Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. This is just for fun and I hope you enjoy reading it.
Child of Silence
By Angelwings Sorrow
Chapter 58 "Dancing with Dragons"
Jareth had been steaming with anger when he read the story by that witch who tried to fight his godson's truth spell had published. He had been surprise when the powerful spell being cast but felt Haraldr had been perfectly in his rights to make sure this mortal knew who they were dealing with. Alva rubbed against his legs trying to soothe her master's anger but she knew he would calm down when he was ready.
"I am sorry my dear Alva, these mortals are playing with fire and Haraldr is the one who is getting burned." The Goblin King cooed to his beloved familiar giving her a scratch behind the ears.
"Your Majesty you have a visitor. He refuses to remove his cloak or give his name. He says he is the Winter Soldier." Jareth's personal assistant announced entering the throne room.
"Thank you Ingram, show him in. He'll leave through my personal door. Also I am not to be disturbed for two Mortal weeks. I have a feeling that I must travel the Realms real soon."
"Yes your Majesty." The Goblin bowed and left the room. Soon after Ingram left, entered a dark cloaked figure with a black great horned owl on his shoulder.
"We are safe and secure Master Barnes, you may remove your hood. Nátt, why don't you visit Hedwig for a bit?" The King offered and the owl flew to the indoor tree where the snowy owl was preening.
"Thanks, it's a bit crowed today in the Alley and that bird ain't a light weight." Bucky stated pushing back his hood.
"Hmm, it must be the news that our godson is a champion in the tri-wizard tournament. The witches and wizards of England do love their gossip so they are out and about to see who knows what. But enough about them, let's talk about you Master Barnes. You seem to have changed since Asgard; I could feel it when you entered the room." Bi-colored eyes studied the mortal before.
"It's not something I tell people but I've been able to feel Magic since I met Harry at HYDRA and lately it's getting stronger."
"Hmm, I think you have had suppressed magical blood in you. Let's test it shall we?" With and snap of his fingers the Goblin King changed the throne room into his office. He pulled out two sheets of parchment. "Now I need three drops of your blood on both parchments."
"Fine." The soldier offered up his ungloved hand allowing Jareth to prick his finger with the golden needle. As soon as the blood seeped into the papers they began to change. The first page began to shift through colors before settling on red while the other paper began to fill in with names and lines connecting them leading to his own name at the bottom.
"Just as I thought. You, Master Barnes are from a long line of Pure-blood wizards dating way back to the 1700's in Romania. It seems that you great grandmother married a non-magi and her powers were locked away, probably done by her family as a way to keep their magic away from Non-magi mortals. She live a shorten life because of it; a wizard or witch can not live if they can not access their magic. That block was passed down to your father and then you, but I believe your desire to protect Haraldr and exposure to his magic has weakened the curse on your blood. Only time will tell if you be come a full fledge wizard. I suggest you study Haraldr's text books just in case."
"You mean I could have magic like Harry?" Bucky eyes widen with surprise at the idea.
"It is a possibility, tell me have you notice anything different since spending more time in the magical world?"
"Yeah, like when Harry cast that really strong spell. I felt it sting me a bit, but it didn't hurt. Sometimes if I lose something it will appear in my hand and I barely notice it is happening."
"Ah, I see, you hare having small samples of accidental magic. Children often show signs when they have emotional outburst but since you are more in control of your emotions the magic is adjusting to your needs rather than your feelings. In time I am confident you will be able to wield a wand and cast spells. Your family line was a powerful one and as the curse breaks down you will be able to use that power to extend your life and that of your soul mate since you had a bonding performed by two powerful Gods." Jareth smiled. He always did like giving good news to friends. He could see the man's shoulders loosen as if one less burden was lifted from him.
"That's good to hear, but not why I came here today." Bucky shrugged. His training didn't allow for him to show his inner shock and confusion. He and Steve were already over a hundred years old he didn't know how his husband will feel about living another couple hundred years. Then again that meant more time with Harry since he and his parents will be living another couple thousand years.
"Of course what can I do for you Master Barnes?"
"I need to get some gold to buy Harry a broom. He said that he dreams of flying and that he wasn't in his suit during the task. Romanoff suggested we get him a racing broom but I'm not sure where to buy it Loki gave me his key to get the money for the broom."
"Nonsense Master Barnes. You don't need to use their vaults, as you have just inherited the vaults of Sandu. It will be a nice gift to Haraldr for one of his doting God Fathers." Jareth waved his concerns off as he started the paper work.
