Chapter 9

"Yes. Always the same one. Sir, these dreams, what I see, you don't think it's actually happening do you?" Dumbledore looked over at Olivia who was messing with her hands. She wanted her father, the anxiety of Dumbledore's stare was all she needed.


"I think it's unwise for you to linger over these dreams Harry, I think it's best that you simply." Dumbledore put up his wand and pulled a quivering string of magic out from his head. "Cast them away." Was the only thing the old man said, and Olivia looked over at Harry.


"Cast them away." She mocked him which got harry to smile.


The two siblings walked out of the headmasters study and made there way outside. As they were walking along, they hear raised voices from inside the herbs store.


"It's a sign Severus, you know what it means as well as I." The door opened and they saw Olivia and Harry. Harry looked at them and Igor left.


"Potter! What's your hurry? Congratulations, your performance in the black lake was inspiring. Gilliweed, am I correct?" Olivia smiled up to her father as he walked closer. Snape wrapped an arm around her shoulders.


"Yes sir."


"Ingenious. A rather rare herb gilliweed, not something found in your every day garden. Nor is this, know what it is?" Snape showed him a vial and Olivia eyes widened.


"Veritaserum."


"Bubble juice sir?" Olivia gave Harry her are-you-serious look.


"Veritaserum. Three drops of this and you-know-who himself will spill his darkest secrets. The use of this on a student is regrettably forbidden, however should you ever steal from my personal stores again, my hand might just slip over your morning pumpkin juice." Olivia knew her father was not really going to do it.


But Harry didn't know what she knew. "I haven't stolen anything."


"Don't lie to me. Gilliweed might be innocuous, but boomslang skin? lacewing flies? You and your friends are brewing polyjuice potion and believe me I'm going to find out why." Severus closed the door in Harry's face. Leaving Olivia and him alone.


The father and daughter talked for an hour about how school was, if she was scared of the competition, and her grades. Olivia's grades had began to slip, she started to focus on the competition more than her school work. 


She didn't even read that much anymore!


Draco picked her up on his way to dinner, and they spent their night talking.


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Music was playing and a large crowd was gathered. The champions emerged. "Earlier today Professor Moody placed the tri-wizards cup deep within the maze. Only he knows its exact position. Now as Mr. Diggory." The crowd cheer on hearing his name and Olivia smiled. "And Mr. Potter tied for first position they will be the first to enter the maze. Followed by Miss Snape." The whole crowd cheered for her, Olivia was surprised, she didn't think peopled liked her that much.


"The first person to touch the cup will be the winner. I've instructed the staff to patrol the perimeter, if at any point should a contestant wish to withdraw from the task he or she need only send up red sparks with their wands. Contestants, gather round."


Dumbledore turned to the contestants. "In the maze you'll find not dragons or creatures of the deep. Instead you'll face something more challenging. You see, people change in the maze. Oh find the cup if you can, but be very weary you could just lose yourselves along the way."


"Champions! Prepare yourselves." Cedric hugged his father almost like he knew something was going to happen. Olivia and him shared a look, the two friends were afraid for each other.


"On the count of three! ONE!"


The cannon went off and Mr. Filch shrugged comically. Dumbledore groaned at how the cannon never fired on the right time.


Harry, Olivia, and Cedric entered the maze through different entrances. The entrance closed up behind Harry.


When the entrance closed behind Olivia, she jumped. She changed into her Lynx and ran through the maze.


Heavy mist set in as Harry started traversing the maze, creature noises were all around.


Cedric was walking along, the maze walls began to close in on him. He made a run for it, he saw Fleur running around scared, she was attacked and knocked down.


Viktor came along and saw her unconscious on the ground, he walked on. Harry saw Fleur being swallowed into the undergrowth. Olivia watched as the body was swallowed.


"Fleur? Fleur!" Harry yelled, but he was to late, she's disappeared. He sent up a red spark into the air.


