I, Hogwarts Week Two

Chapter 257 Banquet and Goblet of Fire

"Welcome Larry." Dumbledore held hands with her cordially, "Your appearances are really eye-catching."

"I've been thinking about adding something new to the castle, and Ilvermorny was ahead of us in this regard," he said.

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Hearing the sound, Eulalie Hicks just smiled awkwardly.The pickled red on his face concealed the momentary change of expression.

"A lot has happened to Ilvermorny, Albus. She's not what she used to be," said Eulalie, slightly worried.

"I believe that these matters will be resolved if you take over as the headmaster." Dumbledore nodded steadily towards her.

"I hope so." Principal Eulalie Hicks smiled very reluctantly.It was obvious from today's scene that she didn't have much control over the school at all.

Things are going from bad to worse.

Owen was not far from Dumbledore, watching the principal of the African-American magic school from afar.

Eulalie Hicks, that's Dumbledore's old friend.

She entered Ilvermorny at the same level as Senior Newt's wife Tina. After graduation, one of them stayed in school and the other joined the Magic Congress.

Eulalie Hicks is an excellent spell master, and her book "Advanced Spellcasting" has always been a popular book recommended by Professor Flitwick.

Owen didn't know exactly how long she had been teaching at Ilvermorny, but it was obvious that she had retired many years ago.

They didn't know what happened to the previous headmaster of Ilvermorny, but they brought the old staff back.

Obviously, the magic school in North America is undergoing tremendous changes, and many things are beyond the control of the substitute Eulalie Hicks.

The two chatted briefly.

Then Dumbledore led her and the little wizard Ilvermorny, who was dressed in blue and raspberry red, into the castle.

The others, the little wizards of Hogwarts, followed closely behind them and entered the castle in an orderly manner.

In the auditorium, Beauxbaton's classmates who came in earlier had already chosen seats at the Ravenclaw table. After they sat down, they looked around the auditorium.

As for Durmstrang's little wizards, under the leadership of Snape, of course they sat on the Slytherin bench.

Many young Hogwarts wizards are still looking for Krum in the auditorium, like Ron—"Look, Krum signed for me!" His face flushed, "I want to It is treasured."

He just ran back, holding a piece of parchment to show off in front of everyone, and he was so excited.

"Krum still remembers me, he only signed me!" he said triumphantly, "I dare say"

He was about to speak when he saw Krum sitting beside him at Malfoy's invitation.

For a moment Ron blushed, his breath was stuck in his chest and he couldn't get it out.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Damn Malfoy, it's only the first day, and he's starting to curry favor with Krum."

"I bet Krum saw right away what he was.

I bet Krum is courted and flattered everywhere he goes.

Where do you say they will sleep?We can give him a bed in our dormitory, Harry, and I'll give him my bed, I'll sleep on a camp bed. "

"." Harry said nothing.

He doesn't want outsiders to enter his bedroom.

But Hogwarts is so big, there must be places for young wizards from other schools to sleep.

As for the little wizard of Ilvermorny.

They could only sit with Gryffindor.

Of the three magic schools, they are the only ones that have the most people coming. After all, the only magic school for wizards in North America, Ilvermorny is the sum of the three major European magic schools in terms of number of people. It is normal to have a large number of young wizards.

As for Hufflepuff, which is the most populous house in Hogwarts, they really can't make room for them.

among the crowd.

Owen spotted the girl named Keyatelle Stewart at a glance.

After all, her silver hair and red eyes are too eye-catching.

Although Furong's silver hair is also very stunning.

But the hair color of the two is still slightly different. Fleur's hair is more gray, while Coatel has a little blue feeling.

This time she wasn't wearing her own oddly out-of-the-ordinary gown.

Instead, he was dressed in blue and raspberry robes with other Ilvermorny wizards.

She was sitting on the Gryffindor bench with no intention of admiring the auditorium in her eyes, and even if you looked closely, you could find a little disdain in the corners of her eyes.

Perhaps in her opinion, the style of Hogwarts is too rough. Compared with those magnificent palaces, even though the auditorium has been renovated, it is still a bit shabby.

Her eyes were all focused on the other little witch who was also sitting on the Gryffindor bench.

That girl was probably the only thing she was interested in at Hogwarts.

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After everyone was seated, the welcome banquet officially began.

At the staff table, Filch, the janitor, was adding a few chairs.

For today's grand occasion, he wore a musty old tuxedo.

As he placed more and more chairs.

The little wizards gradually became suspicious.

"What's he doing?" Justin whispered. "This is already the fifth chair."

"Is there anyone else besides the other three principals?"

"Probably officials from the Ministry of Magic?" Hannah glanced at the guest table, and responded, "With their participation in the Triwizard Tournament, they will definitely come to the opening ceremony."

"Barty Crutch?" Justin raised his eyebrows. Ever since he knew what happened in Hannah's house, he had no affection for this tough Minister of Magic.