"Sandu, that means Defender of Humanity, doesn't it?"
"Yes, it does. It seems that you following in the proud tradition of defending us all from the threats of this realm and beyond. You are also the last of this line as your ancestors tended to die young in battle or war. That does not mean they were not smart with their fortune. The widowed witches of that line invested wisely to provide for their families after the lost of their husbands. So you have a small fortune of your own to keep you comfortable for the next five hundred years or so. Here is all the vault information you'll need and all I need is a drop of blood and your signature." Jareth explained handing Bucky the paperwork he finished putting together from his magical desk. When everything was signed and done, he was the owner of a vault key that he could use as a credit card. The King explained all he had to do to pay for large orders that require more gold than he could carry was to write his vault number on the receipt and tap it with his key and the funds will be sent to the shops vault.
"Thank you Your Majesty, you've been a great help. Come on you Buzzard, it's time to go."
"Schreech!" Nátt took offence at being called a buzzard but flew to the man's shoulder none the less. The owl became even more grumpy, because his claws had no affect on the man's metal arm. So the two were at a stand still in there resentment for one another.
"Yeah, whatever, you can't hurt me." Bucky muttered to the owl that was sitting on his Vibranium Shoulder. "One Last thing, Harry said he saw the Dwarves in his vision. I contacted Loki about it but he said you would be able to contact them faster. He's making them amulets so they can blend in on earth. He said to have Heimdall send them to Frigga's Meadow."
"I see, Well he is right I can complete the task much faster than he can. I believe he has another reason for not wanting to go. Loki always hated traveling to Niðavellir. He hates getting dirty and the Dwarves always have the forges going so there is soot everywhere. Never the less I will travel to Niðavellir and speak with the king and see if he will allow them to attend the First task. Oh and use the door to the left it will take you to the Alley unseen by others so that will away you will not draw attention from spies that might be in the lobby."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Bucky bowed slightly before disappearing out the door.
"Well Alva, shall we go? King Eitri is a difficult man to deal with at the best of times; I doubt he'll be opened lending us his two most valued warriors. We'll have to stop off in Asgard for some wild game. I am sure Queen Frigga can get Thor or his friends to hunt us some as a gift to the Dwarves. If that does not work I still have some sweets that Haraldr made me. No one can resist his treats." Jareth said thinking out loud to the Carmel colored familiar.
"Meow?"
"Never Mind you'll see, come along Asgard awaits." The king smile and the two vanished in a Gold light.
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"Dragons? Are they Crazy!' Hermione ranted as she paced around in the Founder's common room.
"This is Dumbledork, of course he arranged for dragons." Malfoy rolled his eyes flipping through the newspaper.
"How did you find out about the dragons anyway?" Neville asked as he practiced his dagger throws. He was getting better or at least Harry said he was. Harry suggested that he trained in distant fighting if he didn't like using a sword or magical dueling, then dagger throwing might be better fitted to him. He just hoped he was improving because he didn't want to disappoint one of his best friends.
"I got an owl from Hagrid last night saying to meet him at his hut under my Invisibility Cloak. When I got there he was talking to Headmistress Olympia which implied he was trying to make it look like a date. Anyways Hagrid said really loudly that it was a nice night for a walk through the forest. The guy is not subtle at all but whatever, I followed them and after twenty minutes of walking we came up to a huge clearing. There was Charlie with other dragon wranglers and four dragons. I can tell you one thing for sure that the dragons were not happy to be here." Harry explained as he did push ups with Daphne sitting on his back.
"Ten more Harry darling and you'll reach three hundred. So Veela girl knows about the dragons; what about the Durmstrang fellow?" The Slytherin asked while mentally keeping track of Harry's push-ups.
"Oh he knows. As I circled the clearing to see what kinds of dragons they were, I almost bumped into Headmaster Karkaroff. He must have come in from the south as we entered from the east. So Krum definitely knows about the Dragons but I don't think Diggory knows. I didn't see him out there."
"That would be cheating Harry dear, and my housemate is against anything that might be immoral." Susan smiled as she help Daphne up once the push ups were done, then she handed the Ravenclaw a water bottle.
"Thanks." Harry accepted the bottle and drank deep. "Well it would be unfair if we don't tell him about the first task. Set up a meeting Bones, it's the least we can do to level the playing field."