A heavy wind started blowing, walls were closing in, Harry runs along side Olivia's smaller form. They saw something shining in the distance and he moved towards it and Viktor tried to zap him but missed.


"Get down!" Cedric yelled to Harry, who ducked and Viktor got zapped by Cedric. Cedric ran up and kicked the wand out of Viktor's hand. He pointed his wand at Viktor's body as if to finish him off, Harry ran up and intervened.


Olivia watched as Harry tried to get the wand out of Cedrics hand. "No stop! He's bewitched Cedric." They struggled until Olivia jumped up and grabbed the wand with her teeth.


"Get off me!" Cedric yelled as he tried to get out of Harry's grip, so he could get his wand back from the Lynx.


"He's bewitched!" The three of them began running towards the cup. The undergrowth grabbed Cedric and he fell to the ground. Harry looked back, only to see Olivia trapped with him. Cedric was pinned down with no means of escape.


Olivia changes back and she was some how able to get freed. "Harry! Olivia!" Harry zapped the plant life and Cedric wriggled free. Olivia helped the older boy up. "You know for a moment there I thought you were gonna let it get me." Olivia looked at the boy with sadness on her face.


"We can't leave a friend behind." Olivia told him and Cedric smiled at her.


"For a moment so did I." Olivia rolled her eyes and smacked her brother's arm.


"Some game huh?" Cedric asked and Olivia snorted.


"Some game." The wind started blowing again.


"Go. Take it, you saved me!" Olivia shook her head and grabbed Cedric's hand. She pulled his over to the cup.


"Together, on three. One, two, three!" They all put their hand on the small object. They were sent up into the air.


When they let go they looked around. This was not the place they were meant to be. "You ok?" Cedric asked as he helped Olivia up from the hard ground.


"Yeah, you?" Harry asked her he looked over his younger sister to make sure she was alright.


"Where are we?" Cedric asked as Harry poked Olivia rib and she doubled over. Harry looked around.


"I've been here before."


"It's a portkey. Harry the cup is a portkey." Harry held his sister as she tried to get her breath back. She had broken her rib.


"I've been here before in a dream. Cedric, we have to get back to the cup? Now!"


"What are you talking about?" Harry let out a shout and held his head. Olivia took small breaths as she tried to help Harry.


"What is it?"


"Get back to the cup!" Olivia's head shot up and her ears narrow, Wormtail and Voldemort were nearby.


"Who are you? What do you want?" Cedric asked as he covered the youngest one from view.


"Kill the spare." Wormtail casted a spell and it killed Cedric. Olivia dropped to her knees and looked over the fallen boy.


"Cedric!" Harry yelled from where he stood. Cedric laid dead on the ground in front of Olivia. 


Wormtail pulled Harry closer, a status grabbed ahold of Harry and trapping him. "Do it, now!" Wormtail dropped something into a cauldron, Harry watched on. Olivia stood up and walked over to her brother.


"Bones of the father, unwillingly given." A bone hovered in the air under Wormtail's control, he dropped it into the cauldron." Flesh of the servant willingly sacrificed." He took a knife and slashed his arm over the cauldron.


"Blood of the enemy forcibly taken." He took the knife to Harry and cut at his arm. Wormtail grabbed Olivia's arm and did the same. The siblings shouted in pain.


Wormtail took the knife over to the cauldron and let the drops fall into it. "The dark lord shall rise again." The cauldron bursted into flame and a reformed Voldemort emerged.


Olivia's hair was now white as snow. Her body shaking as she looked at the returned Dark Lord.


"My wand Wormtail." Wormtail handed him the wand and bowed deeply. "Hold out your arm."


"Master. Thank you master."


"The other arm Wormtail." Wormtail looked concerned, but does it anyway. Voldemort stuck the wand into Wormtail's arm. The sky changed, others have been summoned.


