A/N Thank you all for the reviews. keep them coming I really appreciate them a lot. Harry Potter is not mine this is a story from a fan.
(BSC 4 C 29) C116 Rita is writing again.
It was the first week of February that the friends were sitting on the edge of the lake. They all had a piece of Gilliweed in their hand and a diving suit around their body's, just to give them that little bit of warmth for when they had to go into the cold water. After they had solved the riddle for as far as they could they had all studied about the things that were in the lake. They were all doing this because Hermione and Daphne had made them or they wouldn't be allowed to go into the lake to explore it. So after three weeks of library duty by Hermione and Daphne, they were now waiting on the edge of the lake.
Hermione had told them that they had to be prepared for anything and everything that could be in the lake, even for the things they didn't know about. So Hermione together with Daphne had made it their mission to get every book with every plant and every animal that was living in water. It were those books they had to study and if they didn't do it then she would tell Arabella that she had to keep the Gillyweed for herself.
Neville had nodded with every word that Hermione had told the others what she wanted them to do. Susan had been a little sceptic because she just didn't know what to think. In one way she knew that what Hermione and Daphne were saying was the right thing to do because her aunty always told her to be prepared. Then again, Harry and Bella had been against it and wanted to rush into the lake the moment they got back to the castle. That was the other thing she could understand and why she wasn't agreeing with the other two because she to wanted to be below the water level just to see what was down there.
They were, however, reading about anything that was in the lake because Arabella was holding the Gillyweed until Hermione told her they had done what they could do. And today was the day Hermione had given Arabella the all clear.
It was only three weeks away before the second task would be held. So with no time to lose anymore, they had to do a lot of exploring just to get Harry as fast as possible to the thing he had to get back. Finally, today was the day that they would be exploring the bottom of the lake for the first time. Harry and Bella had just left the edge and the friends had nothing else to do than to wait. Bella was the one who had to go with Harry because if something would happen then she would be the one to get him.
It was almost an hour later that both Bella and Harry got back to the edge of the lake. It took them a moment to get back to the way they were and then started to tell them all about what they had seen. In the middle of the lake, there was a village with little houses all around a Townsquare. They were nothing like the houses they had themselves, but they had windows and doors in them. There was even something that looked like little gardens in front of them. As they told on they said that they even saw something that looked like stores and even a playground. The knew that the people that were living there were called merpeople but they were nothing like the mermaids they knew from the pictures they had seen as younger children.
The others were listening intently at what Bella and Harry were telling them. The more they heard the more they wanted to go down themselves. They wanted to see the city, the little stores and everything else they heard but also the things they hadn't heard from the both of them.
So the other friends were making them selfs ready to go down, while Bella and Harry would be the ones waiting at the edge.
It was after five minutes that Bella pointed to the other side of the lake.
Harry, saw her pointing and followed the line her finger was pointing to. It was there that he saw Albus Dumbledore standing next to Cedrick. From the spot they were sitting they were sure that Albus could not see them. Yet they did see him pointing at spots they had just been to. As they looked on, the both of them were just following his finger. "The town, the road leading to it. the cave to the right and there the big boulder to the left". It was clear that Albus was pointing out the way he had to swim. So not only did Albus make the task, he was cheating his way to a win for Hogwarts. they had both said at the same time as they were looking on.
A little cough behind them told them that they were no longer alone. As they looked behind them they saw Fleur standing there with Nolwenn LaBrun at her side. "I Si You eb learnd what it is non".
Harry nodded but it was Bella that answered her. "Yes, and you have also heard about it, didn't you".
"Oui," she said, "Madam Maxime has told me all about et. She did two days after first task. She told me to look for thing at bottom of lake. She told me to use Bubble ead charm".
Harry looked from Fleur to Dumbledore, before he looked back at Fleur. "So Madam Maxime is helping you just like Dumbledore is helping Cedrick. It is even fair for me to think that Igor is helping Krum" Harry asked a little irritated.
