It’s December and the weather is getting colder.
But as Christmas approaches, the entire Beauxbatons campus is enveloped in another kind of heat.
The attention of all the little wizards was attracted by the same thing——
Christmas ball.
Everyone, both boys and girls, are looking for their partner at the Yule Ball.
Walking on campus, Scott can always inadvertently enjoy various short love dramas of different styles.
For example:
“Hey Mary, how about being my dance partner?”
“David? Okay, no problem.”
“Oh, great.”
Or something like this –
“Mary, um, can you be my dance partner?”
“Sorry, Henry, I already promised David.”
“No…it doesn’t matter.”
For boys and girls who are in adolescence, excess hormones make the whole campus filled with the pink atmosphere of love.
Of course, Scott, Fleur, and Krum, who are the warriors of the Triwizard Tournament, are still the people who attract the most attention during this period.
Everyone is concerned about whether the three of them have chosen a dance partner and who they have chosen.
Scott is also faced with the trouble of choosing a dance partner.
He often meets girls at various locations who want to be his dance partners.
Most girls will not invite him directly, they will just pretend to meet him by chance, say hello to him, and show a beautiful smile.
A bolder girl will introduce herself and try to chat with him.
Obviously, they all wanted Scott to talk and invite them.
But Scott never spoke.
Of course, there were girls who boldly invited him, and there were even girls who confessed directly, but Scott politely declined.
“What on earth are you thinking about?”
Roger asked him puzzledly.
“Are you planning to invite Fleur?”
He touched his chin.
“As far as I know, Fleur does not have a dance partner yet. If it were you, maybe she could really succeed.”
Scott thought for a while, this was really a good choice.
Choosing to become a dance partner with Furong is undoubtedly the easiest thing to do.
Because he was very sure that there would be no phone calls between him and the other party, which saved him some trouble in the future.
So, the next time they met in front of the brewing hut, Scott tried to invite Fleur.
“Beautiful Miss Delacour.”
Scott followed the procedure and bowed slightly politely.
Fleur turned around and looked at him in surprise.
Krum, who was also present, also stood still and looked slightly sideways.
Scott continued, “I wonder if I would be honored to invite you to be my dance partner.”
“I reject.”
got rejected.
Scott was not annoyed, but smiled slightly.
“Can I ask why?”
“Because of the look in your eyes.”
Fleur raised an eyebrow.
“You look at me very calmly, Scott. I can see that you don’t have any extra affection for me.”
Scott looked at her calmly, “I just want to invite you to be my dance partner.”
“I know.” Fleur smirked obviously.
Scott looked puzzled, “It seems you understand, isn’t this better? If you choose me, you don’t have to worry about what happens after the prom. Refusing to pursue love is also a troublesome thing, right?”
Fleur grimaced, “Oh, the reason you invited me was because you were afraid of trouble, so why didn’t you invite Viktor.”
“…”
Scott choked hard.
He shrugged. “I don’t think people would like to see two boys dancing together.”
“I won’t agree either.”
Krum, who was unfortunately shot at the side, couldn’t help but speak.
Scott smiled apologetically at Krum, then looked at Fleur regretfully.
He explained: “I’m sorry, as far as I know, there are many people inviting you, but you haven’t decided on a dance partner yet. I thought we would have the same idea.”
“Really.”
Furong raised her hand to hold her forehead, seeming a little bit dumbfounded.
She said dissatisfiedly: “You boys don’t understand girls’ expectations for romance at all.”
“Including you?” Scott was a little surprised, “I thought you, who had so many admirers, would have been tired of that routine for a long time.”
Fleur curled her lips, “If it were normal times, it would be a bit boring, but this time it’s the Christmas Ball held because of the Triwizard Tournament! It’s the only time in our student lives! Don’t you feel the atmosphere in the school? “
Although Scott didn’t think this was fundamentally different from previous Christmases, he quickly changed his tune.
“Then I wish you can meet the romance you want as soon as possible, of course, before Christmas.”
After saying that, he walked towards his cabin, and at the same time began to think about who he should invite as his dance partner again.
