Dumbledore caught the parchment, then read out the third name: "Jacob Covenas! Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!"
Near the front of the Gryffindor table, a tall, powerfully built boy stood up. He was ruggedly handsome, with sharply defined features. His skin was a healthy tan, and judging by his appearance, he seemed to be a native of the Americas.
This Corvinus seemed quite popular at school. Quite a few Ilvermorny boys stood up to hug him and bump fists. But when he reached the front, a girl stood up too and gave him a kick.
Harry recognized her as the girl who had wanted to compete with him in magic. Hmm, Meng? He still had not remembered her name.
Corvinus went up to the front and shook Dumbledore's hand. Then he bowed slightly to the students in the Great Hall before entering the room at the side with a radiant smile.
Clearly, he was also delighted to have become a Champion.
"Why does every one of them have a pretty face? Are they really picking Champions based on looks? Well, except Krum," Ron muttered.
"So you're saying Krum doesn't have the looks?" Hermione snickered mischievously.
"Well, Krum really isn't the handsome type." Even though Krum was Ron's idol, Ron could not honestly claim that he was particularly handsome...
Harry was just about to say something when the fourth slip of paper flew out.
After catching it, Dumbledore did not read it out immediately as he had before. Instead, he paused briefly, then glanced toward Gryffindor.
But after a delay of less than a second, Dumbledore once again read the name aloud: "Harry Potter, Hogwarts."
The entire Great Hall fell silent for a second, then a tremendous tide of chatter rose through it. The previous three Champions had clearly all