"Oui, Look it es on SHip" and Fleur pointed to the ship where Krum was standing next to his headmaster. It was clear to all of them that he to was telling Krum what to do. Fleur, however, didn't understand why Harry was irritated because everyone was being helped.
Bella and Harry turned back around and looked at how Victor was making himself ready for a dive into the lake just like the friends were doing. It was the moment he disappeared into the water their friends came back up.
As they were helping their friends out of the water Fleur could not help herself any longer and had to know. Why you iritated, Dumble, dore is elping you non".
As Harry was pulling Daphne out of the lake he looked over at Fleur and shook his head.
At first, Fleur just didn't want to believe that Albus did not want to help Harry but the longer she was here the more she believed it. "Madam as Told me to not talk to you, But Maman 'ave told me to not give a damn. And Mama is always right" she told them with a very big smile. One that was also seen on the face of Nolwenn. The other thing they had seen was that Nolwenn was writing everything down in a little notebook. At first, Harry wanted to say something about it but he knew they had agreed to let her do it. She was nothing like Rita so they had no reason that she would hurt them in one of their articles. He also knew that she had started to write the moment he told Fleur the Albus wasn't helping him and was only helping Cedrick
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As time went by Fleur and the friends were slowly getting closer. They were still doing it secretly but they still did it because they wanted to. Every animal that was living in the lake was analysed from every angle. Not only of what they were eating but also where they lived and where they could hide. For the most part, they were looking at how to stop them for if any of them would attack them at any time during the task this was again something the whole house were doing like they did with the first task. The things they didn't know they asked Fleur who then took it to Madam Maxime and asked her. Something Madam Maxime never knew and because of that, she wasn't only helping Fleur but the friends at the same time.
Bella was sitting in a corner of the common room and looked at all the house members. Everyone had a task to do and everyone did it. It was clear to her that Harry was the leader and that she and Daphne were below him. yet if they did not have Harry the house would listen to Luna. She was the leader in this task because she knew more about the animals that were in the lake than anyone else.
On the other side of the room were Astoria and Ginny working on spells that would work underwater. A stunner would be slowed down by the water, but a piercing hex would travel through it.
Daphne, on the other hand, was working on a way to help Harry find the thing he needed to find. She was helped by Hermione. The only trouble they were still having was that they still didn't know what the thing was that Harry had to find. The only things that were more important than anything else were Bella and his grandmother but they wouldn´t use people, would they?
As Bella stood to start and help the others the Floo erupted and Isabella stormed out of it. She was waving something around as she was looking for someone. It was then that she saw Harry and rushed right to him. "How long are you going to keep that old fool lead this place down the drain. How long are you going to let him talk and how long are you going to take the shit he is giving you" she screamed at Him.
Harry saw her coming and was doing everything to get out of the way. He looked her into the eye and started to paddle back and to the wall but Isabella was still getting closer and closer.
The whole of House Hogwarts was looking on as Isabella was making her way closer and closer to Harry who was desperately trying to get away from her with a look of fear in his eyes like he was an animal that was driven into a corner by something bigger.
Harry came to a stop when he hit the wall and was thinking about his so-called aunt that would also screamed when he had done something wrong. Whenever that happened then it would only be a couple of minutes before his uncle would come in and beat the living daylights out of him. His eyes were looking everywhere just to see where the first blow would come from.
As Isabella started to calm down she could slowly feel the fear from Harry overflowing her senses. Her eyes were slowly coming into focus and she could see all the eyes of House Hogwarts looking at her. with every eye, she saw she felt the feelings of any one of them and they were all the same. Hurt him and we will hurt you. Still, the fear from Harry was even more and it started to overwhelm her. She gazed at her hand that was high above him and holding a newspaper. As her eyes became big the paper dropped from her hand and onto the floor. Slowly she kneeled in front of him and took him by the hands. as he took them she slowly pulled him towards her and placed her arms around him in a hug. "I'm sorry sweetheart," she said, "I'm not mad at you but at the thing that is in the paper".
