The Hogwarts students could finally return to the Great Hall. Standing outside for hours in the cold at the end of October had been rough. Clever witches like Hermione had used Transfiguration to make little containers and turn them into cozy Fire Cans.
As for Harry and Ron, the two of them had stood in front of Hermione and nearly frozen the whole time. Harry eventually did the same thing under Strange's guidance. Having Dumbledore in his glasses made all the difference.
Neither of them seemed to mind, though. Their attention was fixed on Krum. In fact, much of Hogwarts seemed to have its eyes on him.
Krum was a star player, after all, and he had just made a splash at the Quidditch World Cup. Say what you liked about the Bulgarian Team, but Krum had caught the Golden Snitch within a few hours. His skill was beyond question.
The Wizarding World's obsession with Quidditch was no secret, so Krum naturally drew plenty of attention.
Many students were wondering how to get his autograph. When the Durmstrang students sat down at the Slytherin table, some Quidditch fans let out cries of despair.
Meanwhile, the Beauxbatons students chose the Ravenclaw table, much to the delight of Michael Corner, a member of the High Tower. Most of the Beauxbatons students were girls.
Although many people thought Beauxbatons was an all-girls' school, it wasn't. The school admitted boys too, just fewer of them.
Likewise, Durmstrang wasn't an all-boys' school. It admitted girls, though they were in the minority. Interestingly, the founder of Durmstrang, a school famous for teaching Dark Magic, had been a witch named Nerida Vulchanova.
Vulchanova had later died under mysterious circumstances while in office, and Harfon Monte had soon taken over as headmaster.
It was Monte, the second headmaster,