People started to cheer as we returned, but I couldn't fight back the tears. I was upset. Cedric's death was my fault even though it wasn't. I knew it was actually Rowling's fault, even though it felt like it was mine. It was a double-edged sword. I knew I couldn't save him without looking like a traitor and it wasn't like I could tell him that he was going to die. I hadn't really felt much when I read about it or saw the movie, but it was probably because now I knew him. He was a friend of mine. That was what you were supposed to do when your friend dies. You were supposed to cry. I just hoped that I wouldn't lose any more friends. There was a certainly reality to what was happening now and it did make me want to leave, even though I couldn't
Fleur was the first person to notice something was wrong. Well technically, Upton was the first person, but Fleur was the first to react. Dumbledore ran to my side.
"What happened, Dear?" Ludo asked. I wanted to try to remain calm and not look like a mess. I wasn't sure how well I would do. It was supposed to be an emotional scene and I wouldn't be surprised if that was preventing me from controlling my emotions.
"He's back. Voldemort is back." I cried. "We went to a graveyard and Cedric told me to back his body back."
"It's going to be okay, Addie." Dumbledore assured me. I knew it wasn't, but it did make me feel better. Dumbledore was such a good person to be around. I knew it was kind of unpopular but I liked Michael Gambon's emotional portrayal of him. The other looked like he was always about to fall asleep. "He's home. You're both home."
"Keep everyone in their seats." Ludo told Snape. I supposed that he was trying to control the panic. What was supposed to be an epic celebration had turned into a tragedy. "A boy has just been killed."
"Let me through." Mr. Diggory declared as he broke past. "Let me through! That's my son! That's my boy! That's my boy!"
He broke down even more than I did. That was also the appropriate reaction for when you find out that your son is dead.
At that point, Moody grabbed me. I struggled because I knew where he was going to be taking me. I knew I had to figure out from him, even though I didn't want to. This was an important scene and it had to be done, but I was still kind of afraid. I knew that he wouldn't be able to kill me. I kind of wanted to kill him, but I couldn't give in to that urge.
I sat in his office. I couldn't help but wonder how long this was going to take. He was going to reveal his evil plan like a Bond villain. It seemed like he was in the wrong franchise. He first offered me a handkerchief to dry my tears. I decided to leave it on the table. One thing that was different was that the makeup that I was wearing was messed-up. Harry obviously didn't have to deal with that problem, but the tournament officials wanted me to look nice.
"Why don't you tell me what happened out there?" He asked. I decided to go off-script and act like a Ravenclaw would. There were signs that I could have read, and I was going to do this my way.
"Why do I need to do that?" I asked. He looked a little bit surprised when I said that. "You already know because you're the one who planned it. You planned this whole thing out."
"I don't know what you're talking about." He replied. It seemed like he was underestimating my intelligence. I hated when people did that.
"Yes, you do." I countered. "As soon as my name flew out of the Goblet, you asked whose name was on it, but you already knew it would fly out because you're the one who put my name in it."
"That's quite a theory that you have there." He commented. It wasn't a theory. It was the truth. "And what basis do you have for it? Who will believe you?"
"I wasn't done." I declared. I could see now why women got interrupted when a man interrupted them. "You're the one who turned the trophy into a portkey. When I was with Voldemort, he told me that he had an agent embedded in the school. Karkaroff was the obvious choice, but he wouldn't be stupid enough to do that. Not to mention, I really think that he has changed. You, on the other hand had a little too much fun when you were performing those curses in class."
"It's interesting how such a bright mind could come from the blood of two Gryffindors." He replied as he slowly putting his hands together as if to clap, but he only did it once. "That's why he's so afraid of you."
"And I already know that you brought me in here to kill me." I declared. I was more confident now because I knew that he wouldn't be able to do so.
"And yet there's nothing you can do to stop me." He stated. I didn't need to do anything. I had plot armor. "Avada…"
"Expelliarmus!" Mandy interrupted as his wand flew out of his hand. She had Dumbledore and Fudge with her.
"Alistair Moody, you are hereby under arrest for the murder of Bartemius Crouch." Fudge said. You know I did commend his idea to frame someone else as part of his plan.
"With all due respect, Minister, that's not Professor Moody." Mandy declared. It seemed like she had figured out the part that I hadn't said. You know I didn't wanted to say how attracted I was to her at the moment, but I was really attracted to her.
"What are you talking about?" Fudge questioned.
