<div class="floatleft">(https://i.gifer.com/HhkI.gif)</div><div class="floatright">(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/e/ea/BeauxbatonsCrestClearBg.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20160630041801)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Valentin Delestrac (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14656422#msg14656422)<br/><strong>YEAR:</strong> Third<br/><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Half-blood<br/><strong>WAND:</strong> 12½ inches, Ash, Unicorn, Inflexible<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong> Beauxbâtons Academy uniform<br/><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> Monday, 2 September 2019 | Evening<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Grand Hall<br/><strong>CONTENT:</strong> Union!<br/><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> Les Cowboys Fringants - La manifestation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyvyVjQb0-I)<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Flora Trémaux, Open</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><br/><hr/><br/>As Headmistress Trémaux entered the Grand Hall of Beauxbâtons Academy, all dressed in pink, a few students near Valentin couldn't help but make mocking remarks on her attire and person. He glared at them silently in disappointment, only to then pay attention to the Headmistress when she went over in front of the lectern and began to speak. She seemed to have this habit of tilting her head when she spoke in public, giggly and all smiles, prompting some to think she was empty headed, but Valentin had dealt with her before and had forged his own opinion of their headmistress. She was much tougher than she appeared.<br/><br/><em>"Perhaps you have heard about the British Minister of Magic reinstating the Triwizard Tournament, which is said to take place next month. Naturally, Beauxbatons was invited to Hogwarts, and we intend to bring with us our very best candidates."</em><br/><br/>Valentin had heard of the rumors, and was not surprised that the French Ministry and the school had accepted so sheepishly quickly the invitation.<em>Why can't France host the tournament? Or Durmstrang for that matter?</em>he wondered, frowning his eyebrows slightly. It annoyed him slightly, as Hogwarts was located in Scotland, and the weather there was not like the sunny south of France.<br/><br/>After finishing words and a brief curtsy, Headmistress Trémaux stood straight and waved around under the applause of the Beauxbâtons undergraduates. Woodland nymphs started to sing and Valentin cursed them silently, with thoughts only, as they stopped him from addressing the students from where he suddenly stood up. He observed Trémaux heading to her seat in the middle, presiding over the plethora of students. The feast had started, while Valentin started walking towards the staff.<br/><br/><acronym title="Madame Trémaux, as the representative of the academy's student union, I would like to say a word or two to my fellow students, if you allow me to use the lectern">Madame Trémaux, en tant que représentant de l'association étudiante de l'académie, j'aimerais dire deux mots à mes camarades étudiants, si vous me permettez d'utiliser le lutrin,</acronym>Valentin announced, standing in front of the staff's table.<br/><br/>He didn't expect her to agree, although that would make things easier. The academy hadn't recognized his attempts at establishing a student union, yet. He also wasn't officially their representative, yet. But to him that was all semantics. There might not be any de jure organization and leadership, but he was still the de facto head of the de facto student union.