"As you wish, Harry Dear." Susan smiled before slipping out a secret door.
"I don't know how you can take things so calmly Harry." Hermione plopped down on the couch now tired from pacing.
"It's better to accept the will of the Norns than to go against them."
"Well on a different but related topic; who still doesn't have a date for the Yule Ball?" Daphne asked with a bright grin on her face.
"Fred asked me this morning, and it was a good thing too, because after lunch Victor Krum asked me to be his date. I let Mr. Krum down gently but I could see he was disappointed that I rejected him." The Gryffindor felt bad that she hurt the boy's feelings but she would not want to give him false hope because she was spoken for.
"I heard that Theo came and asked Lokison for permission to take Lovegood to the Ball." Draco added folding his paper now that he was done with it.
"He did and I gave it to him with a list of rules he had to follow."
"Harry you are the strictest Big Brother that I have ever known." Daphne laughed as Harry just shrugged. "What about you Draco Darling? Have you asked any witch or wizard to hang on your arm for the night making moon eyes at you?"
"If I wanted that I would ask Parkinson to be my date. I want a stress free uncomplicated night but since you are going with the other Weasley twin my options are extremely limited. Tea please, Moppsey."
"Yes Master Malfoy." The little house elf bowed and popped away and returned with the beverage.
"Well, what about you Harry Dear?"
"I have a date that is a friend so I don't have to deal with those invitations that have been arriving by the hour ever since the bloody ball was announced."
"The price of fame. What about you Longbottom? Have you asked sweet Susan to the Ball?"
"Thunk!"
"Watch your aim young man that almost hit my frame!" The Grumpy Portrait of Salazar complained. The other founder's quietly hid their laughter at the incident, not Godric he had a roaring laugh that filled the room.
"Sorry Professor Slytherin. Uh, I haven't had a chance to ask her yet, I mean tried a couple of times but we keep getting interrupted or I just become a stuttering mess." Neville pull the dagger from the wall beside the portrait before slumping against the wall in defeat."
"Well you won't get her to g with you with that attitude Longbottom." Draco snapped trying to bring out the Gryffindor fight of the boy.
"Shut it Malfoy! It's difficult because she is nice smart and pretty! Why would she want to go with someone like me?"
"Because she knows that you are also smart, brave, and noble." Daphne defended the shy boy from himself. It may have been four years since they started school but Neville's confidence was still very low compared to others in the their group.
"It's time to up you game Longbottom by taking the Slytherin Crash Course to Confidence." Draco smirked setting his empty tea cup aside and standing up.
"Thanks but I don't think that will be necessary…"
"Poor Naïve Neville your permission was never required." Daphne cooed as the two Slytherin stalked to towards their prey. The Gryffindor didn't stand a chance against the two as the picked him up by the arms and dragged him through another door that just appeared.
"Should we try and stop them?" Hermione asked a bit concerned for her housemate.
"No, it is the will of the Norns. Come on Krillan it's time fore my evening run." Harry called to the Jotun that had been quietly meditating in the corner.
"Yes my prince." Krillan stood up and stretched before following the young prince out of the castle. The captain of the guard had been concerned by the lack of physical training of the children when he first arrived at the school. Then the MAGIC group explained that while the rest of student body were not physical trained, Harry and his Avenger family had been training their group. Harry had explained that the teachers had been reluctant to let him run outside by himself. So with the older Jotun as his guard he was free to run again.
"Don't stay out too Long Harry we need to study for your Transfiguration test tomorrow." Hermione called out but was ignored. She rolled her eyes at the lack of respect for learning but then again Harry was the top student in the whole entire school, he would be fine she just like to remind him to keep up with his studies.
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"I can't believe the crowd out there." Cedric whisper as he watched the witches and wizard coming on to the grounds of Hogwarts from the window of the room where they were waiting to meet with their families before the first task.
"It'z be-caze of the Ze Boy Who Lived, no?" Fleur asked flipping her long hair over her shoulder.
"Mademoiselle, Please do not call me that. It is a stupid name that has no meaning for me other than to annoy and enrage me." Harry signed allowing all to hear his gloves translations.
"Champions your family members and guardian are here to see you." McGonagall announce opening door to allow the families in.
Mr. Diggory came running in and wrapping his son in hug. A group of Blond women practically flittered in and surround Fleur speaking rapidly in French. A tall man looking very stern walked in and straight to the Quidditch Star. They said nothing but they seemed to have said everything with just a look and a nod of the head.
