Harry Potter and the Dragon of Legend

ESKK: Well, here we are Chapter 5 let's get started.

(Start Dragon Keep)

The Golden Trio and their two dragons were currently in the Dragon Keep after Harry had undergone a great deal of training. The boy of 12 years of age had a lot of things going on in his life chief among them being the fact his Godfather was innocent and now freed and also this training. Hermione had been worried about it as it looked like Harry was being trained on his to fight but Mortis had of course given his reasons.

With a few books Hermione got the memo of why this training was needed. In the past there was a war between humans and dragons elegantly called the Dragon/Human War. It was an age of strife and chaos as lives were lost on both sides of the conflict. It didn't end until a warrior on a Black and Gold Dragon appeared to stop the fighting. Dragons vanished afterwards and humans eventually forgotten about this war. But legend had it that when the Dragons returned then so to will the Dragon Booster and his actions will decide if the war reignites or is avoided.

Lately more students have been acquiring Dragons and Harry was surprised how he and Hermione had been approached for aid on the matter. The current Care of Magical Creatures teacher had often come to them with questions on Dragon care and Hermione was more then happy to help. Wyldfyr was proving to be a wonderful addition to the group that Hermione was almost treating her life family. From what Hermione saw Wyldfyr loved to race with Beau or any of the other Dragons in the school if the chance appeared.

Currently the total dragon count had hit 10 with two in Gryffindor, three in Hufflepuff, two in Ravenclaw, and three in Slytherin. It was a surprise when the Ice Queen of Slytherin and her friend had both acquired Dragons of their own with one Theodore Nott. Of course, all of them were Psi Dragons which oddly enough fit the house of Snakes due to their unpredictable nature. Is would seem that Ambition of Serpents and Unpredictability Psi Dragons went together hand-in-hand. With all these new dragons it almost made Oliver skip out Quiddich Practice, almost.

"Hey look at this." Harry said as he also had a book and thus Hermione looked it over.

"In the past the ancient Dragon Competitions tested both rider and dragon in their skill, strength, speed, and most of all their unity in a series of events. These competitions carried with it dangers that put both Dragon and Rider to the test and those who gain victory from it gain honor and rewards for their efforts." Harry read aloud with Hermione by his side. "These Dragon/Rider Competitions were honored by all and were at times tasks of heroes and nobles." Harry went on as the group was unaware of Mortis approaching.

"Those were a kinder time before the war." Mortis spoke as Ron yelped from his spot at Mortis' sudden arrival. "While these competitions have fell out of practice they would have been used as a perfect teaching tool for the Dragon Booster to learn to unite with the Dragon of Legend." Mortis said as the Dragon Priest looked to the group before him.

"So, if we can bring them back that should push Harry's training forward, right?" Hermione asked and thus Mortis chuckled a bit.

"I could but bringing it back is a task all its own I'm afraid." Mortis said as he then walked past, them to another spot of the Dragon Keep. Beau meanwhile looked to Harry as the boy could see the look in his eyes. Clearly Beau wanted to try as he did not wish to be trapped doing nothing between training and fighting crime.

"Come on Harry who wants to do these dumb sports anyway." Ron edged in as Hermione huffed a bit. But Harry meanwhile actually felt drawn to it and saw some merit in these contests of skill.

(Scene Break Unknown Location Morgana)

Morgana was busy going through her papers in her office. It had taken her a great deal of time to preserve her current body. Not the body she wanted but it served her purposes well. Ever since the war she had been forced to send her soul through many bodies until she can stabilize herself long enough to keep said body from breaking down and rotting so quickly.

Tampering with the laws of nature especially with life and death invites a whole world of problems. But it was worth it for Morgana to reach her goals. Years prior Voldemort had come for her wanting her resources and power and needless to say she made sure he would not be coming back after their duel. But being who she was Morgana did not gamble with dice and thus was prepared for any and all situations.

