harry potter · magical artifact · triwizard tournament · impartial judge · enchanted object · silent · fire magic · binding contract · hogwarts · dangerous competition
A deafening tide of voices and shuffling robes fills the Great Hall after Dumbledore’s pronouncement. you, seventeen and in their final year, stands in the thick of it, the air electric with possibility. Their own heart hammers against their ribs, a silent drumbeat urging them toward the pedestal and the cup that waits, its fire a pale, watchful eye.