Chapter 359: Five Schools Gathered
Before everyone had calmed down, a student from Ilvermorny pointed to the sky and shouted, "Look, isn't that a dragon?"
"Where?" The students of Ilvermorny quickly looked up at the sky.
"Over there!" A tall boy screamed excitedly and pointed his finger towards the sky above the Forbidden Forest.
"Oh my god, it's not a dragon, it's a flying house!"
Worth it!
It's worth it to be here in the cold wind to see how other schools perform.
"Idiot," his companion pulled his hand down, "What are you looking at? That's obviously a carriage, a carriage pulled by flying horses."
"What Pegasus?" Another Ilvermorny student stretched out his right hand to cover his face. "That's the Magical Beasts Rune Horse. Be quiet and stop embarrassing yourself."
Hearing the conversation between the few people, the students of Hogwarts smiled knowingly.
When Ugadu first appeared in the sky, they were also shouting and yelling, not much better than the students of Ilvermorny.
Now seeing that the students of Ilvermorny also looked so naive, he felt much more balanced.
In order to avoid being laughed at by the other party, the Hogwarts students straightened their chests, suppressed their curiosity, and put on a nonchalant look.
Hi--
This is nothing. The aerial acrobatics just now were more exciting.
I just don't know if this car belongs to Beauxbatons or Durmstrang?
I thought the two schools would come via Portkey like they do during Quidditch matches.
I didn't expect that they would take the Top Five Tournament so seriously that they even took out this kind of equipment that I have never seen before.
Under the gaze of everyone, the carriage pulled by twelve divine horses had flown above them.
This was a huge powder-blue carriage, as big as a house, decorated with exquisite and gorgeous decorations all over, with golden tassels hanging all around, sparkling with magical light.
There was a golden emblem printed on the car door, in the shape of two crossed wands, which was the emblem of Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The carriage fell rapidly and then landed steadily on the ground.
The door opened, and a boy in school uniform jumped out of the carriage, releasing a golden spiral staircase, and then Madame Maxime, dressed in a gorgeous dress, walked out.
The students at Hogwarts were already very familiar with her, so they were not surprised by her height. Instead, they started applauding and welcoming her.
Harry looked carefully and found two familiar faces.
One was the Beauxbatons girl he met at the magic school Potions Championship. At this moment, she was wearing a headscarf, and she was accompanied by her sister Gabrielle, the little girl that Hermione and Ron picked up at the Quidditch World Cup.
The other party also noticed Harry and the other two standing together, and waved and greeted them as soon as they got out of the car.
Dumbledore came to greet them, accompanied by Hagrid, who was also dressed in his best. Both of them smiled and greeted Madame Maxime.
Ilvermorny's headmaster, Egilbert, also walked up and joined the conversation.
However, as the weather was too cold and the students of Beauxbatons were wearing too thin clothes, Madame Maxime only chatted with them for a few minutes before taking the students into the castle to rest.
The students of Hogwarts and Ilvermorny continued to stand there waiting for Durmstrang's arrival.
"How do you think Durmstrang will come?"
"I can't guess it, just wait and see."
Faintly, a strange sound came from a distance, like the sound of water flowing into a pool.
"Karkaroff has finally arrived." Egilbert said softly.
where?
The young wizards looked around, searching for any trace of the Durmstrang delegation.
"Look at the Black Lake!"
The originally calm water surface began to churn, creating huge waves of water that hit the lake shore.
In the center of the huge whirlpool, an object like a flagpole slowly rose up, followed by a high-hanging sail, and finally, an ancient and huge sailing ship rushed out of the water, splashing countless water droplets, like a fine drizzle.
Its surface was old and mottled, as if it was the remains of a sunken ship that had just been salvaged. A faint light shone through the porthole, and a figure could be vaguely seen inside.
If there were a few more skeleton decorations on the deck, it would be almost indistinguishable from a Muggle ghost ship at sea, which would really set off the Halloween atmosphere.
The sailboat slowly moved towards the lake shore and soon stopped.
With a low muffled sound, a wide wooden board extended from the deck to the lake shore.
Wizards wearing thick fur cloaks walked down one after another. They were the teachers and students of Durmstrang.
Leading the group was Durmstrang's headmaster, Karkaroff. He was thin, with short white hair, a stern face, a small curly goatee on his thin chin, and cold eyes with a sharp light.
He was followed by a burly student, who was none other than Krum, an old acquaintance of the students.
As soon as they saw him, the students burst into cheers.
After all, unlike previous years, Krum is now the top seeker and a world-class Quidditch star, so his popularity in Hogwarts is naturally incomparable.
"Krum, Viktor Krum!"
"Oh my god, I thought I wouldn't see him this year because there was no Quidditch match, but I didn't expect him to come to the Five Power Tournament. That's great."
"Harry, should we ask Krum for an autograph?" Ron shook Harry's shoulder excitedly. "You two are old rivals. I'm sure he'll be willing to give you an autograph."
"Ron," Hermione said, "don't make such a fuss. He's just a Quidditch player, and he lost to Harry before the summer vacation."
"He didn't lose to me, Hermione," Harry explained. "It was Durmstrang who lost to us. He's a better seeker than I am."
"Ahem," Ron coughed lightly and said seriously, "Hermione is right. I was indeed a little too excited."
"I've decided. No more autographs. We might even be competing against each other this year. It wouldn't look good to ask for my opponent's autograph now."
There were many little wizards who were as excited as Ron, and some little girls were even shouting and jumping. If the professors were not watching, they would have rushed forward.
Such a scene naturally fell into Karkarov's eyes, and the smile on his face suddenly became even more intense.
But when he heard the conversation between Ron and the other two, the smile on his face suddenly froze.
He glanced at Harry and the other two and cursed contemptuously in his heart.
Rude little wizard!
Then he put on a warm smile and greeted Dumbledore and Gilbert.
At this moment, Professor McGonagall also rushed back with everyone from Vagado.
Seeing this, Dumbledore no longer hesitated and invited everyone to enter the hall.
The Durmstrang students sat at the Slytherin table, while the Beauxbatons students sat together with the Ravenclaw students.
Ilvermorny joined the Hufflepuff side, and the students from Ulgardo took their seats with the Gryffindors.
In the noisy atmosphere, Dumbledore came to the professor's seat.
“Welcome guests from afar. I believe that we can all get along happily in the coming year.”
“Please eat and drink as if you were at home.”
"Now, the dinner begins."
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