Building an empire under the noses of the populace was a simple task for the witch. Morgana had made the needed preparations and now had all but ruled the criminal underworld with her manipulation of things. Drugs, Prostitution, human trafficking, smuggling, forgery, and a great deal of other crimes. Hardly a bug buzzed without her knowing about it doing so, why it was doing it, and where it planned to go.

Of course, she also had one more ace up her sleeve in the form of her own, Booster. There were five in all, and Morgana was fortunate to know the location of the gauntlet and have the amulet in her possession to hand it to her chosen. The Gauntlet and Amulet were useless without each other after all and even as she spoke, she was narrowing down the location of one of the other Gauntlets. It was a tricky slope. But Morgana was certain that she can pull it off for she was older than many of those who inhabit this world had even realized.

Still while nursing a glass of scotch, she feared that she may need to take drastic methods soon to keep the Dragon Booster from discovering her before she was ready. Morgana cold not do so right now but she would be able to do so within a years' time maybe even less if she played her cards right. So, with the musing of her ambitions, she continued her work knowing she had a meeting that she would need to attend to keep up her appearance.

(Scene Break Dragon Sanctuary)

For some time now Harry had been thinking about the recent incident between Hermione and Draco. He had taken the time to learn what the word Draco used meant and learned that it was a horrid word to use. Hermione was more then what Draco called her and if he had known about it sooner Harry would have hexed Draco himself if Wyldfyre hadn't stepped in when she did. And while Harry was grateful for the Dragon at the time, he could not help but wonder over other things. A Basilisk was on the loose and no one had seen it since Beau had given it what for when it tried to attack someone. The more Harry had thought about it the more he began to wonder how it affects the school as a whole. For all the preaching of house unity the four houses could not be any more divided from each other.

Harry wondered over how he could stem the stigma and bring the houses together. Because right now with the Basilisk on the loose they would only become more divided fearful of the Heir of Slytherin. Harry didn't know who he or she was or why they were doing this, but he honestly suspected it was Draco simply because of his bigoted mindset.

Beau of course was constantly on the lookout for the Basilisk and thankfully since Peter was caught Beau warmed up to Ron. But the same could not be said for Ginny as the dragon constantly snarled at her every time she approached. Harry had done all he could think of, but Beau would not play nice with Ginny. But after the incident with Peter being Ron's rat Scabbers Harry began to wonder if animals have some sort of heightened sense for possible dangers.

But what was so dangerous about Ginny, a first year, that would get Beau so aggressive with the youngest Weasley. Ron of course kept getting angry about it and blaming Harry for it. Hermione argued that Beau did the same to Ron because of Scabbers who was in fact Peter Pettigrew which quickly silenced Ron. Harry was just happy that Hermione had his back when it came to that and was grateful that he had a friend like her. Beau and Wyldfyre got along swimmingly as it became clear Beau was considered the alpha between the two Dragons.

But then Harry's mind began to wonder toward a conversation he had with Mortis prior. The conversation involving the contest where man and dragon would compete together. When Harry brought up his idea with Hermione, she was for the idea because of the fact it didn't have house teams technically speaking it would be a good way to promote healthy sportsmanlike rivalries. It could also be used to promote unity between the houses but only if it was done correctly so to avoid creating a bigger schism between Hogwarts houses.

It was for this reason alone that Harry and Hermione with their dragons had gone to the Dragon Sanctuary to see Mortis. They wanted to go ahead with this idea, but they needed more information before proceeding. After all, as Hermione would attest knowledge is power and the more, they knew about these contests the better they can present them to Hogwarts.

"How do the rules for these contests work?" Harry suddenly asked as he looked to Mortis while holding a book to the chapter on these contests. Harry and Hermione with Beau and Wyldfyre were standing before Mortis who looked to the two wondering why they had made him this request.

Mortis looked to the pair and their dragons for a moment trying to comprehend the reasons for this question. "I assume you have reasons for this request?" Mortis asked as Harry nodded to this before giving his answer.

