Previously On 24
The following episode takes place between 6.00pm and 7.00pm
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Hagrid looked interested, but then walked over to the window. He looked out, in the direction of the lake and then told the trio to leave.
”Look, one thing you visiting me, but it’s another thing visiting me at night. You’re in danger, yeh shouldn’t have come. Get into the castle before they come.”
”Who come?” Harry said looking worried, “The death eaters?”
”No, nothing like that, it’s part of your surprise, but I can’t tell yeh. C’mon, we’ll go together, just gimmie a few minutes to smarten up.”
Hagrid walked up to his bed and pulled out a large comb. He began combing his hair, and then put a big moleskin over coat on.
Whilst they were walking back to the castle, they saw some lights emerging from near the lake. Harry ran towards them, not knowing what it was. Hagrid and the rest followed.
Out of the water came a large boat, with a skeletal look. It looked old and used, and had ghostly lights on the side. It’s large sails had fallen as a number of students wearing blood red robes walked across the deck. Durmstrang had arrived.
”Hagrid! Is this what you meant?” Ron asked.
”I told yeh, it was a surprise. But yeah, it is what I mean,” Hagrid said going to greet the people arriving.
”Are they here for the quidditch match? Or what else could they do?” Ron said.
”Well, I really can’t tell you, so you’ll have to wait.” Hagrid said looking over at the ship.
A few men were walking off the deck, a few with a wooden staff. They walked to where Hagrid was and asked him something. Hagrid nodded and they slowly began walking back into the castle.
Harry, Ron and Hermione followed them into the great hall and noticed a crowd. Nearly all of the school were sat in the hall. They looked at the trio as they walked into the hall, but Harry led his friends to a bench at the Gryffindor table.
”Ladies and Gentlemen,” Headmaster Orios began, “I am very pleased that all of you could make it here, at such short notice. As the festive season begins, Hogwarts will play host to a few things. Before I begin, I would like to welcome our guests…The Durmstrang Institute!” He said, pointing at the wooden door. It burst open and the men and boys from Durmstrang walked into the hall. They looked around the room and went to sit at a free bench placed in between the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables. A man dressed in a large fur coat walked up the steps to the platform where the staff table was. He was quite tall and had brown hair coming down to his blue eyes and had a small beard. He had a quick word with Orios, chuckled, and cleared his throat.
”Good Evening all, I hope you are all well. We, at the Durmstrang Institute are proud to come to Hogwarts at this time. I am Alexis Drazen, and I am the deputy head of Durmstrang. The head will be arriving soon. Some of you may know him, some of you may not but I would appreciate it if you treated him well. After all, I’m nearly 100% sure that you all have heard of him. But enough talking about me,” Alexis Drazen said, chuckling, “Your headmaster told me that there was a surprise in store for us. So, will you please fill me in?” He said looking at Orios.
”Ah, yes I think I should. I have just been informed that a few students know about this surprise,” looking at Harry, Ron and Hermione, “but that does not make the surprise bad. I am almost certain that something will take place tomorrow, a quidditch match between Chudley Cannons and Puddlemere United. I hope that you all can come as it would be a great game. I have someone to talk to you from one of those teams.” Professor Orios said waving to a familiar person. Oliver Wood.