When I stepped out of the hospital wing, Angelina, Jazz and Jack were waiting for me. Jack was in front of me in a second, cupping my cheeks.

"Are you okay? You took the 'if I live' part too seriously." He said, worry etched on his handsome face.

"I'm okay. Pomfrey patched me right up." I gave him a small smile. Then he engulfed me in a soft hug, one hand around me and the other on the back of my head, his fingers through my hair. I smiled against his chest at how careful he was and hugged him tighter. "I'm okay." I whispered against his shirt. Then Angelina and Jazz wrapped their arms around me and Jack.

"We were so worried." Angelina said. "When you went flying-" Her voice got caught in her throat.

"When you got the egg, we thought you were safe..." Jazz said quietly.

"Me too." I said as we pulled apart, but Jack kept his arm around me. "How did the others do? Since I'm the only one in the hospital wing, I'm guessing nobody got hurt?"

"Nothing major, Harry had some bruises and scratches but other than that he's alright. Fleur had a nasty burn on her arm but that was fixed in a few minutes. Krum was fine. Harry wanted to come but Ron wanted to talk to him before the party."

"Is that where we are going?" I asked Angelina as they steered me to the right. "It's not in the common room?"

"Fred and George planned the whole thing, and they wanted everyone you care about there, so the party is on the third floor, where you apparently did a fight club?" Jazz asked with a raised eyebrow.

"It was not a fight club." I laughed but stopped walking.

"What's wrong?" Jack asked. "Don't you want to go? You and Harry finished at first place together, you should celebrate."

"No, I want to go. But I want a shower and a change of clothes first." I gestured to my dirty and torn clothes.

"Yeah, that may be a good idea." Angelina chuckled, poking her finger through a hole in my sleeve. "We can show Jack and Jazz the common room."

"Fantastisch!" They said. Angelina looked confused but redirected us to the tower anyway.

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I wrapped the towel around my body as I stepped out of the shower, drying my hair with my wand. In a clear spot on the fogged-up mirror I saw the reflection of the heart tattoo on my inner arm. The past year, I had it concealed since I wasn't off age yet and I didn't know what the others would say about it, and I didn't want uncle Moony to get into trouble but now... But now I was off age... I didn't refresh the concealment charm before I walked back into the girls' dorm. The dorm was empty besides Jazz, Angelina and Jack. Angelina explained that boys couldn't come up the stairs, since it will turn into a slide, but Jack just levitated himself up the stairs. Now he was steaming one of my dresses with his wand, while Angelina looked amused, and Jazz was sprawled on my bed.

"I picked out a dress, schat." He said, turning when he heard me come in. "It's a party in your honour, you should look the part." He winked. He had picked out a silvery blue dress, with a V-neck and butterfly sleeves.

"It really matches your eyes." Angelina said, as I held it in front of me.

"That's the reason Jack bought it." Jazz said, lazily waving her hand from her spot on the bed, not tilting her head remotely to look at us.

I dropped the towel and undid the dress from the hanger. Angelina's eyes turned wide and looked away. "Alec." She gasped.

"What? Jack and Jazz have seen everything and you're one of my best friends, it was bound to happen." I shrugged. I smiled as Jack helped me zip up the dress.

"Still..." She said, still looking the other way. "Is it save to look?"

"Yeah." I laughed softly and Angelina looked around. "Let's get going."

"Before Fred and George get into a frenzy." Angelina grinned, she looped her arm with mine, just as Jazz lifted herself from my bed. Angelina's eyes flickered to my arm where her hand rested. "Wait, what's that?"

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The party was already in full swing when we got there. Music blaring, people drinking. I saw Harry talking to Ron and Hermione in the corner, his golden egg on the table next to him, while his fingers drummed on the top of it. Draco, Blaise and Theo were sitting on the couch all with a drink in their hands. Fleur was in the corner talking to a seventh year Hufflepuff which I can't remember the name of. Even Viktor was there, leaning against the fireplace. Several admirers were talking to him, he responded with short answers as his eyes were on Hermione. Lee was handling the music, and the twins were in the corner talking to a few girls. Nobody noticed us entering the room, that was until Lee spotted us and turned down the music.

"Our number one girl has arrived!" He shouted over the people who were still talking.

Then all the heads in the room snapped to us. My eyes were on the twins and the look they gave me, as they looked me up and down made a shiver run through my whole body. Jack leaned down and whispered.

