Anna's POV

Me, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were in the Great Hall for breakfast. It was two days since we found out about t the second challange, and Harry and I still haven't found out what we're going to do... Well, at least the awkwardness subsided between me and Harry. Also, I wasn't mad at Reeve and Hermione anymore.

"The special edition of the Prophet is here!" Seamus called out.

"Really?" I asked. He nodded, and gave me his paper. I unrolled it, and read through Rita's article.

"Well, what does it say?" Neville asked. I couldn't believe it! That little bitch said I was cheating on Cedric, and made up a bunch of other lies about me, saying that I'm literally insane, and saying that the ghost of my past is evident in my eyes. And that I was the one who put mine and Harry's names in the cup.

"This is rubbish," I growled, and walked out of the Great Hall. I sat on som steps, and re-read the article. Along with the writing, there was a picture of me and Cedric that we had posed for that day, and another one of Harry hugging me. Wait, how did she get the second picture? Was she spying on me?!

"Anna?" Harry asked, coming over to me. He sat next to me.

"Ugh, I hate that bitch so much, look at what she wrote!" I said, giving him the paper. I read through it, and a shocked expression came across his face.

"Wow, that's terrible..."

"Exactly. Great, now the whole school is going to think I'm a cheating, insane, attention-hungry freak," I said, putting my head in my hands.

"Anna, it's going to be okay-"

"No its not! You know what, just forget it," I said, getting up to leave. But then, the lightning scar on my neck started bursting with pain, and my knees buckled.

"Anna?" Harry asked worriedly, catching me before I could hit the ground. I became paralyzed with fear when I realized Voldemort was in my mind. He was showing me this image of a graveyard, and Wortail holding his ugly, pathetic, baby form.

"I'm coming back Anna, and I'll be stronger than ever. You won't stand a chance," Voldemort's voice said in my head. Then, the image stopped, and I was back in control of my mind. I looked around and saw that lots of people were crowded over me.

"Are you okay Anna?" Ron asked.

"I need to see Dumbledore," I said, going through the crowd, and to Dumbledore's office. Harry ran to catch up with me.

"What happened?"

"Voldemort. He...I guess took over my mind, and...I don't even know how to explain it. But he said that he is coming back soon, and he'll be stronger than ever, and that we won't stand a chance," I explained.

"Is that all he said?"

"Yes. Look, I know you want to come with me, but I just need to talk to Dumbledore, okay? I'll see you later," I said, and Harry reluctantly left. I told the gargoyle the password, and went up the steps to Dumbledore's office. I knocked on the door.

"Come in," Dumbledore said from inside. I opened the door, and went in. Dumbledore was at his desk, and motioned for me to take a seat in the chair in front of his desk. I explained everything that happened the best I could, and Dumbledore listened intently.

"And, it just felt like...I don't know...that I lost control of my own mind. Not exactly like second year, but similar," I concluded, and he nodded.

"I didn't think we would have to worry about this happening for another year or two."

"What are you talking about?"

"Voldemort was preforming legilimency on you. I didn't think he would be strong enough to, or even have the idea to for at least another year. So, you must take occlumency, so you can block out Voldemort. Professor Snape will be teaching you, starting tomorrow at 5:00 after classes," Dumbledore said.

"Okay, thank you so much."

"Just feel free to come to me if anything else happens," he said, and I nodded. I left, and went to the lake, where Cedric was.

"Hey Cedric..." I trailed off, knowing he was mad at me.

"Really, you're going to act like nothing happened?"

"I swear, Rita was lying, I would never cheat on you! You think I'm that low of a person?!" I exclaimed. He faced me, his eyes full of sympathy instead of anger.

"Sorry...I should have never even-"

"Its fine, just forget about it. So, do you know anything about occlumency?"

"Not much, why?" he asked, and I explained everything.

"So now I have to learn occlumency, and Snape is going to teach me," I concluded.

"Snape?"

"Ugh, yeah... I have a feeling this won't turn out so well..."

"Well, at least it's not Professor Moody."

"You're right... So, have you found out what you're doing for the tournament?"

"Yes."

"Really?!"

"I'm going to use the bubblehead charm. I would suggest that you use it, but you haven't learned it, and it takes months to master."

"Oh..." I trailed off. He put his arm around me.

"It's okay, there has to be another way, and I'll look for you too."

"Thanks. And it's not just like I can use my special powers like before... Wait a second..." I said, hope running through me. (By the way, Anna did tell Cedric about her special powers, but I forgot to write it, sorry!) I walked to the edge of the lake, and levitated a blob of water. I sculpted it into a bubble. That it! I could use an air bubble! I carefully put it over my head, and jumped in, ignoring Cedric's protests. I swam deep underwater. I reluctantly took a breath, and breathed in air instead of water. I can't believe I figured it out! But it really took up a lot of my energy, and I felt really dizzy and tired. I also had to concentrate really hard. I came to the surface, and tried to make another one, along with the one I already had, but failed. It seemed I could only make one at a time...

"Did it work?" Cedric asked. I nodded, smiling. I got out of the water, and used a spell to dry myself off.

"I can't believe I didn't think of this before... But there's a problem..."

"What?"

"Harry still needs to find a way to breathe underwater."

"What does that have to do with you?"

"Well, he's my best friend, and we promised to help eachother out for the tournament," I explained.

"I guess..."

"Are you...jealous?" I teased, and his face turned redder than Ron's hair.

"What? No..."

"Yes, you are. Why?"

"Well...I just feel like...I don't even know. I guess I'm afraid I'm going to lose you to him..."

"Don't worry, you won't," I said, and kissed him on the cheek. He smiled.

"Why am I even worrying about this?"

"I don't know, that what I was wondering," I said and we both laughed.

Harry's POV

I watched Anna and Cedric from behind a tree. Yes, I knew eavesdropping was wrong, but I didn't care. It bothered me so much... You know, how Anna was with Cedric? Why was she never that sweet and calm when we were together? Well, I guess she never really had the chance... First year didn't count and was just plain awkward, second year she was possessed, last year she was kidnapped, and over the summer, it seemed like whenever we got to be together, someone just had to kill the moment... I wish I hadn't screwed up. I never even liked Cho... I only thought I liked her so I could try to get over Anna, because I thought she was never coming back. But I failed miserably. I remember everyday when I just wanted to kill myself because I know I'm nothing without her. But something that bothers me even more is how Anna was able to just get over me the day after she broke up with me. Did I mean nothing to her? Or maybe she was just using Cedric to get over me? I really didn't know...but for some reason, my gut feeling was leaning more towards the second option... But it didn't matter, I was determined to get her back, no matter what it takes.

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