A notice was put in the Entrance Hall on October Twenty-Fifth, Alani read the sign, it said: "TRIWIZARD TOURNAMENT The delegations from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be arriving at 6 o'clock on Friday Thirtieth of October. Lessons will end half an hour early. Students will return their bags and books to their Dormitories and assemble in front of the castle to greet our guests before the Welcoming Feast." The appearance of the sign in the Entrance Hall had a marked effect upon the inhabitants of the castle. During the following week, there seemed to be only one topic of conversation, no matter where Alqni went: the Triwizard Tournament. Rumours were flying from student to student like highly contagious germs: who was going to try for Hogwarts Champion, what the Tournament would involve, how the Students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang differed from themselves.