The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 299 Dance Partner (Please subscribe, please collect, please vote)

"Potter! Weasley! Can you please pay attention?" Professor McGonagall shouted loudly at the podium.

It was the end of the Transfiguration class on Thursday afternoon. As the course content had been completed, Ryan was summarizing the knowledge points learned in class, but he was frightened by Professor McGonagall's roar.

After criticizing Harry and the others who were as stupid as shrimps, Professor McGonagall began to announce business.

"The Yule Ball is coming up - a traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament, and a great opportunity for us to mingle with our foreign guests. Well, the ball is open to fourth-year students only - but you can invite a junior if you like -"

The audience immediately became restless. After all, for the students who were in adolescence, the dance was definitely an exciting event. Ryan even heard a few girls laughing.

"Please wear your formal gowns," said Professor McGonagall sternly. "The ball will be held in the Great Hall at eight o'clock on Christmas evening and will end at midnight."

At this point, Professor McGonagall glanced at the excited students below seriously. "Listen - the Yule Ball undoubtedly gives us the opportunity to - um - let our hair down and relax. But that doesn't mean we will relax our behavior requirements for Hogwarts students. If a Gryffindor student brings shame to the school in any way, I will be very sad."

Sure enough, as the deputy headmaster who is actually in charge of Hogwarts (Dumbledore is only in charge of the general direction, and the specific affairs have always been handled by Professor McGonagall), he will keep a close eye on every student at all times.

After the get out of class, Professor McGonagall stopped Ryan and Harry and informed them that as warriors they needed to dance, so they must find a good dance partner and practice how to dance to avoid making a fool of themselves.

The two of them agreed repeatedly, and finally got rid of Professor McGonagall's nagging.

Now, not only the Gryffindor students who are usually more extroverted, but all the little wizards in the school have been aroused, especially the girls.

The girls giggled and whispered in the corridors, shrieking with laughter whenever a boy passed by, excitedly exchanging opinions about what the saints were going to wear on Christmas Eve...

"I think my yellow dress robe is pretty good, and it matches your dark blue dress. But to be honest, I still think wizards' dress robes are too antique, especially for witches. They are far less beautiful than ordinary people's evening gowns. But as the warrior's dance partner, I can only dance in this one."

After Ryan left Professor McGonagall, he went straight to invite Hermione, and Hermione happily agreed. Later, in the common room, she did not talk about study for the first time, but pulled Ryan to discuss something related to the dance.

"By the way, can you dance?" Ryan asked as if he suddenly thought of something. He did know a few dances, but they were not suitable for a dance party.

"I know a little bit of ballroom dancing, but I don't know how to dance at a wizard's party. I guess I'll have to ask Ginny." At this point, Hermione saw Ginny, whose face was flushed, crawling into the common room from outside. Hermione walked over and said a few words, then invited Ginny over.

"Dance steps for the ball? My mother taught me, it should be the waltz." At this point, Ginny glanced at Ryan and Hermione and asked, "You should know this, right?"

"Well, I'm really not very good at this." After entering the wizarding world, both of them neglected certain social skills, which resulted in their level of ballroom dancing being limited to the little bit of basics they learned in elementary school. Of course, this level is definitely not suitable for dancing at the Christmas ball. "You two can't dance?" Ginny said with some surprise. After all, in her eyes, Ryan and Hermione are both very knowledgeable people. She really didn't expect that there are simple things they can't do. "Well, Harry can't dance anyway. You can come over with him to learn. I can teach you. It's not difficult at all."

"Harry?" Ryan's eyes widened.

"Yes, Harry just came to me and invited me to be his dance partner." Ginny said happily.

No wonder Ginny was so excited when she came over just now. It turned out that when Harry was feeling down this year, Ginny's company finally made Harry a little wiser. When he learned that there was going to be a dance, he invited Ginny as soon as possible.

In the following days, Ryan and the others followed Ginny to learn waltz whenever they had time. Fortunately, Ryan and Hermione had practiced assassin's fighting methods and had their bodies strengthened, so they learned to dance much faster than Harry. It took only two or three days to learn how to dance the waltz.

Ginny also showed her side as a good wife and mother at this time. She didn't complain even though Harry stepped on her feet many times. Instead, she gently pointed out the mistakes in Harry's dancing.

At this time, people started to invite dance partners more frequently. For example, Fred invited his Quidditch teammate Angelina, and Neville mustered up the courage to successfully invite Hannah Abbott as his dance partner at the book club gathering on Sunday.

Of course, as a warrior, Ryan also received many invitations, but he declined them all. And Hermione also declined Krum's invitation to her in the library.

"There are a lot of girls lining up to dance with him, and I don't want to offend others because of this." After watching Krum leave, Hermione said to Ryan in a naughty tone. "Besides, for me, a famous name is far less attractive than an interesting soul."

Hogwarts teachers and students continue to show their desire to impress the guests from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, and they seem determined to show the castle's best appearance this Christmas. 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 customarily placed in the auditorium are decorated with various baubles, from shiny holly berries to various A live golden owl that stopped hooting.

The only one who is not so harmonious is Peeves, who will get into the armors and use very obscene content to complete the second half of the Christmas carol that the armors cannot sing, and even provoke the students when they pass through the armors.

"Well, if you like it here, stay in there." One day after class, Peeves was singing some lyrics that needed to be blocked out in front of a group of first and second graders. Ryan took out the brush and magic ink he had prepared in advance from his schoolbag, and quickly drew a bunch of runes on the armor while Peeves was in it. Soon Peeves found that he was trapped in the armor.

"Let me out now." Peeves knocked on the armor in panic, but no matter how hard he tried, the armor remained motionless.

"Don't worry, these seals will only keep you in there for half a month. You can come out after Christmas." Ryan said calmly amid Peeves' loud shouting and cursing.

"Well done, Ryan." Professor Sprout happened to pass by at this time, followed by Hagrid who was carrying a whole Christmas tree. "Professor Hagrid, please move this armor to the warehouse on the second floor. I think this Christmas can finally be quiet."

(End of this chapter)