Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students arrive

[In this topic, the delegations of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will arrive at Hogwarts. First, the Beauxbatons carraige will land at the grounds, followed shortly afterwards by the Durmstrang ship at the lake. All students are welcome to post here, though no graduates. This mass thread will be open for two weeks.]

Jack was the first outside to greet the new arrivals and she could not help but feel a bit excited. With some luck, these would be some of the people she would be competing against. She knew without a doubt that she would be putting in her name and she did not see how she could not at least be considered. She was the most insane person she knew... That had to count for something right?

She had her bag pulled on her shoulder and she was dressed as usual; black skinny jeans, a baggy band tee shirt, and her muddy sneakers. She had a few tricks up her sleeve -hint hint- and she was excited to greet the foreigns, Jack-stlye. Nothing dangerous of course, because Jack would never think to do something dangerous...

She smirked to herself and settled down into the grass, curling her legs so that she was sitting criss-cross-applesauce. She sat there for a moment before flopping backwards so her back and head was rested on the ground. She looked upwards and chewed on her lip for a moment. This should be fun.

Lana could barely contain herself. She was about to see Hogwarts for the first time in her life. She had heard SO MUCH about the school. She had a slightly goofy smile as she scanned the clouds. The clouds were stratus at best, but her visibility was still effectively shuttered. It layered the chariot like fog on a poor spring morning in Ireland- almost suffocating. She loved how she could make that comparison. It was nice to get out of her school so quickly after she got back in. She loved to travel. She loved to see new places, meet new people. School was confining and magic was... well, it may have been her strong point, but the memories and emotions she had come to associate with the art were... terrible at best.

Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of the lake. The infamous Hogwarts lake. She leaned even closer to the window than ever, looking around to see if any of the other dryly dressed Beauxbatons students were at least half as fascinated as she was. She could barely wait to step on the ground, absorb her new surroundings, and further eliminate any remainder of an accent she had.

Chase looked around the grounds. She had decided to stay in her Hogwarts Robes, but she had a light yellow ribbon in her red hair. Suddenly she saw something appear out of the sky. "LOOK!" She gasped pointing up at the sky. Some other students looked up and saw something very large drop out of the clouds. "Oh wow.. it's a giant carriage." She whispered, putting her hand over her heart. "Look at the size of the horses!" She gasped and looked around at the others around her. She couldn't even imagine what the students inside looked like, talked like, would act like, but she couldn't wait to meet them. Some new friends were on that carriage.

"I bet it's Beauxbatons! Look at the crest on the side!" She said loudly and grinned happy to show that she had been doing some research on the schools that were coming. Triwizard tournament, and they were back again this year. She didn't know when the last time it had been held, but the most memorable was when Harry Potter was still alive, and he had won, at the expense of Cedric Diggory, there were so many books over the tournament that year. She hoped no one died this year.. but it was hard to imagine that one student, out of so many, would be selected to compete in this amazing tournament.

She couldn't wait!

Anais had began touching up her appearance as the carriage began to close in on the Hogwarts grounds. She touched up her hair and her makeup. "We are about to land, Ladies and Gentlemen," she announced. "Look your best now. Check your appearance. Do any tidying and touchups now, please. We need to look fresh and sharp and not tired and wrinkled. Remember, you are Beauxbaton's best. Show them some Beauxbaton's pride and some warm friendship." She looked at their uniforms. Well, it had been a long ride after all. "I think I shall fix those uniforms," she said. She cast a spell to remove every wrinkle from them.

"When we get settled, I shall send each of you a message in the form of a paper bird that will contain your instructions for your entrance into the Great Hall tonight. Be sure you read it and understand it and that you are capable of casting the spell enclosed in the message. You may wear casual clothing between now and the gathering in the Great Hall. You will wear these uniforms to that gathering. You have all been well instructed on how to conduct yourselves while we are here.

"You all know how to send these little paper birds. If you should need to find me and do not know where to find me, just send a paper bird. The spell will, of course, cause it to find me, but I will not be far away. Does anyone have any questions?"

Emil could practically smell the thick fog which coated the sea around Hogwarts. The ship had just docked, and people were about to pile off the vessel. He felt as if he had to be the first student, though, so he rushed ahead of all the others. He carried his stuff with him as he stepped off the large ship, his arms already tired with the heavy load he came to expect to carry. However, he could bear the pain, he did so many times before. He was expecting more people to be around than this.

