Chapter Fourteen: Return Home and the World Cup


It had been a year since I came to live on Amazon Lily and I finally felt like I had a home. I was currently playing hide and seek with a friend of mine. "Come on V! I'm hungry and Hancock said she's making dinner." I heard Luffy complain. I peeked down from my hiding spot in the trees at the black haired male.

It had taken some convincing but mom had permitted him to stay on the island with us. He had recently lost his brother and we were helping him get back on his feet. After a while of hiding I dropped out of my hiding place and landed gracefully in front of him. "You know, you're supposed to find me, not the other way around." I said, putting my hands on my hips. My snake Kikyo was wrapped around my neck and shoulders.

Luffy grinned at me. "Well lets head back. I'm hungry." He said. I shook my head and rolled my eyes. "You're always hungry." I said with a smile. He laughed and soon we heard someone coming up from behind us. "Luffy! Lady Victoria! Come quick. There's a strange woman here for you and she says she needs you, well she needs Lady Victoria." Marguerite explained. I nodded and the three of us began to head back to the compound. When we got to my mom's throne room I immediately recognized the woman in the room. "Lady Hectate." I said quietly. "Is something wrong?" I began walking over to her. Serafina bounded over to me like a kitten and I petted her, listening to what Hectate had to say. "This year at Hogwarts there is going to be something called the Triwizard Tournament." She explained. I nodded. "What's that got to do with me?" I asked. "Few know this but Professor Dumbledore is a legacy of mine. He contacted me and asked for me to send my most resilient demigod to come and observe the tournament, to make sure nothing goes wrong." She explained. I frowned. "I don't know, I missed last term because I've been here and I don't know if I'd be the best person." I felt my mom put her hands on my shoulders. "And I don't approve of my precious Victoria going back to the same school as the people who abused her or the stupid boy who broke her heart." She said coldly. Hectate smiled a little bit at this. "Then you can come along." She said. I felt as though my heart was soaring. "Really?!" Hectate smiled at me and nodded. I turned around and hugged mom. "You can bring people with if you choose, and don't worry about missing last year." She leaned down and kissed the top of my head, I felt strength flood through me. "What did you do?" I asked. "I gave you my blessing, you are now as smart as any sorceress, and should be able to handle you're new classes no problem." Hectate explained. "I'll be by tomorrow to collect you all." She said to everyone in the room. I smiled and began excitedly babbling. This made Auntie Sandersonia laugh. "Look how adorable she is." Mom smiled and hugged me. "I should probably go get packed, hey Luffy, wanna help?" I asked. The black haired boy nodded and we ran towards my room, Serafina hot on our trail.

When we got to my room

Luffy sat cross legged on my bed as he listened to me talk about Hogwarts. Serafina purred with her head in his lap. He was awestruck. "This place sounds so cool! I can't wait to go!" He said excitedly. I smiled. "Yup. I'm probably gonna have to go to Diagon Alley to get new things." I mumbled to myself. Kikyo nipped my ear playfully. I smiled as I packed some of my nicest outfits, and my favorite things. Mom would probably pack for Luffy because of the fact that if he did it himself he would only pack food. Luffy and I joked and played together as I packed until mother called us down for dinner. Luffy was out the door quicker than I could blink. I was shortly behind him.

After dinner I sat with mom in her room. She was brushing out my long red hair and braiding it. This had become a nightly thing for us. I'd sit and tell her about my day and she'd gently brush out my hair. Today it was oddly silent, with only the sound of our breathing filling the room. "Is something wrong my sweet?" Mom asked after a while. I sighed. "I'm not sure I can do this." I said quietly, looking up at her. Mom frowned a little. "Victoria, you are the most beautiful, talented, and powerful person I know. I know you can do this." She said, kissing the top of my head. When she was done I stood up and hugged her tightly. "Goodnight mom." "Goodnight my sweet."

