Just so you know Lily and Ben are fine but I feel like telling you because I don't have a chance to explain because I just skipped like nearly a month =-]
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Chapter 8: The Goblet of Fire
Saturday, October 19th
"Lily, Ben come here," Amber shouted when we entered the Entrance Hall.
"What?" I said walking up to her and a large crown surrounding something.
"Read it," she told us pointing to the sign that happened to be what everyone was surrounding,
Triwizard Tournament
The delegates from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute will be arriving at 6:00PM on Tuesday the 30th of October. Lessons will end half an hour early. Students will then return their things to their dormitories and assemble in front of the castle to greet our guests before the welcoming feast. As usual no lessons will take place on Halloween.
"Awesome, I can't wait, I turn sixteen a week before the first task," Ben told us. "I'm going to go see if my friends know."
"Alright," I called after him.
The following weeks everyone was talking about the Triwizard Tournament and only the Triwizard Tournament. They talked about what they thought the tasks would be, how they thought the other schools would arrive, and what not. Even the teachers were exited especially those teachers who had only seen it while at school, Hermione, Professor Brown, Professor Bell, and Professor Thomas. Professor Sel was probably the most exited; for she had never seen the tournament at all (it has only been tried two more times since 1994 – once in 2007 and once in 2011). Unfortunately the teachers who had seen the Triwizard Tournament as a teacher were pushing us harder than ever in our classes so we could make a good first impression.
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Tuesday, October 30th in Transfiguration
"I'm never going to get anyone to concentrate today. Especially seeing as it's a shortened period, so I'll let you guys do what you'd like but first you have to read at least the introduction of chapter four. We're going to have a 'pop' quiz on the material next Tuesday," Hermione informed the class. "Yes Megan?"
"Why do you call them pop quizzes if you warn us about them?"
"I call them pop quizzes, because I am giving them to you before we go over the material in class. Also I don't know what else to call them.
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'Bring'
"Class dismissed, please go to your dormitories and return your things and then go to the entrance hall."
"Oh, this is going to be so cool!" Hugo exclaimed.
"I know!" Anthony agreed. That was basically how all conversations were going, everyone was extremely exited.
"Hey Lils," Fred called catching up to us.
"Yeah?"
"Is Alice on one of the Beauxbatons Quidditch teams?"
"I believe so. Why?" I questioned.
"The Quidditch Tournament is going to include teams from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang as well as Hogwarts."
"Awesome! That means Alice is coming!"
"Who's Alice?" Loran questioned.
"Yo…" Fred started before I elbowed him.
"A family friend, she goes to Beauxbatons," I covered.
"Cool, I should go catch up with the rest of the Ravenclaws," Loran replied obliviously.
"Nice," I told Fred.
"Opps?"
"Oh well, hopefully they'll know by the end of the year any way."
"Hopefully?" he questioned.
"Yeah, I think they should find out, we're just not allowed to tell them."
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"Look!" someone screamed. It was the first sighting of the Beauxbatons carriage. It looks just like Mum and Dad described it looking when they were at school; powder blue and pulled by giant palomino horses. When the doors opened the third largest person I have ever seen stepped out (1-Grawp, 2- Hagrid). She looked to be nearly as big as Hagrid; the only difference was that she seemed to be younger, a lot younger.
"Oh my gosh, she's like twenty-five!" Hugo exclaimed.
"I know who that is!" I gasped.
"Who?"
"Madame Mallery…"
"Wow, you know her name," Hugo remarked.
"Shh," Hermione hissed.
"Mallery?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Hello, Professor McGonagall, my muzzer tought et would be good for me to come instead of 'er"
"I see. I'm surprised she does not want to come…"
"She may come to see some of ze tasks,"
"No problem."
"Ah, but you see zere is a problem our caretaker couldn't come to take care of ze 'orses."
"Again, no problem, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher Hagrid will be happy to watch them for you. You may bring your students inside where it is warmer," she said gesturing to the students most of whom were huddling together, shivering.
"Hagrid will not be happy to take care of their horses!" I whispered incredulously.
"Why wouldn't he be?" Anthony asked.
"Because, when mine and Hugo's parents saw the Triwizard Tournament Hagrid started going out with Madame Maxime, but then they broke up and that's her daughter," I whispered.
"Whoa!" A first year screamed as they spotted the Durmstrang students. They were arriving in what looked like a giant snitch with a red body and black wings.
