Chapter 14: The Quidditch star and the Auror

The girls were still screaming even though the two Durmstrang's students were now seated at the Slytherin's table. Harper stuffed both her fingers into her ears, leaned close to Alex and gestured to her. Alex leaned in close too.

"Wow!" Harper accidentally shouted. "Quite a reception! Randy must be really famous!"

"HARPER!" Alex shouted back as she pulled her friend's fingers off her ears. "You shouldn't yell."

"Sorry." Harper apologized. "I thought you can't hear me…"

Alex slightly patted her best friend's arm and gave her a small smile. However, Harper's right, Randy is quite popular judging by the reception as he entered the Great Hall. The only thing that she knew about Randy was that he saved her from her possible death when the Death Eaters about to attack her at the Quidditch World Cup. She doesn't know anything else about this Bulgarian boy, not to forget that he's also an Auror.

"Still can't believe he's still in school," Hermione told the red haired girl sitting next to her, who goes by the name Ginny Weasley. "Never thought the Bulgarian Ministry of Magic would allow a guy his age be involved in the most dangerous job."

"I know," Ginny agreed. "Quite a mystery how he got the job."

Alex and Harper quickly looked at each other, surprised of what they heard. As the foreigners had settled in, Professor Dumbeldore came forth again to his infamous podium about to deliver yet another speech. Harper just took out her notebook again.

"Do you have to do that every time he's talking?" Alex asked as she stole a bite of the chocolate cake feeling a bit hungry and irritated. As usual, Harper replied that she must so that once they got out of there; she will be able to compare everything between what she had read and what really happened in the story.

"Now! Let us all welcome our special guests with a little song! Stand up everyone!" Dumbeldore hollered. He rose up his wand to the air and a long parchment-like banner appeared in mid-air with italic writings on it. All the students including the Durmstrangs and Beauxbatons stood up and turned to the writings above Dumbeldore.

"Oh boy! The school's song!" Harper cheerfully cried out. Alex may like the school but she doesn't like the sound of the song. "Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, Teach us something please, whether we be old and bald, Or young with scabby knee…"

"Seriously?" Alex whined. She looked at Harper, who happily sways side to side as she sings the school's song. Looking over at the Ravenclaw, Justin seemed to be enjoying the moment too, no surprised. Meanwhile, Max started to dance to the song. "Oh my god!"

At least someone was not into the song like her. Over at the Slytherin's table, Randy was trying his best not to laugh. His friend, Viktor Krum, and the other Durmstrang boys looked around in confusion. Alex reckoned that since English is not their first language, they might have few problems to know what's going on. They're lucky not to be embarrassed by this Alex thought. Hey…

Randy just looked over at her. He waved. Quickly, Alex waved back.

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Moments later, all the students were exiting the Great Hall. All were full by the wonderful feasts courtesy of the house-elves from what Alex learned from Hermione, who then strongly suggested her to join her in the S.P.E.W.

"I'll think about it," Alex told her while Harper voluntarily joined instantly. She and Harper were on their way out until Randy ran over to them.

"I see you both got settled in," he said, smiling widely at them. "It's nice to see you again."

"It's nice to see you too Randy," Alex smiled, looking up at him. Lavender Brown, the blonde girl who screamed for Randy, stopped and stared. She nudged her friend and whispered something to her. They both then stared at them.

"I see you're quite a popular guy around here," Alex teased, gesturing at the group of girls that started to gather nearby them. Randy looked at them, they giggled. "So what did you actually did to make you this famous?"

Randy gave Alex a mournful look and said, "I was doing what I was told, that's all. Have no idea how I got this famous, it kind of sickens me a bit."

"I don't blame you, I know how it feels to be just the glamour girls, well for you its glamour guys," Harper stated. Randy slowly nodded. "Back at school, I was the one who got the amazing fashion sense and even the brains."

"Really?" Randy asked, impressed. Alex tried not to laugh. "That's interesting Harper."

"Gavrail! Time to go," Viktor Krum just came over and pat Randy's shoulder. He looked scruffy with the buzz cut hair up close.

"Okay," Randy replied to his friend. Viktor nodded and then bowed to the Alex and Harper before he heads over to his schoolmates. "I got to go. See you two around then."

"We will," Alex replied, still smiling.

Randy then the heel of his boots together and bowed to Alex and Harper. "Harper," he looked at Harper.

Harper smiled and replied, "Randy." She curtsied.

"Alex," he smiled.

"See ya," Alex grinned. Randy bowed once again before he left. She sighed and turned around to face Harper, "come on, lets go."