Disclaimer:If I was Rowling I would have had America in the tri-wizard to begin with.
"I am proud to announce, that this year Hogwarts will be playing host to the quad-wizards tournament," announced Dumbledore.
There was a lot of muttering after that statement, and one Miss Hermione Granger tentatively raised her hand.
"Yes Miss Granger?" Dumbledore asked, and the hall quieted down.
"Don't you mean the tri-wizards tournament?" Hermione asked.
"You do make a valid point Miss Granger," Dumbledore said, and Hermione blushed at the acknowledgment. "However I do not mean the tri-wizards tournament...Yes traditionally the tournament is between three competing schools, but this year the tri-wizard tournament will become a quad-wizard, as four schools are be competing."
Someone asked. "Which schools will be competing?"
"Ah yes," Dumbledore said. "The schools competing will be Beauxbaton, Durmstrang, Hogwarts, and The American Magic Academy of Elkins...If that is all you may go to your dormitories, tomorrow morning there will be lists of the rules posted in all the dormitories"
The noise level rose significantly after that with the usual babel of the after dinner conversation, Prefects could be heard calling, "First years follow me." And so forth, there was one group in particular that's conversation is we need to listen to.
"So that's what they were on about all summer," said Ron Weasley, best friend of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger.
"I should think so Ronald," snapped Hermione. "What I don't understand is why there are four schools competing this year, in previous years there were only three schools competing, the host school and two others."
"How do you know that?" Ron asked slightly put out that Hermione snapped at him.
"Honestly Ron I keep telling you to read Hogwarts-a-History but you don't listen, it said that the tri-wizard tournament was a competition between three schools the winner would usually win something a thousand galleons, but it also says that this competition is really dangerous and people have died competing in it." all of this was said in one breath. "So I don't think either of you two should try entering it."
"Why not?" asked Ron indignantly, well this was going on Harry just walked in silent contemplation.
"Because it is very dangerous, you could get killed, and it is way beyond our current skill level,"
"Yeah but it would be cool to get the prize money, and the recognition, for winning."
"What's so cool about fame?" asked Harry finally breaking his silence. "I'm famous for something I don't even remember, and the fan-mail, from it, is very annoying."
"When do you get fan-mail?" asked Ron sounding slightly jealous.
"In the early mourning when everyone else is asleep."
"How on earth can you get up that early?" Ron asked astounded.
"I like watching the sun rise, and running around the lake."
"What's the point of that?"
"Keeping in shape, I mean you can't exactly block each and every spell, can you?"
"Uhh..."
"Didn't think so." Harry said as they arrived at the Gryffindor common room.
"Balderdash," said Hermione to the Fat Lady. Once they entered the common room Harry yawned.
"I'm tired. so I'm going to bed, see you in the morning Hermione," Harry said, Hermione nodded and the three of them went to their respective dorms all thinking the same thing, 'this is going to be one interesting year at Hogwarts.'
-The Next Day-
Harry was sitting in the common room contemplating telling Sirius about the tournament, when Hermione walked down the girls dormitory stairs.
"Hey Harry," Hermione said. "What are you doing?"
"Just thinking," replied Harry.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Whether or not I should tell Snuffles."
"You can decide that later right now you need breakfast."
"Okay," Harry replied distractedly walking towards the portrait of The Fat Lady.
"Hey wait, we should read the tournament rules," she said pointing at the list of rules tacked up to the announcement board.
The Quad-Wizard Tournament Rules
No students under the age of Seventeen will be allowed to participate in the Tournament.
The students from the other Schools are our Guests, therefore they should be treated with Respect, and any harassment will Not be tolerated.
There will be a Yule Ball this year all those from fourth year and above may attend if they wish, formal dress will be required(those from third through first year may attend if an older student asks them).
Note: The delegates from other schools will be arriving on October the 31.
Hermione made a noise of agreement in the back of her throat while looking thoughtful, and Harry just nodded and continued out of the room.
-Sixty days later, October 31st-
"You will be lining up by year, first years in front, seventh years in the back," said Professor McGonagall. "Stand up straight Mr. Longbottom, Miss Patil take that ridiculous looking thing out of your hair."
Parvati grumble to Lavender Brown as she took a large ornamental butterfly from her hair, as Neville stood straighter. Then they all followed Professor McGonagall out onto the grounds. It felt like they were standing there until.
"What is that?" someone asked pointing in the direction of the forest.
"It's a dragon," squeaked some first year girl.
"It's a house," said Denis Creevy. Denis was closer in actuality it was a carriage pulled by four flying horses...As soon as all the people from Beauxbaton went into the castle all was silent again, until, there was a strange draining noise.
"Look at the lake!" Seamus Finnegan exclaimed, and true to his words the was indeed something to look at in the lake, in the center was a whirlpool and slowly rising from that whirlpool was a mast, followed by a magnificent ship...Basically the same thing happened with the Durmstrang students, that happened with the Beauxbaton students...And so the Hogwarts students waited in silence again, some of them getting quite cold from the cool night air.
"What is that?" asked someone, and then others started hearing it too...It was this strange rumbling sound steadily growing closer, and then some even stranger music joined it, and then there was a crash and everyone looked at the gates, traveling through the gates was this large metal rectangular box, on wheels, all of the muggle born students, and Harry, recognized it as a camper vehicle, but none of them recognized the music coming from it, it sounded like a heavy metal band, but nothing else was recognizable. The camper was still heading up the grounds towards the students, it was about to run them over, and people were panicking, when it suddenly stopped, and people started pouring out of it. In all there were about fifty or more of them.