"I want to promote unity and inclusion of new ideas. So, what better way then to revive an old idea with a modern twist." Harry said as he looked to Mortis hoping to convince him to part with this information. "If I'm to be the Dragon Booster then should I not also promote peaceful relations?" Harry added as Mortis saw the logic in all of this and knew Harry brought up a valid point.

But Mortis also knew that they were young and could at times be reckless and thus made his stance on this clear. "I would advise against this path to unity, these Dragons at their top speed can reach up to 200 Miles Per Hour. Many had suffered grave injuries and even death." Mortis said but the look in Harry's eye showed that he would not back down. Seeing that Harry would not back down from this path Mortis let out a sigh knowing the boy would try it with or without his help. "Very well I will tell you all that I know of the old contests, ONLY if you can provide a safety net of sorts for such incidents." Mortis said and thus Hermione smiled to this no doubt having anticipated this.

"I can provide that, but I'm not sure the teachers will approve of it." Hermione said and thus Harry smiled to this happy to see that Hermione was on his side here.

"I think the twins will be willing to help with this." Harry said and in turn he knew it was time to speak with the masters of mayhem.

(Scene Break Gryffindor Common Room)

"Back up you want to what?!" Fred asked as he and George stood before Harry in shock.

"This upcoming weekend me and Hermione are hoping to start a Dragon Race preferably before the Quiddich match." Harry said as he looked to George and Fred.

"But you're worried." George said as he began to smirk.

"The teachers won't approve." Fred added and thus smiled as well.

"Yes." Hermione said sadly as she knew there were at most 10 dragons in Hogwarts at the moment.

"If we can host it on the weekend maybe we can pull it off without being caught." Harry said as he looked to the two and thus Fred and George all smiled seeing something forming for them.

"Well in that case." George began with a smile.

"Just leave it to us." Fred added as he stood with his twin.

"We'll get the word out." George said as he looked to the two.

"And keep it all shush-shush." Fred added as they saw they can use this to make a few wagers.

"And add a few things." George said as they spoke twin speak.

"To make it more exciting." Fred added as no doubt the Weasley twins had several ideas to make the race exciting for both spectators and racers when it stars.

"Thank you." Hermione said as she nodded and thus, she went on to make the preparations.

"Sure, what else you need?" Fred asked as he looked to the two.

"People who are gifted in charms and runes." Hermione said knowing this was going to be a lot of work.

"On it." George said and thus they all split up to get the preparations done. All the while Harry and Hermione were grateful for the help the Twins were giving them. The aid was needed and appreciated, and the pair would not forget any and all help the Weasley twins would give and would find a way to repay them both.

(Scene Break Start Montage)

Thus, for the next few days the students got to work. Fred and George got in touch with the Gryffindor rumor mill and started getting them to tell trusted people of the race. Lavender and Padma were told and thus they went to others with Padma telling her twin in Ravenclaw who spread it amongst her housemates.

Following it Fred and George made sure to distract Filch as they entered the Quidditch pitch to set up their racetrack for the coming events. During this Harry had taken advantage of Hedwig to send letters to each Dragon Rider in the school inviting them to participate in the coming event. They had to keep it as quiet as possible so by the time they are discovered its already well underway.

Daphne looked at her invitation with Theodore and Tracey and were surprised by the contents. What it offered was glory and rewards for the winner of the event. The letter a Hufflepuff also saw as with them it showed one all important fact. What was required was skill and ability with ones Dragon, no magic use only honor and unity meaning one's blood lineage was NOT a factor.

Much to the shock of many who knew them it was clear they were all interested in joining this race. Of course, they had a few close calls through the preparations as some of them included near misses with the teachers. The teachers were no doubt suspicious as to what had gotten the students acting suspicious as of late.

Harry was happy to receive a note from his Godfather of his support when Harry asked him to supply a prize for the winner. It came as a shock not even two days later when Sirius had sent a gold Trophy for the winner as it was charmed to instantly be engraved to whomever wins the race. The trophy was also filled with Galleons and thus Harry had to ensure it stayed hidden until the day of the event.

