The Revelation of her Grim Past
Harry was at a loss what to do with the golden egg. He thought of using it as a decoration or as a gift to his muggle relatives who wanted to see some stuff in Hogwarts. Harry was walking with the golden egg in his hands when another champion of Hogwarts, Cedric, came to him.
“I realize I never really thanked you properly for tipping me about the dragons. By the way, I heard you used Engorgio on yourself. You were really brave to test that spell on yourself”, Cedric said.
“Please forget about it. I’m sure you would’ve done the same for me, and for the engorgement charm, it was my bodyguard’s idea, not mine”, Harry replied.
“That lady Sandsmark? I heard from Viktor he wants to go to Yule Ball with her. She sure is a good teacher. I now understand why no one in the Gryffindor, even the twins, didn’t go to submit their names. They were busy getting to know her”, Cedric said.
“Yeah, and we were having a talk about heroes in muggle world. They are all better than me. I only save a school each year only to fight the same foe again and again not being able to end it permanently, while they can save the entire world. I don’t get why people is calling me the boy who lived”, Harry replied. Harry was doubting himself as he had come to know more about heroics.
“You are your own hero, Harry. You inspire hope in this school and risk your life for your friends and others even though you are just a student. You should have more faith in yourself, as well as other people”, Cedric assured Harry. Harry nodded in relief as he felt proud.
“Thank you so much, Cedric... I should say You are my hero, for thanking me and reminding me I am still everyone’s hope”, Harry answered. Cedric nodded as he smiled at Harry. The Hupplepuff had one more thing to tell Harry.
“By the way, you know the perfect’s bathroom on the fifth floor? It’s not a bad place for a bath. Just take your egg and mull things over in the hot water”, Cedric said as he almost left, but Harry called him back, as he wanted to say something.
“Why not go together? We can figure out what is in the egg at the same time”, Harry said as he almost blushed. The Hupplepuff nodded as they went to the bathroom.
The champions of Hogwarts entered the bathroom without any interference. They went into the bathtub and placed the egg inside. They both heard a scream as they both shut their ears. Harry closed the egg so they didn’t have suffer the painful sound again.
“This voice... it is the merpeople”, Cedric said.
“Maybe the second task involves merpeople, inside the black lake. Its purpose would be to retrieve something from them”, Harry replied. Harry enjoyed the company very much. Harry didn’t notice Harry was blushing until a certain ghost called Harry.
“Hello, Harry. It seems you are blushing at him! Is he your boyfriend?”, Myrtle said. An awkward silence took place as Harry and Cedric looked at each other. Harry covered his face, no longer able to hide his face which was tomato red.
“It’s okay. I’m actually into gay relationships! I hope you two good luck!”, Myrtle said as she banished. Harry was still covering his face from the embarrassment, until Cedric patted Harry’s shoulder.
“I’m not mad at you Harry. I’ll accept it if you actually want us to be more than a friend”, the Hupplepuff told Harry, who nodded slightly before they got out of the bathtub and the bathroom.
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Meanwhile, in the girl’s dorm, Hermione, Ginny, and Cassie was talking about the Yule Ball. Cassie missed her boyfriend Conner Kent, who was murdered by the regime in cold blood. The students in Hogwarts had everything they wanted, while she had lost everything. Cassie didn’t realize she was about to snap, until Hermione began to talk.
“So... who are we taking to Yule Ball?”, Hermione asked the two girls with her.
“Viktor Krum already asked me. I have no choice but to go with him, since I have to watch over Harry as my bodyguard duty”, Cassie replied sternly, as she no longer had hope for another love in her life. None of the boys in Hogwarts matched Superboy in Cassie’s eyes.
“I want to ask Harry out... but I’m too shy for that and I don’t want to disappoint him. What should I do?”, Ginny asked. Hermione pretended to be a teacher and gave Ginny her answer. However, Hermione never knew what the answer could cause.
“You should get experienced with other boys before Harry if you think so. In that way, you will get used to romance”, Hermione replied. Cassie heard that word as stood before them with angry and teary eyes.
“You can say that because you can still have what you want! I wonder if you can say the same after you’ve lost everything! You are all dumb bitches to think dating other guys would make it easier for you! I hate how dumb you all are!”, Cassie yelled at the duo, who was in great shock.
“I’m sorry for that rude answer Ms Sandsmark... please forgive me for my ignorance... I never thought you would be so angry at what I just thought...”, Hermione said as she began to shake in fear as well as Ginny. Wonder Girl’s hateful eyes were terrifying enough for them to fall onto their knees and kneel before the Amazon. Cassie looked at the duo and realized she had scared them.
“It is I who should be sorry... I was supposed to protect Harry and his friends... and now I scared them. I shouldn’t have yelled at you and get my grief get the better of me”, Cassie said. Hermione was shocked by the word ‘grief’. She needed to know what happened to Cassie in the past.
“I had no idea about your past... can you tell us what happened? Then we can apologize to you properly”, Hermione proposed. Cassie was doubtful of the idea, but she knew she had to inform Harry about the regime if he was going to be the protector of this world alongside with his world’s Wonder Woman.
“Then call Harry and his friends. Your friends too because they too need to know”, Cassie said. Hermione and Ginny nodded as they followed Cassie to call Harry’s friends, even other champions, McGonagall and Dumbledore.