"Sorry," the girl out first, as she, and the rest of the students, walked up the grounds with what looked like a guy be side her, as they approached you could here some of the conversations...
"I told the headmaster he should not have put her at the wheel but no he doesn't listen, seriously I think he has a death wish. Eve is still learning how to drive and he knows it, but he still puts her at the wheel," was just one of the many conversations going on about this Eve's driving. It was soon after these conversations stopped that the American students entered the light coming out of the castle windows, as soon as the Hogwarts students saw them, there was a collective gasp of shock, because of what the other students was wearing, most of the girls was wearing jeans, or shorts, some of the jeans and shorts looked like the girls wearing them had let a cat use the clothing for a scratching pole and sweaters, some was just wearing t-shirts. Some of the men's jeans was not in a much different condition from the from the girls ripped clothing.
The group of students stopped and turned around obviously looking for something, or someone, as whispers of where is he? And where did go? Was heard throughout the crowd, then a sound of a metal door opening and closing alerted the Hogwarts students to someone else getting out of the metal contraption, and then there was a collective groan from the students from America, followed by muttering of things like. "Why did he wear that?" "We told him to wear something normal..." "He is so going to be insulting the students from Beauxbaton, wearing that..." The Hogwarts students was confused as to what was going on, as they thought all the students was standing right, so they wanted to know who the Americans was talking about, that is until they saw students stepping aside somewhat, some of the Hogwarts students had to rub their eyes, or pinch themselves, to make sure they were seeing things right, because walking in between the American students was this strange man, he was wearing what looked like a periwinkle musketeer out fit with lace cuffs and a hat with purple and white ostrich feathers in it.
Over in the Hufflepuff crowed Justin Finch-Fletchley exclaimed. "Oh-My-Gosh he looks just like Elton John, from the 80's!"
There was a few groans of agreement from the crowd of Americans, and in the British crowd there was a lot of jaws hitting the ground, because there standing before them was someone who could dress as oddly, if not odder than Dumbledore, or Lockhart, when some of the students thought about it.
"Aha, Albus, so now nice to see you again," said the strange man grabbing Dumbledore's hand and pulling Dumbledore into a hug with their clasped hands between them.
"Ah yes, Christopher, I do miss those late night Monopoly games," Dumbledore replied, after that statement half of the Hogwarts people, including the teachers, were thinking 'Huh?' While the other half, and the American students, were groaning, Snape was standing there thinking 'Willow bark steeped for three minutes, with an infusion of mint, and a drizzle of honey...' Hermione was standing there looking quite traumatized, while thinking 'How?...How?...'
"Well, Albus, I see we have arrived last, and I assume your students are cold and hungry, shall go to the warmth food of the Great Hall?" asked the now named Christopher.
"We shall," Dumbledore replied. "After you of course."
"Thank you, Albus, come along children" Christopher said, leading his students towards the doors of Hogwarts, as they walked there was a few gasps of astonishment, but not much else, as the American students finally got a good look at Hogwarts.
In the Great Hall you could tell the Beauxbaton and Durmstrang students had not yet decided where to sit, the Hogwarts students went and sat at their tables, while the Beauxbaton decided to sit with the Ravenclaws, and Durmstrang students decided to sit with the Slytherins, and the Elkins students sat everywhere, soon the food appeared on the table as it always does, with a lot of new additions, that most had no idea what they were. The American foods consisted if things like, various Barbecued Meats, Corn-on-the-Cob, Fired Chicken, Hamburgers, Hot-Dogs, and other things. The French foods consisted of things like, Andouillette, Baguette, Bisque, Boudin blanc, Bouillabaisse, and Cassoulet. The Durmstrang foods consisted of things like, Pierogi, Sauerkraut, and various Sausages.
Eve's Point of View
I sat in my corner watching the rest of the students eat, when I noticed one of the French girls, the one that laughed during Professor Dumbledore's welcoming speech, get up from the blue and bronze table and walk over to the red and gold table, I also noticed how the guys eyes seemed to follow her everywhere. 'She has to be a veela,' I thought to myself, I went back to watching ask that freckly red-headed boy sitting by the one with messy black hair, with beautiful emerald green eyes, for something and the red-head just sitting there drooling at her, and the green eyed boy handing her what looked like a big bowl of soup. 'Funny,' I thought. 'He does not seem affected by the veela girl's presence...I'm going to have to keep an eye on their interactions.' She then took out a notebook and pen and wrote down what she had just found out.
Normal Point of View
Soon dinner was over, and Harry, Ron and Hermione, were working their way out the Great Hall, at the same time as the Durmstrang group, Harry stood back to let their Headmaster pass.
"Thank you," he said curtly glancing at Harry, the he stopped turned around and stared straight at Harry, looking a bit nervous.
"Will you stop staring, some of are trying to leave," growled a voice, Harry turned around to see Mad-Eye Moody standing staring at Karkroff expectantly.
"You!" he gasped.
"Yeah," Moody agreed. "Me."
By this time a whole crowd had gathered. And then a distinctly female voice spoke up. "Are you going to lets through? Or are you going to stand there staring at each all night?"
Everyone turned to look at the voice, except the American crowd, to see the American girl named Eve tapping her foot and looking expectant. Karkaroff growled and stalked out the door, with his students following him.
"Thanks," growled Moody before leaving the room also.
And with that interesting scene stuck in their heads, everyone went to bed.
Author's note:
If you want to know the song go to youtube and search for Doctor Who Meets Metal, it should be the first song there.