Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 384 Dance (Part 2: Begin)

383 dance

December brought strong winds and sleet to Hogwarts, but compared to these, what made some students feel even more heartbroken was Principal McGonagall's announcement——

"The Yule Ball is coming soon - it is a traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament and a great opportunity for us to socialize with foreign guests. Well, the ball is only open to students in the fourth year and above - but if you are willing,

You can invite a junior student——"

To make matters worse, after the bell rang, Harry was left alone by Principal McGonagall.

"According to traditional practice, the dance is started by warriors and their partners."

After saying this, McGonagall saw Harry's panic in his eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Mag tried to use a less harsh tone and said: "Although I never like to discuss students' emotional problems, I remember that you seem to have a girlfriend."

Harry was stunned for a moment.

"yes."

He said it subconsciously, causing Mag to look at him strangely.

"Get ready as soon as possible. Also, don't let others see that the warrior of our academy is a stupid boy."

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"Dance partner? How can I possibly get a dance partner with a dress like this?"

When Harry returned to the dormitory, he saw Ron holding a purple velvet dress with moldy ruffles on the neckline, and kept complaining: "Why do I

Do you have to wear this kind of dress? No, I have to go find Fred and George, they are the only ones who can help me at this time."

"What's wrong?" Harry asked after stepping aside.

"The parents sent the students' uniforms." Neville explained. He was excitedly opening his parcel and finally took out a decent-looking formal dress that fit his height very well.

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On the other side, Dean and Seamus couldn't wait to put on their dresses. They kept circling in front of the mirror to look at themselves and making invitations to each other.

Harry walked to his parcel with some guilt.

"fortunately."

He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the dress James sent. It was all dark green, which matched his eyes very well. It seemed that James also knew very well what qualities Harry had.

In order to avoid a long night of nightmares, Harry packed up his dress and left the dormitory immediately. He also met the three Weasley brothers in the common room who were haggling over the price, hoping that Ron would finally get a new dress as he wished.

After arriving in the dormitory, Harry became quite nervous for some reason.

People passing by looked at him one after another. The boys all had expressions of "Of course it will happen." But there were still many girls with expectations written on their faces.

Harry walked quickly past these people, lowering his head all the way, pretending not to see the girls who wanted to be invited.

"Harry, are you going to find Qiu Zhang?"

Hermione suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stood in front of a portrait of a nun.

Harry nodded, and he was surprised to see Cedric and Hermione together.

"We were just discussing the automatic casting wand." Cedric reminded, his expression looked a little helpless.

"And the House Elf Liberation Front." Hermione glared at Cedric, then turned back and said, "Do you still remember what I told you before about helping the house elves?"

"I have some impressions," Harry said hesitantly.

Seeing that Hermione was about to write something about it, Harry quickly changed the subject and said, "Have you seen Qiu? I have to find her now."

"What's the rush? There are still many days before the dance starts." Hermione looked at him dissatisfied.

But Cedric was so active that he almost jumped up.

"I know where she is. I just saw her with her roommate - forget it, I'll take you there."

He seemed eager to get rid of Hermione as soon as possible.

So the two people walking together became two.

After leaving the stunned Hermione far behind, Harry asked curiously: "What happened?"

With a headache on his face, Cedric began to vomit bitterness at Harry.

"I guess it all started after Hermione was expelled by Professor Heimer. Since she was no longer Professor Heimer's assistant, she has become more and more like Professor Heimer in some aspects. For example, when discussing automatic

When she was casting the magic wand, she gave me a lot of crazy suggestions. If it were just these, forget it. In short, if she has no intention of changing her mind and wants to drag you into that organization, you must remember to do it.

reject."

Harry couldn't imagine what kind of torture Hermione had caused to Cedric. He only felt that Cedric's back looked particularly pitiful today.

"Oops, I forgot to ask him about the golden eggs."

Harry turned around in annoyance and saw Qiu joking with his roommates.

As if feeling Harry's gaze, Qiu also raised her head and saw him, with a surprise expression on her face.

As the roommates laughed even louder, Qiu asked sheepishly: "Are you here to invite me to the dance?"

Harry knew it was now.

"Who else could it be?"

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In the last week of the semester, the school became more and more lively and noisy day by day. People were spreading rumors about the Yule Ball, but most of them were very absurd - for example, some people speculated that Professor Heimer would distribute test papers at the ball as a way to celebrate the Christmas party.

Summary of the first half of the semester.

Harry was crazy with joy when he first heard the news, but then he became just as skeptical as everyone else.

Probably not?

This strange atmosphere lasted until the ancient magic class. Professor Heimer was standing in front of the podium describing some records not found in the library, which were still related to Andros.

"I've said it before, maybe Andros is also aware of the existence of the law of conservation of magic. He doesn't want wizards to become extinct. It's a pity that he failed to solve this problem and only took care of himself, making his patron saint become increasingly

powerful."

"But this is not an isolated case."

"Besides him, there are many amazing wizards, such as Linfred of Stinchcombe. He is a strange man who rarely communicates with wizards, but is willing to live with Muggles. In his

He invented countless magic potion formulas in his life, many of which are still in use today. But this man is very business-minded and always sells his exclusive potions at high prices, thus accumulating a lot of wealth. Of course, no matter how much,

Gold is not as valuable as his potion formula."

"Wait a moment."

Toby suddenly stared at the students below and said: "I don't understand why you are all so lifeless. I didn't say this class would become a Potions class. And don't you look forward to the Yule Ball? Or are you all?