Harry nodded slowly and knew internally that his mother would never hurt him. Still, when her hand went up he could see a thing in her hand. In his fear, he could not see what it was but now that it lay on the floor he knew. As his arms went around her the tension in the common room started to drop slowly.
When Harry had completely calmed down he was lead to a chair to sit next to Isabella. It was also now that Daphne put away her wand, something no one had seen and started to speak. "Mum, why were you here, and why were you so mad when you came. it is not every day that you are this mad".
Isabella gazed up at her daughter and gave her a small nod. She again took the hand of Harry in hers and knew she had to explain why she came in and why she rushed at Harry like she wanted to kill him.
All of this took less than a minute so it wasn't strange that both Minerva and Zanita came rushing in. Minerva had kept Zanita by her side because the moment Isabella had walked out of the fire Harry had told her who it was. It was right after that that she started to feel his fear. Still, because it was Isabella she didn't fear the worst but knew she had to get to him as soon as possible. So the first thing she did when she walked in was to take her grandson in her arms. with one eye she looked at Isabella and clearly told her to speak as she whispered to Harry. "I'm here, I felt your fear. but I'm here now, why was it?"
Minerva had whispered every word but Isabella had heard it all. "That was my fault, Minerva. I was mad at an article that I read just fifteen minutes ago. There are some things in there that got me so mad that I screamed at Harry. It was not something I did deliberately but it happened" Isabella told her as she pointed her hand to the morning Prophet that was on the table, all the time keeping her eyes to the ground with a look of shame.
Bella had seen Isabella pointing at the Prophet and thought she had dropped it there in her furry as she rushed in. Before anyone could take it she had already reached for it and was looking at what it could have been that made Isabella this mad.
As the others were looking at Bella they could see her expression getting madder and madder. "You will not believe this. That bitch and the old goat are at it again" Bella screamed.
The whole of house Hogwards rushed to the paper as Bella dropped it back down and threw an angry look at Harry. When she saw his look back she dropped her head. "Sorry, but it is the paper".
Susan who had won the battle from the other took the paper in her hand and gave a triumphing smile. after a deep breath, she started to read it out loud so everyone could hear it at the same time.
The true nature of the Boy who lived.
By Rita Skeeter.
Dear readers, I Rita Skeeter have found out some disturbing facts about the boy who lived.
What you are about to read will be hard to believe but it is the truth.
I too could hardly believe it myself.
It was so disturbing to me that at first, I didn't want to share it.
But like you all know me I'm one that will always tell you as it is because you all have a right to know.
It all started when I was at the ball at Hogwarts.
It was there that I found out about the true nature of the Potters.
They are a family of the light, at least that is what we believed.
Yet during the dinner of the ball, I witness something else.
It was there that I found out that the Potter man always went for power.
They did not care if they hurt anyone in any way.
It was also there at the ball that I found out that Charlus Potter has used our own undersecretary.
Yes, my dear readers, it is true, Miss Umbridge was used to gain a foot in Hogwarts just before he ripped her heart out for another woman.
That woman was none other then Dorea Black.
Miss Umbridge has given all of herself to Charlus Potter only to be thrown aside like a dirty cloth.
As I said, it was there at the ball that I heard it all for myself.
It also showed me another side of the Potters.
A side that told me that they aren't as light sided as we think they are.
Because of this, I did have a meeting with the Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore.
I told him about my concerns and the right to know.
So it was Headmaster Dumbledore that told me some things about the boy who lived.
He for starters had no doubt that Harry has placed his own name in the goblet.
Yes, you are right he did say he didn't believe it at first but he has changed his mind.
Still, after my small investigation, I found out more things that were and are very disturbing.
Here I will tell you all something about the things we do not know yet about the boy who lived.
As you all know it was only two years ago he himself made Ginny Weasley into his personal slave.
That was very bad but it was even the start of what he is willing to do.
Headmaster Dumbledore told me that Harry is even preventing a magical contract.
Young miss Greengrass is the intended for young Mr Malfoy.
Yet, Harry is preventing them from being together.
