Holy Grail 5 (upright): Differences in thought.

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Hogwarts, England

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Fast forward to Christmas, and that morning, Harry was almost startled by Dobby rubbing against the edge of his bed.

After a commotion, he receives a Christmas present from Dobby—a bright red left sock with a broomstick and a green right sock from the Golden Snitch.

Despite his guilt, Harry politely gave Dobby a Christmas gift in return, a scarf cut out of a handkerchief, and told Dobby that he would be happier if the color of his next gift was reversed. Then he watched as Dobby left gratefully.

Compared to a tissue from the Dursleys, Dobher looked better than the mismatched socks, but Harry felt that his other gifts were much more satisfying: Hermione gave her a copy of The Quidditch Team in England and Ireland; Cialis gave him a lightweight pencil sharpener with a gadget that could open all kinds of locks and untie all kinds of knots; Hagrid gave a large box of candy with all the flavors Harry loved: Bibi Beans, Chocolate Frog, Super Bubble Gum, and Bee Candy; Mrs. Weasley, as usual, had a new sweater (green with a dragon on it) and a whole bunch of homemade meat pies; Ron gave him a deck of wizarding chess; Opal sent three books, two of O.W.L's question bank and one of the Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures; Draco was sending him a much-needed Gryffindor-style evening gown.

Harry and Hermione met in the common room and went downstairs for breakfast together. But then Harry regretted it - Hermione was talking to him again about the golden eggs, and slightly gloating about who Harry's evening dance partner was. Harry rolled his eyes and was speechless.

At noon, they enjoyed a sumptuous lunch in the auditorium, consisting of at least a hundred turkeys and a whole bunch of Christmas pudding, as well as a mountain of Critch Wizard crackers.

In the afternoon, Harry was dragged out for a snowball fight by his Quidditch teammates, while Hermione stayed in the Gryffindor common room to read the three books Opal had given Harry. Harry had wanted to drag Hermione out with her, but Hermione said she wouldn't go to get ready for the ball.

"Isn't it three or four hours before the dance begins?"

Harry couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth at Hermione's statement, "I just saw Opal and her fiancé...... The one called Riddle was talking in the courtyard, why didn't she put on makeup so early like you? ”

"Opal is a beautiful woman, she looks good even without makeup."

Hermione, who was poked in the sore foot, stepped on Harry directly, "Are we girls like you boys?" ”

"Seriously......"

Glancing at Hermione's messy hair, Harry pouted, "I think you'll be fine with that if you dress up...... Oh! You're stepping on it! It hurts, it hurts! ”

"Harry, you bastard, you're a lonely beat!"

Hermione shook her head in a huff, and after crushing her foot hard, she strode away - she had made an appointment with Pansy to dress up in the room of requirement, and she had to hurry over.

“…… Hiss ......"

Jumping on one foot and rubbing his sore toes, Harry pressed against the black line of his head, "Are you still afraid of people telling the truth?" (Celestial: So Harry, you're going to be slapped in the face if you wait.) ）

There are no Christmas refreshments today because there is a feast at the ball.

At seven o'clock, when it was dark and it was not easy to aim for a snowball fight outside, the others gave up the snowball fight and returned to the common room together. The fat lady sat in the frame with her friend Violet downstairs, both drunk, with several empty boxes of chocolate at the bottom of her portrait.

The common room looked strange, and the people inside were no longer blue and black, but dressed in colorful ceremonial robes.

"Okay...... It is better to die early than to die late. ”

Once he was sure that it was okay, Harry changed into the gown that Draco had given him - it was a gown with gold trim on a white background, with a red cape, and the color was indeed very much in line with the characteristics of Gryffindor, but it was still a bit of a Slytherin - but it was not the time to think about that.

And although this dress looks beautiful and Harry's body type, it is too cumbersome to wear, and it is not good enough, and he has also received a series of training on Opal's side, so with the help of the dressing mirror, Harry is finally finished.

Seriously, though, he wished he could stay in the common room. Harry bumped into Fred as he drilled out of the hole, and Fred winked mischievously at him, "Are you going to pick up your dance partner?" Which college's luck? ”

"Gryffindor's."

Pulling his neckline a little uncomfortably, Harry shrugged, "What about you?" ”

"The person I wanted to date the most had died, so I had to settle down and invite Ravenclaw."

Fred shrugged, "Looking forward to seeing your dance partner later." ”

No...... I think you're going to have a stomachache if you see it - but that's exactly what he's looking for.

God knows what Professor McGonagall's look was on Professor McGonagall's face when he asked him to invite her...... It would be nice if I could record it, it would be very ...... Ahem, no, Professor McGonagall is also the dean of Gryffindor House, so it's not a good person.

The foyer of Hogwarts was also crowded with students, all walking back and forth, waiting for eight o'clock when the doors of the Great Hall would open. Some people want to meet up with dance partners from other houses, so they squeeze sideways through the crowd, looking for each other.

Harry was far away because Fleur Delacour had come over. She looked stunning in a silver-gray satin robe and heavy makeup, accompanied by Roger Davis, the captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.

A group of Slytherin students came up the stairs from their subterranean common room. At the forefront are Opal and her fiancé - Opal is wearing a slim long dress with dark green embroidery in silver and white tones today, a long silky white hair in a bun around the left ear and hanging down on the shoulder, wearing a necklace with a silver unicorn, there is no extra decoration on the body, and even the makeup is very simple and light, but just standing there is inexplicably attractive to the eyes, and I feel very comfortable. And her fiancé Riddle was wearing a black tuxedo with silver trim that was very suitable for his figure, with a unicorn badge pinned to his chest, although he wore a silver mask with gold patterns that covered the eyes on his face, but he had an equally eye-catching elegance, and standing with Opal, the eye-catching effect was simply 1+1>2.