"Oh, just friends my ass. He was lying his ass off." Jack laughed. I looked away from the twins to slap him on the chest. "They already look like they want to kill me. And I just have my arm around you. What would happen if I-" He didn't speak any further, he just tilted my chin up and kissed me. When we pulled back, he winked. "Oh, I'm a dead man." He laughed again and I looked towards the twins. If looks would kill, Jack would definitely be a dead man.

"It doesn't matter if he lied or not, we can't be more than friends. I won't come between them." I whispered back. Jack was about to reply but was interrupted when Draco wrapped me in a hug.

"You had me so worried." He said when he pulled back.

"When you flew in the air, Draco was ready to jump in the enclosure." Blaise chuckled.

"I was not." Draco huffed. He was pushed aside by Harry, who wrapped his arms around me. "Watch it, Potter." He said but it wasn't in the sneering way he used to do it. He looked almost amused.

"I got your egg." He said when he pulled back. "It's next to mine." When I looked over his shoulder, I needed to strain my neck to see it, since they were exactly the same. "I wanted to open it with you." He smiled. "Are you okay? I heard what happened."

"I'm fine." I looked around the room. "I'm fine." I repeated a little louder. "Everyone can stop asking." I smiled. The twins hadn't come closer, they were still in the corner with those girls.

"Open the eggs!" A voice I didn't recognize called out. Ron came over carrying the two eggs with a beaming smile that I didn't return. I couldn't just get past the fact he dropped Harry for the past two months. And now he was there to share the glory.

"Ready?" I asked Harry when we both held one in our hands. All eyes were on us, leaning closer intrigued. Harry nodded, holding the top of the egg. "Three, two, one." We twisted at the top and a loud horrible screeching sound filled the room. People clapped their hands over their ears as we quickly closed the eggs.

"Well, that was pleasant." Draco said sarcastically, making others chuckle. He glared at a few Hufflepuffs, who stopped immediately.

"What the bloody hell was that?" The twins asked in unison, apparently, they had come closer at one point.

"That-" I tapped the closed golden egg. "Is a question for another day."

"Absolutely right." Angelina said. "Lee, love, can you pick up the music again." Lee winked and turned the music back on full blast.

Harry and I set the eggs on a nearby table and the crowds dispersed again, scattered around the room. I took a step to the direction of the twins, when a hand took my wrist.

"Where are you going?" Draco asked in a hushed voice.

"Going to mingle?" I grinned. I saw what the problem was, because the others had all gone, he would be standing alone with Harry. "You don't need me to hold your hand, do you?"

Draco huffed, letting go. Just when I turned again to go to the twins, I heard Ron speak to Harry. "Come on, Harry. You don't want to go too near the little blond ferret."

I turned on my heel and jabbed a baffled Ron in the chest. "Don't talk about my cousin like that, Ronald."

"Alexandra, it's fine." Draco said, but I could hear the strain in his voice.

"No." I glanced to Draco for a second before I looked back to Ron. "Draco has been there for us every step of the way, where have you been, huh?" Ron didn't answer. "That's what I thought."

"Come on, Draco." Jack said, suddenly at his side. "Let's go get something to drink."

"What does she mean, Malfoy's been there for us?" I heard Ron ask Harry when I turned away from him

"I don't know." Harry said uncertainly, I could imagine him shrugging right now. "He has probably been helping her, so indirectly me."

The rest was drowned out by voices and music as I made my way towards the twins. The girls that were standing with them congratulated me, and I smiled politely but my focus was on the redheaded boys.

"What did Ron do now?"

"Just being an ass to Draco." I looked down and played with the hem of my dress. "I wrote you a note."

"We got it." Fred answered and I looked up. "We were on our way, but you seemed rather occupied, so we just went to the stands."

"Oh, okay." I said, looking away.

"Alec." George tried to reach for my hand.

"No, it's fine." I pulled my hand away. "You didn't need to come... It's fine, next time I'll just ask Ange." I looked over my shoulder. "I'm just going to get something to drink." I didn't wait for them to speak, I turned and walked away. The fire whiskey looked really good, but Pomfrey would kill me if I would start drinking, or the mix of alcohol and the potion actually might. I decided on pumpkin juice. I was just pouring a glass when a tall figure appeared next to me.

"You were really amazing today."

"Did you miss the part when I flew against a tree?" I chuckled as I turned to Cedric.

"Sadly no." He frowned, pushing back the hair from his eyes. "But everything else was amazing. I've never seen a dragon act like that, with your Patronus I mean."

