Chapter 84 : Dessert !

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He then did the same with George and a treacle tart and smiled as the twins carried on without noticing anything amiss. The two then began to eat their dessert. George opened his tart and swallowed it whole while Fred simple bite into the rune covered portion of the pie.

Percy couldn't help a grin that took over his face as he watched the twins slowly eat their dessert. They looked normal, happily smiling and chatting with Angelina and Alicia.

And then suddenly they stopped chewing. The looked at each other and then as one turned to Percy.

Percy raised the middle finger, "eat shit."

George and Fred's faces turned green. They quickly turned around and puked out their food and dinner. The hall stopped and stared in disgust at the twins, most shifting away from them.

They coughed out chunks of food as they drew their wands casting cleaning charms on their tongues before chugging a goblet of pumpkin juice gasping in relief.

They turned to Percy with a look of horror on their face, they looked at each other, and instead of looking angry they looked excited. They grinned at Percy and the demigod grinned back. Over at the teacher's table McGonagall sighed as she rubbed her temples. She could feel an old memory of a prank war years ago came up, hopefully this won't escalate to the level of the Marauders.

"Woah! What did you do?" Gordan asked as he and the other sixth year boys watched Fred and George drown their third glass of pumpkin juice before casting another cleaning charm in their mouth.

"The rune I carved into their desert changes the way the food tastes. I tweaked it so that it will affect their sense of taste directly making the desert taste a different flavour."

"What falour did you change it too?" Miguel asked.

Percy grinned, "shit."

The boys blinked at him before slowly moving an inch away. "Please," Michael begged, "don't hurt us."

Percy laughed loudly causing the boys to laugh as well. They quickly began to talk about other things, Percy smiled to himself, he realised that he was quickly becoming close with these boys, 'looks like I choose right after all.'

Soon the feast was over s the food all vanished. Dumbledore stepped up and suddenly the hall went silent again. "Welcome back to Hogwarts! I hope you all enjoyed your summer, I know I most certainly did. France is a wonderful place this time of year. I remember visiting the beach in the north, very lovely, and the best-"

"Ah hm," McGonagall cleared her throat stopping Dumbledore's rambling. The student's laughed, even Dumbledore smiled playfully.

"Yes, of course. Now, there are a few announcements I have to make. The first being a reminder to the old students and a warning to the new, the forest around the school is known as the forbidden forest for a reason, it is forbidden. If you wish not to die a most painful death I would suggest you avoid it. Our caretaker Mr. Filch has asked me to inform you that there are now 171 one list of banned items and other such trinkets of the...pranking nature," Dumbledore looked at the Weasley twins who grinned at each other in triumph, "it is hung next to Mr. Filch's door for whoever wishes to see said list. Now the next thing I wish to address is-"

KRATOM!

The student shrieked as the sky above them rumbled with thunder reflecting the mood outside the hall. A figure walked out from the shadows and drew his wand casting a spell at the ceiling turning it normal once more. Every turned to look at the stranger, and that was their first look at Alastor Moody.

The man had a peg leg and a battered and beaten old body. His face was covered with scars and looked old, one of his eyes was abnormal, it looked fake, and when it rolled into the back of his head Percy knew that as a fact.

"Ah, Alastor," Dumbledore stepped down and hugged the man who limped over to the teacher's table. The headmaster turned to the students and smiled, "may I introduce Alastor Moody, your new DADA teacher for this year! He had most graciously agreed to come out of retirement and teach Hogwarts for this year alone. I hope you all make him feel welcome."

Alastor sat down in the teacher's table while Dumbledore returned to his podium. "Now, I have a special announcement to make. It gives me great displeasure to say this, but for the upcoming year the Hogwarts quidditch tournament has been cancelled."

Dumbledore stood and the expect outcry of rage began.

"What?! Are you joking?!" Fred and George yelled at once. The rest of the students, while not as vocal, thought the same.

"I assure you Mr. Weasley s I am not. Though I do know off a good one about a leprechaun, a dwarf and a tortoise. You see the three walk into a bar and-" McGonagall cleared her throat in warning, "oh, yes, off topic. I apologies. Now, as I was saying the quidditch cup will not be held this year, because another tournament will take its place. The triwizard tournament!"

"Bloody hell!"

"Is he serious?!"

"Now we know he's mad!"

People began to talk amongst each other even more now, some looking excited, others looking scared.

"What is he talking about?" Percy asked, "what's this tournament?"

"You don't know?" Miguel asked surprised, "it's one of the most famous tournaments in wizarding history! It's a tournament between three schools, Hogwarts, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons. Each school has a champion that participates in three dangerous tasks and the winner is given a lot of money and eternal glory! The last one happened a century ago and everyone who participated in it died!"

"Okay you know that excited tone you're using? I suggest you change it. You sound way too happy talking about something that can kill somebody," Percy shivered.

"Well I can't help it!" Miguel squeaked, "this is such an historical event! I can't believe it's actually happening!"

"Quite, quite," Dumbledore gently asked causing everyone to slowly settle down. "Now, I'm sure you are all excited to join. But, I must warn you, this is not a challenge to take on lightly. People have died in this tournament, and many more have been injured. As such we have brought in a new rule this year. Now one under the age of 17 can participate."

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