Cortney was currently getting ready for the Quidditch World Cup. She was quite excited to go and get the experience. She was going to try to sneak out of where she'll be staying to visit the Weasley's. It was quite the plan she had. Right now she was in the bathroom with her cousin. Both in the mirror fixing their hair.

" Excited cousin? " Draco asked.

" Yes, are you? " Cortney replied.

" Do you think Potter will be there? " Draco.

" Maybe," Cortney said pretending not to know. " Maybe he'll be going with the Weasley's".

" Probably," Draco said exiting the bathroom. Cortney did her makeup and left the bathroom.  Now they were all leaving the house, they walked up to this object. It was a birdcage

" What's this? " Cortney asked.

" A portkey darling," Uncle Lucious answered.

" A what? " Cortney questioned confused.

" It's a portkey sweetie," Aunt Nacrissa said. " It transports you to for away places just by touching it, just like how we are going to be transported to the Quidditch World Cup. Everyone who was with them placed their hands on the portkey. Everything around Cortney spun, her cousin ripped her hand off the thing, she landed on the ground with a thud while everyone else was gracefully walking out of the sky.

" That happened to me, my first time too," Draco laughed as he held out his hand. Cortney grabbed and pulled her up.

" Thanks," huffed Cortney. Aunt Nacrissa laughed, ruffled her hair, and kissed the side of her head.

"Let's go find our tent," Uncle Lucious said pulling out a map to guide him. They entered a decent size tent. It was small on the outside and big on the inside. 

" This is where we will be staying for a few days. Do. Not. Make. A . Mess" Aunt Nacrissa warned.

" Yes ma'am," they all said together. Cortney sneaked out of the tent and roamed the ground. She saw many people were siding between the Bulgaria and Irish. Cortney was rooting for the Irish. SMACK! Cortney was now under someone and on the ground.

" Ow," the person groaned. She recognized the voice instantly.

" Seamus. We need to stop meeting like this," Cortney groaned.

" Cortney ! " cheered another recognizable voice as Seamus got up.

" Dean! " Cortney cheered as Seamus helped her up. " Thanks".

" Are you here with the Malfoys? We just saw Harry and Ron," Dean said.

" Yes, I am with the Malfoys and that's cool! Who did you come with? " Cortney asked.

" I came with Seamus and his mum," Dean answered.

" You should meet her," Seamus said grabbing her hand and dragging her to his tent.

" I don't know, she probably won't like me," Cortney said hesitantly. 

" She'll like you, we told her all about you," Seamus laughed. They stopped in front of a tent decorated to support the Irish. " Ma! " They entered the tent to find it even more decorated with green.

" Who is this ? " asked a sandy hair woman.

" This our friend Cortney," Dean spoke.

" Who are you supporting ? " she asked eyeing her.

" The Irish of course," Cortney said.

" Good girl," Ms. Finnigan said pinching her cheeks. They quickly left the tent.

" Sorry about that," Seamus said blushing.

" It' alright, Aunt Nacrissa does that to me all the time," Cortney laughed. " Do you know where the Weasley's will be staying? "

" Just over there," Dean said pointing his finger to a certain area.

" Thanks, Dean, I told them I would sneak out of the tent at some point and visit them. But I've been gone too long, I should go back before Draco comes looking for me".

" Alright," Dean laughed. She turned and looked at the boys, Dean and Seamus have both gotten taller. Seamus has not gotten that much taller though. There were appearances differences in both of them. She didn't notice, but she had appearance differences too. She lost baby fat around her face and it was structured more like her biological mum's face. She had her dad's eyes though. She was becoming more developed.

" See ya, Cortney," Seamus said scratching his head.

" See ya boys," Cortney said setting off to her tent. She entered it to find only her Aunt sitting at the table. She was drinking a cup of tea and reading the Daily Prophet.

" Don't worry sweetie, you are not in trouble, I encourage you to go wonder, just not by yourself," her Aunt said not taking her eyes off the table.

