(Hudson's P.O.V)
I barely slept after overseeing and hearing the conversation between Sawyer and his new 'Boyfriend'. I wake up seeing my twin sister Jade sitting on my floor reading. I kick her book. "Bro, what the frick?" ¨Why are you in my room?¨ I say getting up and going to my dresser. "Because you're my twin and my twin induction was going off. so I know when you're pissed and I know you won't hold it in so I'm waiting." I grab a white button up, Black pants, and my Hufflepuff tie/sweater. ¨It's nothing you need to worry about.¨ She gasps and shuts her book. "It's about that Slytherin boy you talked about all summer!" I blush.¨NOO. Its. not." She smirks and hops up on my bed. "You like him don't you?"
"Shut up.¨
"You do, omg I have to go tell the others!"
̈ ̈NO, DON'T, CARSON KNOWS HIM!¨
"Our brother?"
¨Yeah like 5th year.¨ I start changing not caring she's in here. "What's the big deal, if you like him to ask him out." ¨The problem is he has a new boyfriend and I hate him already.¨ She shrugs her shoulders and opens her book. "Why?" ¨No reason but I could do what I do best, and sing him a song I wrote." I finish getting dressed and walk over to the end of my bed where I keep my flower crowns. I put on the Blue one Sawyer bought me last year for Xmas "Yeah a song is really gonna do something, Hudson why don't you like the guy?" ¨I knew him for like 3 seconds and he has a jerky, assholey, bully, looks and personality.¨ "Listen to what you just said, you've known him for three seconds." I nod and give her a questioning face. "That's all I'm saying, give him a chance." ¨He also stole my crush so I don't like him.¨ She laughs and pats my arm. "As mom said to me 'there are plenty of boys out there so you'll get over it" I glare at her and head for the door,¨Whatever, you hetero, I'm hungry.¨ she laughs and walks with me. "Did you just use my sexuality as an insult?" I chuckle and nod. ¨Yes, yes I did.¨ I walk out and go downstairs. "Hudson don't forget Dumbledore is making a 'big speech' tonight." ¨I thought it was this morning, plus I have plans directly after breakfast so don't wait for me.¨ She rolls her eyes and walks away. "I didn't plan on it." I follow her.
** time skip breakfast**
We sit down near the rest of my siblings. Once we sit down, Dumbledore stands at his podium and starts talking, ¨It is my great honor to teach at this school and see what you all have become, from your small years at eleven years old to nineteen and starting your first careers. I must say that nothing makes me more nervous than explaining what's going to happen this year. Every five years, Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, and Hogwarts all compete in the Triwizard tournament. Tomorrow night they will be arriving and we will draw to see who will be representing our schools. For the next 24 hours, the goblet of fire will be open for you to place your name in if you are brave enough to enter. I will not lie to you all, if you enter, you may die. But if you make it through and win, you will be praised like no other. With that being said enjoy your meals." I get to eating/thinking. I say without thinking of the comebacks, ¨I'm going to enter.¨ The room goes silent. "Hudson are you crazy?" Jade whispers. "My brother is just joking, everyone eat and talk." I look at her and grab a piece of paper off the table and stand up. "Hudson don't." This was from a different voice, a small, broken voice. "You don't need to put your name in the goblet to be praised, " Sawyer says, Mark, standing behind him trying to get him to sit back down. I don't even look behind me and put my name in the goblet and go sit back down. Sawyer looks at me with a broken expression and turns away when you can obviously see Mark grip his arm right over the burn. "Hudson, what are you going to do if your name gets drawn?" Carson asks fear written all over his face.¨That's a dumb question I will represent the school obviously.¨ He glares and lightly smacks the back of my head. "That's not what I mean, you heard Dumbledore, you could die."I sigh.¨That is something that might happen but I'm not going to let myself get killed I'm doing this for a reason.