[Comprehensive] The Road to Sanctification

"Hermione, do you think Durmstrang's appearance will be more exaggerated than Beauxbaton's? I think that carriage is exaggerated. I hope Hagrid can handle those horses. After all, it is such a big carriage to pull, and To sit so many people and pull so many items, I always feel that those horses are strong enough.”

Looking at the horses being drawn down, Harry could not help but pray silently for Hagrid.

"Harry, I don't think Hagrid would mind those horses. With Hagrid's character, it's probably too late to be happy."

Hermione thought about it for a while, she really thought that a character like Hagrid who likes all kinds of magical animals, especially tall and mighty animals, would jump for joy seeing so many powerful horses .

"Don't worry about it, Harry, Hermione is right. And did you hear any special noises?"

Ron listened, nodding to Harry and Hermione.

"It's the sound of water," Hermione said after listening.

Sure enough, a huge vortex appeared in the center of the lake on the Hogwarts lawn, and a large ship emerged from the vortex.

Well, this way of appearance reminded Hermione of the aircraft carrier of S.H.I.E.L.D.The first time Hermione saw the S.H.I.E.L.D.'s aircraft carrier was also on the water. Hermione has never forgotten the shock of the aircraft carrier slowly rising from the depths of the sea. Of course, she can't forget when the Chitauri attacked New York. , New York fell into tragedy.

"Harry, Hermione, look, that man, that man is Viktor Krum!"

Ron was so excited that he pressed Harry Potter's shoulder with one hand, and covered his heart with the other: "My Merlin, it's actually Viktor Krum!"

Hermione glanced at Ron's expression like a little fan, and she shook her head helplessly.Viktor Krum, the Seeker of the Bulgarian National Quidditch Team, had a good performance in the Quidditch World Cup. No wonder Ron was so excited.

"Ron, he's just a seeker. Although I can understand how I feel as a fan, I think I was very excited when I saw Captain America for the first time, but then I became very calm."

Hermione remembered that she was so excited when she first met the legendary Captain America, but after getting along for a long time, she didn't feel much anymore. After all, even Captain America is just a human being. Eating and drinking, just like what Tony said, even a handsome man takes off his pants to go to the toilet is the same virtue, so later Hermione was very indifferent to the handsome captain, and on the contrary, she especially liked the beautiful Nata Sarah.

"Just a Seeker, Hermione, he's my idol, you understand?"

Ron's excitement didn't diminish at all, instead he began to rummage through the quill, "Oops, why didn't I bring a quill when I came out, God and Merlin, if I knew in advance that the person who would come would be Viktor Krum, I must have a dozen or eight quills in my pocket."

After welcoming the representatives of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, the students of Hogwarts began to return to the castle one after another. Of course, when Hermione walked back, she saw many complaining like Ron why she didn't There are more students, especially female students, who carry quills.

Of course Hermione can understand the chain reaction brought about by star power, but she still has no interest in these things. After all, there is a world-famous Iron Man living in her family.

When the students all returned to the auditorium, Ron saw that Draco Malfoy was talking to Viktor Krum, and this made Ron roll his eyes unbearably, "Look, Malfoy Fu that guy is really courteous."

"Ron, it's nothing. According to Malfoy's so-called pedigree and identity, it is his ability and skill that he must learn since he was a child to be able to have such an intersection. Otherwise, he would have no way to bear the burden that his family gave him life." Hermione didn't care about it, after all, she was considered a member of high society in the Muggle world?Although her adoptive father is willful and reckless, he should have a lot of skills, and she is naturally the same.

After all the students were seated, Dumbledore stood up from the teacher's seat and said, "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, ghosts, and honored guests," Dumbledore looked at the foreign students with a smile , "It is with great joy that I welcome you to Hogwarts. I hope and believe that you will feel comfortable and happy here."

Dumbledore's words didn't seem to have much effect on some distinguished guests from foreign countries. A girl among the VIPs laughed at this, and Hermione looked at the girl.

There was inquiry and disdain in Hermione's eyes. Anyway, she didn't welcome these so-called VIPs and the so-called Triwizard Tournament. She wished that these would not exist, but instead, she could return to her peaceful study and peaceful life.

