WILDEST DREAM ➛ʜ.ᴘᴏᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴡɪɴ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ

006

As we walked into the Great Hall, the sense of familiarity washed over me. The enchanted ceiling twinkled above us like the night sky outside, and the long tables were already laden with food. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and I made our way to the Gryffindor table while Draco and his crew peeled off toward the Slytherin section. I caught Draco's eye for a moment and gave him a quick nod before settling into my seat next to Harry.

The feast had already begun, and I wasted no time. I was starving—no, ravenous—and it felt like I hadn't eaten properly in ages. My plate was soon stacked high, and I dug in with gusto, barely pausing to breathe between bites.

As I stuffed another mouthful of mashed potatoes into my face, Hermione looked at me, shaking her head in amazement. "I wish I could eat like Y/N and not get big like a pig," she muttered, half-amused and half-jealous.

Ron, who was watching me with equal fascination, chimed in. "Yeah, how can such a small person eat so much?"

I scoffed, swallowing. "Ugh, please, you're embarrassing me," Harry said, giving me a tissue.

I wiped my mouth quickly with my napkin. I elbowed Harry, who was giving me a look of disbelief.

"I'm embarrassing you?" I retorted. "Please, Harry You're the one who's always embarrassing me with how much dramatic teen you are."

He narrowed his eyes at me, playfully glaring. "Oh really? I embarrass you?" He mimicked my tone and rolled his eyes dramatically. "You wish, Potter."

I mimicked him back, rolling my eyes in an exaggerated manner, which made his snort. We went back and forth for a moment, bickering like siblings do, before Hermione nudged me to be quiet. But the playful banter quickly ended when Professor Dumbledore stood up at the staff table.

The Great Hall hushed immediately, and I leaned forward in my seat, my attention now focused on Dumbledore. His presence commanded the room, and I knew the feast was over. The real beginning of the school year was about to start.

"Here we go," I muttered under my breath, sitting up straighter as Dumbledore prepared to give his start-of-term speech.

"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."

The corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched. He continued, "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."

"What?" I and Harry gasped. We looked around at each other before turning to Fred and George, who were mouthing soundlessly at Dumbledore. 

Dumbledore 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 was a deafening rumble of thunder and the doors of the Great Hall banged open.

A man stood in the doorway, leaning upon a long staff, shrouded in a black traveling cloak. Every head in the Great Hall swiveled toward the stranger, suddenly brightly illuminated by a fork of lightning that flashed across the ceiling. He lowered his hood, shook out a long mane of grizzled, dark gray hair, then began to walk up toward the teachers' table.

"Damn, what a entry" I mumbled.

The stranger reached Dumbledore. He stretched out a hand that was as badly scarred as his face, and Dumbledore shook it, muttering words no one could hear. He seemed to be making some inquiry of the stranger, who shook his head unsmilingly and replied in an undertone. Dumbledore nodded and gestured the man to the empty seat on his right-hand side.

"May I introduce our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" said Dumbledore brightly into the silence. "Professor Moody."

"Moody?" Harry muttered to Ron. "Mad-Eye Moody? The one your dad went to help this morning?"

"Must be," said Ron in a low, awed voice.

"What happened to him?" Hermione whispered. "What happened to his face?"

"Dunno," Ron whispered back, watching Moody with fascination.

I snorted.

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."

"You're JOKING!" said Fred Weasley loudly.

The tension that had filled the Hall ever since Moody's arrival suddenly broke. Nearly everyone laughed, and Dumbledore chuckled appreciatively.

"I am not joking, Mr. Weasley," he said, "the Triwizard Tournament . . . well, some of you will not know what this tournament involves, so I hope those who do know will forgive me for giving a short explanation, and allow their attention to wander freely"

He then went off with the speech of how this Tournament i traditional and two schools will come here and from each school 3 students will be participating. It may sounds fun, but if can led you to death.  

"I'm going for it!" Fred Weasley hissed down the table, his face lit with enthusiasm at the prospect of such glory and riches.

I immediately looked at him with a scowl. But before I could speak, Dumbledore spoke up.

He said about how only pff age students can and the whole 17 years students shouted, specifically The Twins.

Guess this is going to be fun.

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