Chapter One
The summer before Harry's repeated fourth year was a busy one.
He spent the majority of his time training with Sirius, Remus, and Tonks.
It was remarkably similar to the brutal crash course he received before he became an Auror.
He was taught how Hit Wizards operate, and spent large amounts of time duelling against Sirius or Remus, or sometimes both.
Tonks wasn't quite skilled enough yet to pose a challenge against Harry in a duel.
Instead she spent her time with him teaching him how to smoothly shift between forms.
And while he may never be a true Metamorph thanks to the binding being placed on him for too long, her aid was none the less invaluable.
Thanks to her he learned how to maintain a shift with the most minute amounts of concentration.
Then there was the studies he did with Andromeda in Potion's brewing.
She officially took him on as her apprentice.
It was all a lot of extra work but he couldn't say no to Andromeda.
There was something about how her eyes lit up when she was teaching him.
Tonks told Harry that it was more than likely due to Her having zero aptitude for Potions.
She passed with the bare minimum needed to become an Auror and that was good enough for her.
It wasn't all work however.
Sirius and Remus had an amazing way of breaking the tension.
Usually with a prank of some variety.
And as Harry was the son and Godson of two Marauders they expected him to live up to the family reputation.
Apparently they were sorely disappointed in his lack of pranks over the last three years.
"What I was busy" Harry complained.
But his complaints garnered no sympathy.
As according to them "There is always time for fun, and pranks".
To prove their point it pretty much escalated into an all out prank war between Harry, Sirius, and Remus.
They also gave him a Marauder name.
And due to him having two forms they called him Switch.
And with the pairs aid Harry had finally mastered how to use his Lion form.
The problem Harry was having was expecting the change to be anything like how it was with his Raven form.
Their wildly different physiques made such thought process null and void practically from the get go.
Something Remus explained to Harry.
Speaking of Remus he certainly loved having his pack back.
The last Full Moon.
Moony, Padfoot, and Switch went running through a warded off section of the Forest Of Dean.
Normally he would have continued drinking his Wolfsbane but Harry had an idea he wanted to try out instead.
At first Remus was wary but Sirius and Harry promising they would keep people safe from Moony convinced him to give it a try.
After all he would only be losing one full moon if Harry's idea didn't work.
And what was the grand idea you ask?
Simple Instead of Wolfsbane, Harry made Remus drink Polyjuice instead.
And as it was brewed to turn the user into Remus it had the effect of halting the Transformation into being a werewolf.
Sure he was a half wolf half human hybrid looking thing similar to how Hermione was part cat in his other life.
But then Moony was over the...well moon, with the results.
"WHY DIDN'T ANYONE EVER THINK OF THIS BEFORE" Moony said in a deep almost growl.
Harry shrugged.
"Magic folks lack any sense of logic" Harry said paraphrasing Hermione.
What followed was an enjoyable night for the New Marauders.
Moony would chase Padfoot and Switch and occasionally hunt small little woodland critters.
As a result he woke up the following morning feeling a sense of freedom he had never experienced before post Transformation.
As you can imagine Andromeda was incredibly interested in how things had worked out.
She praised Harry to no end for his ingenuity.
A few weeks into the Summer break Harry woke up sweating.
His Occlumency managed to defend his mind from the link between him and Voldemort.
But as it occurred on the exact same night as it did previously Harry assumed Voldemort was back in the country.
Unfortunately Harry couldn't remember exactly where which told Harry the place was probably under a Fidelius for now.
Something he wasn't sure happened previously.
Harry sighed.
He knew there would be some changes in the timeline.
Expecting otherwise would be ridiculous.
But this was certainly a wrinkle he didn't foresee.
It instantly put Harry on edge.
Harry needed to do something to sooth this feeling.
After all nothing good ever comes from Harry not being in his right mind.
With that thought the memory of Sirius falling through the veil flooded Harry's mind.
"No!" Harry thought to himself.
"Not again" and with that in mind Harry quickly got dressed and washed and Apparated from the cottage.
On the other side of the Apparition he appeared on the steps of 12 Grimmauld Place.
He instantly let himself in.
The wards prickled over his skin.
And momentarily felt aggressive and prepared to react to his presence rather violently.
Harry released his magic in a large aura.
He flooded his magic with the information that Harry was made the Heir of House Black.
Something he and Sirius did together after a trip to Gringotts at the start of the summer.
As such Harry has the Heir ring to prove it.
Upon detecting that the wards retreated and opening up to him like he was being welcomed home.
"Bloody Blacks" Harry grumbled.
He walked in dodging the Troll leg umbrella stand.
Which Sirius said was curse to trip up any Black with the Metamorph gift.
Basically it was their messed up version of "Constant Vigilance".
Harry walked through the corridor and the gas lamps sprung to life.
With the light they provided Harry could see the dust hanging thickly in the air.
"KREACHER!" Harry yelled.
The elf in question popped in and immediately began grumbling.
"What does nasty half blood want?" Kreacher demanded.
"To finish Regulus' mission" Harry said shocking the old elf.
His eyes grew wide and his mouth agape.
"Fetch me the Locket" Harry ordered.
Kreacher reacting to Harry's magic as Heir of house black instantly vanished with a pop.
He returned mere seconds later with the Locket in hand.
He gave it to Harry and immediately Harry felt like he was back in the tent during the Horcrux Hunt.
"I don't think so tommy" Harry said with a sneer.
He locked down his Occlumency and the cold helpless feeling vanished almost instantly.
"Kreacher a bucket please" Harry asked.
The elf was confused but none the less followed Harry's instructions.
He then gasped when Harry slit his wrist and began pooling his blood into the bucket.
"Nasty half Blood is crazy" complained Kreacher.
"Wow I really must be if I met your incredibly high bar of craziness" Harry said with a grin.
Harry filled the bucket, stopping twice to down a Blood Replenishing Potion.
"Do you want to do the honours?" Harry asked.
Kreacher tilted his head in confusion.
"Levitate the locket into my blood. My blood has a protection that hurts anything Voldemort related" Harry explained.
Kreacher got a vicious grin on his face upon hearing that.
And quickly plunged the locket into the blood.
It began to fight him but the elf's thin arms held surprising amounts of strength.
It was almost like Kreacher was trying to drown the locket.
"Die stupid Lockets that killed my master regulus. Bloody die already "Kreacher yelled repeatedly throughout the entire ordeal.
They remained like that for a few minutes until an ear piercing shriek blasted out from the bucket.
"Well done buddy" Harry said praising Kreacher.
"Kreacher did it. Kreacher finished Master Regulus' last task" the elf beamed.
"Yeah you did, way to go" Harry said patting him on his shoulder.
And Kreacher didn't even react at all.