Dumbledore ignored the expressions of the students, and continued with a smile: "The Tournament will officially start at the end of the banquet." He paused and said, "Now I invite everyone to eat and drink as much as you want, just like in your own home! "

As Dumbledore's voice fell, delicious food appeared on everyone's table.Hermione knew that these were delicious food made by the obscure house-elves at Hogwarts, so she enjoyed the dinner quietly, without any extra enthusiasm for the Triwizard Tournament.

"The girls in the foreign guests are so beautiful."

Suddenly, Hermione, who was concentrating on eating, heard Harry Potter's words of appreciation. She followed Harry's line of sight, and it was the girls from foreign guests who were whispering.

Those girls are indeed beautiful, Hermione also nodded: "Although they are very beautiful, our Hogwarts girls are not bad either."

"Hermione makes sense." Harry answered, and at the same time, his eyes fell on a girl in the fourth year of Hogwarts.

"Harry, do you like her?" Hermione frowned at Harry Potter.

The girl Harry Potter saw was called Qiu Zhang. Hermione naturally knew this girl. Now it seems that Harry said that he didn't have much feelings for girls, which was probably a lie, otherwise he wouldn't have stared intently Autumn Zhang.

"I admit that I only have a slight affection for her, she is very beautiful." Harry Potter blushed a little, and then said: "I hope this kind of thing can be kept secret."

"Of course." Hermione is naturally not a talkative person, she nodded to Harry, then looked at Ron, "Ron, look, now Harry has a girl he likes, and you don't have any girls Is it? Even today’s foreign guests are fine, those girls are also very beautiful.”

Ron's face blushed slightly, and he stammered his answer: "Not yet, don't worry about it, if there is, I will tell you."

The delicious dinner slowly ended with the passage of time, but no one left in the auditorium. At this time, Dumbledore stood up again, raised his hands high, and said to everyone: "You already know the Triwizard Tournament It’s about to start. There will be three warriors participating in this tournament.” Dumbledore’s expression was very calm, he slowly looked around the students in the auditorium, and continued, “Each warrior will represent a participating School. We will grade them according to the quality of each event they complete, and after the three events are over, the warrior with the highest score will win the Triwizard Cup. Responsible for selecting the warrior is an impartial selector, which is the Goblet of Fire. "

Dumbledore's voice fell, he drew his wand out of his hand, and knocked three times on the lid of the box on the long table in front of him.The lid creaked slowly open.He reached in and pulled out a large, rough-hewn wooden goblet.This cup looks completely inconspicuous and has no collectible value, but the inside of the cup is full of dancing blue and white flames.

Goblet of Fire, is this the Goblet of Fire?

Hermione wanted to take a look at it in her hand, but this idea was quickly dismissed, because Dumbledore quickly closed the box again.Hermione thought that if she wore the Invisibility Cloak, she might not be able to smuggle out the Goblet of Fire to enjoy it, so she gave up that idea.

"Every student who wants to run for a warrior must write his name and school name on a piece of parchment and throw it into this goblet. Those who are willing to become a warrior can sign up within 24 hours. Tomorrow night, Gao The goblet will select the names of three students it thinks best represent the three schools. Tonight, the goblet will be placed in the foyer and will be accessible to all students who wish to run. To avoid underage students Unable to resist the temptation, when the goblet is in the hall, I will draw an age line around it. No one under the age of seventeen can cross that line." Dumbledore said to someone, of course, he Her eyes stayed on Hermione, Harry and Ron for a few seconds, which was enough to make Hermione feel uncomfortable.

Anyway, Hermione didn't want to participate in this competition at all, so she didn't have much interest in it, but Harry and Ron felt very regretful, their age was not up to the requirement at all, so at first they just wanted to He thought that if he could participate in the competition, but now he heard Dumbledore say that there is an age limit, he completely gave up the idea of ​​participating in the Triwizard Tournament of the Goblet of Fire.

"Compared with the age limit and the Three Thousand Tournament, I am more concerned about where Viktor Krum will live tonight. I am willing to give him my bed. I can have any floor." Ron had no idea about the game. After thinking about it, he began to care about his idol.

Hermione smiled at this, "Ron, or you can go to Malfoy and ask him to get you an autograph of Viktor Krum?"

"Come on, Hermione, I don't want to bow to that guy, even for Viktor Krum's signature!"