Hogwarts.
To host the Five-Wizard Tournament, the entire hall had been expanded to twice its size once again, and its decorations were more magnificent than ever.
The original four long tables had also been extended, stretching out like four enormous dragons.
As it happened, the students from the four foreign schools each sat at one of the four house tables.
Durmstrang sat with Gryffindor.
Beauxbatons sat with Ravenclaw.
Ilvermorny sat with Hufflepuff.
Koldovstoretz sat with Slytherin.
Before everyone took their seats, there had been a few minor incidents.
At Hogwarts, Krum had far fewer fans because of Shawn.
However, this top Seeker was still popular with many young wizards, and the young lions of Gryffindor were the most enthusiastic.
So Durmstrang naturally ended up sitting with Gryffindor.
As the Durmstrang students took off their heavy fur cloaks, they gazed up with interest at the magically conjured, star-studded sky.
Two of the students even picked up the golden plates and goblets to examine them closely, clearly intrigued.
It was easy to imagine how harsh living conditions at Durmstrang must have been.
The young wizards of Beauxbatons felt that Ravenclaw's atmosphere and colors suited their tastes, and even the proportion of girls was strikingly similar. They chose Ravenclaw without much hesitation.
These French students did not think Hogwarts was more splendid or luxurious than Beauxbatons. After all, Nicolas Flamel was a school governor of Beauxbatons.
As for Russia and America, who had been competing all along?
For reasons unknown, Koldovstoretz, led by Niekosov, wanted to sit right down at Slytherin's table.
Although Helena was deeply annoyed with Shawn, who sat at the head of the Slytherin table, that did not stop her from continuing to compete with Russia.
And so the two sides faced off again, neither willing to give way.
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