Portkey

The three champions arrived at their destination with a hard thump as their bums connected with the ground. As they rose, both boys noticed Fleur rubbing her rear from the hard landing and Harry managed to raise an eyebrow at Cedric. Fleur noticed what they were doing and let out a small chuckle.

"Like what you see gentlemen?"

Harry grinned and replied "What's not to like about you in leather pants?"

Cedric just nodded as they began to take in their surroundings. The sight before their wide eyes sent shivers up their spines as they took in the eerie graveyard. Harry looked up and saw the large tomb which had RIDDLE carved into it and said "Oh, this can't be good."

Fleur asked "What's wrong? Is this part of the task?"

"Definitely not part of the task. That tombstone is marked with the name of Voldemort's family."

Cedric said hopefully "Maybe the pedestal will take us back."

They all touched it at the same time and didn't feel the familiar tug behind the navel. Harry looked at his two companions and said "Um…guys…keep your wands out and be ready for anything. Better yet, you guys should apparate back to Hogwarts now and I'll get Dobby to come get me."

Fleur stated "We will leave when he comes for you. We will not leave you alone."

Harry heard a noise and motioned for them to be quiet. He quickly crept to where he could get a better view of their surrounding area and what he saw did not please him in the least. When he came back, he said "There's a group of people coming; we've got to get out of here now. Dobby, I need you!

It took a minute but Dobby finally popped in. When he arrived, Harry said "I need you to get us out of here now. I think we're in some kind of trap set by Voldemort. Can you take us?"

"Dobby sorry Master Harry but Dobby fought through wards to get here. Dobby can maybe take one at a time."

"Okay, Dobby. It's not your fault. I want you to take Fleur first. Fleur, when you get there, tell them what's going on."

She started to protest but Harry nodded to Dobby who grabbed her hand and popped away.

**LC**

When Dobby and Fleur arrived at the entrance to the maze, the crowd started cheering and the judges started announcing her as the winner even though it was obvious the cup was not in her hand. She took one look at the judges and thought Harry was right and they were useless. She turned and ran straight for her family as she knew that Harry did not trust any of them. With Fleur safely back at Hogwarts, Dobby disappeared once more.

Fleur arrived at her family and was gasping out "pedestal…portkey…Harry... Cedric…caught in Volde…morts trap. Grave…yard…name…said riddle"

The rest of the group were sitting around the Delacours and once she had gotten her breath back, Fleur was able to give them a better picture of what had happened and what the two missing young men were facing. Megan sat there in shock as she thought over everything she heard. The tournament had been dangerous enough for Harry and the other champions without Voldemort adding to it by a factor of ten. She sat there and silently prayed that Harry and Cedric would return as tears slowly ran down her face.

Amos asked "Were they hurt? Do you know where they are?"

"No, not when I left but Harry said someone was coming. All I know is that it was an old graveyard. Beyond that, I have no idea."

"They'll look out for each other. Dobby will bring them back and everything will be fine." Reginald said as he was trying to convince his self as well as the others.

Albus Dumbledore approached the families to try and find out what happened. "Miss Delacour, may I ask what is going on?"

She turned to him to answer but her father spoke up instead. "Headmaster, the three champions were portkeyed to a graveyard in an unknown location. Against her wishes, Mr. Potter ordered his elf to bring her back here to raise a warning."

"May I ask if you know who did this?"

What he got instead of a calm answer was Megan jumping up and getting right in his face. "Riddle has him all thanks to you. He would have never been in this position if you had done your job and protected Harry by keeping him out of this tournament in the first place. I have to ask, were you trying to get my Harry killed? I promise you that if anything happens to him, I will do everything in my power to make sure the whole world sees you for who you really are and what you have done."

Dumbledore knew he wasn't as all powerful as everyone believed. His age had robbed him of a lot of his power and he had only been able to maintain his image through the power of the wand that had now returned to the hands of its destined family. While he had experience, he knew if this young lady employed her emotions in her casting and attacked, she would overwhelm him and cut him to pieces so he backed away from the people who had stepped up in defense of Harry. Seeing the five British Lords start to rise from their seats brought forward the memory of Cornelius' threat and he would be lucky to finish out this term at Hogwarts. Albus turned and made his way to the judges table and did what everybody else was doing which was nothing. It was the final sign that he was now useless as he couldn't think of a single thing to do to help in the situation. His only consolation was that if Harry Potter died, the wand and the cloak might return to the main Potter vault.

Cornelius and Amelia were watching the whole scene for a minute before the minister went to the judges' table for answers and Amelia headed straight for Fleur. Once she had gotten some answers, she made her way over to join Cornelius. The pieces were put together and a plan was hatched even though Cornelius was trying to deny that such an event could be happening.

Amelia finally turned on Cornelius and said "Whether it seems impossible or not, we have to act. Three young people were kidnapped from the tournament and it is our job to try and get the last two back and investigate the matter. Master Auror Moody, front and center."

Alastair limped over to her and said "Yes Amelia?"

His response to her was way too informal in a public setting especially when she used his full title. The protocol for this situation required that he do the same. It sent a red flag up that something wasn't right here.

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