~Time Skip~

The next morning I got dressed in one of my favorite outfits

and went out to meet Mom and Luffy. Mom had her snake with her, as did I. Serafina was at my side as usual. "Ready to go my sweet?" Mom asked, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. I smiled and nodded. Soon there was a flash and Hectate appeared. "Everyone ready?" She asked. Everyone nodded. We were soon whooshed away to a familiar building. "My manor?" I asked in confusion. Hectate nodded. "Wait you have a manor?" Luffy asked. I nodded. "I'm the Lady Peverell, it's a noble family in the Wizarding community." I explained. I opened the door and went inside, immediately tackled in a hug. I immediately recognized the two. "Fred! George!" I said happily. "Victoria! Where have you been?!" Fred asked. "We've been worried sick! And what's with the snake?!" George said as the pulled away. "It's a long story." I said with a smile. Walking further into my manor to let mom and the others in. George was a little frightened by Salome, my mother's snake. I smiled and laughed. "Fred, George, this is Boa Hancock, my adoptive mother." I explained. The two bowed to her. "Mom, this is Fred and George, my half-brothers." I said. Mom smiled at them. Luffy put down the bags and began to look around. "Hey guys, this is Luffy, he's my new brother." I explained, introducing Luffy to the twins. The three immediately started talking when I noticed Arthur. "Hello Dad." I said. Arthur smiled and walked down to hug me. "Mom, this is Arthur Weasley, my step-father." I explained. Mom nodded to him. "It's a pleasure to meet you." Arthur said. I soon noticed two other guys I hadn't noticed before. "Oh Victoria, this is Bill and Charlie, your older brothers." I smiled at them as they came down. "I'm really sorry we didn't help you Victoria. If we had known what Mum was doing to you we would have taken you away from there." Bill said. I smiled sadly. "It's okay. We can't chat he past, and to be honest, I don't want to. If things had gone differently I would have never met mom." I said, smiling at her. She smiled back. I smiled. "So, how about a tour?" I asked. Mom and Luffy smiled. "That sounds wonderful." Mom said. I lead them around the manor and showed them to the rooms they would be sleeping in. Once we were done we sat down for dinner. "Say Victoria, would you like to join us for the Quidditch World Cup?" Arthur asked while we ate. I raised an eyebrow. "Really?" I asked. Fred and George glanced at one another which I caught. "What's the catch?" I asked narrowing my eyes. He sighed. "Ron and Ginny will be joining us." He said. I could almost feel the waves of disapproval coming off my mom. "But Harry and Hermione will come as well." I pressed my lips together. "I suppose, but could I bring Luffy along?" I asked. Arthur nodded. "Of course he can." I smiled at this and went back to eating. Once we were done I headed upstairs and got ready for bed.

Early the next morning I got up and dressed,

putting my hair up.

I really wasn't ready to see Ron Ginny or Harry, but I knew that it would be fine. I had Luffy with me so I wouldn't get hurt. And I also had Kikyo so I wasn't helpless either. I went downstairs to see mom cooking breakfast for everyone. I smiled. "Good morning." I said. "Good morning." Everyone said back. I sat next to Luffy, who was dressed in muggle clothes,

