Harry Potter From Durmstrang Year 4

Harry

Finally after three days of being stuck out at sea they could finally begin to see lights forming up ahead. Harry, his best friends Viktor Krum and Allan Henrik, and his god father Sirius Black all stood up on the deck of their school's ship as they slowly pushed through the waves of the lake an approached the distant castle. Hogwarts castle slowly began to appear through the fog fading off the surface of the lake, appearing to Harry exactly as his godfather had described it over the years. Sirius had attended Hogwarts when he was Harry's age with his father, and had made it a point to tell every experience that he had throughout his time at the school.

Harry had been anticipating visiting the school of his parents ever since Sirius and Igor had told him that Hogwarts would be hosting the Triwizard tournament this year. From what Sirius had told him Hogwarts was the best Wizarding School in all of Great Britain and that Hogwarts's headmaster Albus Dumbledore was one of the greatest wizards of all time. Harry to this point still had mixed emotions about visiting Hogwarts. Sirius had told him that his parents would have wanted him to attend Hogwarts like they did if they were still alive today. So part of him felt like he was coming to where he truly belonged, his home, however most of him felt like he was simply just visiting another school, which he was. Taking a second from his thinking Harry glanced towards Sirius who seemed to be reveling in his past memories at the sight of the school.

Sirius had become in Harry's own thoughts his father. From what he knew and what information Sirius had given Harry's father and mother were killed fourteen years ago by the dark wizard Voldemort. Sirius had been the one actually accused of betraying his family, however in truth one of his parents other friends Peter Pettigrew had been the one who sold them out to Voldemort. Sirius had been the original secret keeper for the Potter family but just the night before their deaths had made Peter the new secret keeper. Sirius had never forgiven himself since. Harry knew that Sirius did it for what he thought was best, Sirius and his friend Lupin had both thought they would be the main targets and Voldemort wouldn't suspect Peter. Even though Sirius had held those thoughts, which Harry knew tormented him Sirius had protected, raised, and provided Harry with a life so far he wouldn't have traded for anything.

Sirius currently upon seeing the school for the first time in many years looked like he was painfully happy, Harry was sure he had mixed emotions about his return. Harry's parents just the night before their death had made Sirius his godfather and Sirius had promised if anything should happen to them he would take Harry as his own. After his parents death Sirius saw it as the safest option to hide Harry away and flee from Britain just in case Voldemort wasn't truly gone forever.

So Sirius fled to Norway to where a few of his old friends from Hogwarts had moved too and started a whole new life there. In Norway Harry grew up with just Sirius and when he had become of age on his eleventh birthday began his attendance at Durmstrang, Male School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Sirius had been extremely concerned with him attending the school whose headmaster had once been a loyal servant of the very man who had killed his parents, and in fact it took many of Sirius closest acquaintances to persuade him to allow harry to attend Durmstrang, persuading Sirius that Igor Karkaroff had indeed come to the light side. In fact now the Headmaster had become one of his godfather's closest friends.

Altogether Harry had enjoyed his time so far at Durmstrang. He was currently fifteen years old and in his fourth year at the school. He had grown up as Sirius put it to be "a splitting image of his father inside an out with his mother's eyes." Harry had seen a few pictures of his family from Sirius's collection and he had to agree although he was according to Sirius taller and a little less "fat" if you could call it that then his father. Shaking him from his thoughts the boat begin to fully emerge from the water releasing her sales carrying the white ,red, and gold sigil of Durmstrang overhead.

"So what do you think Harry?" Sirius asked.

"Meh, it looked bigger in the pictures you showed me." Harry responded.

"Hey, play nice! This "small" school just so happens to be one of the greatest parts of my life, and if you talk anymore trash about it I guess I won't show you the best parts about it." Sirius said.

"Hahaha" Harry Laughed "Sorry Sirius it does look like "quite" the school." Harry said with a jab at Sirius.

