The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 302 Dance
The boys' preparations for the ball were much simpler. They just needed to take a shower and put on their dress robes. However, Ryan gritted his teeth and sprayed some perfume Hermione gave him before going out. After all, spraying perfume was a bit challenging for him, who was a bit straight.

Fortunately, the perfume Hermione gave him was a magical one, which only gave off a faint scent of pine and cypress branches, which made Ryan feel a little more comfortable.

After going downstairs, Ron came up again to express his gratitude. If it weren't for Ryan's help this time, he would definitely make a fool of himself in front of everyone. The day before yesterday, he took a gamble and invited Parvati with Harry's encouragement. Fortunately, she agreed. This also allowed Ron to avoid the embarrassing situation of going to the dance alone.

"Harry, what you're wearing..." At this time, Harry walked out of the crowd, wearing a very bright dress robe with red and yellow as the main colors.

"Ah, don't mention it. Sirius bought this for me, saying that as long as I wear it, I will attract everyone's attention. But I just thought of Lockhart. If this dress was not custom-made, very expensive and could not be returned, I would definitely not wear it." However, when he said these words of disgust, a happy smile appeared on his face. After all, as an orphan for so many years, he finally had relatives who were willing to care about him. This care might be the real reason why Harry was unwilling to change his clothes.

"Good evening, Harry." Ginny, wearing a pink dress robe, walked downstairs and greeted Harry. It must be said that Ginny looked much more dazzling than usual at this time.

Harry walked up to Ginny and then left the common room, leaving Ron alone in the wind.

"My best friend invited my sister to the dance, but I didn't even know about it before." Ron looked a little crazy, but fortunately he had adjusted his mentality when Parvati came over.

After most of the people had left, Hermione came down from upstairs. She was still wearing the yellow dress robe today, with her hair tied into an elegant bun at the back of her head. On her right wrist was a silver bracelet with a small piece of amethyst that Ryan gave her today.

This bracelet is Ryan's latest alchemical product. Not only can it automatically pop up a magic shield when attacked, but it also has a compressed space inside, where Ryan put two newly made Valyrian steel light swords. After all, Hermione has been practicing the assassin's heritage for more than two years, and she should have her own weapons. At least Hermione said this when she practiced last Saturday.

"You look very beautiful today." Ryan said and looked at Hermione. At first, Ryan just thought that Hermione dressed up to make her look more beautiful today. But after staring at her face for a few seconds, Ryan was surprised to find that all the blemishes on her face disappeared, and even her two front teeth returned to their normal size. She looked like a beautiful girl.

"Why are you staring at my face?" Seeing Ryan staring at her face, Hermione asked uncomfortably. "Is there something wrong with my face?"

"You seem to look a little different from before?" Ryan said subconsciously, but was met with a roll of the eyes.

"You just realized it now? This is all thanks to the gift of power I received in the temple during my last adventure. I later felt that the power could not only improve physical fitness but also improve a person's appearance. So now I look like what you see." Hermione explained in a low voice on the way downstairs to the great hall.

Ryan thought that his body might have been optimized too many times before, so the changes were not as obvious as Hermione's. And he saw Hermione every day, so he didn't pay attention to the little changes in his daily life until he noticed it today.

When they arrived at the first floor, they found that the lobby was crowded with students. After all, the door would not be opened until eight o'clock. Many people were weaving in and out of the crowd, looking for dance partners from other colleges.

At this time, the oak front door of the hall was opened, and everyone saw the students of Durmstrang and Professor Karkaroff walked in together. Krum walked in the front, and next to him was a girl in a pink dress with a rosy face. Ryan recognized that this girl seemed to be a senior from Ravenclaw.

But after noticing Hermione standing next to Ryan, Krum's face looked a little gloomy. After all, for a super celebrity, being cut off in such a matter is a very unpleasant thing.

At this time, Professor McGonagall's voice rang out: "Warriors, please come over here!" Today, Professor McGonagall was wearing a red plaid gown, and a circle of ugly thistle wreaths decorated on the brim of her hat. She asked the six warriors and their partners to wait by the door and let others go in first. After all the students were seated, they lined up and walked into the hall.

In the front of the line were two ladies from Beauxbatons. Ryan could see that Fleur's dance partner still had an expression as if she was stunned by the big prize, while Ryan and his friends were at the end of the line as the hosts.

"I'm a little nervous now, Ryan." Hermione suddenly said in a low voice beside her.

"It's okay. We've seen mountains of corpses and seas of blood before. There's nothing to be nervous about in this kind of situation." Ryan turned his head and whispered to comfort him. Maybe because of his big movements, Professor McGonagall glared at him fiercely.

After everyone was seated in the hall, Professor McGonagall asked the warriors and their dance partners to line up in pairs and follow her in. They filed in and walked towards a large round table in front of the hall where the judges sat, and the people in the hall applauded enthusiastically. Ryan saw that the members of the reading club were waving to Ryan and Hermione. What surprised him most was Swinton, whose dance partner turned out to be Celia, a freshman in Ravenclaw this year.

In addition, there were some acquaintances who waved, such as Hermione's roommate Angela, who was attending the dance with Maine, a new member of the reading club this year, but she was a head taller than her male partner and looked a little funny. It was estimated that they would not dance together in the future, but this method was just to allow Maine to attend the dance.

After looking around, Ryan realized that there were more than one same-sex dance partners. Crabbe and Goyle were also sitting together at the Slytherin round table. He just didn't know who would dance the female step between the two of them.

A lesbian couple and a gay couple, this is indeed a country of British people. Ryan thought as he and Hermione waved to the acquaintances.

The walls of the auditorium were covered with glittering silver frost, and the ceiling was a starry night sky, hung with hundreds of garlands of mistletoe sprigs and ivy. The four academy tables were gone, replaced by a hundred small tables lit with lanterns, with about ten people sitting at each table.

After sitting down at the table, Ryan realized that the Warriors were eating at the same table with the referees. He felt that this meal was absolutely torture. It was like sitting at the same table with the unlucky and strict elders during the Chinese New Year. Especially since Ryan was sitting opposite the stern-faced Mr. Crouch.

There was no food on the shiny golden plates yet, but everyone had a small menu in front of them. Dumbledore looked at his menu carefully, then pointed to his plate and said very clearly, "Pork chop!"

The pork chops came out immediately. Others at the table suddenly understood and followed suit, ordering their own favorite foods on their plates.

At Ryan's table, Krum seemed silent, just eating with his head down, while Fleur Delacour was criticizing the decoration of Hogwarts to her dance partner Roger Davis.

Fortunately, Headmaster Dumbledore used humorous words to resolve the awkwardness, so that the dinner could be completed smoothly.

After everyone finished eating, Dumbledore 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 space in the middle. He also conjured up a high stage next to the right wall. It seemed that the main part of the dance was about to begin.

(End of this chapter)