A/N Thank you all for the reviews. I like them a lot even the critical ones.
I want to give a special thank you to Naomi-chan203 for helping me with the Articles from Nolwenn LaBrun.
Harry Potter is not mine, this is a story from a fan.
(BSC 4 C26) C113 Narcissa's mission.
Harry and Bella were standing in the kitchen together as they were making breakfast for the whole Family. They had just started so they knew the others would be sleeping for a little while longer. Only when Harry would start frying the bacon they would all awake because the smell would be filling the whole castle. He would wait until the last moment to do it because it was one of the things he really loved to do and especially when it was he and Bella. It was kind of their thing and Daphne knew it so she let them. Only at Christmas would she help them by setting up the table. The other reason was that they had a bet of who would come down first.
Narcissa was the first one to walk into the kitchen she hadn't slept there but had said she would come early. She didn't say anything and just looked at them both as she sat down. While she looked at the two and didn't say a thing. It was a real surprise for her when Harry turned around and placed a cup of coffee in front of her.
"How are you doing now that Lucius is on a leash," Bella asked her without turning around.
Narcissa smiled a little. "Well I can not say that it is fun, but it is better than it has been in a very long time. He is not touching me in the way he is touching the Muggle girls he is paying for his sick pleasures, but then again he is mad at me because he said it is all my fault. I did tell him that he was the one who opened his mouth at the wrong time. He, however, is the Lord and I'm just his trophy wife so that means I'm wrong".
"I do not like to play Morgana's advocate. But he is right. You were the one who told what we could do for you, thereby giving us an opportunity to put him on the sideline" Harry told her with a sadistic smile on his face as he looked at her.
Narcissa smiled a little wider at that. "Well, you right, I did, didn't I. So that does make it my fault" Narcissa smiled again. "Well, what do you know. Lucius was right about something".
The three of them laughed when Harry asked the next question. "Is he still thinking you are a double spy and that you are doing more for him than for me".
"Yes, he is actually, the things you are telling me to say to him are helping a lot, But I do have some questions about them. Why did you tell me to tell him to go for a law that says that no werewolf can have a job without having wolfsbane potion at hand. you do know that that stuff is too expansive for almost ninety per cent of the werewolves population".
Harry smiled "Yes I know and that is why I want him to do it".
"But it will drive them away".
"No, it won't. When Lucius puts the bill in, A lot of people will vote for it. This bill will give a lot of people the thought that if you order them to have that potion on hand they will be safer. They will not think about the fact if they can pay it or not. We will vote against it but we will surely lose because of the idea alone".
But with such a law, all the werewolves will rush to the side of Voldemort".
Harry smiled again. "Yes, some will, but most will come to me because I will be making the potions for them and will even be helping them to get a job. in the muggle world, we have something called a job centre. I will set one up for werewolves so the werewolves get help to find a job and all the other things they need even the potion that I will give them completely free".
"That is a wonderful idea, it would surely help a lot of werewolves finding jobs and a place to stay. You do know that a lot of them have no home because no one wants to give them a house because of the fact that they will destroy them when they turn into their werewolf form".
Harry looked at Bella as he said. Make a note to get our other ideas a good look before we do them. Or to get them looked at by Bogrod or Her" and Harry pointed at Narcissa. He then turned to Narcissa as he told her. "I think you will have another meeting with Bogrod in the coming days. Go see if he can build houses in the mountains around Hogsmeade. they are on the grounds of Hogwarts anyway so we can do it, Its mine" and he smiled.
Narcissa nodded and wrote it down.
Narcissa was startled when she heard the sizzling from the bacon and sniffed at the sweet smell of it. As she was about to speak she heard all the others rushing down the stairs and right into the kitchen like a pack of hungry dogs. "You did train them well didn't you," She said, making Harry and Bella laugh.
Bella turned around and almost screamed "Yes, Astoria was the first, I win". Making Harry smile.
*#*
It was during breakfast that Minerva and Zanita walked back into Potter castle. they have been at Hogwarts to make sure that Albus wasn't doing anything they didn't want him to do. It was this time that Susan took the opportunity to tell the family why they were here. "As you all know, Narcissa has been doing some digging for us. We know that some of the things we could have just asked but that would only bring up signals that would tell some people what we are doing. We asked Narcissa to look into Hogwarts. Into laws that are discriminating and into Nolwenn LaBrun".
Minerva heard the words Hogwarts and knew that the friends were really up to something. She wasn't worried because she knew that if there was something seriously wrong Harry would have told her sooner.
Susan turned to Narcissa but she said they had to wait a minute. She would tell it all but they had to wait for Bogrod and his wife. The things she had to say were things he had helped her with and if she would say something wrong he could tell her.
They all nodded and took another cup of tea as they waited on Bogrod. The friends knew what Narcissa had to find out but they could not help the joy they felt when they heard the adults discussing what it all could or would be.
It was not long after that Bogrod was there that Narcissa took the lead. "As you all know I have the blessing from the friends. I had to do something I never thought I would do, and that was to give an oath on my Magic".
