~Everything's Not What It Seems~

Alex and Justin are siblings sent to Hogwarts to learn about magic just like their father. There they meet new friends, fall in love, and find out that truly everything is not what it seems.

Disclaimer: J.K Rowling and Disney Channel own the right to all these character. I am only borrowing them :)

Harry's POV

"You ready for the interview with Rita Skeeter?" I ask Justin as we walk to the tent where the champions are meeting.

"I guess. I looked at a few of her articles… I'm kind of worried about her questions." I look at Justin curiously to find him looking back with a look of worry.

"I'm sure it should be fine." I hope anyway. I pat him on the back as we enter the tent.

When we're inside I see that the rest of the champions are already there. I'm surprised when I see Alex standing beside Dumbledore with her arms crossed over her chest and a frown on her face. I smile at her expression before scanning around the room for Cedric. Cedric is on the other side of the room chatting with Fleur. I point at Alex as Justin and I approach her.

"What are you doing here Alex?" Justin gives Alex an intimidating looks which causes her to roll her eyes at him.

"Dumbledore has me on lockdown today; he's concerned I'll get into trouble." Alex explains as she imitates Professor Dumbledore's voice. Professor Dumbledore nods and smiles beside her.

"Today is not a day for her to get into any of her pranks; I thought it only appropriate that she spend the day being watched by the headmaster himself."

"What he really means is that I refused to spend the day with Professor Snape. He's in a bad mood, no way am I spending the day with him! It's embarrassing enough that I'm going to be in the professor stands rather than the Gryffindor ones." Alex glares at Professor Dumbledore again.

"I guess it is a wise choice." Justin says as he nods towards the headmaster.

"Bite me."

"I might just do that after the first challenge… that is, if a dragon doesn't bite me first."

Alex's head shoots up and she looks from Justin to me in shock. I can see the fear in her eyes as she thinks this through and the realization really hits her. I just remembered… I forgot to tell Alex about the first challenge… I guess she knows now.

"You're going to face dragons?!"

"It seems you two somehow figured this out before the challenge?" Dumbledore says as he looks at us with a raised eyebrow.

"We heard the dragons." Justin shrugs as he places a hand on Alex's shoulder. "We're going to be okay Alex, don't worry."

"How can I not worry? You and Harry could get hurt!"

Alex takes a step back and sits down on the chair behind her. She buries her face in her hands as Justin sits down beside her and wraps an arm around her shoulders. I want to comfort her so bad, and am about to sit down on the other side of her to do so, but before I can move Cedric is already seated down beside her.

"Alex, what's wrong?" Cedric asks as he places a hand on Alex's back.

Alex's heads shoots up and her eyes meet mine. She looks at me with an apologetic expression; I nod, knowing she can't control anything. Cedric is still officially her boyfriend and will be around her until Alex breaks up with him. I have to be tolerant of that until the tournament is over.

Alex stands up abruptly, letting both Justin's and Cedric's arms fall "I'm fine."

Alex doesn't look back at Justin or Cedric as she walks to the other side of the tent and seats herself on a chair. I look at Justin and see him holding his arm in front of Cedric and shaking his head. "We should just leave her alone."

"I don't know… Alex doesn't like that…" Cedric looks between Alex and Justin with worry.

"She didn't like your entering the Wizard Tournament, but yet you still went through with that." The thought comes out of my mouth before I can even think that I'm saying it aloud. Justin gives me a warning look while Cedric looks at me with anger and utter shock.

"You have no idea what goes on between Alex and myself." Cedric says through clenched teeth.

"I don't think that even you know what goes on between Alex and yourself." I need to stop thinking aloud. I take a step back as Cedric stands up angrily with his hands clenched at his sides. Justin quickly steps in between us and holds Cedric back.

"Guys, stop now. You don't want to upset Alex anymore by getting into a fight here." Justin looks at me then at Cedric. Cedric's expression softens as he turns to look at Alex. He relaxes his fists and turns away.

"I am going to go talk to Fleur." Justin stays standing in front of me until Cedric is in another corner of the room with Fleur. I look back at Justin who looks back at me with a relieved expression.

"What was that?"

"That was Harry thinking aloud." I say with a slight frown. Justin shakes his head as he looks at Cedric then at Alex who is now chatting excitedly with Professor Dumbledore across the room.

"Try not to do that during the interview…" Justin gives me a worried smile, I nod back with a smile as the entrance to the tent opens.

Justin and I turn to see a thin lady with curly, blonde hair and glasses enter the room wearing a green sweater dress. I assume Rita Skeeter. She scans the room and snaps her fingers, a floating notepad and a man with a camera follow after her.

