Chapter 9

The school had congregated outside the doors and there was intense excitement. Tonight was the night. Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were arriving at Hogwarts.

Elle stood excited with her brother hugging him. It was really cold that night and Harry was still like a hot water bottle compared to her.

"Poor Elle!" he teased her with his arms protectively round her waist.

"Shut up!" his sister told him playfully as she snuggled in to his chest.

It was night fell and Elle's heart broke as she saw the full moon mocking her. She hoped her god daddy was ok! She'd right to make sure in the morning.

"He's fine," soothed Harry whispering in her ear knowing what she and who she was thinking about.

Just then there was whisperings from all around and students begun to point at the sky

Elle watched as a huge black shadow immerged from the sky gliding over the trees of the forbidden forest. As the lights from Hogwarts hit it, she saw a powder blue carriage which was massive. The horses pulling it were at lest the size of elephants. As the students from the foreign school got out the carriage, Elle noticed a difference in there school robes. Unlike the Hogwarts normal black ones they had pale blue robes which didn't took very thick.

When Elle first saw there head mistress, Elle was reminded strongly of her friend Hagrid. This was the only other being Elle had ever seen who was as big as he was. She had olive skin, large, black eyes and a beaky nose. She was dressed in black satin and had beautiful opal necklace and rings on.

As she approached the school the students and professors at Hogwarts broke in to applause.

After a quick talk with Dumbledore, the Hogwarts pupils parted so to let the new arrivals through. Just then however, Lee Jordan brought every ones attention to the lake.

From the middle of the lake suddenly there was a disturbance in the heart of it. Rising from the middle of it there was first a mask and then a ship gleaming in the moonlight, causing great waves of water to hit the banks.

There was something strangely mysterious about the shy hip and it was very misty around it, like an aurora it was giving off. A few minutes had passed and the students heard a anchor drop in to the water with a splash. Then the students got off the boat.
There furs were kind of shaggy and matted.

There head masters furs war the complete opposite, sleek and silver. He had a goatee and was tall and thin, just like Dumbledore.

"Dear old Hogwarts," Elle heard him mutter as he approached the school

Then he surprised the whole school by revealing his most famed student: Viktor Krum, the Quidditch player.

Excitement ran throughout the crowd and Elle cracked a grin as she heard even Ron tried to find something to get a signature with.

Soon however the entire school and all the extra guests found themselves in the great hall waiting for the magnificent welcome feast to begin.

"The tournament will officially open art the end of the feast!" said Dumbledore. "I now invite you all to eat drink and make yourselves at home!" he said and the eating commenced.

The food which was always fabulous was especially delicious tonight and the food that was on offer was a much bigger variety on account of Hogwarts foreign guests.

Now that they were in the light it was revealed to the school that the Durmstrang robes were blood red.

The Gryffindors were disappointed when none of the guest stat with them. The Beauxbatons choose to be with the raven claws and Durmstrang students, went to the Slytherin house table.

After the feast the students looked expectantly up at there head, most of the hanging on his every word.

"the moment has come, the tri-wizard tournament is about to start. I would like to say a few words of explanation before we bring in the casket…" and he did.

Dumbledore went on to explain how Bartiemius Crouch and Ludo Bagman, who was famed as a beater and whom Elle remembered from the Quidditch world cup, had organized the event. He then told the school that along side them, the three head's of the school would be judging the event.

There would be three tasks all in all and they would test the applicants on there magical powers, how daring they were and there powers of deduction and there ability to cope with danger.

At this remark no one seemed able to breathe.

The three champions would be from the three participating schools and would be chosen by the goblet of fire.

Dumbledore tapped ion the top of the casket three times and around the top of the goblet blue, white flames sprang to life.

Any body who wished to be a champion would have to put there name in the goblet but there would be an age line and only seventh years could enter, hacking Freddie off to no end.

That week passed excitedly and the next Saturday along with her brother and his friends she got up late. As they approached the goblet lots of people were round it.

"Any one put there name in yet?" Ron asked a third year girl.

"All the Durmstrang but no one from Hogwarts yet," she replied.

"Everyone's probably doing it in privacy if they can aren't they?" said Elle.

"I guess so." nodded Hermione..

But two people who did not want to do it in private were of course the Weasley twins.

"Just taking aging potions," bragged Fred.

"One each, we just need to be a few minutes older," said George.

"We're going to split the gold between the three of us if one wins," smiled Lee, the twin's best friend.

Hermione was clearly doubtful.

"Ready," said an excited Fred.

