Chapter 11: The Announcement that Shocked All
It was Halloween. Dumbledore was going to announce who would be the champions from each school. I held my breath as the Goblet churned out the name of the Beauxbatons representative. Amandine was holding my hand too tightly.
"The champion for Beauxbatons….." Dumbledore read the small piece of parchment, "is Fleur Delacour!"
Amandine sighed a breath of relief, while the other girls from Beauxbatons cried hysterically.
"Tsk… Honestly!" Amandine scoffed.
"Shhh…." Ianthé placed her hand on Nikki's, as Dumbledore was about to announce the representative from Durmstrang.
"The Durmstrang champion is…." the headmaster looked once again at the parchment and smiled, "Viktor Krum!"
Many people cheered, including Amandine, Nikki and Edmond. Ianthé just sat there, shocked, as Viktor Krum walked towards the room where the champions are supposed to go to after being announced.
How can I cheer? Of course I was happy for him, but part of me was really sad because I know he won't have time to sneak out and talk to me anymore.
"Dumbledore's gonna announce the Hogwarts champion next!" Nikki exclaimed.
"The Hogwarts champion is…….. Cedric Diggory!"
The Hufflepuff table cheered the loudest. Of course, how can they not? The Hufflepuff house rarely took glory so this was their chance to prove themselves. However, the Goblet spit out a parchment once more.
"There seems to be another champion…"
The people were whispering to each other.
"Harry Potter!" Dumbledore shouted.
Nikki's jaw dropped, "He has got to be kidding!"
Ianthé shock intensified, "What the………"
One student whispered, "There's got to be a mistake…"
When Harry Potter rose from his seat, there were no cheers for him. Everyone was astonished. I wanted to get at the bottom of it as I knew Fred and George knew him well. I wanted to know how his name ended up in the Goblet. I knew he wouldn't place his name in there. I knew that his fame took its toll on him and he just wanted to become like any ordinary wizard. I looked at the Gryffindor table. Ron Weasley looked livid, Hermione Granger looked as if she was deeply thinking and also pondering about how it happened. Poor bloke…
That night, I couldn't sleep. Not because of the shocking news of two Hogwarts champions, but by the fact that Viktor will be once again under the spotlight. I am happy for his achievements, but sometimes I'm afraid we might grow apart because of his fame. Both Edmond and Amandine surprisingly were quite happy that they weren't chosen. They said they wanted to enjoy their last year of school with the whole "Hogwarts experience". I wasted no time to write a letter to Viktor to congratulate him. He's still my friend after all…