But what he didn’t expect was that at this moment, Furong suddenly changed her tune.
“Forget it, I promise to be your dance partner, Scott.”
“Um?”
Scott turned quickly.
Furong said in a very helpless tone: “You are right, choosing you will save you a lot of trouble.”
Scott laughed, “So…what are your expectations for romance?”
Fleur shook her head and sighed, “I thought about it carefully. Of all the boys in this school, there is still no one who can make my heart beat. Forget it, I don’t look forward to it anymore.”
This girl who had always been as arrogant as a swan no longer put on a high airs. It was very rare that she showed a somewhat ordinary girl’s side in front of Scott and Krum.
Both boys looked surprised at her reaction.
“What are you surprised about?” Furong was a little embarrassed.
Scott and Krum both shook their heads.
“Nothing,” Scott said with a smile.
“I know what you’re thinking.” Fleur rolled her eyes obscenely, “I also know how I usually behave… okay, maybe a little annoying, but that’s necessary.”
“I understand, I understand, I can understand.”
Scott nodded repeatedly while thinking to himself, you are usually more than a little annoying.
But it’s really understandable.
This girl has grown so much that her beauty can be used as a weapon. If her character is better, won’t she attract more bees and butterflies?
While being admired is not necessarily a bad thing, it is not always a good thing either.
“never mind.”
Fleur quickly returned to her usual “annoying” self.
“Anyway, my partner for the Yule Ball is you, Scott.”
She suddenly smiled maliciously.
“I will announce the news soon. As for some consequences, you need to bear them.”
Scott’s eyes widened when he heard this.
Misstep.
He raised his hand to his forehead, imitating what Furong had done just now.
This time I really made a mistake.
In order to avoid some trouble, he chose to invite Furong as his dance partner.
But he seems to have forgotten that Furong’s numerous admirers may bring him more trouble because of this matter…
No matter how you think about it, this is all Roger’s fault.
Scott didn’t want to admit that he made a mistake, so he decisively put the mistake on Roger.
He looked at Fleur who was smiling evilly, and wanted to discuss it, “I…”
“Do you regret it? It’s too late!”
Fleur immediately interrupted what he was about to say.
“Don’t forget, you took the initiative to invite me just now. Although you are not yet an adult, you can still be considered a man.”
She stared at Scott and looked up and down.
“A gentleman would not do something so ungraceful.”
After saying that, she shook her moonlight silver hair, turned around, walked to the wooden house, opened the door, and then turned back.
“I guess I should thank you, Scott.”
At this moment, Fleur smiled brightly.
“After all, there are so many people who have invited me, and it would be very troublesome to refuse them one by one, especially some of them who are particularly troublesome.”
She couldn’t help but look disgusted when she spoke of “some particularly troublesome guys.”
But she soon started laughing happily again.
“Anyway, thank you.”
After saying that, she turned around and entered the house again.
Bang.
The door is closed.
On the door, a wooden sign reading [Fleur Delacour] shook.
Scott turned his head and looked at Klum, who had been watching the show since just now.
He asked hesitantly, “Victor, do you think… is it possible… that I was tricked by her?”
Krum thought for a moment, and then replied seriously, “No, you brought it to your door yourself.”
“It seems to be true.”
What a loss!
Scott raised his hand and slapped his forehead hard.
Snapped.
After a long time, Scott put down his hands and began to comfort himself——
If you want to use Furong as a shield, you can’t blame the other party for using you as a shield.
Although the arrow that Fleur wanted to block might be a bit troublesome, Scott was not really afraid of those troubles.
Compared with dealing with those enthusiastic girls, it may be easier to deal with those Fu Rong’s licking dogs.
very good.
Scott nodded.
After soothing myself, I felt much better.
He turned to look at Krum again, “Victor, why haven’t you entered the house yet?”
“I’m watching your reactions,” Krum said. “I think you’re both interesting, you and Fleur.”
“You’re funny, too,” Scott said.
“No, my character is very boring.” Klum said seriously.
Scott looked at Krum. This guy was taciturn, and he was indeed boring to the extreme.
