A Hufflepuff Perspective

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

Chapter 1:

Hannah Abbott stared at Harry Potter with the rest of the Great Hall. His jet black hair sticking up and his round glasses were recognizable anywhere. She didn't really know how to react at first. How did Harry do it? How did he put his name in the Goblet of Fire? Nobody knew, not even his best friends Ron Weasley and bushy haired Hermione Granger. She could tell as they looked at Harry with disbelief. Especially Ron, whose face looked as red as his hair.

"How could he do that?" Hannah whispered to Ernie MacMillan who sat across her. Ernie looked up at her with a confused face.

"I don't know. I bet he wants more attention, because he doesn't have enough of that!" Ernie quietly whispered with a sarcastic tone.

Harry Potter has been the boy who received so much attention every single year. In his first year, he went down a trap door, past obstacles and said he saw You-Know-Who, who was on the back of Professor Quirrell's head! Like who would believe that?. Then in his second year, he went down the Chambers of Secrets to save Ginny Weasley. As well as his second year, everybody thought he was the heir of Slytherin and was attacking muggle-borns with a monster that rumored to live in the Chamber of Secrets.

In his third year, nobody knew for sure what happened. There were rumors of course, but she knew that most of them were completely off. One rumor said he went down to the Whomping Willow and saw Sirius Black. Like again, she didn't think this was true.

Ernie snapped his fingers underneath the table waking Hannah back to reality. She watched as Harry walked up towards Dumbledore after he was given a light push by Hermione.

Everybody waited quietly or whispered among each other guessing and taking bets on how Harry did it.

"Seriously, how did he do it?" Susan Bones asked Ernie and Hannah. They both shrugged their shoulders.

"I don't know, but I do want to find out," Ernie rested his elbow on the table, not touching his uneaten food.

"And how exactly are you going to do that?" Hannah asked Ernie. She doubted that the Boy-Who-Lived would tell Ernie Macmillan. Hannah, Ernie, and Susan have never been on great terms with Harry.

"Do you think they'll let Cedric still compete? I mean, they can't have two Hogwarts champions, can they?" Susan thought out loud.

"They have to let Cedric compete! The goblet chose Cedric," Ernie exclaimed almost raising his voice. A couple of Hufflepuffs looked around for the source but turned around again after a moment.

Hannah took a big bite of the amazing chocolate pudding, she swallowed, "If there has to be one champion it would have to be Cedric Diggory. When was the last time Hufflepuff had any attention?"

Susan sighed, "I know right."

Ernie opened his mouth, however he was interrupted by the champions, Harry (Hannah didn't consider him a champion yet), Dumbledore, the Minister of Magic (Fudge) and a couple of other people came out of the old wooden door as a loud creak announced their arrival.

"These are the four champions who are going to compete in the Triwizard Tournament!" Dumbledore said. Dumbledore looked a little angry and frustrated.

Everybody was tired of the confusion and decided to head out of the Great Hall and to their common room. Ernie, Susan and Hannah stood up and left the Great Hall whispering to each other, brainstorming ideas how Harry could have done it.

"He could have done an age potion!" Ernie suggested.

"Yeah, but didn't the Weasley twins try that? And that didn't work," Susan pointed out.

Hannah knew the Weasley twins did that already so that was off the list. "Maybe he had an older student do it for him?"

"That's a brilliant idea," Susan grinned. "You should have been chosen for Ravenclaw, Hannah!

So that's how Harry did it, Hannah thought, he had an older student do it for him.

The three of them walked down the corridor where the kitchens were. They past the painting (which was where the kitchens were) and stood firmly where lots of barrels were.

"Here, I'll get it," Ernie reached his hand and tapped the barrel to a rhyme. Suddenly, a loud noise came. Like the sound of rushing liquids. Hannah and Susan immediately backed away knowing what was going to happen. A barrel fell on Ernie's head filled with vinegar.

"Wrong barrel…" Ernie spat out some vinegar from his mouth. "This tastes disgusting!"

The two girls giggled as they tapped the barrel two from the bottom, and the middle of the second row. The wooden barrel formed a door as Ernie wiped his face with his robes. They all entered the cozy common room. There were yellow couches that surrounded a fire-place. Above the fire-place was a portrait of the one and only Helga Hufflepuff. She smiled down at the students, who were all studying and finishing their homework.

