The dragon rider (Harry potter fanfic)

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It had been a very eventful evening, and after finally getting out of the entrance hall (after signing some autographs for the Hogwarts and beaxbatons students ) I walked down the front steps. It was pitch black outside and a calming mist had set over the grounds, a half moon was shining from behind the treetops of the forbidden forest.

"Olivia! Olivia! May I have a word" I heard someone shout from behind me as feet began running down the stone steps.
Mr crouch was running down the steps towards me, his hat bouncing on his head with each step he took.

"What can I do for you" I said clear annoyance in my voice as he reached me.

"I'd just like a word, just a quick one" he said bouncing down the last two steps, I reluctantly followed.

"So how are you?" He said strolling across the damp grass.

"Fine?" I said confused by the question

"Well, aren't we all just fine, all of us....just cruising about life....fine" he said looking up at the moon.

"Mhm" I said but crouch didn't say anything for a few minutes, he just kept starring at the moon

"Is their something I can do for you? If not I must be going" I said

"That right!" He said snapping out of his trance
"I was going to ask you what were your plans for the week?" He said

"I'm not really sure" I said, as an Auror I don't tend to share details like that.

"Well you must have some idea?" He said his voice going weirdly high pitched.

"Are you ok?" I said tilting my head at his odd behaviour

"Oh yes! Absolutely fine" he said adding emphasis on the fine before breaking into laughter "anyway, yes! I am absolutely peachy perfect. Just like to catch up is all, just a.... Friendly catch up" he said his voice going weird again

"With me?" I said slowly,

"Of course! These games are very exciting, but also very tiredsome, I wish the three champions the best of luck, god knows their going to need it. Your friend...what's his name again? Weasley?" He said

"Charlie?"

"Yes Charlie!" He said perking up "isn't he supplying dragons for the first task?"

"Yeah"

"Wonderful, wonderful" mr crouch said looking down at the ground before kicking up his legs and sinking to the floor with a thud. "The stars are so beautiful at night" he said rolling over on his back and looking up at the stars

"I guess yeah" I said not looking up but looking down at mr crouch. Why did I have a habit of getting myself into the worst of situations

"Your dragons really are something" he said
"Amazing, amazing creatures. I've always loved dragons, and when I heard that you had trained the beast, well of course I didn't believe it! No one did, that's the problem with this generation isn't it!?" Mr crouch said telling the story with his hands

"What's the problem?"

"They don't believe anything until they've seen it with their own eyes, and that's why there's a ministry of magic!"

"W - what?" I said completely confused

"Yes! And that sparked capitalism!" He said pointing towards the sky.

"Do you even know what capitalism is?"

"Haven't got a clue" he said dropping his arms back to the ground.

"Barty I've got to get up early in the morning, so you know, I'm gonna have to run" I said trying to get out of this situation

"Run? Run where!"

"It's an expression Barty, but I'm gonna go, it was nice talking to you" I said taking a few slow steps backwards away before turning around and picking up the pace.

Barty was either drunk, or the pressure of the games has gotten to him, either way that was a weird conversation.

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A good few hours later and I had set up a little camp in the clearing in the forbidden forest that Artemis and Falkor had used as their home last year. I was sat against Falkor reading a book about history.

"Huh....the person that drew this either was dating this guy or had a crush on him, because no guy could be packing that much" I said looking at a drawing where a wizards area looked particularly big under his trousers.
"And I'm talking to a dragon about how big a guys dick is" I said realising what I had just said.

"And that's enough reading for me" I said closing the book and sliding it away from me. I sat there for a few minutes starring into the fire.

"You know I should probably clean your nails" I said realising I haven't cleaned Falkor's nails in two weeks.

I conjured up some scrubbers and a bucket of water with my wand before starting to scrub his nails, sure I could get the scrubber to do it for me with magic but it can never get around the corners right

"How you survived without me for so long is still a mystery to me" I said to Falkor
"And they call you the most dangerous animal" I said laughing as I went onto the second foot.

After about 20 minutes of cleaning Falkor's nails, I sat back on the floor and leaned against him as I wrote a letter to Mrs Weasley. It was a short letter, she had asked me to write to her once the tournament had been opened just telling her how it went and how Fred, George, Ron and Ginny are getting on. It didn't take long, and before I knew it I was writing

Yours sincerely
Olivia

I didn't really know what to do with myself after that, I didn't feel like going to sleep and there wasn't really anything to do.

I looked down at my watch 3:36 it read. It would probably just be better if I went to sleep. So I curled up next to Falkor, the fire was slowly dying out, I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep.

I was just about to nod off when I heard a bush move from a few meters away, but years as an Auror has sharpened my senses. I bolted upwards, my wand was in my hand pointed at the space where I heard a bush move within seconds. I started into the pitch darkness. The fire was giving off barley any light.
Then a silvery white glow flew out from behind the bushes. I breathed a sign of relief as I realised it was just a patronus. The patronus was a robin, a smile spread across my face as I recognised it as it was Charlie's patronus, it did a lap around the clearing before stopping in front of me and then I was expecting to hear Charlie's voice coming from the patronus so I leat back against Falkor but quickly sat bolt upright as I could hear yelling and shouting coming from the patronus and then Charlie's voice spoke from the patronus

"Olivia! If your even hearing this I need you to come back to the dragon reserve now! Somethings happening" Charlie's voice yelled, he seamed panicked and spoke quickly which was unlike Charlie.
"A group of people started attacking the dragon reserve! I don't have much time but basically they apparated just outside your apperation enchantments and then came in. They started attacking the others, and firing spells everywhere. A few of the dragonologist forced me to come back here to send you this message, I hope it reaches you in time" he paused, my breath was hitched and I was starring straight at the ball of light, hanging on every word. Then yells could be heard in the background and dragon roars, people were yelling spells, I could hear things falling and smashing.

"Olivia I have to go! But please just hurry!" He yelled and then the ball of light disappeared.

What the hell is happening?
Who are they!!!!!!!!!!!