Durmstrang Wiped Out
The carriage quickly landed in front of the castle, creating a large crater upon impact. The marble floor shattered instantly, sending debris flying everywhere.
Those eight wheels, like tanks, slid across the ground, kicking up mud and crushing gravel into powder.
Professor McGonagall felt a pang of heartache at the sight. That ground was a thousand years old; it was an ancient relic.
I don't know if Beauxbatons will offer compensation.
So, while this mode of transportation is certainly cool, it does wear out the floor a bit.
In the blink of an eye, the carriage finally came to a stop. The golden Abraxan shook their enormous heads, their fiery red eyes darting around.
The bells on the carriage jingled incessantly... then gradually subsided.
Finally, the wizard opened the car door marked with a cross-shaped wand.
A girl in a light blue robe jumped down from the carriage, bent down, and groped around on the floor before opening a golden spiral staircase.
She jumped back with utmost respect, and a gleaming black high heel emerged from the carriage.
Everyone gasped when they saw the high heels. That shoe was as big as a small sled... Was that a normal shoe size?
Soon, a witch gracefully stepped down from the carriage. She was tall and had a very pretty face.
A pair of large, dark pupils, like black pearls.
Her hair was carefully combed back and tied into a shiny bun at the base of her neck.
Maxime was dressed from head to toe in a black satin garment, and his neck and large fingers were adorned with many precious opals.
If you ignore her excessive height, Madame Maxime is definitely a classic France beauty.
Her accessories also constantly proclaimed that she was a wealthy woman, the very elite kind.
Dumbledore began to clap, and the Hogwarts students joined in, many standing on tiptoe to get a better look at the woman.
She gave a faint smile, extended a Winky hand, and walked toward Dumbledore.
Although Dumbledore was also tall, he hardly bent over when he kissed this hand.
This scene looks somewhat comical.
"Dear Madame Maxime," Dumbledore said, looking up, "Welcome to Hogwarts."
"Professor Dumbledore," Madame Maxime said in a low voice, "I hope you are well."
"Very good, thank you," said Dumbledore.
"These are all my students," Madame Maxime said, gesturing with a large hand behind her.
About a dozen or so male and female students had gotten off the carriage and were now standing behind Madame Maxime.
They were all around eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed only in fine silk, without cloaks.
However, most students weren't cold; they noticed that they were all wearing Akali's Mystery Shop Warming Badge on their chests, bearing the Beauxbatons logo.
The students immediately began to sob and discuss their discovery among themselves.
Has Akali's Mystery Shop opened in Beauxbatons?
Madame Maxime glanced back at the Black Lake and asked:
Has Karkaroff arrived?
"If all goes well, he could come at any time," Dumbledore said.
"Would you rather wait here to greet him, or go inside and warm up?"
"Hmm, let's go in first, wait... where's William Stark?" Maxime looked around condescendingly.
"Why can't I see him?"
Everyone saw Dumbledore and Maxime whisper to each other for a while, when the headmaster suddenly called out, "Mr. Stark, please come here for a moment."
William's face stiffened. He had just been hiding behind Qiu, trying to minimize his presence and avoid being discovered.
He had been avoiding Maxime for a whole year, not even seeing her in Venice or at the Quidditch World Cup.
It was all because last year when I reminded Phoebe Thunderbird, I said a few bad things about Maxime, and she overheard me.
If that were all, before the Quidditch World Cup ended, William, with Phoebe's help, stole one of her Abraxan.
Now that they've come knocking on my door, it's really awkward.
The students of Hogwarts all looked in the direction of Ravenclaw.
This headmaster of Beauxbatons clearly knew Stark, otherwise he wouldn't have specifically asked to see him.
Could it be that they're here to poach Stark's talent, planning to lure him to Beauxbatons?
Everyone started speculating.
The group of students behind Madame Maxime also began to murmur excitedly, searching the crowd for the famous Stark.
If it weren't for wanting to catch a glimpse of Stark, who would travel all the way from Beauxbatons to Hogwarts!
After all, there can only be one Champion, and many students are aware of their limitations.
William hesitated for a moment, just as he was about to ask Luna to shield her, but Maxime saw that all the little wizards in that line instinctively moved to the left or right to avoid him.
Until he "surfaced".
Seeing that he really couldn't avoid it, William had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk towards Madame Maxime.
Maxime raised his palm, the size of a banana leaf fan, but instead of hitting William, he reached out to him.
William paused for two seconds before taking the hand and giving it a light kiss.
