"Attention please, settle down, thank you. I wish you all the best of luck and urge you to trust in the Goblet of Fire's choice for the three Champions." Dumbledore declared, before a spark from his Wand shifted the blue flames to crimson.
A moment later a single piece of paper was jettisoned out, which was easily caught by the elderly man.
"Victor Krum!"
Roars of approval sounded through the hall, before another name was added, earning silence in anticipation.
"Fleur Delacour!"
More cheers of approval before another paper, and another name.
"Cedric Diggory!"
The Hufflepuff table went crazy, along with polite applause from the other three Hogwarts Houses. "Now then with that settled the other judges and I are off to…"
The Goblet lit once more, earning a stunned silence through the Main Hall.
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"I am glad you let me come with you my Lord." Luna chirped happily as the two made their way through the empty halls. Despite the ceremony that was taking place Harry had opted not to be present. He always hated October thirty-first and was sure that if anyone had chosen to make a snide comment towards him there would be a pile of bodies as a result.
Luckily for him the younger blonde had invited herself along.
"I am glad you accompanied me." he easily replied, before waving off an odd bit of Magic that had neared him.
"You know… it is a very nice night…" she mused, drifting a bit closer to him.
"It is." the Magic from before had returned, stronger this time but he pushed it aside once more.
"And there are so few times where the halls are truly empty… we should take advantage of it…"
"Oh? And whatever do you have in mind?" His eyes narrowed as whatever it was attempted to bind itself to him for a third time, now it was not only being rude but irritating as well.
Her hand slowly slid into his, "Well we could just do this… or you could push me up against the wall and see what kind of knickers I am wearing…"
His smiled sent waves of heat, and lust, through her body, before it fell to be replaced with annoyance.
"Is something wrong my Lord?"
"It appears as though something very old and persistent is attempting to bind me…"
"The Goblet…" she whispered, earning an even more angered expression from the boy-who-lived.
"You should get behind me…"
She quickly did so and watched in shock as he extended his hand and exerted his own Magic and will. Energy rippled into existence, sending a terrible noise through the air as the two sources of power met, the castle itself groaning from the force of the conflict and the walls appearing to bend outwards as if reality itself was warping.
Back in the Main Hall the Goblet shuddered and shook from the force. The object was designed to send out a spell to each of the chosen Champions and link with them, thus establishing the binding contract. Apparently, one had chosen to disagree, and was fighting back.
Normally this would not be an issue, with the artifact as old as it was it possessed far more power than virtually any living Wizard or Witch, this boy, apparently, was an exception.
The students, and staff, watched in shock as the Goblet began to show signs of melting, before a burst of power sent it flying across the room, cracking it in the process as its flames were extinguished. The paper, which bore the name 'Harry Potter', slipped from it as the cup rolled to a stop, before it was burnt to a crisp, leaving no evidence of the attempted binding.
...
Severus Snape continued watching the Headmaster examine the damaged artifact, all the while keeping his actual attention on their newest Defense professor. The Potion master had seen it, that for a split second the man's features had become enraged when the Goblet had been thrown backwards.
The question now was 'why'. What had prompted such a shift in personality, a dropping of masks so finely engrained that it appeared to have everyone, including himself up until moments ago, fooled.
'Moody' took another gulp of his flask, and Snape noted the time.
...
"I promise this will not take long Harry, we just needed to clear a few things up."
The boy-who-lived nodded, while Luna sat next to him, happily swaying her legs back and forth with an occasional giggle. Across sat the Headmaster, along with the Heads of each House.
"It has come to our attention that you were not at the ceremony tonight Harry."
Said teen promptly nodded but offered nothing further.
"May I ask why?"
"Of course sir, asking questions should always be encouraged in a school don't you think? I also have a question of my own as well. Why is it that you always have such important ceremonies on the anniversary of my parents' murder and expect me to show up and partake in the celebrations?"
Most of the adults winced slightly, with even Snape silently agreeing that the situation could have been handled differently.
"I understand my boy, and I will make a better effort I promise. However, I would still like to have an answer if it is not too much trouble."
"Luna and I were exploring."
The elderly Wizard nodded, before Flitwick stepped forward, "I did not realize you two were so close. May I inquire as to where you would still be exploring? As I understood it you had mapped out the castle quite well your first year Mr. Potter."
"Don't be silly professor, we weren't exploring Hogwarts." the pretty blonde emphasized with a slight giggle.
Minerva McGonagall blinked in confusion, "If you were not exploring the castle then what…"
"Each other of course." Luna replied.
"Wh-what!?"
Harry merely rolled his eyes before letting out a slight sigh, "We were having sex professor."
"Lots and lots of it, in fact we had just found a rather interesting position on a staircase when we were interrupted by your footsteps, if you would be so kind as to finish this up I would like to resume it." The Lovegood heiress responded.
"WHAT!? Albus surely this is… but they are… she is… detentions for both of them!"
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