Alexandra Weasley: Book 4

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Alex stood in the front row with Hermione, Ron, Amélie, Gabrielle and the rest of the champions' friends. She watched Cedric walk in with Harry, then a minute later Viktor, and another minute later Fleur. They stood in silence for a little while before Ron spoke up.
"So how long do you think it'll take, considering we can't see anything?"

"No less than an hour, at least." She said. "I brought along something to do while we wait."

"What?"

"Application for the potions contest." Amélie tuned in.

"Yours came?"

"Yeah, yesterday. My parents brought it along today."

"I'm going to win this time." Amélie said. "I'm going to beat you."

"Good luck." Alex smirked and sat back and began scrawling her details on the paper.

"You gonna use Kurata and Snape as your sponsors again?" Amélie asked. Alex shrugged.

"Probably, but I'll have to ask first." Amélie leaned away as her younger cousin tugged on her arm.

"Where's the closest bathroom?" Amélie related Gabrielle's question.

"Um, Moaning Myrtle's toilet on the ground floor." Alex answered. "I can take her, if you want."

"Est-ce que ça te convient?" [Does that suit you?] Amélie muttered and Gabrielle nodded shyly. Alex put away her application and put her bag on the seat. She led Gabrielle back into Hogwarts.

"Are you excited for Fleur?" Alex tried to make conversation and Gabrielle nodded.

"Elle est ma grande sœur. J'ai un peu peur, mais je suis trés content pour elle." [She is my big sister. I'm a little afraid but I am very happy for her.] Gabrielle stopped as though it just occurred to her that she was talking to a British student, and not a French one. "Desolé. I mean, sorry."

"C'est bon. Je parle Français." [It's okay. I speak French]

"Weasley!" Moody caught her as she and Gabrielle headed back out to the field. She glanced at him, warily.

"Hello, professor." She said.

"Come with me." He demanded gruffly.

"Is something wrong, professor?" She asked.

"Diggory asked a favour of me. Come along." Alex looked at the child in her charge and then up at the stands. It was pure luck that Amélie was looking up.

"Gab, go to your sister, okay?" Gabrielle looked questioningly but Alex nodded reassuringly. She ran ahead and Alex kept an eye on her until she reached Amélie. She looked back at Moody who had started walking.

She followed him back to Hogwarts, and the moment they were out of sight, he thrust a pocket watch at her. Too late she realised it was a portkey, as he growled "Portus."

"No!" She jumped back. When she let go she was in an eerie cemetery. "Uh oh, I'm found out."

She walked ahead. She headed straight, through the graves. She could smell the telltale odour of a potion in progress and headed over. There was a flash of light and she saw Cedric and Harry appear out of nowhere.
"Ced!" She called, hurrying over.

"Alex?" He looked puzzled. "What are you doing here? Is this another part of the task? Where are we?"

"No, it's not part of the tasks. Moody lured me away and portkeyed me here. He'd have taken Gabrielle too when she was with me. I don't know where we are." She said, flinging herself into his arms. "How did you get here?"