"Probably not." Owen responded, "This time the Federation is mainly involved, and the Ministry of Magic is just implementing it."

It seems to be to confirm Owen's words.

Suddenly, the side door next to the podium was opened.

Then Dumbledore smiled and welcomed a group of wizards whom the young wizard was completely unfamiliar with.

The leader is an African-American wizard.

He is dressed in very regional style clothing.

It was a wizard in his 40s, with short curly hair, brown eyes, and a mountain-like necklace hanging on his chest.

With a smile on his face, he respected Dumbledore very much.He ordinaryly looked at the old man in front of him.

"Who's that?" Ernie asked confused.

"It seems to be the new vice president of the federation." Owen explained with a frown. Ever since his real grandma died, he has been paying attention to who the vice president of the federation will take over.

"It seems to be Babajid Akinbad, an African wizard who graduated from Ouagadu."

There are several other people behind him.

It seems that they should all be members of the Federation.

About this huge organization, Owen has only a half-knowledge.

In fact, regarding Grindelwald's personnel infiltration, it was exhausted to unite another group of wizards under Dumbledore's banner before sending Babajid Akinbad to the position of vice president.

It can only be said that after the Deathborn incident, the survival mode of international wizards has changed suddenly, and the peaceful, diverse and gentle atmosphere before is gone.

After losing a lot of manpower, some people in the federation even welcomed Grindelwald's return.

Even if there is no obvious action, but under the current situation, silence is tacit consent. Many people think that under the pressure of the reality of lack of combat power, there is nothing wrong with Grindelwald, the legendary wizard, bringing them out of the difficult years. Well, at least his strength is obvious to all wizards in Europe.

This is one of the important reasons why the voice of resistance was weak after his return.

Owen thought.

On the rostrum, all professors, principals, and guests are all seated.

The auditorium gradually fell silent.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, ghosts, and, especially, our distinguished guests!" said Dumbledore, looking at the foreign students with a smile, "it is with great joy that I welcome you to Hogwarts. I hope and trust that you will be comfortable and happy here."

Hearing the sound, a Beauxbatons girl still wrapped her head tightly in a scarf and let out a sarcastic sneer.

The young wizards from the other two academies were no less generous. They talked to each other a little and made some noise intentionally.

In short, it just doesn't give the greatest legendary wizard a little bit of face.

Seeing this - the smile on Dumbledore's smiling face became a bit more intense.

He nodded towards the little Beauxbaton witch who made a sharp voice.

seem

Appears to mark the enemy.

The next second, the displeased voice of the little wizard came from the crowd of Ravenclaws: "What is she doing!"

"If you don't want to stay, you can go away. No one forces her to stay."

The reactions of the young wizards of the other three courtyards were similar.

Everyone agrees.

These gringos really have no education at all.

Sure enough—during the World Cup, the beating was still too light, and they didn't teach them a deep lesson!

The banquet had just begun, and the smell of gunpowder had already spread over the auditorium.

It is conceivable that if it were not for the presence of the professors, principals, and officials of the federation on the rostrum, the fight would have started earlier.

"Hey hey hey!"

The slutty smile on Owen's face could hardly be contained.

"Is happiness coming?"

"The competition will officially start when the banquet is over."

On the rostrum, Dumbledore continued, "Now I invite everyone to eat and drink to their heart's content, just like at home!"

The next second, a lot of food was suddenly piled on the long table in front of the little wizards as usual.

Dumbledore sat down and chatted and laughed with the principals around him.

"Wow even!"

Food suddenly appeared on the long table.

This is something that the young wizards of the other three major magic schools have not experienced.

Many people sighed involuntarily.

"Humph—a ground beetle!" The little wizard at Hogwarts immediately felt a lot more relieved.

Actually, look at the food in front of you.

They were amazed, too, that the house-elves in the kitchen seemed to be doing their best; they had never seen such a rich variety of dishes before them, some of which must have been foreign.

"What is this?" Ernie asked.

He pointed to what looked like a seafood hodgepodge next to a large steak and kidney pudding.

"French bouillabaisse." Justin said, "It's a French dish. I had it during the summer vacation the year before last. It was delicious."

"Have you ever eaten French food?" Ernie looked at him in surprise.

"I've been to Paris many times, what do you think!"

After hearing Justin's words, everyone tried to hold a little for themselves.

Then the meal was cooked in full swing.

Regarding the disputes, they were temporarily forgotten by everyone during the cooking process.

The auditorium is more crowded than ever.

Different from the original book, for some unknown purpose this time, Owen felt that the schools seemed to have moved his entire seventh grade here.

More than twenty people came from Beauxbatons.

There are more in Durmstrang, more than 30 people.

Ilvermorny had the most, Owen counted, and there were about 50 people on the Gryffindor bench.

For others, this may not be good news. There are too many people, and they will not be able to exert their home court advantage in a fight.

