The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 388: Hogwarts, it doesn’t matter if you don’t wait (thanks to the leader, Baba Cha Cha)
The notice in the entrance hall had a significant impact on the people living in the castle. In the following days, no matter where you went, you could hear people talking about the Triwizard Tournament.

Among these, the most discussed issue is who will compete to be the Hogwarts warrior, followed by what events will be included in the competition.

Among the many seventh-year students at Hogwarts, as well as eligible sixth-year students, Hufflepuff students are more optimistic about Cedric Diggory from their own house, and the other three houses also have their own students they like.

Everyone involved in the discussion was canvassing for votes for their favorite candidate, as if that would get him elected. But everyone was very restrained, and the discussion did not turn into a fight.

The strange thing is that Ada's name was not on the list of candidates chosen by the students. Even the Gryffindor students never mentioned Ada. It seemed that everyone had collectively excluded Ada from the category of students.

Everyone is enthusiastically discussing who will be the champion of Hogwarts, and you suddenly come over and throw out the correct answer. What do you want to do? Why are you so annoying!
The students were busy discussing, and the faculty and staff were also busy cleaning the castle thoroughly, including the portraits on the walls, the corners of the stairs, and the corners of the castle.

The caretaker Argus Filch was walking around the castle all day, demanding strictness from every student he saw. The prefects of each school were also busy, patrolling the castle and punishing students who violated the rules.

The professors seemed particularly nervous. Professor McGonagall personally came to the Gryffindor common room and had a long talk with Fred and George for an hour, hoping that the two of them would behave themselves when outsiders visited.

It is said that Dumbledore also talked to Peeves personally...but I don't know what the effect was.

In a blink of an eye, it was October 30th. The Great Hall was decorated with a new look overnight. There were huge silk banners hanging on the walls, each representing a Hogwarts house. Behind the staff desk, there was the largest banner with the Hogwarts crest on it.

While eating breakfast, the twins were encouraging Harry and Ron again, asking them if they were interested in joining in on their plan.

During this time, George once asked Professor McGonagall how the warriors were selected. But Professor McGonagall did not tell George. She just told George to shut up and concentrate on transforming his raccoon.

Hermione also took out her treasured book, "Hogwarts: A History", or "A Revised History of Hogwarts".

Hermione was very unhappy about the presence of house-elves in the school, but she couldn't solve this problem, which made her even more uncomfortable.

On this day, the air was filled with a joyful mood of anticipation. In class, no one paid close attention to the lectures, as everyone was thinking about the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang that they were going to meet tonight, and what they looked like.

The students finally made it to the afternoon, and a group of them rushed out of the classroom in a hurry. After putting their belongings away, they rushed into the hallway like a flash.

The deans were ordering their students to line up, and the male and female student union presidents and the prefects of each college were following their deans' orders. Ada walked around in the line, checking the students' appearance as ordered.

The students seemed to be so excited that many of them spent a lot of time dressing up. Some put on makeup, some put on all kinds of jewelry, and they all dressed up in a flashy way.

Ada felt that she had never spoken so many words in her life, and she felt like her throat was about to burst into fire.

Finally, the four teams were organized, and under the leadership of the professor, they walked down the steps and lined up in front of the castle. It was a cold, fresh evening, the night was falling, and a white, translucent moon was hanging over the forbidden forest.

As time went by, the team gradually became restless, and many people looked at their watches impatiently. Hogwarts in late October was extremely cold, and if they waited any longer, they might freeze to death.

As the sky gradually darkened, Dumbledore suddenly shouted, "Ah! If I'm not mistaken, the representatives from Beauxbatons are here!"

The students immediately became excited, eagerly asking people around them "where are you" and looking in different directions.

In the deep blue night sky, a huge object was flying rapidly towards the castle, gradually getting bigger and bigger. As the object approached, Ada could see clearly what it was. It was a powder blue carriage pulled by twelve flying horses.

The tall Hagrid stood in an open space in front of the castle holding a dazzling light sign, directing the landing of the huge carriage like an airport ground crew.

Pegasus were obviously not used to this way of landing, so there was a problem with their landing location. Although the "flight" from Beauxbatons landed safely, they almost saw Hagrid off for the last time.

The door slowly opened, and a boy with red lips and white teeth in a light blue robe jumped out of the carriage. He bent down, groped for something on the floor of the carriage, and then opened a golden spiral staircase.