"Ah, there he is, My Favorite Godson in all of the nine realms!" Jareth waltz in with two shorter men who seemed to only come up to just below his shoulder.
"I'm your only godson." Harry rolled his eyes before grinning and throwing his arms around the goblin king.
"Still you are my favorite." Jareth laughed returning the hug. Then he stood back and introduced his companions. "Now as you requested I have brought you our friends and Allies from Niðavellir. Fili and Kili bring greetings from King Eitri as well as a gift."
"We are here to serve." The brothers bowed. Harry noticed the silver amulets around their necks as those made by his father. It would seem this was the human height of the Dwarves from Niðavellir.
"Thank you for coming Friends. I feel more at peace knowing you all are here." Harry bowed to them before hugging the two dwarves in relief. Kili and Fili looked to one another with the Prince between them. They felt the tension leave the small body and realized that this Realm was hurting their friend which made them more determined to help protect him in anyway possible.
"That is why we're here my dear boy. Did you get Master Barnes gift?"
"Yes godfather. He also wrote that you did a bloodline trace on him."
"True he has the potential to be a decent seidr wielder. He and his mate will be living a lot longer than most mortals so you do not have to worry about losing them prematurely."
"That is a comfort."
"Champions it is time to make your way to the field. Your families will be escorted to the stands." McGonagall announced after re-entering the room. The champions filed out following the Scottish witch and Krillan fell instep with Harry from his post guarding the visiting room door. While Harry found peace with the Jotun at his side the other Champions felt a bit intimidated.
They we're lead to a small tent near the lake and left there to wait. All of them were on edge knowing what was to come. What the hell were they doing going up against dragons? Dealing with a baby dragon when he was eleven was hard enough let alone a full grown Dragon.
"Good Morning Champions. Now I have models of the Challenges you'll be facing each model have a number around its neck and that is the order in which you'll going. Ladies first, just reach in the bag and pull out your challenge." Harry rolled his eyes as Fleur did as Mr. Crouch asked; they all knew it was a dragon so why pretend it was something else.
"Ah-a, a Welsh Green, you will be second. Mr. Krum you are next." Crouch called to the Durmstrang student. "The Chinese Fireball for you then, you will be third. Mr. Diggory if you please? A Swedish Short-snout interesting you will first." It was then the Game master realized which dragon was left and became pale. "Your H-h-highness the last one is for you."
Harry looked at the wizard with a raised eye brow and reached into the bag. He felt a nip at his finger as he pulled the animated statue out of the bag. He had to hold back the sigh that wanted to come out as he saw an exact replica of Hagrid's pet Norbert.
"It's, uh-um, a Hungarian Horntail. You w-w-will be last." Crouch stuttered. The other Champion inhaled a breath or hissed is surprise. Hungarian Horntails were one of the most dangerous and violent dragons there were and they all knew it. If the baby was a pain to deal with this one was going to be deadly.
"Now that you have all chosen your opponent I will explain to task. Each of these Mother Dragons is going to be guarding their nest of eggs. It will be your task to retrieve the golden egg among the dragon eggs. Points will be given for spells used and time taken to get the eggs. Points will be taken if any of the eggs or dragons are serious damaged. I wish you all good luck." The Game Master made a hasty retreat from the tent leaving everyone to realize just how real these tasks were. It wasn't long before the first contestant was called by Dumbledore using a sonorous charm. There were cheers and screams with an eventual victory before the next champion was called. Harry watched each one go with trepidation because he knew he would be last facing the fiercest dragon in the line up.
"Prince Haraldr Lokison!" Mr. Crouch called. It seems that Dumbledore was pulled from his job because he wanted to call for Harry Potter. Harry could see the Headmaster sitting next to the judge with a sour expression on his face. Someone must have silenced him against his will to have that look upon his face, Harry snickered at the sight. It helped to relax him as he walked to the middle of the battle area. He could see the dragon was a hundred times bigger than the baby he wrestled three years ago and she looked a thousand times meaner.
"We have one hour on the clock, you may begin."
"Accio Firebolt!" Harry thought as he waved his wand. It would take awhile for his broom to find him and the Horntail just took notice of him. "Well shit!"
