Chapter 208: His Deepest Fear
1 May 1994, Hogwarts, Scotland
It had almost been an hour since Harry entered the maze, and he was admittedly getting bored. Oh, he’d had to go through a few challenges, but they weren’t really that difficult. The Rune Puzzles were so...
2024-01-27 13:25:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 207: Daedalus’ Delights
1 May 1994, Hogwarts, Scotland
Neville Longbottom felt the maze’s hedges close behind him, feeling a mix of trepidation, excitement and desperation. This was it, Neville’s last chance at making anything for himself, and had to gra...
2024-01-25 13:24:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 206: Twisted Web
1 May 1994, Hogwarts, Scotland
Harry woke up feeling far more anxious than he had been this year. What was wrong with him? He was more composed the day of the Hogsmeade attack. Maybe it was the fact that he had no idea what was probably going ...
2024-01-23 10:48:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 205: Tempest
29 April 1994, Hogwarts, Scotland
Alastor Moody walked up the headmaster’s office feeling far more tense than he expected to be. Dumbledore had given him a task of following the Potter boy around and find out more about him, and what he discover...
2024-01-21 11:44:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 204: Declared Thrice
16 April 1994, Hogwarts, Scotland
Harry sat in the shade of the Black Lake with one of his palms looking at the sky. Floating on top of it was a golden magical circle, which controlled a pebble in front of him, making it move around in the...
2024-01-20 13:41:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 203: The Lost Serpent
4 April 1994, Hogwarts, Scotland
Cassius Warrington tried to ignore his sister’s worried gaze as she fussed over him. The sight of a preteen girl, barely reaching his waist in height, fretting on his well-being must have looked comical ...
2024-01-18 13:43:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 202: Pricey Remembrance
27 March 1994, Peak District, Manchester
Albus Dumbledore walked through the greenery that surrounded him, the lush landscape of the Peak District unfolding before his eyes like a tapestry of vibrant hues. The serene beauty of the Engli...
2024-01-16 13:15:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 201: Courtly Sphere
19 March 1994, Hogwarts, Scotland
Gemma Farley walked, with a fierce expression on her face, towards the Black Lake, while doing her best not to show how nervous she was about the coming confrontation. She had forgotten just how impressive ...
2024-01-14 13:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 200: Eye of the Storm
10 March 1994, Hogwarts, Scotland
Harry lied down on a very comfortable couch, pondering about the end of the dueling tournament. Most of what he felt was relief at evading Dumbledore’s ploy, unintended or not. He didn’t know for sure...
2024-01-13 13:26:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 199: Verdant Snow
5 March 1994, Hogwarts, Scotland
Daphne Greengrass fidgeted as she waited for her duel to begin. The past few days were filled with practically nothing but training from Harry and while a part of her wanted it to be over with, another treache...
2024-01-11 13:44:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 198: Crouching Tiger
28 February 1994, Ministry of Magic, London
Bartemius Crouch was aware that his recent habit of lingering in his Ministry office was excessive, even by his own measures. Many of his coworkers would say he seldom rushed to return home, and ...
2024-01-09 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 197: Retrospection
27 February 1994, Hogwarts
Harry left the arena, barely suppressing his vindictiveness from showing itself. He wanted to hurt Dumbledore in a way that would actually sting him, and he had succeeded. If only he hadn’t gone overboard with it...
2024-01-07 12:30:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 196: A Thankless Job
27 February 1994, Hogwarts
Alastor Moddy spent over two hours in the Slytherin third-year dormitories before deciding that it was a dead end. Dumbledore’s frankly disturbing orders were concerning, but orders were orders. He had learned ...
2024-01-06 11:28:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 195: Marooned
26 February 1994, Hogwarts
Tracy watched Daphne walk away from the arena, while feeling both envious and nervous. Daphne had won her duel, to the surprise of many. People just didn’t expect the participants from the lower brackets to go through...
2024-01-04 12:32:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 194: Bright Futility
26 February 1994, Hogwarts
Harry sat in the headmaster’s office, looking blankly at Dumbledore, waiting for him to begin. He didn’t really understand if it was some kind of power move or something, nor was he interested in knowing. The...
