Chapter 361
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-Next Day – Monday Afternoon-
Today was a normal school day just like the other days, and I was heading towards the library to finish some Potions homework before break ended.
However, halfway to the library I felt Sirius and Andromeda's magical signatures appearing in the castle, and after trying to sense where they were I managed to find them in the Headmaster's office.
And with a frown I began to wonder what they were doing at Hogwarts.
And with curiosity I turned, changing direction and heading towards the Headmaster's office.
"Ethan?" I heard someone call me, and looking to the side I saw Harry and Professor McGonagall walking towards me.
"Harry, Professor Minnie" I greeted them both, with Professor McGonagall glaring at me for calling her by her nickname in front of another student, but I could see the slight tilt to her lips.
"Where are you going to?" I asked, until I noticed Harry's apprehensive look, and with an amused face I turned to the two, "Don't tell me Harry got into trouble and is now going to detention with you?"
And hearing this Professor McGonagall rolled her eyes, "No, in fact I'm accompanying Mr. Potter to Professor Dumbledore's office to meet his godfather" she replied.
'Oh, so Sirius is here to see Harry' I thought, 'Probably he heard about Harry becoming a champion and came to see if he was okay'
But shaking my head I spoke again, "Well, I'm also going to the Headmaster's office."
"Really? Why?" Harry asked me.
"I heard that Sirius and Andromeda were there and I wanted to say hello to them, and I also wanted to ask what they were doing here." I shrugged.
'How did he know they were here? As far as I know they just arrived, and only Albus and I knew about their presence at Hogwarts' Professor McGonagall asked herself, looking at me suspiciously.
"Is Aunt Andy here too?" Harry asked in surprise.
"Uhm," I nodded, and I could see Harry frown, confused.
We then continued to walk together towards the Headmaster's office, with me humming calmly, and I could feel the emotions of nervousness and confusion coming from Harry.
And I was also trying to ignore the looks Professor McGonagall threw my way when she thought I wasn't looking.
And after less than 5 minutes we arrived in front of the gargoyle that guarded the passage to the Headmaster's office, and as soon as Professor McGonagall gave the password, which this week was Cinnamon Lollipops, the passage opened.
Going downstairs we stood in front of the office door, and before any of us could knock on the door, the Headmaster's voice was heard.
"Come in" he said, and I rolled my eyes at that.
"Albus," Professor McGonagall said as she opened the door and walked in, with Harry and me following her, "I brought Mr. Potter."
"Thank you Minerva" the Headmaster thanked, until his gaze fell on me, causing him to raise an eyebrow.
And noticing his look I just waved with a happy smile.
"Harry" Sirius said, going over to his godson and hugging him.
And right behind was Andromeda, who almost pushed Sirius out of the way to hug her nephew.
"Are you okay Harry? Are they treating you well?" she asked, looking at his face with concern.
"I'm fine Aunt Andy," Harry said reassuringly, before looking at Sirius with a small smile.
Andromeda then notices that I was also in the room, blinking for a moment before smiling.
"Hi Ethan dear" she said, coming towards me and hugging me too.
"Hi Andy" I said, hugging her back.
As soon as we broke the hug she looked at my face, and her smile that was previously calm and affectionate turned into a threatening smile.
"You know, I heard that you, of your own free will, put your name in the cup to become a champion" she said, and I swallowed hard.
"Hehe, this is a pretty funny story" I said, laughing nervously, looking away.
"When I finish what I came here to do, the two of us are going to have a little chat" she said, still smiling, which definitely didn't reassure me.
"Gulp... Yes.." I nodded, and I definitely wasn't shaking.
Nodding satisfied, she then turned to the Headmaster, while Sirius approached me and squeezed my shoulder with a sympathetic look.
And I could have sworn that Professor McGonagall, who had seen the whole scene, had a satisfied and somewhat mischievous smile on her face.
"So Professor Dumbledore" Andromeda began to say, with a calm air that did not hide her dangerous look, "Where can I find the other organizers of this tournament?"
"Oh, they should be here in a few moments" the Headmaster said with a friendly smile, however I could tell he was nervous internally.
And it was as the Headmaster said. After less than 1 minute the door to his office was opened, and Mr. Crouch, Bagman, Madame Maxime and Karkaroff walked through, with the latter immediately getting a frown as soon as he saw me.
And I, who loved to irritate people, especially despicable ones like the Headmaster of Durmstrang, showed him my middle finger with a happy smile on my face.
And with an irritated grunt he turned away, deciding to ignore me.
"Why did you call us here Dumbledore?" he asked the Headmaster with an air of irritation and impatience.
And the Headmaster opened his mouth to respond, but Andromeda cut him off.
"I asked him to call you all" she said, looking at all the new guests with her head high and her arms crossed.
"And who would you be?" Madame Maxime asked, not noticing Mr. Crouch's frown or the Bagman's fearful look.
But instead of responding to Madame Maxime immediately, Andromeda turned to me and Harry, placing her hand on our shoulders, which was funny since I was bigger than her while Harry was smaller.
"Boys, could you wait for us outside? I have a few things to talk about with these lovely people" she said, with a smile like the one she had when she spoke to me just now, but much more threatening.
And Harry seemed to realize this, but his Gryffindor stupidity proved to be stronger, and he began to open his mouth to complain.
But before he said anything I covered his mouth, smiling nervously at Andromeda.
"Of course, we'll be waiting for you outside, have a nice chat" I said, and then began dragging Harry out of the office, with the boy trying to free himself only to realize that I was stronger than him.
And with a defeated sigh he allowed himself to be dragged out of the Headmaster's office.
After Harry and I left the Headmaster's office I let him go, with him giving me a slight glare, to which I raised my hands in an apologetic gesture.
He shook his head with a sigh, before turning around, and I noticed the Gryffindor boy was looking at the ground with a frown.
"Why the grimace?" I asked, and that made him look at me.
"Nothing…" he said, but I just looked at him with a raised eyebrow showing that I didn't believe his words, "Sigh… It's just that I'm worried about Aunt Andy. I don't know what she's going to do, but she looked scary."
And hearing that I snorted, "Obviously she looked scary. And in fact, those who should be worried are those in the office with her."
And not understanding what I meant, Harry looked at me confused, and so I decided to explain.
"Look, right now in that room there are only three things that could scare those wizards and witches."
"And what would those things be?" Harry asked curiously.
And holding up my fingers I started counting, "A woman worried about her family, an angry Black, and a vengeful lawyer, and unfortunately for them Andy is all three."
And hearing this Harry blinked for a moment reflecting on what I said, before looking at me with a somewhat amused look.
"So that means they're screwed, right?" he asked, and I nodded.
And seeing my affirmative nod, a satisfied smile appeared on Harry's face.
End.
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