McGonagall berated Cross for a whole hour about all the rules he broke and how much trouble he would have been in had there not been a Tournament going on. Cross listened to her but didn't really listen, he knew what he did, it was part of his act.
He wanted the person behind the scenes to reveal themselves so he could clear the problem. He was trying to speed things up because he was worried for Luna's safety now. Drastic measures had to be taken, of course that wasn't his full power.
He would have killed Krum in an instant if he did you all his power, this was a sufficient underestimation of his strength for Cross to still have a chance for a surprise attack.
It was also him venting out his frustrations about Luna being put in danger, he didn't like Krum and he was a good pawn. As for whether Cross was still jealous? Maybe a little, therefore he took out everything on Krum without any scruples.
McGonagall finally finished her lecture and looked at Cross adding "I'm severely disappointed in you." Snape was silent but Moody spoke up "Professor, I think Mr. Greengrass did a good thing." McGonagall looked at Moody and said "How could you say something like that, Alastor!"
Snape gave his opinion "I agree with Alastor." McGonagall was shocked, Moody explained "Since they have been here, Durmstrang has been increasingly arrogant. Treating Hogwarts as if it were their own home! What Mr. Greengrass did was put them in their place and show them that Hogwarts isn't to be trifled with, isn't that right Cross?"
Cross nodded and said "This is true, Professor! I couldn't handle their haughty looks any longer! There's a saying I've heard before; I don't hate arrogant people, but I hate people who are more arrogant than me!"
Moody chuckled and Snape coughed, turning away. McGonagall was speechless as she said "Who said that?" Cross said shamelessly "It was me, Professor." McGonagall was dumbfounded, Moody laughed directly and Snape turned to the side, unable to deal with Cross' cheekiness.
Moody coughed as he said to McGonagall "You see Professor, Mr. Greengrass had Hogwarts' best intentions at heart." McGonagall glanced at Moody before looking at Cross and saying "You are lucky, Professor Moody has vouched for you Mr. Greengrass. If this happens again, I will not be lenient! Even if there is a World Wizard cup! Understood?"
Cross nodded and said "Thank you, Professor! You look charming today as well." McGonagall kicked him in the ass saying "Get out! Cheeky brat..." Cross snickered and left the room, rubbing his ass with a grin as he disappeared out the door.
Cross expression turned grave as he left the room. Nobody stepped forward to interrogate him about his spells. Seems like it wasn't enough. Cross cursed inwardly and walked back to the great hall, thinking about what his next move was.
The students looked at Cross in surprise, most of them didn't know what happened in the great hall yet, they were just surprised that he was basically wearing a t-shirt and boxers with slippers, as if he just got out of bed. Nobody said anything?!
They decided they were going to start walking around like that as well.
By the time Cross got back to the great hall, 30% of the students were walking around with pajamas, as if it was pajama day or something.
Cross walked back into the great hall and whispers exploded in the room, Cross ignored them and sat back in his original seat. As if nothing happened, he started eating again.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were stunned, but Luna started eating as she said "Oh, don't eat the sausage. The Wilmplywerts got into it." Cross clicked his tongue and skipped over the sausage to something else.
Hermione couldn't take it anymore and said "Well!?" Cross said through stuffed cheeks "Well what?" Ron felt like smashing his head into the table as he said "What happened?"
Cross said "Oh! So basically McGonagall spouted nonsense for an hour straight and the Moody vouched for me, I gave McGonagall a quote, complimented her, and got kicked out." before going back to eating, as if he was talking about someone else.
Hermione said "Spouted nonsense"
Ron said "Gave her a quote?"
Harry said "Moody vouched for you?"
Luna said "Complimented her?!"
Cross looked at Luna, bewildered, before saying "Oi... She's like over a hundred years old!" Luna grumbled and tore at her food angrily, but she looked so cute with the over sized hoodie.
Cross turned to the rest and said "Yes she did. Moody said I was defending the school's reputation!" he coughed and said righteously "As I was!" the three rolled their eyes and Ron said "What quote, mate?"
Cross gave them a deep look filled with wisdom as he said "I told her; I don't hate arrogant people, I just hate people who are more arrogant than me!" That was it. Ron smashed his head into the table at an attempt to take his own life.
Harry was stunned and Hermione stuttered "Y-You told M-McGonagall t-that?!" Cross nodded and said "Yeah, came up with it myself. You like it?" Luna burst out laughing and Cross stretched his arm out, catching her as she fell backwards, while eating with the other hand.