"I believe that Miss Brocklehurst is implying that this man is an impostor." Dumbledore explained. "Check his belongings and you will see."
Fudge opened the desk and found a bottle.
"Polyjuice Potion." The minister responded in shock. "Then who is he?"
"Allow me." Mandy declared. "Revealio!"
Suddenly Moody's form changed into…The Doctor. I completely forgot that David Tennant was in the movie. You know after all that he had done, that was still his most notable role. He was also a pretty good Scrooge McDuck, but that didn't have his face attached to it.
"Crouch." Fudge declared. At that point, Mandy took me out of the room. She did exactly what she had promised and kissed me.
"I love you." She declared.
"I love you too." I reciprocated. I knew I was probably too young to say something like that, but it just felt right. I then remembered that there was somewhere else that I needed to be. "Mandy, I hate to cut this moment short, but I need to be with my family."
I then went to find them. I knew that I needed to talk to them because I knew that they were there. It was one of the rare occasions where a muggle was allowed on campus. I couldn't help but wonder if I should stop calling people that. Even if it wasn't exactly said with hatred, it was still a slur.
My mother was a beautiful woman with shoulder-length brown hair whereas my father was shaved with a small amount of stubble. He looked like the guy who played Mick on Legends of Tomorrow. They were with Michael. I was given hugs by each of them.
"We never should have let you compete in this." Mum declared.
"But Mum, I won." I pointed out. Well I had only won by technically, but I had still won. "Anyway, I was transported to a graveyard. It was there that I ran into Lord Voldemort."
My mother and Michael both gasped after hearing his name. I figured that I should say it after having actually seen him. He wasn't a myth anymore. He was real and I felt like people needed to know about it.
"He told me about the circumstances of my birth. I need to know if it's true." I declared. This was going to be hard. Even though I didn't have a personal connection to these people, they still loved me. "Are you really my parents?"
"In a biological sense, no." Mum admitted. Michael was surprised by that.
"What the bloody hell do you mean?" He asked.
"It was 1981. My friend Lily had just found out that she was pregnant, so she told me." She explained. I was still not used to us being so far in the past. "However, she knew that You Know Who was coming for her and she found a way to protect her child by giving it to me."
"I can't believe this." Michael declared.
"Michael, you are still my brother. It doesn't matter if we're related by blood or not. You will always be my brother." I told him. I knew that he needed this sort of assurance.
"But I'm not your only brother then." He pointed out. That was true. This part was going to be very odd. I still thought it was a dumb plot twist.
"Yes, and I'm going to tell him about it." I replied. "But that doesn't mean things have to change."
At that time, I couldn't help but think of something that could change. It would definitely be different, but it could work if my family wanted it. I didn't even care if I changed the plot at this point. It was my story now and I would do it how I wanted. I wasn't even sure where this new layer of confidence was coming from.
I then went to find him. I still wasn't good at finding people. I wished that I knew where to look. I then figured out an easy way to find him. I went to talk to one of his Prefects: Katie Bell. I told her that I needed to speak to him immediately. She was able to get him for me.
"Katie said that you needed to speak to me." He told me.
"Yes, I do." I confirmed.
"I think that I probably shouldn't congratulate you." He stated. "What did you want to talk about? What happened there?"
I told him the same thing that I told everyone else. I had a feeling that he would believe me.
"Harry, your parents…our parents saved me." I explained. "You're my brother."
"Wow." He responded. You know, it kind of made him going into the Chamber to save me kind of heartwarming in hindsight.
"Harry, there's something that I want to ask you. I still have to ask my parents, but would you like to live with us at all?" I responded.
"I suppose if it's alright with them, I would be interested in that." He replied. He had done whatever he could to get away from the Durseleys "But I would need Michael to say yes to it as well."
I had no clue if that would happen, but I assumed that it would because I had said it. I did know that the book was almost over and there was one more person that I needed to talk to. I found her in our room.
"So it looks like we made it to the end." I told her. I realized that I needed to fill her in on everything as well. It was a little bit exhausting having to tell everyone what happened, but this was the one thing that she didn't know.
"So you're Harry's sister." She replied. "That's a pretty lame plot twist."
"I know but it's what happened." I pointed out. "All I know is I don't think we're anywhere near the end of this. The war is just beginning and I have a feeling that we're going to be here for a while."
"Then let's do this." She remarked as she took my hand.
So Addie invited Harry to live with her and she told Mandy that she loved her. They ended up staying for more adventures. Thank you for readign and please don't forget to review.