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ike；　see？　Yeh'd　be　makin'　'em　unhappy　ter　take　away　their　work；　an'　insutin'　'em　if　yeh　tried　ter　pay　'em。〃
　　　〃But　Harry　set　Dobby　free；　and　he　was　over　the　moon　about　it！〃　said　Hermione。　〃And　we　heard　he's　asking　for　wages　now！〃
　　　〃Yeah；　well；　yeh　get　weirdos　in　every　breed。　I'm　not　sayin'　there　isn't　the　odd　elf　who'd　take　freedom；　but　yeh'll　never　persuade　most　of　'em　ter　do　it…no；　nothin'　doin'；　Hermione。〃
　　　Hermione　looked　very　cross　indeed　and　stuffed　her　box　of　badges　back　into　her　cloak　pocket。
　　　By　half　past　five　it　was　growing　dark；　and　Ron；　Harry；　and　Hermione　decided　it　was　time　to　get　back　up　to　the　castle　for　the　Halloween　feast…and；　more　important；　the　announcement　of　the　school　champions。
　　　〃I'll　e　with　yeh；〃　said　Hagrid；　putting　away　his　darning。　〃Jus'　give　us　a　sec。〃
　　　Hagrid　got　up；　went　across　to　the　chest　of　drawers　beside　his　bed；　and　began　searching　for　something　inside　it。　They　didn't　pay　too　much　attention　until　a　truly　horrible　smell　reached　their　nostrils。　Coughing；　Ron　said；　〃Hagrid；　what's　that？〃
　　　〃Eh？〃　said　Hagrid；　turning　around　with　a　large　bottle　in　his　hand。　〃Don'　yeh　like　it？〃
　　　〃Is　that　aftershave？〃　said　Hermione　in　a　slightly　choked　voice。
　　　〃Er…eau　de　cologne；〃　Hagrid　muttered。　He　was　blushing。
　　　〃Maybe　it's　a　bit　much；〃　he　said　gruffly。　〃I'll　go　take　it　off；　hang　on。。。〃
　　　He　stumped　out　of　the　cabin；　and　they　saw　him　washing　himself　vigorously　in　the　water　barrel　outside　the　window。
　　　〃Eau　de　cologne？〃　said　Hermione　in　amazement。　〃Hagrid？〃
　　　〃And　what's　with　the　hair　and　the　suit？〃　said　Harry　in　an　undertone。
　　　〃Look！〃　said　Ron　suddenly；　pointing　out　of　the　window。　Hagrid　had　just　straightened　up　and　turned　'round。　If　he　had　been　blushing　before；　it　was　nothing　to　what　he　was　doing　now。　Getting　to　their　feet　very　cautiously；　so　that　Hagrid　wouldn't　spot　them；　Harry；　Ron；　and　Hermione　peered　through　the　window　and　saw　that　Madame　Maxime　and　the　Beauxbatons　students　had　just　emerged　from　their　carriage；　clearly　about　to　set　off　for　the　feast　too。　They　couldn't　hear　what　Hagrid　was　saying；　but　he　was　talking　to　Madame　Maxime　with　a　rapt；　misty…eyed　expression　Harry　had　only　ever　seen　him　wear　once　before…when　he　had　been　looking　at　the　baby　dragon；　Norbert。
　　　〃He's　going　up　to　the　castle　with　her！〃　said　Hermione　indignantly。　〃I　thought　he　was　waiting　for　us！〃
　　　Without　so　much　as　a　backward　glance　at　his　cabin；　Hagrid　was　trudging　off　up　the　grounds　with　Madame　Maxime；　the　Beaux…batons　students　following　in　their　wake；　jogging　to　keep　up　with　their　enormous　strides。
　　　〃He　fancies　her！〃　said　Ron　incredulously。　〃Well；　if　they　end　up　having　children；　they'll　be　setting　a　world　record…bet　any　baby　of　theirs　would　weigh　about　a　ton。〃
　　　They　let　themselves　out　of　the　cabin　and　shut　the　door　behind　them。　It　was　surprisingly　dark　outside。　Drawing　their　cloaks　more　closely　around　themselves；　they　set　off　up　the　sloping　lawns。
　　　〃Ooh　it's　them；　look！〃　Hermione　whispered。
　　　The　Durmstrang　party　was　walking　up　toward　the　castle　from　the　lake。　Viktor　Krum　was　walking　side　by　side　with　Karkaroff；　and　the　other　Durmstrang　students　were　straggling　along　behind　them。　Ron　watched　Krum　excitedly；　but　Krum　did　not　look　around　as　he　reached　the　front　doors　a　little　ahead　of　Hermione；　Ron；　and　Harry　and　proceeded　through　them。
　　　When　they　entered　the　candlelit　Great　Hall　it　was　almost　full。　The　Goblet　of　Fire　had　been　moved；　it　was　now　standing　in　front　of　Dumbledore's　empty　chair　at　the　teachers'　table。　Fred　and　George…clean…shaven　again…seemed　to　have　taken　their　disappointment　fairly　well。
　　　〃Hope　it's　Angelina；〃　said　Fred　as　Harry；　Ron；　and　Hermione　sat　down。
　　　〃So　do　I！〃　said　Hermione　breathlessly。　〃Well；　we'll　soon　know！〃
　　　The　Halloween　feast　seemed　to　take　much　longer　than　usual。　Perhaps　because　it　was　their　second　feast　in　two　days；　Harry　didn't　seem　to　fancy　the　extravagantly　prepared　food　as　much　as　he　would　have　normally。　Like　everyone　else　in　the　Hall；　judging　by　the　constantly　craning　necks；　the　impatient　expressions　on　every　face；　the　fidgeting；　and　the　standing　up　to　see　whether　Dumbledore　had　finished　eating　yet；　Harry　simply　wanted　the　plates　to　clear；　and　to　hear　who　had　been　selected　as　champions。
