A Black And A Weasley.

Part 19

We're finally at Hogwarts. I can feel at home again. Loads of people were gathered around watching the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students arrive. The Beauxbatons carriage was beautiful, it was being pulled by brilliant Abraxan horses. Hagrid was suddenly thrown aside by them. " Well, there's something you don't see every day." Fred laughed.

Soon everyone was in the Great Hall and the firsties had been sorted. Dumbledore then announced that Hogwarts would be hosting the Triwizard Tournament. Then the students of Beauxbatons Academy came in. They were beautiful, of course there were obviously some Veela students but that didn't change the fact that they were beautiful. The only bad thing was is that they knew they were beautiful therefore they flaunted it. That's what set me on edge. There is nothing wrong with being confident but there was a fine line between confidence and arrogance. As I watched the girls walk in I found myself trapped in a self conscious bubble. "You're a lot more beautiful than these girls sweetie." George whispered into my ear as his arm wrapped around my waist. I smiled up at him, he could always tell what was going through my head. After the Beauxbatons girls came in with their headmistress Madame Maxime, the boys from Durmstrang Institute stormed in. As I watched their dramatic entrance I felt George tense up next to me.

" You know I've always preferred sweet, sensitive, funny redheads." I told George. He chuckled and immediately calmed down. Dumbledore and Durmstrang's headmaster Igor Karkaroff greeted each other and then Dumbledore proceeded to reveal the feast. Everyone began to eat and talk about their holidays and such. The subject of the Quidditch world cup was avoided as it was rather depressing and unless you were living under a rock everyone knew what had happened. The main excitement was about the Triwizard Tournament.

" Well I'm definitely putting my name forward." Fred exclaimed.

" Me too!" George said.

" You can't do that! It's dangerous!" Hermione exclaimed, " tell them Shauna!"

" What do you think I can say to change their minds. They're stubborn as untrained mules when they want to be." I told her after downing some pumpkin juice.

" She's got a point." Fred and George said together.

Time sped by and soon the food had disappeared, much to Ron's disappointment. Dumbledore was back at the front of the Great Hall beside a tall, golden structure. As the time for everything to be revealed came closer I started to get very excited. " Someone's excited huh?" George asked poking my cheek.

" What makes you say that?" I giggled. He picked up some of my hair and showed it to me. It was bright yellow. I looked around the room and saw some Beauxbatons girls staring at me, there mouths were open slightly. They looked like they were in awe. I quickly changed my hair back to its normal colour. Their eyes widened. Wow, it was like they'd never seen a metamorphagus before.

" Your attention please. I would like to say a few words. Eternal glory, that's what awaits the student who wins the Triwizard Tournament, but to do this that student must survive three tasks. Three extremely dangerous tasks." Dumbledore began,

" Wicked." The twins said in unison.

" For this reason the Ministry sees it fit to impose a new rule. To explain all this we have the Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation Mr Bartemius Crouch." Suddenly the magical ceiling above us began to thunder, lighting flashed above us. I don't know why people began screaming, after all it is only a spell. Out of nowhere a spell was cast up at the ceiling which made it calm again. I looked over and saw none other than famous Auror Mad-Eye Moody. He's a strange character and difficult to read. I guess that's what made him such a great Auror.