"I think you made a good choice bringing Harry to Durmstrang Sirius, this place looks older and danker than half the books in our library." Said Allan.

"That's because Hogwarts IS the oldest wizarding school in Europe. Only Egypt and India have older schools, but nowhere near has the amount of rapport, or success Hogwarts had. Almost all of the most powerful, smartest, and successful wizards and witches came from Hogwarts." Sirius said proudly.

"Yea yea, good thing I am here to break that streak. After the tournament Durmstrang will be at the top." Said Krum puffing out his chest as he spoke.

"Shut up Krum." Sirius said with a smile. "Krum, Allan go tell Igor that where here I need a minute with Harry alone." Sirius said. Krum and Allan headed down towards the door from the deck of the ship's galley.

"Fine, but you boys keep it pg up here I'm not about to get in trouble for not chaperoning you Sirius!" Allan said playfully as he left the deck of the ship for below.

"Fuck of you greasy haired git!" Sirius yelled as Krum and Allan closed the door leaving to inform their headmaster of their arrival. "Harry, how are you feeling about this? Ok?" Sirius asked nervously.

"Yea im fine, why do you ask?" Harry answered.

"Well, I guess, I just hope I've prepared you enough for this. In Norway and at Durmstrang your just another student, well I mean you're just one of Durmstrang best, smartest, most talented students, and of course hottest students." Sirius said sarcastically. "But your still just Harry Potter there. Here, at Hogwarts however, in Britain, every student knows your name, your story, your scar. Here at Hogwarts you are a legend, the boy who lived. Here you will be a mystery, the missing piece of the puzzle that everyone will be looking to solve. Every one of these teachers, students and even the headmaster has thought me to be the killer of your parents and you missing. I know we have had this conversation a hundred times before the past few weeks but I truly just want you to be prepared for the storm that's coming." Sirius said looking at Harry with a look of pure concern.

"I'll be fine, like you, and Igor said earlier we will be on the boat most the time so I don't think it will really be that bad. Besides if anyone should be worried it's you the supposedly crazed killer." Harry said as he hit Sirius on the shoulder playfully.

"You make very proud Harry I hope you know that, I am truly sorry that it is me standing here instead of your father today. Your first time seeing Hogwarts is something me and James talked about every time we saw each other. I remember when you were just one year old, visiting you, your father rushed me through the front door to show me that you had accidently used magic to turn the Slytherin part of your Hogwarts mobile above your cradle from a green snake to a stuffed clowns head. He was so proud, said you were going to be the best wizard Hogwarts had ever seen." Sirius said with a distant look.

"Sirius I am glad you're here. I am sure both mom and dad would be happy seeing where we've come now." Harry said trying to make Sirius a little more like his usual up self.

"Just enjoy yourself here Harry. Hogwarts, unlike Durmstrang has magic running through every brick and every blade of grass, it truly is an amazing place." Sirius said as the ship began to slow down. Hogwarts now was in full view ahead. Its great hall's stained glasses and vibrant colors could be seen with shades of gold, green, purple, and yellow. Its long towers poked holes in the dark clouds in the sky and candle light could be seen in almost every window. Tomorrow, Harry along with the rest of the Durmstrang students would be introduced along with the all-women's school of Beauxbatons Academy to the Hogwarts students, and in less than two weeks the Triwizard tournament would be coming to a start.

"You really think people are going to react that much to me showing up?" Harry asked while staring at the castle.

"Let's just say imagine the attention Krum gets going out in public times a thousand. I expect Albus especially will do everything he can to get your attention. I am sure he will be one of the ones most surprised to see you." Sirius said while glancing at the school. The two of them stood on the galley's deck staring at the castle for a great length of time that night. Harry grew anxious to finally leave the ship for shore and explore the Hogwarts castle and discover all the secrets his godfather had told him about. "Well best you be getting to bed now Harry, you're going to be having a big few weeks ahead of you starting tomorrow. Get some sleep Harry." Sirius said walking Harry to the Galley's door.