Some of the adults gasped as they looked at the friends but Narcissa held up her hand. "I wasn't happy at first but as I thought about it they were right. They did everything for me and I did nothing in return. Sure I was grateful but I was still the wife of a Death Eater. So what was there for them to trust me. It was when I realized they needed that one thing to know that I would be loyal to them and before you ask, the oath will be lifted the moment my marriage to Lucius is over".
Some were thinking why Narcissa would do something like this but they knew that she was okay with it and so they let it be. It was one thing Minerva would ask about later. She knew the friends didn't do it for nothing, they had to have a reason but that was something she would hear later.
Narcissa had waited for a moment and took a sip from her tea before she started. "Well, it wasn't long ago that Daphne asked me to come to Hogwarts. They had some things for me to do and I had to do it all on my own. One of the things was to find out the financial state of Hogwarts". She gave a look at Bogrod and went on. "Now this was a part where Bogrod helped me a lot. We found out that it was bad. A lot of headmasters have been spending money left and right but not for the school. Albus has been one of them. So to compensate that lost the ministry has stepped in and increased the contribution for the Muggle-borns. With that money, they funded the school. This money will give them the power to do something at Hogwarts. you two" and Narcissa pointed at Zanita and Harry. "Will still have the last word but they do have a say in it". It was now that she looked at Zanita and Harry before she looked at the others. "The reason for it all was to get it ready when Voldemort comes back. The friends told me that Hogwarts would be one of the places he would attack at some point and therefore it has to be a safe place. If I understand correctly they also wanted to make it into more".
Everyone looked at the friends and Neville took the floor. The plans we have are not compleat so we will tell it all another day, but we want to bring the school back to what it ones was, we also want to make it into more than its ever been. Now we thought that when Voldemort comes back he will go for the ministry just like he did last time and after that, he will go for Hogwarts. As we just heard the ministry takes money from the Muggle-borns and use it for something while a little part of it is going to Hogwarts. Something that gives them some form of influence. That is one of the things we want to get rid off. Hogwarts had to be a free school without any outside influence what so ever. The rest we will tell you when we have a plan so you can tell us what you think about it and what we can do differently just like we did with the plan from Dan Granger".
It was now that Narcissa stood back up and gave Neville a thankful nod. "Now the other thing they asked me was what kind of laws were discriminating, that one was easy and very frustrating and disturbing at the same time. Almost every law we have is discriminating in one way or another. Some are simple but others are very bad as the one about the taxes for the shops in Diagon Alley. Purebloods pay twenty-five Galleon a week while half-bloods pay fifty Galleon and muggle-borns pay hundred Galleon" Narcissa saw the looks and knew they were as disgusted as she was. "That was just one of them, most of the others laws were the same as the ones about the Goblins. An example, one says they are not allowed in Wizarding restaurants or other Wizarding accommodations. Bogrod was only allowed in the Wizengamot because they could not go against the head of House Potter. So what you did at your party was something that was never seen before, you not only welcomed a Goblin into your house, you hugged one".
The friends just saw it as something normal and they just didn't understand what it all meant while the adults started to realize just what they all had done. Minerva gazed at Augusta and debated if they had to say it.
Augusta nodded and took the attention. "Do you remember when we told you that magic was taking Hermione away from her parents and that if we hadn't brought them in they would have lost their daughter".
The tears sprang into the eyes of Hermione when she was remembered by it all, as she took comfort into the arms of Neville. "Yes", Susan said. "That is one of the things we want to change for all the other Muggle-borns".
"Good," Augusta told them. "This, however, is something we did in all the years that had passed. Before you all became friends we were all alone. sometimes we would stand together but never in the way you all did. By standing alone the purebloods on the dark side had the majority of the votes and in that way, they could get a lot of law passed the Wizengamot and most of them are in favour of the dark side".
The friends looked at each other and knew why there was so much hatred against the ministry. they had let the people down and most of all the Muggle-borns and Halfbloods.
"I can see that you are starting to understand what we have done by not standing together as you all have done," Augusta told the friend as she looked at them. "With all the laws like the one on taxes we have not only taken the Muggle-borns away from their parents, we also drove them out of England because there they would be treated equally like you all are doing with the house elves and the Goblins".
Daphne gazed up at Harry and nodded to Bella. "That is why we have to keep on voting secretly with some of the discriminating laws that are being put in.," Bella said.
"WHAT, you say" Amelia screamed.
Susan looked at her aunt "Aunty its simple. By not voting against some laws, people will keep a hold on their anger against the Ministry. Now it is a risk but by keeping the anger towards the ministry it might help us against Voldemort when he gets back. He will make it worse for a lot of them so they might help us to make it all better".
Amelia looked at her niece. "That is a very risky game you are all playing. and I'm not sure if it will be a good one".
The friends looked at each other with doubt but Ginny asked the one question none of them had thought about. "What happened the last time he tried to take over because I know that he had killed a lot of people that stood against him. Most of them were MUggle-borns and Halfbloods".
Amelia just nodded as did Augusta and the others. David stood and took a bottle of fire whiskey as he started to fill the glasses for the adults. While he was pouring he said, "The things you just told us were the things he did. If your mother hadn't stopped him I think we would have left just like most of the Muggle-borns had done" and he gave a pointed look at Harry.
"So he would kill them, or chase them away making him and his followers the big group that will run the place," Bella said.