"Roar!" the Dragon blew a fireball at the little frost giant as she stomped forward. Harry's eyes went wide and on instinct he shaped shifted to his serpent form hiding in the grass. He slithered to the rocks before changing back to his human form. His disappearance enraged the dragon mother more and she sniffed the air before snorting fire at his hiding spot. Harry could feel the ground shake as she stomped towards him. The Small Jotun scrambled to climb the rocks as he barely dodged the swipe of that massive tail. He saw she going for another swish of that deadly tail of hers and he jumped as high as he could off the rocks just as his broom came flying by. He grabbed the fire-bolt and swung himself up on the seat and took off. The crowd oohed and awed as he flew around the dragon trying to find an opening to snatch the golden egg. He swooped in close but the dragon was fast to almost catch him and blew a fireball at him. Harry barely missed the hit and the fire burned his shoulder. It burned badly because Frost Giants could not tolerate hate let alone fire and he was thankful he was only half. The Dragon took his sign of weakness as easy prey and took off after him breaking her chains and flying after the small Ravenclaw.
"Not good, not good!" Harry thought pushing his broom to fly faster. The dragon was fast for such a large beast. She chased him high in the air and around the castle setting the empty Quidditch stands on fire as they flew by. Harry was having trouble navigating as he was constantly dodging fire. Just then he saw a glint gold from the corner of his eye just like when he was chasing snitch he knew where the egg was and was ready to catch it. He swooped a loop up, over and behind the Horntail then flying under it heading straight for the nest. The Dragon may be fast but it could not maneuver as quickly as the Ravenclaw and she caught her wing in the thick branches of the tress and was about to fall from the sky and possibly on the tiny prince.
The dragon roared as she fell but instead of feeling the hard ground she was caught but by what she didn't know. She struggled to get free but what ever was holding her was not relenting. She roared again and thrashed to be let go.
"Hold her head Kili! I got her Tail!" Fili shouted to his brother. The Dwarves had saw what was going to happen and jumped from the stand yanking the amulets from their necks regaining their true size of Giant Dwarves of Niðavellir. They grabbed the dragon in time before she fell on their Prince of the Realms. Harry made it safely to the clearing where the judges were and he watched as his friends worked with the mortal dragon tamers to get the dragon calm and under control. The Judges were all talking at once trying to decide if he should be disqualified by The Dwarves interference. After the debate it was decided that Harry would not be disqualified as he had grabbed the egg before the dragon had to be restrained.
Harry was told to go to the medical tent for treatment and they would call all champions when the scores were tallied. He was surprised to find Hermione and Susan there waiting with potions and a familiar goblet in hand rather than the school nurse. "What are you two doing here?" Harry flicked his wrist turning on his gloves.
"Well you aren't exactly a human wizard Harry. We asked Madame Pomfrey to let us attend you since we know what potions can be used on you." Susan smiled.
"Also we were given this by King Jareth saying was from your Aunt Hela and you would know what it is." Hermione finished handing him the goblet as Susan vanished the Ravenclaw's shirt and began to treat the burns on his shoulder.
"The Waters of Valhalla and Jotunheim. Thanks." The Jotun drank deep feeling the cool water go down and healing the internal injuries he got bumping into the castle and trees as he flew to escape the crazy mother dragon.
"Well I guess we now know why you were dreaming of fire, it was frightening!" Hermione exclaimed as she put pain patches over the deep bruises around his ribs.
"I think Draco nearly fainted when the dragon almost roasted you on the field. Where did you go? No one could see you." Susan asked when she finished bandaging his ribs over the pain patches and then started treat his shoulder and back.
"My father spent this summer teaching me to shape shift and I changed into a snake without really thinking about it. I just remember wanting small and flat to the ground so I wouldn't be caught in the fire ball. Hiss." Harry stopped signing as Susan applied the burn salve to his shoulder and it stung bad.
"Harry stay still, you don't want infection to set in." The Hufflepuff ordered finishing his treatment with a few numbing spells to keep the prince comfortable.
"My prince they are about to announce the scores." Krillan announced entering the tent.
"Are Fili and Kili alright?"
"Yes, they are. After they subdued the dragon they helped get the other dragons back into their cages with their eggs or what was left. One of the challengers caused few eggs to be destroyed. King Jareth returned their amulets so they could be human size again. Professor Flitwick invited them to the feast tonight to celebrate the end of the first task along with the other Families of the champions."
"Eggs were broken? What happened before it was my turn, Hermione?" Harry asked as he put the clean shirt Susan gave him on.
