Chapter 3

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In the dark and gloomy night, an old man holding a lamp and a stick could be seen walking along the tall grass in front of a giant manor, he seemed irritated as he pushed through the tall grass, cursing under his breath.

As he entered the giant dark manor, it gave off a very eerie vibe as he ascended the stairs. Faint chattering could be heard from the end of the hallway where a door stood ajar, casting a silver light across the dusty floor. The man edged closer and saw a narrow slice of the room beyond.

"But why here, my Lord? It seems so...inhospitable." A voice questioned as a figure could be seen kneeling in front of a sofa.

"How fastridious you've become. Wormtail. As I recall, only recently you called the nearest gutter pipe home. Could it be that the task of nursing me has become wearisome for you?" the figure on the sofa responded but Wormtail who kneeled in front of the sofa shook his head immediately.

"No, my Lord! I Only meant-"

"I have my reasons for coming here.Thirteen years of reasons." The figure on the sofa interjected. "Perhaps if we were to do it without the girl..." Wormatil trailed off as he seemed to wait for an assurance.

"No. The girl is everything." The figure on the sofa responded sternly as another young man appeared and kneeled in beside Wormtail, "I will not fail you, my Lord." the younger boy told.

Just then, the elder man's walking stick rattled against the floorboard. He eyed it curiously, to his horror he watched as a giant snake emerged from the shadows behind him. It skimmed past his shoes and into the room, hissing eeriely to the man on the sofa.

"Nagini has interesting news. Wormtail. According to her, there is an old Muggle standing just outside this room." the figure on the sofa seethed as the door swung wide open revealing Wormtail clearly in the doorway.

"Perhaps I should finish him off." Wormtail suggested as the elder man watched in horror. "Where are your manners, Wormtail? Step aside so I can give our guest a proper greeting." the figure on the sofa hissed as Wormtail grinned devilishly and stepped away.

The giant snake slowly approached the horrified elder man as he tried to slowly back off, "Avada Kedarva!" A flash of green light seared through the walls causing the walking stick clattered to the floor..

"Y/N! Wake up!"

Instantly, Y/N let out a sharp gasp and shot her eyes open. She felt a stinging sensation throughout her entire body as she clutched her scar on her lower abdomen, her face scrunched up in pain as sweat trickled down her forehead.

"Y/N? What's wrong?" Lizzy questioned slightly concerned as the girl slowly calmed herself. "Bad dream" Y/N muttered nonchalantly as Lizzy switched the lamp on Y/N's bedside table on.

The Ravenclaw groaned irritatedly as she sat herself upright, squinting her eyes towards Lizzy before rubbing them and yawned, "Why are we up so early?" she groaned in a low raspy voice as Lizzy scoffed.

"Quidditch cup remember? Mr Weasley's bringing us somewhere. Go get ready, Mione's waking up the boy's." Lizzy told as she motioned next to her bed and zipped her backpack.

The Ravenclaw felt herself instantly woken at the mention of the bushy-haired girl's name, her eyebrows furrowed together as she watched Lizzy pack, "Hermione? When'd she get here?"

"Just now." Lizzy responded as she shot the Ravenclaw an unamused look, "C'mon get yourself dressed or we'll miss everything." Lizzy reminded as she swung her backpack onto her back and exited the room.

The Ravenclaw huffed and swung her legs off the bed and walked towards her closet, taking out come clothes and walking back to the bed. She took of her shirt and brushed through her hair before sounds of footsteps approached the room.

Y/N was unbothered as she continued to brush her hair, "Morning, Love.". The Ravenclaw immediately lifted her head and smiled as she noticed the bushy-haired girl leaning against the doorway, "Morning, Angel."

Hermione snickered softly as she crossed her arms and tilted her head to the side, "Would you mind hurrying up just a little? Wouldn't want to keep Mr Weasley waiting."

The Ravenclaw nodded as she put on a t-shirt and swung a jacket on herself, she glanced at the bushy-haired girl and grinned, "You should be telling the boys, bet their still laying in bed." she retaliated as she removed her pajamas pants and put on a pair of sweatpants.

The Ravenclaw was focused on getting dressed while she hadn't notice the bushy-haired girl cheeks flashing a light pink as she watched her girlfriend but quickly hid it, "Don't worry, their already downstairs waiting."

The Ravenclaw quirked an eyebrow up at the bushy-haired girl before approaching her, instinctively she wrapped her arms around her waist, "Their already done? Shocking."

The bushy-haired girl snickered as she wrapped her arms around her girlfriends neck and sent her a toothy grin, "Might've threatened them a little." she responded nonchalantly with a playful shrug.