The adults nodded and Augusta spoke. "So you are hoping that when he is back and he does what he had done before, something he will do because it was working the last time he did it. You can get the Muggleborns at your side to help in the fights".
The friends were standing together and nodded as Susan told them. "Not only the Muggle-borns but also the Goblins, Elves just everyone he would kill if they are not right".
It was now that Bella broke in. "It sounds like me that he did a lot of things just like this Guy from Germany did in the second world war".
"It is exactly the same thing. Only that guy did it with blue eyes and blond hair while Voldemort did it with purebloods" Augusta told them.
David passed the glasses around and sat down. "I know that it is to early to drink but with all of this, I think I need one. It just makes me realize that it all comes very close and I just hate to know that he is coming back".
It was after those words that the friends all knew the hurt the Adults had seen because they could see it all in their eyes.
*#*
After they all had their breakfast meaning seconds and beyond for David, they all went to the side room near the big painting of Lily and James. It was here that Narcissa had to tell them all about the last task the friends had given her. At first, she wasn't happy about it but the deeper she got into it the more she enjoyed it. Her mission was to find out if the France reporter could be trusted or not. She had the clear from the friends to find out all she needed but nothing too personal because that were her own things to tell.
As Narcissa was looking around the room she knew that she had their attention. Everyone had pulled themselves together from the memories they got from the last war. With a little cough, she took the attention back at her and started. "The last thing they asked of me was to find out about this France reporter named Nolwenn LeBrun".
Some were remembering the article that she had written about the aftermath of the Quidditch match. It was the one that told the truth and they appreciated it a lot.
Narcissa saw the recognition and went on. "Well, at first I didn't want to do it. but the more I read about her and from her, the more I started to like that woman. So at first, I looked at how she got where she is now, meaning the spokeswoman of the France ministery. Her road has been a hard one and with a lot of up and downs. Somethings I could find out easily. However, when I started to read somethings I stopped. It was one of the restrictions the friends had given me, that was to not find anything personal about her but only things about her job".
"But why only her job," Amelia asked.
"Wel we wanted to know if we could trust her, we don't want anything that makes us look like we were spying on her or something that would give her the idea we do not trust her," Hermione told her. "We only want to know if she has our backs if we need her at school. We also want to know if she is anything like Rita because she, we do not trust at all".
Most of the Adults nodded as they laughed at the words Hermione had told them.
Narcissa laughed a little herself. "Don't we all, but I can tell you that she is nothing like Rita. I found out that she and her Family had hit a rough spot and that she had stayed with the Delacours at the time. Her mother and Apolline Delacour had been school friends and had remained friends for a long time. Why that was I do not know and didn't look into it like I had promised. What I did find out was that she remained at the side of the Delacours. It was Jean who gave her the first job at the ministry. It wasn't much just a simple job in the post chamber but it was a way to pay her way through journalism school. After her degree, she made her way up and was soon the spokeswoman for the ministry. It was only two years ago that Jean asked for her when the last Spokesman for the Minister of France retired from his job". It was then that she took on both jobs. After I read a lot of articles I can say that she is a woman I could love. She is feisty and extremely loyal to the Delacours, so I think that she will also be very loyal to all of you. And now the fun part" she almost screamed.
Everyone could see the joy in her eyes when she said the last part.
"I have been reading the articles she had written about her time at Hogwarts but also about the jabs she got from Rita and I can say she is one classy lady because she always responded in the nicest way".
"So she gave as good as she got" Susan smiled.
"No, Better. she always told it in a way that would make you think it but she never said it flat out giving her all the freedom to deny everything, if Rita would tell about the things she did".
Susan smiled at her as she sat down on the ground in front of Narcissa just like all the friends were doing around her.
Narcissa smiled at them all and sat down as she took a pile of papers on her lap. "What I have here are the papers that let me read about the little writing war between Rita and Miss LeBrun. I will read some of them but I will only read the important ones in France the rest I will translate immediately. As you all know it started with the article miss LaBrun did after the world cup. She told what the friends had don and Rita responded in her own way. She told what the minister and my husband had said and made Miss LeBrun look like a liar and a cheat. Her response to that was legendary and it gave her more support from this side then the paper had in years".
This gave a smile around the room as they all listened on.
"You do have to realize that most of the readers are the elderly that are interested in the royal families of the other countries but also the families of the rulings of a country. This meaning The Dutch family the Austrian family but also the France Minister and his family, even the American Family. Now I didn't say our family because the only thing writing about that is the quibbler and they are not known for the serious article about any of the members of our own Royal Family. The Prophet doesn't write anything about them so they have to read the translated version of the France paper to get that information".
"I don't know. some of the things Luna and her dad are writing are quite interesting" Harry said.
Narcissa looked at him and frowned a little. "You do know that a lot of those animals they are writing about do not exist".
"Not any more they don't".
"What, they were real," Narcissa asked in disbelieve.
"Well, I do not know about the crumple horned snorkack or something like that. but yes some of them were real. In the muggle world, they were called Dinosaurs and the muggles have found them in the ground when they were learning about history. Some are still looking for some of those animals like Bigfoot and Nessie".
"They never taught us anything like that at Hogwarts," Minerva said as she looked at the others who were just like her looking at Harry with disbelieve.