"Well Cedric tried transfiguration with a rock and turned it into a dog but it only distracted the dragon for a bit. I think his yellow shirt caught the Mother's attention and she went after him he was burned by a fireball." Susan piped up before the Gryffindor could answer.
"Anyways when it was Fleur's turn, she tried to enchant it but Dragon can be very resistant to that type of magic but it seemed that she had experience with the charm. So when she had it under her control and asleep, it snored, snorting fire at her causing her dress to catch on fire. She managed to put it out with a water spell; eventually she got passed the dragon to fetch the egg." Hermione continued as the walk with the young prince out of the medical tent.
"You should have seen Krum! He was very determined and shot sting spell at the dragon's right eye. She couldn't see so she stumbled onto her own nest crushing some of the eggs. It will cost him a lot of points and Charlie Weasley didn't look to happy about that either." Susan chimed in as they reached the judges' stand next to the other Champions. They stood as the Judges used there wands to show their scores after each name was call. Harry got an eight, nine, nine, ten and a four, for a total of forty points.
"That was not a bad score but it also disappointing at some judge's favoritism." Hermione muttered under her breath glaring at the Headmaster of Durmstrang who gave Harry a four and Krum a ten.
"Yeah well we all knew this game wasn't going to be fair. All we can do is try to survive." Harry signed as Krillan lead them all back to the castle for the feast.
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"Okay, tell me again why are we sitting here on our asses, in this cushy Sanctum, and not flying to that school to kick ass for bringing ADULT DRAGONS TO THE FUCKING SCHOOL!" Tony who was out of his chair shouting at his husband and Harry's Mentor Dr. Strange.
"Because Stark, I was ordered to keep you both from interfering with the tournament. Barnes sent the report of the possibility of dragons and everyone knew that you both would over-react if you were there to see it. It was decided for you both to watch remotely and that King Jareth would be there as stand-in relative. Loki quit trying to teleport the Queen made those bracelets especially for you." Stephen explained glaring at the Chaos God.
"Excuse me if I share my Husband's sentiment, and that Old Man needs to die! Haraldr almost died!" Loki snarled pointing at the TV. Natasha and Bucky knew that Tony and Loki would want to see what was happening so they compromised and sent drone footage during the Task. Nat was blending with the crowd while Bucky worked the drone from the shrieking Shack. Strange had the delightful job of babysitting the overprotective parents. Jarvis and the iron man suits stayed locked up at Frigga's Meadow and the bracelets prevented the use of magic so both men were suck at the London Sanctum with no hope to escape to Hogwarts.
"Harry is alive and well Baby brother." A voice said appearing to the left of the angry god.
"Hela? Have you seen him?"
"Briefly when he finished his task I was not allowed to be seen but I did drop off his healing goblet. Mother said we should respect the Norns visions and that now is not time for us to be at young Haraldr's side. His friends are tending to him and the blonde idiot is there with the Dwarves so Haraldr has plenty of family and friend support. For now I suggest you both send a message of congratulations to your son, so he knows you still love him. Then you will stay here until tomorrow to insure that both don't do anything stupid until your tempers have cooled." Hela stalked toward the two before waving her hand and sticking them to the love seat that they had been watching tv from. "Sorry to impose on you further Dear Doctor but Mother has given us our marching orders."
"No worries give my regards to Queen Frigga the All Mother of Asgard." Strange bowed.
"I will thank you for your hospitality. See you later Baby Brother, Tin Man." Hela vanished in puff of green smoke.
"Well since your technology was banned from the Sanctum today you will have to write your letter the old fashion wizard way. I'll even let you borrow Dianna." Stephen smirked as a beautiful golden eagle owl landed on his arm. Loki rolled his eyes but picked up the offered parchment and quill on the table. They all were right Anthony and he did not have a cool frame of mind when their son was in danger; so they would stay put for now.
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It was official holidays sucked when they were forced to stay at the castle against their will for some stupid reason such as hosting other schools for the bloody Tournament. His parents sent Winky to host Thanksgiving feast for him and his friends since they were unable to be there and weren't allowed to interfere with the mission. As the weeks passed the whole student body started going mad with Dance Fever. The Yule ball was all anyone could talk about. Even his friends couldn't stop gossiping about it. They even dragged him out to the shops to get their hair done and shoes as well as jewelry. By the time the Ball came around Harry was ready to pull out his hair.
"My Prince Fristy, you have a visitor." Fred announced leading in the guest with George bringing up the rear.
