A/N: I am SO sorry it took me this long to update. Thank you for waiting patiently. It's just I've been busy with school (It's like teachers banded together and decided to make everything due the week before Spring Break). Also, I found during my first draft of this chapter, the thickest of the four books, had the shortest chapter. That didn't seem right, so I've been going through it to see what needed to be added. Enjoy.

Year Four

Harry did NOT want to get out of bed today. He laid in bed thinking about the story he was going to tell today. It had been a few days since the last story thanks to Sirius and Remus. They knew that this would be the hardest for Harry. But, the teen knew he couldn't put it off any longer.

"HARRY! BREAKFAST!" Lily's voice came from the kitchen.

Harry slowly got out of bed. It was now or never.

"Good morning Love." Lily said placing the pile of pancakes in front of Harry.

"Morning." Harry said stifling a laugh at Sirius who was attacking his own stack. "Sirius, how many pancakes have you had?"

"This is my third helping." Sirius said with his mouth full.

Harry started to eat his own breakfast.

"Funny." Remus stated. "I counted five."

Sirius shot him a look before swallowing.

"Moony. I have two words: Melissa. Oxford."

"Spica. Jenkins." Remus retorted.

Sirius stuck his tongue out at the werewolf.

"Professor. Peeler." Remus added.

"We never DID prank that guy. Did we?"

"No." James and Remus said.

Sirius started pouting. "We need to find him and prank him."

"Okay you two." James said to his single friends. "Calm down. What's the plan for today?"

"Last year's story." Harry stated.

Everyone looked at him.

"Are you sure?" Sirius asked.

"It's now or never." Harry said. "And I think I owe Mum and Dad an explanation about why I was so down during the Quidditch match against Hufflepuff."

"Maybe we can get Ron and Hermione to come to help tell the story." Remus thought out loud.

"No." Harry said finishing his breakfast. "I have to do this myself. Okay. I'm done with breakfast."

"Okay." Lily said. "Let's go to the living room."

0000

"The summer started like any other summer. I went to the Dursleys, and did my homework in secret. One day, the Dursleys got a letter. The envelope was covered in stamps. The Weasleys had decided to write the Dursleys to get permission to take me to the Quidditch World Cup. Mr. Weasley had managed to get tickets. I did manage to get permission after stating that I was going to write Sirius. You see, I had woken up that morning with my scar hurting after a weird dream. Voldemort was talking to Wormtail about something and had murdered a man who had been listening."

"So you went to the World Cup?" James asked. Somehow he knew that the dream would reappear later in the story.

"Yes. Ireland vs. Bulgaria in Britain. We had so much fun. Ireland won, but the Bulgarian seeker, Viktor Krum, got the snitch. I even got to meet him. It wasn't at the match though."

"Krum? I think my great-grandfather played against him during a match." James said.

"Yeah." Harry said. "Krum said that his father said that. I have the letter in my trunk."

"Wait a minute. You're good friends with the Bulgarian seeker?" James asked.

"How did you get to meet him if it wasn't at the Cup?" Lily asked.

"That's coming up." Harry said. "Everything was going great until the night. A bunch of Death Eaters had decided to make some sport during the event. Luckily, no one was killed. Just frightened. Even though, Ron, Hermione, and I were nearly stunned. We were trying to run, but…we were in the wrong place at the wrong time. My wand had been stolen, and I was trying to look for it. Suddenly, I saw someone. He held up a wand and shouted something. A flash of light went up to the air and exploded like a firework. A skull appeared in the sky and a snake was coming from its mouth."

"The Dark Mark." James whispered remembering when he saw it over his parents.

"The person who conjured it was using it to scare the Death Eaters. They had escaped by lying. The person who conjured the mark was still loyal to Voldemort and had suffered after my defeating of him." Harry explained. "And, Mr. Crouch's elf, Winky, was found with my wand. When Crouch performed something with my wand, I guess it showed the last spell that the wand was used for, it showed the Dark Mark."

"So whoever stole your wand used it to conjure the Dark Mark?" Lily asked.

Harry nodded.