"Thank you. I thought she would try to eat the Patronus, seeing it as a food source." I shrugged. "You know, I thought you would be mad at me." I said as we both leaned against the wall, facing each other.

"Mad about what?"

"Your chances of becoming a Champion. I know you entered, and even though people accepted me being here, I still hear whispers of people saying I'm not a real Hogwarts Champion."

"I never heard of such rumours, don't know where you heard them."

"I have good ears."

"But you are the Hogwarts Champion, Alec. I'm not, nor have I ever been mad at you. I think you showed the whole school today you belong in the tournament."

"So much flattery." I laughed, slapping his arm softly, but he caught my arm. His eyes scanned my arm, stopping at the tattoo, his thumb grazed over it.

"You have a tattoo."

"Obviously." I said in a way Snape says it, it made Cedric scowl, and me laugh. "It's in honour of my mum."

"It's beautiful."

"Thank you." I whispered.

"I was wondering." He said, his hand still around my elbow, his thumb grazing my skin. "You and Jack, I heard you dated back in Beauxbatons.

"We did. We were together for over a year, but we have been friends since we were five. He's my best friend."

"So, you're not together?" He asked surprised. He looked at me with his light brown eyes, a look that made me shiver a little.

"We're friends, and I love him. But no, we're not together. We're just having fun."

"Hm." He hummed softly, his hand slid down my arm, resting on my fingers for a moment before he let go and leaned a little closer. "So, if I were to ask you out, would you say yes?"

"I guess you have to ask to know the answer." I smirked.

Then the music made a weird sound, like Lee had slipped on the record player. And when we looked over at him, that's exactly what happened. He was hanging over the record player, his eyes on the other side of the room. His eyes were wide, and his mouth was hanging open. I followed his gaze and my heart stopped. Fred and George were kissing those girls that were standing with them from the moment I walked in. It hurt, it really hurt. It felt like my heart was being crushed. I wanted to avert my eyes, but I couldn't. I was just shocked into watching. It hurt, but I couldn't be mad at them. I was doing things with Jack in the hope I would forget about them, they're free to kiss whoever they want. Maybe this will help me get over this ridiculous crush. Maybe when Cedric would ask me out on a date, I should say yes. Since the Jack thing wasn't working in the way I hoped. But I had to get out of the party, this was getting too much. Then I saw the perfect excuse.

"I should get the egg to my dorm." I said to Cedric, pointing towards it. A few guys were playing with it, tossing it in the air. "Before they break it, and I don't want to listen 24/7 to that screeching sound."

"No, I guess you don't." Cedric laughed. He took my hand and kissed my knuckles. "Goodnight, Alec, Champion number one." He winked.

"Goodnight, Cedric." I smiled. But the moment I turned around and saw the twins still kissing, I felt a little ill. I marched over to the guys who were tossing the egg and snatched it from the air with a glare, they scattered away quickly. I glanced to the twins one last time, just as George stopped kissing the girl before I walked out of the room.

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3rd POV

Fred pulled away from the girl he was kissing and looked around the room. "Shit, I don't think she saw us." Fred said to his twin. George was frowning as he looked to the door with longing and regret. The girl he had been kissing long forgotten.

"She saw us." He said gloomy. "She ran out of the common room."

"That's great." Fred said cheerfully, not noticing his twin's mood. "That means she's jealous, right?"

"Yeah." George said, still absently staring at the door. "And we just hurt her fucking feelings. I knew this was a bad idea, Fred."

"We needed to do something, George." Fred said, rubbing a hand over his face. "We know the whole Jack thing is casual, but you saw how Cedric was with her just now. Cedric wants more than just casual. Maybe now that she saw us with someone else, she figured out how she feels for us and would admit her feelings."

"Maybe." He said, he saw Jazz and Jack disappear through the door, probably following Alec. "Maybe we should go look for her, to make sure she's okay."

"Let's wait a while, if she's not back in thirty minutes we'll go look."

"Hm, alright." He said still staring at the door, while one of the girls was tugging at his sleeve.

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Harry didn't care that people saw him walk up to Malfoy at that moment. Malfoy had been gone for a while now, he left the party a few minutes before Alec vanished and he needed to know if she was okay.

"Malfoy." He said as he stalked up to him. The surprised expression on the blond boy's face was something he would never forget; he pulled back the grin with great difficulty. "Have you seen Alec? She left a while ago."