"Diggory, have a seat. You two can go get ready for your dates." Harry signed with his gloves after setting his homework aside. "What can I do for you?"
"Thank you for seeing me, I know that you don't want to deal with the tournament but you helped me with the first task and I thought I could return the favor. Have you solved the egg puzzle?" Cedric asked as he sat on the foot stool in front of the Ravenclaw accepting the tea from the house elf.
"No we haven't as the ear piercing scream have knocked more than one of us out. We we're going to try some of my father's muggle technology next, but if you have a solution I am willing to listen."
"A teacher suggested that I take a bath with the egg to dampen the sound and it worked. I don't want to give too much away but I felt I owed at least this to you." Cedric explained sipping the amazing tea. When he got tea in the great hall it didn't taste as nice as this. Looking at the tray of biscuits on the table next to him it seemed that there were perks of being in the good favor of the house elves.
"Interesting, I shall try it, but I must know which teacher told you about the egg?" Harry was curious as to who would want to interfere with the champions.
"Professor Moody saw I was struggling with the egg. He is the Dark Arts Professor and seems to know the sound coming out of the egg but I assumed he didn't want to make it look like cheating giving me the hint as a suggestion."
Harry nodded at this information as he steepled his fingers together in a thoughtful manner. He seemed to go into deep thought ignoring his guest. Just when the Hufflepuff was becoming uncomfortable with the awkward silence he was saved by the Youngest MAGIC Member.
"I see Big Brother has forgotten he has a visitor, again. Hello Cedric, I am sorry about Harry he tends to get lost in deep thought." Luna floated into the room with a dreamy look on her face.
"I can see, afternoon Lovegood. Do I say something or do I wait until he comes out of thought?"
"I think it is safe to say he will be like this for some time. I am sure that you have finished your talk so I will walk you out, besides it's getting late. You don't want to keep Cho waiting; she has been waiting for tonight since you asked her to the dance." Luna smiled as the boy stood and blushed.
"Okay, well thank Lokison for the chat and tea." The Hufflepuff made a quick bow and escape before his whole face became a flaming mess.
"Miss Luna, I have returned with Prince Haraldr's guest."
"That is wonderful, thank you Captain Krillan. I will take care of them from here. You should stay with big brother until he is done thinking and remind him to get ready for the ball in two hours." Luna requested as she took over as hostess to their guest.
"As you wish Miss Luna." Krillan bowed before taking up guard beside the young prince. The older Jotun was surprised as to how alike Haraldr was to his King Helblindi. His King would often sit on his throne deep in thought before coming up with a solution to a problem facing their people. The Family Bonds run deep through the royal Clan of Laufey that there is no doubt.
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"Are the Champions ready for their Opening dance?" Dumbledore asked McGonagall as the hall filled up with students and their Guest students.
"All but Mr. Lokison, he seems to be running late. I am sure he won't be long; he is not one to shriek at his duties. Ah I see our schools are joining together in at least friendship. Victor Krum walked in with Padma Patil as his date followed by Fleur and her date Draco Malfoy. Draco was surprised when The Beauxbatons' champion asked him to be her date. It seems that her allure was attracting unwanted attention and only male members of MAGIC were immune to the allure for various reasons. Fleur said she had noticed that he was not affected by her veela heritage and she wanted a shield from those who might do her harm under the influence. The young elf agreed because this would also solve his date issue of no complications.
"The Hall is full we must start the Yuletide Ball. Mr. Potter had better be here soon or discipline actions will be taken." Dumbledore hissed and left to address the Hall.
"Don't worry Professor we're here I just didn't want to talk with the headmaster." Harry signed drawing the Transfiguration Teacher's attention.
"I thought as much, who is your lovely date Mr. Lokison I do not believe she is one of our students." Minerva smiled gently at one of her favorite students. He looked so Mature and grown up in his Asgardian formal Leathers with a fur cape and wearing a horned ice crown of Jotunheim.
"Professor, My I introduce my friend and sister to my Godfather King Jareth, Princess Evelynn of the Summer Elves of Alfheim."
"Greeting Princess, we are honored to have you here on earth as our guest." The witch curtsied before the royal couple.
"Thank you for allowing my visit to Midgard. I am looking forward to this evening and watching my friend Prince Haraldr in his Mortal games." The replied shyly.