The Ravenclaw clicked her tongue as she shook her head disapprovingly, "Remind me not to get on your bad side, yeah? It's scary." she teased as the bushy-haired girl rolled her eyes and scoffed, "Oh shut up, you love me."

The Ravenclaw laughed and nodded, "Sadly, I do." she responded in a playful tone as she leaned in and pecked the bushy-haired girl on the lips.

"Y/N! Mione! Are you both done yet?" Caleb yelled from downstairs. "Yeah, stop shagging each other and get down here!" Fred teased as the Ravenclaw rolled her eyes and pulled away from the bushy-haired girl.

"We're coming!" Y/N huffed as the bushy-haired girl snickered beside her, "They're unbelievable." Y/N grumbled as she and her girlfriend descend the stairs of the burrow.

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"Where is it exactly, Mr Weasley?" Aidan questioned as Mr Weasley walked into the a forest, the group trailing behind. Y/N walked beside Harry as she leaned slightly to the raven-haired boy, "I had another dream." she whispered softly so that only the raven-haired boy could hear.

Harry gulped nervously and sighed, "I had one too." he responded in a hushed tone as the Ravenclaw sent him a quizzical look. "I saw a man being murdered, dunno, can't really remember." Harry continued as the Ravenclaw eyebrows furrowed deeper together.

"Weird...I had the same one too." she mentioned as they both exchanged uneasy glances.

"Arthur! It's about time, son." A man's voice called out catching the duo's attention as they lifted their heads to be met with a kuddy-faced wizard.

"Sorry, Amos. 'fraid we got a bit of a sleepy start." Arthur told as he shook hands with Amos. Then, he turned to the group and smiled, "This is Amos Diggory, everyone. Works with me at the Ministry."

Y/N and Harry exchanged quizzical glances as they turned back to Amos and Arthur, the Ravenclaw tilted her head slightly as her eyebrows furrowed in confusion, "Digg-"

Swoosh! Just then, a familiar tall Hufflepuff boy appeared beside Amos. Instantly, the Ravenclaw's face lit up, "Cedric!" she called out as she bolted towards the tall boy and wrapped him a hug.

Cedric stumbled back a little as he was caught off guard but chuckled and hugged the girl back, "Y/N! Nice to see you!"

"Ah, seems like you've already met Cedric." Arthur beamed as Y/N pulled away and sent Mr Weasley and Mr Diggory a smile, "We've met from school."

Then, Harry skipped to the front and wrapped Cedric in a short hug, "Hello Harry. Been well?" Cedric questioned. Harry nodded as he pulled away, "Fine, you?"

"Never better." Cedric beamed as the duo chuckled. "Merlin's beard! You're Y/N Y/L/N and Harry Potter! Ced's talked about you! Honor to meet the both of you." Amos chirped as he shook Y/N and Harry's hand slightly aggressively.

Y/N and Harry sent the man a thankful smile, "Pleasure is ours, Mr Diggory." Y/N beamed as Cedric snickered and patted his father on the shoulder, "That's enough dad, let's get going before we're late."

Amos glanced to Cedric and nodded as he turned around and started walking, the group followed behind.

After a while, Amos pointed towards the edge of a cliff and smiled, "Right over there." he told as they all motioned towards an old boot laying on top of the grass.

The group circled in a circle surrounding the boot as Y/N took the seat next to Hermione and Harry. The Ravenclaw eyed the boot quizzically, "Is that a-"

"Portkey." the bushy-haired girl interjected as she glanced to the Ravenclaw. She tilted her head towards the boot and reached her hand out to it, "C'mon wouldn't want to leave you behind do we?"

The Ravenclaw reluctantly nodded as she reached her hand out to grab the boot, everybody doing the same as Amos started to count down.

"Everybody ready? 3!"

"2!"

"1!"

Swoosh! The hill lurched and tilted as the sky began to spin. A howling wind rose and the sky spun faster and faster all becoming a blur.

"Let go!" Amos ordered. The groups eyes widened in fear, "What?!" Hermione boomed but Amos only encouraged them more, "Just let go! Trust me!"

Y/N and the bushy-haired girl exchanged an uncertain glance before reluctantly letting go fo the boot, shrieks emitted as the group of friends fell out from the sky and...

Thud!

They all fell body flat onto the ground as soft groans emitted from each of them. "Remind me to never try a Portkey. Ever again." Caleb huffed as he slowly stood up. The Ravenclaw hummed in agreement as she patted herself dry and stood up.

She helped the bushy-haired girl up as her girlfriend muttered 'thank you, love' in response. Just then, Arthur, Amos and Cedric appeared gracefully walking down from the sky planting their feet down to the grass.