"By chance, yes. I was on the first floor when I saw her in the abandoned classroom on the south side with Jack and Jazz." He said with a smirk he couldn't figure out what it meant.

"Okay." He nodded. "I'm going to go check on her."

"Check on her? What happe-"

He was interrupted by the twins. "We'll come with."

Harry glared at the twins, and Malfoy looked utterly confused now. "Fine." He grumbled.

"Potter." He grabbed his sleeve as he wanted to walk past Malfoy. "What happened to my cousin?"

Harry glanced over his shoulder to the twins. "Nothing really, some guys were tossing the egg in the air, and she walked out. She probably brought the egg up to her room." Malfoy didn't look like he believed him, but let his sleeve go, nonetheless. He would know what happened in a few minutes anyway from one of his friends who had witnessed it like all the others.

Harry, Fred and George walked down the staircase in silence. When they neared the abandoned classroom, he could hear her giggle. Good sign then. But when he pushed open the door, it wasn't what he expected. He thought nobody would have expected the sight in front of them.

Alec's golden egg was lying on a dusty desk in the corner. But that wasn't the shocking part, the shocking part was that Jack was sitting on one of the desks, his shirt unbuttoned, showing of his light skinned, firm abs. Between his legs was Alec, but her back was towards him. One of her butterfly sleeves was tugged down and Jack's lips were attached to her neck while his hands were around her waist. In front of her was Jazz, whom she was kissing passionately. Their hands in each other's hair as Jazz pushed forward, bringing the three of them closer together.

The twins made a strangled sound, making the trio break apart. Jack immediately pushed her sleeve back up.

"Oh, hello." Jazz smiled her pearly whites casually, like they were just meeting up to discuss a class. "Jack, maybe we should head back to the carriage." She said, still smiling as she stepped out between Alec's legs.

As Alec stepped forward, Jack jumped off the desk and turned her around. "Do you want me to walk you back?"

"No, I'm good." She smiled, but Harry saw it was a sad one. She kissed his cheek lightly. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Slaapwel, schat."

"Slaapwel." She answered. Harry and the twins stepped away from the doorway to let them pass, but other than a small smile, they didn't speak. "I'm going back to the tower; it's been a long day." She said, her eyes fixed on him, away from the twins. "You can go back to the party if you want."

"No, I can barely stand, been up from the same time as you."

"What about you?" She asked, finally looking at Fred and George. Harry turned to look at them too. Their jaws were set, and something sparked in their eyes. But not a mischievous spark, far from it actually. "Are you going back to the party?"

"I think we are." Fred said with a clipped tone. "We have some unfinished business there."

"Fred." George said with warning in his voice.

"We were having fun earlier. People said you walked out with the egg, and we just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"Oh, right." She shook her head a little, looking at her feet. "You should go back then; it is your party anyway. I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight, Fred. Goodnight, George." Her voice wavered at the end.

As he and Alec started to climb the stairs to the tower, the twins already heading back to the party, silence filled the air around them. It wasn't until they reached the portrait, she said something.

"How did you know where I was?"

"Malfoy. He spotted you three when he was on the first floor."

"Of course, he did that." She rolled her eyes, but her voice wasn't hard. "Balderdash." She said and the portrait flew open. "I wanted to tell you, Harry. But we always got interrupted."

"Tell me what exactly?" He asked as they slumped on the couch.

"I knew you were struggling with your feelings, and I wanted to be honest with you."

"You're bi?"

"I'm-" She hesitated. "I like who I like. I fall for the person, not their sex, I like to experiment. Jazz, Jack and I, we did this a few times back at Beauxbatons. We tried a relationship together, a triad, but that didn't end well. So, we stopped doing things with Jazz, we returned to friendship, and she started dating again."

"And Malfoy knows?"

"I told him a few months ago." She nodded. "I don't think he knew about Jazz, but he must've seen something when he passed the classroom. I wonder what he was doing there." She mused, with a slight frown before she yawned. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay, go to sleep, Alec." He smiled.

"You're not mad, are you?" She asked as they stood up. "It wasn't a big secret or anything, but it never came up. And whenever I wanted to talk to you about it, Ron or someone else interrupted."

"No." He shook his head. "I get it. It's nice to know that your advice comes from a place of knowledge." He chuckled. "You are my family, Alec. I love you."

"I love you too, Potter." She ruffled his hair, and he pursed his lips at her. A real smile appeared on her lips before she went up the stairs, carrying the heavy golden egg.