He was only fifteen years old and shorter than Dumbledore. When he kissed that hand, he had to stand on tiptoe, let alone bend over.
Fortunately, Madame Maxime did not embarrass him intentionally. Instead, she reached out and warmly put her arm around his shoulder, appearing quite familiar with him.
But no one knew the chilling "murder" hidden beneath that enthusiasm. William gasped, feeling as if he were carrying a two-hundred-pound weight on his shoulders.
He looked pitifully at Dumbledore, but the headmaster suddenly turned to Professor McGonagall and began discussing the issue of compensation for the floor.
"William, long time no see. It seems you've been avoiding me?" Maxime increased his pressure.
"No way... haha." William chuckled dryly.
"During the Quidditch World Cup, I asked Phoebe to invite you to my carriage for a get-together, but you kept making excuses."
William's lips twitched. If they went in, would they ever come out?
He deflected blame, saying, "You know, I was accused of burning down the Albanian Forest."
The United Kingdom Ministry of Magic has restricted my freedom.
"I see... What about the one in Venice?"
"I didn't know you were coming. Professor Dumbledore told me you weren't!"
Dumbledore, who was discussing compensation with McGonagall, glanced at William in surprise.
He remembered him saying it seven or eight times, William saying he would never go, even if you killed him!
Maxime pressed his arm against William's shoulder and asked in a cold tone, "Aren't the bells on the Abraxan pretty?"
"It looks great," William complimented.
"It's specially designed to keep thieves away! If anyone tries to steal my horse again, the bells will ring nonstop," said Madame Maxime.
"I should have done this sooner. I lost a Abraxan after the Quidditch World Cup... Have you seen it?"
Phoebe confessed to everything.
William glanced back and saw a young witch wearing a hood, who quickly shook her head and opened her mouth to silently say, "I didn't..."
"Don't lie to me, or I'll ban Akali's Mystery Shop from selling in Beauxbatons." Madame Maxime said expressionlessly.
William said with a headache, "Madam, please spare me."
Madame Maxime finally let go of William's shoulder, but suddenly bent down and hugged his head.
A broad smile played on her lips.
"William, thank you for saving Beauxbatons ' student that night in the final. I've always wanted to thank you in person, and I'll always remember this."
After a long while, William finally managed to say with great difficulty, "Madame Maxime, I can't breathe."
The students at Hogwarts were dumbfounded; Beauxbatons ' headmaster was actually holding William.
Many of the little witches were indignant... "Old lady, let go of that boy, let me have him!"
Just then, another sound came from the Black Lake, a muffled rumbling and sucking sound, like a giant vacuum cleaner moving along the riverbed.
As everyone knows, Durmstrang has arrived.
"In the lake!" Lee Jordan shouted, pointing to the lake. "Look at that lake!"
They stood on the slope overlooking the lawn, where they could clearly see the calm, dark surface of the water—but suddenly, the water became restless.
A disturbance arose underwater in the middle of the lake, with huge splashes of water rising to the surface and waves crashing against the damp shore.
In the very center of the lake, a large whirlpool appeared, and a large black ship slowly rose from the whirlpool.
It was a heavily modified ship; upon closer inspection, it resembled both a warship and a gondola.
William's eyelids twitched; he had a bad feeling.
Soon, the cabin door was kicked open.
Everyone looked up at the hatch, wanting to see Durmstrang's students.
A tall, beautiful witch, dressed in leather, quickly stepped out of the ship.
The headmistress of Durmstrang is actually a witch with an unbelievably good figure?
Harry and Ron stared wide-eyed, their jaws nearly dropping in astonishment. That tall witch—wasn't she William and Hermione's friend?
How did he become the principal of Durmstrang?
Trene was startled to see so many people gathered around.
"I'm looking for William and Hermione," she called out. "Where are they?"
Trene muttered to herself, "Isn't this a bit much for welcoming me?"
All eyes turned to William.
Oh, another friend of Stark's!
At Dumbledore's prompting, William quickly asked:
"Trene, have you seen a ship? It's black, like a skull ship."
"Oh, you mean that ship?" Trene said after thinking for a moment.
"We met in the channel, and the ship on the other side seemed a bit temperamental. It wanted to overtake me, so I started racing it."
As it turned the corner, it collided with a large octopus and sank to the bottom of the lake.
As I left, I saw many Merpeople rushing past.
"..."
William inexplicably recalled Anne's Prophecy.
"Hmm... Durmstrang might lose a hundred students... and their principal will be injured too."
Judging from the current situation, they have been completely wiped out.
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