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I don't believe it!" Ron said, in a stunned voice, as the Hogwarts students filed back up the steps behind the party from Durmstrang. "Krum, Harry! Viktor Krum!"

"For heaven's sake, Ron, he's only a Quidditch player," said Hermione.

"Hermione - he's one of the best Seekers in the world! I had no idea he was still at school!" Ron almost shouted then going red in the face.

"So?" Hermione retorted back "Quidditch is just a sport"

As they crossed the entrance hall with the rest of the Hogwarts students heading for the Great Hall, Naruto saw Lee Jordan jumping up and down on the soles of his feet to get a better look at the back of Krum's head.

"I'm getting his autograph if I can," said Draco. "You haven't got a quill, have you, Naruto?"

"Here" Naruto said as he handed the pen, "I don't get why…"

The students from Beauxbatons had chosen seats at the Ravenclaw table. They were looking around the Great Hall with glum expressions on their faces.

"Our placee vis prettier" a blond hair girl said with a hint of disproval.

"It's not that cold"

"Over here! Come and sit over here!" Ron hissed. "Over here! Harry, budge up, make a space -"

"What?"

"Too late," said Ron bitterly.

Viktor Krum and his fellow Durmstrang students had settled themselves at the Slytherin table. Harry could see Malfoy, Naruto Crabbe, and Goyle looking very smug about this.

Sakura was laughing with a blond haired girl "Krum sure is cute, isn't he?"

They both giggled.

The Durmstrang students were pulling off their heavy furs and looking up at the starry black ceiling with expressions of interest; a couple of them were picking up the golden plates and goblets and examining them, apparently impressed.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, ghosts and - most particularly - guests," said Dumbledore, beaming around at the foreign students.

"I have great pleasure in welcoming you all to Hogwarts. I hope and trust that your stay here will be both comfortable and enjoyable."

"Humph" a boy from the Ravenclaw table said.

"The tournament will be officially opened at the end of the feast," said Dumbledore. "I now invite you all to eat, drink, and make yourselves at home!"

The plates in front of them filled with food as usual. The house-elves in the kitchen seemed to have pulled out all the stops; there was a greater variety of dishes in front of them than Harry had ever seen, including several that were definitely foreign.

"Ramen" Naruto cried as he made a rushed dash for the noodles.

"Hey, why is Temari here?" Sakura asked as she found the blond haired shinobi sitting with the other blue clothed blonds.

She glanced around the room. Some from Durmstrang were wearing headbands from the Sound?

"What's that?" said Ron, pointing at a large dish of some sort of shellfish stew that stood beside a large steak-and-kidney pudding.

"Miso soup" Hermione replied as she was reading a book.

"Miss what?"

"Miso Soup"

The Great Hall seemed somehow much more crowded than usual, even though there were barely twenty additional students there; perhaps it was because their differently colored uniforms stood out so clearly against the black of the Hogwarts' robes.

Now that they had removed their furs, the Durmstrang students were revealed to be wearing robes of a deep bloodred.

Once the golden plates had been wiped clean, Dumbledore stood up again. A pleasant sort of tension seemed to fill the Hall now.

Harry was excited.

"The moment has come," said Dumbledore, smiling around at the sea of upturned faces. "The Triwizard Tournament is about to start. I would like to say a few words of explanation before we bring in the Goblet of Fire!"