Chapter 547 Krum And Fleur
Gabrielle quickly greeted everyone and asked Evan, her face flushed, "May I come over and sit down?"
She appeared very nervous and looked expectantly at Evan.
The girl had left all the Beauxbatons students and approached Evan. Even Gabrielle herself had not expected to be so bold.
In fact, there was no need for Evan to respond to that question.
The Gryffindor students welcomed Gabrielle with practical gestures. They showed incredible enthusiasm and stood up to greet her, shaking hands and introducing themselves.
Among the four houses of Hogwarts, Gryffindor was the most dynamic.
Gabrielle did not seem to expect to be so popular. She felt relieved and quickly responded with a smile.
Her character was much better than her sister Fleur's and quickly won favor with everyone.
The brief contact made everyone adore this charming and angelic girl.
Even Hermione pulled Gabrielle to her side. The two chatted and laughed a lot.
Evan watched them both and found himself unable to articulate a word.
Five minutes later, the Great Hall was still chaotic, and the teachers had already left.
At the door, the Durmstrang students had not yet decided where to sit.
As for Krum's admirers, they were all there shouting his name.
It wasn't until Professor McGonagall appeared that they had to disperse and return to their seats.
"Look, Krum signed it for me!" Ron's face turned red. "I'm going to treasure this."
He had just returned and was showing off in front of the crowd with a parchment. He was extremely excited.
"Krum remembered me. He signed it just for me!" he said proudly. "I dare say..."
Ron didn't finish. Suddenly, he stood up and greeted the Durmstrang group.
"Here, come and sit here!" He whispered. "Here! Evan, Hermione, move and make space..."
But Malfoy stepped forward, approached, and whispered a few words to Krum.
The Durmstrang students settled at the Slytherin table, as if they hadn't heard Ron at all.
"Ron, what are you doing?" Hermione asked displeased. She had gotten up and moved too much, making the table shake.
The cups in front of Evan, Harry, Hermione, and Gabrielle were on the verge of falling. Fortunately, they were empty.
"You see, Malfoy is getting close to him." Ron didn't respond to Hermione but spoke disdainfully, "I bet Krum can see through him, although... I bet people are always flattering him. Where do you think they'll sleep? We could offer him a space in our common room, Harry... I wouldn't mind giving him my bed; he could sleep on a camping cot."
No one answered Ron's question, and Hermione huffed and expressed her dissatisfaction.
Beside her, Gabrielle also looked curiously at Krum and his Durmstrang companions.
"Why is he wearing a cloak?" Harry asked. "It's not that cold here."
"Because Krum is sick, I just asked him!" Ron said. "He hasn't been well lately since he was attacked and has old injuries from Quidditch practice. The therapist gave him supplements for nutrition and fitness, and he needs to take them on time."
As if to confirm Ron's words, Krum pulled out a small bottle from his thick fur cloak and took a sip.
Evan watched Krum with empathy, although the boy didn't seem so weak.
Once everyone found their seats, the Durmstrang students removed their heavy furs and looked up at the starry black ceiling with interest. Some of them took the golden plates and cups, examining them, seemingly impressed.
At the teachers' table, Filch, the caretaker, was adding chairs. He wore his old musty frock coat in honor of the occasion.
"Filch added four chairs, two on each side of Dumbledore," Harry said surprised. "But there are only two extra people tonight. Why is Filch putting four chairs, who else is coming?"
"Huh?" Ron said vaguely. He was still eagerly watching Krum, not even noticing Gabrielle near him.
"Probably officials from the Ministry of Magic," Evan glanced at the teachers' table.
"So, what would they be doing here?" Harry asked.
"Obviously, they organized the Triwizard Tournament, right?" Hermione explained. "I suppose they want to be here to see how it starts."
"You said, isn't Krum..." Ron stopped abruptly before finishing.
She couldn't believe it. A Beauxbatons girl approached from the long Ravenclaw table. She had long silvery-blonde hair cascading almost to her waist, with a pair of azure eyes. She possessed profound azure eyes and very white and even teeth.
It was Fleur. She had just taken off her scarf.
As Fleur drew closer and closer, Ron turned purple. He stared at her, mouth agape and unable to control it.
"Long time no see, Evan Mason!" Fleur said arrogantly. Without waiting for Evan to respond, she greeted Gabrielle, "Gabrielle, the party is about to start. You must come back and sit with us."
"Oh!" Gabrielle said goodbye to everyone, took Fleur's hand, and left.
"Who is that girl?"
"Fleur Delacour, Gabrielle's sister," Evan explained.
"Who is Gabrielle?!"
Ron continued to gaze at the girl as if he had never seen one before. Harry started laughing.
Then he realized that Gabrielle, whom Evan was talking about, was the girl accompanying Fleur.
"Well, Ron, don't gaze at others so impolitely."
"I dare say she's a Veela!" Ron uttered gruffly.
"Of course, she's not!" Hermione retorted sharply. "I don't see anyone else gaping at her like an idiot!"
But she wasn't entirely right about that. As the girl crossed the Great Hall, many boys' heads turned, and some seemed to have been momentarily struck mute, much like Ron.
"In fact, they have a quarter Veela blood. Fleur and Gabrielle's grandmother was a Veela," Evan revealed.
"I'm telling you, she's not a normal girl!" Ron leaned to the side to get a clear view of her. "They don't make them like that in Hogwarts!"
"At Hogwarts, they make them well," Harry remarked absentmindedly. His gaze followed Fleur to the Ravenclaw table, where Cho happened to be sitting a few seats away from the silver-haired girl.
"Yes, at Hogwarts, they make them well," Evan concurred, casting a glance at Hermione.
Seeing Evan's boldness, Hermione blushed and shot him a fierce look.
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