On the second day of Christmas, Jon was rarely in bed until nine o'clock.

I still remember the kiss in the rose garden last night...... He may never forget that wonderful feeling, and that intoxicating taste!

Almost unequivocally, Jon picked up his wand at the head of the bed and pointed it in the air.

"Expecto Patronum!" he shouted softly.

It's easy, it's very easy, it takes almost no effort......

The lazy Patronus appeared in front of him lightly...... It glared at Jon with some displeasure, as if to blame why no Dementor had summoned it.

"I'm sorry!" Jon smiled, and with a wave of his wand, the silver Patronus slowly dissipated.

Putting his wand back in his pocket, Jon got out of bed and slipped on his yellow-black robes.

Then he saw the tuxedo sitting next to the bed, and carefully hung it up and put it in the closet.

......

We arrived at the Hufflepuff common room, which was much quieter than the previous day, and more than a dozen students sat here, talking one after another, interrupted by yawns.

After all, most of the students had a great time at last night's Christmas Ball......

Jon also felt some soreness in his legs and waist...... After the kiss last night, they returned to the auditorium from the garden, and Astoria took him to the stage to do the tango...... It wasn't until twelve o'clock in the night that the Weird Sisters stopped playing and Dumbledore announced the end of the ball, and they reluctantly let go.

Jon yawned and sat down.

He heard Zacharith Smith on the side taunting Cedric Diggory: "Did Delacour dump you last night...... I saw that she had been dancing with Davis in Ravenclaw ever since. ”

"That's not the case......" Cedric had a hesitant expression.

But Zacharis's gaze turned to Jon again, and he was stunned for a moment, then sneered:

"Hey, our prom hero is up?"

"Don't talk nonsense......" Jon quickly retorted.

"That's not nonsense...... I saw you dancing from nine o'clock to twelve o'clock last night!" Zacharis said meaningfully, "and I haven't even changed my partner in between......"

"Then you're so bored!"

Jon didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he quickly got up and left the Hufflepuff common room.

Behind him came a burst of laughter from Zachares.

......

Passing by the door of the Great Hall, Jon suddenly hears an argument coming from the other side of the hallway.

"I heard it in the garden, Hagrid is a half-blood giant!" Ron Weasley said in fierce words, "You don't understand what that means...... Giants are very evil creatures with a ferocious nature...... They have carried out many massacres of wizards and Muggles...... Now the giants of England have been killed by the Aurors...... They are the sworn enemies of wizards......"

Ron Weasley spoke so fast that Jon couldn't hear much of what he was saying.

"Does it matter?" Hermione Granger replied with some coldness, "I would have guessed that Hagrid might be a half-blood giant, he can't be a pure-blood giant, because real giants are twenty feet tall, but honestly, we can't be so nervous about giants." They can't all be that scary...... It's a prejudice, like people's attitudes towards werewolves......"

The two of them seem to have a little more relaxed relationship than they did last night.

The intensity of the quarrel has also diminished a lot.

Jon didn't want to get involved in the fight, but he agreed with Hermione...... Rubeus-Hagrid is nothing more than stupid, but he certainly has nothing to do with "evil" and "ferocious".

"Harry!" he shouted, waving his hand to the other side, pretending he had just passed by.

Hermione and Ron quickly shut their mouths, both showing disdainful glances on each other's faces.

Harry Potter trotted over, his face with heavy dark circles and it looked like he hadn't rested well last night.

Jon patted Harry Potter on the shoulder and led him to a nearby corner where no one was around.

"Do you know the secret of the golden egg?" Jon asked quietly.

Harry Potter shook his head with an embarrassed look on his face.

Looking at him like this, it seems that he has not thought about the golden egg at all, and he has never tried to explore the secret of the golden egg at all.

"Put it in the water. Jon patted Harry on the shoulder, reminding him, "You'll be able to hear what is going on!"

Harry Potter gave him a surprised look

"You told me that the first project was about the Fire Dragon...... So it's just a return gift, and we don't owe each other anything. Jon shrugged.

With that, without looking back, he walked into the hall of the castle.

Harry Potter was left stunned, thinking about something......

Although Jon knew very well that even if he didn't tell Harry Potter about the second match, he must have gotten a hint from Moody, the fake mad-eyed...... And there's also Ludo Bagman, who also struggles to hope that Harry will eventually win the Triwizard Tournament.

But there is always nothing wrong with doing symbolic acts.

......

Breakfast was much more hearty than usual, with new toast breads, sweet pastries, and bacon rolls...... There are also cans of orange and grapefruit juice that taste much better than pumpkin juice.

The tables and chairs in the hall have been restored to the four long tables of the four academies.

Jon sat down at the Hufflepuff table, picked up a piece of toast, and saw Astoria walk into the hall.

Her blonde hair was back in a ponytail, her black robes were back on, and her eyes were on the Hufflepuff table as she entered the hall.

Gazing at Jon, she seemed to remember the scene last night, and blushed.

Astoria just waved shyly at Jon, and then she hurriedly "fled" to the Slytherin table and sat down next to her sister Daphne Greengrass.

Jon couldn't help but smile and picked up a piece of bacon and stuffed it into his mouth.

......

After breakfast, Jon returned to the Hufflepuff common room.

It's a holiday and there is no need for classes...... Jon still has important things to do, though.

He carefully locked the door to his dormitory and closed the curtains...... So that there will be no disturbance in the dormitory.

Finally, Jon took out a birthday present he had received yesterday from the bookshelf, the book—

"Cutting-edge Black Arts Revealed"!

He gently flipped open its hideous cover.

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