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Now she was heading to the seats with her Uncle and cousin.

" Blimey, dad! How far up are we !? " said a familiar voice. They looked up to see the Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione. The voice belonged to the youngest son of the Weasley's: Ron.

" Well, let's put it this way if it rains you'll be the first to know," Uncle Lucious said. They all looked down at them. They exchanged smiles with Cortney and glared at the other two. Cortney looked around her and went to go talk to someone.

" Father, Cortney, and I are in the Ministry by the personal invitation of Cornelius Fudge himself! " Draco boasted. Uncle Lucious hit Draco in the stomach with his cane.

" Don't boast Draco," Uncle Lucious said. " There's no need with these people". Draco rubbed his stomach. They began to walk off when Uncle Lucious put his cane in Harry. " Do enjoy yourselves won't you ? While you can". He then turned and looked at Cortney. " Cortney darling, come on ! "

" Coming! " Cortney chimed as the two families went their separate ways. Cortney sat next to Draco and someone from the Ministry. The Irish flew out, green and white smoke coming out of their broomsticks.

" It's the Irish! " Draco said to Cortney. " There's Mullet and Moran! " A leprechaun exploded in the air and began to dance.

" Woah," Cortney breathed.

" Here comes the Bulgarians ! " the Minister guy pointed out. He then pointed to a particular player on the team. " And that there is Viktor Krum, the best seeker in the world". Cortney looked out at him, he was pretty good-looking. The man next to her handed her a poster of him.

" Thank you," Cortney said smiling at him.

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The game ended, Cortney snuck away to go celebrate with the Weasley's. When she got there, Ron was not happy, he was rooting for Bulgaria. Krum caught the snitch, but Ireland still won. Fred and Geroge were now doing the Irish jig and chanting music. Cortney sat back and was giggling. George took her hand and spun her, she soon joined in on the dancing and chanting.

" There's no one like Krum! " Ron said.

" Krum? Dumb Krum ! " said the twins making their voices deeper.

" He's like a bird the way he rides the wind," said Ron. Fred and George put capes over their shoulders and ran around Ron like birds making funny sounds. " He's more than an athlete! He's an artist! "

" I think you're in love," Ginny teased.

" Shut up," he said.

" Viktor I love you," the twins sang. " Viktor I do! "

" When we're apart my heart beats only for you ! " the twins sang with Harry. " There was an explosion outside.

" Sounds like the Irish have got their pride in! " George on.

" Or Seamus blew something up again," Cortney whispered to Hermione and Ginny. Both girls busted out giggling. They began to have a playful pillow fight. Mr. Weasley came running in with panic written all over his face.

" Stop! Stop it! it's not the Irish! You've got to get out of here! " Mr. Weasley warned. They all ran out to see horror. Scary mask people were walking around shooting spells. People were being hanged upside down, by magic. People were running in a panic. Someone slammed into Cortney, she hit the ground hard and went unconscious.

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Cortney opened her eyes to the place around her being smokey. She looked up at the sky to see a skull, with a snake coming out of its mouth. 

" It's his Dark Mark, it's his mark," she heard someone say. She sat up and looked over at a group of people. She got to her feet and made her way over to them.

" Voldemort," Harry said. It was a bunch of Ministry people, Mr. Weasley, Ron, Harry, and Hermione. A hand grabbed her arm, she was dragged to an object, and soon she was transported to where she was before they got to the Quidditch World Cup. Soon she was in front of the Malfoy Manor, and in her bed. An ice pack was being applied to her head. She looked over and saw her Aunt sitting beside the bed.

" Aunt Nacrissa, I heard Mr. Weasley, Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Ministry talking," Cortney said.

" What were they talking about ? " her aunt asked.

" Who must not be named, his mark was in the sky," Cortney said. " Is he coming back? "  Her aunt's eyes went wide.

" I do not know the answers to that, therefore I can not give you the answer you need," her aunt said getting up. " You should get dome rest". With that, her aunt left the room in a hurry.