The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Today is the day when students from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons arrive at Hogwarts. Since the morning, Hogwarts has been filled with a joy of anticipation. At 5:30 in the afternoon, the get out of class bell rang half an hour early. The young wizards quickly ran back to the lounges of their respective colleges, put away their schoolbags and textbooks, changed into their school robes, and then happily ran to the foyer to gather.

It’s not just the students who are excited, but also the teachers at the school. This is the first time in a hundred years that Hogwarts has been visited by teachers and students from other magic schools, and there is no room for carelessness. The professors thoroughly cleaned the castle and polished every piece of armor. Those dirty and dilapidated classrooms were also properly dealt with. Those that could be cleaned were cleaned, and those that could not be cleaned were sealed. Even the oil paintings in the castle were not spared. Those dirty oil paintings were all brand new and became factory-new.

Regarding the arrival of the other two schools, Hogwarts has shown a high level of attention. The deans of the four major colleges organized their teams in the foyer before taking the students to the lawn in front of the castle.

"Weasley, straighten your hat!"

"Padma, take that weird thing off your head."

"Hannah, my dear, could you switch places with Susan?"

"When teachers and students from the other two schools arrive, I hope you will keep quiet and don't embarrass me or Slytherin..."

After forming a square formation, the deans nervously ordered the students in their own houses to tidy up their appearance. Even Snape took it upon himself to arrange the Slytherin team in a more orderly manner.

Professor Flitwick walked back and forth twice and frowned, "Where is Tom Yoder? Has anyone seen him?"

He turned around twice, but he didn't see Tom, and he didn't know where the guy went.

Flitwick's blood pressure began to rise: at this critical moment, why was Tom missing? Is it a bad stomach?

Professor Flitwick was so anxious not because Ravenclaw House would have no cards without Tom, but because he was worried that he would rush over and disrupt everyone's formation at the critical moment.

Fortunately, within a few minutes, Tom appeared at the door of the castle hall, holding a slender staff in his hand.

"Great, Yodel!" Seeing Tom appear, Professor Flitwick breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second he was caught by the staff in Tom's hand.

"Yordle, what are you doing with this thing?" Professor Flitwick screamed, "Put it away quickly!"

"Don't be nervous, Filius, I asked him to take care of that. I might ask him to perform a show for the guests later." Dumbledore appeared behind Professor Flitwick at some point, his eyes on Tom. Sweeping the wand in his hand, the corner of his mouth twitched - the wand maker actually made such a work, it's really hard to tell what a person looks like.

Everyone has their moments of youth and frivolity, Dumbledore sighed in his heart. While sighing in his heart, Dumbledore was not idle and directly called Tom to come forward and stand in the front row of the phalanx.

The conversation between Dumbledore and Professor Flitwick attracted the attention of countless young wizards. However, due to the power of the two, no one dared to talk to each other. They could only bury their curiosity deep in their hearts and wait until they had time to explore it. after all.

It was already evening, and the sun was setting in the west, leaving a red light all over the sky that reflected on the water of the Black Lake, making the entire lake seem to be on fire.

Tom had no luck enjoying such magnificent scenery.

"How long do we have to wait?" Tom's patience ran out after swatting the third mosquito to death.

"Five minutes to six o'clock." Harry, standing diagonally behind him, glanced at his watch and told Tom the time.

"Alas..." Tom sighed and continued to fight the mosquitoes.

Standing in the wilderness by the lake is providing a buffet for mosquitoes. Under the harassment of mosquitoes, the little wizards around them became a little impatient, and the team gradually began to discuss in lowered voices.

"How do you think they'll come? By train?"

"Maybe a broomstick?"

"Apparition and portkeys are also possible."

Tom listened to their conversation and rolled his eyes: Hogwarts cannot disapparate, and the two schools are collective actions, so "public transportation" must be used. Tom's eyes looked to the sky. He thought that if nothing else happened, Beauxbatons would have come in a carriage and Durmstrang would have driven the ghost ship.

When everyone gets together, they can't help but show off.

I'm standing here now, isn't it just to show off to Hogwarts?

While everyone was thinking wildly, Dumbledore glanced at Tom and said loudly: "The Beauxbatons representative has arrived!"

Tom perked up and tightened his grip on the staff. Just as he was about to stuff his wand, Dumbledore quietly thrust a small stick into his hand.

Tom looked down and saw that this wand looked very much like the legendary elder wand!

The elder wand is one of the three Deathly Hallows in the magical world. It is a wand that can make its owner invincible. It can exert great magic power during a duel, and the holder can easily cast powerful magic. .

Dumbledore winked at Tom and said, "I'm just borrowing it from you temporarily. Please remember to return it to me later."

Tom:…

As for that? In order to save some face for Hogwarts, you actually took out the Elder Wand? ! However, given Dumbledore's character, it is not very unexpected to do such a thing. It is called unexpected but reasonable.

He looked at the wand in his hand. This was the first time he had come into close contact with this legendary wand.

[Elder Wand (holy weapon): 15 inches, elderberry, thestral tail feathers

Fit: 1%

Legend has it that it was made by the God of Death and is one of the Three Holy Artifacts. It can greatly enhance the power of magic spells, but it must be recognized by the wand before it can be fully mastered.

Owner: Dumbledore]

This wand was extremely slender, with bumps one after another on the surface. It was cold in his hand, and Tom could clearly feel the resistance of the wand.

Tom shook his head and handed the wand back.

"There's no room for it on the staff."

This time it was Dumbledore's turn to fall silent, and Tom's answer was quite unexpected.

Who would have thought that someone would refuse to use the legendary Elder Wand for such a bizarre reason?

The reason why Tom refused to use the Elder Wand was also very simple. The groove on his wand was made according to his own wand measurement. The Elder Wand was a full two inches long and had raised knuckles on the surface, making it impossible to squeeze into it. . Forcing it in will change the groove into the shape of the Elder Wand, making it impossible for the original wand to fit perfectly. As for the oddly low fit, it's not the primary problem.

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