Chapter 42.3- Doom Days

“You can’t beat the three of us” She said.

“Want to test that?”

“Let’s make a deal, ‘Arry”

“Yeah, simple enough. You tell me the second clue and I open the door for the both of us. Tick Tock, Krum won’t have much trouble with those Acromantula, we know” I said.

“How about I lead you to the second coin after you open the door” She said.

“No deal. You could just as easily get lost once the door is opened and ditch me” I refuted her attempt easily.

“You have to trust me., I mean it’s not like you can do anything to stop me from lying to you about what the clue is” She said. I shrugged instead.

“You’d better tell the truth then, because if I feel you’ve lied, I’ll turn this key into slag” I said, looking her in the eyes to drive open how serious I was being”

“You’re mad. You’d lose same as me” She said.

“Sure. But then I’d lose on my own terms. Look me in the eyes, Fleur. You know I will” I said, sending her the feeling that I was being completely honest through the small amount of legilimency her defenses were allowing me to bring to bear on someone of her species.

“Damn it, Arry” She said and I smiled.

“Want to test me and see? If I even sense a drop of dishonesty. Or think I’ve sensed a drop of dishonesty, then this competition ends here. Instead of being the first triwizard winner in centuries, you’ll be part of the first set of champions that didn’t even manage to choose a winner despite no one dying. Still historic but much less glorious” said with a smirk and she growled in response before resignation took over her. Appearance and she sighed instead.

“The clue said the coin will be found where the sausage is made, where Hogwarts truest helpers rest their heads.” She said and I looked her in the eyes, considering the key for a second.

“It was the truth, I swear it” She said next, and I still remained silent for a few seconds before I saw her begin to move towards her wand.

“Fine, I believe you” I said and she breathed a sigh of relief as I walked forward and shoved the key into the door. The lock presented no resistance as I turned it twice, each turn accompanied with a click. When I was done, the key disappeared and the door swung open. I bolted through, Fleur mere seconds later before the door swung itself shut once more.

“So, see you later” I said, bolting up the stairs at my full speed before taking a sharp turn left and dashing into a secret passage that cut the time between this part of the castle and the other in half. I ran the whole distance. The clue was an obvious one once again. Where the sausage gets made, where Hogwarts’ truest helpers rest their heads, the answer was clear.

“Ouuuu Itsy bitty Potter has come to play” A voice said in front of me as I dashed out of the passageway. Hogwarts’ resident poltergeist looked at me with visible menace in its eyes.

“Peeves” I hissed.