The last Alarie, a Delacour legacy

17

"what?" 

they all continued to stand there looking at me with wide eyes. Professor Dumbledore was the first one to break the silence that had reformed.

"Miss Alarie, have you always been able to speak mermish?"

I just stared at him wide eyed, I wasn't speaking mermish, I was speaking english! I stared puzzledly at the floor, messing with my hands before I finally said something.

"no sir, I was just speaking english to that mermaid, or that is what I thought I was speaking" I said with all of the confidence I could muster, regaining my posture a bit

"very well then, before the interesting events with Miss Alarie, me, Madame Maxime, Highmaster Karkaroff, Barty Crouch Sr., and Ludo Bagman were here to tell you all that you do have to compete in the tournament Mr. Potter, Miss Alarie." Dumbledore was looking at us with sympathetic eyes 

"BUT I DIDN'T PUT MY NAME IN THE GOBLET" me and Harry exclaimed at the same time

We looked at each other, a slight blush on our cheeks, and then we redirected our attention to the professors that were standing in front of us.

"we know that, but we cannot undo the magical contract that constricts you to participate, which means you two are both champions." the man who was referred to as Barty Crouch Sr. finished, ending the part of the conversation that involved him and the other ministry worker

The two walked out and all that were left in the room were me, Harry, Cedric, Viktor, Madame Maxime, Professor Dumbledore, Highmaster Karkaroff, and her. 

After moments of an awkward silence, Madam Maxime cleared her throat. 

"Belle, do you remember what I told you before we left Beauxbatons?"

"I really have no idea Madame, you told me a lot" I chuckled at the end, trying to diffuse some of the tension within the room

"Your coronation, it will be held tomorrow at high noon" 

My mouth fell open for what was probably the twentieth time that night. I looked at her, shaking my head in disbelief.

"I told you Madame, I am not ready" I kept shaking my head profusely, honestly believing that I was not good enough

"you may not believe it yourself, but I do, you will be a wonderful queen" and with that, her and the other professors left the room leaving me and the rest of the champions alone

"a brat like you doesn't deserve to be a queen" Fleur sneered

"and who does?" I snapped, I had already been through so many emotions in a matter of two hours that I was fed up and anger was all that remained

"hmm I don't know," she placed her finger on her chin as if in thought, "me."

"oh you mean the selfish, self-absorbed, Veela witch bully, or am I missing something?" this time it was my turn to ponder, "oh yea, bitch"

Fleur looked taken back by my use of words before she snapped out of it, taking out her wand. 

"Stupefy!" she yelled

before I could react, Harry, Cedric, and Viktor were in front of me yelling the same spell

"PROTEGO"

The spell rebounded so fast from the power of the three boys that Fleur didn't even have a chance to move out of the way, in a matter of seconds she was hit with her own spell and fell to the floor, but not before hitting a few bookshelves on the way.