"Crouch then sacked his house-elf. Hermione was never the same since. She started spew, I mean, the 'Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare', when she learned that Hogwarts had house-elves."

Sirius, Lily, and James looked at each other thinking about the Potter elves.

"When we got to Hogwarts," Harry continued. "Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts was going to be hosting the Tri-Wizard Tournament. The other two schools were Durmstrang and Beauxbatons. Our new DADA professor was supp… Professor Moody."

"The Tri-Wizard Tournament?" Lily asked in amazement.

"Moody?" James asked. "Alastor Moody? Wooden leg, fake eye, shouts "constant viliagance" A LOT."

"That's the one." Harry said.

"I nearly killed him once." James said.

"You didn't." Harry said to his father in amazement.

"Yes." James told him. "I was the day after your mother told me she was pregnant with you. Moody was testing my skills in a duel and I was starting to fail. Sirius then told me to imagine he's a death eater after Lily. Well, I knew that it wouldn't be only Lily, but you as well."

"Your father showed no mercy." Sirius stated. "And Moody liked it."

"If I recall correctly, you nearly killed him as well during YOUR test." James said.

"I was merely following your advice." Sirius said.

"He taught us about the Unforgivables. He even showed us." Harry continued

"He SHOWED you the Unforgivables?" Lily asked.

"Yes. That was when I found out HOW you died."

"You poor thing." Lily said hugging her son.

"Can we do this AFTER it gets worse."

"It gets worse?" Lily asked.

"Well," Harry said. "When it came time for the names to be drawn for the tournament, Fleur Delacour was chosen for Beauxbatons, Viktor Krum was chosen for Durmstrang, C…Cedric Diggory… was chosen for Hogwarts, and a Death Eater who had snuck into the school under Dumbledore's nose put my name in for a made-up school."

"Your name was drawn?" James asked.

Harry nodded.

"What kinds of things were you put through?" James asked knowing what all the contests consisted of.

"My friendship with Ron was put to the test." Harry said. "He thought I had put my name in the goblet myself. We made up after the First Task. When the Champions' wands were weighed, I met Rita Skeeter."

"I remember her." Remus said. "Got on my nerves after James and Lily died and Sirius was put in Azkaban."

"I remember her too." Lily added. "Wasn't she just a few years younger than us?"

"Yeah." Sirius said. "What a gossip."

"She wrote an article about me." Harry said.

"Load of hogwash." Remus said. "She didn't even get his age right."

I'm so glad Hermione caught her" Harry said.

"What do you mean?" Sirius asked.

"I'll explain later." Harry said. "Anyways, Hagrid showed me what the First Task was. The day after I found out, I went to tell Diggory. I had see Karkaroff and Madame Maxime there, so I knew the other champions know. After I told Cedric, I ran into Malfoy. He was giving me a hard time. I called him pathetic and walked away to avoid a fight. The next thing I knew, I heard Moody shouting at Malfoy. I turned around, and in Malfoy's place, stood a small white ferret. Moody went over to the ferret and said that "that should teach you not to curse someone with their back turned." He started levitating it and bouncing it around. Too bad McGonagall came and asked Moody what he was doing."

"What was Alastor's response?" Remus asked as Sirius and James laughed their heads off.

"'Teaching.'" Harry quoted. "She then asked if that was a student. He responded that "technically, it's a ferret." She then transformed Malfoy back. I liked him better as a ferret."

"What was the First Task?" Lily asked.

"Well," Harry hesitated remembering her reaction to Norbert. "I had NO say in it whatsoever. And…Dumbledore warned us that the tests were not for the faint hearted…"

"Harry." Lily warned.

"We had to get a golden egg." Harry said.

"That's not too bad." James stated.

"That was guarded by a dragon." Harry added.

"A DRAGON?" Lily asked horrified.

"What type?" James asked.

"Each champion got a different type." Harry explained. "Krum got the Chinese Fireball; Fleur got the Welsh Green; Cedric got Swedish Short-Snout; and I got the Hungarian Horntail."

"A HUNGARIAN HORNTAIL?!" Both Potters yelled.

"I wish I had a book on dragons." James sighed.

