After Madam Maximus, headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, appeared, all the students let out cries of astonishment.
She was simply too tall. Even Dumbledore, who was not short himself, looked as fragile as a child standing before Headmistress Maximus.
Perhaps only Hagrid could compare to this Female Titan. She formed a stark contrast with the delicate, charming students who had come before.
Close behind them, the students of Durmstrang Institute also entered. They had arrived aboard a sailing ship capable of diving beneath the lake.
Unlike Beauxbatons, where the girls far outnumbered the boys, Durmstrang Institute looked almost like a group of Shaolin Temple monks, exuding an air of rugged masculinity.
As they entered, every student's wand was spitting flames.
"Oh, now I realize Hogwarts is still better."
Ron watched the Durmstrang Institute students and spoke somewhat bitterly, but soon afterward, screams erupted from the crowd of students.
They were far more piercing than the screams that had greeted the Beauxbatons students.
Krum!
Bulgaria's Seeker, the world's number one Seeker!
The Seeker who had caught the Golden Snitch in this World Cup final.
"No one told me he was a student of Durmstrang Institute!"
Even Ron's face was flushed with excitement. That World Cup match had left far too deep an impression.
Krum was clearly Durmstrang Institute's ace as well. Distinct from the other students who looked like fire-wielding ascetics, he walked alone at the back, entering alongside their headmaster, Igor Karkaroff.
That entrance order alone was enough to show how highly their headmaster valued him.
And Krum truly deserved that regard.
"Durmstrang Institute actually produces many Dark wizards. Its current headmaster, Igor Karkaroff, used to be a Death Eater. He cleared his name by betraying his companions. Also, Grindelwald, the most famous Dark wizard before Voldemort, came from