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Harry walked outside.

Here’s a short story set during Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — filling in a moment the book doesn’t show. The night before the First Task, Harry couldn’t sleep. Harry Potter.4

Harry stayed a few more minutes, then headed back. He didn’t feel brave. He didn’t feel ready. Harry walked outside

“You didn’t put your name in,” Cedric added quietly. Harry stayed a few more minutes, then headed back

Ron was snoring in the next bed, still not talking to him. Hermione had sent him a message via a tiny, folded paper crane that morning: “Read about Swiveling Distraction Spells. Page 394.” But Harry had barely opened Magical Me without wanting to throw it across the tent.

“No,” Harry said. “I didn’t.”

“Then you’ve already fought something worse than a dragon,” Cedric said. “You fought being thrown into something you didn’t choose. And you’re still here. That’s not luck, Potter. That’s spine.”