Chapter 194 Visitors from Outside the School
The last Potions class of the day was filled with deductions and detention warnings from Snape.
Unfortunately, despite his efforts, he was unable to bring back the students' sanity as they drifted off to the Triwizard Tournament.
After the bell rang, students filed out and lined up under the leadership of the deans to welcome representatives from the other school.
"I heard that Beauxbatons' management system is very strict." Daphne whispered to Jane Yu's ear.
"But they don't take the OWL exam until the sixth grade." Blaise glanced at them, "and our exam is next school year--"
"Oh, come on, Blaise!" Daphne rolled her eyes. "Forget about exams and studying! You look like a Ravenclaw possessed you!"
But Jian Yu was satisfied with Brace's statement.
Taking the OWL exam in the sixth grade is just right for her!
Beauxbatons is indeed a suitable place!
"There! They're coming!"
There was a sudden cry of surprise from the crowd.
Twelve winged, silver-maned horses the size of elephants pulled a powder-blue coach the size of a house toward them, and they landed on the ground with a thunderous bang.
The headmaster of Beauxbatons, Miss Maxime, looks very tall, but her dress and behavior are very elegant.
She exchanged greetings with Headmaster Dumbledore for a while, then led the students of Beauxbatons away to rest for a while.
Then a huge whirlpool appeared in the center of the lake. A mast slowly rose from the center of the whirlpool, and a strange ship that looked like the remains of a shipwreck emerged from the water and headed towards the lakeshore.
A moment later, the headmaster of Durmstrang, Karkaroff, who had short white hair, walked off the ship.
He was tall and thin, with a goatee, and he embraced Dumbledore warmly. But Jian Yu found that his eyes were full of indifference and sharpness.
But at this moment, Theodore, who had been silent, took advantage of the noise to interrupt Jian Yu's gaze on Karkaroff:
"Don't get too close to him... He's a dangerous man."
Jian Yu turned her head in surprise, only to find that Theodore's expression was normal, as if he had said nothing.
They walked through the entrance hall towards the Great Hall along with the rest of the Hogwarts students.
"Now let us welcome the students from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, and Headmistress Madame Maxime!"
After everyone was seated, Dumbledore, standing in front of the stage, loudly announced the start of the welcome ceremony.
The next second, the door of the auditorium opened and the students of Beauxbatons walked in. Their light blue silk robes were as light and elegant as feathers, and blue butterflies fluttered as they danced.
Jian Yu admired it for a while, but suddenly realized something.
They are actually dancing ballet! And very professional!
There were also people performing rhythmic gymnastics on the spot!
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Arts?
She won't have to learn these in the future, right? !
Madame Maxime walked in, her eyes scanning the Slytherin table.
Soon her eyes locked onto her, and she smiled at her and gracefully extended her right hand:
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Jane. Greetings to our mutual friends, Mr. and Mrs. Flamel."
Jian Yu stood up and saluted. The two sides exchanged glances and both had a good first impression of each other.
"Let us welcome our friends from the north, the students of Durmstrang, and their headmaster Igor Karkaroff!"
The welcoming ceremony continued, and the students of Durmstrang, wearing heavy fur coats and cloaks, held scepters in their hands, sparks flew when they hit the ground, and began to perform martial arts with great momentum.
Jian Yu admired it for a while again, and couldn't help but realize something again.
Martial arts group? Stick technique? Eighteen martial arts?
There were even people performing acrobatics and breathing fire from their mouths!
Durmstrang School of Sports and Magic?
She won't have to learn these in the future, right? !
Wait... now that they've performed... what does Hogwarts have in store?
"What's our school going to perform?" Jian Yu turned to ask Daphne, "Have you heard about it?"
Daphne had a blank expression, but she was clearly confident about Hogwarts:
"We are the host. We should give the best performance to the guests. Headmaster Dumbledore must have his preparations—"
Draco raised his head immediately after hearing their conversation and said in a very determined tone:
"While Durmstrang's performance was great, we will definitely be able to shock them. After all, this is the grounds of Hogwarts!"
Dumbledore on the stage cleared his throat and flicked his wand. A long golden ribbon flew out, twisting out lines of text:
"Welcome guests from afar! Now, please ask our students to stand up!"
Jian Yu's face froze.
The professors' faces froze.
Her classmates all had the same faces.
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, please teach us knowledge, no matter how old we are..."
The students sang as if they had lost their parents; their voices were scattered, with the tunes of the Funeral March and the Wedding March mixed together.
"That's it, that's it?" Draco, who had just said "shock them", felt like he was slapped hard in the face. "Why is our school song?"
The corners of Jian Yu's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
She thought of the Hogwarts spirit that her professors had taught her.
To be honest, with such an appearance as the beginning...it's hard for her to continue to show spirit.
For the first time, she felt a sense of forced dignity:
"Perhaps this reflects the spirit of the school. We are not formalistic, and the school song has no fixed tune. It reflects the freedom for students to grow..."
She couldn't make up another word, but Daphne looked like she believed her explanation:
"That makes sense, Yu, you're right, this way we don't even need to rehearse, and it will allow students to have more time to focus on the exam and study!"
Jian Yu's eyes were dead.
She felt that she was unable to pick up the dignity that had fallen to the ground.
"No, don't believe it." She weakly stopped Daphne from letting her imagination run wild. "Next year I will be a student at Beauxbatons, or Durmstrang."
Daphne lowered her head and pondered for a while, then nodded seriously again to show her affirmation:
"That makes sense, Yu, you're right. Once you decide which school you want to go to, I'll write to my dad and ask him to help me transfer!"
The little snakes in the circle looked at them with shocked eyes.
Bryce's narrow eyes widened a little. He looked at Daphne and then at Jian Yu, and whispered:
"Jade, next time you use the Imperius Curse on me, please let me know in advance so that I can be mentally prepared."
He received big eye rolls from both girls.
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