"Then I hope you'll enjoy your evening with us. Please everyone take your places; you will be entering in order of arrival Miss Delacour and Mr. Malfoy first then Mr. Diggory and Miss Chang. Then followed by Mr. Krum and Miss Patil with Prince Lokison and Princess Evelynn entering the hall last." McGonagall coached before she left to go open the hall doors for their precession.
Harry slipped his locket open and concentrated on just Evelynn as not to broadcast his thoughts to the mortals. He was lucky that Evelynn's magic skills included telepathy. "Thanks for doing this with me. I didn't want to do this but I had no choice."
"I understand the duties we must fulfill as members of a royal house. I think you mostly despise this because you hate dancing." The Elf giggled as they entered the hall and music began to play.
"You know me too well and I hate being a spectacle. So I am sorry in advance if I step on your feet." Harry sighed as they began to dance a simple waltz with the other champions dancing around them. Out of the corner of his eye he thought he saw a flash of Red hair in the background followed by hooded figure. Harry knew his Aunt and Bucky were watching so he had to work twice as hard as not to trip over his own feet.
"Haraldr you dance beautifully. You didn't need to worry." Evelynn thought as the dance ended and they were shown to their seats at the Champions' table.
"Thank you but I still feel foolish. I will have to close the Mind Stone now so I will have to use my translating gloves for the Mortals."
"I understand." Evelynn said softly.
As the Night went on they were joined by the MAGIC group and their dates. Harry could not help but glare at Nott every time he stood to close or danced to close to Luna. This earned him ridicule from his friends. There was much gossip to be had thanks to Daphne and Susan. Fleur was amazed by the group of Hogwarts students as well as to learn of Elf from Alfheim. It was interesting to hear the true origins of the Veela and it explained why Draco was unaffected by the allure of her veela magic. Harry also explained that once a soul mate is found they can not be tempted by allure or love potions. Fleur confessed that since being at Hogwarts her magic had been seeking her soul mate but she had not found them. She had noticed it gets stronger when she was near the Weasley Twins and their younger brother Ron but none of them were her match.
"Maybe it's one of our other brothers." Fred Suggested.
"We do have three more brothers that are older." George concluded.
"It's Bill." Harry signed dismissively taking a bit of his chocolate biscuit.
"How on earth can you know that, Harry?" Hermione asked suspiciously.
"Despite being the god of Mortal souls, I do have a brain Granger." Harry rolled his eyes. "It was apparent when she did not react to the three Weasleys that are here in Hogwarts, but also Percy who has been attending the Tournament gathering as Crouch's assistant. Then there were the Dragons with the first Task remember Charlie was one of the handlers. If he was he mate then she would have felt the call the moment he arrived with the dragons. That leaves Bill the only available Weasley who has not been to Hogwarts since this whole thing began."
"Oh," Everyone but Luna and Evelynn looked at their leader in surprise at the simple logic they should have been able see themselves as it was obvious.
"Maybe it's time to send Bill an invitation to watch the rest of the tasks." George suggested.
"Right you are dear Brother. He is home this year working in London for now at Gringotts." Fred agreed.
"Really, 'ou would do thazt for me?" Fleur asked. She was surprised that these students she just met would help her find her soul mate.
"Of course they would, they're Gryffindors after all." Draco smirked.
"Little Malfoy knows us well," Fred laughed putting an arm around the blonds neck and pulling him close. Draco sqirled but was trapped by the older student. Daphne hid he laughter at her house mate suck under the Red head's armpit.
"Besides Miss Fleur tour going to become family." George smiled to the Beauxbatons' Champion which put the young lady at ease. The Group began planning for the next task and possible met up with the eldest Weasley brother. Fleur felt she had just taken her first step in to a brand new world and she was excited.
A/N: Alright I got the first Task done! I had a bit of a fight with the Buns because every one of them had an idea on how it should go. We finally came to an agreement that everyone gets a small say in the chapter. Now that the chapter is done the buns are passed out from the carrot cake I made them for finishing the chapter with minimum damage to my brain. Now I got a review asking what an Oxnard is. Well This is a creature of my own creation named after the city I lived in during my last years in California. The Oxnard is a creature similar to the Ox but twice as big and stubborn and when angered it is determined to stomp its target into dust. That is why Hela calls Odin and Oxnard because he's stubborn bull headed and unreasonable. So that is a bit of COS Trivia. Thanks for Reading and Keep Reviewing the Plot Bunnies will need more snacks for the next Task.