"Well they did about eighty years ago but that stopped when Binns was hired and I have to bring it back but I first have to teach them about the wizarding world," Zanita told everybody.
It was Hermione that came back with a book that was called Dinosaurs for dummies as she handed it to Narcissa. "Read this and you know what we mean. The house of Hogwarts already have and that is why we take Luna seriously. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't or wasn't there. Just like the goddess of Magic or God for the muggles".
As Narcissa started to flip through the pages. Harry was snapping his fingers in front of her eyes. "Hee," he smiled. "Wake up you were telling us something and you can look at that later when Lucius is Home. It will frustrate the hell out of him especially when you tell him I loaned it to you to read".
Narcissa smiled back and nodded as she thought about where she had left off. "O, Yes, you are right, Well after the first Article from Rita where she told that Miss LaBrun was a lier, LeBrun replied. She wrote a little Article about it and Said this.
Dear Readers.
You all know that I do not go into the habit of calling people names. I stick to the things I found out and tell the truth. At least as far as I know.
Now I could say a lot about the British Ministry of magic, and most of it will shock you a lot.
I, however, will not do it because it will hurt a lot of good witches and wizards that work there.
One thing I do want to say something about was something Miss Skeeter wrote. Now I do not care about the things she called me. But I do have to tell you about her article. She said somethings that aren't true. Firstly she told that the undersecretary was there, and that was something I asked the minister of France about. He told me he had never seen her but he also told me he could have looked over her because he knew that she isn't that big.
The other thing is that Rita wrote about a Malfoy person. He had told a story that his son was taken away by Lord Potter. So I have to ask why was that. According to the article, the British Aurors had it all cleared in a matter of minutes. If that is so, then why did his son had to be taking care of By Lord Potter. and why does everyone he helped that night praise him?
No, dear readers, I can only ask if it is like this all the time. In the France ministry, I have to be clear about the information I get and that is mostly from the minister only, not some random resident of the country. even if he or she works at the ministry.
Written by
Miss Nolwenn LaBrun.
Most of the members in the room were laughing at that. "I doubt Lucius took it with humour as we did," Susan said between her giggles.
Narcissa smiled, "You do not know half of it, He was beside himself. That night he was screaming his head of about a France Whore". Sorry his words. "About a person that was meddling in things she didn't know about".
"Well, that is another reason why we have to protect her from the Death Eather wannabe". Harry said.
"You do know that you are still talking about my Husband" Narcissa snapped with a grin.
"Is that the same man that ran away from me when I threw a cutting curse of the one that ran away when I was wandless?" Harry asked her with a smile of his own.
"One and the same" Narcissa told him as she giggled a little and went on. "It was not long after that article that Rita would start accusing her about being unfair. She would even tell them she was a secret lesbian something that is still a no go in this world".
No one saw the glans Astoria gave Susan.
"Nolwenn took it all, and always replied correctly. Most of the time she would give it back in a way that it would make the first party look bad. Rita can't really take it all that well. She is more the giving type, not the getting type. It was not long after it that the second article came out and this one was about the arrival of the two schools at Hogwarts. So I will first read you the one Rita wrote. One thing is clear, Miss LaBrun is under her skin and she will tell us all about it".
Dear readers.
Now before there is a new Article from this France Hussy, I will tell you all About the arrival of the schools. It has been told that Harry has become King Hogwarts. If you ask me It is nothing more than another way of getting the attention. It is something Harry Potter has done over and over again. Not only did he do it at the ministry by threatening them with a blood feud. He also did it at Hogwarts on multiple occasions.
This is something that has been told to me by Draco Malfoy. He is the son of Lord Malfoy our own benefactor and philanthropic. The one we all have to thank for a lot of laws that are keeping us safe from the bad things that are out there.
But that is something for another date, you are all waiting for the arrival of the schools. It, However, does have something to do with the things Harry Potter is doing. But let me not keep it from you all and tell you what really happened the day the other schools came to Hogwarts. I was there so I saw it all. At the start, the students of Hogwarts were placed outside of the school to Welkom the foreigners.
As the houses were placed in front of the school the house of Hogwarts had to stand the furthers away. Now we all know that it isn't really a house. It was created by Harry to make himself feel special. I'm Sure Albus just let him do it to keep the peace at the school. Now as they were standing at the back I was with Albus waiting for the other school. It was then that we heard a scream coming from the house of Hogwarts. We all knew that Harry was planning something so Albus went over there together with Professor Snape and Professor Weasley. At first, I thought that Minerva McGonagall was going too, just to put him straight but she just kept on standing there.
Now I do not know what it all meant but when we got there we saw all kind of animals standing around them. Now I didn't stick around and started to make my way back. But before I got there I saw that the students were already walking back into the castle as they were following the visiting students. As I stood there I waited for Albus and saw that Harry ant to other girls started to walk away from the school.
So, my dear readers, I can't say much because Harry Potter has done it again. he made it so that he got all the attention and that the other schools are probably thinking the worse of us.
Greetings my dear readers.
"That was the article from Riat. at the same time, Miss Nolwenn wrote this piece" Narcissa told them and started to read it.
French version
"Poudlard, nous voilà !"
