"It's a dragon!"

A first-year freshman screamed with excitement as he looked at the dark shadow in the sky in the distance.

"Don't talk stupid...... It's a house flying, it's a flying house! Dennis Creevey said.

Dennis's guess seems a little closer.

As the blackened behemoth skimmed over the treetops of the Forbidden Forest, illuminated by the lights of the castle window.

They saw a huge powdery blue carriage flying towards them.

It is worthy of the transportation of the wizarding world, and the carriage is the size of a house.

Twelve winged wings, silver-white hair, and red-eyed pegasus pulled it in front of it to soar into the air, like the cars of gods in ancient Greek mythology, descending on the earth.

"I'm not mistaken, is this a pegasus that has been extinct for thousands of years? I've only seen this amazing animal in books! ”

A sixth-grade little wizard rubbed his eyes vigorously, his voice trembling with excitement.

Hearing his words, the little wizards around them looked at the huge carriage above their heads in disbelief.

Only Hermione pursed her lips disdainfully, "What a Pegasus, this is clearly a rune horse!" ”

Her voice wasn't loud, but it was just enough for everyone around her to hear.

"They're just a cross between the fantasy species Pegasus and the American giant horse, not only are they expensive to raise, but they don't have the magic of Pegasus.

Aside from being able to fly, it's of no use at all. ”

At this time, the carriage was still hovering over Hogwarts Castle, as if to show off.

It wasn't until a few tens of seconds later that the carriage flew lower and landed at an extremely rapid speed.

Looking at the carriage flying low, the little wizards standing in the first three rows hurriedly stepped back to make way for the carriage.

Then, only an earth-shattering loud noise was heard, and the ground under the feet of Clark and the others shook, and the pegasus, along with the huge carriage, came to a steady stop in front of them.

It was so close that the little wizards were surprised to find that the pegasus was about the size of elephants.

The horse's hooves on the ground alone were as thick as the thighs of a little wizard, and they looked extraordinarily majestic.

With such a pegasus as a reference, the carriage dragged behind it does not look so exaggerated.

Although it is a little larger than Hagrid's cabin, it looks very delicate, and the whole is dominated by gold and white, which is full of French romanticism.

Harry had barely had time to see a coat of arms (two golden wands with three stars sticking out of them) on the door, and the door opened from the inside out.

A boy in Beauxbatons' light blue school uniform robe jumped out of the carriage, bent over, groping for something on the floor of the carriage, and opened a golden spiral ladder.

He took a step back respectfully, and the next moment, a shiny black heel came out of the carriage.

Many of the young wizards present gasped, and some even secretly turned their heads to look at Hagrid standing in the ranks of teachers.

All this was because the shoes that came out of the carriage were at least the size of a child's sleigh.

From this, you can see what kind of physique the owner of the shoes should have.

And it was true, the woman who got out of the carriage was arguably the biggest woman Hogwarts students had ever seen in their lives.

In their opinion, she was wrapped in a black satin robe from head to toe, and she was definitely over three meters tall, almost no different from Hagrid.

In this way, it is not clear why this carriage is so big.

At this moment, the tall woman had reached the bottom of the steps, and was turning to look at the crowd waiting with wide eyes.

The soft light from the foyer shone on her face, and it was only then that everyone could see her face clearly.

Contrary to her tall and burly figure, she had a very handsome olive face.

Smooth long brown hair is combed back and curled into a shiny bun at the base of the neck.

With a pointed nose and a pair of dark and watery eyes, he exudes a wise gaze, and he is not a simple person at first glance.

Sure enough, Headmaster Dumbledore, who was standing at the front, had already begun to applaud.

The classmates behind him naturally slapped their hands, and many stood on tiptoe, trying to see this woman more clearly.

In the face of such a warm welcome, the woman's originally somewhat serious face also relaxed, and an elegant smile bloomed.

She held out a glittering hand and walked towards Dumbledore.

It can be seen that her thick fingers are full of gemstone rings that sparkle with luxurious light, echoing the pearl necklace around her neck, forming a magical aura that envelops her.

Compared to her, Headmaster Dumbledore had become a plainly dressed country man.

Fortunately, for this kind of thing, Deng Liduo didn't care either.

He has long since left the stage of relying on external objects to show his sense of existence, and now, even if he stands there quietly, no one can ignore him.

"Dear Madame Maxim," Dumbledore said kindly, "welcome to Hogwarts, and I hope this will be a pleasant one." ”

"Excuse me, Dumbledore," Lady Maxim said in a deep voice, "I haven't seen you for months, and I hope you're doing well." ”

"Thank you, ma'am," Dumbledore said with a smile, "these children give me so much energy, and I feel like I can be the Headmaster for a few more years." ”

"Yes, they are very good," Madame Maxim's gaze swept over the faces of Clark and the others, "and my students, you must not have met them yet." ”

As she spoke, she waved a huge hand nonchalantly behind her.

It was only then that everyone noticed that about twelve or three male and female students had already disembarked from the carriage.

But they had just stood behind Madame Maxime, hidden in the great shadow she cast.

These students from Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, all about eighteen or nineteen years old, their shoulders hunched one by one, their bodies trembling slightly.

This is not surprising, for at the end of this cold October day in Scotland, they were still wearing elaborate silk robes, and none of them wore cloaks.

The few who were only wrapped in scarves or headscarves around their heads.

"Is Karkaroff coming?" Madame Maxime didn't seem to notice that her student was already cold, and looked at Dumbledore and asked.

