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(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 208: His Deepest Fear
Chapter 208: His Deepest Fear1 May 1994, Hogwarts, ScotlandIt 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 somewhat obvious to solve. They were even easier than the ones printed every day in the Daily Prophet that Harry liked to solve during h...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 207: Daedalus’ Delights
Chapter 207: Daedalus’ Delights1 May 1994, Hogwarts, ScotlandNeville 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 grasp it with everything he had.It was flabbergasting that in the span of a single year, Neville had lost everything. He had lost his rep...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 206: Twisted Web
Chapter 206: Twisted Web1 May 1994, Hogwarts, ScotlandHarry 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 to happen, no idea what Dumbledore had planned.Because Dumbledore definitely had something planned, and Harry couldn’t figure out wh...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 205: Tempest
Chapter 205: Tempest29 April 1994, Hogwarts, ScotlandAlastor 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 discovered disturbed him.Oh, it wasn’t Potter. The boy had undoubtedly a lot of secrets, but it was Albus’ obsession with the young man th...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 204: Declared Thrice
Chapter 204: Declared Thrice16 April 1994, Hogwarts, ScotlandHarry 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 air in seemingly random directions. Well, technically the pebble wasn’t really moving, it was space that was being bent and stretch...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 203: The Lost Serpent
Chapter 203: The Lost Serpent4 April 1994, Hogwarts, ScotlandCassius 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 from the outside. If it had been anyone else, Cassius would have been angered at the humiliation, but he didn’t have the heart to ma...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 202: Pricey Remembrance
Chapter 202: Pricey Remembrance27 March 1994, Peak District, ManchesterAlbus 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 English countryside was a stark contrast to the bustling streets of Manchester, just a stone's throw away.From the muggle side, this pl...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 201: Courtly Sphere
Chapter 201: Courtly Sphere19 March 1994, Hogwarts, ScotlandGemma 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 the school grounds were during springtime.As she strode forward, her eyes took in the vibrant hues that blanketed the landscape, a sta...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 200: Eye of the Storm
Chapter 200: Eye of the Storm10 March 1994, Hogwarts, ScotlandHarry 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 if the headmaster had purposely put him in the position where he was forced to compete and do well but without showing any sign of ad...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 199: Verdant Snow
Chapter 199: Verdant Snow5 March 1994, Hogwarts, ScotlandDaphne 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 treacherous part relished the time they spent together practicing dueling maneuvers and spells that she had never heard of.To be perfectly ho...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 198: Crouching Tiger
Chapter 198: Crouching Tiger28 February 1994, Ministry of Magic, LondonBartemius 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 they were entirely correct. After all, there was nothing at home that he looked forward to.He had lost his son to the Dark Lord, a sha...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 197: Retrospection
Chapter 197: Retrospection27 February 1994, HogwartsHarry 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.He knew that the headmaster couldn’t afford having a third year winning the second task as well, without even showing any effort. I...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 196: A Thankless Job
Chapter 196: A Thankless Job27 February 1994, HogwartsAlastor 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 long ago that Albus always had something up his sleeve and had a reason behind every action he made.Still, ordering him to search some...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 195: Marooned
Chapter 195: Marooned26 February 1994, HogwartsTracy 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 to the quarter finals, and they would be right. The gap between OWL students and NEWT students in term of power and control was immen...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 194: Bright Futility
Chapter 194: Bright Futility26 February 1994, HogwartsHarry 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 man had summoned him on the day of his first duel after the preliminaries were over.Having a week between the preliminaries, and the ...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 193: The Second Face
Chapter 193: The Second Face18 February 1994, HogwartsNeville 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? It wasn’t any of his business anyway. Why did everything have to be against him? Why couldn’t Neville just have a single year with...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 192: Lengthy Desperation
Chapter 192: Lengthy Desperation18 February 1994, HogwartsHarry 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, claiming that he was impressed by the ‘prank’ or something. Sure, Harry was taking a piss at the whole event and messing with Dumbled...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 191: Centurion
Chapter 191: Centurion18 February 1994, HogwartsBlaise 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 Bagman speak again in his life.“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the third and final round of the preliminary second tasks. By the end of...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 190: Wisdom and Choices
Chapter 190: Wisdom and Choices17 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 Dumbledore and his constant empty platitudes. For some ungodly reason, you seem to be the boy with the answers, so tell me, Potter, what is happeni...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 189: Of Desperate Vultures
Chapter 189: Of Desperate Vultures17 February 1994, HogwartsHarry 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 yellowed with time and filled with intricate runes that seemed to dance under his gaze. Beside him, Daphne lay comfortably on her sto...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 188: The Crimson Light
Chapter 188: The Crimson Light14 February 1994, HogwartsNeville 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 this older Slytherin, Warrington. He wanted to win so much. He wanted to impress his grandmother, he wanted to show the world that he ...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 187: Bleeding Heart
Chapter 187: Bleeding Heart14 February 1994, HogwartsPandemonium 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 running towards Neville, who lay unconscious after his duel.What a shame! It had started so well for the Longbottom scion. Seeing the...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 186: Circular Reasoning
Chapter 186: Circular Reasoning14 February 1994, HogwartsCassius 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 students in his house.He wouldn’t really say it out loud, but he thought it hard enough; most of the students in his house were spoi...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 185: Spectating Echoes
Chapter 185: Spectating Echoes14 February 1994, HogwartsAfter 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 as quick or ended up in such an overwhelming victory. Harry had literally cast a single spell and had used it to defeat Bole, nothing m...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 184: Rumbling Depths
Chapter 184: Rumbling Depths14 February 1994, HogwartsHarry 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’re the youngest competitors in the tournament, but is it really that bad?”Harry shrugged, “It’s not really fair to compare them t...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 183: A Trace of Mischief
Chapter 183: A Trace of Mischief30 January 1993, HogwartsSometimes, 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 of one or multiple fields of magic. Like honestly, Daphne’s plant control was bullshit, Blaise’s light magic was so overpowered it didn...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 182: The Serpent Awakens
Chapter 182: The Serpent Awakens30 January 1993, HogwartsSometimes, 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 his year whose families weren’t under his father’s sphere of influence. Draco had planned on gaining their trust and ruling over Sly...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 181: The Lemon Tree
Chapter 181: The Lemon Tree26 January 1993, HogwartsNeville 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 almost two weeks since he had completed the task, and yet he was still the pariah of Gryffindor house.He had trained very hard for this, t...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 180: The Black Swan
Chapter 180: The Black Swan15 January 1993, HogwartsHarry 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 reveal anything in his capabilities that might frighten the general public.The idea was simple enough. He simply transfigured some ice int...
(Enchanting Melodies) Chapter 179: His Final Trick
Chapter 179: His Final Trick15 January 1993, HogwartsSusan 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 she thought they would be, but it wasn’t really that bad. Susan had done her best to finish the task, and ended up finishing sevent...