C'était hier en fin d'après midi que le carrosse de l'école de Beaubâtons a poséses roues sur le gazon écossais.
Après un long voyage nous avons été accueillis chaleureusement par la Reine de Poudlard et la Directrice Adjointe, Minerva Mcgonagall, sans l'ensemble des maisons de l'école et des habitants des terres de l'école. Le directeur quand à lui était apparement plus préoccupé à chercher des poux à Lord Poudlard que d'accueillir notre délégation avec diplomatie.
Nous avons été rejoins par la délégation de Durmstrang pour partager un festin convivial entre nos 3 écoles.
A la suite du repas, la célèbre et et légendaire Coupe de Feu à été présentée à l'assemblée. Pour ceux qui n'ont jamais eu l'occasion d'en entendre parler, il s'agit d'un artefact unique qui décidera quel élève sera digne de représenter son école avec honneur. Tout élève majeur souhaitant participer au tournois pourra y déposer son nom jusqu'au 31 octobre, date de la cérémonie de sélection des champions.
Je vous donnes donc rendez-vous au 1er novembre pour la suite des événements, en espérant que l'hospitalité chaleureuse des écossais continuera à nous faire oublier leur climat pourri.
Votre fidèle reporter,
Nolwenn LeBrun
Jul 21 English version.
Narcissa didn't wait for a response and immediately started with the translation.
"Hogwart, here we are !"
It was yesterday in late afternoon that thé carriage of the School of Beaubâtons landed on Scottish turf.
After à long journey we were warmly welcome by the Queen of Hogwarts and the Deputy Headmistress, Minerva McGonagall, not forgetting all the Houses and inhabitants of the grounds. The Headmaster however seemed more preoccupied by taunting Lord Hogwart than welcome our délégation with diplomacy.
We were then joined by the delegation from Durmstrang to share convivial feast with the three schools.
After à delicious dinner, the famous and légendaire Cup of Fire was presented to the assembly. For those who never had thé occasion to her about it, it is a unique artefact wich will decide what student will be able to represent his/her school with honnour.
Every off-age student will be able to put his/her name in it until the 31st of October, date of the selection of the champions.
See you the 1st of November, hopefully, the warm hospitalité of the Scott will make us forger their shit climate.
Your faithful reporter,
Nolwenn LeBrun
Everyone was looking at Narcissa when she stopped reading.
"How was Rita there, we never saw her," Susan said, As she looked at the others who were shrugging and shaking their heads.
"That is something most of us are wondering about. She has written a lot of things about the people that were standing in front of Lucius. they were and are working to gather. That is also why she is always taking the side of the ministry. I think they know something about her or she knows something about them and one thing is sure and they are helping each other".
"More like using each other, you mean," Harry told her.
"That too" Narcissa answered him. "This article, however, spiked another tirade from Rita. It was here that she really started to attack Miss LaBrun personally. She was not only attacking her but also Jean Delacours, Apolline Delacour even their daughters".
"No she didn't" Hermione whispered.
"Yes, she did. She even accused her of sleeping with Jean behind the back of the Apolline Delacour.
"No, What did she do," Emma asked from her place in the room.
"I'm not sure if she did. The thing she wrote back was a big piece but it didn't really sound like her. In that piece, she told that she did a lot of writing about the Delacour family with the help of Apolline. And it was Apolline that told that she didn't sleep around with her husband, But if Miss LaBrun did than she would have hit the lottery and it was way better to sleep with the France minister then to sleep around with the British Minister".
A lot of laughter was followed after that piece. Narcissa smiled when she saw the family and realized that she had become a part of it and that the oath she did was her way of showing they could trust her and that they did. It was also now that made a silent oath to her self to never ever betray the friends in any way. "As time went on Rita became more and more hurtful with every article she wrote. She started to blame her for the things that had gone wrong and even told that the France minister was nothing more than a Halfblood Lover and that was why he had her as a mistress because she could write everything in a positive light".
"I would kill that Bitch if it were me," Emma said.
"Me too," Narcissa told her with a small smile. "She, however, took it very well, At least that was how it looked when I read the articles she wrote after it. She did the opposite what I would have done. She just took it and always responded in the way she should have, with respect. She did give as good as she got but she always did it in the nicest way".
"So let's go to the next one," She told them all as she took another paper on her lap.
Dear Readers.
Last night I witness the choosing of the champion. At first, I thought it would be a boring night. As you all know this tournament was only for students seventeen and above and there weren't many of them. So I sat down in the back and waited for who would become the champion.
The first one that was chosen was Victor Krum from Drumstrang. A very nice specimen of a young boy. I could already tell that he wasn't all there but he was the first so we have to see what the seeker can do.
The next that was chosen was Fleur Delacour. I could say a lot about the champion of Beauxbatons But none of it would be true. As you well know she is the daughter of the France minister. So what more can I say, she is definitely chosen because of that fact and that fact alone.
The last champion that was picked was Cedric Diggory. He is my favourite to win it all. He is the one who has it all he is good looking and very talented. He was also the only one that walked to the side chamber with pride and confidence. No, He will go far.