"I have something." Harry said getting up to go to his trunk.

He went and grabbed his copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. When he came back, he gave it to his father.

"Ron and I share this copy." Harry explained the extra writing as James looked up "Hungarian Horntail" under "Dragon".

"I see you wrote about it." James said when he came to the page. "And you agree with Scamander about the Horntail being the most dangerous."

"MOST DANGEROUS!" Lily repeated as she grabbed the book to see for herself.

"Yeah. My Firebolt was nearly burned to a crisp. I summoned it and used my Quidditch skills to out fly the dragon and get the egg. It was no different than dodging a fire-breathing bludger. I tied for first with Viktor."

"A FIFTY FEET FIRE-BREATHING RANGE!" Lily yelled as she read and squeezed her son in a hug.

"I also see you changed the Norwegian Ridgeback to "Baby Norbert." Clever." James added

"Ron's idea." Harry explained as James flipped through the book to read Harry and Ron's notes.

"Awww." James sighed when he got to page 41. "That's sweet."

"What?" Harry asked as his father showed his friends.

"My name is Gregory Goyle and I smell?" Sirius read.

"Not that." James said. The one on page forty ONE."

"Werewolfs aren't all bad." Sirius read out loud. "Too true."

"You're lucky this is your copy. Madam Pince would have your head if you wrote in one of her precious books." Remus stated.

"Inside the egg, held a clue to the Second Task." Harry continued. "When I opened it, it was the sound of something screeching. Ron thought I'd have to attack Percy in the shower. One evening, when Ron and I were on our way back to the Common Room, Hermione came running up saying that we had to see something. She had gone to the kitchens and found Dobby."

"Dobby?" the adults asked.

"That house-elf that tried to kill you?" James asked.

"The same. Dumbledore had agreed to pay him and give him sick leave and days off. His favorite article of clothing is socks. I gave him a pair for Christmas."

"That's…nice." Lily said.

"When it came closer to Christmas, we were told that the Yule Ball was a tradition for the Tri-Wizard Tournament. During our dance lesson, Ron had been chosen to demonstrate."

"Who was his dance partner?" Sirius asked.

"Professor McGonagall." Harry laughed at the memory.

"Poor Ron. I bet his brothers aren't letting him live that down." Remus said as Sirius laughed his head off.

"No." Harry said as he realized James wasn't laughing. He had found something interesting on the wall.

"What is it Dad?"

"Nothing." James said. "Who did you take to the Ball?"

James didn't want to admit in front of his best friends that McGonagall had given him private dance lessons when he was a kid younger than Harry. The joys of having Charles and Elizabeth Potter for parents.

"Pavarti Patil. I had a crush on Cho Chang, but Cedric beat me to her. By the time I asked Pavarti, Ron and I were desperate. Every other girl had dates."

"Why did you procrastinate?" Remus asked.

"I didn't know how to get a date." Harry admitted.

"A Potter having trouble asking a girl for a date?" Lily asked. "Pinch me. I MUST be dreaming."

"Ha ha." James said sarcastically.

"Your father was very…persistent when it came to getting me to go on a date with him." Lily explained to Harry.

"I wish Dad had been there to help." Harry said.

"There will be other balls." James said before turning to his friends. "Remember the Graduation Ball?"

"I thought that was the reception." Lily said.

"That's just another name so it doesn't scare the students." Remus said. "And besides, the Head Boy and Girl can plan balls for Halloween, Valentine's Day, and even Christmas."

"My parents were Heads." James said. "And they planed a Christmas ball. That year hit the school record of boys going back home for Christmas."

"Ron went with Pavarti's sister, Padma. Hermione went with…Viktor Krum." Harry continued.

"No WAY!" Sirius said.

"Way." Harry said. "Ron was SO jealous after that. He started lecturing her about fraternizing with the enemy. She was so angry with him. I found out a few weeks ago that she had wanted to go with Ron, but Krum got to her first."

"Really?" Lily asked.

