Harry potter side as he sat down at the Gryffindor table. It was Halloween again. He never had a good day on this date. First it was the death of his parents in 81. Then it was a troll allowed into the castle in 91. Then the petrification of Mrs. Noris in 92. Sirius black's braking in to Gryffindor tower in 93, And now he was 99% certain that his name would be coming out of that bloody goblet of fire.
What nobody knew was that he now had a new ally. He had met her in the park of little winning a month before school had started. She had warned him that his aunt Marge was going to be a pill (her words not his) and that he should do everything he could to get out of that house before things got too bad. He had taken her advice, and had left the day before aunt Marge showed up. Unfortunately he couldn't get his slip signed again. So he still was not allowed to go to hopsmade village.
As dinner progressed from the starter, to the soup, to the entrée, and finally to dessert, Harry watched and listened to try and figure out who all may have entered their names into the goblet. He knew he hadn't, but he still was fairly certain his name would be coming out. He just hope that when he did he wouldn't lose his friends over it.
At last the desserts disappeared, and Albus Dumbledore got to his feet. "It's almost time for the goblet to select the names for the tri-Wizard tournament" he said. "Now when I call your name, I ask that you come up along the side of the hall", he said as he pointed to his right Harry's left, "walk along the staff table, and go through the door behind me."
As soon as he finished speaking a long tung of flame lashed out of the goblet, carrying a piece of paper. Dumbledore snatch the piece of paper out of the air. "The champion for Durmstrang is Viktor Krum.
The students dressed in red applauded as an 18 year old grumpy kid rose from the slytherin table and following the path the headmaster had pointed out walked up the side of the hall, around the table, shook Igor Karkaroff's hand, and walked through the door. As soon as he disappeared behind the door, a new flame shot out of the goblet carrying another piece of paper. Again Dumbledore grabbed it out of the air.
"The champion for Beauxbatons is Fleur Delacour.
Harry was surprised that only about half of the Veauxbatons students applauded as Fleur walked up the side of the hall. Harry noticed the other half were crying.
Apparently Beauxbatons isn't all united behind there champion he thought.
As soon as Fleur vanished behind the door, another flame shot out caring a third piece of paper. Dumbledore grab this one of the air as well.
The champion for Hogwarts is Cedric Diggory.
The cheers for Cedric were twice as loud as they had been for Fleur or for Victor. Harry looked around his sense of uneasiness growing as he watched the Hufflepuffs celebrate that one of theirs was champion for Hogwarts. He looked back at Dumbledore as he started speaking.
"Yes, now we have our three champions for the tri-Wizard tournament. I know that we can count on all of you to cheer on each and every champion. By cheering your champion on you will, ..." but Dumbledore suddenly stopped speaking. It was immediately obvious what had caught his attention. The goblet was spitting out another flame. This one was black and color unlike the previous three which had all been red. Upon this flame were not one, but two names. Dumbledore grab the pieces of paper out of the air.
"Harry Potter, heart of flame."
Harry almost frowned when he heard his name, but paused when he heard the name of his friend.
"How is she going to get here" he thought. As far as he knew she wasn't even magical. Even though she seem to have some kind of magical power, he had never seen her cast a single spell. His attention however was drawn back to the goblet as the flames shot high into the air.
As Harry and everybody else watched a woman took shape in the flames stepping out of the goblet.
"Finally at last I know where my chalice went" she said.
The staff all looked at her in surprise and concern. They've never seen a woman like this before. Dressed from head to toe in red, the young woman who stood at no more than 5 feet tall, or a bright red ring on her ring finger of her right hand, she also carry a spear on her built, and had a boomerang wrapped over one arm. On her head she wore a crown that seem to be made out of fire itself.
Everybody noticed how hairy sagged in relief at sight of this woman. Hermione Granger turned towards Harry and was about to ask him a question, when the woman her self spoke up.
"So why have i been called to Hogwarts?"
Barty Crouch with a pompous look on his face spoke up. "You have been selected to participate in the try -wizard tournament. Once your name comes out of the goblet…"
The woman interrupted him. "It would not be possible for my name to come out of the goblet of fire," she said. "After all nobody knows what my actual name is. May I see the piece of paper that was ejected from the goblet please?"
