Chapter 354: Eye-Catching Debut, Five Empty Seats

"Twelve Pegasus pulling the carriage is much cooler than the carriage at Hogwarts." Aaron said meaningfully. The way Beauxbatons traveled was very similar to the way second-year wizards and wizards returned to school, but the scale was much larger, and the visual impact was naturally extraordinary.

The carriage landed at a very fast speed, and the huge wheels slowly slowed down on the lawn, stopping just in front of the team.

The carriage was printed with the school logo of Beauxbatons - two golden cross-shaped wands, and three stars appeared on each wand.

The door opened, and a boy in a light blue robe jumped off the carriage, and then opened a golden spiral staircase.

A huge black high-heeled shoe stretched out from the carriage, followed by a handsome female giant.

"Oh my goodness!" Aaron couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

I thought Hagrid was already very impressive among giants, after all, he could become a professor of the Care of Magical Creatures course, but I didn't expect that there was another giant who could get the position of the principal of a magic school. It was incredible.

"Is she Maxime?" Draco looked at the gorgeously dressed female giant with an unnatural look, "No wonder my parents never considered sending me to Beauxbatons. A giant principal is more difficult to accept than Dumbledore."

"You can't say that. She should be considered a celebrity among giants.

And being able to become a principal as a giant, her management ability is probably not worse than Dumbledore's."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dumbledore began to applaud, and hundreds of teachers and students followed suit to applaud and welcome him.

Maxime smiled and stretched out a sparkling hand to Dumbledore as she walked over.

After a simple hand kiss, Dumbledore smiled and said, "Dear Ms. Maxime, welcome to Hogwarts."

"Dumbledore, I hope you are well.

Also, these are my students."

Maxime waved back, and more than a dozen male and female wizards got off the carriage and followed her.

Most of these students are over seventeen years old, and they are probably candidates for the Triwizard Tournament.

"Is Karkaroff here?"

"He should be here soon. Do you want to wait for him here or go in and warm up first?" Dumbledore asked, because he found that the students of Beauxbatons were wearing thin clothes and might not be able to withstand the malice of the weather.

"Let's go and warm up first!

Professor Dumbledore, my horses have traveled a long way and they need care."

"Don't worry! Madam Maxime." Dumbledore said confidently, "Our Professor of Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid, will take good care of them.

I assure you that he can do the job well."

"That's good. Please tell Mr. Hagrid that my horses only drink single malt whiskey."

"I'll take care of it."

Maxime led her students up the stone steps and walked towards Hogwarts Castle.

Not long after they left, a long mast rose from the lake.

Huge waves rose on the water, and a large ship floated up from the lake and headed towards the shore.

"Beautiful." Aaron applauded, "There are flying in the sky and swimming in the water.

In comparison, the welcome ceremony on the ground at Hogwarts is a bit embarrassing. We are no different from Muggles."

"I can see that Professor McGonagall's face is not very good." Draco was still very curious about this magic school that almost accepted him, and stood on tiptoe to watch the boat approach.

Bang!

A wooden board hit the shore, and the leading middle-aged man in a white leather jacket walked quickly, followed by a dozen senior students in fur cloaks.

There were exclamations in the welcoming team of Hogwarts, because among the dozen or so students of Durmstrang was a star figure, Viktor Krum.

He shined in the Quidditch World Cup, and many people still have a deep impression of him.

"Albus." The middle-aged man gave Dumbledore a hug in a familiar manner, "Old man, are you okay!"

"Excellent, Professor Karkaroff."

After a simple polite exchange, Dumbledore led them up the stairs, and the students of Hogwarts followed behind them.

"I can't believe it." Draco murmured, "Krum is a member of the Quidditch national team, but I didn't expect that he is a student like us."

"Krum, Harry, it's Viktor Krum."

When the two heard Ron's voice, they looked at each other in surprise.

Turning their heads, they saw Ron holding Harry's arm, shaking with excitement.

"It's really embarrassing for the pure blood, Weasley." Draco said disdainfully, "Krum is a star, but you shouldn't be so exaggerated!"

"You know shit, he is the best seeker in the world."

"So... do you need an autograph?" Aaron teased.

"Of course I need it." Ron said matter-of-factly, but the next moment his face fell, "I don't have a quill or paper."

"It's such a pity that many people didn't bring that thing." Aaron shook his head and winked at Abe.

It glared at Ron with contempt and took out a pen and paper from its pocket.

"Why does it have everything in its pocket?" Hermione asked in surprise.