Now, my dear readers as you all know it is something that is punishable by a stay in Azkaban.
Yet, it seems that the ministry is doing nothing about it.
He is getting away with it and even hurting their magic because we all know that there are penalties if the contract isn't fulfilled.
I did ask something about it and Lord Malfoy told me this.
As you all know the content of a contract is a secret but he did tell me that if they did not fulfil it they will be killed by their own magic.
So why is he doing this, Is he hoping he can kill Draco by keeping Miss Greengrass for himself.
Or is he using her and is he okay with it when she dies.
Just so long as he gets what he wanted.
This all brought me back to the dinner.
Charlus Potter used ower owe undersecretary for his personal gain.
I do not want to think about the things he had her do for him just to get her to do.
But it does tell me that Harry is the same way.
If he is using miss Greengrass for his personal gain then I hope that someone will prevent it soon.
The way Charlus Potter treated Miss Umbridge tells me.
That the boy who lives will do the same just to get what he wants.
Now, this is not all of the things I found out and I will tell you all in the next paper.
Rita Skeeter.
Daphne was beside herself when she heard the things Susan was reading out loud.
Isabella saw it and took Harry into a hug just before Daphne blew up and started to scream at everyone about the old goat. As Daphne went on she just waited until she calmed down enough so she could interrupt her rant. "I know exactly what you mean dear, However, that was not the Article that got me so mad" and Isabella grabbed the paper she had dropped from the floor. "It was the article she has written into today's paper" and Isabella handed it to Susan to read it to everybody.
The true nature of the boy who lived part two.
Yes dear readers, here I'm again for the second part.
As you have all read yesterday, The boy has a personal slave.
It is not Ginny but Daphne who he is keeping all to himself.
As I told you all yesterday, she is the intended for young Mr Malfoy.
Now if that was all it could be said he was just a naive boy who doesn't know our ways.
But no, there is more.
Molly Weasley and Ronald Weasley the mother and brother of one of the slaves from Harry Potter
are thinking that Harry has placed Arthur Weasley under the Imperious curse.
Now I can hear you saying, isn't he a little too young to perform such a curse.
I to found it hard to believe that he would do it or be able to do it, but it would explain how he got Ginny to be his slave.
Yes, he made her into his daughter but that are just some papers that could easily be forged by someone high enough in the ministry.
Now our own Headmaster was also doubting he would do a thing like that but he still asked me to look into it, and I did
Now let's get back to the start of the year.
To be able to participate in the tournament you had to be an adult meaning seventeen years or older.
Because Harry is only fourteen it is clear that someone else has entered him.
The first person I would think has entered him would be his grandmother.
This because if Harry is capable of placing Arthur Weasley under the imperious curse, he can also do it with his grandmother.
By doing this he told her to place his name in the cup.
Now I can hear you think.
How can a boy of fourteen be able to perform that curse?
That is a question I asked the headmaster.
He told me that he still didn't think he has done it in that way.
But he still told me that Harry could do it and that he would be able to do it.
This was what he told me about it.
Rita, he started.
Because Hogwarts was hosting the tournament.
I was personally going to see that it would be safe for every member.
So upon the wards of Hogwarts, I placed my own securities.
One was to place an age line around the cup, and the other was to hire Madeye.
Not only is Madeye the Professor against the dark arts, but also the one who is keeping an eye on everything.
Now as the Professor I have asked him to show them the three unforgivable curses.
I even asked him to place every student from fourth year and above to be placed under the Imperius curse.
They have to know how it feels so we will never have upstanding members of our community to do things they do not want to do.
I was nodding to the headmaster because we all know how some of our best people (Lord Malfoy) has done things while under that curse.
(I Still believe he as a real hard time with the things he has done while under the curse).
But to my Surprise, the headmaster told me something that almost made me fall from my chair.
Harry is the only student to be able to throw the curse off.
Yes, dear readers, Harry is able to throw off the curse.
And we all know if he is able to throw it off he is also able to cast it.
This tells me he is really going dark or he already is.
