Mistaken : A Harry Potter Fanfic (sequel to Lost)

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Chapter 6: They have landed

the next few weeks passed quickly and I couldn't help but notice the amount of work given to forth years at this time. It soon came to the time that the Delegations from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were due to arrive. there were signs going up in all places to notify us of the arrival they read:

TRIWIZARD TOURNAMENT
THE DELEGATIONS FROM BEAUXBATONS AND DURMSTRANG WILL BE ARRIVING AT 6 O'CLOCK ON FRIDAY THE 30TH OF OCTOBER. LESSONS WILL END HALF AN HOUR EARLY. STUDENTS WILL RETURN THEIR BAGS AND BOOKS TO THEIR DORMITORIES AND ASSEMBLE IN FRONT OF THE CASTLE TO GREET OUR GUESTS BEFORE THE WELCOMING FEAST.
after reading the sign I hear a familiar voice behind me. it was Harry Potter! I hadn't talked to him in ages. he said "Brilliant! It's Potions last thing on Friday! Snape won't have time to poison us all!"
I turn around and say "You seem happy then."
"you bet! how you been?" he asks
"y'know same old same old. what about you?" I say but I was interrupted by Ernie McMillan:
Only a week away!" he said whilst, emerging from the crowd, his eyes gleaming. "I wonder if Cedric knows? Think I'll go and tell him...."
"Cedric?" asked Ron
""Diggory," said Harry. "He must be entering the tournament."

"That idiot, Hogwarts champion?" said Ron as we pushed their way through the chattering crowd toward the staircase.

"He's not an idiot. You just don't like him because he beat Gryffindor at Quidditch," said Hermione. "I've heard he's a really good student - and he's a prefect."
"Thank you Hermione! He is one of my best friends y'know and I'd appreciate it if you didn't talk about him like that." I said shortly, " I better go Holly will be wondering where the heck I am I was meant to meet her in the library 15 minutes ago! see ya Harry, Hermione, Ronald."
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Classes were nearing an end on Friday for the arrival of the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang schools and I sat in Care of magical creatures where we were taking care of the Blast-Ended skrewts and Hagrid called me over once class was dismissed.
"Olivia. can yer help wi the skrewts?" he asks
"sure, Professor." I said, "What needs doing?"
"Just help me to put them back in their pen and then we can sneak up to the rest of the school." he said
so I help Hagrid until I notice a few Abraxan ponies flying overhead. I quietly sang to the skrewts to calm them down and let them follow me into the pen.I hope Hagrid didn't hear me singing. Then once all the skrewts are back in their pen I run up to the school and join the 4th year line if Hufflepuffs and receive a glare from Professor sprout and I look to Holly for help. I get a slip passed down to me that reads:
My Office After dinner. Professor Sprout.
I silently groan and watch as the Durmstrangs arrive on some boat that disturbs the surface of the black lake. once the Headmaster of Durmstrang has greeted Dumbledore we were let inside we were led into the great hall. I sat across from Holly who look at me and said "Why the hell were you late to the arrival?"
"I was helping Hagrid put the skrewts back." I said, "Don't you dare lecture me about it, Sprout's already on it."
"What do you mean?" she Asked
I put a finger to my lips as i saw Dumbledore getting up to speak. Dumbledore remained standing, and a silence fell over the Great Hall.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, ghosts and - most particularly - guests," said Dumbledore, beaming around at the foreign students. "I have great pleasure in welcoming you all to Hogwarts. I hope and trust that your stay here will be both comfortable and enjoyable."

One of the Beauxbatons girls still clutching a muffler around her head gave what was unmistakably a derisive laugh.

"We aint forcing you to stay, how about you go home and learn some manners before you come back over here, huh?" I said so that only Holly could hear.