"Alright, goodnight Sirius."

"Goodnight Harry."

Finally Harry retired to his cabins as the moon reached the center of the sky. Harry opened his door to his cabin finding both Allan and Krum, who had a single bed to himself as he was the crown jewel of Durmstrang, both still awake passing around a bottle of Firewhisky.

"Harry! We tried to wait but we couldn't hold off our celebration of arrival anymore!" Allan said in a slur.

"To Durmstrang! Friends, and winning the Triwizard Tournament!" Krum said holding his glass of Firewhiskey out in toast.

"To Friends!" Harry said as he grabbed the bottle from Krum and took a sip, feeling the burn of literal magic fire burn down his throat. "Alright you two I'm going to bed Sirius kept me up long enough I need at least an hour of sleep if everyone expects me to be able to put up with you two tomorrow." Harry said throwing a smirk at his two friends.

"Oh fuck off harry, fine lights out you damn party pooper." Allan said with a flick of his wands the lights in the cabin went off and the three friends tucked into their beds for the night.

As Harry tucked himself in his bunk bed he glanced outside his cabin window to see the mist and fog jumping off the lake. Anxiously and sleeplessly Harry spent the rest of the night waiting for the morrow, awaiting their introduction to Hogwarts and finally after fifteen years getting to see something of his parents past. As the night went on Harry finally fell to a steady slumber dreaming about his parent's times at Hogwarts, and the days coming up ahead.

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Hermione

She entered the great hall early that morning along with the majority of her classmates and fellow Gryffindor's. Normally this many students did not attend breakfast in the great hall but rumors had been circulating around since the beginning of this year's term that Hogwarts would be hosting the Triwizard tournament, and Dumbledore had asked all the students the night before at dinner to make sure they were here for breakfast. Hermione guessed that if the rumors were true that it was to make the announcement official. Hermione made her way to the Gryffindor table and sat next to her friends; Amelia Lankson, Fay Dunbar, Parvati Patil, and the Ravenclaw Luna Lovegood, who for the most part was pretty much a Grffindor without the title at this point.

"So what do you guys think Dumbledore is going to announce?" Hermione asked to the group as she gathered her seat and begin to poke various foods from the table onto her plate.

"Come on Hermione, everyone knows that Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament this year, I bet Dumbledore is going to announce who he thinks the champion should be." Parvati said. She had become over the year's one of the schools most renowned gossipers and definitely was the source of all of her friends rumors and gossip.

"I bet its Blaze Zabini from Slytherin or Cedric Diggory from Huffelpuff, maybe one of the Weasley Twins from Gryffindor, I don't really see anyone else being the champion." Amelia added to the conversation.

"I don't think Dumbledore would let a stupid Slytherin represent the school!" Fay argued.

"You're so biased Fay." Hermione added to the conversation. "Besides we don't even know that's what Dumbledore is going to announce, maybe it has something to do with our exams this year."

"Honestly Hermione, I think you think and worry about school and exams more than the headmaster and the teachers combined. Besides I overheard Ron Weasley telling Dean and Seamus this morning that there was a ship out on the lake from another school most likely for the tournament." Parvati said, and just as she finished talking the Headmaster rose from his chair and begin to make his way around the teachers table to his podium. The hall fall silent a lot quicker than normal in anticipation of what news Dumbledore was going to give them. As he made it to the podium Hermione glanced around seeing that Dumbledore had every students attention already as every single eye in the hall was on him.

"Thank you everyone for waking up early on this fine Saturday morning." Dumbledore began. "I am sure most of you are anxious to get back to all the homework and studying you planned to do today so we will try to make this as quick as possible." Dumbledore said sarcastically, though all Hermione friends looked at her after he said that thinking she most likely did want to hurry up and get back to her studies. They weren't wrong she thought.

