Hogwarts in the shadows

The auditorium gradually became quiet.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, ghosts, and especially the distinguished guests who have come from afar,"

Dumbledore looked at the foreign students with a smile.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. May you find the warmth and happiness of home here."

"The Triwizard Tournament is about to begin. Before that, please allow me to invite everyone to enjoy a sumptuous banquet!"

The plate in front of Hephis was piled high with food as usual.

The dishes tonight were unusually rich, some of which were of foreign flavor.

The temperature in the auditorium was noticeably warmer.

The students of Durmstrang removed their heavy fur cloaks, revealing their blood-red robes.

Just then, a girl from Beauxbatons came to the Slytherin table.

She has waist-length silver hair and clear and bright blue eyes.

She sat down opposite Hephis without hesitation.

"You are Hephis." The girl's clear voice sounded, but there was an undisguised arrogance in her voice.

Hephis had noticed the other person approaching, but he didn't expect that the girl would sit down opposite him.

You know, he has his own seat at the Slytherin table.

There was no one around him except Draco or Theodore.

The other little snakes were very conscientious and left the seats next to him and opposite him empty.

Hephis looked up and saw that the girl was quite pretty, the same girl who he thought looked very much like Fulla.

It’s not about her appearance, but the aura she exudes, which is exactly the same as Fulla’s.

"What can I do for you?" Hephis felt that he should be polite when facing a beautiful woman.

Yu Shi wiped his mouth and looked at the girl in front of him calmly.

"I'm Fleur Delacour." Delacour raised her chin slightly, revealing her white neck.

When Hephis heard the last name of Delacour, he understood immediately, "Oh, then Fulla is yours?"

"My aunt." Delacour's tone was still arrogant.

Hephis asked politely, "So Miss Delacour, what do you want to do?"

"You are the one who 'kidnapped' my aunt here, right?" Delacour demanded.

Hephis almost vomited blood.

There was no kidnapping, this was clearly Snape's fault.

At best, he is a matchmaker.

The small snakes around also noticed this scene.

They didn't take it seriously at first, after all, Hephis was so handsome.

There were countless little witches at Hogwarts who admired him, so it wasn't surprising to see a foreign girl there.

But when they heard that Hephis had abducted the aunt, they immediately pricked up their ears.

Although they dare not spy openly, they can still eavesdrop.

Hephesus naturally noticed all this, and he explained it first.

"Fula stayed in Hogwarts voluntarily. She was not abducted. I'm afraid you misunderstood."

He then cast an occluding spell, shutting out even Draco.

"Don't try to lie to me. You are the one my aunt mentioned the most in her letter. It must be because of you."

Delacour looked like, "Don't try to fool me."

Hephis thought about it and thought that it was probably that Fulla had intentionally concealed the matter about Snape.

She stayed in Hogwarts again, which led to the girl's misunderstanding.

But he really has to take the blame for this.

After all, this matter involves Snape, and there must be a reason why Flora didn't want to say it.

If this gets exposed, it might cause some unnecessary trouble.

Hefeth quickly made up an excuse.

"I have some potions that need Fulla's help. The Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts has many rare medicinal herbs that are needed, so Fulla stayed here."

"Humph, there is no herbal medicine that our Delacour family can't buy."

Delacour snorted heavily. She didn't believe a word of what Hephis said.

Hephis' eyes rolled, and he took out two small bottles from the black hole space and placed them on the table.

The bottles were filled with ruby-like liquids that sparkled with silver and gold.

"Pure unicorn blood and phoenix blood, I wonder if the wealthy Delacour family can get them."

Delacour was stunned, his eyes instantly drawn to the two bottles of liquid.

Although she didn't recognize these two materials, she could tell from their luster that they were not ordinary items.

"Of course we can get it," Delacour said stubbornly.

"Of course, of course, I believe in the strength of the Delacour family. It's just that Hogwarts is more convenient and can be used at any time."

Hephis gave her a way out at the right time.

Delacour's expression improved a little after hearing what Hephis said.

"You can call me Fleur. After all, you and my aunt are... 'good friends'."

When she said the word "good friend", she almost squeezed it out through her teeth.

Hephis would naturally not fall in love with a little girl.

What's more, Fleur might need her help to deal with the Delacour family in the future.

"Do you like the food here? We can make whatever you want."

"Can it be made now?" A hint of surprise flashed in Furong's eyes.

"French bouillabaisse, I like it very much. It's a pity you don't have it here. You really should try it. It tastes good."

Hephis's mouth curled up into a smile and he snapped his left fingers.

Almost at the moment he snapped his fingers, a plate of steaming French fish soup appeared in front of Furong.

Furong stared at the scene in amazement, "Is Hogwarts so kind to its students?"

Hephis didn't explain too much, "What else do you want, Furong?"

Furong said a little embarrassedly.

"Can I have another serving of caviar and red wine braised chicken? I really can't get used to the food here."

Hefeth snapped his fingers again, and a portion of caviar and a glass of red wine appeared in front of her.

"The red wine chicken has to be cooked in the kitchen. You need to wait a while."

He raised the butterbeer in front of him, "This is Sighnaghi, I hope you like it."

Furong's cheeks were slightly red, and she also raised her glass, "Thank you, I don't object to you and my aunt, although..."

Hephis almost spit out the butterbeer in his mouth.

There's nothing going on between him and Fulla, okay?

This is the blame.

He thought to himself: Snape, you have to do better!

The dinner ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

When all the plates were removed, Dumbledore stood up again.

At this time, two new faces quietly appeared on the faculty bench: one was Percy Weasley.

The other is Ludo Bagman, who I met once at the World Cup.

"The moment has finally arrived," Dumbledore said with a smile on his face.

"The Triwizard Tournament is about to begin. Before that, please allow me to explain a few more things."