"Pleased to meet you Haughtine!"Salander greeted the young girl back. He nodded when Grayson answered who have dropped their names into the Goblet.
"Just thought I'd give it a try... you know like the lottery." he grinned. Deep down he knew he hadn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting selected, but that hasnt stopped him from trying his luck, given that a billion people never quit playing the lottery either.
He fell silent as his attention focused on Headmaster Tate entering the Age Line. He leaned over to the two girls without taking his eyes off the Headmaster
"I think theres gonna be an announcement..." Quote:
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"Attention!" Tate approached the Goblet, stepping easily over the Age Line. He was over 17 for reals. "The time has come for the Goblet to share all of it's secrets with us."
He picked up the cup and held it over his head, as if wielding a sword. "Eyes on me, and we'll begin." Tate set the cup back on the dais, watching as the flame burst high, sparkling dark flames. One by one, slips of paper flew from the Goblet of Fire, and Tate caught each in turn and read it out loud.
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"Raiden Kururugi, Hogwarts."
Salander clapped vigorously upon recognizing the name of the Slytherin Prefect and whistled loudly in celebration. Yeah, familiarizing himself with the Common Room looks to be paying off as he now recognizes the name that should go with the face. He continued to clap with each name being called out of the Goblet, until he heard this...
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Originally Posted by
Cassirin "Duncan Fletcher, Hogwarts."
... and Salander's hands freezes mid-clap as his eyes grew large. Did he hear that right? Firewhiskey Fletcher? The GlitterPuff selected as a Hogwarts Champion? He blinked several times as he slowly resumed clapping, then started to laugh. Now he really had a reason to badger the Badger for that drink. It was certainly unexpected, as Salander didnt notice any shiny badges on Fletcher when he was talking to him, unlike the other Hogwarts Champions. It was part of the reason why Salander never thought twice of
annoying approaching him.
As he looked upon the 3 Hogwarts Champions that have converged and being congratulated by well wishers, he scanned the crowd for that familiar face. Where
was the GlitterPuff?
"Anybody seen Fletcher?" he wondered aloud.