Hermione as well as several upper year students had set up cushioning charms and the like to prevent any serious injury to the students who would race. This would all be carried out until Saturday and when that happens it would be time for Hogwarts first of hopefully many more dragon races.

(Scene Break Quidditch Pitch Saturday)

Then the fated day arrived and needless to say the planners/competitors for this race were left surprised by the turnout. Even Ron was on the bleachers for this major event. As everyone was getting excited Fred and George were in the stans taking wagers on who would win the race.

Currently Harry and Hermione were in a private area with the other racers as they were equipped with Quiddich gear to act as added protection. At the front Hermione was explaining how the race will work and what will be expected while on the field. "Alright the race will start here and will also be where it ends." Hermione began as she gave everyone here the rundown. "The race will be 200 laps and will last anywhere between 1 Hour and 30 Minutes to a full 3 hours." Hermione explained as she looked to those who all signed up.

"We've also taken safety precautions for any possible injury but if by some chance an injury were to occur then Harry and I as well as the main organizers will be taking full responsibility for it." Hermione said as she looked to everyone here.

"So, question!" Came the voice of Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff who managed to acquire a dragon of his own. "Will there be any obstacles or dangers we should be wary of?" Cedric asked and thus Harry nodded.

"Yes, the Weasley's had set up small booby traps in the field to set off should we trip them." Hermione said as she explained the dangers. "More so you've each been given specialized Saddles that should prevent you from flying off your dragon by accident but we, advice ensuring you are all hooked up." Hermione said as she was trying to maximize safety here.

"So, what is the prize if I may ask." Daphne asked as she and her own Psi Dragon were ready to race.

"A trophy with your named engraved on it and inside it about 5K of Galleons." Harry said as that 5K was from the Black Family Vault curtesy of Sirius.

"And what happens if a teacher catches us and gets Aurors involved." Tracey asked not wanting to be in trouble.

"Again, Harry and I as well as the main organizers will take full responsibility for it." Hermione said and thus with this in mind Hermione handed out a paper. "Now read and sign this, it's a magical contract that not only covers all the safety regulations but also makes it binding, so any cheaters or snitches will suffer a severe punishment." Hermione said and thus as the group looked the pair was surprised to see all the students signing off on it and handing it back.

"Well then let's race." Harry said and thus they all got ready to race.

(Later on, the Quiddich Pitch)

The racers were all set and ready as each one of them were placed on random spots to start. Side by side would make it to crowded. So, they were placed in interchanging lines between each other and with it they had the needed room to start. Hermione was half expecting half hoping that at least one of the students in the know would have tried to stop this but that would not be the case.

Harry from his spot saw Fred and George in the stands taking wagers while also offering merchandise which he wondered where they got it from. As everyone got ready to race, they need wait only for a spell shot to the sky or canon fire whichever worked to start the race. As everyone was getting excited Harry saw someone up on the stands riling the students up getting them even more excited for the first ever Hogwarts Dragon Race.

In the announcer booth Lee Jordan was there as he was also excited about the race. "Hello Hogwarts students if you're here then you've been invited to attend the first unofficial Dragon Race of Hogwarts." Lee Jordan began as students cheered making it a wonder why the teachers haven't caught wind of this yet. "In celebration of unity our unnamed organizers have worked hard to make this happen so a small round of applauds for them." Lee said as the applauds were heard in response. "Now then let's get started with introductions, shall we?" Lee said and thus he started to list off each racer out on the field.

"From Gryffindor we have Harry Potter and his Dragon Beau and Hermione Granger with her lovely red dragon Wyldfyr!" Lee called out as the Gryffindor Students cheered for their fellow lions. "From the Slytherin's we have Daphne Greengrass and her dragon Amaranth, Tracey Davis and her Dragon Ebony, and Theodore Nott and his Dragon Coershun." Lee announced as the Snakes cheered for their girls and one guy waiting for the race to start. The Slytherin's all had Psi Dragons as their mount which made the ambition of their house a dangerous combo with a Psi Dragons alleged unpredictable nature.