If you have your doubts, then think of this.
Lord Malfoy, Lord Grab and Lord Goyle were unable to throw it off.
Just like Lord Parkinson was unable to do it.
They were all placed under that curse by you know who and dit the most awful things.
So if a boy of only fourteen who is able to throw it off.
If that isn't a sign of someone going dark then I do not know what is.
So I finally asked the headmaster what he really thinks about the boy.
He looked at me and I could see pain and sadness in his eyes before he answered me.
Rita, he started. Harry Potter has lost his way. But I as the leader of the light can guide him back.
I know what he is going through and the pressure of being famous is a big thing for someone so young.
So for Harry to lose his way isn't a big deal.
Yes, he is making some decisions that are wrong but not that wrong to be dark.
He is young and doesn't know what he is doing.
Now I can show him the errors of his way but he has to want it.
Until then I will be watching over him.
So, my dear readers, there is still hope but I do have some concerns.
I have found out a little more but the headmaster asked me to not tell it so I will not.
Not yet that is, but the moment the headmaster tells me it is what it is then I will share it all with you.
I do have some troubling feelings about all of this, but as long as the headmaster is keeping his eye open, I will sleep peacefully.
Rita Skeeter.
Susan had just finished the article when she heard some rustling beside her. There was no sound for a couple of seconds and then it all broke loose. "Let me go, Daphne. I'm going to strangle him with his own beard. If he survives I will hang him by it and then kick him until he splits open like a pinata" Bella screamed as she tried to get out of Daphne's grip who was helped by Hermione as she tried to make her way to the door. "If I get Rita in my hands I will force feed all the papers I get down her throat. How dare she call Harry the next Dark Lord. How dare she imply Amelia would falsify a piece of paper to get Ginny to be his daughter". Bella screamed as she was still making her way to the door to get to Albus.
"You stay here and I will get some help. I can only think of one person who can help us with it" and Daphne rushed to the floo as she called back to Astoria and Susan. "You two help to keep her down" and she pointed at Hermione that was still struggling with a pissed off Bella. At the floo, she called out and waited for a couple of seconds before Narcissa stepped out. She only looked at Daphne as she pointed at the two papers that were lying on the table.
Narcissa looked around and was a little surprised to see Bella fighting to get out of the arms of Hermione and Susan. what even more surprised her was that Minerva was doing the same with Zanita. Bella was screaming her head off about killing a goat while Zanita was screaming that she would kick him to the curb and then call the night bus to run over his wrinkled old ass. With a raised eyebrow she walked over to the table and took the papers in her hand. It didn't take her long to find the things Daphne had called her for. So she placed to fingers in her mouth and gave a piercing whistle that stopped everyone from what they were doing. The silence that followed was broken by a giggle from Narcissa. A giggle that was replaced by a good laugh just before it turned into a deep belly laugh where she had to wipe away the tears that were falling from her eyes.
Everyone was looking at Narcissa as she dropped to her knees. They didn't dare to say anything but were clearly wondering if they had to call St Mungo because she really needed to see a healer. or even a temporary place in the mantel ward.
Isabella who had seen it all sat in front of her and took her cheeks in her hand. She lifted her head and looked her straight in the eye.
Narcissa saw the eyes of Isabella staring at her and she had to stop her laughter. It wasn't as easy as she thought it would be but she did it anyway as some giggles were still escaping her mouth. "Sorry," she said in a small voice. "But this was just too good to not laugh". She giggled again and looked at the others. "I know this is bad, very bad but it is also very good".
Everyone was just gaping at her as she said it. Astoria was the first to speak "There you have it, It was fine while it lasted but we can now carry Narcissa to the luny bin. She took a flight over the Cuckoo Nest".
Narcissa smiled as she said thank you and gazed around. In the eyes of Daphne, she could see that she started to understand her. but also that Harry was starting to understand what she was saying. Both of them were looking at Narcissa and it made Narcissa laugh again. After a second she gazed at them both and said. "I can see that it are the Slytherins that understand what I'm saying" Her gaze went on to Tracy and Zabini the boy she took along the day she got sorted into the house of Hogwarts. "See, they see it too".
