Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 305 Christmas Dance (Part )
Krum and Mag, who were walking in front, obviously didn't notice the malicious looks behind them, and walked straight into the auditorium with Mike and others.

Today's auditorium is more like a banquet venue than before. The tables used for dining are no longer the usual four long tables of the college, but one hundred small tables with lanterns lit. Students in colorful formal wear are sitting at the small tables in twos and threes, chatting and laughing.

But when Mike and his group appeared in the auditorium, everyone stopped what they were doing and cast curious eyes over here.

Everyone wanted to see the warriors and their dancing partners.

Hermione's new look obviously surprised many people. Malfoy and his gang were dumbfounded at the moment. They would never have thought that the ugly duckling would turn into a white swan today!

However, when his eyes fell on Harry, his expression finally returned to its usual sarcasm.

Harry did not disappoint him and was still as stupid as ever.

Harry obviously noticed the looks of Malfoy and the others, and the strong sense of nervousness made his body stiff like a robot, and he allowed the excited Parvati beside him to drag him forward.

Many people were surprised by Hermione's new look today. The group of Krum's fans cast jealous glances at Hermione with such intensity that they almost became tangible almost the moment the two of them appeared.

Apart from that, Ron's performance was even more exaggerated.

When Hermione passed by the round table where he was sitting, he pretended not to recognize Hermione.

But Mike, who was walking behind, found that after Hermione ignored him, the expression on Ron's face suddenly became extremely hideous, like the face-changing in Sichuan Opera.

Mike chuckled and walked forward confidently with Penelope.

The combination of the two of them was the undisputed number one tonight. Both Mike's classic suit and Penelope's evening dress shining like the starry sky attracted countless people's attention.

But no one was too surprised, because everyone already knew how outstanding Michael and Penelope were. In comparison, it was more shocking that Hermione, the ugly duckling, suddenly turned into a white swan.

Professor McGonagall led everyone straight through the hall and came to the VIP seats at the innermost part of the hall.

Unlike in the past, the faculty seat that had always been used as a VIP seat was gone, replaced by a huge round table, where sat the referee of the Triwizard Tournament and the deans of the four major colleges of Hogwarts.

What surprised Mike was that Percy, who had already graduated, also appeared at the round table.

Percy was sitting next to old Crouch, very nervous and didn't even have the courage to look up at Mike.

But old Crouch beside him looked like he was about to die. He was even weaker than the last time they met, and the dark circles under his eyes had almost reached his cheeks.

Mike and Penelope sat down next to Professor Flitwick, which made Professor Flitwick extremely happy. He rubbed his hands and said to Penelope:
"What would you like to eat, kid? How about steak?"

After that, regardless of Penelope's objection, he directly said to the empty plates on the table:
"Steak! Rare!"

The house-elf hiding in the dark immediately took action after hearing the order. Everyone only saw a faint light flash on the plate, and then a steaming steak appeared.

"Come on, eat quickly, kid. Don't blame me for ordering a rare steak for you. God knows if there will be parasites in those undercooked steaks. It's not good for your health." Professor Flitwick said, "Especially if you are planning to have a baby soon, you can't eat it. It's not good for the baby!"

These words made Penelope blush. She lowered her head and replied "yes" in an inaudible voice, then started eating.

Mike quickly laid a tablecloth for her to prevent food juice from splashing onto her clothes.

Professor Flitwick looked at the golden boy and girl with the kind eyes of an old father, his eyes full of satisfaction.

He felt that God had been good to him as he met Mike and Penelope when he was old.

Of course, it would be even better if these two could work harder and let him hold his baby sooner!

Professor McGonagall, who was sitting across the round table, looked at Flitwick, Mac and others with envy, which was rare. Like Flitwick, she was still single and had no children, so she envied Flitwick for being able to meet students like Mac and Penelope.

Hermione and Krum beside Professor McGonagall didn't notice the scene on Professor McGonagall's side at all. At the moment, Krum was concentrating on introducing his daily life to Hermione.

"We also have a castle, but it's not as big as this one, nor as comfortable as here. The castle only has four floors, and you can only light a fire when it's magical." Krum said, "But our site is very large, with large mountains and lakes. In the summer we fly around outside every day, which is quite pleasant, but not in the winter. The days there are very short in winter..."

"That's enough, Viktor!" Karkaroff looked at Hermione with disdain and interrupted Krum. "Don't reveal any more secrets, or your charming friend will find out where we are!"

Karkaroff deliberately emphasized the word "charming", but everyone could see that he didn't like Hermione.

But this is not surprising, as he himself is a purist and was a Death Eater in his early years. Despising Muggles is their basic practice.

But his reminder was obviously too late. Krum had revealed enough. There were not many places in Europe with the same geographical and climatic conditions. If necessary, Mike was confident that he could easily find Durmstrang's location.

"Igor (Karkaroff), if you keep it so secret, people will think you don't welcome others to visit you."

Dumbledore said with a smile, and Karkaroff on the side laughed out loud:
"As principals, we must carefully protect the school halls that we are entrusted with, and of course we also need to keep those secrets that only we know!"

"Oh! I would never dare to assert that I know all the secrets of Hogwarts." Dumbledore said kindly, "For example, today, I took a wrong turn when I went to the toilet. When I came to my senses, I found myself in a room that I had never been to before and was very exquisitely decorated. There were also a lot of exquisite and luxurious chamber pots in the room. But when I went back to investigate carefully, I found that the room was gone! Isn't it amazing?"

Mike on the side frowned. He could swear that Dumbledore turned his head and winked at him when he said the last sentence.

This was clearly a hint to me that he already knew about my relationship with the Room of Requirement.