Now that was it, I thought just like the rest of us. But as headmaster Dumbledore was about to tell them all to go away when the cup erupted again. Now dear readers It is true there is the fourth champion. I do not know how he did it but it is the boy who lived. I think he does it for some kind of attention and to only be in the spotlight for a moment. Sadly for Harry, it wasn't for a moment to then be disqualified. Not it was a binding contract and he has to compete. When he heard it he became pale with fear.
I was there and I'm really looking forward to seeing how the youngest champion is going to survive.
Thank you, dear Readers.
Rita Skeeter.
"Wel it is clear that she will be biased when it comes to the champions," Daphne said.
"That she is yes. But the one thing I saw was that she didn't take a shot at Nolwenn. Not even a little reference when she talked about Fleur" Isabella said from her spot.
Narcissa looked at the ceiling before she looked back down. "I thought that too I soon realized that it was only the quiet before the storm". And Narcissa was starting to read the article of Nolwenn.
Les champions du Tournois des Trois Sorciers enfin révélés !
Mes chers lecteurs, il y a quelques minutes maintenant que les champions du tournois des Trois Sorciers ont été choisits ! Pour représenter notre belle patrie et notre illustre école, la jeune Fleur Delacour a été celle jugée digne par la Coupe. Malgré le fait qu'elle soit la fille de notre Ministre, elle a toujours brillé par ses résultats scolaires et saura représenter notre pays avec l'élégance et le caractère qui fait notre fierté !
Quant aux autres écoles le casting n'a pas à rougir ! Pour Durmstrang il s'agit de Victor Krum, la star émergente du Quidditch, et pour Poudlard il n'y non pas un, mais deux champions !
Cedric Diggory ne sera seul à représenter l'école hôte du Tournois, car Lord Harry Potter sera également de la partie ! En effet pour une raison encore inconnue, et à la stupéfaction de tous, la coupe à recraché un papier avec le nom de Lord Potter, le rattachant par un contrat magique à la participation du Tournois. Lord Potter qui est encore mineur selon la loi magique, n'a pas vraiment semblé enthousiaste à la participation au tournois et nie avoir voulu entrer dans le tournois.
Quoi qu'il en soit avec un casting pareil ça va chauffer en Ecosse et ça promet du beau spectacle !
Chers élus je vous dis merde à tous, courage, que les Dieux vous soient favorables et que je vous souhaite de survivre mes petits gars !
Je vous salue chers lecteurs, la suite au prochain épisode !
Nolwenn Lebrun
Three Wizard Cup champions finally revealed!
Dear readers, a few minutes ago the champions of the Three Wizard Cup champions were chosen! To represent our beautiful country and our illustrious school, the young Fleur Delacour was the one judged worthy by the Cup! Despite being the daughter of our dear Minister, she was always a bright student with excellents results and will represent our country with the elegance and the temper that makes our pride!
The casting of the other schools has nothing to blush about! For Durmstrang it will be Victor Krum, the emerging Quidditch star, and for Hogwart it will not be one, but two champions!
Cedric Diggory will not be alone to represent the hosting school, because Lord Harry Potter will be in the game too! Indeed for a still unknown reason, and to everybody's stupefaction, the Cup spat a paper with the name of Lord Potter on it, binding him to a magical contract on the participation to the Tournament. Lord Potter who still is underage to magical law, didn't show any enthousiasm to the participation to the tournament et denie to have wanted to join it.
Whatsoever with such a casting it will heat in Scotland and promises of a good show!
Dear chosen ones it tell you all s***, courage, may the Gods have you in their favours and I wish you to survive my dear little guys!
I greet you my dear readers, next on the next episode!
Nolwenn LeBrun.
"Not long after this article game out Rita started to attack Miss LaBrun all over again. She started slow and became more and more aggressive as she went on. Miss LaBrunn stopped and it was clear that she had enough and started to give Rita the silent treatment".
"That didn't work did it," Susan told her.
"It was the opposite of what she wanted that was sure," Narcissa told her. as she went on. "It was a couple of weeks later that the next evened of the tournament took place and that was the weighing of the wands. Something that took a compleat another wending in both of the articles. But I will first read the one of Rita".
Dear readers.
As you all may know I have a little war with the France reporter. Now as I have already told all, most of it is nothing but lies and nothing but lies. But that is all you can read for yourself with her next article. However, I can tell you that this Article is the real deal.
Yesterday, I was at Hogwarts for the weighing of the wands. We were all gathered at the appointed time. We were there and all waiting for the champions to come us and all but one did it. Harry Potter the boy who lived was almost thirty minutes late. Now I do have to say he was lucky because Mr Olivender was also late.
Now I do know that it is not so important but what happened next told me that things Draco Malfoy told me were true. Harry Potter walked up onto the stage with the other champions and walked right by them. He didn't go to Headmaster Dumbledor but walked right by him and stood to the side where he made sure that he had a spot of his own. I know this because all the champions stood with their headmaster and MIstress on a rug that was made in a flag of the country. However, Harry created one for himself and made it look like the Hogwarts coat of arms and twice as big as the other rugs that were on the stage.
Now as we waited we were looking around. It was also the first time I met the France reporter and all I can tell you is that all the things I have said were true. I have seen it with my own eyes and there will be a lot more I can tell you.