The piece of paper with her name on it was handed to her and she studied the paper for a minute. "It's just as I thought" she said. "This paper doesn't have my name on it, instead this is my title."
Everyone was startled at the woman's words. "What do you mean this is your title?"
The woman smiled at Albus. "it's just as I said. My title is Heart of Flame. Though it is not my name, you may call me Heart. I am the elemental master of fire."
At these words the goblet shot flames into the air. Before settle him down and going out.
"In any event" she said. "There's only one reason for my title to have come out of the goblet . What's on the other piece of paper that you have their Albus? After all the only real reason for my title to come out of the goblet, is if the name of one of my charges who is not old enough to participate in your tournament has been called."
With a sinking feeling Albus handed her the piece of paper with Harry's name on it.
She studied the paper for a few minutes.
"I was afraid of this" she said while frowning at the paper and she continue to look at it. "This is the name of one of my charges. Whom I took under my wing not too long ago. How is it that a 14-year-old has been chosen to participate in the tournament that is for those who are of age?"
"It does not matter how old they are" Barty Crouch said. "The rules state once a persons name comes out of the goblet they are bound to compete."
Heart frowned mightily at Crouch . "That's not entirely true" she said. "The goblet is not attached to the name written on the paper, but rather the magical signature of the person who entered the name. So we have two choices. One you force the person who actually put in the name to participate in the tournament, or you declare my charge an emancipated adult. These are your only two options, after all if you do not choose to pick one of them I will be taking my charge out of the range of my chalice."
This was too much for Draco Malfoy. "So" he sneared "potters exempt from participating in a tournament even though his name came out of the goblet?"
Heart turn towards Draco. "And who may I ask" she said with a snear that put Draco's to shame, "are you little boy?"
Draco drew himself up to his full height. "I am Draco Malfoy" he said "and when my father hears…"
Without warning heart flew across the hall, and smacked into Draco Malfoy with enough force to send him flying. As he hit the floor Severus Snape Sprang to his feet. "How dare you" he screamed as he drew his wand.
Before Snape could even fire off a smell, a fireball left hearts hand, and incinerated Snape's want.
"Don't think you can threaten me Snape" she said. "I've seen the memories of how you've treated my charge ever since he first came to the Wizarding world. He may have had nobody in his corner before hand, but he does now. I will not stand for anybody talking down to him. Especially someone who's taking out a grudge against somebody else on the child."
This was a little too much for Hermione . "Why do you keep calling Harry a child" she asked. "You can't be much older than he is."
Heart turn towards Hermione. "I may look Young Miss" she said. "However I'm over 3000 years old. So unfortunately to everybody here I am much older. So I see everybody as a child. Yes that also includes your headmaster".
Hermione blinked hard at that and fainted. She would have hit the floor, if she hadn't been caught by Neville.
"In any event" heart said "you must choose now. The time limit after I had merged was 10 minutes, and it's already been more than half that. So you need to choose now, or my chalice will choose for us. However just as a fair warning notice, if you choose to keep my charge in the tournament, I will take over his instruction and responsibility for him."
The judges quickly huddled together and held a whisper conversation. While they whispered heart flew back over to where Harry was standing. Rapid one arm around him she whispered in his ear, "don't worry Harry. I'll look after you know matter what they decide."
Hairy hugged her back at this.
This was too much for Ron who stormed out of The hall.
Just as the goblet itself was about to relight the judges came back. "We have decided that it is necessary that hairy participate in the actual tournament. Yes we recognize that he is not bound by the goblet, however his name was what came out. And we need to know why."
Heart noted at this then made a gesture at the goblet. Flames shot into the air then wrapped around hairy and heart. Over at the Hufflepuff table Susan and Hannah screamed thinking that the goblet was going to take their magic. However when the flames died down everybody could see that they were just fine. True heart was holding up hairy, but they were both smiling.
"So it has been decided, so let us join the other champions and find out what is going on with the tasks" she said. Carrying hairy as she flew towards the door at the back of the hall. They surprised everyone, however nobody spoke up and she flew over the tables and she and hairy enter the door at the back of the hall.
