Chapter 435: Seven schools enter the arena, each showing their talents

Upon learning that delegations from other schools were about to arrive, Hogwarts was in a state of complete excitement.

The topic among the students completely changed to the Global Youth Wizarding Competition. Everyone began to discuss enthusiastically what events would be in the competition, the specific process, and also discussed magic schools in other regions. The more knowledgeable students would introduce the customs and practices of those magic schools to other classmates. What's more, they would communicate with pen pals from other schools to inquire about each other's intelligence.

"That Krum is actually a Durmstrang contestant?!"

"Urgent, urgent, urgent, is Beauxbatons really full of beauties? What? They only speak French, is it too late for me to start learning French now?"

"I have to learn French..."

"Since Beauxbatons is coming, will the school cafeteria introduce some new dishes? We can't serve British food to French students, right?"

Such discussions are spread across every corner of Hogwarts Castle. Of course, not every conversation is so harmonious.

"What kind of world is this? A guy like Longbottom can represent Hogwarts in the war!"

"I heard that Professor McGonagall gets very angry about him during the extra classes every weekend."

"Hey, just let him go! Anyway, I heard that Castrobus is a thousand-year-old school located in South America. Thousands of years ago, human sacrifice was extremely popular in South America. That idiot Longbottom might become their sacrifice!"

"Don't be ridiculous. South Americans have very high requirements for sacrifices. That kind of idiot is not worthy of being a sacrifice."

Several people suddenly burst into loud, shrill laughter.

Many Slytherin students were dissatisfied: they were convinced that the Greengrass sisters and Les Lint could become contestants, but why did Neville Longbottom from Hufflepuff become the contestants?

Is a wimp who loses things every day and doesn't even dare to speak loudly qualified to represent Hogwarts?

This topic is not only circulated in Slytherin, many people in Ravenclaw are also confused about it, and students in Gryffindor are also worried about it. Only students in Hufflepuff still unconditionally support Neville - he and Cedric Diggory are the only two contestants in the school, how can they not support him?

Through the selection ceremony, the Sorting Hat selected thirteen contestants to represent Hogwarts, including four each from Ravenclaw and Gryffindor, three from Slytherin, and the least number of people from Hufflepuff, only two.

But what is amazing is that it is not the senior students who dominate the field. Most of the places are taken by students below the fifth grade, which makes everyone quite worried.

Because according to the information they had obtained, most of the students from other schools were in senior grades or even about to graduate, which gave them an advantage in age. Moreover, all the major magic schools had brought out their best treasures for this competition, some of which were even school treasures like the Sorting Hat and the Sword of Gryffindor that had been passed down for thousands of years!

……

The sea was churning and the waves were turbulent. A giant petrel, almost the size of a Muggle airliner, was speeding through the storm.

There were fourteen people standing or sitting on the back of the petrel. With the help of magic, the huge waves outside had no effect on them.

The leader had no hair on his head, but judging from his hunched body and completely white eyebrows and beard, he was very old.

This person is Yuan Danxi, the current principal of the Japanese magic school "Magic Institute", who is said to be one hundred and fifty years old.

After learning that Hogwarts was going to host the first World Championship for Young Wizards, he immediately carefully selected a group of outstanding disciples from the school and prepared to take them to participate in the competition, determined to win a good place and let the reputation of the magic house resound throughout the world.

Behind Yuan Danxi, thirteen students lined up and sat down. It can be seen that the three golden-robed students sitting in the front row have the highest status, while the other nine students are slightly lower. However, these twelve people involuntarily kept a certain distance from the young man in white robes.

This student in white robe is a former student of the School of Magic who was specially brought out from the prison of the Japanese Ministry of Magic by Principal Yuan Danxi. The white robe on him represents his sins.

Students at the School of Magic wear magical robes that change size as the students age and change color as the wearer gains knowledge. At first, the robes are light pink, but if the students get the best grades in all magical subjects, they can turn gold. But once the robes turn white, it means that the student has betrayed the Japanese wizard code, committed illegal acts, or violated the International Statute of Secrecy. "Albinism" is a terrible shame that will cause students to be expelled from school and be tried by the Japanese Ministry of Magic. But in the face of the temptation of "the world's number one magic school", albinism does not seem to be unacceptable.

