Raven went into the Great Hall and silently sat down on the Gryffindor table. She didn't get something to eat, but just stared down. This dream...again...she had to go through it every night...her parents...the dementors...killing them. Voldemort grabbing her, pulling her away into the shadows, then the bright green light...her own voice shouting "Avada Kedavra!"...someone falling down...then she would wake up in sweat, crying. She knew she had to protect herself. She had to protect herself against Voldemort...she had to protect herself against the dementors.
She took one of the sandwiches and started eating. It tasted like nothing, but she didn't care. She had to protect herself. The dementors would kill her. They would think she was in league with her parents, killing innocents...and Muggles. She had to do something.

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"I thought about entering," Ophelia replied to Ellie. "For a while, at least, I considered it. But then I realise that risking my life for a trophy wasn't all that important. Though it would have been an interesting challenge." She paused, looking over to Diggory. "Yes, I think he might have a chance of winning."

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Harry Potter rushed into the Great Hall, he had been discussing some of his Defense against the Dark Arts homework with Mad-Eye Moody on the three unforgivable curses. It wasn't so much as discussing as it was telling Professor Moody about what he could remember about the day that his parents died and what he could remember of the Avada Kedavra curse that he had survived. It was a very strange talk with the Professor and at times it seemed like Alastor was drifting in and out of the past, but that wasn't anything too strange from what he heard of the scarred Professor. Pushing his glasses up his nose as he darted into the Great Hall. He flushed slightly noticing many eyes turning towards him. Way to slip in Harry...he said to himself as he made his way quickly to the Gryffindor table where he pushed himself between Hermione and Ron, not catching anything they were saying previously. "What'd I miss?"
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Draco Malfoy sat at the Slytherin table amongst his real friends and began plotting different ways of how they could get into the Triwizard Tournament, not so much they getting in, but they were planning on putting other peoples names in... it would amuse him to no great end to see one of the first years names being called up.

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The Ravenclaw table sat right next to the Gryffindor table, causing the Delilia twins to sit back to back. Ryan at the Ravenclaw table and Roxy at the Gryffindor table. Upon hearing the commotion and words about the Triwizard Tournament the brunette with blue streaks in his hair turned around to poke his twin sister with the red streaks in her identical brunette hair and grinned. "How about it mate? Going to enter?" He drawled, as his sister nodded enthusiastically. "Of course Ry, now that we're seventeen, wouldn't want to miss another opportunity to show the Ravenclaws up again" She teased, dodging the pumpkin pastry that Ryan threw at her

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Food finished and stomach no longer complaining, Jared leaned back idly and folded his hands behind his head. There was some sort of loud conversation with a lot of participants at the Gryffindor table..which he was simply able to look across to. Several Weasleys, Hermione, Harry and others were involved..though he didn't know what it was about. Ah, well. No matter. Looking elsewhere, he once again caught sight of his twin, who was still toying with a plate of food while reading. Picking up his bag, he set it on the table in front of him and momentarily considered tossing something at her.

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"Oh, hi Harry" Hermione said "I was explaining these guys here, especially Fred, why they can't enter the Triwizard Tournament. But I'm sure you already know the reasons, so you missed nothing I guess"
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"Yes, I agree with you on the risking life thing" Ellie said. "I'm sure it will be interesting to follow, by the way"
She heard Ryan Delilia, sitting next to her, talking with his sister about entering the tournament. "Are you going to enter?" she asked. She really wanted to know who was decided to enter the Tournament, before deciding for herself.

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Ophelia poured herself a glass of water and drained it. She folded her arms, sweeping the room with her blue gaze. The Gryffindors were being especially loud today. Probably excited about the tournament. In her opinion, Gryffindor was full of have-a-go heroes, but she didn't dislike them all the same. Ravenclaw and the other two houses had a united dislike for Slytherin.

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"Come on Hermione... let the twins have their fun!" Harry smirked, the idea of the twin's entering the contest sounded amusing to him. He had no clue of the dangers that the Triwizard tournament possessed. Snatching up a few chocolate eclairs, he began munching on them while listening to the Weasleys and Hermione.

"I bet Potter is going to try and enter, he loves attention and this would be the perfect opportunity to become more famous..." Draco grumbled when Pansy asked him who he thought was going to be joining the contest and wasn't of age yet

"Ry, you should enter as well, a little competition like old time, eh'" Her austrialian accent coming out slightly in childish excitement as Ryan rolled his eyes and turned back to eating leaving his Gryffindor sister to turn back to the Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione who were chatting about the Tournament as well. Ryan heard one of his fellow Ravenclaws and turned to the girl speaking to him. "I might join, it sounds fun actually"

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Raven looked up. Suddenly, someone came to her mind. Hermione...she could probably help her. She would know what was the spell to ban Dementors...how she could save herself. She knew she had to be careful. She was only in the first year and it was obvious there would be questions she had to answer. But maybe she would help her. She looked over to her, slightly and carefully. Hermione was caring, she had friends. Of course, she would never wanted someone like Raven for a friend. Nobody wanted to be the friend of someone whose parents had been in Askaban for killing for Lord Voldemort. But she was her only chance. She had to help her. She had to help her to ban the dementors from her mind.

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"If they let Fred and George join the Tournament, then the level is definitely low, this year" Hermione said laughting "But I'm curious to see what comes in their mind, what could make them join" she added. Suddenly, she felt like someone was looking at her. She turned, and saw a first year student looking at her. Her name was Raven, she thought. Hermione smiled at her. She looked so alone and confused.
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Ellie nodded at Ryan's answer. "Looks like Hogwarts is parted in two, the ones who say that the tournament is going to be funny, and the ones who say that is going to be dangerous." she said "That Hermione Granger has been talking for days about wizards who died during the Tournament"

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Ophelia rose from her seat and looked at Ellie. "It's a test of bravery," she said simply, and looked over to where Hermione Granger was sitting. Hermione, in Hogwarts, was considered something of a "brainbox", and Opehlia, for one, didn't like having a rival to her own intelligence, even if they didn't take classes together. She dusted her hands and turned her gaze back to the Ravenclaw table.

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Raven noticed Hermione was looking back at her and quickly stared into the table again. She couldn't talk to her now, not in front of everyone. If the others would find out she was scared of dementors...she didn't know what they would do to her, but she was sure she would be the victim number one for pranks. She looked up to Hermione again, but turned away again. She didn't know what she could do. She wanted to talk to her so badly, but she couldn't admit this...she couldn't.

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Hermione gave a last look at Raven, who was now looking at the table. She looked embarassed. Hermione scrolled her shoulders. "So, is anybody who actually can" she stopped to give a piercing look at Fred "going to join the tournament?". Shegave a look around her, to see if there was any seventeen years old student around. She saw Roxy Delilia. "What about you? Are you going to join, Roxy?"
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Ellie listened silently at the exchange of words between Ryan and Ophelia. "Wheter it is dangerous or not, I'd like to know who wants to join. Do any of you know if someone else, apart from Diggory, wants to join?" she asked.

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"Wheter it is dangerous or not, I'd like to know who wants to join. Do any of you know if someone else, apart from Diggory, wants to join?"

Hearing that just as he'd balled up an extra sheet of parchment to toss across at his twin, Jared paused and turned towards the voice. Ah..Ellie. "I've thought about it." he offered abruptly, dropping the 'ball' and folding his arms, resting them on the tabletop. "Haven't made up my mind yet."

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