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What am I doing? Risking my life trying to get some scoop. As a reporter, I could become completely famous, but if I were to be caught, I would at least be sent to Azkaban.
Damn it. All because of the existence of magical television and phones. The number of people still buying newspapers decreases every month. Even when I sent the news about the half-giant working for Hogwarts, it didn't seem to increase readership at all, it even decreased.
The only option is to describe something about the richest and most powerful family in Europe. Surely, I can get something juicy from the kids, at the very least.
While I was in my beetle form, waiting, I quickly found my first target: one of the youngest, who belongs to Ravenclaw House.
I quickly opened my wings and started flying not far from the young boy, who walked with quite a bit of arrogance through the corridors until he reached a room that didn't seem to be used for anything else.
"Maybe I've discovered something interesting."
Then, I quickly flew down to pass under the door as I usually do during my investigative missions.
As soon as I passed the door, I quickly sensed danger, so I turned around and flew back out. Then I saw that the place where I had stepped before had a burn mark, as if a silent lightning bolt had suddenly struck.
"Did the defense system activate? Is there an intruder?" said the boy while staring intently at the door.
I quickly opened my wings and flew at full speed since it seemed like he had discovered me. Although that boy was clearly hiding dangerous things that would serve as a scoop, it was better not to end up as a fried beetle.
After getting away, I took a breath while trying to calm my worried heart. I quickly crossed that boy off my list and prepared for the next one, so I headed toward the Slytherin dungeons to wait for him to come out.
Obviously, I was lucky because after half an hour, he came out with a walk even more arrogant than the previous one, as if everything was nothing more than dust to him.
I quickly opened my wings to follow him, obviously keeping my distance.
"Mm..." Something seemed to alert him, so he stopped and started looking in all directions until he stopped at me.
Shit! Looks like he saw me. I just have to act like an ordinary insect.
So, I started flying randomly along the ceiling to throw him off. But, just like before, I felt danger, so I flew with all my might toward the nearest window.
Then I saw a dark dagger flying in my direction, almost cutting me in half. I quickly escaped and flew away at full speed, reaching one of the trees in the backyard.
"What the hell is wrong with these kids? They are kids, right?" I screamed angrily, but since I was in my Animagus form, obviously no words came out.
It's fine. It's better to go for the next one, though I'm starting to think each and every one of them is dangerous.
Just when I was thinking about who could be next, I saw a beautiful and stunning redhead walking elegantly down the hallway. Next to her was the former prisoner of Azkaban and now free fugitive, Sirius Black.
I no longer had the confidence to approach them, so I simply stayed in the tree, watching and trying to listen to anything they might say.
"Do you think I should bring a vampire to teach the senior students their weaknesses?" Sirius asked while pulling out a list he had in his hands, which seemed to contain names of various dangerous creatures.
"The parents of the students are very likely to show up and beat you up," said Natasha while shaking her head, but suddenly she stopped and looked in the direction of the tree.
"What the hell...? I didn't even move. She can't sense me," I screamed internally in fear while trying to play dead so she wouldn't notice me.
"What's wrong?" asked Sirius, looking toward the tree and seeing nothing.
"It seems like someone is watching us," said Natasha while trying to find out who the spy was, but they seemed well-hidden. After a moment, she couldn't sense anything anymore, so she continued on her way with Sirius, occasionally turning around to look elsewhere with vigilance.
The reason she stopped sensing me was that I had to hit my head against the tree trunk until I was semi-unconscious.
Looks like it worked... Ouch. I'll rest a few minutes before looking for the next one.
After more than just a few minutes and already feeling better, I opened my wings and started flying while thinking that every moment of this was a bad idea. But my need for a scoop outweighed everything. Then I found the girl named Wanda. She looks pretty stupid, so maybe she's the Achilles' heel.
She was with another girl. It was that girl from the Greengrass family. They seemed to be having a picnic while smiling.
"At last, I have something to report," I said as I crawled through the grass to listen to their conversation. After all, same-sex love was quite novel, especially among families of such high status.
"You should start thinking about the third task," Daphne said while smiling at Wanda's silly remarks.
"It's fine. I only entered to annoy the others. I'm already bored, and I might give up on the last task. It's better to let Fleur or Harry win," Wanda said with disinterest.
"Are you sure?" Daphne asked.
"Yes. Actually, from the beginning, none of the three of us have used our full strength to give... wait," Wanda said suddenly, stopping as she looked in the direction of the beetle not far away.
I'm dead, I thought as I saw Wanda approaching me with a gaze full of interest.
"A beetle. Gross. I would have preferred a cuter animal," she said while picking up the beetle with one hand and then, without thinking, threw it with all her might somewhere else.
Aaaaah! After spinning at full speed, I fell among the grass, which cushioned my fall. That was dangerous. It seems she discovered I was an Animagus. I have to stay away from her in case she tells the professors.
I'm tired. Now I realize this was a damn bad idea. Then I saw the Boy Who Lived, and my hopes returned. After all, the boy never noticed I was nearby, so he must be the weakest of his siblings.
So, I approached him with confidence. He seemed to be with the Granger girl, the girl playing two romances. Poor boy. I quickly hid among the leaves of a bush while listening to everything they were discussing.
"Are you ready for the final task, Harry?" Hermione asked, looking at Harry with concern.
"Don't worry, Hermione. You've asked me the same thing five times today," Harry said with a smile.
"Sorry. You know, during the second task, someone seemed to have intervened. And then there's the thing with Ludo's assistant. I'm more worried than usual," Hermione said quickly.
"It's fine. My brothers said not to worry and to play with all my excitement, that they've got my back," Harry said, reassuring Hermione. "I think Tony is creating a machine to protect me, although the others said it's more likely to rebel and attack me," Harry said with a smile.
"That's not funny," Hermione said quickly.
"It's fine. The others are pretty alert. I don't think even an insect could go unnoticed," Harry said, fully trusting his siblings.
Meanwhile, the insect that couldn't go unnoticed was listening to all of that with great annoyance.
"Harry, just the person I was looking for," said Stephen as he appeared and approached the others.
Damn it! That's the eldest son. From what I know, he was raised from the beginning by the Flamel couple, while the siblings were raised by their friends since they were too old to take care of them all.
I was quickly considering banging my head against a tree branch to knock myself out so he wouldn't find me, since it was certain he was quite a powerful wizard.
"Why are you talking while someone is blatantly spying on you?" Stephen said, looking in the direction where the beetle was.
Before I could even hit my head against the tree branch, I felt something invisible grabbing me and bringing me toward the others.
"I think I remember all the registered Animagi on the Ministry's list, but there wasn't one that was a beetle," Stephen said, looking at the beetle floating in front of him with disdain.
"Animagus?" Hermione said with surprise and fear that it might be one of Harry's enemies.
"Don't worry, it looks like it's a reporter who's watching her career about to be crushed by technological advancements," Stephen said as he released the beetle, letting it fall to the ground as it began to transform.
"Well, Miss Rita Skeeter, I'm afraid to inform you that you are under arrest," Stephen said with a smile.
It looks like my career is over... for the stupid attempt of looking for a scoop with the wrong family. I thought as I looked at that beautiful smile that seemed to lead me straight to hell. Rita Skeeter, here, reporting to all the readers.