"Because I will put everything I need in it." Aaron explained casually, "I have pens and paper, but I can't control whether I can get a signature."

"Thank you very much!" Ron took the pen and paper quickly, looked at Krum's back and thought about how to get a signature.

"Do you want it?" Aaron looked at Draco, he hesitated for a moment, and nodded with a red face.

"Well... if there is still paper and pen, can you give us one too?" Lee Jordan asked embarrassedly, with the Weasley twins beside him, and the three of them looked at each other with expectations.

Not only them, but also Harry Potter and several members of the Quidditch team joined in.

Aaron's mouth twitched slightly. He had plenty of pens and paper, but how could he give it in this situation?

Today is a welcome ceremony, not Viktor Krum's autograph session.

"I'm sorry, you're a step late."

"This is ridiculous. He's just a Quidditch player." Hermione said in a low voice.

"Ridiculous?" Aaron chuckled and shook his head. "I still remember that in the second year, a certain witch worshipped Gilderoy Lockhart even more than that."

Hearing this, Hermione blushed slightly and stopped making any comments.

The students of Beauxbatons sat with the wizards of Ravenclaw, while the students of Durmstrang chose the long table of Slytherin.

Draco got Krum's autograph very smoothly. Malfoy's pure-blood aristocratic identity made it easy for him to get along with these wizards.

Ron, who originally wanted to fight for an autograph, was so angry when he saw this scene, but in front of his idol, he could only suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart.

Filch added five chairs to the long staff table, and Maxim and Karkaroff sat on Dumbledore's left and right.

The banquet began after the guests from the two colleges were seated, but compared to usual, today's dinner had more foreign characteristics and was more considerate of the guests' tastes.

While enjoying the food, two more people came and sat in the empty seats, namely Ludo Bagman and Barty Crouch.

"It seems that there are still distinguished guests!" Draco was particularly confident in front of the wizards of Durmstrang, "The last one to appear must be extraordinary, maybe a veteran of the magic world!"

After eating and drinking, the golden tableware was cleaned and packed away.

Dumbledore stood up from his seat, and the atmosphere in the hall became quiet.

He looked at everyone with a smile, "This moment has finally arrived, the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin, but before that I have to introduce a few people to you.

This is Mr. Barty Crouch, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Magic.

This is Mr. Ludo Bagman, Director of the Sports and Physical Education Department of the Ministry of Magic."

The two stood up one after another, showing their faces in front of everyone, and received some applause.

"In the past few months, the two of them have worked tirelessly to arrange the Triwizard Tournament." Dumbledore said, "They will form the referee panel with me, Professor Karkaroff and Ms. Maxime."

"Ahem!" Barty Crouch suddenly coughed.

"In addition to us, there is another referee." Dumbledore looked meaningfully at the last empty seat, "She was delayed for some things, but she should be here now."

As soon as the voice fell, the door of the auditorium opened, and a young woman walked in slowly.

She was dressed in beige, with a slender figure, long black hair draped over her shoulders, and her face was bare. Her jade-like skin was slightly flushed, her eyebrows were like ink, and her black pupils were full of radiant heroism.

The moment she appeared, she attracted everyone's attention.

The boys swallowed their saliva unconsciously, but the girls felt a little ashamed.

They didn't expect the last referee to be so young, but her strong confidence and calmness made people feel that it was natural. She was definitely the most fair referee.

Aaron stared at the girl who came forward with his eyes wide open. For a moment, he couldn't react. Fear, doubt, confusion, astonishment, bewilderment and other complex and chaotic emotions intertwined in his mind to form a word.

"Sister."

At this moment, it seemed that many doubts were answered silently.

Adrian would come to Hogwarts to serve as the referee of the Triwizard Tournament. This might be what Jeans had hidden from him.

It's no wonder that Adrian is interested in the Quidditch World Cup. The Triwizard Tournament is a large-scale event like the Quidditch World Cup. Watching it in person can also help you learn from relevant experience.

When Aaron suddenly realized it, he didn't know how much impact the word he subconsciously said had caused.

Draco, who was closest to them, widened his eyes in astonishment, followed by a dozen students from Durmstrang, and then the entire Slytherin table, and finally everyone's eyes kept switching between him and the newcomer.

Harry and the others had seen Adrian at the Quidditch World Cup, but she was wearing a half mask at the time, and her mystery surpassed her sealed beauty, but now she appeared in front of them with a gorgeous beauty, so much so that they did not immediately connect the two.