Chapter 3
The three ate the pudding in happy silence ending up in the common room. Sneaking glances at each other. Finally someone speaks, “i like your glasses Anthony, they seem to work at keeping the nonsense out quite well,” she smiles happily petting the thestral.
“Thank you…. Wait, is there something there?” he asks, staring at the Thestral he can’t see.
“Yeah?” Harry tilts his head “Lu likes to bring Thestral’s around. At first i thought it was a hallucination from lack of sleep, luckily it’s not! Which I'm glad for, Madam Pomfrey normally ties me to my bed when I get to that point.”
“A thestral? A omen of death? And you kept it in my room without informing me?” ANthony practically shrieks.
“Of course I haven't” harry smiles “normally i’m far too delirious to tell if it’s there or not, Lu does bring it around more often than not though.” Harry smiles softly.
Anthony ,looks at the two like a disappointed parent would his children. “I expect you to start informing me Luna,” the blonde nods in agreement. “Anyhow Harry, you've entered in the tournament and I'd like to keep my roommate, can you inform me of your plans for the first task?”
“Oh yes, the trail of flame,” Luna claps excitedly.
“Traditionally the first task was a test of bravery, primarily fighting creatures, actually it was a Manticore that killed the champions in the last tournament, ripped them to shreds it did, did you know manticores-”
“Harry, on task,” Anthony sighs, staring at his roommate, he’d long since learned Harry would ramble about any topic. All of it was interesting, picked up from gods knows where but he needed several reminders.
“Yes well it will likely be a magical creature, i believe i'll make my intangibility bracelet then turn it into a tattoo so it applies to the rules of the task nothing but me and my wand,” harry smiles proudly.
“The rune you’ve been working on for months?” Anthony sighs “The same one that you haven’t completed yet?”
Harry nods then freezes, “Huh, didn’t think about that…. I’m sure it will be fine! If it’s too late to finish the tattoo I can always carve it." Harry sounds proud.
“Into what?” Anthony wants to face palm “Your flesh? Oh Harry!” he sighs as Harry nods.
“That classifies as blood magic, you understand that right?” he asks.
“Of course I know that,” Harry scoffs, “Oh right! it’s illegal, hmmm but does that really matter?”
“Yes!” Anthony sighs. “Harry, when some things are illegal that means you don’t do it. Okay, plan two? You use your invisibility runes and a conjuration to distract the animal? Does that sound good?”
“Mmm hmm,” Harry hums in agreement. “Wait! What if?” Harry smiles and Anthony sighs at the look in his roommate's eyes.
“Harry, no.” A prefect calls out exasperatedly. “Last time-”
“Harry, yes?” he grins, already packing his bag.
“Harry, no!” Cho Chang looks exhausted as she enters.
“Harry, Maybe?” he sounds doubtful as if hesitating.
“Harry, no,” Anthony scolds him.
“Harry no,” the teenager pouts like a petulant child.
“Harry, yes!” Luna sings and the two flee the common room quickly, the three peek out only for them to already be gone.
“What do you think he’s doing this time?” they ask in unison.
“I bet Ten galleons he’s trying to steal the Goblet to study its runes!” a student offers.
“Nahh, I bet the galleons he’s heard about the age line!” another one offers.
Quickly a betting pool forms. The top bet is he’s studying the goblet, but the idea of him trying to steal Veela hair or investigate the horses is high too, studying Karkaroff dark mark was incredibly high too, as well as the theory he’s going to try and make a rune to speak french or Bulgarian..
Anthony would love to say his room mate would do none of those things but unfortunately they were all incredibly likely. Well not the studying dark mark one he doubted his roommate would stay in a room with a living being that long. Or the language rune he’d already done. Actually he’d done similar to the others too.
In the first year he’d attempted to steal the philosophers stone to study it, he was successful but Anthony had forced him to give it back.
In second he had attempted to make parseltongue speakable by all people, but had ended up blowing up a room.
In third year he’d attempted to steal professor Lupin's dna to get werewolf dna. Anthony was well aware he’d succeeded in getting the Dna.
He bet on the goblet placing a 40 gallon bet. Harry wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation he;d barely managed to pry the stone from his hands and return it. Harry was like a raven, only with magical artifacts rather than shiny objects.