¨ Jade looks at Sawyer then back at me with tears in her eyes. "I hope that your "reason" is worth it." she gets up and storms out of the great hall. I get up and head out. I walk to the Slytherin common room, but instead of entering I stand outside waiting. "You looked troubled." The painting said. I look at him, "̈Yeah, just did the dumbest thing ever to prove a point.¨ He looks at me confused then the flood of realization fills his features. "You didn't, you didn't put your name in the goblet to impress Sawyer.¨ I scratch my head, ¨More like to say his boyfriend is abusive and I'm better, I even wrote a song about it.¨ The painting looks sad and nods. "They always said history is doomed to repeat itself, his mother was a troubled girl, she made a lot of mistakes before finding his father." ¨I hope to be better than his dad. I NEED to be better.¨ He nods and fiddles with his robes. "His father did a lot of bad things, worse than I can say. But leaving that boy alone was the worst." I nod, ¨If he ever comes back I'm punching him in the face, I know that's not a very Hufflepuff thing to do but he deserves it.¨ Salazar laughs loudly, "make sure you do the same to Sawyer's boyfriend." I laugh.¨Oh I'm going to expose that ass through song then do it." "Sounds fabulous." ¨I know right! You're my besty Salazar.¨ He laughs and gives a fake hair flip "I know, im pretty great." ¨it's funny though I get along great with alive painting of my crushes great something Grandpa.¨ he chuckles "Yeah but there is a big difference between picture and actual person, the real me was hiding my happiness for so long that I'm pretty close to accurate to the real Salazar Slytherin.¨ ¨You hang out with me too much I'm affecting you but speaking of actual people I have to go see my best human friend so bye.¨ He waves and smiles "Goodbye, dear friend." I wave back and head off to find the Marauders. "Hudson where were you mate?" James asks wrapping an arm around my neck. ¨First probably signing over my death warrant then talking to a painting of my crushes relative for like 30 minutes.¨ James goes silent. "That makes no sense. AND WHY WOULD YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN WITHOUT US!?" I look around the room at the others. ¨You guys are going to enter?¨ Remus and Peter laugh loudly. "We are not, James and Sirius were gonna try and talk you into it." I look at the other boys and shake my head no, ¨No they're not putting their names in I want the highest chance to get chosen as I can." "Why, what are you planning?" "I get to perform and hell, I got two perfect songs to sing.¨ "Oh… ohhh like the one you were gonna sing for, yeah now I remember." Remus says. I nod my head yes then no.¨Yeah so don't put your names in please.¨ "we won't" ¨promise.¨ James spits on his hand and holds it out "Promise." I shake it. Then I look at Sirius. "Yeah yeah yeah, I promise." He spits on his hand and holds it out to me. I shake it then look at the boys, ¨If either of you get called I will murder you before the tournament does.¨ They laugh and wipe their hands on their robes. **TRIGGER** "We promise dude, we can tell this means a lot." I roll my eyes. ¨Yeah shut up you Gryffindors.¨ We spend some time talking before we hear chatter coming down the hall, that's odd no one else uses this way unless they need "alone time". "I told you to sit down, but did you listen? No, you didn't." A familiar voice says and I press my back on the wall. "Guys, don't you have Charms?" Remus goes wide-eyed and shuts his book and runs off everyone else following behind him. "I was trying to help my friend." Sawyer's voice comes through and he sounds terrified. "I said I don't want you talking to him." I hear a punch land and something falling, my guess was that it was Sawyer. "Mark please stop, I'm sorry." I hear a few more punches and groans and I feel tears stream down my face. "You understand that I'm doing this to protect you right?" Mark asks I hear a whimper and a small "yes." then nothing. I see Mark walking through the hall holding a 'sleeping' more like unconscious Sawyer. Before I could even ask Mark glares at me and covers Sawyer's face. "He fell, he's so clumsy sometimes." He chuckles and carries my crush away from me and as soon as they're gone the tears keep coming.