But for Owen, this is a godsend opportunity, fish into the sea!

Hogwarts has long been boring after his years of intensive cultivation.

They didn't resist anymore, so what's the point.

But now—there are so many more people suddenly.

Haha.

it is good!

Very good!

Twenty minutes after the banquet began, Hagrid slipped into the Great Hall through a door behind the staff desks.

He took his seat at the end of the table, near the Gryffindor table.

Hagrid raised a heavily bandaged hand and waved it at Harry, Ron and Hermione.

It seemed that he should have finished dealing with those disgusting snails.

And following Hagrid's entry, another person walked into the auditorium.

It was Ludo Bagman and Percy, and the current Minister for Magic, Mr. Barty Crouch.

"I'll go, he really has the nerve to come." Justin fired immediately.

"After all, he is the Minister of Magic. If you want to come, can Principal Dumbledore stop him?" Ernie took a bite of milk jelly.

"Hmph!" Although the reasoning was true, Justin was still very upset.

Minister of Magic - such a big name.

Sometimes he even felt that it would be better to let the Prime Minister also serve as the Minister of Magic. The Ministry of Magic belongs to the Queen's government. Anyway, as a minister, there is no need to fight. The new Prime Minister of the Labor Party: Mr. Jim Harker will definitely do a good job.

At least better than Fudge.

On the Hufflepuff bench, Justin's inner monologues were never heard.

After two rounds of dishes.

The little wizards are already full.

When the golden plates were scrubbed again, Dumbledore stood up again.

A feeling of excitement and nervousness seemed to pervade the auditorium, and everyone was waiting for the next program.

Everyone suppressed their excitement and stared at Dumbledore intently.

"The moment has finally come!" said Dumbledore, smiling with a tense face. "The Tournament is about to begin. I want to explain a few words before bringing the box in!"

"Bring what in?" Justin asked quietly.

"Goblet of Fire!"

"What is the Goblet of Fire?" he asked again.

"A magic item, used to select warriors." Owen said.

"I see."

On the podium, Dumbledore's voice continued, "I want to explain our activity procedures for this school year, but first, please allow me to introduce two guests to our lovely guests, because there are still people who don't know them. This Mr. Barty Crouch, the British Minister for Magic."

There was sparse applause in the auditorium, and many young wizards even looked sarcastic.

In comparison, the little wizards in other countries clapped their hands very carefully, the Minister of Magic, what a great official!You have to give me face.

So you saw this strange scene.

The little wizards from their own country clapped weakly, but the little wizards from other countries were very enthusiastic.

Those who didn’t know better thought they were outsiders.

"This is Mr. Ludo Bagman, Director of Sports and Sports at the Ministry of Magic," Dumbledore continued.

The applause was much louder for Bagman than for Crouch, perhaps because of his minor fame as a hitter, or perhaps simply because he was much more relatable.

He stood up cheerfully and waved his hand in thanks.

When Barty Crouch's name was introduced just now, Crouch neither smiled nor waved.

"There is also one gentleman who has worked tirelessly to arrange The Tournament over the past few months and is indelibly credited with hosting such an event at Hogwarts.

Let us now welcome Mr. Babajide Akinbad, Vice President of the International Confederation of Wizards. "

The applause in the auditorium was the loudest this time.

The African wizard got up and nodded slightly towards Dumbledore, and gestured to the little wizards with a smile.

"Because this competition is far beyond history, there are four magic schools, which is unprecedented. In order to be fair and rigorous, Hogwarts has sent invitations to several well-known wizards in the magic world. We will form a team of about ten to 15 A panel of referees around people, to score, take the median value, to maximize fairness and justice."

"Members of the referee team will arrive at Hogwarts one after another before the official start of the game.

So now—Mr. Filch, please bring up the box. "

The auditorium was silent.

No one noticed that Filch had been lurking in a corner of the Great Hall just now, and now he was walking towards Dumbledore, holding a large wooden box studded with jewels, which looked very old and worn.

Everyone stared at the box with fiery eyes.

Although they didn't know exactly what was inside, they knew that it was definitely the most important prop in the Tournament.

Hogwarts designated reporter, Colin held up his camera.

The flash has been 'clicking' from the moment Filch pushed out the box.

"Mr. Babajid Akinbad of the Federation and Mr. Bagman of the Ministry of Magic have carefully reviewed the specific items of the Warriors' competition this year."

Dumbledore said as Filch carefully placed the box on the table in front of him. "They also made many necessary arrangements for each project. There were four projects in total, which were carried out at different times throughout the school year. , they will test the warriors in many different ways, testing their magical talents, their courage, and their reasoning abilities.

And, of course, their ability to overcome danger.

The difficulty of the level in the Tournament will be very high, and ordinary adult wizards will not be able to break through it easily. I hope you will be cautious. "

Hearing the last sentence, the auditorium became silent, and everyone seemed to stop breathing.