But coupled with his old-looking face, his always gloomy expression, and his actually friendly and kind personality that contrasts with his appearance, it becomes interesting again.
“By the way, have you invited a dance partner?” Scott asked curiously.
Klum replied, “I have been invited and the other party has agreed.”
“Can you tell me who it is?” Scott was really curious now.
He still remembered that the dance partner Krum invited in the “original book” was Hermione. Hermione was not here this time, so he didn’t know who he would invite.
“Miss Strozzi from Hogwarts,” Krum said.
“Caccini?” Scott’s eyes widened.
“That’s right.” Krum’s thick black eyebrows moved, “You seem a little too shocked. Do you think I shouldn’t invite her because Miss Strozzi is Davis’s ex-girlfriend?”
Unexpectedly, he even knew who Caccini’s ex was.
Scott shook his head quickly, “No, this has nothing to do with Roger. They have broken up for a long time.”
He was just shocked by Krum’s eyesight. This guy always seemed to find unusual beauty.
For example, the Hermione he chose in “The Originals”.
To be honest, if you just look at her usual appearance, Hermione’s image is a bit bad.
A mess of hair covered most of his face, and basically all he could see was his mouth that kept talking. She carries more than a dozen books with her at all times, causing her to feel hunched over under the weight of those books.
Maybe she would be stunning if she dressed up well, but in the eyes of the boys at Hogwarts, Miss Know-It-All was not beautiful.
All her sense of existence comes from her unlovable personality in the eyes of the little wizards and her status as a “savior” companion.
Another example is the Caccini chosen now.
Of course, because he had seen Caccini dressed as an artistic girl in the past, Scott knew that she was actually a little beauty.
But not now.
The current Kachini has nothing to do with beauty. She just looks like a handsome boy, a little flamboyant and a little bit naughty.
Whether it’s Hermione or Caccini, Krum can break through the fog, see the truth, and discover their hidden beauty.
I have to say, it is indeed amazing.
Scott couldn’t help but give him a thumbs up.
An eye for beauty, good job, man.
But as Roger said, Caccini might need a wig.
Otherwise, if Klum dances with her, there is a high chance that others will misunderstand his sexual orientation.
Scott ignored Krum’s confused expression and turned around and walked into the cabin.
After simply checking the condition of the malt, Scott quickly left the woods again.
Back in the tower common room, Scott was once again met with onlookers.
Everyone here stared at him with that extra gossipy look.
“Did you make it?”
“Did she agree?”
Roger and Fred asked impatiently.
It seemed that everyone knew that he wanted to invite Fleur to be his dance partner.
“…”
Scott stared at Roger.
This guy must have spread it.
Roger raised his eyebrows comically.
“As expected of you, brother.” He gave a thumbs up, “I directly chose the highest difficulty level and conquered the most difficult girl.”
Angelina on the side also asked Scott curiously, “Did you really invite Fleur?”
Scott nodded.
“I really don’t understand why you all like that arrogant guy.”
Angelina rolled her eyes and looked at the other girls present.
“Is it because we don’t have any good girls at Hogwarts?”
Hearing her words, several other girls nodded.
“Well…” Scott told the truth, “Because there are a lot of people who want to invite me and Fleur, but none of us have anyone we want to invite. In order to avoid some trouble…”
“That means she agreed to your invitation, but you don’t have a mutual affection for each other?” Angelina rolled her eyes again.
“That’s right.” Scott nodded.
Angelina stared at him with a look of hatred, “Come on, Scott, that’s the Yule Ball! You’re choosing a dance partner, not a Potions class partner!”
“It makes no difference to me.” Scott spread his hands.
Caccini asked, “How did you invite her?”
“Tell me the truth,” Scott said.
Upon hearing his answer, everyone present opened their mouths and looked at him in shock.
“Oh! I can’t believe it! She would actually agree to you for such a reason!” Angelina exclaimed, “Don’t she know how to be romantic like you?”
“No, she still has expectations for romance,” Scott said.
“Could it be…”
At this moment, ambiguity appeared on the girls’ faces, and the boys looked at Scott with envy.