"Sorry for my late entrance but I had to look my best to see the champions. I also apologize for not being the one to interview you all after the announcement of the champions, I had other plans." Rita scans the room with a fake smile until her eyes fall on Justin and me.

"You two must be Justin and Harry, the youngest of the champions? Rita Skeeter as you should already know, I guess since my eyes fell on you two first I will interview you two first?" Just as she says this she grabs onto my arm and pulls me towards a corner of the room. I look back at Justin with wide eyes as he looks at me with worry.

"Harry?" I look back at Rita who is motioning me to join her in the seat opposite hers, I sit down and look at her with a blank expression, hoping that this would bore her and end the interview sooner.

"Alright, so the boy who lived is the first to be interviewed. Tell me Potter, how does it feel to be the only one in the competition without parents? Does it worry you that if you die, you will be the end of your family?"

What kind of question is this? "I guess it's sad that I don't have parents… I miss them but I know that for their sake I need to live my life to the fullest because they are the reason I am alive today."

"So you feel that even though your parents sacrificed their life for you, you don't owe them anything and need to enjoy your life?"

"No, that's not what I said!"

"Are your friends supportive of your being a champion?"

"I think they are. My friend Justin is in the competition and his sister Alex wasn't pleased at first but she is fine with it now. My friend-"

"Alex?" Rita cuts me off before I can continue. Who is this Alex that you speak of, a lover?"

"No, she's Justin's sister and one of my closest friends." Great… I just had to bring up Alex. I forgot who I was talking to.

"Hmmm, many of Harry's friends are rooting for him, especially his friend and opponent Justin Russo, and Justin's sister Alex Russo. Though Harry denies it, his flushing face and his emphasis on his proximity tells all that Harry has intimate feelings for his close friend."

I look at Rita with wide eyes as she finishes her statement. When I look towards the quill and floating notepad I see the quill moving quickly against the paper. It can't be writing what she just said down? "Hey! What's being written on there?"

"Do you think your participation in this tournament is your plea for attention that you never got as a child?"

"What? No! Of course not! I don't even know how I got entered in the tournament!"

"Of course you don't!" Rita winks at me with a smirk as she looks towards the notepad floating beside her. "Harry gives a rebellious smirk as he answers this. You know what, I believe I got what I need. Thank You Harry."

"What? But you got nothing!" I stand up ready to protest more when a flash goes off, almost blinding me. As I adjust my eyes I find Rita already across the room pulling a frightened Justin to another corner of the room. Good luck Justin, Merlin knows you need it.

Justin's POV

"Justin Russo, complete nobody, son of an ex-wizard and muggle. Grew up in America and is an American Wizard. Has a little sister who is dating-"

"Cedric Diggory." I interrupt Rita and look at her to find her looking at me with pleasure. Did I say something pleasing to her?

"Your sister Alex is dating Cedric Diggory, the other champion in the Triwizard Tournament?"

I nod, unsure of why this pleases her so much. "Yes, she is."

"And she is also good friends with Harry Potter?"

"Yes." I nod again and look at my sister across the room as she is still in deep conversation with Professor Dumbledore.

"Are you in a relationship with anyone at the moment?"

"Yes I am, I am dating Ginny Weasley."

"Any other ladies catch your eye at this school, or maybe in another school?"

"No."

I frown as Rita looks at me in displeasure. Looks like she isn't getting much out of me, which is exactly what I want.

"I heard you are a smart one, am I right?"

"Yes, I had amazing marks in muggle school and even in wizarding school."

I see the smirk form on Rita's lips as she looks at me. "I have a friend who got me into the admission records of Hogwarts. Your name and your sister's name had been on the list for years but only recently had you two enrolled in Hogwarts. Care to explain?"

I find myself completely dumbstruck as Rita looks at me with a proud smile. So this is what she had as her back-up if she didn't get anything out of me. Either way she'd get her interesting story? I won't let that happen.

"Our parents didn't want to send us all the way overseas alone; they decided to send all three of us to Hogwarts when our youngest brother Max was old enough to enroll." I look at Rita with a pleased smile. She can't counter that.

"But yet Max Russo only recently got added to the list to join Hogwarts, he was added right before the last year. Care to explain why he wasn't always on the list, like you and your sister were?"

Damn, I didn't consider this. How could she have gotten her hands on so much information? I look at Rita again and see her still looking at me with a pleased expression. I guess she's won. "No, I have no explanation for this."

"Justin looks away, a secret apparently hidden in his expression. What the secret is? Only time will tell. Thank you Justin for your time, I think I've got enough." Rita stands up, still smiling and walks away. I force a smile as the photographer holds the camera up towards me, flash, and he follows Rita.

"She got you, didn't she?"

I sigh and nod before turning to Harry. "I worry what that article will say."

"You and me both Justin, you and me both."

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