For Hogwarts, the visit from the other two schools truly counted as an important occasion.
To welcome the approaching guests, Hogwarts' Great Hall had been transformed overnight. Silk banners hung from the walls, making it feel a little like an end-of-year celebration.
This time, however, banners for all four Houses had been hung. Behind the teachers' table hung the largest banner of all, bearing the Hogwarts crest: lion, eagle, badger, and snake joined together around a large letter H.
The moment Albert entered the Great Hall, he heard whispers all around him. The air was filled with the joyful feeling known as "anticipation," especially after someone had leaked the news that Krum would be arriving. Albert had even heard some people planning to bring parchment and quills so they could ask Krum for an autograph.
Naturally, Albert paid no attention to such things. Neither he nor Isabelle had any interest in Krum's signature. At that moment, he was refining his plan in his mind. The next two days would undoubtedly be crucial. Peter and Barty Crouch Jr. would use some unknown method to stop him from entering the Triwizard Tournament. However, as long as someone put his name into the Goblet of Fire, it would count even if he had not thrown it in himself.
"What are you thinking about?" Shanna sat down close beside Albert.
"I was thinking that someone definitely doesn't want me to take part in the Triwizard Tournament," Albert said casually.
"What?" Shanna did not understand at first.
"Albert would take away some people's chance to become champions, and some people don't want him to shine too brightly." Lee Jordan, who was reading the Daily Prophet, cut in. "By the way, you should be careful lately. Fred told me they sold another batch of Love Potion