I, however, did find out why Harry is asking for all this attention. As we were waiting I took Harry to a little room on the side where I asked him a couple of questions. The whole interview will be in another article but it came down to this. Harry Potter is a hurt boy who is desperately looking for a way to show his death parents how good he is.
I was just about to help him take a handle on his pain when this France Hussy pulled the door open and started to accuse me of the most horrible thing. I was so hurt that I left the weighing before it took place.
The Article About Harry will be further on in the paper.
That was it Dear readers.
"We have all read the article she has written about Harry and we all know that it was a shitload of dirt," Narcissa told them all.
"If only all the other readers knew that it was all lies but they don't and it was a real tragedy with all those letters we got," Daphne told them.
Narcissa gave her a sad look and knew about what kind of letters they were talking about, they had only read one of them and threw all the other letters away. They only kept the letters from the people they knew. While all the others were thrown out. Some of them could have been from people who believed them bet they had been hurt by the first letter and could not handle any of the other letters they got.
"You never told anybody of us about the other letters did you," Narcissa asked.
The friends were shaking no, as all the adults were looking at them. They weren't asking any question they were just looking at all of them. It was Daphne that slowly took a folded up letter from her pocket. "We thought about the things that could be said tonight and that this could be one of them". She held up the paper that was clearly an envelope. "This is the first letter we got and also the one we read".
"And the one that ruined all the other possible good letters that could have been between them," Bella said.
"What did you all do with those letters," Isabella asked.
"We burned them all" Susan told her in a clear voice.
Minever looked at it all and could see that the children were getting nervous. "Narcissa why don't you go on".
Narcissa frowned a little and nodded. "Wel just like the last article of Rita. Miss La Brun was writing her own". It was then that Narcissa started to read that letter.
L'Examen des Baguettes.
Bon, entre nous chers lecteurs, j'avoue que je n'étais pas plus emballée que ça par l'évènement. Mais le devoir oblige et vue que vérifier que toutes les baguettes de nos champions fonctionnent bien est une tâche primordiale et tellement passionnante (je m'excuse du sarcasme pour les passionnés de fabrication de baguettes), et que Nolwenn est dévouée à ses lecteurs et surtout à son patron parce qu'elle tient trop à sa paye pour avoir la flemme d'écrire un article, et bien le voilà avec tout le bon sentiment de son auteur.
Bref, soyez rassurés, la baguette de miss Delacour et des autres participants du concours sont toutes en bon état et ne devraient pas poser problèmes lors des épreuves à venir.
Cependant en tant que reporter professionnelle qui prends la fierté et l'intégrité de la profession à cœur, une chose m'a quelque peu hérissé le poil, et je me devais donc de dénoncer l'acte complètement déplacé et à l'opposé du professionnel d'une journaliste britannique lors de cet évènement. Ceci est sérieux, ce n'est pas que pour meubler.
En effet, à mon arrivée dans la salle pour l'interview, une charmante consœur britannique a entamé la discussion amicalement en attendant l'arrivée des champions. Elle m'a fait remarquer qu'une certaine Rita Skeeter -connue pour ses sulfureux écrits dans la Gazette des Sorciers- venais de s'enfermer dans un placard avec Lord Harry Potter, qui je le rappelle est toujours mineur. Je décide donc de vérifier que tout va bien, et qu'elle n'est pas ma surprise lorsque je découvre Miss Skeeter, la main sur le genou de Lord Potter, visiblement mal à l'aise et énervé bien avant mon arrivée, et une plume à papote écrivant sa propre idée romancée des propos du jeune homme. Je me suis donc fait un plaisir de tiré le jeune homme de ses griffes vernies non sans oublier de lui glisser ma façon de penser. Non mais franchement, où va le monde mes chers lecteurs si notre profession se comporte avec autant de lâcheté et de malhonnêteté ?
Je vous remercie de votre confiance et de votre soutien dans mon éloignement de notre douce patrie, ça met un peu de chaleur dans ce climat pourrit qui ne s'arrange pas. Et soyez rassuré, la nourriture britannique n'est pas si dramatique.
Toujours avec sincérité,
Nolwenn LeBrun.
Weighing of the Wands.
So, just between us, dear readers, I confess that I wasn't not that thrilled by the event. But duty oblige and as verifying that our champions wands works perfectly is such a primordial and passionate task (the wandlore passionate may excuse the sarcasm), and that Nolwenn is dedicated to her readers and especially to her boss because she loves her pay more than having the laze to write an article, there he is with all the best feelings from the author.
Be reassured, every wand belonging to the champions is working perfectly and may not cause problems in the upcoming tasks.
However, as a professional reporter that takes the pride and integrity of the profession to the heart, something really bristled my hairs, and so I had to denounce the completely un-called and unprofessional act of a british journalist at that event. This is something serious it's not only to furnish the article.
Indeed, at my arrival at the room where the interviews where to be hold, a charming Sister of profession started to talk with me friendly while waiting for the interviews to start. She put on my attention the fact that a known Rita Skeeter -famous for her sulphurous writings at the Daily Prophet- just locked herself in a closet with Lord Harry Potter, who I remember you is still underage. I decide to check if everything is fine, when I discover with no surprise Rita Skeeter, the hand high on Lord Potter's calf -who seemed to be angry and at unease long before I arrived- and a Quick-Quotes Quill writing its own romanced idea about the young man. I took the pleasure to take the young man out of her manicured claws, but not without giving her a piece of my mind.
