Among the crowded people under the marble staircase in the foyer, Andy also saw Pavard, the prefect who was one level older than them.

Pavard also spotted Andy and Qiu Zhang and said hello:"Hi, I heard that you were deducted points by Snape again today."

Andy pointed to the large notice under the stairs and said:"You were deducted by Snape today." It is not news that Pu points are deducted. It is news when points are not deducted by him."

"What does it say?"

Pavard said excitedly,"The Triwizard Tournament! Students from the other two magic schools, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, will arrive next Friday evening."

"At that time, everyone will attend the welcome dinner"

"Guess who will be the Hogwarts Champion? Qiu

Zhang glanced at Andy, and then said:"If it were two years later, I would have said it was Andy.""

"Hum, yes, but unfortunately there is no if. Pavard smiled and said,"Andy cannot become a warrior now. You are not yet seventeen years old."

Andy asked:"Who do you think it will be?""

Pavard said:"Far away in the horizon, close in front of you."

"Do you want to be a warrior? Andy and Qiu Zhang were surprised at the same time.

Pavard nodded affirmatively:"Of course!" Who else could be in Ravenclaw besides me?"

"Will you not support me?

Andy said:"If you ask me if I support it, then I definitely support it.""

"But don't you think Cedric has a better chance of becoming a warrior?"

Hearing Cedric's name, Pavard became dejected:"I know Cedric is popular, but can't you at least give me some hope?"

Andy patted Pavard on the shoulder:"If I have to vote, I will definitely vote for you."

"Thank you."Pavard smiled.

……

On the morning of October 30th, the entire castle looked brand new.

Filch had spent the week frantically cleaning every corner, wiping off the dusty paintings, and washing the armor standing in the corridors.

Whenever a student soiled the corridor in front of him, he would get furious.

Fortunately, he could no longer put students in detention at will.

After abusing his power last time, Filch was formally warned because Cedric and Harry, two unlucky guys, had been cleaning the Quidditch stadium stands until two o'clock in the morning before Filch allowed them to leave.

So Filch yelled at every student who didn't pay attention to hygiene, and many students now avoided him when they saw him.

The hall was redecorated by the professors. A huge silk banner hung on the wall, with the colors and representative animals of each school on it.

Gryffindor with a red background and a golden lion, Ravenclaw with a blue background and a bronze eagle, Hufflepuff with a yellow background and a black badger, and Slytherin with a green background and a silver python.

The four animals gathered and connected on the wall behind the professor's seat, forming a huge H representing Hogwarts.

In the evening, Andy and Qiu Zhang's Charms class ended half an hour early. Professor Flitwick asked them to go back and put away their school bags and textbooks, and to gather in the entrance hall as soon as possible.

When Andy and Qiu Zhang arrived at the scene, almost all the students had arrived. They stood at the end of the fifth-year team.

Everyone lined up under the leadership of their respective deans and walked out of the castle to stand.

Andy saw many students who were so excited that they could not control themselves. He also saw Dennis Crivette, who was sorted into Gryffindor. He stood in the first-year team and was chatting with the people around him. Finally, Professor McGonagall had to come out and ask him to be quiet.

The weather was very cold. The teachers and students of the whole school stood in the cold wind for a long time, and no one from the other two schools showed up.

When many people were impatient, Dumbledore, who was standing in the back row, suddenly shouted loudly:"Great! I think the representatives of Beauxbatons are here!"

The students looked around and did not find anything unusual. The woods were indifferent and the cold wind was blowing.

Pavard raised his head and pointed to the sky and shouted,"There! What is that? A house?"

Everyone looked up at the sky again. Pavard was right. They saw a small black dot appear in the sky at some point and was flying towards Hogwarts. As the black dot got closer and closer, everyone realized that it was a magnificent powder blue carriage.

The carriage was as big as a house and was pulled by twelve silver-maned horses with flying wings. Each horse was as big as an elephant.

Then, a deafening roar sounded, and the horses' hooves landed heavily on the ground.

The huge wheels were shaking, and the golden horses were shaking their huge heads, with their big red eyes flashing.

The door of the carriage was inlaid with a coat of arms with two golden wands crossed together, and three bright stars burst out from each wand.

The door opened as soon as it landed, and a boy in a light blue robe jumped out of the carriage. He bent down and opened a golden spiral staircase on the floor of the carriage.

He took a step back respectfully, and a huge black high-heeled shoe stretched out from the carriage. Then, a burly woman slowly walked out of the carriage. Her huge size amazed everyone.

Dumbledore was the first to applaud, and then everyone woke up from their dreams and followed suit to welcome them.

"Welcome, dear Madame Maxime."

Dumbledore stepped forward and kissed the woman's palm.

Dumbledore's height was considered tall among ordinary people, but he didn't even need to bend down when kissing.

Madame Maxime lowered her head and smiled,"I hope everything is well with you, Dumbledore."

"I'm fine, thank you." Dumbledore looked up and smiled at Madame Maxime.

Madame Maxime waved her hand, and more than ten students got off the carriage behind her. There were both men and women, about eighteen or nineteen years old. They were all wearing silk robes and shivering from the cold.

Dumbledore briefly chatted with Madame Maxime for a few more words, and Madame Maxime led the students of Beauxbatons into the castle.

After the representatives of Beauxbatons left, Andy and the others waited for a while, and it was getting darker.

Suddenly, the black lake in front of them broke open and swayed. Ripples and gurgling sounds came from under the water. A tall mast first emerged from the water.

Then, a huge ship gradually surfaced. It looked eerie and scary, like a wreck that had just been salvaged.

The ship sailed out of the center of the lake and docked at the shore. A group of people walked down from the ship. They were all wearing thick fur coats, wrapping themselves tightly.

The two people in the lead were the headmaster of Durmstrang, Karkaroff.

And Andy had met the star player of the Bulgarian team, Viktor Krum.

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