"This year Hogwarts has been given the honor of hosting none other than the famous Triwizard Tournament!" The students cut Dumbledore and began to cheer, and all around her Hermione heard students chatting about being Hogwarts Champion. "Now before you get to excited the Ministry has informed me that they will be enforcing some rules for the safety of tournament, and I would also like to warn you. The Triwizard tournament is not something to be taking light heartedly. Many Champions representing their respective school have come away extremely injured and even a few cases worse." That remark quieted the crowd down. "For the sake of assuring some forms of safety the Minister of Magic has made it clear that no Witch or Wizard in the third year or below will be allowed to participate in the event." That drew some books out of the crowd and even one tomato from the Slytherin table towards the Weasley section of Gryffindor's.

"For those of you who do not know what the Triwizard tournament is, the tournament is a trial for one champion representing three different schools across Europe. Each of these champions will participate in many different challenges and trials. Each of these trials will push their magical minds and powers to the limits. Only the best and wisest students have been chosen to participate and only the greatest have won."

"Im definitely going to be putting my name in for the tournament." Hermione overheard Ron Weasley saying to Lavender Brown down the table drawing a roll of the eyes from Hermione.

"For a wizard to be chosen to be the champion of his or her school they must first pass the test of being chosen from the Triwizard's Cup." Dumbledore said as he pulled a cloak off a magnificent crystal goblet on top of the podium, drawing awes from the students. Hermione had read about the Triwizard tournament and the cup too. The cup had been in use for what most scholar's believed up to one thousand seven hundred and sixty three years. And the cup itself was one of the most ancient magical items known to date.

"But before anyone is too enter their name into the cup we must first introduce the other two schools who will be participating in this year's tourney." And with that the doors to the great hall opened in a loud swift bang.
"First from France we have the beautiful witches of Beauxbatons Academy and their wonderful Headmistress Miss Olypme Maxime." A hundred witches dressed in purple flowing dresses and witches hats embroidered with flowers flowed gracefully into the great hall. With each and every one of their steps sang a romantic song that echoed through the hall as if their shoes were enchanted. They flowed down through the aisles and between the tables like a rivers current. Each one of the Beauxbatons girls was more beautiful than the next.
As Hermione watched in awe, she couldn't help but be slightly jealous that every guy in the great halls jaw had dropped, and no one was drooling more at the arrival of the girls than Gryffindor's own Ron Weasley. The girls of Beauxbatons gracefully made their way to the end of the great hall towards the teachers table. The last to come through the large doors was who Hermione guessed to be their Headmistress.
She stood a good five feet over the tallest girl that had walked through before her, she was so tall that she must have been three or four feet taller than Hagrid. Alongside of the headmistress stood two of the most beautiful women Hermione had ever seen. Both were wearing the school's purple dresses and hat uniform but wore it much more perfectly than the rest. One girl was much taller and older than the other, however both the girls with their flowing blonde hair looked like they could be sisters Hermione suspected.
Once all of the girls made their way down the center aisle and towards their own table, that now along with the four houses of Hogwarts had banner hanging overhead with sigil of Beauxbatons Academy their Headmistress went up to the podium and almost had to get on her knees to give Dumbledore a kiss on both cheeks.
"Thank you to the beautiful ladies from Beauxbatons Academy for that, and we are glad to have you as guest in our school."
A short round of applause went up for the ladies, and Hermione could see across the hall that the boys were cheering the loudest and most girls held smug grimaces on their face and merely golf clapped.
"And now the final school to be joining us for the Twizard Tournament are the mighty wizards of Durmstrang, and their headmaster Igor Karkaroff." Right on queue with their school being announced loud footsteps sounded and in two lines all male students marched in military style down through the hall. Each of the boys wore a red black wool coat with black wizard slacks, some were carrying sticks, and others had badges and symbols on their coats. The boys continued to file through the hall towards their table fiercely.
"Bugger me, Fred, George that's Viktor Krum." Ron Weasley said loudly drawing everyone sitting around him eyes towards one of tallest boys in the back. Hermione although not a quidditch fan what so ever had been stuck in a common room enough with the Weasleys to know who he was.
Krum stood tall in the very back of the two lines. He had a scruff on his face and a look of someone who was determined to do something. However as the last of the Durmstrang students rounded the great hall towards their table one of the boys in line beside Krum pulled out his chair from under him as he went to sit down drawing laughs from three of Drawstring's boy including Krum but gasps from the Hogwarts students and a glare from their headmaster as he made his way back from the podium.
Hermione from the look on some of the Weasley's faces seriously thought they were truly concerned for Krum when he fell, and Ron especially was staring at Krum in a very creepish way.
"Thank you to the fine men of Durmstrang for joining us here at Hogwarts this year." This time loud cheering from all the women of Hogwarts arose and all the boy students sat with jealous grins. "Now a few final words for all before we commence the feast. I warn every student again to not take this tourney lightly, but I wish all the best of luck. Now let the feast be..." Before he even got to finish the food appeared on the tables and chatter began. Hermione quickly ate her plate and then said goodnight to her friends and made her way back to her dorm.