He was still looking at Harry and Hermione, not even paying attention to Luna, which shocked Harry and Hermione. Cross added "En. I told her I came up with it too." there was a loud thump and Ron fell to the ground as he said "Impossible.. I can't do it!"
Hermione covered her face, feeling embarrassed for him, while Harry was just too shocked to even say anything.
Cross finished eating and burped before asking "Do you know what the next task is?" Harry shook his head and Cross clicked his tongue muttering "If they put Luna in danger again, I'll go on a rampage.." Luna turned her head with stuffed cheeks and a cute little smile, Cross almost kissed her right there, but held back.
Harry said "But I heard Dumbledore say that it will be at the maze behind the school." Cross looked at him and said "Oh? What IS Dumbledore doing right now?" Harry shrugged and said "Probably setting up the final task.."
Cross hummed and looked at Harry deeply as he said "Is that so." Luna nudged him and pointed behind him. Cross sniffed and said in French "What do you want." Fleur said "I heard something from my headmistress." Cross turned around to look at her.
He hung one leg off the bench and bent the other, leaning his elbow on the table, resting his head in his palm as he said "What do you want." Fleur smiled and said "Nothing." Cross narrowed his eyes and Fleur got fidgety as she said "Protect me in the final task."
Cross said "Impossible, you're a burden for me." Fleur blushed and said "Please!" Cross said "No." Fleur let out a breath and said "You don't have to help me win. I just want to get to the end." Cross clicked his tongue and replied "Depending on your information, I will help you."
Fleur was thrilled, for two reasons, he had actually sneakily denied her again! She squirmed and said "Bartimus Crounch was killed last night." Cross raised a brow and said "How?" Fleur responded almost immediately, really needing to leave at the moment before she did something shameful, "Killing Curse!"
Cross waved her away saying "Beat it, I can smell you. Filthy creature..." That really didn't help Fleur's condition as she ran out of the great hall, Cross said from behind her "Find me tomorrow morning... If you're late forget about it." Fleur almost moaned in agreement as she disappeared.
Cross clicked his tongue in disgust as he muttered "Disgusting Veela..." Luna looked at him with a 'smile', Cross was spooked as he said "What?" Luna replied snappily "If you're nice, she won't like it." Cross said "I can't help it. I really hate those things."
Ron said "Things?" Cross said "You didn't know? They're all Veela." Hermione said "Veela?!" Harry and Ron said in confusion "Veela?" Hermione explained "Sexual beings." Harry and Ron said "Ohhhhh!" nodding along with the conversation.
Hermione said "What did she say?" Cross said with a bored expression "Bartimus Crounch was killed last night by a Killing Curse." Hermione, Ron, and Harry didn't look surprised and Cross' face fell as he asked "Don't tell me... Did you find his body?"
They nodded and Cross slapped his forehead saying "Why didn't you tell me! I have to protect her now!" Luna said sharply "Protect her?!" Cross grumbled "She's only getting a half-assed shield charm now..."
Harry said "But who would want to kill Crounch?" Cross mumbled "Maybe his son?" Harry said "His son?" Cross nodded and said "Didn't what's his name say that he sent his own son to Azkaban?" Harry nodded and said "That's true... Plus I saw his son in my dream!"
Hermione said "Did you tell Dumbledore?" Harry nodded, Cross looked at Harry closely, why did nobody feel suspicion towards Dumbledore? He's the go-to guy for information? Dumbledore's suspicion rate went up to 90%.
Cross was almost sure it was Dumbledore, but he needed proof. How he was going to get proof was beyond him...
Cross left the great hall with Luna, he wanted to spend the last day before the Tournament ends with her. They walked around Hogwarts and had a lot of fun together, acting in front of other students and letting their true personalities show when they were alone.
A while later
Cross sent Luna back before heading back to his room and going to sleep, readying himself for tomorrow.
Show me the Power Stones!
Cross was standing in the halls of Hogwarts, waiting for Fleur. Luna was wearing his hoodie but this time she was wearing her clothes underneath, she currently wasn't happy. Cross was about to leave when Fleur showed up, Cross walked over and his hand glowed green, he slapped Fleur in the head and walked away saying "Done."
Fleur blushed and said "That's it?" Cross said "Your information is not that valuable.." as he disappeared with Luna, leaving Fleur squirming in the hallway, she cursed and rushed to the bathroom.
