The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 404: Loyal Gryffindor
December brought strong winds, sleet and snow to Hogwarts, and everyone wanted to stay by the fireplace and not go anywhere else.

But even if the weather is so bad, it still can't stop the strong men of Durmstrang. They will still swim in the Black Lake in winter with their bare chests, braving the biting cold wind.

Especially the famous Bulgarian macho Viktor Krum, who is always surrounded by a group of crazy fans at the Black Lake, drooling at his muscular body and screaming.

The twins were not idle either. The first project made the two brothers earn a lot of money. There were too few people betting on Ada's victory.

Having reaped the bonus, Fred and George opened a second odds: Fleur at 20 to 1, Harry and Krum at 10 to 1, and Ada at 0.5 to 1.

In theory, betting on Aida is a sure win, and the number of people betting on Aida has also increased, but everyone seems to prefer high-risk, high-return things. Coupled with the unscrupulous partiality of the bastard Karkaroff, Krum's support rate is far ahead.

Furong, well, this time Furong became the least, although the odds were extremely high, but everyone still kept their sanity. Only a very small number of people chose to take an unconventional approach, eager to "get rich overnight."

In addition, Fred and George's small business has been booming recently. On the night when the first project ended, Neville "accidentally ate" the twins' transformation cookies and turned into a canary.

This magical food, which cost only seven silver Sickles, immediately attracted the students' interest, and orders came in one after another.

During this period, Fred and George complained happily every day, complaining that they now had no free time at all, and were busy all the time to complete orders, becoming slaves to work.

On this day, a notice suddenly appeared on the bulletin board of the Gryffindor common room, which read: Tomorrow (Saturday) at 2:30 pm, fourth-year students and above must gather in the large classroom on the third floor.

The whole college didn't know what was going on, and why Professor McGonagall had gathered all the fourth-year students and above. Some people came to ask Ada what was going on, but she didn't quite understand, she just knew that Professor McGonagall seemed to want to announce something.

On Saturday afternoon, the Gryffindor students gathered in the classroom early, waiting for Professor McGonagall to appear.

The desks in the classroom were stacked against the walls, and the chairs were placed in a row on both sides of the classroom, leaving a large open space in the middle of the classroom. To the students' surprise, there was also a phonograph that was more than one meter tall in the classroom.

The students were talking quietly, and were all curious about the phonograph in the classroom, wondering what Professor McGonagall was up to. At almost half past two, Professor McGonagall arrived, accompanied by the school administrator Argus Filch.

Seeing their own dean appear, the little lions immediately shut their mouths and the classroom soon became quiet. At the request of Professor McGonagall, the boys and girls stood on both sides of the classroom, and the male and female prefects began to count the number of people.

Professor McGonagall stood in the middle of the classroom, while Filch and his cat, Mrs. Norris, stood by the gramophone.

Professor McGonagall said, "The Christmas ball is coming soon. It is a tradition of the Triwizard Tournament and a great opportunity to enhance communication. The ball is only open to students in the fourth grade and above. Of course, lower grade students can also participate if invited..."

Someone in the girls' line let out a silly laugh, and Ada immediately looked in the direction of the sound. The laugh came from Lavender Brown, a fourth-grade student, a silly girl who was obsessed with love.

Ada looked over without any other intention, but she just felt that the laughter was a bit harsh and wanted to see who was laughing.

But Ada seemed to have forgotten how she treated the fire dragon before. She just looked over, but scared Parvati Patil, who was also in the fourth grade.

Patil quickly poked Lavender Brown beside him, and the love-sick girl also saw Ada. She immediately lowered her head and tried hard to restrain herself from laughing out loud.

"You must wear your formal gowns," continued Professor McGonagall. "The ball will be in the Great Hall at eight on Christmas evening and will end at midnight. Listen -"

Professor McGonagall looked around the room at her classmates leisurely. She said, "The Yule Ball will no doubt give us a chance to - well - let our hair down and relax."

This time, not only Lavender Brown wanted to laugh, but everyone in the classroom wanted to laugh, and many of them covered their mouths with their hands. Ada also wanted to laugh. She had known Professor McGonagall for so long, but she had almost never seen her hair down, always tied into a tight bun.

After laughing, worry came to her mind. Maybe she could try the six-step dance, but Ada really couldn't dance.

It was a complete blind spot in her knowledge. In her two lives combined, the only dance Ada had imitated was Grandma Zhao's tango. In her previous life, whenever there was a cultural event, Ada would always be the salted fish who followed everyone under the stage and shouted "666".

When I was eighteen, I stood like a lackey at my alma mater’s dance…

Whispers were heard in the classroom. No wonder the list of items sent before school started required a dress robe, which had never been included before.

The Weasley boys also remembered what their mother said during the summer vacation. She really hoped that everyone could go back to the Burrow to celebrate Christmas together, but no one might want to go back.

"Gryffindor has been highly respected in the wizarding world for nearly a thousand years. I will never allow you to tarnish its reputation overnight." Professor McGonagall said seriously, "If you jump up and down and make a fool of yourself on the day of the dance, you will have to spend every night with me for the rest of the school year."

As soon as these words came out, the Gryffindors in the classroom immediately put away their previous smiles, and everyone's face was full of reluctance. Are you kidding? Who can stand staying with a very serious head teacher every night!

Because they were so worried, no one took Professor McGonagall's next words seriously: "In every girl there is a sleeping swan, and in every boy there is a lion ready to try."

But soon the classroom was filled with a cheerful atmosphere, because Professor McGonagall was looking for a male student to be a dance partner and teach everyone some basic dance steps for the Christmas ball.

Almost all the girls were giggling, while the boys all lowered their heads and acted like ostriches. Professor McGonagall glanced at the boys' queue, and finally this glorious task fell on Ron.

Ron stood up reluctantly with a confused look on his face, but before he could stand up straight, he was pushed out by Harry beside him. Well done, Harry, you redefined what friendship and loyalty are.

How do you write the word "righteousness"? I am the Lamb,

Under the direction of Professor McGonagall, Mr. Ronald Weasley tremblingly held the headmaster's waist and began to demonstrate the dance.

The dance steps were not complicated, but Ada was dazzled. As soon as she memorized the movements of one step, she forgot how to dance the previous step. She learned faster than she forgot. After Professor McGonagall and Ron finished their demonstration, Ada had not learned anything and was just watching in vain.

Especially after she started dancing with her partner, Ada's legs became like tweezers that couldn't be pried apart, and she stepped on her partner's shoes several times. Ada felt that her body might have its own ideas...

The boys and girls gathered together, spinning, jumping, and closing their eyes, while Ada was like a piece of wood or a human top, spinning around under the control of her dance partner.

Just when everyone was immersed in dancing and unable to extricate themselves, Professor McGonagall found Ada and Harry, which shattered the last glimmer of hope in Ada's heart.

Professor McGonagall said, "According to tradition, the dance is opened by the warriors and their partners. So, Ada, Harry, you two will be the first to appear with your partners."

Ada tried to struggle. She was not very good at dancing and would probably make a fool of herself. Harry, don't blame your sister for being so cruel!

"Well, Professor... you see, under normal circumstances, there are only three warriors in the Triwizard Tournament. Krum, Delacour, and Harry are exactly three people. Do I not have to go?"

After hearing what Ada said, Harry was shocked, his eyes opened wide, and his eyeballs almost fell to his feet!
I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that Ada, you could be so disloyal!

(End of this chapter)