"From Hufflepuff we have Cedric Diggory and his Dragon Atmos, Dora Williams and her Dragon Lenore, and finally we have Oliver Rivers and his Dragon Cyrano." Lee introduced as Cedric's dragon, Atmos was an Energy Class, Dora's Dragon Lenore was a Magma Class just like Hermione's Dragon, and Oliver's Psi Class Dragon Cetus much like that of the Slytherin's own. The Badgers cheered for their favorite racers in this regard not exactly intended but its as good a start as any. "And for Ravenclaw have Cho Chang and her Dragon Ellie and Grant Page with his dragon Cyrano!" Lee announced and thus the Ravens cheered for their pair as Cho's Dragon was an Energy Class while Grant's dragon Cyrano was a Bull Class Dragon judging by its massive size and brute form.

"Now that we have our introductions out of the way we can now begin… uh oh." Lee trailed off and soon a spell went skyward with a loud bang causing everyone to look at the source. Look everyone realized they were busted as the teachers found them out and leading them was none other than the Headmaster Albus Dumbledore himself.

"Now then before we carry on with anything else." Dumbledore began as he approached the scene. "Might I ask who exactly is responsible for this, event?" He asked and thus Harry and Hermione knew they were now caught red handed.

"I am sir!" Harry called out as he stepped off Beau and rubbed the Dragon's jaw before walking over to the headmaster and saw Snape sneering at him once again.

"Harry, might I ask why you helped organize this entire event?" Albus asked and thus Harry swallowed his resolve and spoke.

"Sir… a racial slur was used against Hermione recently and seeing that bigot word used made me want to try and promote unity and then we found this book on old lore and our Dragons seemed to be part of an old contest I wanted to restart. A contest of skill and trust between rider and dragon." Harry said as he knew he was going to get it now.

"And you did this by yourself." Dumbledore asked sounding a tad bit stern while Minerva respected Harry for trying to do something like this with good intentions. Looking to the others Harry knew he had to take the blame because he started this so he would end it.

"Yes, I did, sir." Harry admitted and thus Dumbledore reached his verdict.

"Well, it seems there is only one thing left to do." Dumbledore said as Harry could all but hear the twins getting ready to give everyone a refund.

"I understand." Harry said with defeat until Dumbledore surprised everyone who gathered.

"It seems to fall to me as Headmaster to run this race." Dumbledore said and thus when he said that everyone went wide eyed in shock. Even Snape was shocked by this turn of events. But the shock soon turned to joy as they began to cheer.

"Wait pardon?" Harry asked shocked over what he just heard.

"Yes, but if we are to do this, then might I add a few changes?" Dumbledore asked as he looked to Harry.

(Later)

The Racers were all gathered back on the track as it seems the changes while small had big responses. For starters it seems that within the hour Dumbledore had managed to get a group from the Daily Prophet involved to take pictures of this event. Not a huge group mind you but big enough to get the ball rolling on what may be a new sport for the Wizarding World.

With his wand to his neck Dumbledore began to make his own speech. "Welcome one and all to Hogwarts first Official Dragon Race." Dumbledore spoke as the students cheered while a few teachers watched as well. There were even a few spell shots to the sky to act as fireworks for this event. "We have 10 Racers in all each from varying houses of our wonderful school but there can only be one victor among them." Dumbledore announced as he looked to the students. "Lee Jordan and his commentary had already done a wonderful job introducing them but now allow me to explain the rules." Dumbledore said as he looked to the gathered students.

"This race shall be 200 laps and the top 3 positions at the end shall have their portraits hung in the Great Hall and a feast held in their honor." Dumbledore announced as everyone was cheering for this while the Chalice with the Coins inside was moved to position. "But as I said their can only be one winner who shall receive this chalice!" Dumbledore announced as the cloth was removed to reveal a large cup modeled after a Dragon and most of all filled to the brim with Galleons. "This Trophy engraved with the winners name and filled with 5,000 Galleons." Dumbledore said as for the students that sounded like incentive to participate and race.