Cross walked to the maze with Luna, who hugged his arm and said "Good luck!" Cross smiled and puffed his chest as he said "Don't worry I will win! 100%" Luna smirked and said "En. Acting so early in the morning?"
Cross coughed and said "This is self confidence!" Luna giggled and leaned her head on his shoulder as they walked to the final task together.
A while later
Cross kissed Luna and sent her to the stands before walking forward with the other 3 towards a platform as the band started playing music.
Dumbledore stood on the podium and said "Earlier today, Professor Moody placed the Triwizard cup deep within the maze. Only he knows it's position. Now as Mr. Greengrass" the crowd cheered wildly, Dumbledore continued "Is First, he shall get a head start! Followed by Mr. Potter, Mr. Krum, and finally Ms. Delacour!" the crowd cheered again.
Dumbledore raised his hand and said "The first to touch the cup will be the winner! Now, I've set up staff to patrol the perimeter. If at any point the contestants want to withdraw from the task, he or she will only need to send up red sparks with their wands. Contestants, gather round."
The 4 contestants circled around Dumbledore as he said "In the maze, you will not face dragons or creatures of the deep.. Instead you'll face something even more challenging. You see, people change in the maze. Oh, find the cup if you can, but be very wary, you may just lose yourself along the way.."
He stepped back and shouted "Champions! Prepare yourselves!" Cross looked at Dumbledore deeply before walking to his starting position. Dumbledore said "On the count of three y-" the cannon went off and Dumbledore looked at Filtch with a tired expression.
Filtch just shrugged and Cross walked into the maze, without a care in the world.
A while later
Cross was still walking at a leisurely pace as he heard terrified screams around the maze. Cross hummed a song and the maze bushes gently brushed against his face, he smiled and touched the bushes softly.
The maze was a living plant, and an old one at that. Very strange thing these maze plants. They start out as a small bush and after years and years they grow into their own mazes, each and every one of them truly unique.
Cross wanted to take a seedling but unfortunately the maze said that it didn't have any left, they all flew away to plant themselves. Cross felt it was a pity but not to matter, he kept walking forgetting about owning a gigantic maze of his own.
Cross continued to walk around the maze, not really looking for the cup. He was more interested in the actual maze itself, he wondered how old it was, must have been at least 1000 years old right? He couldn't see the size but he assumed it was massive.
As he kept walking, he saw Harry tangled up in some branches, Cross waved his hand gently and said in Elven "Not him." the branches receded and Harry was set free.
Harry got up and said "Thanks." Cross said "No problem." Harry smiled and said "Follow me." Cross thought he found something interesting and followed Harry, who was surprised the maze didn't move at all this time, it was completely calm.
The bushes actually seemed to be leading them and gently brushing against them in a docile manner.
Harry forgot about it and came into a small clearing, Cross looked and said "Oh! You found the cup! Congratulations." Harry smiled and said "Well you saved my life, so together?" Cross was surprised and said "You can just win." Harry retorted "I wouldn't be alive to win if you didn't come by."
Cross laughed and said "Fair enough." he and Harry both grabbed the Cup at the same time, before warping away, disappearing from the maze.
Cross felt the fluctuations from the cup and entered a dazed state.
The fluctuations ended and Cross landed on the ground, on his feet, while Harry fell to the ground. The cup bounced away to the side.
Harry stood up and looked around finding the place familiar, Cross blinked his eyes and a dark blue light appeared around him before receding back into his body. He felt the new element and said "Space?" he smiled happily feeling that this tournament was truly a great thing!
He got Metal and Space from a single tournament! Maybe if there were more Tournaments he could get more?
Wishful thinking.
Cross only had sudden enlightenments because of his comprehension skills, coupled with the fact that he already had an affinity with Space being an Elf and all. The true surprise should have been the Time element, but Cross had no idea just how hard what he was doing was.
For normal wizards, the normal elements were easily but for the ones Cross had, normal wizards could take years to comprehend, let alone Time and Space. Even if a normal wizard didn't need to eat or drink and meditated on Time for his entire life he might not understand it.
Therefore, Cross should be ecstatic to know both Time and Space, maybe even worship his ancestor's good luck for days without rest. But he didn't know, so he naturally wouldn't do anything.
Cross looked around and said "Hmm... A graveyard?" Harry was reading a tombstone as Cross walked in another direction, looking at all the graves, gradually distancing away from Harry.
Cross came across a gravestone for Salazar Slytherin. He was confused, was this a Hogwarts cemetery? He swiped the grave and read the carvings. He tilted his head, it was just a normal tombstone. Isn't this the part where the gravestone moves back to reveal a hidden chamber with treasures?
