Parents of Hogwarts

Saoirse later asked several times about the silver liquid, and Karan didn't know how to answer. He could only vaguely say that it had nothing to do with Nagini. This was also true, even the figure in his memory was No mention of Nagini.

Hagrid's spiked bugs grew very fast, the spines on their bodies became harder and harder, and their appearance became more and more ugly. Karan even suspected that they were the predecessors of the blast-ended snails, which didn't look very good.

The only thing that makes the little wizards feel lucky is that Meadows doesn't have any more dueling lessons. She is no longer so strict and usually just teaches quietly.Steve exclaimed that a miracle had happened.

In addition, everyone has not forgotten one thing - the Triwizard Tournament!

This made the students feel itchy and they couldn't wait for the competition to start as soon as possible. They couldn't wait any longer.

On this day, after class, Callan, Guspard, and Steve were rushing to have dinner. When they reached the foyer, they found that they could no longer go forward because a large group of students were crowded at the foot of the marble staircase. There was a big announcement surrounding it.

Steve stood on tiptoes, pressed their shoulders hard, and read the words on the notice loudly to the two of them over the heads of the people in front:

【Triwizard Tournament】

[Representatives from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will arrive at [-]pm on Friday, October [-]th.Afternoon classes will end half an hour early. 】

[At that time, students are asked to return their schoolbags and textbooks to their dormitories, gather in front of the castle, greet our guests, and then attend the welcome banquet. 】

"Oh hoo." Karan whistled: "It's finally about to begin."

Gaspard pushed up his glasses slightly: "I can finally meet wizards from other schools. I wonder if they are worth studying."

"You said -" Steve said with admiration: "Will they bring some gifts or something like that, such as magical animals unique to other countries?"

"I think you are delusional." Meadows suddenly appeared, and she lightly tapped Steve on the head: "You still dare to mention magical beasts? The Wizarding Duel Competition has only passed not long ago. If Grindelwald can really If you can charm the fire dragon, how can the school add magical animals to the competition?"

Meadows was right, and not only the fire dragon, but also the horned water snake betrayed them.

But no matter what, this still couldn't reduce the enthusiasm in Steve's heart, and the notice that appeared in the foyer had a clear impact on the people living in the castle.

For the next week, wherever Kahlan went, people seemed to be talking about only one topic: the Triwizard Tournament.Rumors spread quickly among the students, like highly contagious germs: who will compete to be the Champion of Hogwarts, what events will be included in the Tournament, what will the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students have to do with them different.

Otherwise, the castle appears to be undergoing a thorough cleaning.Several dirty portraits were scrubbed clean, and the scrubbed characters were dissatisfied.They sat huddled in the picture frame, muttering unhappily, and grimacing in pain every time they touched the newly exposed pink flesh on their faces.Those armors suddenly became shiny and no longer creaked when moving.

Hogwarts has changed a lot, and even the professors are not immune.

Professor McGonagall gave Steve a hard lesson because he turned his hair into cactus needles. For this reason, Callan specially made time and tutored him for a long time, but this could not make Steve happy at all. Tiff cheered up.

Instead of facing the strict and disciplined Professor Callan, Steve would rather face the strict Professor McGonagall - Callan's teachings are not at all as easy as McGonagall's.

On the morning of October [-]th, when they went downstairs for breakfast, they found that the auditorium had been decorated overnight.Huge silk banners hung on the walls, each one representing a house of Hogwarts: red with a golden lion for Gryffindor, blue with a bronze eagle for Ravenclaw, yellow with a The one with a black badger is Hufflepuff, and the green one with a silver boa constrictor is Slytherin.Behind the staff desk hung the largest banner, which showed the Hogwarts crest: a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake joined together, surrounding a large letter h.

The three of them were discussing the competition items in low voices. Karan did not receive the news in advance. He only knew that the competition was divided into three links. In order to avoid any real problems, Principal Dumbledore arranged for the last stage of the competition to avoid the flames. A trap appears where the cup turns into a door key.

"Will there be spiked insects?"

Steve suddenly thought: "Can they be regarded as magical animals? They don't look smart at all, and they can't communicate."

Steve's idea frightened Karan and Gasper. In a short period of time, the spiked bug grew bigger and bigger, and the thorns on its body were as long as an arrow, and a hole was created when it was poked.

"It would be great if there was alchemy." Gespard said: "Even if you can't win the gold medal at the Alchemy Conference, taking the Goblet of Fire home is still a good choice."

Gespard obviously knew what the Goblet of Fire was. Not only that, but even Steve knew it. After all, there were records of previous games and they could be found in the library with some effort.

"Stop being delusional." Karan said with disdain: "Even if you can bypass the age limit to participate in the competition and become the champion, the school will not give you the Goblet of Fire. Otherwise, what will happen in the future competitions? Before you Will it be held at home?"

Gespard was really considering this proposal: "It's not impossible. Then I will be able to plan every game by myself."

Karan and Steve looked at each other, and they shuddered at the same time - even if they were allowed to be spectators in this kind of game, they would not be willing.

"Snape's idea is similar to yours." Karan changed the topic: "He hopes to have a potions competition, while Lily hopes to hold a knowledge competition. She really likes exams."

"That's because she gets good results every time." Steve said frustratedly.

"What about you?" Gespard looked at Karan: "What kind of competition do you think there will be?"

Karan thought about it carefully: "Maybe it's not that dangerous? After all, everyone knows that the threat is out there, and no one wants an accident to happen in the game that was finally held."

Finally, the day came for Beauxbatons and Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to arrive.

