if i am not me

"Harry, stop laughing." Draco stroked his forehead lightly, and said with a little helplessness.However, this sentence only made the corners of Harry's already cracked mouth bend into a more beautiful arc in an instant.

"how?"

Looking at the smile that flashed in those bright eyes, Draco could only try his best to act nonchalantly, and smiled slightly, "It's nothing... I just think it's okay for you to smile like this to welcome our coming guests." Don't you seem a little too enthusiastic?"

"Oh——" there was a long drag, and Harry's tone was full of innocence, "Really? Then I... will try to restrain myself."

Due to the arrival of students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, Hogwarts closed half an hour early for the last class this afternoon.At this time, Harry and Draco, who had already been prepared, were standing in the front hall, waiting for the arrival of others.As soon as Harry finished speaking, Draco saw Neville appearing in the hall, and Hermione and Ron talking behind him.As if he didn't hear Harry's obviously teasing words, Draco waved to them rarely, motioning for the three to come to them.

"You guys are pretty fast." Hermione walked towards them, pulling her somewhat disheveled hair with her fingers. Just now, Professor McGonagall hinted that she should pay attention to her appearance, which made her feel a little headache.

Harry didn't seem to care about Draco's behavior just now, his expression was full of relaxation and joy, "Of course, we are relatively close." The distance between the potions classroom and Slater's dormitory is not very far, at least relatively As far as Gryffindor's tower is concerned, this distance can be said to be very close.

Nodding wildly, Hermione frowned, feeling impatient with her disheveled hair for the first time in a long time.Asking the girl next to him to borrow a comb, Hermione began to carefully comb her curly brown hair, while Ron stood by and gesticulated, as if he had forgotten that it was he who was angry after Hermione glared at him in the morning. I swore to ignore her all day today.

"Okay, come here and line up for me! The first graders are first..." After a short wait, Professor McGonagall's voice sounded from the other end of the front hall, and Hermione hurriedly brushed the comb It was stuffed into a girl's hand, followed by Ron and Neville.

Soon, Harry and Draco filed out with the crowd, and lined up on the slightly noisy lawn in front of the castle according to the positions of the colleges.

The weather is about to enter November and already has a slight coolness. In the evening sky, the sun has already set below the forest, leaving only a cloudless dark blue sky, and the translucent and pale crescent moon hangs in the distance On the treetops of the Forbidden Forest, people have the illusion that they can be picked off by climbing to the top of the tree.

"How will they do it?" Draco stroked his smooth chin curiously, muttering to himself that this question was also common to many people around him.Although Harry certainly knew the answer, he didn't mean to ask.After all, if you know the answer to some things too early, you will lose a certain amount of fun. Occasionally keeping things a little mysterious will make them more charming and make people look forward to them more easily.So at this moment, he just filtered all kinds of guesses under Harry's unpredictable smile, and watched Harry look around restlessly.

Harry, who already knew the answer, certainly didn't have much interest in the appearance of the two schools. On the contrary, today he seemed to be more interested in a few people.

Behind them on the left, Snape, who was still dressed in black, was talking in a low voice with Lupine, who was wearing a light gray robe.Lupine still had Snape substitute for him for a few days this term, but that didn't detract from his charm as the most popular teacher at Hogwarts. On the contrary, Lupine's popularity seemed to be higher.A lot of students think it's something to respect when their somewhat sickly Defense Against the Dark Arts professor gives them the occasional pale face.

While thinking wildly, Harry saw that Snape seemed to have heard some bad news from Lupin, and his brows were tightly frowned, while Lupine still had a smile on his face, making Harry curious about them The content of the conversation comes.He wanted to move over there secretly, but suddenly, Harry heard the voices of Dumbledore and several teachers standing behind, "Ah——I think Beauxbaton's students have arrived."

Dumbledore's voice was not loud, but the students could still hear him clearly, so just for a moment, almost all the students began to open their eyes curiously and began to look around.

"where?"

"I do not see it……"

"Oh—it's there!" A tall boy in the sixth grade suddenly pointed his finger at the sky above the stretching forest. A black dot appeared in the sky, and it became bigger and bigger at a very fast speed.After it completely entered the sight range of the students, everyone found that it was a huge light blue carriage.

The car body is decorated exquisitely with traces of golden and silver totems. Twelve flying horses with snow-white wings are pulling it and whizzing towards them. When it reaches the sky above Hogwarts, the black shadow is even more Instantly enveloped the entire lawn.