Instead he puffed up his chest with pride.
"Kreacher is a good elf" he said with tears filling his eyes.
"Yeah you are" Harry said with a smile.
Kreacher then looked around at Gimmauld place as though seeing it for the first time.
"Oh dear...Kreacher has been ignoring his cleaning. What would Mistress say?" he began to panic.
"I don't know but my guess it would be almost as loud as that Locket" Harry said sarcastically.
Kreacher glared at Harry who raised his hands in surrender.
"Okay okay. I guess it's still too early to joke about the Wall Burger over there" he said pointing at the portrait.
As though knowing it was being spoken about the curtains flung open and Walburga began to shriek.
"Oh shut up you old cow" Harry said flashing his wand.
He used two charms Hermione invented in the future.
One shut the bloody woman up, and the other dropped the portrait from the wall.
The scream of "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh" followed by a thud was music to Harry's ears.
"Make your self at home in the attic Kreacher. And as a gift you can have your Mistress' portrait. Just be sure to silence your new room first will you" Harry said.
Kreacher nodded with happiness.
After all nobody had ever gifted him anything before.
And that it was his beloved Mistress' protrait.
"Perhaps nasty half blood isn't so bad after all" Kreacher said.
Harry smiled.
"Okay I'm going now. Try to get this place fit for people will you Kreacher" Harry said and left before Kreacher coutl reply.
Harry pocketed the Locket and Apparated back to the cottage.
"Where the bloody hell were you?" Came the loud accusing voice of Sirius who was sat at the table with a cup of what looked like hot cocoa.
Harry dropped the Locket on the table.
"Dun dun dun...Another one bites the dust" Harry sang making Sirius roll his eyes.
"You should have told me you were going after the locket" Sirius said.
Harry shook his head.
"Nah. You hate Grimmauld place, and it would have set your Mind Healing back" Harry said with a voice filled with concern.
"You don't have to baby me" Sirius said sulkily.
The image set Harry off.
At first it was a slight giggle, but before he knew it he was roaring with laughter.
Which only made Sirius sulk more, making Harry laugh even louder.
It was a vicious cycle.
Harry changed his features and expression to match Sirius and that set off the man himself with laughter.
It was most definitely what Harry needed after dealing with another Horcrux.
Harry, Sirius, Andromeda, Ted, Hermione, and Luna all went to the Quidditch world Cup.
Sirius had purchased a box for them to observe the match.
Once again it was Ireland vs Bulgaria.
And because of that Harry had placed a huge bet through the betting shop in Knockturn Alley on Irelend winning 170-160 with Krum catching the Snitch.
The booky looked at Harry's disguised form like he was crazy.
But then again with the amount Harry had won over the years he probably shouldn't.
All Harry cared about though was due to the odds being so astronomically small of Harry's bet coming true he was going to have so much gold in his vault that he was debating doing a Scrooge McDuck.
The group had a great time.
Harry treated Luna and Hermione to a full kit of their choice.
Luna obviously went with the Irish and Hermione went for the Bulgarian.
"Oh got your eyes on Krum have you" Harry teased.
"Shut up you prat" Hermione blushed.
Harry didn't know why he had mixed feeling about Hermione's reaction.
Part of him found it amusing.
Another part of him felt a twinge of jealousy.
But after his experience with Ginny and Dean Harry had most definitely learned his lesson.
Besides as long as Hermione was Happy that was all Harry cared about.
Luna seeing this shook her head at her friends wondering "when they were ever going to bloody figure it out".
But it wasn't her place to say.
And also in her opinion they needed to come to terms with their feelings on their own.
Other than that moment of awkwardness the trio enjoyed their time at the world cup.
Harry not having to worry about Ron's feeling this time was a bit mroe free with his money.
He still purchased a set of Omniocculars for them all. But he also purchased a program which detailed the squads for both teams as well as the results that led up to this match.
He also tried more of the food venders wares.
His favourite was a weird twisted hotdog.
Luna seemed to like the Ice Burgers which were burgers shaped like icebergs.
But possibly the weirdest food they found was the French Fries.
And by that they were fries that spoke French.
"Magical's are all bloody crazy" was Hermione's response to that.
They then made their way up to the box Sirius had hired out for them.
Harry, Hermione, and Luna watched as the Leprechaun's scattered Galleons all over the stadium.
The people who greedily grasped for them put a smile on Harry's face as he knew, along with the rest in their box that that gold will vanish.
Then came the Veela, and lets just say they had to stick Sirius' feet to the floor to prevent him from trying to climb over to them.
An act that had Andromeda snorting with laughter when he came back to his right mind.
"What it's been a while since I last got any" Sirius said.
"Too much information you old dog" Harry replied.
Hermione and Luna both looked mortified by the direction this conversation had taken.
Thankfully the match began soon to distract them.
They watched the match while enjoying all the perks that came with being in the VIP box.
The food that was prepared for them could rival even a high class restaurant.
Which was good Harry supposed as it was kind of boring watching a match you have seen before.
And as expected the result was exactly as he had bet on.
"I bet the bookie is crying right about now" Harry thought with a smile.
However he soon put such thoughts aside and joined in with the post match celebrations.
Eventually they all made their way back to Sirius' tent.
Which lets just say the man went above and beyond.
"He definitely doesn't like to blend in with the crowd does he" Hermione said as she eyed the bright rainbow coloured monstrocity.
"No, he certainly does not" Luna replied with a smile.
But from what Harry could tell Luna actually liked the colours.
They all settled into their tent, and as Sirius had paid top money for it, the inside wouldn't be remiss in a small manor home.
It also had some of the best security enchantments money could buy also.
Which was good because Harry knew the Death Eaters were about to crash the party.
Unfortunately for them, this was going to be Harry's trial run.
Sirius wanted to see if his training was paying off. And to spot any potential issues.
To prevent Hermione, and Luna from worrying however Harry was going to be using his Time Turner.
This would allow Harry to be in two places at once.
The younger Harry would be dealing with the Death Eaters, while the older one who would be with Hermione and Luna.
With that in mind younger Harry made his escape while Sirius, and Andromeda distracted the girls.
Harry then used the Transfiguration, Metamorph combi to disguise his identity.
He also Disillusioned himself for added security.
Of course he knew the Disillusionment would be dropped pretty quickly but it would give him the element of Surprise.
Harry then arrived just in time to spot the Death Eaters begin their little game of Muggle Baiting.
"Bunch of pansy's" Harry thought to himself.
Harry was disgusted seeing them getting their rocks off tormenting those weaker than themselves.
With that mentality Harry didn't' even hesitate.
He dove straight into the fray.
His first curse was a cutter which chopped right through the legs of the Death Eater that was levitating the Muggles.
