_Thalia_

Sunday finally arrived, the first Hogsmeade visit of the year to the village, and hopefully Zeus had found some answers to get Harry out of the tournament. Annabeth had made the whole group of demigods research in the library everything about the Triwizard Tournament, every book that had a mention about it had to be read. That the tournament had a high tally of deaths was a known fact, but it was worst reading about it. The books described every detail of participants' deaths, horrible deaths at the hands of highly dangerous magical creatures, or tortured by an adversary who wanted to win no matter what. The small group of survivors had ended up, in the mayor of the cases, incapacitated from the rest of their lives, had gone crazy or got killed after the conclusion of the thing.

So she was really hoping that her father had found a way to get Harry out of it.

The whole group had gone together to the village, the other two champions were ignoring the group the advisor thinking they were better. So they were the demigods and the Gryffindor Quidditch team and Susan Bones, the only Hufflepuff that believe that Harry hadn't put his name in the goblet. They spend the morning shopping in the village, but at lunch, the group dissolve into smaller gatherings. Harry and her going to have lunch in a restaurant away from the more popular areas. Zeus was already there in a private room, as he told them, with two strangers.

_Harry_

When I entered the room I didn't expect to see anyone except dad. But there in the room, were Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, old friends of my parents. Sirius looked better than the last time that I saw him, his hair was shorter, he wasn't wearing old dirty prisoner clothes and didn't look skinny like if he was starved, and his haunted grey eyes now were shining at seeing him. Remus hadn't changed since he had renounced of his job as a teacher, except he wasn't so serious and was smiling at him.

- Harry, Thalia, please sit down lunch will come in a moment. - Zeus said, then, he continued turning to Thalia - this is Sirius 'Padfoot' Black and Remus 'Mooney' Lupin, two of my friends from my time as James. They have been doing some research in the tournament regulations. - Zeus continued, face serious- Sadly we were unable to find a way out, you will have to participate. If Dumbledore had said that you didn't have to participate as you demonstrate that you didn't put your name, or he asked for a reselection... You wouldn't have to, but he didn't.

He felt betrayed for the headmaster, he was supposed to look after all the students, to protect them. But he had failed to do so with him, and it wasn't the first time. He was sad and angry at the man, he wasn't the lovely grandfather that he appears to be, but someone that had so many responsibilities and he was failing miserably at, at least, one of them.

- It was an old rule, difficult to find -Remus said, he probably wanted for him to don't be mad at the man, that had done so much for him.

- Or maybe he is getting old, -Sirius interfered- or he had his own agenda. What is the greater good that he is always talking about? He never tells anyone what it is, or who's. -he added darkly.

There was a knock on the door, Sirius turned into Padfoot and man came inside to ask for what they wanted to eat for lunch. Soon afterwards three people and a dog were enjoying lunch.