AN: Ok so I FINALLY post. If you want to read more of my stories I have another account that isn't a joint account, it's starryskiesx, if you want to read more Hhr goodness! Also once this story is finished I'm leaving this account to Bree (you can contact me at starryskiesx). GRRRRRR I HATE MYSELF FOR NOT POSTING IN SO LONG I AM REALLY SORRY! And I'm sorry it's so short…HHHH

Harry's mind was racing as he wiped his sweaty palms on his robes. Everything seemed to be going in slow motion; the crowd was blurred and their screaming voices were meshing together. He had only just managed to even crack a weak smile when Fred, George, Lee Jordan, Dean and Seamus had lifted up their shirts revealing H-A-R-R-Y painted on their stomachs. He closed his eyes and remembered his last moments with his friends outside the tent:

flashback…

"Good luck mate, win it for us, yes?" Ron said encouragingly.

"I'll try." Ron nodded at him, gave a small smile and headed in the direction on the stands. Harry turned his attention to Hermione who was biting her lip tightly and fumbling with her thumbs. "Hermione don't worry; it's just a maze right?"

Hermione snorted wryly, "Harry don't you know Dumbledore at all? With him, nothing is what it seems."

"Well I've had one of the darkest wizards in the world after me all my life and I'm still here aren't I? I don't think a maze will be the end of me."

"Don't say that."

"It's true. I'll come back," she still didn't look convinced. Harry looked her in the eye and said, "I promise." Hermione closed her eyes and gave a small nod. She hugged him tightly and planted small kisses on his neck.

When they came apart she held his hand against hers. "Keep your promise," she said and spun around and disappeared around the corner. Harry opened his fist to see a locket on a silver chain, the same necklace he had given Hermione for Christmas.

Harry opened his hand again and stroked the chain. He opened the clasp and placed the necklace around his neck. To his right Dumbledore raised his arms and the stadium grew quiet. The old wizard walked over to them holding out his arms. Harry soon found himself being embraced by the old guy who smelled of cinnamon buns and raspberry…an odd combination, but what else would you expect a sweet-toothed old man to smell like?

"Be careful in the maze…" dramatic pause "…what was I saying again?"

"Be careful in the maze…" Harry prompted.

"Ah yes. Be careful in the maze…it has been known to have a…wild side."

"Has anyone ever died?" Krum asked.

"We've lost count." At this, Krum gave a small whimper that sounded something like, "Mumsy." Harry shook his head and focused on what was going on. The three of them were stationed at the entrance to the maze. Harry craned his neck and tried to see down the long passage way. The path went on for twenty metres then disappeared at a fork splitting the way.

The canon blew.

Cheers echoed around him.

He took a deep breath and stepped in.

Harry had been wandering around for twenty minutes and had encountered six dead ends and a particularly nasty blast-ended-skrewt; his arm was still stinging from a burn the thing had given him. A cool breeze ruffled the leaves of the hedges and his breath coming in puffs of mist in front of him. . An eerie feeling hung over him as he realized he was completely lost.

God this isn't getting me anywhere…there's got to be another way.

That was when he thought of it. "Accio marauder's map," he whispered. Seconds later a piece of parchment came whizzing towards him and smacked him in the face. "Ouch." He pulled it off him and opened it in his hands. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." The instant he had muttered those words a path of ink spread over the page. He located the grounds and grinned victoriously when he saw the maze was there and saw his dot. Krum was on the opposite edge of the maze running up and down the same path over and over again.

Harry chuckled at Krum's stupidity as he found the middle in which the cup was positioned. He saw that he was far from it, but the path back would be easy. He glanced the map and was about to start off again when something made him stop. Cedric's dot was close. Too close.

Quickly he sprinted off, with the map he was able to navigate his way around nasty beasts and obstacles. His breathing was coming in short gasps as he came closer and closer, he was so close he could feel it, just run straight ahead and take a right turn and it would all be over. He broke into a sprint and was about to turn right when he crashed into something and was sent to the ground.

When he lifted himself up and saw Cedric standing right in front of him. Their eyes locked and fury flashed in Cedric's blue eyes.

"Cedric."

"Harry," they said at the same time. They both looked up at the cup and then back at each other and tore off. Harry slipped infront of Cedric only to be pulled back at by the scruff of his shirt. He sprinted behind Cedric, leapt onto him and was shoved back down again. Violently he shoved Cedric into the hedge and they were neck and neck. Victory was almost his as the cup glowed brilliantly in front of them.

He and Cedric reached out to touch the cup and they each grabbed a handle at the same time. Harry only had time to look up in surprise at Cedric before they were pulled into a vortex of blinding light.

"Yeah take that blast-ended-skrewt bastard!" Ron said imitating kung fu moves as he watched Harry stupefy that skrewt's ass. A huge floating screen hovered over the crowd, displaying the champions in the maze. Cedric had encountered a troll and just escaped, Krum was wandering aimlessly around humming "On the good ship lollipop".

"Wait, what is he doing?" Hermione asked. "He's got the marauder's map Ron! I hadn't thought of that…" She breathed a sigh of relief that it was almost over but still had some butterflies in her stomach.

"Yeah now he'll win, sure thing" Hermione watched anxiously as Harry ran down countless twists and turns, glancing at the map every so often. He was sprinting down a path when he bumped into Cedric. Hermione watched as they exchanged glances and pushed and shoved eachother.

"RED CARD! That was an illegal shove!" Dean shouted from next to Ron.

"There is no red card, god how many times do we have to explain that to you?" Ron said in annoyance.

"But-I-you- RED CARD DAMMIT!" Dean protested angrily but Ron was ignoring him and watched the screen. Hermione rolled her eyes at the boys' fruitless argument and focused back on Harry.

"Hermione, what happens if they-" Harry and Cedric touched the cup and vanished "-tie?" Ron's mouth hung open as a yell of "What the hell?" came from the crowd. Hermione felt numb, as though a cold hand was gripping at her stomach.

"Harry."

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Sorry it's so short. It would be too long if I joined the two chapters together. I'll try to finish ASAP. While you're waiting read stories from my other account :P (don't forget to review :P)

Thanks for being patient

I'll send it to my editor now…well now for me not you because by the time you read this she'll have sent it back.

Ok I'm rambling.

Laura

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