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The Great Hall hummed with the soft glow of a thousand floating candles, the clink of goblets, and the layered murmur of student voices. The enchanted ceiling above mirrored a deep, star-dusted twilight. At the high table, Albus Dumbledore rose. His voice, though not raised, carried effortlessly across the vast room, bringing an instant quiet. 'We are joined tonight by a new student,' he announced, his half-moon spectacles glinting. 'A fifth-year, transferring to us from Beauxbaton.' His gaze travelled slowly over the assembled faces before settling on the great oak doors. With a low groan, they swung inward, revealing you standing on the threshold, silhouetted by the torchlight from the corridor beyond. Every eye in the hall turned toward you. The silence that followed was dense, anticip…