"I have already invited the dark wizards here, so can't I deal with the green hands from other magic schools?" This is what Principal Yuan Danxi thought.

At this moment, the giant petrel suddenly stopped because there was a person floating in the air ahead!

No matter how strong the wind and rain were, or how huge the waves were, the man just stood there quietly, as if he was not standing on the surface of the deep sea, but on a viewing platform.

There was a slight commotion among the students on Haiyan's back, but Yuan Danxi just looked back at them, and all the students shut up.

"Long time no see, my old friend." Yuan Danxi stepped forward and greeted the man in fluent Latin.

"It's been a long time since we last met. Do you want to find a drier place to chat?" The man glanced at the petrel under Yuan Danxi's feet and couldn't help but complain: "Why do you guys at the magic institute like to ride this thing around so much? If nothing works, wouldn't it be cooler to tame a fire dragon?"

Yuan Danxi smiled and told him that this was the ancestral system and he didn't want to change it. Besides, this way of appearance would be very cool and would leave a deep impression on the teachers and students of Hogwarts. Then he turned to his disciples and said, "You go to Hogwarts first. I need to talk to my good friend and I will catch up with him soon."

He then grabbed the man's arm, and after a loud bang, the two men disappeared.

The next moment, the two appeared on a sunny island.

Yuan Danxi was just about to compliment his old friend on his further progress in teleportation, but suddenly his eyes fixed: he saw a stranger wearing sunglasses walking towards them.

"Don't worry, he's my friend in the organization." The man's words made Yuan Danxi feel at ease.

“What? Since that’s the case—” Yuan Danxi paused.

The man in sunglasses had taken off his sunglasses, revealing a pair of pure black eyes. His gaze met Yuan Danxi's, and a transparent line faintly appeared in the air connecting the two.

After a few seconds, Yuan Danxi continued: "——your friend, then we are acquaintances."

The three of them talked happily.

After a while, Yuan Danxi returned to the magic institute alone on the back of the petrel.

……

Soon, the day arrived for the schools to arrive at Hogwarts.

The Great Hall was decorated overnight, with huge silk banners hung on the walls, which were only hung during the graduation ceremony. Each banner represented a house: a red background with a golden lion was Gryffindor, a blue background with a bronze eagle was Ravenclaw, a yellow background with a black badger was Hufflepuff, and a green background with a silver python was Slytherin.

Don’t think these silk banners are just ordinary things. Some of the visiting magic schools have a history even longer than these banners!

Behind the staff seats, there was a large banner with the Hogwarts coat of arms: a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake, surrounding a capital letter [H].

Looking at the decorations in the hall and the changes in the castle, Les was extremely satisfied: Very good, it didn't bring shame to Hogwarts!

There was a joyful and impetuous mood in the air. No one paid attention to the class. Everyone's thoughts were attracted by the magic schools that they were about to arrive at.

The second class in the morning ended half an hour early. All the students hurried back to their college lounges, put down their schoolbags, put on their cloaks, and then went to the lobby.

The four major houses of Hogwarts each formed a square formation outside the castle hall, led by the dean. Thirteen warriors stood alone in front of the formation, forming a small square of their own.

"Mr. Weasley, put your hat on straight! Miss Patil, take that ridiculous thing off your hair!" Professor McGonagall said sternly, checking the appearance of every student. The other three deans were no exception, and even Professor Sprout, who was usually the kindest, became particularly serious today.

This is the first meeting of eight schools in history, and no one wants to lose face.

Not to mention the professors at Hogwarts, even Rice took this matter very seriously.

Daphne and Astoria noticed that Les had suddenly become much more handsome today. Although he was also handsome in the past, he was particularly dazzling today: his shiny black hair was combed meticulously, his eyes were bright and piercing, his exposed skin was white and flawless, as clean as egg white, and when he smiled, he showed eight white and neat teeth, and his brand new and neat wizard robes exuded a faint fragrance.