Everyone was gathered in a room as they were called by the three girls. Cedric brought Cho Chang with him, while Fleur brought her sister, Gabrielle. Dumbledore was curious why he was called, as he did not know what was going on.
“Why did you call me, Minerva? This must be a very important topic with all of us in here”, Dumbledore asked.
“This has something to do with Ms Sandsmark’s past. Ms Granger insisted we should see it as well”, McGonagall replied as she pulled out a pensieve. Dumbledore put his wand at the right side of Cassie’s head and pulled out an line of silverly light liquid. Dumbledore put the liquid in the basin, and everyone looked into the basin, where they were met with horrible truth.
The vision started with the early days of the Titans, when they were all still heroes. However, the happiness came to an end after they saw the Joker nuking Metropolis. Then they saw Superman brutally beating up Superboy and forcing the Titans, Cassie to go into the Phantom zone. When they saw light, they saw Tim Drake getting killed by Zod. The memories became even more grim as Superman prevailed for the second time. From the second victory, all they saw was Superman and Wonder Woman slaughtering the insurgency in cold blood, even Superboy, and using Batman and the dead insurgents as their puppets. The memory ended as Cassie fell into Hogwarts from a portal. None of them could believe what was going on. Ginny and Cho were crying from the immense despair they felt, while Luna and Cedric comforted them. Hermione and McGonagall were in total disbelief, as they both had known Wonder Woman as a figure of love and justice, not a merciless and evil tyrant.
“There is no way Wonder Woman and Superman would do this... I don’t believe this...”, Hermione murmured.
“So this was why you called Diana evil... I understand now... Ms Sandsmark...”, McGonagall was gasping as she was about to cry as well.
“This is far worse than the dark lord himself... I never knew such powerful evil could exist...”, Dumbledore said, not able to hide his despair. It was even more hopeless than his war against Voldemort. In the moment, Harry’s mind was already rolling to the worst outcome. In the vision, evil Superman, evil Wonder Woman and their armies were slaughtering his friends and teachers while they destroyed Hogwarts and burned the castle down. Harry could do nothing as Superman grabbed his throat.
“This is on you, boy. You brought it on yourself by taking the criminal in”, Superman in Harry’s mind said sternly.
“And as for the punishment for your treason, we will punish this school as a warning”, the evil Wonder Woman added as the yellow lanterns brought Ron and Hermione to them, much to Harry’s horror.
“Please... not them... just kill me but not them... please...”, Harry murmured, but evil Superman did not listen to Harry’s pleas.
“Execute them”, Superman said coldly. Wonder Woman then proceeded to decapitate Hermione, and snapped Ron’s neck. Harry could only sob as he held his friends’ dead bodies, until Superman grabbed him again. Superman began to burn Harry’s eyes as his brain started to melt, Harry felt himself slowly die as he screamed.
“Nooooooo!”, Harry screamed as he snapped out of the vision. Harry saw everyone still alive as he rushed to Ron and held him tight.
“Thank Merlin... you are alive! You are Alive!”, Harry said as he began to sob in fear and relief. Ron held his best friend back as he understood what was going inside Harry’s head.
“It’s okay mate... they are not here... they won’t be...”, Ron could only murmur as he was consumed by fear as well. Hermione finally understood why Cassie had snapped at her answer.
“I finally see it now... I’m very sorry for your losses... We have understood your lesson...”, Hermione said as she finally began to cry from the fear. She held onto Ron as the trio allowed themselves to be consumed by despair. Fred and George could not even say a thing, as they had never felt such horror and hopelessness in their entire life, like everyone else inside the room.
The next day, the Gryffindor table was still traumatized by what they saw. Hermione and Ginny now knew what to do, as they approached their love interests.
“Harry... can you take me to the Yule Ball? I just want to be with you when I still have the chance...”, Ginny said, still shaking from the atrocities the regime had committed on Wonder Girl.
“I felt the same way, Ginny... I’m actually into men too as I figured out from Myrtle. I blushed at Cedric and I feel the same about your brothers... Are you okay with it?”, Harry asked.
“Absolutely Harry... We have to enjoy what we have until everything ends...”, Ginny said as they held each other. Meanwhile, Hermione was finally using her courage to ask Ron out, as she finally knew hiding her feelings did her no good.
“Ron? Can you go with me? I have no one to dance with”, Hermione said.
“Mione... there is no way I would reject you... I was jealous when you were with other guys... even Harry”, Ron finally admitted his jealously he had hidden for so long. They both felt into a hug as they tried to forget the grim reality they saw.
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In somewhere far away from Hogwarts, a woman with a wand was walking into a military base, which said ‘Black Dragon’. The base was still asleep. The woman wore a invisibility cloak.
“Imperio”, the woman said as she began to cast the imperius curse on the soldiers. The woman smirked as she had completed her effort till the dawn.
“Get into the trunk, with your weapons, vehicles, and airplanes”, the woman said as she cast ‘Reducio’, the shrinking charm on the soldiers and their weapons, allowing them to get into her trunk. The woman smirked as she saw the last soldier enter her trunk before she closed it.
“Peter... my brother... you and your master were both fools to think you are the most deadly faction in this world, but I am not. I see the strength in the muggle world and its crime organizations. Soon the Witch Exterminators will burn the Wizardkind down as they conquer it, unlike your master who lost to a baby! Ha Ha Ha!”, the woman, Enid Pettigrew said as she let her evil laugh echo in the empty base.