Here's Chapter 2! I wanted to wait a little while to post it, but I was so excited that I just typed it this morning, so it's hot off the press! I don't own anything; it's all J.K Rowling's except for the OC's. Sorry the speech is so long, but I wanted to include most of the info about the TriWizard tournament!
"Alright, I have to say this is the best pudding I've ever had!" Lauren exclaimed.
"Will you shut up and let me get a word in? You keep on interrupting me about the pudding!" Tabitha said, frustrated. She never liked to have anyone else have any of the attention. She was never good at birthday parties.
"Well then!" Lauren said, pretending to be hurt. "If you tried the pudding, you would know what I'm talking about!"
"I don't care! Anyways, Autumn already knows so many tricks! My parents hired one of the best trainers-"
"Welcome! Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts!" I heard Headmaster Dumbledore announce. I didn't know what I would hear this year, because last year Dumbledore told us that Hogwarts would 'play host to the Dementors of Azkaban'. That didn't work out too well. "So! Now that we are all fed and watered, I have been asked my Mr. Filch to tell you that the list of objects forbidden inside the castle has this year been extended to include Screaming yo-yo's, Fanged Frisbees and Ever Bashing Boomerangs. The full list comprises of some four hundred and thirty-seven items, I believe, and can be viewed in Mr. Filch's office, if anybody would like to check it out."
Okay, so the speech was going pretty normal. I didn't know what I was worried about. I was full and starting to get sleepy, but then Dumbledore reminded me that normal didn't exist in Hogwarts.
"We are to have the honour of hosting a very exciting event over the coming months, an event which has not been held for over a century. It is my very great pleasure to inform you that the TriWizard Tournament will be taking place at Hogwarts this year. The TriWizard Tournament was first established seven hundred years ago, as a friendly competition between the three largest European schools of wizardry - Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. A champion was selected to represent each school, and three champions competed in three magical tasks. The schools took it in turns to host the Tournament once every five years, and it was generally agreed to be a most excellent way of establishing ties between young witches and wizards of different nationalities - until, that is the death toll mounted so high that the Tournament was discontinued. There have been several attempts over the centuries to re-instate the Tournament, none of which have been very successful. However, our own Departments of International Magical Cooperation and Magical Games and Sports have decided the time is ripe for another attempt. We have worked hard over the summer to ensure that, this time, no champion will put himself or herself in mortal danger.' 'The Heads of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be arriving with their short-listed contenders in October, and the selection of the three champions will take place at Halloween. An impartial judge will decide which students are most worthy to compete for the TriWizard Cup, the glory of their school and a thousand Galleons personal prize money. Eager though I know you all will be to bring the TriWizard Cup to Hogwarts, the Heads of the participating schools, along with the Ministry of Magic, have agreed to impose and age restriction on contenders this year. Only students who are of age - that is to say, seventeen years or older - will be allowed to put their names forward for consideration."
Everyone groaned. It would be really cool if I could compete, but I'm not a seventh year. But I guess it will be kinda cool if I get to tell my grandkids someday that I saw the TriWizard tournament.
"The delegations from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be arriving in October, and remaining with us for a greater part of this year. I know that you will extend every courtesy to our foreign guests while they are with us, and will give your whole-hearted support to the Hogwarts champion when he or she is selected. And now, it is late, and I know how important it is to you all to be alert and rested as you enter your lessons tomorrow morning. Bedtime! Chop chop!"