For her this year would be no different. With her schedule there was no room for her to partake in the tournament although she was excited to watch the events and magic that would be happening. Maybe she would learn a few things.

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Harry

After an eventful first night being introduced into the great hall Harry had slept soundly. As soon as they had made it back, after Igor had scolded him for pulling out Krum's (his star) chair Sirius had made Harry tell him everything that had happened. How every stone looked, what was the hall like, how long was Dumbledore's beard was Snape, whom Harry had no idea which person in that hall was, still a git. Finally after a few hours Sirius had let him go to sleep, and now today would be the first day they actually had free will to go to and from the ship. Igor had already sat down and spoken with the trio Allan, Harry and Krum earlier this morning about trying to stay on the ship as much as they could for their protection. What that really meant was if Krum gets hurt you are all dead.

Although all the talk throughout the galley was on the tournament it was still another six days before the champions were to be announced; another thirteen until the tournament actually started.

"So Harry." Allan began as he and Krum made their way into the dining room aboard the ship. "Me and Krum are going to get lost somewhere, see if we can find out why Sirius likes this place so much. You coming with?" He finished with a mouthful of bacon.

"Sure, I need to get away from the ship so Sirius will stop asking me how many stairs did I climb, and how much of the food I ate last night." Harry replied.

"Haha, you know he is just homesick." Krum added.

"Yea but he is making me sick with all the questions. Alright let's go I'm already bored and we have like four more months stuck on this ship." Harry said as he gathered his things to leave.

"Hopefully by at least month two Krum will start showering." Allan joked as he was pushed off the ladder by Krum. The three of them made their way towards the large castle. All together the grounds were empty as the Hogwarts students still had classes. Igor had only brought Durmstrang's most iconic and smartest students on. So Harry and the rest of the gang got a free year off with only a few little assignments here and there.

They made their way through the large oak doors and for a few hours had found themselves lost trying to find the exit, and at one point a ghost named Steeves or something had charmed a snitch to follow Krum around until he finally hexed it.

"This place is a bloody maze." Said Krum.

"Yea I think we throw in the towel and ask for directions I'm so hungry I build a house." Allan added.

"Build a house? What is wrong with you? It's a wonder Igor brought you I think if you pass more than two classes a term you should win the Triwizard cup." Krum replied.

Harry saw up ahead at the hallways been a girl in the Hogwarts uniform and decided he had spent enough time lost with Krum and Allan for one year. "Excuse me, mam." Harry yelled down the hall getting her attention, she looked around and saw who was yelling and made her way towards them. "Sorry to interrupt, my names Harry." He said as he stuck out his hand for a greeting and she finally got close enough he could really see her. She stuck out her hand as said her name which he completely missed what she said. She was... beautiful.

"I'm sorry, but did you need something I am in quite a rush?" The girl said.