Scott shook his head, “No, Fleur said that there is no boy in this school who can make her heart beat, and her romantic expectations have been dashed. Also, she needs to choose someone to ward off troublesome suitors.”
And he is a good choice to deliver it to your door.
“So, this is just mutual exploitation without any romance at all!”
Angelina facepalmed.
“Merlin, after hearing this story, my illusions were shattered, and I suddenly didn’t look forward to the Yule Ball that much.”
“Me too.”
“Me too.”
…
Several other girls followed expressionlessly.
I’m really sorry, it was me who murdered your romance, haha.
Scott was also expressionless.
He decisively chose to change the subject, “By the way, Viktor told me that he invited Caccini, and Caccini has already agreed.”
At this time, everyone’s eyes were focused on Caccini.
“Oh, yes, did he tell you?” Caccini admitted generously.
“ah!”
The girls all let out a scream.
“Krum!”
“He invited you!”
“Well done, Caccini!”
“I didn’t expect him to invite me, but why not,” Caccini said with a smile.
“Oh, poor Krum.” Roger suddenly said, “Is there something wrong with his eyesight? How did he catch the Golden Snitch in the past?”
Caccini immediately glared, “What do you think?”
“No.” Roger said, “I just want to remind you that there is only one week left before Christmas. Whether it is a wig or a hair growth potion, you should get ready.”
“Roger Davis!”
Caccini rushed over with a fierce look on his face.
Roger quickly got up and ran away.
“Oh, and don’t forget to prepare a dress. Remember, it’s a women’s dress!”
“Shut up! Go to hell!”
Everyone just sat there, watching the two chase each other and quickly ran out of the common room.
After a long while, someone spoke up–
“The two of them…”
“What’s going on?”
“Who knows.”
“It’s really complicated.”
“Poor Krum.”
At night, Roger was away, and Scott and Fred tried to make some gadgets in the dormitory with the newly learned alchemy.
“Oh, this is my treasure! I stole it from Professor Kettleburn, and it’s almost used up.”
Fred shook a small bottle of salamander blood with some distress.
“Don’t be stingy!”
Scott reached out and grabbed the bottle.
“I need it to enhance the strength and toughness of this alloy.”
He decisively opened the bottle and poured all the blood on a piece of blue metal.
The red blood and the blue metal quickly reacted, and white smoke rose up.
“Cough cough… so smelly, vomit…”
Fred hurried to open the window.
Just then, Cedric walked into their dormitory.
“Good evening… oh what is this!”
He covered his nose as soon as he entered the room.
Scott quickly pulled out his wand and waved it gently, letting the smoke drift out the window.
“It worked.” He looked at the alloy that had darkened a little, “Now, its strength and toughness are about 1.5 times that of before.”
He turned around and answered Cedric’s question, “We are trying to make a magic dagger for self-defense.”
“Self-defense?” Cedric sat down on the chair next to Scott, “Why not use a wand.”
Well, it’s actually for fun.
But Scott still said stubbornly: “Because there may be a situation where the wand is lost or damaged.”
“This is the tradition of Gryffindor.” Fred also said seriously, “It is said that Godric Gryffindor is a master of swordsmanship.”
Cedric asked him, “Performing swordsmanship with a dagger?”
Fred began to talk nonsense seriously, “No, I want to be a dancer in the night, a god of death who silently reaps the lives of enemies, and an assassin who only works in the shadows!”
As he said, he put on the hood of his cloak, covered his eyes, stepped back a few steps, and hid in the shadows next to the bed.
Then, his deliberately low voice came, “That’s it, I will merge with the shadows.”
Cedric discussed with him seriously, “Well… why not use the Disillusionment Charm?”
“Disillusionment Charm, oh, of course I can use it, just now it was just a careless demonstration.”
Fred walked out of the shadows and said shamelessly.
“Just wait, I will successfully assassinate the Dark Lord and become the most powerful and famous assassin in history!”
“No, it’s too dangerous.” Cedric shook his head, “Also, assassins are anonymous.”
Fred instantly lost his “assassin temperament” and sat down on the bed without any image.
“Cedric, you guys, you must see me embarrassed, right?”