"...What a big carriage!" Looking at the huge monster, the students in the lower grades couldn't help sighing, and several senior students also nodded with sympathy.

The carriage hovered over Hogwarts for a few seconds, then gradually began to land, and finally stopped on the lawn in front of the castle after a loud noise.

Almost everyone's eyes were fixed on the door of the carriage, and all kinds of guesses were whispered among the crowd. In such anticipation, the door opened.

The first to come down was a girl wearing a light blue silk robe, her graceful figure immediately attracted the attention of all the boys.However, she did not cast her eyes on the dark crowd in front of her. The girl just unfolded the golden ladder respectfully, and then stepped back after placing it, waiting for the people in the car to appear.

The girl had just retreated, and then, a black high-heeled boot the size of a sled appeared in everyone's sight.As before, the appearance of Mrs. Maxime made many people take a deep breath. This may be the tallest woman they have ever seen in their life-her height is not inferior to Hagrid, even because She was well-proportioned and seemed taller.Of course, she was a very attractive lady besides her height.

However, those uncoordinated voices were quickly drowned out by the rapid applause. Dumbledore smiled and looked at Mrs. Maxim who came to him, took her hand and gave her a soft kiss, " Dear Madame Maxime," Dumbledore hardly had to bend down, "welcome to Hogwarts."

"Dumbledore," Madam Maxim's voice was a little low, but it possessed an indescribable magnetic charm, "are you safe?"

"I'm fine, thank you." The smile on Dumbledore's face seemed to deepen a bit, and he looked more elegant, which was in great contrast to the crazy impression he usually left on people.

Madam Maxim smiled slightly, "Has Karkaroff arrived yet?"

"It should be there soon." Dumbledore's eyes fell on the 12 girls behind Maxim. They were wearing light blue silk robes like the girls who came down at the beginning. This already chilly evening felt a little cold, and some of them were even shivering. "But if you want, you can take your students in first to warm up."

Nodding her head, Dumbledore's proposal deeply fit Madam Maxim's thoughts, "Thank you, Dumbledore, let's go in and warm up first. But my horse..."

Understanding what Madam Maxim meant, Dumbledore blinked, "Don't worry, our professor of magical creatures will take good care of them."

Obviously Madam Maxim still had some doubts, but she still bowed slightly to Dumbledore to express her gratitude, "Very well, please tell him, these horses only drink malt whiskey." Dumbledore replied Madam Maxim took the impatient girls up the stone steps, and it was obvious that they were frozen to death.

"Hey, they're in good shape," Blaise said, whistling softly, in a voice only Harry and Draco could hear.After those girls got off the carriage, like many boys, he never took his eyes off them. "It's a pity that several faces are blocked by scarves."

Drake raised his eyebrows lightly when he heard the words, and gave Blaise a chuckle of disdain, but just as he was about to say something, he was interrupted by a student's exclamation, "Listen, what is that sound? "

"There's something in the lake!"

Following the direction of the crowd, Drake clearly saw a lot of huge bubbles popping out of the originally smooth lake surface, and the turbulent lake water rushed towards the lake, washing the muddy lake shore.Then a huge vortex appeared in the place where it was bubbling just now, and soon, they knew exactly what was coming out of the lake.

"A ship..." With his eyes widened, Draco blinked slightly in surprise, and a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes.Compared with how Durmstrang appeared, he wanted to know how such a huge boat appeared in the school lake, so he didn't have the desire to continue guessing.

"How did they come here?" Draco asked the question directly, and Draco still looked at the ship with great interest.

"The Black Lake and the open sea are actually connected, but there are not many people who know this." Harry said lightly with the corners of his mouth raised, as if glad that Draco finally asked something. "Durmstrang's principal, Karkaroff, is Dumbledore's old opponent. He likes to suppress that old fox. It seems that this time he intentionally came out of the Black Lake for this purpose."

Nodding clearly, Draco followed Harry's gesture and looked at those people who got off the boat.At the front of the crowd was an old man who was about the same height as Dumbledore. He had short white hair and a goatee with a slightly raised end on his mouth. He looked quite sinister.And the people behind him were all tall and strong, which made many girls exclaim one after another.

"The old man at the front is Karkaroff." Harry still maintained a slow tone, but there was a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth, "And, this time Durmstrang's representative team There's someone who will definitely interest you."