The others from house Hogwarts were still looking like she had gone around the bend. It was clear that they just didn't understand what it was that was so funny about the articles in the paper. Some were even looking between her and Harry because he was a Gryffindor. That he was almost sorted into Slytherin was something only he and his friends knew. The only thing that really surprised Narcissa was that Isabella just didn't see what she was seeing. She had been the one that was a pure Slytherin. Her father and mother even her grandparents had been in Slytherin. She was the one who was very cunning and very sneaky when she had to. Most of the time she would show a very caring mother that everyone knew she was. But if and when she had to she was vicious and very direct and even fearless end even scarier then Voldemort if she had to defend one of her kids. No Isabella was the real deal when it came to being cunning.
With another look around the common room, she gave a small smile and started to explain. "Sorry, that I laughed about this but it was just too good. I do know that the things Rita has written are all lies and clear attacks at the house of Potter".
It was now that some of the other members of House Hogwarts were starting to understand what it was what Narcissa was telling them. "Now all of this can be taking in a bad way. but also in a good way. The fact that Albus is clearly telling her what to write is even more of a good thing. They are disturbing but also very promising".
Narcissa took a moment to look around and It was still clear to her that the most of House Hogwarts were not getting the things Narcissa were saying. So she started again only this time she got right to the point. "The thing Rita wrote are clear lies. Lucius and the others have never been put under the Imperious curse. So the can't throw it off because the never had to. The main reason that Harry can throw it of is because of the man he had to become. He had to fight and because of it, he can throw it off just like he can throw off the allure from a veela. Now the articles of Rita will make a lot of people look at Harry as the next Dark Lord in the making. A lot of people will also be looking at Albus as the one and only saviour. As the only one who can help Harry by staying on the light side. Now the fact that Albus is meddling in all of this can only help us in the end. We will take him down when we can, I do not know how yet but we will. The same thing we can do for Amelia. We all know that she was writing about her but because she said a Ministry worker we can not prove it. Then Again if and when we can we will bring her down.
Now back to Rita she is becoming a real Problem. We do have help and that is in the form of the France reporter. She is writing the real story. I also know that she already wrote an article about these Articles by saying that the headmaster had the power to take him out of the tournament. That Albus didn't do it a saying something. It is clearly saying that if Harry were going dark he could have stopped him because he is the all mighty Dumbledork. That he didn't is only saying that he isn't that all-knowing and powerful. She also wrote that they all claimed to be placed under the Imperious curse but the never stood trial to defend themselves. They were just believed because they had the money to buy the ministry off. Miss, LaBrun will have some trouble with it but not as much as Rita. She is clearly insulting the house of Potter. There isn't much we can do now because she is only speculating. but one of these days she will make a mistake and then we will have her dragged before the Witenagemot. When we do it we can take everyone down who has been helping her by insulting the members of the most ancient and Noble House of Potter" And Narcissa gave Daphne a knowing smirk as she smiled at her.
"Now back to the best part and that is something Miss, Nolwenn also wrote about and that was the big lie about Ginny being a slave to Harry. It is something she is not. All the documents that are saying Ginny is a daughter of house Potter are available to everyone. So it is only time that someone will look it up and will be telling it around" It was now that she could see that some of the members were going to write home so that their parents could do just that. "This is also one thing we can use to get her arrested but it will not keep her down for long so we have to wait until we have a lot more".
As Narcissa sat down she could see all the eyes of the members were on Harry and Ginny. Ginny stepped up next to Harry and took his hand. "When you do I will be standing next to you," she said.
"As will I," Bella said and was directly followed Daphne, their other friends and the others of House Hogwarts. This form of unity told the adults in the room that the future was bright. And if anyone would stand in their way they would take them down. Ik gave them all a good feeling. but it also scared them a little.
A/N: This was it again for this week. See you all in two weeks, enjoy
Gr Winmau.