Cedric laughed non-stop, “Oh, sorry, I didn’t mean it.”
But obviously, he did it on purpose.
Scott also laughed for a while, and then asked him, “By the way, why are you here?”
“Oh, Scott, I want to borrow your [magic mirror].” Cedric said a little embarrassedly.
“No problem.”
Scott took out the [magic mirror], but took it back the moment he handed it to him.
“Well…” He looked at Cedric and said in a teasing tone, “Look at your blushing face, are you trying to contact Qiu?”
“Yes.” Cedric admitted with a red face.
“Qiu? Ravenclaw’s Seeker? Oh! Cedric, no wonder you haven’t chosen a partner yet.” Fred said with a smile, “I saw you reject the invitations of several girls.”
Scott also laughed, “What can you do? Qiu can’t come to Beauxbatons to be your partner.”
Cedric said quickly, “No, I just have something to say to her.”
“Okay, I’ll help you, hehe.”
Scott reached out and tapped on the magic mirror, trying to connect Eddie’s [Magic Phone].
“Good evening!”
Eddie’s fat face soon appeared in the mirror.
“Oh, help me, Eddie.”
Scott let Eddie see Cedric beside him.
“Go find Qiu, Cedric has something to say to her.”
“Oh!”
As a gossip master, Eddie understood immediately, and an ambiguous look immediately appeared on his face.
“I know, Qiu, right? Complete the task immediately!”
He found Qiu as quickly as possible and handed the [Magic Phone] to her.
“Scott?” Qiu was a little surprised. “Oh, and Cedric, hello.”
“Good evening, Qiu.”
Scott deliberately did not give the [Magic Mirror] to Cedric immediately, but started chatting with Qiu.
“After Roger left, how is the Ravenclaw Quidditch game now?”
“Not good or bad.” Qiu replied, “All four houses are missing players, but why are you asking me, where is our captain?”
Scott glanced at Cedric beside him.
“Roger is not here… Well, actually Cedric is looking for you, he has something to say to you.”
He handed the [Magic Mirror] to Cedric’s hand.
“Oh good evening, Cho.”
Cedric gave a silly smile.
It must be said that this severely damaged his handsomeness.
“Good evening, Cedric.”
“I……”
Cedric was about to continue saying something, but he glanced at Scott and Fred and quickly stood up.
“Oh, sorry, Scott, I’ll give it back to you later.”
With that said, he hugged the [Magic Mirror] and hurriedly fled the dormitory.
…
Although Scott had expected that being Fleur’s dance partner would come with its share of troubles, he didn’t expect them to come so quickly.
The next morning, Scott got up a little earlier, but when he walked out of the tower alone, he met Lucio halfway to the castle.
As soon as they met, Lucio pulled him to a secluded place.
“Scott, I think you might need to be a little more careful these days,” he said.
“What’s wrong?” Scott didn’t know why.
“Oh, you haven’t thought about it, have you?” Lucio said, “You have never thought about how popular Fleur is in Beauxbatons?”
Scott suddenly realized, “So this is what happened, you all already know about it?”
Lucio nodded, “Just last night, Fleur announced in public that she had agreed to your invitation to the ball. Obviously, this news has spread throughout Beauxbatons.”
“So, someone will really come to trouble me?” Scott asked.
“I don’t know about others.” Lucio curled his lips, “But that big fool Waldo will definitely know.”
“Waldo?”
Scott thought for a moment before he remembered who it was.
“Is it the one in Girard’s Alchemy Classroom?”
“Yes, that’s him.”
Lucio lowered his voice.
“That idiot Waldo always uses his family background to do mischief in school.”
“He has long been interested in Fleur. Although Furong despises him, if Madame Maxime were not here, he doesn’t know what he would have done.”
“So far, many guys close to Fleur have been severely punished by Waldo.”
“Of course, it was for the sake of Professor Girard that Madame Maxime did not fire him.”
Scott was a little surprised, “Even so, it’s the Triwizard Tournament now, so he wouldn’t dare to do whatever he wants. I can see that Madam Maxime attaches great importance to this tournament, and she is a powerful witch.”
