Elena-James

It felt as if I had a rock in my throat that I couldn't get to drop into my stomach no matter how hard I tried to gulp it down. I felt my heart beat blood through my system at a rapid speed, only going faster with each step I took down at the Quidditch pitch. Violet and Rowley were by my side, patting me gently on the back until we got to the Champion's tent. "Here you go, mate. Good luck," Rowley thumped me on the back. I wasn't able to answer thanks due to the lump still lodged in my windpipe, so I just gave an uncertain nod of my head. Violet and I didn't exchange words, she gave me this look that told me she was worried, yet she knew I'd

"Calm down," Vi took my shoulders and shook me real hard. "You're going to be alright." It was just the three of us sitting in the halls. A couple of hours had gone by since my name was shot out of the Goblet. Violet was Head Girl and Rowely was Head boy, and since I was their friend I wasn't about to get into trouble for being out after hours. "I didn't think…" I gave my head a hard shake, "I didn't think it would choose me." I looked up at Rowley and blinked at him, I was almost certain it would choose him, all three of us were. Rowley was the top in our class, had the best O.W.L.s, and was much better at performing spells. Why didn't