My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 496, Section 493: Hibiscus's Invitation

"Your talent is indeed remarkable; your physical coordination is excellent."

Three days before the Christmas ball, in an empty office in the student council, Ian praised Lynn expressionlessly.

This was the third day he was teaching Lynn to dance. Apart from being stepped on a few times at the beginning, Lynn became more and more skilled. At least she could now complete a dance without stepping on her partner's feet.

Perhaps there's still a long way to go before she's a professional dancer, but it's more than enough for attending inter-school dances.

Cedric brought in two glasses of lemonade, and Lynn and Ian each took one. Then Lynn looked at Ian and asked...

Have you found your dance partner yet?

Ian shook his head: "I'll just eat at the Christmas ball; I don't plan on dancing with anyone."

Cedric teased from the side, "Are you afraid your fiancée at home will get jealous if she finds out?"

Yi'an did not deny it, but frankly admitted, "Now that we are engaged, I must always take my fiancée's thoughts into account. She has given me this trust, and I must live up to it."

"Good man." Lynn and Cedric both gave Ian a thumbs up.

"How are things going with you and Cho Chang?" Lynn then asked Cedric.

Cedric is always a little shy when it comes to matters of the heart.

"She only agreed to be my dance partner, nothing more."

"You're not being honest. If you like her, just say so. Since she agreed to be your dance partner, it means she at least doesn't dislike you, right?"

Lynn now acts like a relationship expert, but in his two lifetimes he has only ever been in one relationship, which was with Hermione, which lasted for only a few months.

Cedric gave a vague answer.

"We'll talk about it later, we'll talk about it later."

"You've only talked about 'us,' what about you?" Ian glanced at Lynn sideways.

Lynn shrugged: "Why are you talking about me? I already have a girlfriend. Otherwise, why would I be so eager to come and practice dancing with you?"

Immediately, Ian spat out the lemonade he had just drunk, and Cedric stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

"You have a girlfriend? Who is she? Do we know her?"

Lin Enchong and the others waved their hands.

"Why are you being so gossipy? Anyway, I'm going to dance with her at the Christmas ball, you'll find out then. Okay, I'm not going to chat with you anymore, I'm going to ask her to be my dance partner for Christmas now."

Lynn turned and left the office, leaving Cedric and Ian looking at each other in bewilderment. For a moment, they really couldn't figure out who Lynn's girlfriend was.

It's no wonder they didn't guess Hermione; Lynn and Hermione had spent a lot of time together before, and even though they'd been even closer recently, they hadn't noticed anything unusual.

And because they had a good relationship before, they haven't really thought about being boyfriend and girlfriend yet.

Lynn walked down the corridor of Hogwarts, and there were still quite a few little girls passing by him who were giggling and watching him.

Even though he had rejected countless girls and emphasized countless times that he already had a female companion, the girls still kept trying to invite him to the dance.

They guessed that Lynn's claim of having a girlfriend was just an excuse to reject them. Because no girl had ever told them that Lynn had invited her to the dance.

Lynn tried to ask the people around him where Hermione was, but before he could even grab a young wizard and ask,

The surrounding students suddenly stopped chattering, and a clear footstep approached Lynn.

Lynn looked up and saw the person who had come; it was Fleur, the warrior of Beauxbatons.

Not only was Lynn watching her, but countless little wizards around them were also watching the two of them.

People were whispering among themselves.

"Lynn keeps saying he has a dance partner, could that person be Fleur?"

"Could the warriors from the two schools become each other's dance partners at the ball?"

"I don't know, but it seems there's no such rule."

"The purpose of the ball is to promote friendship among young wizards from different countries, so surely they wouldn't object, right?"

Ignoring the whispers around him, Lynn looked at Hibiscus and raised an eyebrow to ask.

"What's up?"

Hibiscus took a deep breath. Surprisingly, she seemed a little nervous, but she still tried her best to maintain her outward pride and asked Lynn with her head held high.

"May I ask you to be my dance partner at the Christmas ball?"

As soon as she asked the question, everyone around her gasped in surprise.

Speculation aside, they never expected that Hibiscus would invite Lynn to be her dance partner in front of everyone.

Lynn seemed somewhat surprised. He clearly remembered that their only conversation in the tent hadn't gone very well, so why was Hibiscus inviting him now?

Of course, she was surprised, but faced with her question, Lynn didn't hesitate and directly refused.

"Sorry, I already have a dance partner."

Furong's face paled slightly, and another gasp of surprise rang out from those around her.

"They all say that when you say you have a dance partner, it's just an excuse to reject other people."

Lynn shook her head: "Of course not, I do already have a dance partner."

The buzzing around her grew louder, and Hibiscus's smile seemed somewhat forced, but she still maintained basic politeness.

"I'm sorry, I disturbed you."

After saying that, she turned around and hurriedly left.

Although Furong was gone, the students' conversations became increasingly chaotic.

Lynn, feeling helpless, casually grabbed a Gryffindor student and asked him.

Do you know where Hermione is right now?

The Gryffindor boy looked extremely excited, and even began to stutter when he spoke.

"I... I think I just saw her in the Gryffindor common room!"

Lynn ignored the young wizards who were still gossiping and went straight to the Gryffindor common room.

Although both parties involved had left, the news that Fleur had invited Lynn to be her dance partner spread rapidly throughout Hogwarts Castle.

Almost as soon as Fleur extended the invitation to Lynn, some young wizards ran back to their respective academy lounges, exaggerating the scene they had just heard and seen.

This naturally included the young wizards of Gryffindor. Hermione, who was tutoring Harry and Ron in the Gryffindor common room, also heard the news.

(End of this chapter)