as mom piled my plate full of food. "Man, this is better than anything mum ever cooked." Bill said with a smile. Although a look from Arthur and it faded. After we were all done I gave mom and hug and got ready to go. I took Bill's hand and Fred and George took Charlie's. Luffy took Arthur's hand. Then we apperated to the Burrow. I took a deep breath as we walked into the building. "Oh Arthur, you're here!" I heard Molly say happily. I took Luffy's hand and squeezed it nervously. Luffy pulled me into a hug as we walked. "I have breakfast ready if you're hungry." She said. "No need Molly, we ate before we left." Arthur said. Me and Luffy walked towards the door and Molly frowned. "What are they doing here?" She asked coldly. "I invited them Molly. Victoria is still a member of this family in my eyes." He said. I walked into the kitchen to see it was dirtier than I remembered. The house also seemed more run down. "Victoria!" I heard Hermione say happily. She ran over and hugged me and I hugged back. "Everyone at camp was so worried. What happened?" She asked. "I got washed overboard and ended up on the Isle of the Amazons. The Empress of the island took me in and adopted me. I trained with them in fighting and sorcery for a year. I'm only back because Hectate said that she's worried about something that's happening at Hogwarts this year and she wants me to keep an eye on the place." I explained. Hermione hugged me again. "Well I'm glad you're back." She whispered. Soon Molly called Ron Ginny and Harry down. My heart hurt a little when I saw how cutesy and in love they seemed to be when Harry and Ginny came down. Luffy hugged me. "That him?" He asked. I nodded and Luffy frowned. Soon Arthur stood up. "Well we better get going kids." He said standing up. We all shuffled out the door except for Bill, Charlie, and Percy, who would be apperating there. We walked for a while before we met up with the Diggory's. Cedric smiled at use kids as we walked to the portkey. "What's the the stinky old boot?" Harry asked. "That's not just any old boot mate." Fred said. "That's a portkey." George added. I smiled a little as I walked up to the boot and touched it, gesturing for Luffy to do the same. Everyone gathered around, Harry making sure he was next to Ginny. Hermione gave her a sympathetic look but Ron just smirked. I felt Luffy tense up next to me. I shook my head as we began to spin, the portkey teleporting us to where the World Cup would be. When Arthur told us to let go I did so, grabbing Luffy's hand as we elegantly headed down. Luffy had a huge grin on his face as we landed next to Cedric. "Man, you two are pros. Ever do that before?" I shook my head. "Nope." Cedric smiled and winked, which made me blush. "Could have fooled me." He said, saying goodbye to everyone else. Arthur lead us over to a tent area and paid the muggle who ran the place. Harry and Hermione had to help him through. Ginny stood glaring at me and Luffy. I cringed and stepped closer to Luffy. He looked up and glared at Ginny for this. Soon after we started walking again, finally reaching two tents. "Alright, everyone in." Arthur said and we all walked into the bigger of the two. Luffy let out a laugh when he saw it was bigger on the inside. I smiled at this. "This place is awesome!" He said as he began to explore. I jumped a little when I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Victoria," I heard Harry say. "Who is that?" He asked, gesturing to Luffy. "His name is Monkey D. Luffy and he's a close friend of mine. He's like a brother to me." I explained. Harry nodded and looked at him. "He's a little weird." "Yeah. He is." I replied, smiling. Soon I was dragged out of the tent by Luffy. "Lets go explore!" He said happily. I chuckled as I followed him. We walked around and looked at all the different tents, and soon I saw a very familiar head of platinum blond hair. "Draco!" I called. Said teen immediately whipped around and looked at me with wide eyes. "Toria?!" He asked, running over to me and hugging me. "What happened to you? You disappeared! Everyone was so worried, we all feared the worst." He said while he hugged me. "I was on a mission for the camp that I went to. We were looking for something and we had to travel by boat. I was swept overboard along with Serafina. We washed up on an island inhabited by female warriors. I was adopted by their empress and I trained with them in combat and in sorcery. I wasn't planning on coming back but Hectate told me about the Triwizard Tournament and asked me to keep an eye out at Hogwarts." I explained. Draco nodded. "Who's this?" He asked looking at Luffy. "This is Monkey D. Luffy. He's been staying with my adoptive mother and me since he lost his older brother and was separated from his crew. He's like a brother to me." I explained. Luffy smiled at Draco. "Wow, you aren't even back for five minutes and you're already choosing this jerk over us?" I heard Ron hiss. He Ginny and Harry had pots and buckets which I assumed was for getting water. I stepped away from Draco and looked down. "Ron, don't be mean." Harry said. "But she is Harry." I heard Ginny whine. This made Harry shut up. Ron took a step towards me but before anyone could blink Luffy was standing in front of me protectively. "Leave her alone." He said, glaring at Ron. Ron and Ginny stumbled back. Come on you guys, lets go get water." Harry said, giving us an apologetic look before leaving. I said goodbye to Draco and walked back to the tent to wait for the World Cup.

~Time Skip~

After getting our gear for the game(Luffy was decked out in Bulgarian gear because he liked the color, I was in Irish and even got a little shamrock top hat for Kikyo) we were walking up to our seats for the World Cup which was at the very top of the stands when we saw Draco and his family walking with the Minister. "Hello Minister." I said. He saw me and grinned. "Lady Peverell, how wonderful to see you." He said. I curtsied at them. "Would you like to join me in the Minister's box?" He asked. Ron groaned and rolled his eyes, causing Draco to glare at him. "No thank you. I'm here with my family and I would like to stay with them." I said smiling. Harry smiled at this and we continued on our way.

~Time Skip~

After the game, which Ireland won, we were all back at the tents, me and Luffy were laughing at Fred and George who were dancing. Ron began to praise Victor Krum which was pretty funny. Suddenly I heard screaming from outside. Arthur told us all to go to the woods and that Fred and George were in charge of Ginny and me. I glanced over at Luffy and he nodded, both of us running out of the tent, instead of heading to the woods we ran tot he screams. I was shocked to see cloaked people in black masks torturing the muggle family that ran the place. This made my blood run cold. I made a movement with my hand and Kikyo slithered into it, and I pulled an arrow out of my quiver that was hidden in the folds of my dress. I notched it in the string that had appeared and fired it at one of the people. Kikyo had turned into a bow. It was normal for the Kuja to use live snakes as weapons. It gave us a distinct advantage over our enemies. "Save the muggles!" I said, gesturing to the floating people. "I'll cover you!" I fired a few more times, taking out more. Suddenly I saw some ministry wizards appear and the masked people apperated away. I lowered my weapon as Luffy caught the children as they fell, the ministry wizards used spells to catch the older two. "Well done Lady Peverell." I heard a deep voice say, I smiled at the dark skinned man as Kikyo slithered back around me neck. "Now I'm definitely convinced that I need to be at Hogwarts this year. I grumbled to Luffy. He nodded and smiled. We sat and waited for Arthur to collect us. Apparently Harry Hermione and Ron had gotten into a spot of trouble. "Are the two of you okay?" He asked. I nodded. "I just realized that I need a new wand." I said. "Tomorrow I'll go to Diagon Alley."

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