HP's Adagio Minor

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October 1994, 10 Ravenclaw Tower, Hogwarts, UK

"Hey, Mandy, Sally Ann! Why are you here? Everyone else is already downstairs, so hurry up—I've got my school uniform in the closet."

"Thank you, Padma, see you soon!"

Sally Ann threw her schoolbag and textbooks on the bed, turned around and took out a cloak from the closet to put it on, and then combed her hair in front of the mirror.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault that I left behind my class notes, will we..." Mandy Bloche almost strangled the lace around his neck, "Oh, my hands are shaking from nervousness!"

"Don't worry, we won't miss anything."

When the two girls tidied up and rushed down the stairs to the foyer, the deans of the college were ordering their students to line up.

"Let me see! Oh, young ladies are all well dressed, gentlemen need to adjust your ties... very good, very perfect!" Professor Flitwick weighed his toes and looked hard at each student, " Alright, everyone, follow the academy ahead, don't be crowded..."

"Petil, what's that on your head? I hope you put it away for now."

"...Okay, Clearwater-senpai."

"You did it on purpose, because Professor Flitwick couldn't see it." A tall boy beside him said.

"You don't need to talk too much, Boot!" Padma Patil angrily stuffed the big butterfly headdress on her head into the wizard hat.

Penelope Clearwater glanced at her with satisfaction, and then was attracted by several boys who jumped in line, "You, and you, you all go to the back—"

"The control is really strict." Mandy Blohe muttered.

"She's a prefect." Sally Ann agreed casually.

Soon, all Hogwarts students lined up down the stairs and stood in front of the castle. Everyone's faces were full of joyful anticipation, even though the sun was almost setting and the temperature was already considered cold.

"It's a clear evening, isn't it?" Anthony leaned over and joked, "I bet you must be so happy now, otherwise why didn't you even find out that the earrings were lost?"

Sally Ann touched her earlobe, and there was indeed one missing.

"I picked it up next to the sofa in the common room." Anthony handed over the flower-shaped earrings and watched her put them back on. "Fortunately, I still recognize what I gave you."

"Sorry, I should be more careful." Sally Ann looked at her boyfriend apologetically.

"If it is really lost, I can only buy you another pair... Do you like pearls?"

"..."

Michael Kona and Terry Boot at the side couldn't help but look at each other and shake their heads when they heard the buddy's sensuality.

Night was falling, and the white, translucent moon was already hanging over the Forbidden Forest.

"I don't know how they will come." Sally Ann looked at the bright stars above her head, and couldn't help but fall into imagination.

"It's already six o'clock, I hope they can hurry up, it's too dark to see clearly...Are you cold?" Anthony looked at the thin shirt collar in his girlfriend's cloak, and said with some distress.

At this moment, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, who was standing in the back row with other teachers, shouted—"Ah! If I'm not mistaken, Beauxbaton's representative has arrived!"

"Where is it?" All the students looked in different directions.

"There!" a sixth-grader shouted, pointing to the sky above the Forbidden Forest.

A powder blue carriage (it looked almost the size of a house) was racing across the deep blue sky towards the castle.Soon, the carriage flew lower and lower, and landed at an incomparably fast speed. The students standing in the first three rows hurriedly retreated—first, twelve giant winged horses fell to the ground with a bang, and then there was an earth-shattering loud noise, The carriage landed smoothly, and the wheels vibrated due to gravity.

"Silver-maned horses! Merlin is almost as big as an elephant. I heard that they only drink single malt whiskey." Some students pointed to the red-eyed golden horses and shouted.

Sally Ann saw a coat of arms on the door (two golden crossed wands with three stars emerging from each), then the door opened, and a boy in a light blue robe jumped out of the carriage, bent over body, and opened the golden spiral staircase folded in the cracks of the carriage floor.

He stepped back reverently, and out of the carriage stretched out a shiny black high-heeled shoe—almost the size of a child's sleigh—and followed by a woman so large that many The Hogwarts students gasped in shock.

And when the woman came to the light that spilled from the foyer, and turned to look at the waiting crowd, they saw that she was actually very handsome, with olive skin, a pointed nose, and dark eyes.Her hair was combed back in a shining chignon, and she was wrapped from head to toe in black satin, with opal jewels around her neck and on her big fingers.

Under the leadership of Principal Dumbledore, the students began to applaud. Many people stood on tiptoe to look around, and Sallyanne had already confirmed that this was the heavyweight figure in the French education circle—Madame Maxime.

The Headmistress of Beauxbatons smiled gracefully and stretched out her gleaming left hand. Although Headmaster Dumbledore was also tall, he barely bent down to kiss this hand.

"Dear Madame Maxime, welcome to Hogwarts."

"Dumbledore," Madame Maxime said in a low voice, "I hope you are well."

"Very good, thank you."

"My students." Madame Maxime said, waving her hand carelessly. There were about a dozen or thirteen male and female students standing in the shadows behind her, each of them trembling slightly—it's not surprising, Because the robes on their bodies were made of fine silk, no one was wearing a cloak, and a few students were so cold that they wrapped their heads with scarves or hoods, but they did not forget to look up at Hogwarts Castle with awe on their faces look.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Madam Maxim led Beauxbaton's students up the stone steps and into the auditorium.

All the students were still standing there, waiting for the arrival of the Durmstrang delegation. At Anthony's suggestion, Sally Ann cast a warming spell on herself and the surrounding students. The Ravenclaws were very moved. His face was glowing red in the cold wind, causing the faces of the Hufflepuffs beside him to be puzzled.

I don't know how long it took, the surrounding was so quiet that only the sound of the giant horse's snorting and stamping hooves could be heard. A very loud and strange sound came to them from the darkness. Moved by the river bed—

"In the lake!" someone shouted, pointing to the lake, "Look at that lake!"

