And now a word from our writer:
For my semi-loyal readers: this is a VERY slow book, it will take a while to develop a real plot, but rest assured that I WILL get to the Yule Ball and the Tri- Wizard tournament, even though I will have more than three champs, and I will get some new characters for the Yule Ball. This is also a very short chapter… it's not amazing… live with it.
In this chapter I will be quoting straight from a Lord of the Rings movie, after all it's a good movie. And as you all know, I do not own the books, movies, games, or any of that hoo- hah
Uthar 3
Chapter IV: The Great Hall
"This year Hogwarts will be playing host to three schools who will be competing alongside our own in the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Yes, there will be one too many champions this year, but the judges have decided to work around that obstacle." The Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, and newly named Abendwind schools stood outside the enormous wooden doors at the end of the Great Hall, straining to hear what Dumbledore was saying. "And now, without further ado, may I present to you the lovely ladies of Beauxbatons!" At this, the young women walked into the Hall with a sighing routine that involved magical butterflies. "And now the proud sons of Durmstrang!" As he said this, the young men marched into the room making a show of striking their staves on the ground creating sparks, and then blew flames as their headmaster and star student, Viktor Krum, walked to the front. "Now, for the newest addition to the wizarding world, the gifted students of the Abendwind School!" The small troupe, in comparison to the other schools, walked nonchalantly into the Hall in a diagonal formation. The students of Hogwarts giggled and laughed, especially the Slytherin table, at the motley crew that Abendwind was composed of. As they reached the end of their short walk the pupils of Abendwind each let out a feral roar and each transformed into the creature of their choice. For Brad, a great black dragon, for Brandi, a mighty and powerful unicorn, for Josh, an enormous rock golem, Chris, a centaur with an enormous axe, Sable, a gargantuan fire demon, Nikki, a giant stone sphinx, for Derek, a kraken of legend, and for Charles, a horrible gorgon. The students of the other schools gaped and stared in awe.
"It's nice to finally meet the Dumbledore that I've heard so much about." Said Brad in a deep demonic voice.
"Well, I hope that you've only heard the good things and few of the bad. Please take your seats over there, if you will." Responded Dumbledore as the small group returned to their normal, human forms.
As the rest of the group returned to their seats, Derek stayed behind and said "Orange crouton zoom, zoom butterscotch, garbage gnomes and electrified jelly roles."
"Really?" replied Dumbledore to this odd statement
"Sometimes twice."
"Very well, please take your seat." Said Dumbledore in a contemplative tone
"What was that?" asked Katy as Derek took his seat
"I'm not exactly sure, but I think he understood." Replied Derek
"Weird."
During the feast that ensued, Brad and Josh, after a great deal of butter beer jumped up on the table and began singing a song.
Oh you can search far and wide
You can drink
the whole ground dry
But you'll never find a beer so brown
As
the one we drink in our hometown...
You can keep your fancy ales!
You can drink them by the flagon!
But the only brew for the
brave and truuuuuueee
comes from the Green Dragon!
As the feast came to a calm Dumbledore walked over to the Abendwind school's table and instructed them to find the painting of the "Black Knight" in the third floor corridor, and that behind it was their dormitory, and that the password would have to be thought of by the greatest thinker among them.
"You there! What's the password?" said the knight in the painting as they approached it.
"The password is, Isamaru." Said Nikki after a moment of thinking
"Really? Well then I guess you can pass through." Replied the knight, as he swung open to reveal a hole in the wall that lead to the common room of the dormitory. In the common room there were five recliners, six love seats, four coffee tables, a fireplace, and a few lamps, all clad in the red and white that seemed to have been dubbed as the school's colors. As everyone headed to their dorms to make sure all of their luggage had made it safely, they noticed two banners, one of a phoenix rising from it's ashes and the other of a dragon guarding it's treasure.
"These must be our 'houses', but since there's only a few of us I don't see any reason to have two, so let's just use the phoenix one. But what should be call it?" said Brad as he noticed the dilemma.
"How about Kyodai? It means sibling or family in Japanese." Recommended Nikki
"That sounds good, we'll think of a good name for the other one when we get enough people to fill it." Said Brad
After unpacking, everyone sat in the common room and talked. After about and hour, some people headed off to the dorm to sleep in their beds while others stayed in the common room to sleep on the unnaturally comfortable couches.
