A Nexus Devil

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As Jake headed back to the castle, he held the box open in his hands, slowly infusing each piece with a smidgen of his magic to establish the link.

The crowds that had once surrounded the place had mostly dispersed, leaving a few scattered witches and wizards who weren't faculty or students around, engaging in idle chatter.

Midway across the clearing towards the castle, he spotted Luna sitting on a rock, waiting for him. She waved him over.

"Your conversation seems to have not given you any Wrackspurts. I take it things went well?" Luna greeted him with a smile, to which Jake simply nodded affirmatively.

"That's good then," Luna said, then, without wasting a moment, she reached into his box of Evil Pieces and pulled one out. "This one. This is the one for me," she declared, holding up a Bishop piece to her chest.

"Whoa, Luna, hold up!" Jake interjected, attempting to halt her. "I haven't even explained to you what the Evil Pieces are, or what being a member of my peerage entails."

The piece in her hand shimmered as it gradually fused with her being, seeping into her chest. In response, Luna simply offered Jake a playful smile. "Oh, please, Jake.

I already knew all about that, after all." She gestured towards her back, excitement alight in her eyes as two wings sprouted forth. "Now we can go flying together," she gleefully exclaimed.

Before any of the wizards or witches lingering around could catch sight of her newfound wings, Jake swiftly conjured an illusion spell to veil them from view.

Luna pouted at him, clearly displeased. These were her brand new wings, after all, and she had wanted to flaunt them! However, she also understood the consequences that such a revelation might bring.

It might ironically lead to a witch – or rather, devil – hunt against them.

Jake just scratched his cheek in resigned amusement. "Well then, I guess you and I are going to be family for a long time now, isn't that right, Luna?"

Luna responded with a joyous nod, clutching his sleeve as she demanded that they go flying together.

Jake transported them back to the Forbidden Forest, where they could take off into the sky without being observed, thanks to the thick canopy of trees shielding them from the ground.

They spent the next couple of hours soaring over the sprawling forest, relishing the sight of the flora and fauna below, while Luna gleefully practiced her flying with her brand new wings.

Luna adored the fact that she could now cast every spell she knew without needing her wand.

She didn't possess her own spell circles yet to minimize the magical cost of casting, but Jake assumed that since she was now a member of House Gremory and his peerage, she could gain her spell circles when she visited the underworld, likely from either Serafall or his brother.

After concluding their aerial adventure over the Forbidden Forest, Jake and Luna made their way back towards the castle for dinner. However, as they crossed one of Hogwarts' many courtyards, they heard sobbing.

Curious, Jake asked Luna to proceed ahead while he checked out the source of the crying.

The courtyard was illuminated in the soft, warm glow of the setting sun, casting elongated shadows across the lone bench where Fleur Delacour was seated, her head lowered in despair.

Jake approached her with an empathetic expression. She had done especially poorly today and Jake had correctly figured that's why she was currently so down.

"Mind if I join you?" he asked.

She didn't respond immediately but nodded after a moment. Eventually, after sniffling a bit longer, she spoke. "I...I did terribly in the second task," she said, her voice trembling.

"I was so confident of redeeming myself after embarrassingly electrocuting myself in the first task, and then it all fell apart when I got shot down immediately. And then I had to be saved by a little boy…" She trailed off bitterly.

"Well, it could be worse-" Jake started, only to be cut off.

"How could it be worse!? Now, I am zee laughing stock, and my entire school hates me!" She retorted angrily.

Jake retorted humorously, "Well, I mean, I'm pretty sure half your school hated you already. You're just so beautiful none of the other girls had a chance." Jake gave her a kind smile as he said that.

Fleur found herself blushing at the compliment from the Hogwarts champion. 'Beautiful'...She'd heard that word countless times over her seven years at school, but this was probably the first time someone had said it without their voice oozing with lust due to her allure.

Taking a bold step for herself, she leaned towards Jake and planted a kiss on his cheek. Jake was a bit taken aback by her sudden move, but he definitely didn't dislike it!

"Thank you," Fleur said, appreciating his attempt to cheer her up. "Even if I have no map to assist me with the third task, I will still do my best to win." She had the renewed determination of a competitor in her eyes.

"Well, there's no rule that says you can't steal another champion's map," Jake joked again. However, upon noticing the look of realization on Fleur's face, he soon understood that it might actually be her only viable strategy.

Fleur herself was also deeply considering his advice. She knew he had said it jokingly, and there was no way she would take Jake's or Harry's maps after they had helped her…but if she encountered Victor in the maze…

Jake asked Fleur if she was feeling better, to which she confirmed that she was. She had a plan now to thrust herself back into the running for winning the tournament.

Jake flashed Fleur a gentle smile and waved her goodbye as he prepared to head back and have dinner with Luna.

"Wait!" Fleur called out, seizing his arm before he could leave. Jake was a bit taken aback at her continued need for his company when she turned to him with a renewed blush on her face.

"When the tournament is over and there are no more hard feelings from the competition, let's go on a date," she blurted out, her face flushed.

"What!?" Jake exclaimed. That had certainly come out of nowhere!

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