"Welcome my friends. Thirty years it's been, and yet you stand before me as though it were only yesterday. I confess myself disappointed, not one of you tried to find me." Voldemort began slashing angrily at the hooded figures. "Not even you, Lucius."


"My lord. Had I detected any sign or even a whisper of your whereabouts." Olivia looked at her uncle with fear, more fear then before.


"There were signs my friend, and more than whispers."


"I assure you I never renounced the old ways. The face I have been obliged to present each day since your absence, that was my true mask." Lucius looked for a way to not be in trouble with the Dark Lord.


"I returned."


"Out of fear, not loyalty. Still you have proved yourself useful these past few months Wormtail." Voldemort granted Wormtail a new hand.


"Thank you master, thank you." Wormtail looked at his new hand.


"Oh, such a handsome boy." Voldemort went to touch Harry, but Olivia got in front of her, shielding him.


"Don't touch him." Olivia yelled and Voldemort flicked his wrist, sending Olivia tumbling back. She fell next to Cedrics body, making her heart hurt, her friend was dead and there was nothing she could do.


"Stop!" Harry yelled as he tried to get loose. Wanting to protect his younger sister with every bone in his body. Harry watched as Olivia tried to get up, but something was keeping her down. 


Voldemort laughed that the siblings. "Harry! Olivia! I'd almost forgotten you were here. Standing on the bones of my father. I'd introduce you, but word has it you're almost as famous as me these days. The boy who lived. How lies have fed your legend Harry. Shall I reveal what really happened that night thirteen years ago?


Shall I divulge how I truly lost my powers? It was love. You see when dear sweet Lily Potter gave her life for her only son she provided the ultimate protection. I could not touch you. It was old magic, something I should have for seen. But no matter, no matter. Things have changed, I can touch you now!"


Voldemort put his hand on Harry's head and he screamed. Olivia shouted and tried to get Harry loose. "Astonishing what a few drops of your blood will do eh Harry? Pick up your wand Potter. I said pick it up, get up. Get up! You've been taught how to duel I presume yes? First we bow to each other. Come on now Harry the niceties must be observed, Dumbledore would not want you to forget your manners now would he? I said bow!"


Voldemort forced Harry to bow and Olivia was chained to the ground with magic. As Olivia struggled to get free the chains, she got tired. She screamed as her arm snapped. "That's better. And now." Voldemort casted at Harry and he wriggled in pain.


"Atta boy Harry, your parents would be proud. Especially your filthy mongrel mother. I'm going to kill you Harry Potter, I'm going to destroy you. After tonight no one will ever again question my powers. After tonight if they speak of you they'll speak only of how you begged for death, and I being a merciful lord obliged. Get up." Voldemort pulled Harry to his feet, Harry began to move away.


"Let him go!"


"Don't you turn your back on me Harry Potter I want you to look at me when I kill you, I want to see the lights leave your eyes. As for you Olivia, just because you are my most loyal Deatheaters does not mean I will not kill you." Harry took a step toward Voldemort not wanting him to hurt Liv more.


"Have it your way." They both cast and their streams of magic meet. Olivia pulled on the chains more as panic set in. She felt another blinding pain.


"Do nothing. He is mine to finish. He's mine! Take the girl finish her off!" Shapes formed in the surrounding magical energy. Harry and Olivia heard Dumbledore's voice.


"Harry when the connection is broken you must get to the portkey. Grab your sister! We can delay it for a moment to give you time but only a moment, do you understand?"


"Harry, Olivia take my body back will you? Take my body back to my father."


"Let go. Sweetheart you're ready. Let go! Let go!"


The connection broke, Harry ran over to Cedric's body and Olivia. He summoned the cup over to them. In an instant they ported out leaving an angry Voldemort.


"No!"


Back at the arena Harry appeared with Cedric's body. Olivia curled up away from them sobbing in pain. The crowd didn't understand what had taken place and they all cheered, triumphant
music started to play. Harry weeped on Cedric's body. "Harry! Harry!"


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