Harry Potter: Shadows of Tomorrow

I think because he was the sort of 'perfect' son she wanted she was very upset when he refused to listen to her and stay at home, she also constantly goes at Bill for his look"

"Look?" Fleur asked

"Well Bill wears a dragon teeth earing he likes and he has long hair that he puts into a ponytail, mother is always telling him to cut it and remove the earing, even though it's obvious he doesn't want to. Oh and she's always going at him and Charlie for not getting married yet, as if it was stupid that they didn't want to get married. You would have thought that three out of seven children leaving as soon as they were capable would have clued her in that she was doing something wrong.

Me and the twins are leaving as soon as we can, Ron however looks up to mother and has inherited her old fashioned views."

"Speaking of your mother" Harry directed everyone's attention to an owl that dropped a red envelope at Ron's lap "show time! Ladies and gentlemen I invite you to watch the dreaded 'Molly Weasley howler' rip apart her cub without concern or restraint" The howler drifted into the air and the show began.

"RONALD BILLIUS WEASLEY! HOW DARE YOU ENTER THE TOURNAMENT WITHOUT MY PERMISSION?! YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR LIFE IN DANGER FOR A FEW GLLEONS AND A LINE DEDICATED TO YOURSELF IN A BOOK! HOW YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD SURVIVE THIS TOURNAMENT WHEN YOU GO THROUGH CLASSES LIKE A MUGGLEBORN WHO HAD JUST LEARNT MAGIC, I'LL NEVER KNOW! I'M ALSO TOLD THAT YOU'VE ATTACKED HARRY THREE TIMES! THREE! IF YOU DO IT ONCE MORE THAN I PERMIT HARRY TO HURT YOU AS MUCH AS HE WANTS! YOU HAD BETTER HOPE THAT YOU DON'T SURVIVE THIS TOURNAMENT BECAUSE IF YOU DO THEN I WILL LAY YOU OVER MY KNEE AND GIVE YOU THE WORST SPANKING YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED! IT'LL MAKE THE ONE FROM BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED LOOK LIKE NOTHING!"

The letter burst into flames, Hermione looked embarrassed as she was sitting next to Ron, who looked more pink than anything at this point. The entire hall burst into laughter, Ron had actually ran out of the hall. Hermione looked around until she had seen Krum and Fleur fight a losing battle not to laugh, Ginny looked as if she would die if she couldn't stop laughing. Hermione noticed she couldn't see Harry, she stood up when she noticed that Harry had actually fallen on the floor laughing. Hermione huffed and walked off.

Dumbledore entered the hall and was wondering what was going on, nearly everyone was laughing and Professor Flitwick had actually fallen off his chair. He noticed the other head of houses covering their mouths and Harry Potter lying on the floor. He then noticed the howler remains at the end of one of the tables.

"Molly bloody Weasley" He sighed

Soon Harry and Ginny had left the hospital wing, Madam Pomfrey warned them if they ever come in and complain about a busted gut from laughing again, she'd give them real reason to come to the hospital wing. They had potions when Colin told Harry he had to attend a wand weighing ceremony; Harry was excused when he made his way to the room. He greeted Fleur and Victor and ignored Ron when he noticed a woman in the corner with a camera man. After the ceremony was done the woman approached them.

"Hello" She greeted "I am Rita Skeeter from the daily prophet, I'm sure you've heard of me"

"Not really" Ron shrugged, Rita just glared at him.

"I have" Harry spoke, in truth he didn't like this woman but he thought it would be better to use her for now. If needs be he could get rid of her later "you were one of the reporters at my godfathers trial, I'm familiar with your work. Or at least everything you've done from the trial onwards and a few of your older pieces, I do find your ministry articles to be quite fascinating."

"Pleasure to meet a fan" She smiled, Harry was going to neither confirm nor deny that. Krum and Fleur seemed to understand what he was doing, Ron just glared at him.

"Perhaps a quick interview Mr Potter" Rita looked hopeful

"No, or at least not yet" Harry replied "perhaps after the tournament but for now I'm very busy, training, classes and trying to work out how I'm in this tournament"

"What do you mean?" Rita asked

"Now Harry" Dumbledore came over

"Well Miss Skeeter" Harry replied, ignoring Dumbledore "I didn't willingly enter this tournament and I actually went so far as to swear on my magic in front of the school to say I didn't. However I am still being forced to compete and nobody has worked out how my name was put in, I think it's rather stupid that I'm forced to compete. I mean at the start the goblet spat out a piece of parchment that said 'your mum', Dumbledore read it out loud but I don't see his mother competing with me"

"Harry" Dumbledore spoke "my mother is dead"

"So is mine, people die, no need to cry about it" Harry smiled, Rita looked gleeful and Dumbledore looked as if he was using all means possibly available to control himself. "You see Miss Skeeter" Harry continued "I am constantly wondering how an underage student is forced to compete in a deadly tournament whilst he is in what is supposedly 'the safest place on earth'."

"Forget Potter" Ron spat "if you want to talk to a real champion then you can talk to me, I'll give you a private interview and everything." Rita looked at him, Harry and the other two champions recognised the look, it was the look of a predator sizing up her pray.

"Why of course" Rita spoke in a sweet voice "why don't you follow me and I'll conduct a private interview? " She led Ron off and the others just smirked, as they left the room.

"Guys" Harry spoke "I need you to come with me, I need to tell you something in private."

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