Elle watched affectionately as Fred put the slip of paper with his name and school in to the goblet.

For a minute every one thought it had work and a few of the younger ones who had been standing around watching were nearly ready to break out in to applause it seemed Fred and George had pulled off on of there more brilliant pranks. But alas it had not.

Just then they were thrown out of the circle on to there back and to add to the humiliation they both grew long white beards.

Every one laughed, Elle smiled and the twin's ears had never been so red.

"I did warn you," said a amused voice which ever one k new belong to the head master of there school as he made his way through the crowd to where the offenders were. "I suggest you both go up to the hospital wing where Miss Fawcett of Ravenclaw and Mr Summers of Hufflepuff are being tended to for the same unfortunate problem." he grinned.

Halloween night was always big at Hogwarts but as the champions would be choose that very night the school was wrapped in an even bigger cover of excitement.

So far apparently, A Slytherin had put his name in for it and a Hufflepuff named diggory. Just then there was a great cheer. They all left the hall and saw Angelina Johnson, a girl whom Elle was not on friendly terms with had just put her name in.

"Are you seventeen then?" asked Ron and she told him it had been her birthday lasts week.

Elle left for Hagrid's early that morning. She didn't want to see the Gryffindors cheer her on, but even Elle had to admit, a Gryffindor champion would be great.

Walking down to the giants hut, she saw him in the pumpkin patch.

"Yer right Elle, yer lookin' down," he observed.

"Just missing home," she half lied. She was missing home.

"Go put the kettle on, I'll be in a sec," he said winking as his young friend.

"Thanks," she said.

"So," he said as he walked in. "Yer ready for the tournament?" he said.

"Yep," she said sipping on the giant mug of tea.

After her visit to Hagrid Elle was a bit lost for what to do.

See had her home work done and had read the Animagus book back to front several times.

Defeated she wondered round the castle. Stopping by the lake she wished her god father was here.

"Elle!" she heard a voice behind her. It was Harry.

"You ok sis?" he asked as he put his arm round her shoulders and kissed her brow.

"Yep!" see smiled.

"Shall we go to the feast then?" he said cheerfully.

"Sure," she smiled back at him as she realized how late it was.

"Let's go then." he said and lead her to the great hall where all the students were now congregating for the feast.

She took a seat b between Emily and Neville and opposite from Fred, de-bearded.

The food was excellent and the group of friends enjoyed each other company to no end. This was what Elle loved most about Hogwarts. Just being together and being happy about it.

At long last the picking of the champions begun.

"Well," said Dumbledore. "The goblet is quite ready too make its decision I think. I estimate it needs just one more minute. Now when the champions," he addressed everyone. "names are called I would ask them to come up to the top of the hall , walk along the staff table, and go through in to the n ext chamber, where they will be receiving there first instructions.

He took out his wand and gave it a great sweeping wave with it: at once, all the candles except those inside the carved pumpkins were extinguished, plunging them all in to a state of semi-darkness, which Elle thought was rather cool. The Goblet of Fire now shone magnificently in the Hall the sparkling bright light, bluey- whiteness of all the flames. Every one was waiting eagerly, intensely….

"Any second d," Elle heard Lee whisper.

The flames turned red again and a piece of paper flew out of the goblet. Dumbledore caught the paper and held it out to read in the light of the flames.

"The Durmstrang champion is….Viktor Krum,"

"No surprises there," yelled Ron over the applause.

Viktor soon disappeared in to the room off the side of the hall.

Soon every ones clapping and chatting died done and the room once again was silent and tense.

"The champion from Beauxbatons is….Fleur Delacour!"

Soon once again once a few of the disappointed students who did not get selected stropped crying, the tensest was even greater. This was it…the Hogwarts champion.

As the goblet went red, just as it had for Fleur and Viktor, the piece of parchment flew out to Dumbledore.

"The Hogwarts champion is….Cedric Diggory," shouted Dumbledore as the Hufflepuff table seemed to explode with joy. Elle clapped. He was…descent.

"Excellent," said Dumbledore smiling as Cedric followed suit and left the room. "Well we have our three champions, I am sure I can count on all of you, including the remaining students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrung to give your champions, your full support. By sheering on your champion, you will contribute in a very real -"

As Dumbledore stopped talking, the whole school watch in amazement as the goblet fired up again.

No one spoke, too confused.

But there are only meant to be three champions, thought Elle to her self as a piece of parchment flew out.

Clearing his throat, Dumbledore said clearly.

"Harry Potter."

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