As soon as he dropped to the ground so too did the Muggles.
Harry quickly cast an Arresto Momentum on the poor Muggles.
And as expected the Disillusionment was cancelled at that point.
This caused Harry to roll out over the way of a series of Unspeakable's.
"Predictable" Harry said with a sneer.
As soon as he was on his feet he conjured a large piece of marble to intercept a Killing Curse.
The marble was instantly smashed to pieces.
But Harry quickly banished those pieces directly at the remaining Death Eaters.
While they were protecting themselves from the Debris Harry sent an organ bursting Curse at the closest one.
They died with a barely audible whimper over the sound of battle and screaming.
"Two down seven to go" Harry said keeping track of his foes.
"You will pay for..." the Death Eaters words died in his mouth as a Bombarda exploded their head.
Harry could tell the Death Eaters were now fearful.
They aren't used to people taking them out permanently.
One tried to Portkey his way to safety.
"I don't think so" Harry said with a grin.
He had placed a some quick and dirty Anti Transportation wards over the area.
They wouldn't hold up to any concerted effort, but the Death Eaters weren't thinking clearly for that.
Harry used their moment of panic to take down another three.
Thus there were now only three left.
"Spread out" a very Lucius Malfoy voice ordered his two remaining colleagues.
"Oh please do" Harry said with a grin.
"A bit full of yourself aren't we" Lucius said.
His voice tried desperately to sound imposing but Harry could spot the fear in there anytime.
He knew Lucius more than the man knew himself.
"Oh the fun we once had" Harry said as he thought about the snivelling fearful wretch Harry once turned him into.
It was then the two Death Eaters from the sides tried to attack Harry.
The one on the left sent a Cruciatus. While the one on the right sent an Imperius.
Harry grinned and pointed his wand at the ground.
Two large slabs appeared at either side of Harry.
Like with the Marble Harry repelled the debris.
Lucius however had sent a Killing Curse directly through the debris.
All went silent.
"Is...is he...is he dead?" One the the Death Eaters asked.
A quick Ventus blew the cloud of dirt and debris away.
However the moment it was clear it was onvious Harry wasn't there.
The looked all around them but there was no sign of him.
"Ha the coward ran" Lucius said with a puffed up chest.
"In your dreams" Harry yelled from above.
Lucius' eyes moved into the air to see Harry hurtling towards the ground.
"Is he crazy?" Lucius wondered before he turned his wand towards Harry.
Unfortunately before he could get off a curse a Sectumsempra cut Lucius' wand hand off from just below the wrist.
Lucius dropped to his knees and began clutching his stump with his other hand.
While this was happening Harry landed with a roll to kill the momentum.
He then sprung to his feet and with a piercing hex he impaled one of the two remaining death eaters straight through the heart.
The final one was impaled by a large spike Harry conjured from beneath him.
And just like that the Death Eaters were no longer a threat.
Harry was about to make his way over to Lucius when just at that moment the Auror's actually arrived.
"Better late than never" Harry thought.
Only to suddenly have to cast a wide area barrier to stop their stunners.
"Pathetic" Harry thought.
"Put your wand down" came the voice of who Harry knows to be Crouch Snr.
"Yeah I don't think so" Harry said.
"Then we have no alternative than to take you down" Crouch said ordering his men to engage.
Harry sighed.
He really didn't want to hurt them. Well maybe not too much anyway.
But just then the Dark Mark was cast into the air gaining everyone's attention.
"Guess Junior is in the field now" Harry thought.
He then smiled and turned his attention to the most feared mark since the Magic Is Might mark of Grindlewald.
Harry began to cackle maniacally.
He turned his wand towards the Dark Mark and a jet of bright purple light left his wand.
It travelled into the sky like a firework.
It struck the Dark Mark and exploded out into a cacophony of colour and shapes.
Where once was the most feared Mark in recent times there was now a cartoon skull winking and blowing kisses.
Each kiss causing little love hearts to shoot from it's mouth.
"And with that my friends I will be calling it a day" Harry said.
"Wait!" Crouch Snr yelled.
But Harry dropped a pellet onto the ground causing a huge gust of smoke to cover the immediate area.
Harry transformed into his Raven form and flew off while the coast was covered.
The same escape method he used to avoid Lucius' final Killing Curse.
He flew his way back to the tent.
But before entering he used the Time Turner to go back by one hour.
He then hung around until it was time to switch with his younger self.
"How did it go" Sirius asked.
"8 down for good, 1 still kicking though" Harry said with a sigh.
Seeing Sirius' face Harry explained "Auror's showed up before I could finish Lucius" Harry said with a pout.
Sirius sighed and patted his shoulder.
"Don't let it get to you. You did good" he praised Harry.
"Suppose. Just feel like I left something unfinished" Harry stated.
Sirius nodded in understanding.
With their quick conversation over they worked to get Luna, and Hermione to safety.
It was easily accomplished with a pre-made and very illegal Portkey, which took them directly to the Tonks house.
It took a while to calm the girls down.
But once they were, they set about contacting their parents to tell them what had happened.
Hermione used her mirror to talk to her parents.
While Luna used Andromeda's Floo to talk to her dad.
As you can imagine both Luna's dad, and Hermione's parents were worried sick upon hearing what had happened.
Sirius went to pick up the Grangers and Xeno stepped through the Floo.
What followed was a tense night for most the adults as they spoke in detail about what the return of the Death Eaters could mean.
Obviously Harry offered to get the Grangers home warded to high heaven.
Both Daniel and Emma agreed it would be for the best.
Unfortunately as they are Muggles they can't hire a warding service.
But that was circumvented by Harry going in their stead.
And so the following morning Harry went to Gringotts.
He saw Throatcutter and through him hired their warders.
Of course Harry had to jump through some legal hoops to make the Wards legal.
After all it was a Muggle home.
But that was again circumvented by stating that Hermione was under the protection of House Potter.
Which while not meaning much to the humans was an old Goblin Law.
Thanks to that the house was warded by mid afternoon.
It was now one of the most fortified places in all of Britain.
Throatcutter went above and beyond for Harry.
A sign of their budding friendship forged over gold.
Thankfully nothing else happened over the remainder of the summer.
Except for the Prophet speculating on who took down the Death Eaters.
Ironically one Severus Snape was the main suspect due to his personal cutting curse being used on Lucius.
Speaking of Lucius he was once again pleading "Imperius".
Harry smiled upon reading that "bide your time little mouse. I'm coming for you" Harry said with a grin.
Chapter Two
Soon they were all on their way back to Hogwarts.
Again there were hints that something would be happening at Hogwarts this year.
Harry lamented knowing that probably means the Tri-Wizard Tournament.