Draco's blue eyes flickered, and he looked at Harry suspiciously and curiously, and just when he was puzzled, a sharp cry made him understand the meaning of Harry's words.

"Krum—it's Viktor Krum!"

As Durmstrang's representative approached them, a first-year boy standing in the front row suddenly pointed at a person behind Karkaroff and let out a loud exclamation.And this scream caused many Hogwarts students to riot.

People looked at that person one after another, and after confirming that the person was indeed their idol, they began to shout Krum's name desperately, and even started looking for pens and paper to sign.Of course, Harry also looked at Krum, but he was more interested in how the boy in the first year recognized Krum, because all the students in Durmstrang were wearing thick jackets. Long-haired cloaks of fur, which hid most of their faces under the hoods.

Drake also showed a look of surprise at this time. After all, Krum is one of his favorite Quidditch players, but although he was happy on the face, he did not forget to give Harry a few glances—this kid, unexpectedly Such an important matter has been hidden from him for so long.

Receiving Draco's slightly threatening eyes, Harry raised his eyebrows indifferently, showing a satisfied smile after a prank.Surprise this thing, it really is essential!

Looking at the reactions around him, Karkaroff inadvertently brought a smug look on his face, and his tone became more arrogant when talking to Dumbledore.But not many students noticed him at this time, because everyone focused on Krum.

Finally, representatives from both schools arrived, and the students who had been blown in the cold wind for a long time could return to the warm castle.Everyone couldn't wait to rush to the auditorium. You know, there is a lot of food waiting for them in the auditorium tonight.

In the auditorium, after Harry and Drake were seated, Krum and his companions were still surrounded in the foyer.Apparently, they still weren't sure where they should sit.In the end, Krum looked at the vacant seat beside Drake, slightly bent the corner of his cold mouth towards them, and sat beside Drake, attracting voices of envy and sigh.

Draco was naturally more than happy to have Krum sitting next to them. For a standard Quidditch fan, Krum is definitely worthy of their admiration.But apart from the surprise at the beginning, now Drake has completely returned to his usual style.

Nodding gracefully to Krum, Drake expressed his welcome and enthusiasm for him with a smile. While this attitude made Krum slightly relieved, it also convinced him that he chose the long table of this academy. is a right decision.

Afterwards, Kerim and Drake had a very happy conversation, even making Blaise, who was also squeezed next to Krum, feel a little jealous, while Harry kept smiling slightly, looking at Draco and Krum Mu acts as a listening form.

Harry admires Krum, but because of his previous contact, this Durmstrang warrior is not very attractive to him, so when talking with Krum, he behaves The ones are not very positive.But for Drake, who is the first idol to come into contact with, this is undoubtedly something that makes him very happy.

Just when they were talking more speculatively, Dumbledore stood up and tapped the goblet with the silver spoon.The crisp sound made the noisy auditorium gradually quiet, and the dinner began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, ghosts—of course, and especially our guests, good evening," said Dumbledore's blue eyes slightly curved for his smile, coupled with his tone at this time, made everyone Everyone smiled heartily, "Welcome to Hogwarts very much. I hope and believe that you will have a comfortable and happy stay here."

"The game after midsummer is about to start—" Dumbledore paused slightly after hearing the laughter from several children, then smiled deeply, waved his hands and said loudly, "Now, let's fill in the Fill your stomach!"

After finishing speaking, the originally empty plate on the table was filled with exquisite food exuding a tempting aroma following his lowered right hand.And the students no longer shy away from anything, they laughed and extended their forks to the utensils filled with food, and began to fill their stomachs.

While introducing several special dishes on the table to Krum, Drake filled Harry's plate, and smoothly filled his glass with the red wine that the students were allowed to drink in small quantities due to this banquet.

But Harry didn't pay attention to Draco's series of actions, and now he just narrowed his eyes and looked at the teacher's seat.There, Karkaroff was pulling Dumbledore to talk, while Mrs. Maxim was having a good conversation with old Barty Crouch who had just arrived, and Ludo Bagman was listening carefully to Dumbledore During the conversation with Karkaroff, knowing laughter came out from time to time.But none of this was the focus of Harry's attention, as he was looking at the first three empty seats under the teacher's chair.

Harry knew that one of them belonged to Hagrid, but he had no way of guessing the origin of the other two empty seats, because it was different from the history he knew.Frowning slightly, suddenly, a possibility flashed through Harry's mind.

Could it be that other people will appear at Hogwarts?