But it doesn't matter. Mike has already put everything related to Freemasonry into the secret realm. Now the Room of Requirement is just a gathering place for members of the Freemasonry.

"Well, it's about time, maybe we can start dancing!"

Professor Flitwick, who was standing by, obviously noticed Dumbledore's last look and hurried out to help Mike.

Perhaps feeling that he had applied enough eye drops to Mike, Dumbledore nodded, stood up, and asked the students to stand up as well.

Then he waved his wand, and all the tables flew to the wall, leaving a large open space in the middle.

He then conjured up a tall stage, attached to the right wall, on which was placed a complete set of musical instruments.

At this time, the strange sisters with thick hair and deliberately torn black robes also came on stage and picked up the instruments.

Their appearance on the stage brought cheers from the audience, and then all the lanterns on the other tables were extinguished, leaving only the stage still brightly lit.

Mike smiled, stretched out his hand and said to Penelope, "Beautiful lady, are you interested in dancing with me?" Penelope smiled happily, stretched out her hand and put her jade hand in Mike's hand.

The two walked onto the stage hand in hand, with Mike putting one hand on Penello's waist and the other holding Penello's hand.

Mike and Penelope also danced to the music played by the Weird Sisters.

As if deliberately allowing students who are not very good at dancing to adapt, the music played by the Weird Sisters was quite soothing.

Mike was naturally familiar with dancing, as he had participated in many such dances in his previous life. At that time, he had specially hired a dance teacher to give him lessons in order to avoid making a fool of himself in such occasions.

Penelope should have also made up for her dance postures, but this kind of learning without actual practice is obviously not enough, so her movements are still a little stiff.

After the dance, Penelope finally got into the mood.

At this time, the dance music played by the weird sisters changed to a fast-paced and energetic dance music. After warming up, Mike gave Penelope a wicked smile, and then he also sped up his movements.

Penelope screamed at the sudden enlargement, and like a marionette, she performed various movements under Mike's guidance.

Fortunately, Mike's dancing skills are really good. Under his guidance, Penelope soon became excited, and the two of them kept dancing to the music.

The dance music on the stage changed one after another. Mike and Penelope had entered a state of ecstasy at this moment, completely ignoring the surrounding environment, and only had each other in their eyes.

It was not until Penelo's face flushed and she burped breathlessly that Mike stopped and asked:
"Are you feeling okay, honey?"

"I feel great!" Penelope shyly buried her head in Mike's arms and said, "But I might need to take a break for a while."

Mike understood.

Just now he saw Penelope finish a whole steak by herself, and then did such intense exercise, so it was no wonder that his stomach started to feel uncomfortable.

He quickly helped Penelope to sit down at the table and brought her a cup of hot water.

"Is Penelope okay?"

Hermione's worried voice came over, Mike turned his head and saw Hermione resting alone on the side.

"It's okay, I'm just a little tired."

Penelope said hastily.

She was afraid that Mike would tell Hermione that she felt uncomfortable because she ate too much, which would be too embarrassing.

Mike saw this and changed the subject:

"Why are you here alone? Where are Krum and Harry?"

"Krum went to get me some drinks, and as for Harry, I don't want to see them anymore!"

Mike and Penelope looked at each other, and both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

"It's mainly Ron. He's so annoying. He actually said that being Krum's dance partner is an act of being pro-enemy!" Hermione said indignantly, "This is simply unreasonable. Isn't the original intention of the Triwizard Tournament to deepen the exchanges between wizards from different countries?"

"You don't have to take it to heart. Maybe they are just jealous," Penelope consoled her. "Look, they are so pitiful. Even their dance partners ran away with others."

Michael and Hermione looked in the direction Penelope pointed, and saw the Indian sisters dancing with two Beauxbatons boys, while their original dance partners, Harry and Ron, were sitting dejectedly in a small corner.

Seeing this, the corners of Hermione's mouth curled up unconsciously, but then returned to her previous state and said:

"It's their own fault!"

Mike laughed as he watched from the side, and sighed secretly that most of human happiness was indeed built on the suffering of others, and Hermione was no exception.

"Okay then, you take a good rest here, Penelope and I will dance for a while." Seeing that Penelope had almost rested, Mike said, "By the way, Hermione, if I see Krum, do you need me to tell him you are here?"

"No...I can't."

Hermione was obviously disappointed when she heard that, but Mike didn't care. He responded and pulled Penelope straight towards the stage, leaving Hermione standing there alone, looking at his back with resentful eyes.

"Isn't this a bad idea?" Penelope whispered to Mike in a worried tone on the dance floor, "Why don't you ask him to dance with you?"

"No, I belong only to you tonight, Princess."

"Hehe, you weren't like this before."

"I admit that I had some inappropriate thoughts when dealing with some things before, but I have corrected them now." Mike felt the hot air from Penelope spraying on his ears, licked his lips and said, "By the way, do you feel that it is getting hotter here?"

"Yeah, yes."

The sound as light as a mosquito's hum made Mike's heart beat faster and faster. He gasped and asked tentatively:

"Or, let's go to the dormitory."

After saying that, Mike scratched Penelope's palm.

Penelope's red face became even redder. She didn't answer, but like Mike, she also gently scratched the palm of Mike's hand.

The tingling feeling in the palm of his hand spread smoothly to the bottom of his heart. Mike couldn't hold it in any longer and pulled Penelope out of the auditorium.

Mike knows that a lot of things will happen at today's dance, and many rats will show their true colors, but Mike really doesn't care about anything now, he only wants to xxxx.

In the corner of the auditorium, Professor Flitwick, who witnessed all this, had a gratified smile on his face.

Rubbing his hands vigorously, he felt that his wish of holding his grandson, oh no, his wish of holding his disciple's grandson might come true soon!

(End of this chapter)