"Right, sorry. I wonder if the real contestants know," Harry said, rubbing his forehead in thought. He had stayed away from them, not wanting anyone to think that he was trying to get in good with them. They might think that he was going to play their stupid games.
"I don't know, probably. I don't see their school Heads not telling them. I don't trust Karkaroff as far as I can banish him. But I can tell you this, I'm sure that the Hogwarts' campion doesn't know, unless one of the others told him," the young-looking man stated, looking at his godson, showing he was serious.
"You don't think Dumbledore would tell him?" he asked, not believing that for a minute.
"No, there are many things you can say about the man, but he doesn't cheat."
"Don't worry, Harry, we'll tell Cedric," Fred said as he too took a break.
"Yeah, we like him, even if he is the only Seeker to beat you," said George as he sat next to his brother.
"Now, did we hear you call yourself Padfoot?" Fred asked, turning his head toward Sirius.
"Yeah, that's the name of my Animagus form," was the answer.
The twins all but bounced in their seats, "As in one of the Marauders?" they asked.
"Yeah," came the cautious reply.
"We've spent our entire school career emulating you guys," George said and told him the story about finding the map, and the things they had heard and tried to match.
"Hmmm, well I'm glad we've met. We'll have to keep in touch, but don't tell your mum," Sirius stated, looking at the two lookalikes. "I'll tell you some stories, but there are some things that have been pointed out to me that were just plain bullying. I just got on Harry's good side, so I'm not relaying those."
"Good call," Harry stated firmly.
So, the twins and Sirius spent some time talking about pranks and the difference between going too far and just plain having fun. Harry sat back and listened, making sure to keep an eye on his other friends. When they got tired, he called them over and handed out sandwiches. When it was time of curfew, he showed Sirius the invisibility charm and sent him home, telling him to come back tomorrow and they would do it all again.
The week went by with much the same happening. Luna found her dad's diary, but sadly not her mum's. She called for it, but nothing came. She wasn't to put out; she would just have to keep looking. Hermione was finally okay with what they were doing. There were loads of valuable things that would make a nice fund for the school.
She wasn't sure about Sirius being in charge of that, but since he was the only adult, it did make sense. She was the one assigned to putting the books in the library. Neville was just glad to practice his magic more. The more he used the new wand the better he felt about himself. He was determined to get as good as Harry.
The twins had quite a nest egg, and they were just content that they could now afford their shop. They were also in charge of sneaking any repaired broom to Madam Hooch's office. Sirius was just glad to be with his godson, if he never got proficient in wandless magic that was okay with him. Still it was fun to be here and doing things he never thought he could do.
Harry and the twins pranked 'Moody' by clouding his magical eye. Everywhere the man looked would be like looking through dirty glass. He became obsessed with washing the thing. They made his wooden leg sing children's songs, and his foe glass would see things that weren't there. The man would stomp around the castle, yelling 'Constant Vigilance'. They really hoped to drive the imposter a into jumping at shadows.
Harry had Dobby go and make sure that the real Moody was fed and had water, and also bring him a note that he was going to try and rescue him during the first task. Which the man promptly ate right after reading. The house elf snuck in a few potions, but the man said to be careful or they would be caught. So, Moody played ailing captive, but in reality, he was getting better.
They pulled a few jokes on Snape, but the man wasn't reacting anymore, so they stopped.
Harry, Sirius and the twins made sure to iron out the plans for the first task. Waters had written to say that he and Madam Bones would be there, and that she was quite upset that they wouldn't tell her why. They spent hours hashing it out and now were firm in what they were going to do.
Harry couldn't wait.
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