Hermione's sister

chapter nine

a grin spreads across my face as I stand up, take the hat of my head, and prance towards the table that cheers the loudest. Hermione pulls me into a tight hug as I sit down next to her. everyone else get sorted into their houses and then a man with a long silver beard stands up. "I have only a few words to say to you tonight, tuck in"

The shiny golden plates before us suddenly fill themselves with mounds of the tastiest food I ever saw. Ron grins ear to ear and begins to pile his plate with every food within his reach.
a ghost comes floats over and looks mournfully down at the food. "it's lucky that there's a feast at all, you know" he says "there was trouble in the kitchens earlier"

"why wha happened?" harry asks through a mouthful of beef. "peeves of course" says the ghost. I leave them to their conversation and look over at the staff table. The man with the long beard can only be Dumbledore, headmaster of hogwarts. The food suddenly disappears, only to be replaced by mounds of pudding. i want to try everything I can get my hands on! after a while the desert too disappears, leaving the golden pates clean and shiny. Professor Dumbledore stands up and everyone goes pin drop quiet.

"So!" said Dumbledore, smiling around at them all. "Now that we are all fed and watered, I must once more ask for your attention, while I give out a few notices. Mr. Filch, the caretaker, has asked me to tell you that the list of objects forbidden inside the castle has this year been extended to include Screaming Yo-yos, Fanged Frisbees, and Ever-Bashing Boomerangs. The full list comprises 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. As ever, I would like to remind you all that the forest on the grounds is out-of-bounds to students, as is the village of Hogsmeade to all below third year It is also my painful duty to inform you that the Inter-House Quidditch Cup will not take place this year."

at this point in professor dumbledores speech the once quite audience bursts into chatter Ron and Harry Who are apparently too appalled to speak. Dumbhedore went on, "This is due to an event that will be starting in October, and continuing throughout the school year, taking up much of the teachers' time and energy - but I am sure you will all enjoy it immensely. I have great pleasure in announcing that this year at Hogwarts -" But at that moment there is a deafening rumble of thunder and the doors to the great hall burst open. a man stands there, shaggy shoulder length hair frame is disheveled face, he has a disgusting nose which looks as though a huge chunk as been gorged out of it. one of his eyes is dark and the other is a brilliant piercing blue glass eye. his face was so scarred that I can hardly make out any features which resemble human.

he limps towards dumbledore. A clanking sound coming from his every step. a wooden leg i geuss. He finally arrives in front of dumbledore and leans forewords to have a quick inaudible conversation with him. Another crack of thunder sends his face into sharp relief showing off his grotesque features. after shaking dumbledores hand he slumped of to sit at the staff table, is striking blue glass eye whizzing around in his head.

"May I introduce you to our new defense against the dark arts teacher.... professor moody!" dumbledore said cheerfully. no one applauded except for dumbledore and the giant who I think was called hagrid. Dumbledore cleared his throat. "As I was saying," he said, smiling at the sea of students before him, all of whom were still gazing transfixed at Mad-Eye Moody, "we are to have the honor of hosting a very exciting event over the coming months, an event that 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."

almost everyone laughed. "YOUR JOKING" Yelled Fred Weasly very loudly. "I am not joking, Mr. Weasley," he said, "though now that you mention it, I did hear an excellent one over the summer about a troll, a hag, and a leprechaun who all go into a bar.