"Les, there's something wrong with you," Daphne said with certainty.

"It's the power of magic." Les turned his head, glanced at the Greengrass sisters, and asked them if they wanted to do the same?

Naturally, the two would not refuse.

So Rice used the "magic to clean skin", "magic to remove dirt from robes", "magic to make eyes clear" and "magic to make hair shiny and smooth" on the two of them in turn, which immediately raised their appearance and temperament to a higher level.

The contestants around:?

Students and professors watching from the side: ???

Can this still be done?

After feeling the gazes of the contestants, Rice decided to deal with the "cards" of Hogwarts one by one.

A few minutes later, the small team of contestants had a brand new look, and everyone's face had been beautified. The unsightly ones became attractive, the attractive ones became good-looking, and the good-looking ones even looked like they had Veela blood...

Looking at the row of "handsome men and beautiful women", Rice couldn't help but smile: I have to say, these little tricks that Rowena came up with are really useful!

Rowena, who was standing in the staff queue not far away, had a gloomy look in her eyes. She vaguely remembered that Salazar once said that these spells were "the most useless spells in the world", but despite the criticism, the spells were still used quite skillfully!

Salazar, there you have it!

The Hogwarts queue was quickly formed. As time passed, students began to speculate how each school would appear.

Rice remembered a saying: "Whenever people get together, they can't help but show off." Hogwarts is making preparations, and other schools are probably also preparing dramatic entrance ceremonies!

Soon, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang entered.

Beauxbatons descended from the sky with a carriage pulled by twelve giant winged Pegasus, while Durmstrang emerged from the bottom of the Black Lake in an antique sailing warship.

"Interesting..." Les's eyes were attracted by Durmstrang's warship. There were a lot of magics attached to that warship, which was a bit similar to the Knight Bus he had seen before.

Headmaster Karkaroff of Durmstrang and Headmaster Maxime of Beauxbatons led their teams to the Hogwarts formation one by one.

When Durmstrang appeared, it caused a commotion, because Viktor Krum actually appeared in Durmstrang's team!

However, the Hogwarts contestant formation was not inferior at all. Les could feel many eyes scanning his face, Cedric's, Daphne's, and Astoria's.

Dumbledore was reminiscing with Madam Maxime and Karkaroff when a huge petrel appeared over Hogwarts. It circled in confusion for a few times until the defense magic of Hogwarts was lifted and it found Hogwarts and landed successfully.

"Mr. Yuan Danxi, welcome to Hogwarts." Dumbledore stepped forward to greet the visitor to the Institute of Magic, and then took the students of the Institute of Magic aside.

"There are still four..." Astoria counted the magic schools that appeared and found that Vagado, Castrobush, Kodostoriz and Ilvermorny had not arrived yet.

The way the first three schools appeared on stage gave her quite a shock, and now she began to look forward to how the remaining schools would perform.

Dumbledore took out a pocket watch from his pocket, glanced at the time and raised his head.

"The people from Wagadu are coming. We have to make some preparations in advance—" He snapped his fingers, and an aromatherapy burner appeared in front of the square formations of each school.

"Everyone needs to fall asleep... Fortunately, Vagadou prepared a potion for us."

As he spoke, puffs of smoke came out of the incense burner and blew towards the formations of each school.

At the principals' instructions, the students did not disperse the fumes but inhaled them and allowed their consciousness to be overwhelmed by sleepiness.

Soon, everyone fell asleep, including Rice.

Rice dreamed of a very strange scene: he dreamed that students from Hogwarts, Durmstrang, Beauxbatons and the Institute of Magic were standing in a line outside the Hogwarts Castle - exactly the same scene he had just seen. What was even more amazing was that Rice could clearly realize that he was dreaming.

'The spices from Wagadu are quite interesting.'

Soon, Rice noticed a towering snow-capped mountain appearing on the horizon.

Les knew that was the location of Ugadu, the Moon Mountain.

The teachers and students of Uagadou have arrived.

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