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The first selected champions Cedric, Fleur, and Victor were talking quietly among them selves. Without warning the door was pushed open and A woman carrying another person flew into the room. At first Fleur was surprised then eyes whitening she dropped to her knees on the floor. "My queen" she said. "What brings you here?"
Heart smiled at Fleur. "Rise my bird of fire" she said. "I have a charge who has been selected to participate alongside you in the tri-wizard tournament."
This confused Cedric and Victor.
"Excuse me" Cedric said, "but who are you?"
Heart smiled at Cedric. "I will give no one my true name, but you may call me heart. I am the elemental master of fire, and I am the elemental guardian of Harry James Potter."
At these words everybody else looked up in surprise at the one that heart was carrying. Cedric looked really surprised, Victor scowled, but fleur eyed Harry with interest.
Before anything else could be said, the other judges walked into the room. Following them was Severus Snape, and defense professor Alastor mad -eye moody. Heart narrowed her eyes at the sight of the final two. She knew there was no reason for snape to be in the room, and there was no reason for mad-eye to be here. Focusing her eyes on the two she projected out with her powers of emotion to sense what they were up to.
Snape was there just to cause problems she saw. After all he couldn't let any chance of belittling the son of his most hated rival pass at any opportunity. Alastor on the other hand, she frowned as she tried to read his emotions. She felt elation? This couldn't be right. She resolved to investigate this at the first opportunity, but first she had to get through this annoying meeting.
"Extraordinary" bagman said "ladies and gentlemen I present you are fourth and fifth champions".
Victor frowned even more at these words, and Cedric scowled . It wasn't a good look on the Hufflepuff.
"Are you sure about this Mr. bagman" Cedric said . "After all it's called the tri-Wizard tournament."
To heart's surprise it was moody who spoke up. "I Laddie. However their names came out of the goblet of fire. So they are supposed to compete. If they don't they risk losing their magic".
Victor looked over towards his own headmaster, and saw him nodding. "Any idea how this could've possibly happened" he asked.
Fleur have been speaking rapidly with Madame maxim as this was going on, and now she stepped forward. "Not a single one of us has the power to go against Miss Hart here. If she wanted to she could strip every single one of us of are magic, and there's not a thing we could do about it".
Snape scoffed at this notion. "As if someone as young as she is good ever have any power over anybody here" he said.
Heart smiled evilly at him. "Care to test that professor Snape?"
Snape scowled again then realized he didn't even have his wand. Looking around the room he spotted a pile of ashes in hearts hand. "What did you do to my wand" he snarled at her.
"It's quite simple. I burned it up".
At this Albus spoke up. "Miss heart".
Heart interrupted him. "Master heart if you please. After all I am the elemental master of fire. If you're not careful Albus, I do the same thing to yours".
This was too much for Karkaroff. "I do not believe in any elemental masters, and I don't believe that you have the power that you say you do. after all if you were who you said you were, you wouldn't be bound by the goblet's power."
Heart smiled again. "Who said I was?"
Crouch spoke up. "Your name came out of the goblet."
But Heart shook her head. "As I told you before, that's not my actual name on the piece of paper. That's my title. And my title does not tie me to the goblet. Although to be perfectly honest Harry isn't tied to the goblet yet either."
Bagman spoke up now. "What do you mean he's not tied to the goblet yet?"
"Only one thing can now tie Harry to the goblet, and only I know what that is. I also have no intention of telling anybody else what that is, until the time. Where he can be tied to the goblet passes."
At this Heart felt something try to take control of her mind, however she had dealt with far more powerful attacks then this before, and just shrugged it off. "Now I would like to know, who had the gall to try and cast imperial on me."
This threw the room into a tizzy. After all that was one of the three unforgivables, and someone had just tried to cast it on her if she was telling the truth. She had had no reason to lie to this point, so they had no reason to think she had started now.
"Anyway" she said, "we're here to learn about the tasks".
Bagman smoke up, "we're not gonna tell you exactly what the first task in tails. Courage in the face of adversity is highly praised in a magical" he said glancing at both Heart and Fleur. "We're going to tell you is that all you are required and allowed to bring are your ones."
Heart smiled at everyone in the room. "If that is all, harry and I will be off." Before anybody could say anything, Heart flew out of the door taking off as the muggles would say like a rocket.
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