"That is awesome!" I heard Fred shout from a couple rows behind me.
Durmstrang's headmaster looked like he was in his mid to late forties. He had short black hair and a goatee.
"Professor McGonagall," He said stiffly.
"You students may join the students from Beauxbatons who are waiting in the Entrance Hall; we will come inside in a moment.
"Come on, now!" He shouted to his students.
"He seems…pleasant," Hugo whispered sarcastically.
"Hello Professor," A woman who looked around the same age as my parents said. She had just walked in from Hogsmeade.
"Miss Patil, is that you?"
"Parvati!" Professor Brown squealed.
"Lavender?!" the lady (Parvati?) questioned as Professor Brow ran up to hug her.
"So, I take it Salem Witches Institute has decided to participate in the Triwizard Tournament," Professor McGonagall questioned, gesturing to the symbol on the luggage she was carrying.
"Yes, I'm sorry we couldn't inform you earlier."
"No problem, but Miss Patil, where are your students?"
"Oh, sorry, where would a good place for us to stay?"
"Over here," replied Professor McGonagall questioningly gesturing to a stop right next to the Beauxbatons carriage. She places down the trunk she was holding and taped it once with her wand. When she did this, the trunk expanded to the size of small house and a door opened and the students stepped out.
"You may take them inside, we're just about to start the feast," McGonagall told her. "Now I want you all on your best behavior while we have guests here," she said to all the Hogwarts students gesturing us to go inside.
"Lily!" Alice screamed running up to me from where the Beauxbatons students were standing in the entrance hall.
"Alice!" I screamed hugging her. "Do you know if you have to sit somewhere specific or can you sit wherever you want?"
"I think we're all supposed to sit together…"
"Try and sit by me at the Gryffindor table," I said as Anthony dragged me into the Great Hall.
Once we had sat down the other schools began entering. The students from Durmstrang entered first finding spots at the Slytherin table.
"Of course the school known for the Dark Arts sits with the house known for them," Anthony remarked.
"Why am I not surprised?" Hugo muttered.
The students from Salem entered next, they looked really nervous. They sat with the Hufflepuffs, not that I'm that surprised, they do look the most inviting. Lastly the Beauxbatons students entered most of whom were still huddling together for warmth. Unfortunately they took seats with the Ravenclaws. Alice tried to walk over to our table, but was scolded by one of the older girls 'for bezing zuch an iztiot.'
"Good Evening, I would like to welcome all of our guests to Hogwarts…"
"Welcome?" I could plainly hear one of the Beauxbatons girls say, which meant it must have been pretty loud, seeing as the Ravenclaw table is two tables away from the Gryffindor table.
"…Tournament (well now there will be four champions competing, but oh well) will begin after the feast, dig in!"
"Talk about a variety of schools, the Durmstrang students looks as though this is the most magnificent place they've ever seen, the Beauxbatons look like they're under the impression this is prison, and the students from Salem look like they're about to be tortured," Hugo commented.
"Not tortured, they just look worried.
"It looks like a color explosion, black, red, powder blue, and blue," Anthony pointed out.
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"I hope you all enjoyed the feast, now we must go over rules and what not. First however, let me introduce you to Mr. Aidan Lynch, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports, and Mr. Theodore Lupin, Head of International Magical Corporation, (A/N I know Teddy's only like 25, but oh well) they have worked very hard on the arrangements for the tournament and will be joining Professor Poliakoff, Madame Mallery, Professor Patil and myself in judging the three…four champions. Normally there are only three champions, hence the name, but unexpectedly the American school, Salem Witches Institute chose to join our three European schools, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, and Durmstrang Institute.
"The three tasks the champions will participate in have been spaced out thought out the school year and will test each champion's daring, powers of deduction, and their ability to cope with danger. The champions will be selected by an impartial judge, the Goblet of Fire," McGonagall told us. Fitch ran up to her carrying what appeared to be a casket which he lay down next to Professor McGonagall who tapped the lid three times and it opened. She then removed a large and by the look of it a very old, wooden goblet that was filled to the brim with dancing blue and white flames. "Anyone who wishes to participate should write your name on a piece of parchment along with your school's name and place it into the Goblet of Fire. You will have 24 hours to do so; the Goblet of Fire will be in the Entrance Hall until tomorrow night's Halloween feast after which the champions will be chosen. Only those who will be 16 on or before the 24th of November will be able to enter there name. The four champions, one from each school, will be marked on how well they perform each task. The champion with the highest total number of points will win the Triwizard Cup. However I must add that if you are chosen by the Goblet of Fire you are obliged to compete in the Triwizard Tournament until the end, for there is a binding magical contract. So do not put your name into the Goblet if you are not absolutely sure of yourself. Good night everyone."