2024-01-02 13:18:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 193: The Second Face
18 February 1994, Hogwarts
Neville walked outside the dueling arena, seething about the conversation that he had with Harry. What right did he have to interfere in family matters? What right did he have to uproot Neville’s life so much? ...
2023-12-31 13:25:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 192: Lengthy Desperation
18 February 1994, Hogwarts
Harry sat in the arena after his duel, if one could even call it that. He felt bad for George Weasley, losing in such a way to someone two years younger than him. Thankfully, the redhead was a good sport, cla...
2023-12-30 10:49:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 191: Centurion
18 February 1994, Hogwarts
Blaise audibly groaned at the grating voice of Ludo Bagman resounding all over the arena. He had gotten sick very quickly of the man’s voice during the past few days. He would consider it a mercy if never heard Bagma...
2023-12-28 10:23:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 190: Wisdom and Choices
17 February 1994, Hogwarts
“Stop trying to sound like an old man, young Potter. It doesn’t suit you. But that’s enough time for pleasantries. I don’t care about what could have been. Hell, I don’t even care about Dumbledor...
2023-12-26 11:06:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 189: Of Desperate Vultures
17 February 1994, Hogwarts
Harry sat on the ground, his back against the sturdy trunk of the ancient tree, its gnarled roots sprawled around them like protective arms. The tome he held was thick and covered in aged leather, its pages...
2023-12-24 11:06:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 188: The Crimson Light
14 February 1994, Hogwarts
Neville woke up with a killer headache, and his ears ringing. What had happened? He was confused. He remembered being prepared to enter the duel, but it felt more like a fog than anything else. He was fighting ...
2023-12-23 09:55:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 187: Bleeding Heart
14 February 1994, Hogwarts
Pandemonium would have been an apt way to describe Harry’s surroundings. Everyone around him was either screaming or yelling at the horrifying scene in the stage. Harry could see a furious Dumbledore practically...
2023-12-21 14:01:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 186: Circular Reasoning
14 February 1994, Hogwarts
Cassius Warrington would admit without any shame that he wasn’t the most talented student in Hogwarts. He wasn’t even the most talented wizard in his year. But he was probably one of the most hard-working ...
2023-12-19 11:47:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 185: Spectating Echoes
14 February 1994, Hogwarts
After finishing the duel, Harry found sitting in his previous seat in the stands, ignoring the stares and whispers that surrounded him. He could somewhat understand the reasoning; none of the other duels were a...
2023-12-17 11:23:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 184: Rumbling Depths
14 February 1994, Hogwarts
Harry sat in the spectator’s lounge as a pathetic duel between Seamus Finnigan against Marietta Edgecombe occurred in the platform bellow him. Next to him, Daphne looked befuddled at the sight, “I know we’r...
2023-12-16 12:03:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 183: A Trace of Mischief
30 January 1993, Hogwarts
Sometimes, Tracy was jealous of her friends.
Oh, it had nothing to do with their magical abilities. Sure, they had some bullshit family crests that pretty much allowed them to cheat through the education...
2023-12-14 09:13:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 182: The Serpent Awakens
30 January 1993, Hogwarts
Sometimes, Draco Malfoy was jealous of Harry Potter. It had started on his first year, when he was able to befriend Greengrass, Davis and Zabini without any effort. Those were the only Slytherin students in hi...
2023-12-12 13:35:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 181: The Lemon Tree
26 January 1993, Hogwarts
Neville Longbottom sat alone for breakfast, while clenching his goblet full of juice tightly, remembering the events of the first task of the school tournament. Things hadn’t gone to plan at all. It had been almo...
2023-12-10 14:49:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 180: The Black Swan
15 January 1993, Hogwarts
Harry returned to the Third-Year tent with a frown, sighing after finishing the first task. He won, of course, not that he ever doubted that he could. What he did doubt was the fact that Harry didn’t want to reve...
2023-12-09 11:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 179: His Final Trick
15 January 1993, Hogwarts
Susan Bones sat in the stands waiting for the finals for the first task of the tournament to begin, still shivering from her impromptu ice bath during her own task. The preliminaries were a lot more difficult that...
2023-12-07 10:23:09 +0000 UTC View Post