Ernie walked across the common room and climbed the boys' dormitory staircase as a few people stared at him with a curious look. Some were even plugging their noses because the vinegar didn't smell so good.

Hannah and Susan meanwhile sat down at the couch keeping warm by the fire. Zacharias Smith and Justin-Finch Fletchley were chatting about the Triwizard Tournament.

"I can't believe Harry Potter is going to get more attention!" Zacharias complained to Justin. Justin sighed, "I know, it's not like he needs more. Or maybe…"

"What? What maybe?" Zacharias asked, sitting on the edge of his seat.

"Maybe, he doesn't want to be in it. Maybe somebody is out to get him." Justin replied.

"That's not really likely, I mean it. Seriously, we're talking about The-Boy-Who-Lived! All he wants is attention," said Zacharias.

Justin shifted uncomfortably in his seat.

"I think Justin may be right," Hannah interrupted the boy's conversation.

Justin, Zacharias and Susan looked up at her.

"You think somebody is out to get him?" Susan asked Hannah.

Hannah looked at Susan straight in the eyes and replied, "Yes, I do. It's pretty obvious. You don't need to be a Ravenclaw to figure this out. It's obviously something to do with You-Know-Who!"

"You-Know-Who is not back! He died, Hannah," Susan stood up and looked down at Hannah who didn't seem to react to Susan. Susan didn't usually react this way, but when she believes something, she does.

"I think Justin and I are correct," Hannah said.

"And you were right about Sirius Black transfiguring into a bush!" Susan said sarcastically.

"That was not proven to be correct or incorrect," Hannah stood up. "Why do you always think your always correct, Susan! If you were my real friend you wouldn't tell me I was incorrect right away."

Justin and Zacharias stared at the girls with amazement. They have never ever seen these girls yell at each other. They haven't even seen them yell. But now they were having a go at it.

"For Merlin's sake, Hannah! You-Know-Who is not back. He never will be either." Susan turned around and stormed off into the girls' dormitory leaving Hannah in her wake.

Hannah sat down and sighed. This day had defeated her. So much drama! She thought. Hufflepuffs aren't use this. They are used to be calm. It was usually once a year they had a fight in the common room and the fight they just had now was at least ten times bigger than all the other ones.

Justin and Zacharias sat there, looking towards the girls' dormitory still. When they snapped out of it they both stood up.

"Well… We should probably being going now. Nice chat," Justin said good-bye.

Hannah waved, "Good night." She continued to lay down on the couch, for some reason shivering in the fire's heat.

She thought about tonight. It was overwhelming, that was for sure. She wished she could have a long nice conversation with Harry to sort all her thoughts out. She knew Harry would be preoccupied for a long time.

"Good-night, Hannah." She whispered to herself in the dark, yellow, gloomy common room.

She hoped Cedric would win. Give Hufflepuff some glory. She would forever appreciate it. As her eyes slowly closed down her one last thought, was good luck Hufflepuff. With that she was asleep.

She rolled over on her side, nearly falling off the couch. Susan's hands pushing her side to side.

"Wake up, Hannah." She called to her. "We need to get going to breakfast."

Hannah let a small groan out. She didn't want to get up. She just wanted to stay there for the rest of her life which wasn't very Hufflepuff of her. Hufflepuffs were loyal and determined. She didn't know why she was in Hufflepuff. She didn't really belong there.

"Come on Hannah or I'm leaving you behind," Susan said.

"Fine, I'm getting up." Hannah replied sitting up on the couch. She rubbed her eyes and stretched out her arms. She stood up and went up the stairs to get changed.

"I'll meet you down there." Hannah told Susan.

"Okay," Susan simply replied and left the common room.

Hannah slipped on her favorite pair of jeans. She had a feeling she would need them today with all the chaos. She tied her yellow tie and put her robes on and left the Hufflepuff common room and headed straight towards the Great Hall.

She passed many students on the way there, still whispering about yesterday night. It was definitely not going to go quickly. She felt somewhat bad for Harry. Getting all the attention, so many people entering his private life. Hannah knew Susan was still mad at her from yesterday, but didn't want to lose her as a friend. And of course, Hannah was thankful for that.

Hannah entered the great big doors to the Great Hall ready for what today was going to throw at her.

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