And with that he would probably be drafted into taking part in the damn thing again.
Unfortunately for the organiser Harry had several years of obsessing over this farce.
And he decided if he was going to be made to compete he would make the organisers lives miserable while doing so.
He smiled "Maybe this is the best time to release my inner Marauder like Sirius and Remus keep telling me to do" he thought.
"Oh this year is going to be fun" Harry thought with a grin.
"What's got you so happy?" Hermione asked.
"Just glad to be returning to Hogwarts is all" Harry replied.
"Uh-huh" Hermione replied sounding not to convinced.
After all she knows Harry.
You can't spend so many years around someone and not pick up on their nuances.
And while he doesn't mind being at Hogwarts she always got the impression it wasn't the school he actually liked.
But the people like Her and Luna who attend the school.
Heck she was sure Harry could probably graduate already with how far in front he is.
Something he doesn't think she noticed.
Hermione smiled at that.
Of course she noticed.
But it warmed her heart knowing he most probably was only staying around for her and Luna.
She did however vow to work harder.
After all Harry has too much on his shoulders and he tries to take on everything alone.
That was something she also vowed was going to change.
Even if it required her gaining his unending respect for it to make happen.
Once again Luna just rolled her eyes at her friends before she got a far off look.
"So she's going to kiss him at Christmas huh" Luna thought with a grin.
Oh yes this year was certainly shaping up to be a good one the blonde thought.
"Shame I won't have my first kiss till next year though" Luna added with a sigh.
However who it would be remains elusive to the blonde.
Time after all is constantly in motion and understanding it's intricacies is a lot to account for.
"Oh well as long as it's an enjoyable one" Luna thought to herself putting such thoughts aside for the time being.
The trio sat at their usual spot at the Ravenclaw table.
And the usual Hogwarts chicanery ensued
There was the Sorting, followed by the feast, Dumbledore's grandstanding...I mean announcements.
And the school song.
Obviously most of the school were in uproar over the cancelling of Quidditch.
They were only placated when Dumbledore announced the Tri-Wizard Tournament.
Harry did his best to mask his expression so as not to give anything away.
Then "Moody" made his appearance.
Harry who had his Sneakoscope in his pocket immediately knew it was Junior in disguise.
Thankfully Harry modified it to pulse silently instead of making a racket.
"Just another beautiful day at Hotel Hogwarts, recommended by nine out of ten Death Munchers. Try our all inclusive package today" Harry thought with a smirk.
Every day after then seemed to blend directly into the next.
For Harry it was like he was waiting for the other shoe to drop.
This feeling wasn't helped when the delegations from Beaxbaton's and Durmstrang arrived.
And with them so too was the unveiling of the Goblet Of Fire.
Dumbledore began detailing the age line he would be placing around the goblet to make sure only of aged competitors can place their name in.
Harry stood up.
"Yes Harry my boy" Dumbledore said with all his trademark twinkles.
"First of all it's Mr Potter. And as I told you before I am not and never will be your boy!" Harry said earning a gasp from the surroundings.
"But as to why I stood up. I wish to point out some holes in your security" he said confidently.
"You don't honestly think you know better than the Headmaster Potter. You are just as arrogant as your Father" Snape sneered earning a few chuckled from the Slytherin side.
"And you Tobius...Are just as vile and abusive as yours" Harry snapped back.
"Ten points from Ravenclaw and detention with Professor Snape" Dumbledore said with his I'm disappointed in you look.
"Oh so it's okay for him to insult my father but not vice versa" Harry said.
"Good to know. But that is neither here not there. As I was saying you have several holes in your security" Harry said.
And to the amazement of the crowd he ran off a series of ways for people to cheat in order to get their name in.
From the obvious such as having an older student put your name in. To the bizarre like training a beast such as a bowtruckle to do it for you.
"I see you have put a lot of thought into this" Dumbledore said.
Harry sighed at Dumbledore implication.
He was hinting to the crowd Harry wanted to cheat.
"No sir just stating the obvious. After all how could I have planned for this when you only unveiled the Goblet today" Harry said throwing the implications back at Dumbledore.
Obviously Dumbledore wouldn't want to appear to be outsmarted by a kid would he.
And with that he relented "I will take your words under advisement" Dumbledore said with a slight scowl.
"Why can't dealing with the Potter brat be easy" Dumbledore thought to himself.
"Check" was all Harry thought of the situation.
Harry sat down with a smile on his face.
"Really Harry did you have to antagonise the Headmaster?" Hermione asked.
"You saw those pitiful protections. I had a duty to speak up, after all what if some young under prepared student ended up in the tournament and died?" Harry said.
Hermione bit her lip in thought and Harry had to admit she looked Hot as Hell doing it.
He then shook his head "No bad Harry" he mentally berated himself.
Something he found himself doing more and more as of late.
Hermione sighed.
"I suppose you're right" Hermione admitted.
"I just can't believe Dumbledore would be so lax" she added.
Harry rose an eyebrow at that comment.
"Yes yes I know. Sorry Harry" she replied.
"You were brave" said a voice just off to Harry's side.
He turned his head to locate who spoke to him.
His eyes opened wide in shock as it was Fleur Delacore.
He was shocked by how polite she was being.
After all wasn't she a raging B tch when they first met.
"Where's all the Leetle Boy Comments" Harry thought.
"Scew it just roll with it" he thought.
"Thanks" he said.
"I'm Harry, Harry Potter" he introduced himself with a smile.
"And this is Hermione and Luna my best friends" Harry said.
"Pleasure to meet you" Fleur said with a smile.
Harry scowled however as he noticed the amount of drooling going on around them.
"This must get old" Harry said pointing to the boys around them.
Fluer smiled "you have no idea" she replied with a giggle.
And that giggle might as well have been the death knell for all the boys around.
Some dropped banging their heads on the table.
And one landed face first in a bowl of bouillabaisse.
Which as you can imagine made all the girls around scowl at them before they turned their ire to Fleur.
"Why don't you sit round here with us" Harry invited Fleur who graciously accepted.
What followed was a conversation about Beaxbaton.
And the more Fluer talked the more he wished he studies there.
After all they have classes on Enchanting, and Alchemy.
Hermione and Luna were both capable of talking to Fleur in her native French and thus earned brownie points form the Veela.
That none of them scowled at her, and that harry wasn't a drooling mess was also a bonus.
Due to that Harry's little group gained one more person sitting with them at meals.
Of course there was comments about it.
Most obnoxiously from the Gryffindor table from one of his least favourite red heads.
The words "Why does Potter get a Veela?" rang out.
Harry sighed and apologised to Fleur for the lack of decorum from his fellow countrymen.
Not long after wards Ron Weasley yelped garnering everyone's attention.