"This should be fun. I wish we could enter," Anthony said.
"Lily!" Alice called, "Do you want to hang out tomorrow?"
"Yeah, totally! Meet me at the Gryffindor table tomorrow morning and we can eat and then hang out," I called back.
"'Kay 'Kay"
"Who's that?" Anthony asked.
"That's Alice, she's a family friend," I replied.
"She looks a lot like Loran," He commented.
"That's becau…" Hugo started.
"I've noticed," I replied cutting across Hugo. 'God can't any one keep their mouths shut!'
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"Hey Loran, Amber!" I called. Alice and I had been hanging out all day, but I needed to go to Quidditch Practice now. "Will you guys hang out with Alice, I've got Quidditch."
"Yeah."
"Sure, totally."
"I'll see you guys later. Oy, Fred, Quidditch Practice."
"Dang it!"
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"I cannot stand her!" Loran screamed coming into the changing rooms after Quidditch Practice.
"What?!?!" I shouted. I expected them to be BFFs, I mean they are identical twins.
"Who?" James questioned.
"Alice!" Loran shouted.
"What?!?!" James, Fred, and Lucy shouted.
"Yeah, she's so full of herself…"
"No she's not."
"Yeah, she is," Loran countered looking at me like I had an extra head.
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"I don't care what anyone else says I'm sitting here," Alice said sitting down next to me at dinner.
"Awesome, but may I ask why?"
"Because, I can't stand that stupid Loran girl, she bugs the heck out of me."
"Ugh," I mumbled, "You're not supposed to hate her," I added under my breath.
"Who do you think the champions will be?" Anthony asked.
"I don't know…as long as it's not Alexandra I'm fine though, she's a total snob."
"I'm fine as long as it's not a Slytherin!" James replied.
"That would stink," Hugo agreed.
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"Quiet," Professor McGonagall shouted. "In a couple of moments the Goblet of Fire will chose our four champions. If you are chosen I would like you to come up here and exit out that door," she continued gesturing to a door behind the staff table, "that's where you will receive your first instructions."
All the candles except for those in the giant floating pumpkins went out and the whole hall went silent. Then, all of the sudden the flames inside of the Goblet of Fire changed to red and a slip of parchment shout out.
"The Salem Witches Institute Champion is Amy Shepard!" The hall burst into applause. The fire returned to its original blue and white as Amy timidly walked to the front.
"I really hope I get chosen!" James whispered.
"Nuh, uh, it's going to be me," Fred exclaimed.
"You guys are too dumb to be chosen," Rose replied.
"I didn't even bother putting my name in," Lucy whispered.
"Me either," Albus replied.
"Chickens," Fred and James taunted.
The fire turned red again and a second slip of parchment shot out.
"The champion for Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is Tyler Lawely," Professor McGonagall announced.
Most of the hall clapped as he made his way up the hall, however I saw a couple the Beauxbatons girls looking very upset, a few of them were actually in tears. The fire barely had time to return to it's original blue and white color before it changed to red a third time shooting out a third slip of parchment.
"The Durmstrang Institute champion will be Aleksander Borev."
The hall clapped as the Goblet of Fire's fire returned to blue and white. It remained like that for a while the whole hall waited in complete silence, wondering who would become the fourth champion. Then finally the fire changed to red and a slip of parchment shot out.
"The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry champion will be…KaitlynQuirke." Kaitlyn was a seventh year Ravenclaw and probably the nicest person in the whole school, as she walked to the front of the hall the applause was nearly deafening. "Alright, we now have our four champions, and I'm sure everyone in this hall will cheer your champion on and support them, because winning brings honor not only to the champion, but also to their school. Now you may all return to your dormitories."
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"Hey, Lily, come here…I think you should see something…"
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CLIFHANGER! Haha… that was Amber talking in the last line by the way. Any Guesses??
Does any one know where I got the names Aidan Lynch or Professor Poliakoff?? (Hint: Fourth Book)
This is my longest chapter yet!!! It took forever to write! =-]
~You Go Girl~