16 ; the first task

                                    

                                          
ACT ONE
scene sixteen 
THE FIRST TASK
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THE MORNING OF the first task had finally arrived, and Cassie felt as though she could vomit at any given minute. 
Slytherin students kept coming up to her at breakfast, encouraging her and telling her that she was going to be amazing. 
Cassie could only nod at them weakly. 
"Malfoy, I don't mean this in a bad way but," Beckett began, warranting Cassie to throw him a dangerous glare. 
"...but, you look absolutely terrified." Beckett finished. 
Maria sighed, she'd been observing Cassie all morning with anxious eyes. 
"Cass, please, just eat something." 
Eliza pushed a slice of toast in her direction and Cassie simply shook her head. 
All she could think about was the dragon she would be facing. To make matters even worse, a letter fell down in front of her face. 
She swallowed as she read her fathers handwriting. 
Cassiopeia Malfoy 
Cassie buried her head in her hands instead of opening the letter. So, Beckett grabbed it out from under her and began to rip it open. 
Eliza and Maria both made noises of protest, but Beckett didn't listen. Cassie was too distraught to even care. 
"Dear Cassiopeia," Beckett began to read in a horribly proper accent, attempting to imitate what he imagined Lucius Malfoy sounded like. 
It made Cassie crack a tiny smile, her head still buried in her hands. 
"As i'm sure you're aware the first task is this morning- Well no shit Lucius!" Beckett exclaimed. 
Maria snorted a laugh. 
"I am apparently, not allowed to watch the first or second task.- Well thank merlin, no one wants you here, you old shit." Becket grumbled. He shook his head and continued. 
"I will however, be attending the third and final task. I expect to hear that you performed flawlessly and without failure. Do not disappoint me, Cassiopeia." 
Beckett stopped reading with a frown. He cleared his throat, then continued. 
"Also, I am a major dick and my hair is stupidly long. Feel free to move in with the twins Beckett and Eliza. Lucius Malfoy." He finished with a grin. 
Cassie raised up to snatch the letter from Beckett's hands but couldn't hide her small smile. She knew that the letter contained something wrote by her father that was more than likely going to make her feel worse, and therefore Beckett had given it his own spin. She wasn't going to read the rest of it though. She wasn't going to let her father be the one to psych her out, not when the Weasley twins had been sending her dirty looks all morning. 
"Don't worry about him Cassie." Eliza assured her. "You know what you're facing. We've practiced spells and curses for every possible outcome for every single dragon you could face." 
"Not to mention you've perfected the spell. You're going to do great." Maria added.
Cassie grumbled a "Thanks." before letting her head drop onto the table.  
Without raising her head back up, Cassie crumbled up the letter and shoved it into her pocket. Not important right now. 
What Maria had said was true. Although it took a lot of tinkering, and trail runs with quite a few errors; they had perfected the charm that would make her skin flame-resistant. She hoped. The girl couldn't tell you just how many burn scars she would be leaving this experience with.