Harry felt that the past two days had been the happiest of his more than three years at Hogwarts.
His and Ron's performances in the Triwizard Tournament had won over almost every student at Hogwarts. Even the Hufflepuff students, who had previously resented them deeply, had changed their attitudes.
At least, before Harry and Ron had taken the field, they had never imagined using flight to face a dragon. Putting themselves in their shoes, they did not think Cedric could have performed as well as the two of them if he had been out there.
Ron, in particular, had once again dazzled the young wizards with his flying skills.
Spectacular. It had been truly spectacular.
And no one knew who had spread the news-but it definitely had not been Ron. At least, Ron said it had not been him. Krum wanted to invite Ron to join his team as a Keeper.
Some bold young wizards had gone out of their way to ask Krum about it.
Krum, who was not much of a talker, had been quite firm on this matter.
"As long as Weasley is willing to join our team, I'll do everything I can to make it happen. I believe our team's manager and director aren't idiots. They'll certainly know how important Weasley is."
That was what Krum had said at the time, making no attempt whatsoever to hide his hopes for Ron or his eagerness to recruit him.
And Krum was not the only one with hopes for Ron and an eagerness to recruit him.
Those who had come to watch the competition that day were all prominent figures in the wizarding world. And with Krum among the Champions, the owners of almost every major Quidditch club had turned up.
They had originally hoped for a chance