams same applies to Simpson"He says as he moves the stand in front of the next person. Once again the mask was was a woman who had light brown hair and hazel was quite tan had a similar look to her that Narcissa and Mrs Weasley had. She had the look of a mother. He moved away again passing some in silence and others he stopped in front of. I was able to pick up on five names. Macnair,Crabbe,Goyle ,Nott and Avery. After moving away he came to a large gap.

"Six missing Rosier,Grayson and Rutterson died in service of the cause. Karkaroff has completely abandoned the cause and will be caught and punished like the coward he is. Snape will have to prove that he is still loyal to the may have been able to sway his allegiance. Then there is one more. He is the most loyal of you is at Hogwarts. He ensured that our special guest made it here tonight.

I felt the eyes of all the death eaters turn towards me momentarily before looking back at Voldemort. "You see back on that fateful Halloween I was left practically soul was ripped from my body after that pathetic mudbloods sacrifice. She used some very old and powerful magic that I had sacrifice protected her child with blood magic that prevented me from touching that same blood runs through me"

He walked closer towards me and pressed his forefinger to my forehead and I bit back a scream. My scar began to burn more painful than it had done so ever before. Thankfully Voldemort stepped back and turned back to his followers.

"13 years I have waited for this the moment I would be the moment I would enact my the moment I would finally kill Hayley Potter"Voldemort says to his followers.

At this all his followers turn to face me again.I force myself to not look down and glare at the back at Voldemort's head instead. He glances at his followers and then towards Wormtail."She will be given the chance to fight before I kill her"

I watched as Wormtail grabs my wand from where it had dropped from my hand when he had killed Cedric, before coming over towards me. He used the dagger to cut through the ropes that bound me and I felt myself fall forwards onto my threw my wand down on the ground in front of me before scuttling back to his place in the circle.

I took a moment to gather my strength before standing up. The pain in my scar returned as Voldemort faced me once again but I was able to mostly ignore it. After I refused to bow to him at the start of the duel he used magic to force me to bow.I felt him release the spell and almost immediately as the duel began he cast the cruciatus curse. I was caught off guard and was unable to do anything to block or dodge the spell.I fell to the ground in pain.I bit my lip to stop myself from screaming out as I wasn't going to give Voldemort or his followers the satisfaction of hearing me scream.

Shortly after I felt him release the curse.I stood up as quickly as I could and immediately shot a spell back.I knew that the majority of spells I cast at him would be easily blocked so I decided to think outside of the box. Rather than aiming the spell directly at him I sent a powerful blasting hex at his feet. The force of the spell being so close to him knocked him onto his back and he appeared shocked at what I had done. As he started to get up I quickly ran and dived behind the statue just behind me.I saw a spell race past me and blast the corner of a grave stone off throwing debris everywhere. As I took a few moments to collect myself I could hear Voldemort taunting me.

Knowing the only way I would be able to get out of here and back to Hogwarts would be to fight and hope that I would be able to distract Voldemort and his followers for long enough to get to the cup. Recapping the spells I knew, mainly those from the book from Lucius I took a breath trying to calm my nerves as I came out from behind the statue.

Voldemort and I faced each other both momentarily silent and as though a silent and invisible bell rang the two of us cast at each other.

"Avada Kedavra!"Voldemort yelled

"Expeliarmus!"I screamed

The two spells met in the middle neither spell overpowering the other for more than a few seconds. Multicolored sparks were released from the center. Suddenly the streams of magic coming from the spells turned gold and released a mostly transparent Shield around Voldemort and I.

Before I knew what was really happening a large amount of silvery blue most came from the competing spells,it floated around for a bit until it formed shapes which them formed into it showed Cedric who asked me to take his body back to his it showed a man I regonised vaguely from my dreams as Frank Bryce. Thirdly it formed a woman I recognised once again vaguely as Bertha it formed my mum and dad.

"Hayley dear, you've done so well and been so brave"My mum said softly

"When we tell you you need to release the spell and back to the cup and it will take you back"My father continued.

I nod more to myself than anyone else.

After only a few seconds I released the spell into the air on my parents the apparitions all floated forward towards Voldemort and his followers blocking me from view I ran as quickly as I possibly could back towards the cup and Cedric.

I vaguely heard and saw some spells flying past me so I responded by blindly casting spells over my shoulder towards the Death Eaters. As I was now able to cast the powerful cutting spell wordlessly I threw a number of them as well as blasting hexes. I knew that at least two of the death eaters had been hit quite hard as I heard them fall to the ground groaning in pain.

Just as I dived forward onto the floor next to Cedric throwing my left arm over his upper body grabbing hold of his shirt I heard someone cast somekind of spell that hit it's target of my left leg. A wave of extreme pain ran through my whole leg.

"Accio Portkey"I shouted aiming my wand at the cup.I watched it fly towards me and straight into my waiting hand.I once again felt nauseous and a hooked feeling behind my navel as the world became a swirling mess of colours. I made sure to keep !y eyes closed until I was absolutely certain that we were back on solid ground.

Opening my eyes I found that we were back at the entrance to the maze.I heard people cheering and clapping and musical fanfare and voices coming towards me but I couldn't make anything out.

I just kept clinging to Cedric's shirt when people started to realise that something bad had happened and I could feel someone trying to get me to let go off Cedric my grip stayed strong as I refused to let go.

Authors Note - Hey guys sorry about the long delay in posting this chapter. Finishing college was more stressful than i anticipated and then I got caught up in the enjoyment of starting my summer holidays. When I remembered that I hadn't finished the chapter I was about to go on holiday for two weeks so i had to write the chapter in small doses over the course of two weeks. Now that I am free for the summer I should hopefully be able to get onto a semi-normal schedule once again. The next chapter should be up on the 16th of July. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the chapter.