harry potter book of crimes

In Europe, dance parties are usually the most influential activity among social gatherings. In order to make friends with others and expand one's social circle, such parties have always been quite popular.

But today, the Beauxbatons dance seemed a little lacking in atmosphere.

First, some of the male guests were busy with their own affairs, so that the witches who had been specially invited were accordingly left out. Then the head of the Tyfler family suddenly broke into the party and fiercely attacked them.

Something went wrong.

After that, it can only be said that finally - finally, there were no more twists and turns in the dance, and the first dance came to an end peacefully.

As the melody gradually faded, Maca held Fanny's hand and returned her to her seat. He had fulfilled all the etiquette rules.

"For the next dance, I'd better invite today's hostess!" Macario said somewhat helplessly, "Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid no one wants to invite Madam Maxime to dance with you. You

If you'd like to relax a little more, I think you can choose a guy you like from the men who want to invite you."

"I don't think anyone will invite me today," Fanny shook her head gently. "Most of the wizards who came to Beauxbatons this time came with a clear purpose... It can be said that almost all of them came just to enjoy the dance.

No."

"Oh, I think you have underestimated your own charm." Maka shrugged and said with a smile, "You can decide this later! Well... I'm rude first."

"As you please, Mr. MacLean." Fanny sat on the chair and bowed slightly, returning a salute to him.

Since you participate in other people's dances, you need to abide by the rules of the dance. It is more common to dance the first song with the female partner you brought. But after the end of the song, the male guests need to change their dance partners.

Although this is not a must, inviting the hostess to dance can show your respect and gratitude to the host.

Of course, sometimes the first guest invited by the hostess can also use this to highlight his status and importance, but I am afraid not many people would think so today.

While Maka and Fanny were talking to each other, he noticed that Mrs. Maxim's side was indeed as he expected. There were almost no wizards invited. It was "almost" because she was there.

There was an old man standing in front of him--that was Mr. Edward, the old butler.

If no male guest extended his hand to her, then she would at least have an old Edward to cover up to avoid embarrassment. But if it really happened, it would be worse than sitting in a seat with no one.

It's just a little bit better to take care of it.

When the second dance music started playing, Maka happened to walk in front of Madame Maxime.

To be honest, even if there weren't those twists and turns, there would definitely not be many people who would like to invite her as the hostess. Because even though she is the principal of Beauxbatons, her status is enough to prevent any male guests from

It's embarrassing, but the only drawback is that she is too big!

Maka has grown a lot taller now, and his body has become somewhat thicker, but standing in front of Mrs. Maxim, he is still just a child.

You must know that Mrs. Maxim's body proportions are not much different from ordinary people. Apart from the overall enlargement, there is really no trace of the characteristics of a giant. In addition, her outline is still soft, cultivated and

She has both temperament and temperament. She cannot be said to be beautiful, but probably no one would think she is ugly.

Compared with Hagrid, who looks like a humanoid beast, her behavior is actually relatively easy to accept.

However, her so-called "overall magnification" is even more exaggerated than Hagrid's. In terms of height, she and Hagrid can be more than half a head taller than each other when standing together. If someone compares the brothers and sisters of the Hohenheim family,

Dancing together is likened to the dancing of a wild boar and a domestic cat, so the pair of Madame Maxime and Maka can only be described as a brown bear and a little raccoon.

Well, maybe it's a bit exaggerated, but isn't this what other wizards see?

Even Maka, who never cared about other people's opinions, couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly when he stretched out his hand to Mrs. Maxim.

He could feel that almost all the wizards in the auditorium had focused their attention on him. When the buzz of conversation stopped suddenly, the slightly faster dance music echoed in the auditorium, as if interpreting the meaning of everyone's words.

The urge to watch a good show.

"I'm sorry for embarrassing you..." Mrs. Maxim said softly, apologetically.

Maka shook his head slightly and didn't say anything more. To say he wasn't embarrassed was obviously a lie. He didn't bother to say that kind of hypocritical politeness. Since he was here, he was naturally ready to finish this dance.

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"Madam, please!"

He put his hand in front of Mrs. Maxim, holding it gently with his palm upward, waiting for the other party to put his palm up.