Didn’t find a dance partner?”

Professor Heimer's eyes gradually turned to pity.

Ron couldn't stand someone staring at him like this, and his negotiations with the twins reached a deadlock - neither Fred nor George were willing to buy him a dress for free, and they had to work to repay it.

Neville looked left and right, and finally plucked up the courage to speak out the students' concerns.

"How could I be that kind of person?"

Toby looked very angry: "Don't worry, this is the custom of the Triwizard Tournament. I will not deprive you of your fun."

If it weren't for the large amount of homework assigned before get out of class, many people might actually believe it.

But in fact, of course Toby would not make such a crazy decision.

He also has his own troubles to deal with.

After returning to the office, he saw Moody again uninvited.

Al and Angela were sitting opposite Moody. Both of them looked at him coldly, obviously not welcoming his arrival.

Toby's tone was not exactly friendly.

"Why, after finally giving up on the course for me, don't you have anything else to teach the students? I thought the legendary Auror would have more skills."

Moody turned a blind eye to these negative influences. His normal eye was staring at Toby, and his magic eye continued to scan around.

"Not long ago, Nick Flamel's Philosopher's Stone was stolen, which happened to be on the same day. All ancient magic classes were taught by your assistant. I don't think this is a coincidence, what do you think?"

Toby said in surprise: "The Philosopher's Stone? It hasn't been destroyed yet?"

Moody stared at Toby for a while longer.

"You should know that if the person coming was Dumbledore, you wouldn't be able to handle it so easily."

Toby looked very unconcerned.

"Then we have to wait until he comes back. Who knows where he has gone."

Ever since Dumbledore left the matter of Old Tom and Death Butler alone, he has been missing and is said to have never been seen in the Ministry of Magic.

Percy thought he was unemployed - after all, there was Fudge's example before, and no one knew whether Dumbledore would encounter the same situation, or whether he would go to Grindelwald's remnants.

Not many people know that Grindelwald is actually still alive, and Toby's lie has not been officially exposed.

Toby felt that it was very possible for Dumbledore to personally search for Grindelwald. After all, compared to other unknown threats, Dumbledore had probably been able to guess the clues related to Grindelwald through Lockhart, especially this

It also involves Toby, which can also solve the problem of Toby and Grindelwald joining forces.

Toby really didn't know how to describe this.

But if it was really so easy to exchange ideas, it would not have happened that he left the UK in the first place and had to come back after more than ten years.

After watching Moody leave, Angela hummed several times, and then asked Toby: "The dress has been bought, do you want to try it on?"

"Forget it." Toby said perfunctorily: "I don't know whether I can wear it by then."

In addition to these things, Toby is also waiting for another news-how long will it take for Voldemort to return to England?

If it is really later than Dumbledore, it will be difficult to keep the Sorcerer's Stone.

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The atmosphere in the school has not become cooler just because there are a few people.

Principal McGonagall attaches great importance to this dance. She has already made mistakes in the ceremony of selecting the warriors, and she must not allow herself to make the same mistake again.

Therefore, as the ball approaches, the teachers and students of Hogwarts continue to show their desire to impress the guests of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. They seem determined to show the best of the castle this Christmas.

Good appearance.

The school is decorated with lights and colorful decorations, the handrails of the marble stairs are covered with icicles that will never melt, and the twelve Christmas trees usually placed in the auditorium are decorated with various baubles, from sparkling to

From shiny holly berries to live golden owls that hoot constantly. The armors are all enchanted and will sing Christmas carols whenever anyone passes by.

However, poor Ron hasn't invited a dance partner yet, but that doesn't stop him from sharing some interesting news with Harry.

"Did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

"Neville invited Fleur!"

"What did you say?!"

Harry looked up from his homework in shock, forgetting all the few arguments in his mind.

"it is true."

Ron came over and whispered: "I saw it with my own eyes. If you don't believe me, you can ask Fred and George, they were also there at the time."

"What did Neville think - no," Harry quickly changed his question: "Fleur agreed?"

"No." Ron shook his head regretfully and said, "But I really think that was the most graceful day in Neville's history. He didn't show his emotions at all after being rejected, he just said "What a pity".

I have to admit that he has changed a lot since he first entered school."

"I think so too." Harry nodded and said, "Then what should you do?"

"What should I do?" This time it was Ron's turn to not understand.

"Dance partner." Harry asked in surprise, "Have you secretly invited a good partner?"

"yes."

Ron's answer surprised Harry: "Luna wanted to attend the prom, but she was not old enough, unless invited by a senior student, so I simply helped her with this small favor, and she happened to not dislike me either.

The dress is quite rare."

Harry looked suspiciously and asked: "Luna? Is this really the Luna who made a lot of money with her anti-monster glasses? I remember that she should have made about as much money as George and Fred, maybe a lot more - don't

Tell me you are plotting against her, it will make me look down on you."

"What are you talking about?!" Ron looked insulted: "I just don't want to work for Fred and George. Besides, do you know how expensive a new dress is? Their requirements are very strict.

No mercy, I don't want to be used as a coolie by them."

"That's good." Harry breathed a sigh of relief silently. He almost thought that Ron really planned to be on the Little Rich Woman List for the sake of gold.

"Hey, by the way, do you know who invited Hermione?"

"I don't know, what about you?"

"I am not sure as well."

The two people looked at each other silently.

"Hermione. Is she going to be alone?"

"That's not true - I don't mean to dislike her, I just want to say that I really don't know anyone who would be willing to invite her."