They looked over to see him grow smaller and smaller by the second.
By the time he was done he was Tom Thumb sized and with an incredibly squeaky voice.
Hermione stared at Harry.
"What?" he asked.
"Was that you?" she asked.
"I never moved from this spot" Harry said with a grin.
Hermione then stared at him like she was trying to figure out a difficult puzzle.
Luna however smiled indulgently.
She showed Harry her Butterbeer cap necklace and stared at him.
Harry gave a barely perceptible nod.
How Luna knew things he had no idea but he wasn't about to lie to her.
She smiled brightly that she got it right that Harry had used his Time Turner.
"It was the Nargles that gave it away. Only you have that many floating around in your head at one time" Luna said causing Fleur and Hermione to sputter.
Harry then began laughing at how perplexed the two girls looked.
"Don't ever change Luna. You definitely brighten up my days" Harry said with a smile.
Luna then darted into him with a crushing hug.
It wasn't as tight as one of Hermione's but it was not for lack of trying.
He however shrugged and returned the gesture.
"Now he's making the moves on Loony" came the squeaky voice.
Suddenly little Ron grew wings and began to flit around like an annoying buzzing bee.
He obviously couldn't control his flight and as such headed right into the charmed ceiling where he found he was stuck to one of the clouds.
And if that wasn't bad enough one of the candles hovered next to him and spilled it's wax all over him.
Only when it dried it looked suspiciously like Luna's drawing of a Crumple Horned Snorcack.
Harry looked at Luna "What, I guess I must have borrowed your pretty necklace" she whispered conspiratorially all the while maintaining a perfect butter wouldn't melt in her mouth expression.
Harry held out his goblet of Pumpkin juice as though offering a toast.
"Who would have thought Luna Lovegood had game as a prankster?" Harry thought.
"I thought they were charmed to prevent dripping wax" one of the students said.
"Oh well it's Weasley who cares" was the response they gained.
That set the entire student body off in laughter at the annoying red heads expense.
It took the staff the better part of three hours to get Ron down.
After all the clouds kept moving and he was so small it was easy to lose track of him.
But by then the students were long gone.
They had been dismissed to their dorms, while the staff lamented the first impression that must have been made on the visiting delegates.
Chapter Three
Halloween came and with it so too was the selection of the Tournaments champions.
As Harry expected there was Cerdic Diggory as the Horgwarts Champion.
Fleur Delacor as the Beaxbaton Champion.
And Victor Krum as the Durmstrang Champion.
When everyone thought the selection was over the Goblet then sprung to life and once again selected Harry as a Fourth Champion.
"Harry Potter!" announced Dumbledore loudly.
Harry rolled his eyes and stood up.
"Quick question sir" Harry said.
"What is the exact name stated on that piece of parchment?" Harry asked.
Dumbledore looked at him confused.
Wondering exactly what Harry could mean by his question.
None the less he answered him anyway.
"Why Harry my boy. It says Harry Potter" Dumbledore said with his trademark twinkle.
Harry grinned.
"Well then Professor" Harry said confidently.
"It can't be me it is selecting then. My Full name is Harry James Potter. And thus what is written on the parchment is far too vague. Especially in regards to a magical contract" Harry said enjoying the crinkling of Dumbledore's brow.
"After all there are far too many Harry Potter's in the world and thus it is too vague and could apply to any of them" Harry added with a shark like grin.
"Also, once more for the record. I am and will never be your boy. Due to that I would appreciate you act professionally and refer to me as Mr Potter" Harry said sitting back down as though the conversation was over and done with.
"Harry my..."Dumbledore began to say earning a glare from Harry.
"Mr Potter" he corrected.
"While I find you're theory interesting, I'm afraid I have to insist you make your way into the anti-chamber" Dumbledore said while really laying it on thick with his I know better than you demeanour.
"I'm sorry Professor but I can't do that" Harry replied calmly.
"The act of doing so would see my magic bound to the tournament, by my accepting of the terms of the contract" Harry explained.
Dumbledore sighed.
"Harry my boy. I know more about Magical Contracts than you" He said switching to his I'm so disappointed in you tone.
"And also as your magical guardian I insist you make your way to the other champions" Dumbledore said sounding much more like an order than a suggestion.
"Oh really you're my Magical Guardian. Since When?" Harry asked.
"Why since a few days after you lost your parents my boy" Dumbledore said.
Harry grinned.
"First of all. Not your boy" Harry said much more aggressively than before.
"And second of all. How can you be my Magical Guardian when I never met you until my first year at Hogwarts" Harry said earning a gasp from the crowd who have been on tenterhooks this entire confrontation.
Dumbledore waved that off with a dismissive hand wave.
But Harry didn't let up for even a moment.
"And if you are my Magical guardian doesn't that mean you are responsible for making sure I am cared for?" Harry asked his eyes now boring a hole right through the aged headmaster.
"Whatever do you mean Ha...Mr Potter?" Dumbledore asked.
"The Muggles you. Yes you, placed me with kept me locked in a cupboard until I was eleven years old" Harry said shocking everyone present.
"They demanded I supress my magic. It's a minor miracle I never became an Obscurial. Something I know you are intimately familiar with from your sister" Harry said earning a scowl from Dumbledore.
"And that's not even including the beatings, and verbal abuse I suffered" Harry added.
"Perhaps we should talk about this in my office my boy" Dumbledore stated.
"FOR THE LAST TIME OLD MAN. I AM NOT YOUR BLOODY BOY!" Harry yelled.
"I AM ALSO NOTPLAYING YOUR STUPID GAMES. AND I WON'T BE TAKING PART IN THIS TOURNAMENT, AS I STATED PREVIOUSLY THE NAME WRITTEN ON THAT SLIP IS TOO VAGUE AND CAN APPLY TO FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE" Harry added.
Then his wand was in his hand.
"OH AND FOR GOOD MEASURE. I HARRY JAMES POTTER, SWEAR ON MY LIFE AND MY MAGIC THAT I DID NOT ENTER MY NAME INTO THE GOBLET OF FIRE. AND NIETHER DID I HAVE ANYONE ELSE DO SO AT MY BEHEST. SO MOTE IT BE" Harry yelled and a flash of magic signified the biding nature of the vow.
"Mr Potter did you really need to make such a vow?" Dumbledore asked honestly sounding somewhat taken aback.
Harry grinned.
"Most definitely. Otherwise these people here present might think I cheated my way in to the tournament and am now chickening out otherwise" Harry said.
"And frankly your insistence I accept the contract is worrisome to me. Would you be willing to share a vow to the crowd here present that you wish no harm to come to me, and not have any wishes for my demise?" Harry asked.