"Yea yea, sorry sorry. This is Viktor and Allan." Harry introduced his two friends and they shook hands. "This is the first time we have been inside this," he paused "wonderful castle and we seem to be lost. Do you think you could help us out if you're not too busy?" Harry said.

"Yes of course, where is that you're trying to find?" The girl asked.

"The great hall, or wherever else we can find food." Allan interjected.

"Sure follow me its right down this hall over here." The followed the girl Krum giving Harry a playful nudge as they started. "You will have to tell one of the house elves in the hall what you want for lunch the only time they prepare full meals is dinner though." The girl stated as she led them around the corner into the main entrance.

"Thank you so much i was getting tired of being lost with these two, we owe you." Harry joked at the girl.

"No problem you guys have a nice day." And with that the girl left them to the great hall.

"So harry..." Allan said as they sat down with a smirk that meant no good for Harry. "Should we go pick out her wedding dress today or are you guys taking it slow."

"What? What are you talking about?" Harry asked.

"I never thought I would see the day were the god son of the ladies' man himself or so he says, and the calm, cool, smartest best wizard at Durmstrang, not to mention the guy that went on a date with that muggle who was in one of those muggle films would lose it talking to a Hogwarts girl." Allan said still smiling at him.

"I didn't lose it, you've lost it Allan." Harry said with a slight blush growing in his cheeks.

"Why getting so defensive Krum added, ok I call her coming up to you shaking your hand, telling you her name, and you not letting go of her hand and basically drooling at her for 10 seconds before she finally had to get your attention losing it." Krum added defending Allan's case.

"Guys chill out, you do this every time I talk to a girl and last I checked I have still had a better women career than the wealthy politician's son, and the quidditch star. I just spaced out for a sec." Harry said stubbornly.

"Ok let's say you didn't lose it." Allan said with a look that was way too smug. "What was her name?"

Harry new he was dead, he had been dumfounded when the girl had introduced herself. Harry in the past had had zero problems with women. Sirius had beat the shyness out of him early claiming he would not have the son and daughter of his two best mates being a loner. Harry had always been dating a girl since his second year, although not the same girl. He had always been good with "the lady talk" as Allan put it. He really didn't know what happened. The girl had been pretty, he had always been into brown eyed brown hair girls, but still he didn't even get that shook up when he met the half Veela girls from Beauxbatons at their introduction feast.

"Bugger off I don't know I had a moment I guess, I was just trying to ask for directions I wasn't prepared to have to flirt or have something quirky on the go, just threw me off." Harry said defeated.

"Hahahaha." Both his friends laughed.

"So it took all of one day for our little Harry got a crush, Sirius is gonna love this." Said Krum.

"Please dear god don't I have him pestering me enough about all this Hogwarts business I can't take anymore." Harry pleaded.

"Fine we won't we tell." Krum said.

"We won't, Krum what have I told you about ruining our black mail. We could have him do our laundry tonight." Allan said while receiving a thrown bagel from the table courtesy of Harry.

The trio then without getting lost having to walk three feet from the great hall to get outside made their way back to their ship. Harry luckily avoided any contact with Sirius for the rest of the day and after another dinner in the great hall which aside from the constant asking of Allan had only looked to see if he could see the girl from before, but as he told Allan was just to thank her again and to ask where the best place to burry Allan's body if something were to happen would be.

So finally after what Harry thought was a little more exciting of a day than he expected, went to bed, or at least tried too. For the first time in as long as he could remember he wasn't laying there anxiously for the flashes of green lights and screams, snakes giving him messages style of dreams he normally had. Instead he couldn't stop thinking of the nameless brown haired girl they had met, and why the hell Krum and Allan were such assholes as to not tell him. Finally Harry shook his thoughts it wasn't like him to think about random girls this much, he was better than that, had been with too many girls to get caught up over getting butterflies once in a while. And as the night went on he finally fell asleep with dreams of brown instead of green.

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