AFTER A CHILLY ride up to Hogwarts, Lily, Isabelle and Marlene found seats on the crowded Gryffindor table beside their friends Mary MacDonald, who they shared a dorm with, and Dorcas Meadowes, a kind, quiet girl who was found highly amusing by all who knew her well. After some scattered, rushed greetings and quick catch ups, the hall welcomed in the first years, who sat one by one to place the sorting hat on their heads.
To the starving sixth years, this process seemed to last a lifetime, which was not made any faster by James and Sirius yelling out which houses they thought each student would be in. After the distracting chorus of "GRYFFINDOR" and "RAVENCLAW" had successfully disrupted the sorting hat's more accurate placings, Dumbledore rose from his chair.
"May the feast begin!"
Feeling well nourished and warm, despite the frosty sky outside, the light hearted chatter died down as the feast vanished.
"May I have your attention please?" came a voice from the teachers table. It was time for Professor Dumbledore's speech.
"As you may be aware by now, earlier today on our usually pleasant journey to Hogwarts, there was some interference."
A murmur rose through the hall but the wizard kept on talking.
"I would like to inform you that this matter has been taken care of. The Ministry of Magic is currently on the look out for more dementors to guard the wizard prison, Azkaban, and it appears that we have found one for them. Although it was certainly not the method of dementor catching I had expected, it appears to be effective none the less." Dumbledore chuckled quietly to himself as the twinkle in his eyes made his half moon spectacles appear to sparkle.
"And now, for the good news. I'm sure you will all be very excited to learn about our new approach to quidditch this year at Hogwarts. As most of you here know, quidditch is a fine wizarding sport played both internationally, and with our four, strong teams here at school. However, this year we will be decreasing our numbers to one team."
The more boisterous students shot up from their chairs while the castle burst into conversation on how quidditch could possibly continue with only one team.
Looking nonplused, Dumbledore waited for the volume to fall before he continued.
"Instead, we will be joining a new international school quidditch league with Beauxbatons, Durmstrang and Ilvermorny, three fine magical institutions from around the globe who have each decided to join us in this exciting event! Each player will be selected by a none biased judge in order form our best possible team. The other potential players from our new rivals in sport will join us in exactly two weeks for this event to take place. I wish you all the best of luck!"
This time when chatter broke out, it was rich with excitement and competitive spirit, voices echoing from the stone walls and floors, amplifying the noise and thrill by a thousand. As the students began to get ready to leave, Dumbledore raised his voice one last time, smiling at the eager faces before him. "Before I send you away into a year full of success and grand magic, I wish to say a few words. Grindylow, billywig, chizpurfle."
And with that, the students of Hogwarts left the great hall and entered the year full of thrill that waited for them ahead.
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And there we go! Back at Hogwarts for a year full of excitement, surprise, danger and who knows? Maybe even Sirius Black will be there too...😉
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All or Nothing (A Sirius Black Story)
ФанфикThey said when it came to love, his heart was made of stone while hers was made of glass; someone was bound to get hurt. They were two pieces of a different puzzle. Two people who could never fit together. Until they did. ⭒A Sirius Black story ⭒ G...