"Now to avoid any possible unsafe and/or unfair methods Madam Hooch shall act as referee for this race." Dumbledore said as he gestured to Madam Hooch who flew about on her broom from on high. "And our Schools Healer Madam Pomfrey is also prepared for any unforeseen accidents!" He went on as nearby a tent was set up with Madam Pomfrey waving when called while sitting on a chair to watch the dragon race herself. "Now prepare yourselves for at the sound of the cannon the race begins!" Dumbledore announced and thus everyone was ready.

Harry could all but feel Beau's excitement for this doing what he loves most. Even Hermione could tell Wyldfyr had been itching for this chance. In fact, all of the dragons on the track had varying feelings of excitement or anticipation for the coming race. Noses flared the excitement was all around them as the Daily Prophet were getting ready to snap pictures of everything.

Hermione herself felt nervous but Wyldfyr simply glanced her head over to Hermione as when they eyes met Hermione felt a calming warmth from Wyldfyr. Hermione trusted Wyldfyr and somehow, she knew that Wyldfyr would trust her if they worked as one. This gripping the handles sash Hermione was ready to ride and claim victory.

Harry on the other hand was also ready to move as the tension he felt Beau could feel it, but Beau was not afraid. Harry sensed that Beau was not afraid and as earlier state excited to race. With this in mind Harry remembered the lessons Mortis gave him that when he and Beau were truly one there was nothing they could not accomplish together. Thus, Harry closed his eyes and focus on Beau to which Beau did the same. Beau was simply one half of the Dragon Booster Harry made up the other half. With this in mind Harry was ready to race as he gripped and steeled himself for what would come next.

All it took was a single sound loud and clear but that was all it took for the racers. The Cannon blast was heard and thus by the sound of the audience cheering the Dragons raced off down their track. Leaving a trail of dust with each step they took the Dragons did not wait long to reach the 200 MPH mark of their speed. The race began and with it so did this competition.

For Harry this felt just as good if not better than Quiddich. As he saw how everyone was trying to get to the lead, he even heard Lee Jordan making commentary on the dragon racers. Weaving and bobbing the racers zoomed down the track at speeds of 200MPH taking care to exercise caution when able. People were getting excited even more so when some of the first few traps on the track ended up sprang.

It was simple ones mainly used to cause some problems for the Dragons who were racing. Mainly something to knock them off their Dragon or cause the Dragon to trip. All the while Beau seemed to be enjoying the race the most out of all the Dragons as he followed where Harry led him.

Right behind them keeping pace with Harry and Beau was Hermione and Wyldfyr as they were trying to the side of them and get a pass on them somehow, but Harry saw this and lead Beau to the side, cutting the Wyldfyr and her rider off from passing them as they fell back a bit.

Unknown to them as Cedric and Daphne were coming up behind them fast as they try to overcome the other as they look towards each other with Daphne made Amaranth leap in front of Cedric and Atmos while he pulled to the side a bit to dodge this while keeping the same speed with Daphne just barely keep up with him from behind on the side.

The other dragon riders were keeping up well too from behind with the only one falling a bit behind was Grant Page and Cyrano as people can tell that dragon wasn't one for speed like the rest.

"With Harry Potter still in the lead, with Hermione Granger follow just behind him, while Cedric Diggory and Daphne Greengrass are following close behind while they are battle it out for 3rd place" Lee announce as he watch their part for a bit before turn back to the riders following behind them as he said, "Oliver Rivers and Cho Chang are taking the lead for the riders in the back cutting off the Slytherin other two riders from passing them with the rest trying to catch up with the rest, while in last place Grant Page and his dragon Cyrano are having a tough time keep up with the rest but still hanging in there."

"Come on Cyrano, speed up!" Grant said to his dragon as Cyrano went a little faster soon catching up to the other riders in the back.