Lucio had a look of disdain on his face, “Remember the thing about the translation earphones? That idiot could never see the form clearly, otherwise he wouldn’t have done such embarrassing little tricks in private.”
Scott asked, “Didn’t you say before that Professor Girard would definitely punish him?”
“But now he is jumping around again.” Lucio said, “I reminded you, he is an idiot, a big fool, and he will not remember long after being punished once.”
Scott finally understood the basic situation.
It seems that the trouble Fleur is talking about mainly refers to Valdo Girard.
but……
“Do you think he can do anything to me?”
“With his level of magic, he is indeed no match for you.” Lucio said, “But you still need to be careful, because he not only has a group of followers who fawn over him, but he also does things unscrupulously. Don’t forget, he was born in Girard It’s normal for a family to have some powerful magic items.”
He reminded again, “In short, you’d better not be alone. Just like before, let your classmates follow you and protect you.”
“Thank you, Lucio.” Scott said gratefully, “But I’m not worried, and I don’t need protection. There’s just one thing…”
“What?”
“If I teach him a lesson, I wonder what the consequences will be? Of course, that is under the premise that he takes the initiative to mess with me.”
“You are so confident.” Lucio looked at him in surprise, “I hope you are not arrogant.”
Scott smiled and said nothing.
“All right.”
Lucio pouted.
“Even if you can teach him a lesson, it’s best not to do that. I told you, the Girard family is quite powerful in the French magic world. They can even influence the Ministry of Magic and the school board.”
He lowered his voice again.
“Perhaps they will prevent you from continuing to compete or even strip you of your warrior status.”
“I represent Hogwarts and Britain,” Scott said.
“Come on.” Lucio didn’t take it seriously. “Britain is already in enough chaos. Don’t add any more workload to your principal and Minister of Magic.”
Scott was speechless.
Indeed, the situation in Britain is tense now, and the Ministry of Magic may not necessarily take this Triwizard Tournament seriously.
After all, dealing with the Dark Lord and Death Eaters is the most important thing, and it is undoubtedly much more important than a Triwizard Tournament.
They may not necessarily spare the energy to deal with this kind of thing.
Although Dumbledore would not ignore it, Scott did not want to cause trouble to the old principal who was running back and forth.
However, it was impossible for him to swallow his anger.
He said to Lucio: “Then, I will try my best to control the situation and not teach that guy too harshly.”
“Forget it, it’s up to you.” Lucio was helpless.
At this moment, Scott suddenly took out his wand, “I didn’t expect it to come so soon.”
“What?” Lucio’s face fell instantly.
Soon, the tall Waldo came over from one side with a few people. At the same time, several other people appeared from the other side, blocking the two people’s retreat.
After approaching, Waldo did not look at Scott, but stared at Lucio fiercely.
“Good, damn Lucio.” His face was very unfriendly, “You are secretly passing the message to your friends, right?”
Lucio looked around and saw that the two had been surrounded. He couldn’t help but cursed in a low voice, “Shit.”
“Answer me, Lucio!” Waldo still stared at him closely.
Lucio simply let go, “Yes, Waldo, I want to remind him to be careful of you, because you always ignore Madam Maxime’s warnings and do evil things with a group of people.”
“I have to say, you are too nosy.” Waldo laughed sinisterly, “It’s just a mudblood from Spain. You should thank God that you can stay in this school.”
Hearing this, Scott couldn’t help but speak, “Hey, I can’t pretend I didn’t hear such words.”
“What can you do if you hear it?” Waldo said arrogantly, “I have inquired about it, and you are just a mudblood. As expected, what kind of person you are will have what kind of friends.”
“I changed my mind, Lucio.” Scott said.
“What?” Lucio asked nervously.
“No matter what the Triwizard Tournament is, I will teach this guy a lesson.”
Scott laughed.
“I decided a long time ago that all those who insulted me with that word would not dare to raise their heads in front of me.”
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I originally wanted to write a chapter of content that fits the occasion, with more love elements or something.
But unfortunately, I got off track while writing.
Alas, Scott seems to have no affinity with romance.