The book he read lied to him!
Cross clicked his tongue was held out his hand, looking at the dark blue swirling magic in his hand. He felt like this Space magic was much, much, more powerful than the magic he was using. It was almost as if the magic itself was a beast and the magic he had already was a little cat.
Cross didn't mind too much, the stronger the better. He felt like his Space magic was completely different now, like night and day. He closed his eyes and felt like he could teleport to his room in Hogwarts from wherever this was, he didn't know if that was amazing or not because he simply didn't know where he was.
By the time he walked back
He looked up and saw Harry locked into a duel with a snake looking man, dressed in a black robe.
Cross sat by the side and waited for Harry to finish, not knowing who this man was. The other death eaters saw Cross and started talking amongst each other, Cross looked over and said in surprise "Oh, the rat! You escaped?"
Peter Pettigrew was spooked, he had seen this kid before. He always gave him the chills, as if he was completely seen through from the very beginning.
Cross looked at the Death Eaters and said "Mr. Malfoy... Hmmm.." he looked at the snake-like man and thought to himself as he walked to the grave Harry was looking at before. Strangely nobody bothered him, probably not daring to without explicit orders.
Cross read the tombstone and looked at the man before saying "Tom Riddle... That makes sense.. I can't believe there is someone as stupid as yourself, still alive." the Death Eaters trembled in fear.
Harry and Voldemort were distracted and their beams flew to the side, destroying a tomb.
Harry shouted "Cross! He's Lord Voldemort! Get to the portkey!" Cross clicked his tongue and waved his hand as he said "Sleep. I'll take care of it." Harry fell asleep and Cross walked to him as he looked at Voldemort saying "Truly... A homunculus body..."
His expression turned strange as he added "Are you truly retarded? Do you enjoy being in constant pain?" Voldemort was enraged and shouted "Silence! How dare you talk to me like this, boy?! Avada Kadavra!"
Cross smiled and pointed his wand forward as he said "Avada Ultima." a dark green light burst out of his wand and collided with Voldemort's green beam. Cross said "Do you know why Horcruxes are forbidden?"
He shook his head and said "It's not because of the sacrifice required. It's because it halts the progress of the Wizard completely. You may live forever, but your progress will end at the first moment you tear your soul to make a Horcrux."
Voldemort was silent and Cross continued "Unfortunately there's no cure for this. Seeing as you can't replenish your torn soul, nor can you strengthen it anymore, you're finished. Sure you might learn new spells but your magical output will never become stronger."
Cross tilted his head and sighed "It's a pity. Judging by what I found in the chamber of secrets, you formed a Horcrux at 16, which means you've been this strong at that time. You could have become a Legendary Wizard, yet you chose this path."
Cross directed the beams to the side and said "If you don't mind me asking, why even live forever? What is your goal?" Voldemort refused to speak and Cross clicked his tongue as he continued "I bet it's 'Kill all the Muggles' right?"
Cross laughed and picked up Harry, putting him o his back as he said "You're a fool! Wasting your life for such a worthless goal." Voldemort said coldly "How is this worthless?! Wizards should be the only species! Muggles don't deserve to breath the same air as us!"
Cross had his mouth wide open as he said in shock "Are you serious!?" seeing Voldemort was dead serious, Cross burst into laughter, it was loud and mocking, before he said "Retard! That's the only word I have for you!"
Cross wiped the tears from his eyes as he said with a chuckle "With your aptitude, had you not formed a Horcrux and given up on this idiotic task, you may have been able to become a god!" thinking about it again Cross started laughing and said "You gave up on godhood to kill people without magic! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
Voldemort was getting angrier by the second listening to Cross' mocking laughter.
Cross waved and said "Obliviate." the Death Eaters and Peter forgot he was here, Harry forgot that Cross put him to sleep. Cross gave Voldemort a mysterious smile as he said "There are schemes going on in Hogwarts as well, you would do well to leave me out of yours. Kill Harry Potter, don't kill him. I don't care, but if you involve me.."
His tone turned as cold as ice as he said "I guarantee killing muggles will be the furthest thing from your mind." The cup flew towards him and he grabbed it, warping away with Harry. Voldemort shouted in anger and destroyed several graves.
He calmed down and snorted, he must kill that boy. Cross' name was next to Harry Potter's on his death list, he wouldn't stop until he was dead!
Open the Power Stone doors, please, HAL.
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