Madame Maxime obviously hesitated, but after all, she is the principal of the three major magic schools in Europe. No matter how bad the current situation is, her magnanimity is always there.

In just a blink of an eye, she gave a gentle salute, then took Maka's hand and followed him to the dance floor.

In the past, when Maka was in front of Hagrid, two talents were equal to one of the latter; now he has finally grown a lot, and only needs one and a half to be able to overcome it. But now, he only feels as if he has returned to 11

When you are 18 years old, if you look straight ahead you can only see the other person's belly.

That is to say, Dumbledore had enough height to not look too out of place when dancing with him in the Triwizard Tournament. This time it was him who came, but he could only start by thinking about "where to put his hands."

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In fact, the key is here - he can't use magic to do anything to himself or Mrs. Maxim, zooming in or out is inappropriate. Maxim is a giant hybrid, but her position does not allow her to admit it, even in

On weekdays, she should try her best to make people ignore her unusual body shape.

If Maka deliberately became bigger, she would be able to dance normally, but wouldn't that be equivalent to promoting Madame Maxime's "big frame"?

"Madam, do you want to dance a little differently?" Maka and Mrs. Maxim stood on the edge of the dance floor. He just paused and asked immediately.

The volume of what he said was not low, and many people heard it.

"Oh? What's the different method?" Mrs. Maxim suddenly raised her eyebrows and asked in response to him as if she was curious.

"As far as I know, in ancient times there was an ancient magical creature called the 'Saquak Ice Bee'. They built nests and lived in the cold polar regions and fed on the ice and snow year after year. They were a kind of

A beautiful creature covered in crystal clear bodies.”

Maka spoke calmly, with a calm smile on her lips.

"...and when they cheer for the big cold wave that occurs every three years, they will fly and dance on the ice cap, like a dance of ice and snow elves."

"That...is it a kind of insect?"

At first, Mrs. Maxim just wanted to agree with Maka and see what method he would use to get rid of the dilemma. But as she listened, she couldn't help but become interested.

"I'm not too sure about this," Maka irresponsibly spread her hands and said nonchalantly, "There aren't many records in the ancient books. I only saw it by chance and wrote it down... But

Looking at the description above, I think it may be a creature very similar to the forest fairy? Well, at least for those things that can no longer be understood, I would rather let myself use my imagination more - this will improve our memory

It gets better, doesn't it?"

As he spoke, he suddenly waved his right hand. In an instant, a barely visible rune appeared and then disappeared in the air, followed by a bit of cold light.

A cool whirlwind rose out of thin air between him and Madame Maxime, enveloping the condensed crystal snowflakes and spreading around them, causing the auditorium that had become somewhat dull due to the flames of the fireplace to suddenly lower.

Several times.

"Let us imitate the ancient ice and snow elves and perform a waltz in the air?"

It is naturally not troublesome for Maka to lift one or two people with the wind, even a "big woman" like Maxim. The difficulty lies in accurately controlling every ounce of force to let the wind lift them.

The two of them danced around.

The next moment, Maka waved her hand again, holding Mrs. Maxim and floating straight into the air. The two of them were spinning in the air, sometimes separated and sometimes gathered together. Surrounded by ice crystals and snowflakes, it was truly a unique scene.

The slow waltz.

Flying like this is actually quite laborious, and the consumption of magic power is not huge, but it is extremely difficult to control. But if you want to fly into the air without any support, the more convenient floating spell will not work.

"Although it is a bit difficult, it is still an interesting idea." Amidst the astonishment on the faces of other wizards, Maka secretly thought, "If there is a chance later, maybe we can let Luna give it a try?"

Because it was the first time she danced in the air without relying on magic items, Madam Maxim was deeply amazed. But she didn't know that Maka was actually using her as an experiment to see what she could do.

Can't do it.

"This... what kind of magic is this?"

Probably because they had been dazed for too long, someone finally spoke out for the first time. Immediately, the wizards who had been looking at the two people in the auditorium with their mouths open also woke up and began to whisper non-stop.

The improvement and innovation of various magic spells is something that the modern magic world has been doing. However, it is extremely rare for someone like Maka to come up with a new magic spell just for a dance.

It can be said that the wizards who have done similar things to him have basically been included in the celebrity books.