The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 405 Dance Partner
The scene was a little awkward for a moment. Professor McGonagall didn't expect Ada to resist the dance.

Just as Professor McGonagall herself said, there is a sleeping swan in every girl's heart. She didn't expect that the most beautiful swan actually wanted to sleep forever.

Harry didn't expect this either. He didn't expect Ada to sell herself out right away. Where was the righteous Drizzt?

Not only Ada didn't want to attend the dance, Harry didn't want to either, unless his partner was Cho Chang from Ravenclaw. But Cho Chang was already in a relationship, so how could she agree to Harry's request?
Many people knew that Qiu Zhang was Cedric's girlfriend, but Harry obviously didn't know. The 14-year-old boy's naive first love ended before it even began. This is the charm of youth!

"Miss Drizzt, even if you are lame on Christmas Day, you must attend the ball even if you are on crutches, and you must open the ball." Professor McGonagall said seriously, "If you are unfortunate enough to be lame in both legs, you must attend the ball even if you tie yourself to a stretcher."

Professor McGonagall's meaning was very clear. As long as Ada and Harry were still able to breathe, they had to go to the ball, and even if they died, they had to die at the ball.

Seeing that Ada was not immune, Harry's mood instantly improved. With someone to cheer him up, the Christmas party didn't seem so hard to bear. Especially after seeing Ada's face fall, Harry was even happier. I'll let you betray me!

Soon, the news of the Christmas ball spread throughout the school. Although it was December and there was heavy snow outside the window, it was warm as spring in the Hogwarts castle.

As we all know, spring is here and everything is growing. It is a season full of pink.

The girls were very excited about the upcoming Christmas dance. In the hallway, many girls would giggle and whisper, and would scream with laughter whenever a boy walked by.

After returning to the common room or dormitory, the girls would discuss which boy looked more handsome, which boy danced better, and comment on the boys.

Sometimes they would show off to each other which boy invited them today, or which boys invited them. They would also ask friends for help to find out why the one they loved didn't invite them.

Although the authenticity of what they said remains to be verified, this is the current situation of Hogwarts girls.

Even Angelina and Alia were no exception. They would sit together and whisper about what makeup to put on and which brand of magic perfume to use on Christmas Day.

The girls were like this, and the boys were not much better. Girls always moved in groups, and this problem deeply troubled the boys at Hogwarts. Ron even suggested that Harry use a noose to catch one of them.

Hogwarts was not built on a prairie or in the West, so there was no need for men who could use a noose.

Harry had someone he loved, so at Ron's instigation he invited Cho Chang, but was rejected. He also found out that Cedric Diggory was the dance partner of the girl he liked.

Actually, what Ron said was not wrong. Harry was a warrior and there would be a lot of people lining up to be his dance partner, but there was always a first come first served in everything. Besides, it was not that easy to poach Cedric's girl.

Ron was even worse than Harry. He didn't even know that he had someone in his heart. He didn't even have a dance partner he liked, and then "misfortune" befell him.

Ron was daydreaming on the side of the road that day when he ran into the charming Fleur Delacour. Ron plucked up his courage and invited Fleur, hoping that this court flower could be his dance partner.

And then nothing happened. Ron ran away in shame, and Fleur, Miss Delacour, didn't even notice the inconspicuous Mr. Ron Weasley. Fleur's attention was all on Cedric.

All because Ron took one more look at the crowd...

As Christmas is approaching, the ball is just around the corner, and the whole castle is in a frenzy. Many boys don't care about the number of people, and often invite the girls they like in front of a group of people, but they are either rejected or successful.

Some girls also began to take the initiative. Krum, Harry, Cedric, and Roger Davis from Ravenclaw were the four boys who received the most invitations from girls.

Before this, Ada had always been quiet and no boy had come to invite her.

Ada thought she had escaped and would not be chased by others. But she did not know that the boys did not make a rash invitation because they were waiting and watching. After waiting for several days, these brave boys finally confirmed one thing through careful observation, that is, Ada had neither invited anyone nor accepted anyone's invitation.

The boys, who were eager to make a move, rushed to Ada as if they had heard the starting gun and extended their invitation.

Some pretended to meet her by chance in the classroom, some pretended to pass by Gryffindor Tower, and some appeared on the road that Ada had to take to reach the library...

In short, there were all kinds of invitations. One person even ambushed at the door of the girls' bathroom and was almost caught by other girls as a pervert.

Fortunately, no one placed a circle of candles and a bouquet of flowers in front of Gryffindor's tower. This method is really too greasy. If Ada saw it, her first reaction would definitely be that this person was doing something wrong!

Ada was confused. They were just looking for a partner to attend the Christmas dance, so why did they all act like they were confessing their love? It was just picking a dance partner, but was it necessary to act like holding hands with a girl they liked?
It's not like you'll spend your life with whoever you choose at the Christmas ball, so why make it so grand?

After the Christmas holiday began, even the piles of holiday homework still failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the students. As many people had already found dance partners, the remaining ones who had not found partners became more anxious, like ants on a hot pot.

That night in the Gryffindor common room, the twins, Ron and Harry somehow got together. Harry and Ron didn't have a dance partner at the time, and Harry was "dead in heart" and Ron was "dead in face".

"Why...you guys haven't found dance partners yet?" Fred laughed, and his eyes seemed to say: Little brother, what's the matter with you? This is not working!
"No," said Ron impatiently, waving Fred away like a fly.

"I say, man, you'd better speed up, or the good girls will be picked up." Fred said very pertinently. Although decisiveness may lead to defeat, hesitation will definitely lead to defeat.

Ron was very disdainful, because he knew that the twins didn't have a dance partner at the moment. Ron asked directly: "Don't just talk about us, who are you going to the dance with?"

"Angelina," Fred answered without hesitation, without any embarrassment.

"When?" Ron asked in surprise. He had no idea about this news. "When did you invite her?"

"That's a good question," said Fred. He turned and called across the common room, "Hey, Angelina!"

Angelina was chatting with Alia by the fire, along with Ada and Katie Bell. When she heard the shout, she looked over at Fred and shouted, "What's going on?"

"Will you come to the dance with me?" Fred asked, swaying his body in a very funny way.

Angelina looked at Fred with a considering look, and then said, "Okay." Then Angelina turned around and chatted with Alia. The two were discussing who was better, Cedric or Krum.

"It's done," Fred said to Harry and Ron. "It's a piece of cake."

Damn it…Fred’s trick made Harry and Ron’s scalps numb. Is it possible to invite a dance partner like this? Shouldn’t the invitation be made formally? How could he just ask casually? The most important thing is that Angelina Johnson agreed!
Ron didn't give up and thought it must be an illusion, so he asked again: "George, what about you? Where is your dance partner?" As soon as he asked, Ron regretted it.

"Hey, Ida!" George called across the common room, doing exactly the same thing as his twin, except for the name.

"If you have something to say, just say it!" Ada didn't even raise her head and continued talking to Katie beside her.

"Will you come to the dance with me?"

Ada still didn't look up or at George, she replied, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)