With the racers keep going about this for about 10 laps with Harry and Hermione just neck and neck as they pass the line, but it was around this time the real fun begins as Fred and George looked at each other and soon activate the first of the traps as they gave the signal to Lee Jordan as he announce, "Heads up everyone, the first 10 laps were just a warm up the real race starts here with the trap trigger

Up front on the track, from the ground Walls began to suddenly pop-up randomly from the ground creating a pattern for the dragons and their rider to get pass as Harry and Hermione saw this, they weave side to side dodging the obstacles before them with Daphne and Cedric doing the same with a bit of difficulty but keeping clam as they can.

In the back with the other riders did they best they could but Oliver and his dragon slip up a bit as they went on the wrong side as a wall was waiting for them there, while they try to stop, they started to slide on their side and ran into the wall as it suddenly came down with them on top of it as the Slytherin rider took advantage of this as they hope over them as the crowd gasp to this with Lee announce, "Oh what a tumble, but don't worry everyone this track is lay with many charms and runes that cushion any rider and their dragon if they get into an accident, with the added safety gear they should be able to recover.

As Lee said as Oliver and his dragon were getting up a bit from that, but suddenly the two other Slytherin riders suddenly took advantage of this as they jump over both of them and got ahead with the other rider passing him too including Grant as Lee announce, "But now Oliver has to play catch up if he want to stay in the race!"

The two got back up and soon riding off again as they were falling behind now trying to catch up to the others.

Up head as harry and Hermione gotten pass the pop up walls as now they were riding in a straight line now, but suddenly on the tracks mines appeared by magic no doubt Fred and George 2nd trap as once the pair reach the mines they soon exploded in a large puff of smoke obscure their site as Lee said to everyone, "Watch out for those smoke bombs as they can be trick to see and avoid.

For that moment, Cedric and Daphne suddenly rush ahead of the two first dragon riders while they clear from the smoke and saw they were just pass as Cedric called out to them, "Sorry Harry, Hermione, but it seems I'm going to be winning this race."

"Don't get ahead of yourself Diggory," Daphne said as she gotten ahead of him at that moment as had to pull back suddenly from her as she took first now, but Cedric wasn't going to give up just yet, and nether was Harry and Hermione as they keep behind them.

They avoided the mines as they leap from side to side while they exploded too as it seem if any rider step on them or not, they will still go off, Cedric lost his site for a moment, Harry took this chance and rush ahead of him as he caught up to Daphne as she saw him and said, "Nice done catching up Harry potter."

"I can say the same to you getting first," Harry said to her as Daphne smile and said, "Well I have you to thank for that as you were the one that taught me how to ride a dragon."

Harry remembered as more dragon started to show up around the lands of Hogwarts with Daphne was out studding outside with Tracy and their few of their fellow classmate as a suddenly Pack of the Psi dragon came up, scaring them for a moment while the dragon just came because they smelt the snack food being small tuna sandwiches.

At that time Daphne had the idea of giving one the dragon the tuna sandwich to see if they will leave if they are feed, but instead of leaving, the dragon approach her and make a long story short, they bonded.

Daphne soon ask Harry to teach her how to rider her dragon while paying for the lesson, even though Harry said it wasn't necessary while Daphne said to him it was necessary as a way to be honorable, which did surprise harry thinking all Slytherin were just out for themselves, but that wasn't the case here, and needless to say Harry agreed and taught her and any other student that bonded with a dragon themselves with Hermione's help of course.

Anyways back to the race as Harry and Daphne were neck and neck as they ride to stay in first place with the other with Cedric and Hermione behind them along with the others dragon riders as they keep racing.

(Time skip)

The race was still on with all 10 dragon racers still going, as Harry, Hermione, Daphne and Cedric were no doubt the best racers so far at the moment with surprising moments with Grant Page and Cyrano were in 5th place as despite their lack of great speeds they keep up in the race well, due to most of the other racers getting into a small spill on the track from the traps as everyone keep wanting to go faster which lead them running into the traps themselves, no doubt with the saying goes slow and steady will win the race as Grant is able to avoid the traps well by going at a lower speed than others and went fast as needed.