Standing on the slope of the lawn overlooking the grounds, Sally Ann could clearly see the dark water breaking into huge splashes, waves crashing against the wet shore—and then, right in the middle of the lake, appeared A large whirlpool appeared, as if a huge plug was suddenly pulled out from the bottom of the lake—a black mast slowly rose from the whirlpool, and a large ship rose out of the water with extraordinary style, under the moonlight shining.

It looks ancient, the arms on the sails are animated (the double-headed eagle fanning the fiery flames, engulfing the elk's skull in it), and the portholes glow with dim, foggy glimmers that look like ghosts s eyes.With the sound of splashing water, the big boat came out completely, bumped on the choppy water, and began to drive towards the shore of the lake.

A moment later there was a splash, and an anchor was thrown into the shallow water, and with another snap, a plank rested on the shore.The people in the boat were going ashore, to be exact, they were all tall and strong boys, and each of them was wearing a fur cloak.

"I feel a little hot, take it off!" Somebody suggested it, but Durmstrang's students tore off their fur cloaks one after another, and threw them on the ground at the entrance of the cabin.

"It's much easier this way!" Alexei tugged at his collar and greeted the person behind who helped hang the clothes,

"Lola, don't worry about these things, come down quickly!"

Sally Ann saw the person standing at the end of the line at a glance. It was a girl with delicate features. She was wearing a pale green woolen jacket. Combed high into a ponytail at the back of the head, down to the shoulder blades.

At this time, the girl looked at the sharp and dark castle in front of her without fear, and her quiet temperament was very different from the charming and arrogant French girl before, with a touch of tenacity and indifference unique to the Northland.

"Lola, Lola!" Sally Ann waved happily.

Lola managed to find Sally Ann in the dark crowd, and she walked towards her, the sound of lambskin boots stepping on the floor tiles was crisp, and her emerald eyes were like springs after melting ice, and her soft and round face There is a smile on the face, like the warm sun in spring.

"You know each other?" someone asked suspiciously.

"Of course." Sally Ann smiled, "Lola! Long time no see!

"Long time no see, I miss you so much!" The two hugged each other, and then Lola found an acquaintance standing beside her, "Hey, Anthony!"

"Hey Lola...wow, you've grown a lot! How was the trip?"

"Not bad! Have you been waiting for a long time?" Lola looked at the dew on Sally Ann's cloak and hood, "Actually, we could have gone earlier, but there seemed to be rocks at the entrance to the sea, so we took a detour. "

"It's right to be careful, and besides, you're very punctual—the students from Beauxbatons have just arrived."

"Really?"

"Yes, they have entered the hall..."

On the other side, Headmaster Igor Karkaroff enthusiastically shook hands with Dumbledore with both hands.

"Dear old fellow Hogwarts," he looked up at the castle—even though he was smiling, there was no smile in his eyes, "it's good to be here, it's good... Viktor , come here quickly..."

"—it's Krum!"

Someone screamed, and the Hogwarts students went into a frenzy after being shocked.

"Can not believe it!"

"It's Krum! Viktor? Krum!"

"He's one of the best Seekers in the world! Didn't realize he was a student!"

……

The students jumped up and down on tiptoes, trying to get a better view of Krum's back.

A few sixth grade girls frantically searched for something in their pockets as they walked, "Oh, I can't believe it, I don't have a quill with me—"

"You mean he'll sign my hat with lipstick?"

"Oh, please Hannah, can I borrow it..."

Lola, Sally Ann, and Anthony followed the crowd up the stone steps and walked towards the auditorium. When they passed the group of girls arguing over a lipstick, the three couldn't help but smile at each other.

"He won't, I'm sure." Anthony said swearingly.

"I think so too. Fortunately, I already have his autographed T-shirt, album, Quidditch book, and a whole set of commemorative photos of Bulgarian players..." Sally said happily about her collection ', completely ignoring her boyfriend's sad eyes.

Lola looked at Anthony with a funny look and made a helpless expression at herself.

"By the way, Lola, would you like to sit with us?" After Sally Ann asked, she found that the Beauxbatons who came in first had already chosen the table of Ravenclaw College (probably because they love blue) —they sat looking around with sullen expressions on their faces, some of them still wrapping their heads tightly in scarves and hoods.

"Well, it seems that the seats are full." Sally Ann said regretfully.

"Oh, never mind—" Lola looked around and saw all the Durmstrang boys gathered at the door, seemingly uncertain where to sit.

"Lola! Come here!"

"...We'll talk about it later." She smiled at Sally Ann and Anthony, and walked over quickly.

"Who were you talking to just now?" Alexei asked curiously when the girl approached, "Do you know the man and the woman?"

"That's my cousin and her boyfriend, they're from Ravenclaw, and they just invited me over to sit—"

"Oh, no! You have to come with us," cried Biro Shelayev. "You are the only girl in our Durmstrang."

"We can't sit with those from Beauxbaton School." Viktor said bluntly, "We have to find another long table."

"Of course, Senior Krum." Lola said she had no objection.

"Lola, aren't you familiar with Hogwarts? What are the remaining three houses?"

"Uh, the honest and upright Hufflepuff, the brave and fearless Gryffindor, and the blood-supreme Slytherin." Lola's words were a complete copy of Sallyanne's previous description.

"Blood first?"

"Yes, senior."

"Fine." Krum nodded.

"Ah, then you don't have to think about anything else." Biro put his arm around Alexei's shoulders and expressed everyone's aspirations, and then the boys went straight to the long table in the corner.

The author has something to say:

I didn't think about the easter egg. I reviewed the chapters of Ha 4's novels for writing this chapter, and of course I also synthesized the fragments of the movie. . .