"I will not even dignify that with a response" Dumbledore said anger dripping in his tone.
"You already have old man" Harry said.
He turned on his heels and left the Great Hall and all those present gaping in his wake.
It didn't take single second later for Luna and Hermione to follow Harry whose robes were billowing Snape style earning him points for style in regards to his exit.
It should have come to no ones surprise that Harry was later summoned to the Headmasters office.
He entered to find all the tournament delegations glaring at him.
The sole exception being Cornelius Fudge who was attempting to appear genial to the Boy-Who-Lived.
This would have cowered a normal schoolboy into submission.
But Harry was no ordinary school boy.
Instead he returned their glare with one of his own.
And with his healthy frame, from fixing any and all health issues combined with the training and diet he was sticking to Harry was far more intimidating than the mere fourteen years of age this body had lived.
That and the lack of glasses as he was wearing contact lenses made his eyes more visible. and they glowed almost menacingly at everyone present.
That combined with his intimidating glare he learned from his career as a Master Auror made those glaring at him drop their eyes to the ground.
Harry smirked at the small mental victory.
"Harry my..."Dumbledore cut off when Harry directed his glare towards him.
"Ahem...Mr Potter" Dumbledore corrected himself.
"We have debated about your...situation, and have come to the agreement you have to enter the tournament" Dumbledore said sounding like he was leaving no room for argument.
"Are you sure about this?" Harry asked.
"Quite sure indeed" Dumbledore replied happy that Harry seemed more accepting this time around.
Harry grinned.
"Only this is a Ministry sanctioned event" Harry said.
"We're aware of that" Dumbledore said with a twinkle.
"And it's for of aged individual only" Harry added.
Dumbledore and the others nodded not knowing where Harry was going with this.
"And as you have here Mr Crouch, Mr Bagman, and Minister Fudge all acting as part of the Ministry saying I must compete. They are also agreeing that I am of age regardless of my physical age. Essentially emancipating me" Harry summed up.
The anger flashed across Dumbledore's face for a moment before he smothered it, replacing with his Grandfatherly mask.
"That is certainly an interesting interpretation of events Ha...Mr Potter" Dumbledore stated.
"It's the law Headmaster" Harry said.
"So what is it going to be?" Harry asked.
"Am I to compete while becoming an emancipated minor. Or am I to sit out this tournament and have my status remain the same?" Harry asked.
That set off a round of debates from those present.
Eventually the consensus was that Harry would have to compete.
If for no other reason than him not doing so would make the Ministry and this tournament look bad.
Harry smiled.
"Well then I guess we are in agreement. I am no longer a minor in the eyes of the Ministry as I have to compete in this previously mentioned Ministry Sanctioned event for of aged Witches and Wizards only" Harry summed up the situation.
"Also as I have apparently been entered in the name of a fictitious fourth school I no longer represent Hogwarts, And won't do so for the remainder of the year. Due to that I will have to find alternative schooling for the time being" Harry said.
"Now Harry my boy there's no need to be so rash" Dumbledore stated.
"Albus, I am simply following the rules. After all it wouldn't do for me too lose my magic on a technicality would it?" Harry asked.
"Quite right Mr Potter" Fudge simpered.
It was obvious he was trying to suck up to Harry.
Especially as it was clear Harry and Dumbledore were at odds.
It didn't take a genius to figure out Fudge's game.
He obviously wanted the Boy-Who-Lived aid in putting Dumbledore in his place.
And Harry was more than willing to give Fudge the impression he was playing along.
Thus Harry left the headmasters office with a full copy of the rules, as well as a signed statement stating that due to Harry's forced participation he was now seen as an adult in the eyes of the Ministry.
A statement that was signed by Crouch Snr, Bagman, Fudge, and Dumbledore, all in their Ministerial positions.
Thus there was nothing they could do from this point on.
Harry then quickly left the castle.
And made his way to the Three Broomsticks.
There he used the Floo to head to the Ministry.
It was here he had the statement put into effect.
And as the magical signature of the signed document came back authentic Harry was then handed over proof of his emancipated status.
From there he then had to have the Trace removed.
His next task was to go get tested for his Apparition license.
Something he could now do with his legal adult status.
Obviously he passed and was thus now legally allowed to Apparate.
Something he did to return to the cottage at Godric's Hollow.
There he called Andromeda, Ted, Tonks, Sirius, and Remus.
The group then began formulating a plan going forwards.
They were going to use this year to their advantage in order to be able for Harry to learn from them in the open.
Andromeda would continue to be responsible for Harry's Potions education.
Remus would take up his role as DADA professor again as well as Arithmancy
Sirius would teach Harry Transfiguration, and Ancient Runes.
The other subjects would be handled by hired tutors.
The goal was to have Harry pass his O.W.L's at least by the end of the year.
They spent most of the evening ironing out the details coming up with a plan they all felt was workable.
It didn't take long for Harry's inclusion to be made front page new on the Prophet.
And thanks to another anonymous tip to Rita Skeeter there was quite a lot of detail reported.
Including Harry's vow that he wasn't resposnible for his entry into the tournament.
And in typical Rita fashion she turned her attention to Dumbledore and the organisers.
Accusing them of intentionally trying to cause harm to the Boy-Who-Lived.
Harry smiled as he put the paper down on the dining table.
"So how goes the plan with the Prophet?" Harry asked.
Sirius smiled.
"You are looking at the new majority owner with a share of 55%" Sirius beamed proudly.
"Really, Because you are looking at their minority owner with a share of 45%" Harry said nonchalantly.
Both men grinned.
This has been in the works since Sirius was acquitted of his crimes and the Prophet continued to speculate on if his incarceration was still warranted.
Of course Rita led the charge in her usual libellous ways.
It was a slow process but it allowed them to buy out the former owners gradually.
So much so that many didn't notice anything of note until it was too late.
It was what Sirius called the frog in cold water mentality.
Of course they purchased the shares through proxies also which further covered their tracks.
Just on the off chance there were a few observant individuals who spotted their machinations.
They also knew that when Voldy came back at the end of this year they needed a way of controlling the narrative.
Sadly they needed old snake face to return to a physical body.
Otherwise he was unable to be killed.
This was according to all the studies they group had done since banding together.
Thankfully Slytherin's library was a font of arcane knowledge.
And while it lacked any mention of Horcrux's it gave them enough information to extrapolate and figure out the mechanics of having ones spirit tied to this realm.
And unfortunately even if they destroyed all the Horcrux's Voldemort would remain in the "stuck between two worlds" state he was in until he could gain a permanent body.
And no the possessed baby form he was in didn't count.
Due to that they were in a kind of holding pattern right now.
Where they had to play the waiting game.
That's however not to say they were to do nothing, as their purchase of the Prophet indicates.