There was a joyful feeling of anticipation in the air.In the classroom, no one paid attention to the lecture. Everyone was thinking that people from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were coming tonight.Even Meadows is more accepted by students because get out of class ends half an hour early.

When the bell rang early, Callan, Steve, and Guspard hurried to the Hufflepuff common room. They put down their schoolbags and textbooks as instructed, put on their cloaks, and then walked in three steps. He dashed down the stairs in two steps and came to the foyer.

Deans of colleges are ordering their students to line up.

Karan saw Lily and Snape, their faces full of anticipation. Even Snape could not treat such a grand event calmly.

They filed down the steps and lined up in front of the castle.It was a cold, fresh evening, night was falling, and a white, translucent moon was already hanging over the Forbidden Forest.

"I really hope they can come soon." Karan said with a sigh.

Steve was also rubbing his hands vigorously: "I just don't know what the method will be. Is it also a train?"

"Definitely not." Gespar said seasonedly: "There are no railroad tracks on the school playground. Besides, this method of buying tickets is too old-fashioned. The principals of other schools also want to save face."

While they were arguing, a loud and strange sound floated toward them from the darkness: a muffled rumbling and sucking sound, like a giant vacuum cleaner moving along the river bed...

Steve opened his eyes wide: "Look! Look at the Black Lake!"

Callan and Gasper had noticed it long ago. Standing on the slope of the lawn overlooking the field, they could clearly see the calm, dark water - but the water suddenly became no longer calm.There was a commotion under the water in the middle of the lake, huge splashes rose on the surface, and waves crashed against the wet lake shore - then, right in the middle of the lake, a large whirlpool appeared, like a huge plug suddenly rising from the bottom of the lake. Was pulled out...

A long black pole-like thing slowly rose from the center of the whirlpool, followed by the sail rigging.

Slowly, magnificently, the big ship rose out of the water, gleaming in the moonlight.It had an eerie, skeletal appearance, as if it were the remains of a newly recovered shipwreck, and the portholes shone with a dim, foggy light that looked like ghostly eyes.Finally, with a faint splashing sound, the big boat emerged completely, bumped on the undulating water, and began to sail towards the lake shore.A moment later, they heard a splash as an anchor was thrown into the shallow water, and then another snap as a plank was set on the shore of the lake.

"coming!"

Steve said excitedly.

The people on the boat were coming ashore. They were all tall and tall, and each wore a kind of fur cloak with shaggy and tangled hair.But the woman who led them towards the castle was wearing a different kind of fur: silver-white, soft and smooth, much like her hair.

This is a woman who looks extremely cold, like an iceberg, born with an aura of rejection.

Her tone was also light, and she nodded to Dumbledore without shaking hands: "Long time no see, Albus, how are you doing lately?"

"You know, Victoria." Dumbledore replied with a smile: "It's really not that good. Grindelwald's escape has had a great impact."

Victoria nodded, seeming reluctant to continue on the topic.She rushed back and waved her hand, letting a boy with an angular face come forward. All the students were staring at him closely.

"It's Adam," Steve whispered.

That boy was Adam who shined in the wizard duel competition. He won the second place in the competition and only lost to the champion Hela, who was also the servant of Death. His ancient tornado magic deeply impressed the audience. , Karan is no exception.

Karan also remembered another incident. Adam once told him that Grindelwald killed his father.

"Let me introduce you."

Victoria put her arm around Adam's shoulders and said, "This is my son, Adam. I believe you all know him."

Karan blinked. The principal of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was actually Adam's mother. Doesn't this mean that Victoria's husband was killed by Grindelwald?

Many students were also surprised by this. Adam alone was difficult enough to deal with, but the principals of other schools who were one of the referees were also his relatives. This was almost a blatant favoritism.

Adam seemed to be a very silent person. He shook Dumbledore's hand and said, "It's an honor to meet you."

He didn't say another word after that.

The other Durmstrang students seemed to have been used to this scene for a long time, and students who could use ancient magic were enough to convince them.

They stood waiting near the teachers and students of Hogwarts, continuing to wait for Beauxbatons' arrival.

After another moment, Dumbledore suddenly shouted: "If I'm not mistaken, Beauxbatons' representatives are already here!"

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Karan actually heard joy from these words.

In the distance, a huge object, much bigger than a broomstick - or a hundred broomsticks - was flying rapidly across the dark blue sky towards the castle, gradually getting bigger and bigger. big.

The students screamed as the dark behemoth passed through the treetops of the Forbidden Forest and was illuminated by the light from the castle windows. They saw a huge powder-blue carriage flying towards them.It was as big as a house, and it was pulled through the air by twelve winged horses, all of them silver-maned horses, each as big as an elephant.

The carriage flew lower and was landing at an incomparably fast speed. The students standing in the first three rows hurriedly backed away—then, there was an earth-shattering bang, and the horseshoes thumped to the ground, each of them as big as a vegetable plate.In the blink of an eye, the carriage also landed on the ground, vibrating on the huge wheels, and at the same time the golden horses shook their huge heads, and their big fiery red eyes rolled around.

Then the door opened, and a girl in a light blue robe jumped out of the carriage, bent down, and opened a golden spiral staircase.

She jumped back, and Karan saw that she had a scarf on her face, and couldn't tell what she looked like.

Just when he was about to look at the huge Ms. Maxim, he suddenly noticed that the girl quietly blinked one eye, and it seemed that she was pointing in the direction where Lily was standing.

Lily froze.

Then the girl winked at Karan again and walked towards them as if hiding behind Madame Maxime.

Karan also blinked curiously. He stared at the other person's blond hair and blue eyes, and suddenly a strange thought came to his mind -

Couldn't that be Ariana?