　　　At　long　last；　the　golden　plates　returned　to　their　original　spotless　state；　there　was　a　sharp　upswing　in　the　level　of　noise　within　the　Hall；　which　died　away　almost　instantly　as　Dumbledore　got　to　his　feet。　On　either　side　of　him；　Professor　Karkaroff　and　Madame　Maxime　looked　as　tense　and　expectant　as　anyone。　Ludo　Bagman　was　beaming　and　winking　at　various　students。　Mr。　Crouch；　however；　looked　quite　uninterested；　almost　bored。
　　　〃Well；　the　goblet　is　almost　ready　to　make　its　decision；〃　said　Dumbledore。　〃I　estimate　that　it　requires　one　more　minute。　Now；　when　the　champions'　names　are　called；　I　would　ask　them　please　to　e　up　to　the　top　of　the　Hall；　walk　along　the　staff　table；　and　go　through　into　the　next　chamber〃…he　indicated　the　door　behind　the　staff　table…〃where　they　will　be　receiving　their　first　instructions。〃
　　　He　took　out　his　wand　and　gave　a　great　sweeping　wave　with　it；　at　once；　all　the　candles　except　those　inside　the　carved　pumpkins　were　extinguished；　plunging　them　into　a　state　of　semidarkness。　The　Goblet　of　Fire　now　shone　more　brightly　than　anything　in　the　whole　Hall；　the　sparkling　bright；　bluey…whiteness　of　the　flames　almost　painful　on　the　eyes。　Everyone　watched；　waiting。。。　A　few　people　kept　checking　their　watches。。。
　　　〃Any　second；〃　Lee　Jordan　whispered；　two　seats　away　from　Harry。
　　　The　flames　inside　the　goblet　turned　suddenly　red　again。　Sparks　began　to　fly　from　it。　Next　moment；　a　tongue　of　flame　shot　into　the　air；　a　charred　piece　of　parchment　fluttered　out　of　it…the　whole　room　gasped。
　　　Dumbledore　caught　the　piece　of　parchment　and　held　it　at　arm's　length；　so　that　he　could　read　it　by　the　light　of　the　flames；　which　had　turned　back　to　blue…white。
　　　〃The　champion　for　Durmstrang；〃　he　read；　in　a　strong；　clear　voice；　〃will　be　Viktor　Krum。〃
　　　〃No　surprises　there！〃　yelled　Ron　as　a　storm　of　applause　and　cheering　swept　the　Hall。　Harry　saw　Viktor　Krum　rise　from　the　Slytherin　table　and　slouch　up　toward　Dumbledore；　he　turned　right；　walked　along　the　staff　table；　and　disappeared　through　the　door　into　the　next　chamber。
　　　〃Bravo；　Viktor！〃　boomed　Karkaroff；　so　loudly　that　everyone　could　hear　him；　even　over　all　the　applause。　〃Knew　you　had　it　in　you！〃
　　　The　clapping　and　chatting　died　down。　Now　everyone's　attention　was　focused　again　on　the　goblet；　which；　seconds　later；　turned　red　once　more。　A　second　piece　of　parchment　shot　out　of　it；　propelled　by　the　flames。
　　　〃The　champion　for　Beauxbatons；〃　said　Dumbledore；　〃is　Fleur　Delacour！〃
　　　〃It's　her；　Ron！〃　Harry　shouted　as　the　girl　who　so　resembled　a　veela　got　gracefully　to　her　feet；　shook　back　her　sheet　of　silvery　blonde　hair；　and　swept　up　between　the　Ravenclaw　and　Hufflepuff　tables。
　　　〃Oh　look；　they're　all　disappointed；〃　Hermione　said　over　the　noise；　nodding　toward　the　remainder　of　the　Beauxbatons　party。　〃Disappointed〃　was　a　bit　of　an　understatement；　Harry　thought。　Two　of　the　girls　who　had　not　been　selected　had　dissolved　into　tears　and　were　sobbing　with　their　heads　on　their　arms。
　　　When　Fleur　Delacour　too　had　vanished　into　the　side　chamber；　silence　fell　again；　but　this　time　it　was　a　silence　so　stiff　with　excitement　you　could　almost　taste　it。　The　Hogwarts　champion　next。。。
　　　And　the　Goblet　of　Fire　turned　red　once　more；　sparks　showered　out　of　it；　the　tongue　of　flame　shot　high　into　the　air；　and　from　its　tip　Dumbledore　pulled　the　third　piece　of　parchment。
　　　〃The　Hogwarts　champion；〃　he　called；　〃is　Cedric　Diggory！〃
　　　〃No！　〃　said　Ron　loudly；　but　nobody　heard　him　except　Harry；　the　uproar　from　the　next　table　was　too　great。　Every　single　Hufflepuff　had　jumped　to　his　or　her　feet；　screaming　and　stamping；　as　Cedric　made　his　way　past　them；　grinning　broadly；　and　headed　off　toward　the　chamber　behind　the　teachers'　table。　Indeed；　the　applause　for　Cedric　went　on　so　long　that　it　was　some　time　before　Dumbledore　could　make　himself　heard　again。
　　　〃Excellent！〃　Dumbledore　called　happily　as　at　last　the　tumult　died　down。　〃Well；　we　now　have　our　three　champions。　I　am　sure　I　can　count　upon　all　of　you；　including　the　remaining　students