After all remaining stagnant would be a fools move, and something Dumbledore would most likely have of his followers.
"How is the rest of the plan going?" Harry asked.
Sirius nodded.
"Moony is in contact with some of the neutral wolf packs" Sirius explained.
Harry nodded.
"And what do they think of our suggestion?" Harry asked.
"They are intrigued" Sirius said with a grin.
"Between your Polyjuice discovery, and the offering of tutoring of their young it's a better option than Voldemort's side ever offered" Sirius explained.
Harry sighed "It's only Greyback and his pack that will cause an issue" Harry surmised.
Sirius nodded in agreement.
"We are going to have to take care of that before we move on with our plans" Andromeda said.
From the bloodlust in her tone she was most definitely a Black.
And not just because Sirius had welcomed her, Ted, and Tonks back into the family.
No she wanted the monster that turned her future son in law dealt with.
Speaking of Tonks and Remus they have begun courting.
Of course with Tonks back in the Black family Remus had to do so officially.
And that involved asking Sirius for Permission.
And boy if that wasn't an awkward conversation all round.
Sirius who was now acting as Lord Black had to put his personal feelings for Moony aside and treat him like he would any other would be suiter.
Thankfully Sirius managed the whole situation with aplomb.
Just as he was doing now that he had also taken up the Black seat on the Wizengamot, stripping it from Lucius' grasp who was acting as it's proxy.
And as you can imagine that didn't go down well with good old one handed Lucius.
Threats were said on both sides.
But unfortunately for Lucius Sirius followed through on his threats.
He instantly Banished Narcissa from the Black family along with Bellatrix.
This was due to them serving a Half Blood as though he was one of their betters.
And while Sirius didn't believe in that nonsense it made for a convenient excuse for getting rid of them.
And with that both were also cut off from the stipends they received from the Black Vaults.
As such Lucius should find himself a bit lighter in coin going forward.
Not that it will effect him too much as the Malfoy vaults were almost as vast as the Black vaults were.
Time outside the castle moved at a brisk pace for Harry.
He used every spare moment either training or studying.
Of course he stayed in contact with Hermione, and Luna.
Both of whom understood that Harry being made to participate as a student of a Fourth school meant he was for the remainder of the tournament no longer a Hogwarts student.
Obviously Dumbledore tried to argue against those facts but with Harry's magic on the line they weren't risking it.
Frankly it was a minor miracle his magic remained intact the first time around according to Sirius.
That and being away from the castle allowed Harry to get the best people there ever was to act as his tutors.
Who were they you ask?
Merlin himself.
Godric Gryffindor.
Helga Hufflepuff.
Salazar Slytherin.
And Rowena Ravenclaw.
This was made possible because he possess the Resurrection stone.
And once they were informed of the state of things they were more than willing to offer Harry their aid.
Most shockingly of all was Slytherin.
Who upon hearing what his self proclaimed Heir was doing in his name was incensed.
Obviously they couldn't remain in their shade forms for long before they began experiencing excruciating levels of agony.
Thankfully Ravenclaw found a work around.
Harry had a portrait of each of them commissioned.
Then he had the spark (what gave the portraits the memories, and behaviour patterns of the subject) extracted from the shades.
He then used the spell for imbuing that spark into the portraits.
This was something Harry suspected Dumbledore of doing with that portrait of his sister, thus where he got the idea from.
And so he now had five legendary figures willing to teach him from behind their own canvas' and frames.
Of course he did the same thing with his parents shades too.
Which gave him the ability to actually get to know them this time around.
And due to the lack of space at the cottage for his lessons Harry moved into Grimmauld place with Sirius.
Which thanks to Kreacher's efforts was now spotlessly clean.
However it was still in need of redecorating which was something Harry and Sirius did in their leisure time.
All in all Harry had a very full schedule, but he hadn't felt this productive in years.
And so he faced every day with a smile on his face.
The wonder he once felt for magic returning the more he learned.
"Magic is awesome" was a phrase Harry often found himself repeating.
Chapter Four
Soon came time for the Weighing Of The Wands.
Harry received an invitation via Fawkes to attend.
Harry and his cohorts descended on Hogwarts.
Harry was wearing the finest Acromantula thread robes. His hear was groomed neatly thanks to liberal use of Sleekeazy's.
His contact lenses replaced his glasses.
And thanks to his diet and exercise filled out those robes perfectly.
All in all he was looking rather photogenic.
Which as you can imagine was the point.
And while he hated using his fame he wasn't above using it when he needed to.
And this was such a time.
Thus he had his Holly and Phoenix feather wand examined by Ollivander.
The strange man complimented Harry for the care he had shone his creation, deeming it to be in tip top shape.
And thus fit for the competition.
Harry was then dragged along for an interview from Skeeter.
Obviously Dumbledore tired to stop that but Harry put the man in his place once more.
Obviously the talk of the interview was why Harry seemed at odds' with the defeater of Grindlewald.
And Harry was more than happy to throw shade at the Headmaster.
He named every slight, and injustice he had experienced due to the old man.
Rita looked positively giddy.
It was like Christmas had come early.
That was a feeling that only intensified when Harry hinted at Dumbledore's troubled youth with his lover Grindlewald.
Obviously he made sure Rita knew where to fact check such incendiary insinuations.
And thus she practically sprinted out of the castle.
Harry only stayed in the castle just long enough to speak to Hermione, Luna, and the rest of their study group.
It was nice catching up with his friends and acquaintances.
However the positivity soon came to an end with the arrivals of Malfoy and his Potter stinks badges.
"Really Malfoy is that the best you can come up with? That I stink" Harry mocked.
"You really are a child aren't you. Poor mommy and Daddy must be beside themselves, wondering when you will ever grow the hell up" Harry said scathingly.
Harry turned his back to walk away only to hear Hermione shriek "Harry!"
He turned around just in time but upon recognising the spell chose not to do anything.
Especially as it was clear Hermione was determined to take the spell for him.
Something that warmed his heart.
And it wouldn't do to undermine her sacrifice.
Also that he knew it would end up in Hermione's favour with her teeth getting shrunk to a level she was comfortable with was also why Harry stayed his hand.
That's not to say Malfoy got off scot free.
"Moody" who was observing once more introduced the world to the incredible bouncing ferret.
Unfortunately Harry couldn't hang around to enjoy it as he was busy leading Hermione to the Hospital Ward after casting the Finite on the curse.
He remained by Hermione's side the entire time.
And as such saw when the inspiration struck in her beautiful chocolate eyes.
The smile she gave when Madam Pomfrey was finished was dazzling.
He was glad she was happy, although he thought she was beautiful regardless.