Ada's eyes widened instantly. This boy was none other than her cousin Hector Rosier who was studying at Beauxbatons. Ada had received a letter from Hector in early October, and at that time he said that he would not come to Hogwarts. How could he change his mind at the end of the month?
As Hector lowered the spiral staircase, a woman who looked even bigger than Hagrid came out. She was wrapped in a black satin dress from head to toe, and her neck and thick fingers sparkled with many luxurious opals.

Dumbledore led the applause, and the students followed suit stupidly. The students were all stunned by this big woman. Dumbledore walked up and greeted the woman warmly.

"Dear Madam Maxime," he said, "welcome to Hogwarts." "Dumbledore," Madam Maxime said in a low voice, "I hope everything is well with you. By the way, my horses are a little tired, and they need careful care."

"Don't worry, our Care of Magical Creatures professor will take care of them," said Dumbledore.

At this time, Hagrid, who had "nearly escaped death", came up and showed a silly smile. You know, Hagrid rarely has such a high-profile moment, and it seems that the equally huge Ms. Maxime has a good impression on him.

"My horse needs a single malt, Mr. Hagrid," said Ms. Maxime elegantly.

Hagrid smiled foolishly and patted his chest to promise that he would take good care of these Pegasus. Even if something happened to him, these Pegasus would be fine.

No wonder the flying horses couldn't find the right place to land when they first landed. It turned out that he was driving under the influence. Don't drink when riding a horse (flying broom), and don't ride a horse (flying broom) when you drink. Don't you understand such a basic principle?

Behind Ms. Maxime, twelve or thirteen male and female students also came over. These students from Beauxbatons were shivering slightly. Their blue robes were made of silk and could not keep out the cold wind in Scotland at the end of October.

In the line of Hogwarts students, Fred touched Ada and whispered, "Why are they wearing so little? Is the weather in Beauxbatons good?"

"At least it's better than where we are." Ada thought for a moment and replied, "Beauxbatons seems to be in the Pyrenees Mountains in France."

The students of Hogwarts moved out of the way to allow Madam Maxime and her trembling students to pass.

After they entered the castle, the students of Hogwarts began to discuss Durmstrang again. Everyone was shocked by the way Beauxbatons appeared, and they had more expectations for Durmstrang which had not yet arrived.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and even the Hogwarts students who were used to the cold began to shiver. Everyone stared at the sky, waiting for Durmstrang to fly over like Beauxbatons.

But there was nothing in the deep blue night sky. Instead, a very loud and strange sound floated towards them from the darkness. That direction was the Black Lake.

The dark water was no longer calm, huge splashes of water rose on the surface, and the waves hit the wet shore. A huge whirlpool suddenly appeared in the center of the lake, just like a bathtub with the plug pulled out of the bottom.

A long black pole-like object slowly rose from the center of the whirlpool... Then a magnificent sailing ship appeared in front of everyone, shining in the moonlight.

Wow, what a dream linkage!

Ada in the crowd looked at the ship and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Wow!" She couldn't stop thinking about it in her mind. What she thought about the most was: What should she do if an octopus-faced man walked out of the boat?
The people on the boat were coming ashore, and they all looked very burly. When they got closer, the students realized that these visitors from Durmstrang were wearing thick fur cloaks, which were thicker than the winter cloaks at Hogwarts.

The leader was a tall, thin man with a sinister face. His cloak was different from the others, silver-white, soft and smooth. This man was the headmaster of Durmstrang, Igor Karkaroff.

Karkaroff greeted Dumbledore warmly, as if they were old friends who had not seen each other for many years. But Ada knew that before he became the headmaster of Durmstrang, Karkaroff was a notorious Death Eater.

"It's so nice to be here, so nice... Viktor, come here and warm up... Do you mind, Dumbledore? Viktor has a slight cold..."

Karkaroff motioned for one of his students to come forward. As the boy approached, there were cries of surprise from the Hogwarts student ranks -

"Krum, Viktor Krum!"

The Hogwarts team immediately became agitated, and many crazy girls wanted to rush out of the team to get Krum's autograph. Ada also heard some disgusting words from some girls.

"You think he'd sign my hat with lipstick? Anywhere else, too!"

Ouch!
In addition to those crazy girls, there were even more boys who went crazy. They were even crazier than the girls. Some even shouted Krum's name until their voices broke.

Looking at the men and women who were falling into madness in front of her, Ada lowered her head helplessly. It would be better not to stay in Hogwarts!

(End of this chapter)