Chapter Six - First Task and making up

A few days passed by after an incident involving Draco being turned into a ferret and being taught a lesson by Barty Crouch Jr/Professor Moody and it was time for the first task, it would take place at the arena Hogwarts had for events such as this.

Hermione walked into the tent where the champions were preparing for the first task facing a dragon, she smiled at Harry "how're you feeling? The key is to concentrate after that you'll just have to battle a dragon, I suggest you summon your broom to distract the dragon that you face" She then hugged him and didn't see the Daily Profit enter the tent where they took a picture of them both hugging each other.

Rita Skeeta getting the wrong end of the stick said "young love, how…stirring, if this event turns out a little unfortunate you two might just make the front page"

That's when Viktor Krum saw Rita and said "you have no business in here, this tent is for champions and friends". He smiled at Hermione when he said the friends part, so the reporters left the tent after taking a picture of Viktor.

Dumbledore and Barty Crouch entered the tent urging the champions to form a circle so Hermione said "I'll just go, but good luck Harry" she then left the tent.

A few hours went by before it was Harry's turn to face his dragon which was the Hungarian horntail, one of the more lethal of dragons. Hermione cast a spell silently so that the chains on the dragon would be a little bit more loose and she smirked.

Hermione looked towards where Harry was entering the arena and the action began. Hermione flinched a little bit as she wanted to keep Harry alive so when Voldemort was resurrected he could kill him himself. "Your wand Harry! Use your wand!! She yelled at him and he managed to summon his broom and get away to distract the dragon. This made everyone but Draco and the Slytherins cheer.

An hour went by without seeing Harry or the dragon but then Harry came back and grabbed the egg then he landed with everyone cheering, Harry went from being hated to being loved again. Hermione hugged him glad he was safe "thank gods you made it alive, I was so worried, come on let's go back to the common room and celebrate"

Everyone made their way back to the castle as the task was now over and that evening the Gryffindor tower cheered and clapped and insisted on hearing what the clue was. Hermione looked at Harry "wait, don't!" He opened it and the egg emitted a loud screech and Harry quickly closed the egg again and everyone went back to what they were doing to relax.

Ron looked at Harry "what the bloody hell was that??"

Hermione brushed a stray curl away from her face tucking it behind her ear "My guess is it won't be easy to figure out what the clue might be, maybe the task involves banshees or something?"

Harry and Ron smiled at her curiousness and Ron said "only you could figure that out Hermione" "Harry I believe you now as you'd have to have been barking mad to actually do something like putting your name into the goblet of fire, I tried to tell you what the first task would be through others as I didn't have the courage to say it to your face"

Hermione rolled her eyes "boys just shake hands and make up as I don't want to be caught in the middle anymore"

Harry and Ron smiled and shook hands, Hermione secretly smirked as the spell had done what it was intended to do which was to cause a temporary rift between friendship.

The next morning after breakfast they all went to the library to look in books as to how to decifre the clue inside the egg.

Hermione smirked, sneaking out to meet Severus and Igor Karkaroff who was a known deatheater in Severus's private chambers. Igor Karkaroff was a tall man who had short curly dark brown hair with brown eyes and wore black long robes. He looked towards her "what business do you have here girl?"

Hermione rolled her eyes "oh that's right you don't know yet, this is a glamour spell I'm not really Hermione Granger" She then removed her glamour charm "my real name is Hermione Evelyn Aurelia Malfoy but I go by Hermione Granger to keep a closer eye on Potter, it's also to keep me safe from the war that'll come once the dark lord is reborn"

Igor smirked "ah so the rumours amongst his followers are true then? He will return" he looked at her happy about the news, Severus had a look of concern as he was secretly a spy for Dumbledore.

Hermione nodded her head "yes and I will take the mark, I've been trained in combat and spells since I was little, I am after all a Malfoy and cousin to the Carrows twins"

Igor smirked and bowed a little "you have my respect Miss Malfoy, maybe you will do the honours of accompanying my prized student Viktor to the Yule ball"

Hermione smiled "it would be a honour to go with him, I saw him play against Ireland during the final of the quidditch World Cup, I personally love quidditch but my cover personality hates heights" she brushed a stray curl behind her ear.

Severus turned towards them thinking about it all as he knew the dangers that would happen when the dark lord returns, "I suggest we keep the news of the dark lord's return between us for now"

Hermione nodded her head "I agree, we don't want it to become common knowledge yet besides i need to lure Potter to the graveyard with Barty's help"