"He'll come at any time." Dumbledore said, "Would you rather wait here to meet him, or would you rather go in first to warm up?" ”

"Let's warm up." Madame Maxim hesitated, "But the horses—"

"Our Conservation Magical Creatures Teacher will be happy to take care of them," Dumbledore said in a positive tone, and Hagrid, who was standing in the crowd, puffed out his chest in agreement.

"My steed needs to—well—someone with a lot of strength to take care of it—"

Madame Maxim could not go on in the middle of her sentence, and it was evident that she saw Hagrid's figure and was startled by his taller figure than herself.

"They're very strong...... Well, I think he might be able to do the job," said Madame Maxim, bowing slightly, "and by the way, I beg you to tell him that these horses only drink pure malt whiskey." ”

"I'll take care of it." Dumbledore said, bowing as well.

"Come on." Madame Maxim said majestically to her students.

The Hogwarts crowd then dodged a passageway for her and her students to walk up the stone steps.

Once all the Beauxbatons had entered the castle, the conversation shifted to Durmstrand.

"How big do you think Durmstrang will be?" Seamus Finigan leaned over and asked Harry and Ron through Lavender and Parvati.

"Ah, if they're bigger than these horses, I'm afraid even Hagrid won't be able to fiddle with them." Harry said.

"How is that possible," Hermione said disapprehantly, "Durmstrang doesn't necessarily have rune horses. ”

She whispered to the few people around her to explain the origin of the rune horses, their rarity, and the cost of raising them, etc., which caused the young wizards to be amazed again.

Clark also laughed on the side, "Take a good look, Durmstrang's appearance will definitely be interesting." ”

Everyone stood there, waiting for the Durmstrang delegation to arrive.

More than ten minutes passed, and everyone was already shivering slightly from the cold.

Most people are staring up at the sky.

There was silence for a while, for it was so cold that everyone had no interest in talking, except for the sound of Madame Maxim's giant horse snorting and stomping its hooves.

Just when they were waiting impatiently—

Suddenly, Ginny asked, "Did you hear anything?" ”

The people around were about to shake their heads, but soon, they all heard it.

A very loud and strange voice drifted towards them from the darkness:

It was a muffled rumble and sucking sound, like a giant vacuum cleaner slowly approaching along the riverbed......

"In the lake!" Lee Jordan shouted, pointing to the lake, "Look at the lake!" ”

They stood on the sloping lawn in front of the castle gate, with a clear view of the calm Black Lake.

At this moment, the surface of the lake, which was originally like a black jewel, suddenly became no longer calm.

There was a commotion in the middle of the lake, and huge waves were rising above the water.

Waves crashed against the damp shore, and then, right in the middle of the lake, a large whirlpool appeared, as if a huge plug had suddenly been pulled out of the bottom of the lake......

Everyone held their breath as they watched a long pitch-black pole slowly rise from the whirlpool, followed by sails and rigging......

"It's a mast!" Ron exclaimed.

He was right, and saw an ancient ship with sails surging up from beneath the icy raging waves.

First the black bow carved with a skull, then the deck of the sea soaked deep and black with shells and barnacles, and finally the porthole that shimmered with a dim glow that looked like a ghost's eye.

Finally, with a faint splash of water, the ship came out completely, and the dark red deer head and golden two-headed bird embroidered on the sails glittered in the moonlight.

"That's ...... Ghost ships? ”

Harry looked at what looked like a ship from centuries ago and closed his mouth in surprise.

There is not only one little wizard who behaves like him.

"If you understand it that way, that's fine."

Clark said as he looked at the large ship heading towards the shore in the distance.

"Durmstrang's fleet of ghost ships is famous throughout the Otherworld.

They were originally part of the Portuguese or Spanish spice fleets of the Age of Discovery.

The Bulgarian witch Nelida Vokanova, the founder of Durmstrang, attacked them with magic in the waters off Scandinavia.

The ships were then captured by the dark wizards led by the sorceress Nelida Vokanova, who used magic to transform them into the feared fleet of ghost ships of the time.

The gold carried on the ships was used to build Durmstrang Castle and the Quidditch pitch.

And what you see now is the flagship of the Ghost Fleet, the Flying Dutchman! ”

"Ghost Fleet ......"

"The Flying Dutchman......"

The little wizards around muttered about this special term that seemed to be only readable in Shikai.

"Are their crews all the living dead? Fought a sea monster in the deep sea? These aren't myths, they're all true? ”

"Of course, until now, legends of the Flying Dutchman are still circulating among Muggles.

It is said that at the height of the ghost fleet, there were hundreds of undead pirates on this ship, composed of resentful spirits and yin corpses. ”

Clark said.

"As for the sea monsters...... As far as I can tell, when Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was founded about a thousand years ago, Nelida Vokanova gave Hogwarts a Norwegian sea monster baby as a congratulatory gift.

It was later raised in the Black Lake, and the big octopus you saw in the lake may be its offspring. ”

While they were talking, Durmstrang's ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman, had docked.

An iron anchor was thrown into the shallow water, and then there was another snap, and a plank was placed on the shore of the lake.

Through the silhouette of the light on the porthole, it can be seen that the people on the boat are coming ashore.

The shadows were all burly, stronger than Neville, who had now become a warrior.

However, as they drew closer, into the light cast into the foyer along the lawn, they realized that the Durmstrang students were so large only because they were wearing a thick fur cloak.

The heavy robes with unkempt fur on the collar were wrapped around them, and from a distance they looked like big bears standing up one after another.

"It must be cold there!"

Hermione looked at the sight and expressed her conclusion. _&