Really my dear readers, where goes the world if some people of our profession act with such cowardice and dishonesty?
I thank you all for your confidence and support in my estrangement from our sweet homeland, it brings some heat it that blasted climate that doesn't get better. And be reassured, British food isn't that dramatic.
Always sincerely,
Nolwenn LeBrun
"That last one was the drop that did it for Rita. she took it really personal and it was something Nolwenn wanted. She clearly had enough and took a jab at Rita. Now I do not know if what she saw was true".
"It was," Harry told her, "she took me in that broom closet and told me that I should go along because I was used to it".
What happened next was a lot of shouting and making Harry sit behind Bella and very close to the door. It didn't take long for Isabella to feel his fear or Minerva to step closer to him and wrapping him in her arms. ^Don't worry my cub, they are mad about what she did to you, not at you^ she thought to him.
Harry nodded as he gazed up. He saw that they all were looking at him with some kind of guilt written all over their faces. They knew what they were doing to him as they saw that he still had the traumas inside of him. Harry nodded again but kept his grandmother closer to him for the rest of the evening.
Narcissa narrowed her eyes a little but went on. "We all know that the ball is coming up and it was the next thing Rita needed to have another go at Miss LaBrun. This time, however, she really took off the gloves. It was only a week later that she started with her first jab".
Dear readers.
You all know what I have said and I said this before the France Husy is a player.
At first, you might not believe me but why else would she be here. The France minister will be here most of the time and it would give them a nice opportunity to do the things they can't do when Misses Delacour is around. She, However, has a nice thing going because the France champion is already calling her aunt.
So think what you want but I know what it is.
Rita Skeeter.
It was once again that the room fell silent. They all knew that it was a hard thing that Rita had said and it was also very hurtful because they all knew that a lot of Brits would believe all she would write.
"That will make my letter look like a cake walk with the letters she will get," Harry said in a whisper.
Narcissa just looked at him as she heard the sadness he had in his voice. "Yes, Harry you are right, but I also know that she could handle it because all of her mail will go through the France ministry. That is where it will be looked over for any kind of spells or curses that could harm her".
Harry nodded but still had a little frown on his face. "Are you sure, even when she is here".
Narcissa looked at him for a moment. "Wel I'm not really sure about that. If the sent it to her office in the France ministry then yes they will be looked at. But if they send it to her directly they could end up here". It was something that started to worry her as she looked at the article she had just read to all of them. "It does make me wonder if she isn't in danger now because she is here with us at Hogwarts".
Before she could look up, the friends were sitting on the floor around a house elf. At first, she didn't know who it was but then she recognised him as the head elf of Hogwarts. The last thing she heard was Bella telling it to make sure that there was always a house elf around her at all times.
When the friends looked up she smiled at them all. "Thank you, for doing that for her". She gave a deep sigh and started again. "It took another two articles from Rita before Miss LaBrun had enough. The one that really did it was this one".
Dear Readers.
In my little war, I found out some new things that I do have to share with all of you.
As you all know I just know that she is fooling around with the Minister of France.
She says she doesn't but I know she does. The one Article when she told me that Apolline said she didn't was nothing but a lie.
She was the one that wrote the letter herself just to make it all seem okay.
I discovered that Misses Delacours doesn't read the paper so she would never know.
That, however, made it so that I knew what she was doing and that is why I send a copy of the Daily Prophet to Misses Delacours.
the reason why she was keeping all of it from Misses Delacours was because she is not only sleeping around with the minister But also with the minister's wife when he is overseas.
Again think what you want but I know what is true.
Rita Skeeter.
"Now after that Article, Miss Nolwenn wrote another one and it was clearly one of anger and not one we are used to".
Dear readers I know that you enjoy my little word battle with dear Rita so there is the next moove:
"Dear Rita, I know that you're jealous of the fact that I'm so irresistible and that you seem to have some unhealthy obsession about my person, unfortunately my schedule is already full -no rest for the wicked- and I don't have a place for your horrible spectacles and clawed polished hands of yours to roam my hide, had they ever captured my attention.
You know since I graduated top student of my promotion at the International Magical Law Enforcement College of Paris, on my side I didn't need to suck Pureblood intimate parts to get a wannabe reporter job at the gossip column, as they were the ones to run fater my skilled brain to defend their interest. Don't you dare pursue me for diffamation as I would not hesitate to chock the pure minds of my public by publishing proof of your 'exploits'.
Bon baisers de Paris Pétasse!"
Narcissa placed the pile of papers on the table and looked at all of them. "She was so mad that she didn't even sign it". Narcissa gave another sigh "So this is all I found out about her. She is a good person to have as a friend. She is one to the Delacours and she would defend them with all she can. And the one thing I know is that if you have Apolline as a friend you will have her as a friend until she dies".
"That is all we needed to know" Susan told her as the friends were all nodding.
A/N: So this was it again for this week. I hope you have all enjoyed the chapter and a very special thanks to Naomi-chan203 for helping me with the France articles and translation. See you all in two weeks.
Gr Winmau.