"Come on, this way." Arthur told as he tilted his head, the group regained their balance as they trailed behind Arthur and Amos.

As they walk up the hill, instantly, Y/N's jaw dropped, her eyes widened in fascination, the same look she had when she first saw the carnival fair. Arthur turned around and grinned as he watched the group's awestruck expressions,

"Well, Welcome to the Quidditch Cup!" he chirped as Y/N let out a breathless laugh, "Bloody Hell.."

In front of them were thousands of tents stretched to the edge of a steep cliff, crowded with dozens of people who had dressed in their Quidditch team colors to show support. Few people were zooming in the sky on their brooms, loud chattering and laughing could be heard from the crowds of people.

The group followed behind Arthur and Amos as they walked through the crowded people, Y/N glanced around in fascination as she took in all the different nationality in evidence, never once has she seen so many cheerful wizards and witches gathered together.

"I'll see you later, Amos. Later Cedric." Arthur grinned as he shook Amos and Cedric's hand before walking to a different direction. After a few more walking steps, Arthur approached a small tent and lifted the flap before showing the group a welcoming gesture, "Well, here we are!"

The group made their way in as Y/N and Harry were the last to enter. As if you couldn't be more amazed the girl was now double fascinated as she glanced around the insides of the tent, she'd expected it to be cramped but no, it was entirely the opposite.

It was spacious, decorated in a pretty mixture of blue and reds, there was a few bedrooms to the sides, a living area, a kitchen and a dining area, everything you needed was there, mind you it was a TINY tent.

"I love magic." Harry praised breathlessly as he too was fascinated by everything surrounding him, the girl nodded as she let out a breathless chuckle, "You can say that again."

"Right! Girl's you get this one, boy's that one." Arthur told as he pointed to two different bedrooms to the side. He swung his backpack off his shoulders and placed in onto the floor and smiled at the group of friends, "Get comfortable! Tonight's going to be an eventful one!"

Then, the boy's and girl's separated into their bedrooms except for George and Fred who were playing around at the dining area while Arthur kept telling them off. Y/N walked into the bedroom and grinned widely as she noticed four already made bed's laying in front of her.

Two were in red and two were in blue, perfect right? She motioned towards one of the blue beds and set her backpack down before walking towards a tiny opened flap beside her bed. The cheers of people could be heard outside as everybody seemed so cheerful and alive.

Just then, she felt a pair of arms wrapped themselves around her waist. However, she didn't tense up as she recognized the touch, instead she let out a soft sigh and lean into the bushy-haired girl's touch as she placed her chin on top of her shoulder.

"Amazing isn't it?" Hermione told as they both looked out to the cheerful atmosphere from the tiny opened flap. Y/N grinned and nodded, "Yeah, the atmosphere here is really something."

"Mhm..it is, everybody's so cheerful." the bushy-haired girl hummed as the Ravenclaw turned around and wrapped her arms around her waist as Hermione wrapped hers around her neck. "I'm really glad to be here with you." Y/N expressed as Hermione flashed a subtle pink on her cheeks.

Suddenly, a fake gag could be heard across the room catching the two girls attention as they wheeled their head towards the sound. Y/N rolled her eyes as she sent Ginny an unamused look, "Have something to say, Ginny?"

Ginny playfully scoffed as she crossed her arms and quirked an eyebrow up at the two girls, "Please, save your flirting for when me and Lizzy aren't here, it's sickening. Adorable but sickening."

Lizzy stood up and hummed in agreement as she motioned towards the redhead and swung her arm around her shoulder, "You know, I stand with Gin on this one."

Hermione rolled her eyes and scoffed, "Perhaps I should tell Ginny the way you look at her brother, Ronald." she smirked teasingly as Lizzy turned pink in color.

Ginny's eyebrows furrowed together as she glanced at the flustered blonde girl beside her, "You're into Ron?" she questioned as Lizzy's cheeks darkened in color.

The blonde-haired girl sent Ginny an innocent smile before she motioned her out of the room, "Perhaps we should leave them."

Y/N and Hermione snickered as they watched the little interaction, Lizzy glanced over her shoulder and shot the two girls a scolding glare before exiting the bedroom.

The Ravenclaw chuckled as she glanced over to the bushy-haired girl beside her, "Reckon they'll finally make a move this year?"

"Hopefully, we'll definitely be there to help though." Hermione responded playfully as the Ravenclaw snickered and nodded in agreement, "Definitely."

Then, Y/N felt her stomach grumble, she tilted her head towards the exit of the bedroom, "Let's go eat, I'm starving. We could catch up while eating." she told as the bushy-haired girl hummed in response, "Sure, love."

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