Every ten laps or so the traps would either be changed up or none activities at the time no doubt giving Fred and George time to reset them as needed as the riders would sometimes get hit by the pop-up walls, smoke bombs, projectiles in the form of water balloons or mud balls, and a few other surprises being trap doors that opening up down below making dragons fall into them and had to climb back out, as well as stink bombs that not only effected the riders but the crowd as well which they gag and some puke to it, with the teacher would give Fred and George a talking to while also banning them for any other dragon racing.

Despite from that everyone was loving the dragon race, even the reporter were getting into it as they took pictures as needed, write up notes of what to put down in the papers and so far there were many notes while they also lose some of them as well due to some gust of wind that sudden came out of nowhere when the dragons came running by.

Every ten laps or so the traps would either be changed up or none activities at the time no doubt giving Fred and George time to reset them as needed, but soon enough reach the middle mark, with dragon and their riders suddenly slow down to a near walking speed, as at that point the dragon were getting low on their energy, so with this they put in a new rule of having a walking lap with everyone staying in their position giving the dragon some water and a quick snack while on the go and get their energy back before the walking lap was over while also giving everyone else a small break as well.

After the walking lap the dragons gotten their energy back, and with that they were off again as they rode out.

As it were somehow it came down to Harry and Beau, with Cedric and Atmos were gunning for first place as they came down to the final laps of the race with Hermione and Daphne were trying to overcome the other but even with cunning of a Slytherin and smart of a psi dragon, could not beat Hermione's intelligent and Wyldfyr's skillfulness as they avoided them well enough.

"Come on Harry! Beat that, Badger!" Ron cheered out for Harry to win, as everyone were cheering out as the final stretch was here as they reach the final lap.

Harry and Cedric were neck and neck as they came to the finish line as they were so focus on reaching it, something amazing to say was happening, as Harry was enjoying himself was not enough words to say of how he felt, feeling free and alive, feeling the wind in his hair and around him, he felt like he was born for this.

At that moment, the wind seem to have lead up around him, a slight golden glow surrounded him as Beau was suddenly moving faster than ever before as he suddenly pass by Cedric as the Hufflepuff saw this and was shock to see that Harry was getting ahead of him, even going at their top speed harry was somehow going faster than him, with everyone seeing this could not hold themselves back, as Harry soon cross the finish line with someone waving a checkered flag for him and everyone seem to have exploded out in a cheer.

Firework were shot in the air, music was playing loudly for everyone to hear, with all the other dragon riders soon pass the finish line as well it was a great moment for everyone, as Harry and the other dragon riders soon slow down as the race was finally over.

(A little later)

Harry is seen up on the podium with Cedric and Hermione next to him along with their dragon all next to them as they took the 2nd and 3rd place in that order with Harry holding the Trophy and the 5K Galleons that was held within the cup. As Harry smiled, he no doubt would be the next big thing for a while this year in Hogwarts. Best case scenario was that this would become a yearly thing for the school to do and as Dragons slowly began to go mainstream it was only a matter of time.

But for now, Harry would enjoy his victory as well as repay the Twins for their help in getting this all set up.

(Scene Break Morgana)

Morgana sat behind her desk as she went through several bits of paperwork while her latest appointment sat across from her. "So, you have need of my help in a matter, Lucius?" Morgana asked as she glared at the man sitting across from her who tried to be as respectable to her as he possibly could.

"Yes." Lucius said as he abhorred having to come all this way for the meeting. "A rival Arthur Weasley has been performing raid after raid and while I may have set up certain… items I fear this, Dragon Booster would become a problem." Lucius said as Morgana smirked to this and thus smiled sinisterly.

"Well then in that case… let's talk." Morgana said and thus she began to strike a deal with Lucius or at the very least was trying to strike a deal.

(TBC)

ESKK: Well, this took a long while, but it's done. Now then I hope you all enjoyed it and will continue to support this fic. Now then be sure to leave a review and as I always say here ja-ne.