It took Tonk's and Andromeda to explain to him how sometimes women can feel insecure about their bodies.
Which Harry supposed he could understand as he really hated how frail and covered in scars he was previously.
And given how happy he is with the changes he had made in that regard he could also understand Hermione's motives behind changing what she was insecure about also.
It gave him a whole new insight into his best friend.
And despite the change being only minor in his opinion the confidence it brought to her was breath taking.
It was then things finally clicked and that the dense nature of Harry could no longer ignore that he was interested in Hermione as more than a friend.
This resulted in him leaving the castle almost as fast as Rita did.
he then hunted down Tonks and Andromeda and that was how he found himself talking to them about Hermione's insecurities, and his interest in her.
He went to them as he wanted a woman's perspective.
And boy was he glad he did.
Especially when Sirius suggestions mainly boiled down to find a nice broom cupboard and drag her into it.
"What am I? A cave man" Harry replied incredulously.
Instead he focused on instead asking Hermione to the Yule Ball like Andromeda, and Tonks suggested.
But first he had to get through the first task which was rapidly approaching.
Thankfully (if you can call it that) Harry once more discovered it to be Dragon's.
This was done by sending Dobby and Winky, the newest Potter Elf to spy on the castle for him.
They soon reported back to him that four Dragon's had been brought to the the Forbidden Forest.
Harry thanked them for doing such a good job.
Something that left both Elves preening under their praise.
The morning of the first task has arrived.
Harry made his way to the Champion's tent.
Once again Hermione came.
And much like previously it resulted in them getting a photo taken by Bozo, Rita's photographer.
"Ah young love" Rita said.
Hermione blushed furiously.
Dumbledore then arrived.
His eyes met Hermione's and from the scowl on her face he attempted to use Leglimency on her.
Something that infuriated Harry to no end.
"I would suggest you keep out of peoples minds Headmaster" Harry warned.
Dumbledore shrugged it off but Rita was positively buzzing at the implications.
Noticing this Dumbledore was too distracted to send Hermione away.
And so she remained there holding Harry's hand.
Then came the choosing of the Dragon's, and Harry was in no way surprised when everyone got the same Dragon's as last time.
There were a few last minute things spoken about but Harry frankly ignored them as being inconsequential .
Instead he focussed on calming Hermione who was worried for his safety.
It took so long he barely registered the other champions leaving the tent.
That was until it was just before his turn to face the Dragon.
Hermione by now looked almost white with fright.
"Hey I rescued you from Quirrellmort in our first year right. This is nothing compared to that" Harry said smoothly.
Hermione shuddered at the memory of being captured back then.
Her mind also helpfully informed her that it was around then that she started having romantic feelings for Harry.
And seeing the confident look on his face soothed her insecurities.
"Just make sure you come back to me whole and healthy" Hermione said while biting her lip with nerves.
She suddenly gasped when Harry's lips pressed tenderly against her own.
"You have my word" Harry said.
He then scared his shoulders and left the tent, leaving a deeply confused and blushing Hermione in his wake.
Harry quickly walked to the arena where he was met with a wall of sound.
"At least it's not all jeers this time" Harry thought to himself.
He then made his move upon giving the signal to begin.
There he was brought face to face with the Hungarian Horntail.
Its' slited eyes instantly locked onto Harry.
She opened her mouth a sure fire signal she was about to breath a huge gout of flame.
Harry quickly hide behind one of the largest boulder.
He then summoned his wand from his holster.
The crowd watched wondering what Harry was going to do.
First he produced a Corporeal Patronus.
Prongs then left the cover of the boulder garnering the Dragon's attention.
While this was happening Harry suddenly seemed to vanish.
"Mr Potter seems to have used the Disillusionment Charm" commented Bagman.
"Moron" Harry thought.
How can he be commentating when he doesn't know what Harry had even done.
After all Harry was still completely visible.
He was just so small he was barely noticeable.
This was the same charm he used on Ron Weasley in his prank.
Only instead of Tom Thumb size he was roughly the size of an ant.
It took a huge amount of skill and mountains of magical power to maintain this size but it allowed Harry to walk over to the clutch of eggs without the Dragon even noticing.
After all what is something ant sized when compared to a Dragon.
Unfortunately for the Horntail this oversight allowed Harry to do the same thing with the Golden Egg.
The Horntail looked around in confusion as one of her eggs seemingly vanished.
But no matter where she looked she couldn't find the perpetrator, or the egg.
She instantly began to get angry.
And started to pull on her chain.
"Yeah, not gonna happen" Harry thought and cast an unbreakable charm on the chain.
Harry also redirected Prongs over towards the Dragon.
Its pure positive emotions soon soothed the Dragon.
Stopping her from pulling so hard on her chain she would injure herself.
While this was happening Harry made his way back behind the boulder he started from.
He returned himself and the egg to full size before leaving the arena.
"Harry Potter has done it!" Bagman roared.
"He has captured the egg in the fasted time, and suffered zero injuries. It certainly looks like this tournament has a new favourite" he gushed.
Harry simply rolled his eyes and left the area.
Hermione was instantly pressed against him praising his solution.
It was due to Harry hinting at her to use her Omniocculars she (as well as Luna) was able to follow what Harry had done.
It was an advanced application of the Reducio Charm made possible with a sprinkling of Transfiguration theory thrown in.
It was as you can imagine far beyond N.E.W.T level material.
Hermione and Harry remained in their embrace for a while until Harry was ordered to return to the arena for his scores.
Obviously he scored higher than his other competitors, easily placing him in first place.
However that didn't stop Karkaroff from trying to dock him points for the superfluous use of a Patronus.
Harry was juts glad Madam Maxime saw through what he had done by shrinking himself and the egg, as he suspected Dumbledore would have kept that information to himself if he could.
Not that Harry really cared all that much.
He was only here to make this tournament seem like a joke.
And what better way to win so convincingly that the event loses it's excitement.
After all nobody wants to watch such a one sided victory do they?
It was with those thoughts in mind he once again left the Arena.
He spent the rest of the day at Hogwarts with Hermione, Luna, and the study group.
They were all interested in what Harry was learning from his tutors.
Sadly however soon it came time for him to leave the castle.
It took a great deal of effort on Harry's part to separated himself from Hermione and Luna.
It amazed him just how large a place they now hold in his heart.
One was definitely like the little sister he always wanted, and the other filled his heart with feelings he had never experienced before.
Something that made those fake Love Potion induced feelings with Ginevra seem pitiful by comparison.
It was acting upon those feeling Harry asked Hermione if she would go on a date with him on the next Hogsmead trip.
Something she readily agreed with.
He gave her a tender kiss on the cheek before leaving the castle.
He made his way just outside the gates and Apparated away.