"Yes. We have everything planned. Anyways, during the ball, Ron and I found out that Hagrid is a half-giant. He was admitting it to Madam Maxime. She's one too. A few weeks later, there was an article about it written by Rita Skeeter about Hagrid. Anyways, after the Ball, Cedric gave me a hint about the egg's clue. Apparently, I was supposed to take a bath with it. He told me to go on and use the Prefects bathroom. I'm going to wear swim trunks in the bathtub from now on."

"Why?" James asked.

"Two words: Moaning. Myrtle." Harry said shivering at the memory. "She started…flirting with me. Anyways, the screeching had been the sound of merpeople. Apparently, the merpeople will take something that we would miss most and hold them for an hour. The object of the task is to retrieve your hostage before the hour was up. Mine was Ron, Viktor's was Hermione, Cedric's was Cho, and Fleur's was her little sister."

"How did you do it?" Lily asked. "I doubt Petunia gave you swimming instructions."

"I used Gillyweed." Harry explained. "Dobby gave it to me. I was the first to reach the hostages."

"But you the last to come up." Remus said remembering what Dumbledore had told him.

"I wanted to make sure all of the hostages were saved. Fleur never showed up, so I saved her sister as well as Ron. Cedric and Viktor got there later. I tied for first with Cedric because of "Moral Fiber"."

His parents hugged him. Harry didn't know if it had been just him, or if the hug seemed tighter.

"A few weeks later, who should show up, but our very own Padfoot"

"I was camped out in a cave just outside of Hogsmeade." Sirius explained. "I had a small word with Harry about Crouch and Karkaroff."

"Right. Anyways, Rita Skeeter wrote about Hermione next. Ron said that Skeeter described Hermione as some type of "Scarlet Woman." The look Hermione gave him was classic."

"Rita DIDN'T'!" Lily exclaimed.

"Hermione was bent on revenge after that. Skeeter was writing about how Hermione had been "toying with my affections"."

"That's horrible!" Lily said.

"Also, I found Barty Crouch in the Forbidden Forest. He was acting weird. Like, he was fighting the Imperious Curse."

"Odd." James said.

"It will make sense later." Sirius said before turning to Remus. "Have you noticed he's starting to rush things?"

"Yes." Remus whispered back. "He wants to get this over with as soon as possible."

"I went to go get Dumbledore. He and Moody went to go check it out. That was when I looked in his pensieve. I had no clue what it was. I just saw a few trials. One was of Crouch's son's trial. He was tried as a death eater who was involved of torturing Neville's parents."

"The good news is," Remus said. "I heard a rumor that they are up."

"That is good." Lily said.

"The third task was a maze." Harry continued wanting to get this over with. "Cedric and I went in a the same time. About what seemed forever, I heard a scream. It was Fleur. She had been attacked. I won't go into too much detail because I want to get this over with. I then found Krum attacking Cedric. I later found out he had been under the Imperious Curse. I managed to save Cedric by stunning Krum. We sent the sparks up for the judges to get him out of the maze. Cedric and I got to the cup at the same time."

Harry paused as he tried to stay strong.

"Harry?" James asked.

"I never should have…told him that we should….take it together." Harry whispered as tears developed in his eyes. "The cup was a…. portkey. It took us… to a…. graveyard. I heard someone say… "Kill the spare."…Before I… knew it…a…green light…hit…Cedric."

Remus, James, and Lily gasped.

"I was then bound and gagged by…Pettigrew. There were a cauldron there. Wormtail then put some bones in the potion. Then he…. cut off his hand. Then, he stabbed me in the arm…. And….and…. took some… of my….blood."

Harry felt Lily and James' arms tightening around him.

"Take your time." James whispered. "We're here."

"Voldemort…came back." Harry whispered as the tears started to stream down his face. "He called his death eaters and gave Wormtail a silver hand to replace the other. We then dueled. Suddenly,…. the wands connected. Dumbledore said it was "Priori Incantatem." When that happened a shadow of… Cedric appeared. Then an old man from the dream I had the summer before, Bertha Jorkins, and…you two. Mum said to break the connection and that you would distract Voldemort. Diggory then told me to take his… body back to his parents. I broke the connection and made a run for Cedric's…body. I… then summoned the Portkey and… we went home."