Brienne, Ezra and Luna were the third, fourth and fifth Hogwarts students to reach the grounds where the students from the rival schools were coming from their respective transports. They stood back, expecting the rush of students that was about to come to trample them. Brienne gripped Luna's hand to make sure she didn't lose her. Meanwhile, Ezra climbed up a tree to watch. Brienne had put her name in for the Triwizard competition. She was crazy, she knew, but she was also careful and analytic. She smiled to herself, there was no doubt that she might get picked, since she had the qualities of a smart, but mad woman.

Emil saw the red-haired girl he remembered from Weasley's. Jack? Was that her name? He hadn't forgotten per se, but he'd been preoccupied with thoughts of other women. He'd give that name a try, he would risk getting a punch or something for not remembering a name.

"Hey, Jack!" Emil smiled, he thought of what it'd be like to compete against this woman for Triwizard if she was picked along with him. It would be an amount of excitement that he'd have to contain.

Selene leaned over next to Lana and looked out the window. "There eet is." She whispered brushing her hair out of her face and quickly checking her reflection. It was a nice evening for them to land, and she could feel the slant of the carriage as it made it's decent. "It is so dreary! Look at all of it's towers.." She said looking at the castle. But it was beautiful, the students from the castle were outside, and waiting for them. And Selene felt a mixture of surprise. "So many of zem." She said softly. "So many for ze judges to choose from.." Her eye roamed over the students silently for a long moment.

"We will be here for a long time... but eet is almost beautiful isn't it?" She asked slowly. "Ze moon is out.." She looked up and then moved away from the window carefully. She started to put some of her stuff into her bag, and smiled slightly. They would be staying in the carriage, but she needed to look her best. Fixing her now much more stylish clothes, she looked into a mirror and arranged her hair so that it was more beautiful.

When the ship had gotten to hogwarts, Prison was one of the first to get off. He looked around outside but spoke not a word. He saw many people and quickly left the crowd and sat somewhere alone where there were no girls as far as 5 feet away from him. He watched as the people did as they did and didnt care what went on.

Prison wore a torn Green jacket with some old jeans and really old shoes. He looked more poor then he had ever looked. He thought most girls wouldnt want to come to him because of this but he didnt care as long as he wasnt around much of the girls he was fine.

Peter had crowded to the walls as they had neared, pressing himself against one as he stared down at the grounds, his mouth tipping open. True...it was not Beauxbatons, but it was Hogwarts, and it was as wonderful in so many different other ways that he could not feel but excitement buck within him.

The carriage touched down and Peter bum-rushed for the door, yelling, "Évidemment, Headmistrees!" He had forgotten to speak in English in his excitement, and he quickly moved out of the way for Lana and Selene, not able to forget to be the gentleman that had always managed to beat the spazz in him.

He rushed forward onto the grass, trying to compose himself and look dignified, managing pretty well for being as excited as he was.He put his hands in his pockets and blew some hair out of his face, sending those gathered around a charming smile or two. One girl was flopped back on the ground... Were all English this strange...

There was suddenly a burbling from the water of the lake and he turned. Peter's mouth fell open as a giant ship broke the surface and moved closer. He mouthed like a fish and pointed up at it. "Oh mon Dieu!" He whipped around and spotted Selene. He grabbed her arm and pointed at the ship. "Selene! Eet is a pirate ship! A ship, Selene, a ship!" He jumped up and down like an excited child.

Selene stepped out of the carriage and smiled at the people around them. Peter had jumped out from in front of her, and she couldn't believe how many people were staring at them. Of course it seemed the Durmstrang students had arrived around the same time as they had. And they had arrived in a boat. "Oh no..." She whispered and her eyes found Peter. He was almost bursting with happiness. She let him pull on her arm for a moment before turning to him and saying with a voice that didn't match her words. "Peter, calmez-vous, cool agir, nous ne pouvons pas agir comme des enfants à l'heure actuelle. Vous-même prouvé que ils nous regardent comme des idoles, regarde la jeune fille que vous avez fait défaillir." (Peter, Calm down, act cool, we can't be acting like children right now. You proved yourself that they look at us like idols, look at the girl you made faint.)

Selene looked over at the girl being helped up and smiled at the group, who immediately looked like they might faint as well. "sans espoir" (Hopeless) She whispered and looked around at them gathered. It was like a big show, and they were the celebrities, slightly thrown off by the other celebrities joining them, but still, they had a lot of the attention. Some of the Durmstrang students seemed to know the English students and she felt herself blush. Her eyes roaming the crowd. She was just happy she had stepped out before Claire, at least she got a bit of attention before it would be overpowered by the Queen. She smiled lightly and led Peter by the arm away from the entrance to the carriage so that their headmistress could step out and grace everyone here with her presence.