Although North America had never had a Goblin Rebellion, the Bigfoot Uprising of 1892 had forced the Magical Congress of the United States of America to relocate from George Washington to New York. One of Marysin's relatives had written a wizarding Broadway musical about the uprising, and now her uncle wanted to bring the production to Britain to deepen understanding between the two countries.
"Headmistress," Cedric called.
Marysin looked at him in delighted surprise.
"What are you doing here, Captain?"
Hufflepuff's Seeker and captain smiled at the Beater, then looked at Pomona.
"Go have fun with your friends for a while," Pomona said. She had noticed that the girls had long been itching to get started.
Pomona had already caught wind of that dating list. Even some of the boys had noticed it, after all, the school did not prohibit boys and girls from associating. She had not heard of the boys making a list of girls they most wanted to date, perhaps because the girls at school all wore those loose wizard robes. Now that they were outside the school, dressed in formal gowns, they looked completely different.
"All right, Headmistress," Cedric said, then left with Marysin.
Amos Diggory seemed at a loss. He could not decide whether to follow his son or stay and keep listening to the story of the Bigfoot.
In another story Pomona had read about the school's founding, Salazar Slytherin's father had once gone to India. There, he not only explored but also made many friends. They taught him yoga, poisons, and techniques for training snakes.
Perhaps that was why Salazar Slytherin had been able to train the Basilisk to sleep in the Chamber of Secrets for a thousand years, until his heir opened the chamber and awakened the Basilisk within. When he