"Oh Harry." Lily sighed.

"It gets worse. Moody took me to his office. He started questioning me about what had happened. Suddenly, he lifted his wand and…attempted to kill me. Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape got there just in time."

"MOODY TRIED TO KILL YOU?!" James exploded.

"He wasn't the real Mad-Eye Moody." Harry finally told. "He was really Barty Crouch Jr. in disguise. He explained, under vertiserum, how he had attacked the real Moody and how he put my name in the Goblet of Fire. He also told us how he had escaped Azkaban with Crouch Sr.'s help and how he killed his father…and…turned the cup into a Portkey."

He couldn't continue. The memory of what had happened was still strong. He felt lucky to even get passed Cedric's death

"Crouch Jr. was given the kiss the next morning." Sirius continued. "Under Fudge's orders. Personally, I don't think Fudge wanted the world to hear his testimony of what had happened. He's STILL covering it up."

"And what Harry gave us was a condensed version." Sirius added after a small pause. "I had gone to the third task and spent the time in Hagrid's pumpkin patch. Poor Minnie looked confused when she came out to get me. She brought me to Dumbledore's office and told me to stay and that Dumbledore will be with me shortly. I saw her shake her head as she closed the door."

"Don't worry Harry. Everything will be just fine." Lily comforted her son.

"But even if he is defeated, you guys came back. What's to stop him?" Harry voiced one of his fears.

"Sirius and Remus are the only ones who know the potion." James told him.

"When James and Lily woke up," Remus told Harry, "I ripped the specific potion from the book, tore it up, and tossed it in the fire. I then hid the book."

"And I messed up an ingredient." Sirius added. "To tell you the truth, I can't remember what I did wrong."

James and Harry laughed while Lily and Remus rolled their eyes and shook there heads.

"Well Harry. It's time for bed." Lily told her son.

Harry and Sirius groaned.

"What are you groaning about?" James asked his best friend.

"Habit."

"It might help you if you took some dreamless-sleep potion" Remus told Harry.

"Thanks Pro-I mean Remus."

"You better get used to calling me Professor Lupin again." Remus said with a grin.

"You mean…"

Remus nodded.

"YES!"

"I'm glad you approve." Remus said as Harry hugged him. "But don't think I'll go easy on you."

"This year will make up for last year." Harry said before turning to his parents and godfather. "You three are coming to teaching during the full moon. Aren't you?"

"You mother is." James said. "I'm just tagging along for old time sake. And I have no where else to go."

"C'mon Prongs." Remus teased. "Why won't you teach?"

"Because unlike SOMEONE I know, I remember a certain promise we made. What was it? Oh yeah: I solemnly swear I shall not teach unless it is under dire circumstances or teaching pranks and/or animagi training."

"Well excuse me." Remus retorted. "But there was a mass murderer out to get a student and I was the closest to him when I first taught. Dumbledore approached me because I knew how Sirius thought."

"How do you explain THIS year?" James asked.

"Don't flatter yourself Moony." Sirius told the werewolf.

"Okay. I understood you the best." Remus corrected himself.

"Nope." Sirius said propping his feet on the coffee table. "That title goes to Spica."

"Spica and Padfoot sitting in a tree…" James started to tease like in second year.

Sirius' response was throwing a pillow at James.

"This is going to be one fun year." Lily said. "By the way, how did Hermione get back at Rita?"

"She found out the reporter's secret." Harry said. "We have ANOTHER unregistered animagus running around."

"So simple and yet so brilliant." Sirius said.

"What animal is she?" James asked.

"A beetle." Harry told her.

"Figures." Lily said.

"Hermione told her that she'll keep quiet if Rita does." Harry added.

"It's worked so far." Remus said after he grabbed a copy of the Daily Prophet. "Nothing by Rita. Just something on how Harry is an insane boy looking for attention and Dumbledore is trying to get Fudge's job."

"WHAT?!" Everyone yelled.

"Relax." Remus said. "Once Voldemort's out in the open, nobody will pay any attention. We just have to ignore it."

The End