Behind Opal and Riddle was Malfoy, dressed in a black velvet gown embroidered with large roses in silver thread, while standing beside him was Astoria Greengrass, who looked a little stiff. Pancy Parkinson wore a light pink robe full of ruffles, followed by Brace, who was wearing a white gown.

After they came up, Durmstrang's students walked in with Professor Karkaroff. Krum was at the front, flanked by a beautiful girl in a blue dress that Harry didn't know.

At that moment, Professor McGonagall's voice rang out: "Brave men, please come here!" ”

As Professor McGonagall spoke, a walkway flashed through the chattering crowd for them to pass. Professor McGonagall wore a slim red tartan dress, a feather hat, and even makeup, and the overall outfit was quite appropriate, if not pretty, - much to the surprise of the students who were used to Professor McGonagall's otherwise serious attire......

Beside her, Snape, who was also wearing a dark green gown with Harry's unknown family crest, looked rather gloomy, but his aura was strong enough to be calm.

Professor McGonagall told the students to stand by the door and wait, allowing the others to go in first. After the students were seated, they lined up and walked into the auditorium.

Fleur and Roger stood closest to the door. Davis couldn't believe he was so lucky to have a dance partner like Fleur that he couldn't take his eyes off her. Opal and Riddle were also standing next to Harry. Harry looked away at the girl beside Krum.

Then, his mouth opened wide in surprise.

It's Hermione.

But she didn't look like Hermione at all.

It seems that some hands and feet have been done to the hair, and they are no longer unkempt, but have become soft and shiny, and are pulled into an elegant bun at the back of the head. She wore a robe made of flowing light purple blue fabric, and somehow her temperament was different—perhaps simply because she had removed the twenty-odd thick books she usually carried on her body. She smiled too—still a little nervous, of course—but the shrunken front teeth looked smaller.

Harry couldn't understand why he hadn't noticed before.

"Hello, Harry!"

Seeing Harry look over, Hermione smiled and beckoned, "And Opal, remember to help me thank Pansy later, thank her for the advice she gave me." ”

She couldn't be more satisfied with the amazing effect she had done at the moment.

She's not alone. As the door to the auditorium opened, the members of the Krum Club in the library strode by, all casting hateful glances at Hermione. Once everyone was seated in the Great Hall, Professor McGonagall told the Brave and their dance partners to line up and follow her in.

In the midst of the crowd's exclamations, Harry stretched out his hand to Professor McGonagall, followed the brave man and his dancing partner in front of him, and walked towards a large round table in front of the auditorium where the referee was seated, and the people in the auditorium applauded enthusiastically.

The walls of the auditorium were covered in glittering silver frost, and the ceiling was a starry night sky, with hundreds of mistletoe sprigs and wreaths of ivy. The four academy tables were gone, replaced by a hundred small tables lit with lanterns, each with a dozen or so people seated next to it.

Harry focused his thoughts, careful not to trip. Professor McGonagall was unhurried and led Harry forward.

All right...... At least with Professor McGonagall there, he didn't have to worry about anything.

The warriors came to the front of the guest of honor, and Dumbledore smiled happily, but Karkaroff saw Krum and Hermione getting closer and closer, and his face showed a solemn expression.

Ludo Bagman, dressed in a bright purple robe with a large yellow star on it, slapped his hands enthusiastically as his classmates this evening.

Madame Maxime stripped off her usual black satin dress and wore a flowing lilac robe. However, Harry suddenly noticed that Mr. Crouch did not come. In the fifth seat at the table sat Percy Weasley, dressed in a new navy blue gown with a triumphant, pretentious look on his face.

There was no food on the gleaming plates yet, but everyone had a small menu in front of them. Harry picked up his menu uncertainly, and looked around - there was no waiter. I saw Dumbledore take a closer look at his menu, and then look at his plate and say very clearly, "Pork chops!" ”

The pork chops appeared immediately. The other people at the table suddenly realized and followed suit, ordering their favorite food on their plates. Harry looked up at Hermione, and saw that she and Victor Krum were having a speculative conversation, seemingly unaware of what they were eating.

It occurred to Harry that he had never heard Krum speak before, but he was talking now, and with great gusto.

What are they talking about?

"Ah, we also have a castle, which I don't think is as big as this one, and it's not as comfortable as here."

Harry pricked up his ears to hear him say to Hermione, "Ours is only four floors, and we can only light a fire when we cast magic. But our field is bigger than here - but the days are short in winter and we can't play on the field. In the summer, we flew around outside every day, over the lake, over the mountains—"

"Alright, alright, Victor!"

Karkaroff said, laughing, but there was not the slightest hint of a smile in his cold eyes, "Don't reveal more secrets, or your charming friend will find out where we are!" ”

"Igor, keep it a secret like this......"

Dumbledore smiled, his eyes sparkling, "People would think you don't welcome anyone else." ”

"Oops, Dumbledore."

Karkaroff said, grinning wide and baring a mouthful of yellow teeth, "We all want to protect our private territory, don't we?" Don't we need to be careful to guard the school halls we have entrusted with them? Shouldn't we be proud that only we know the secrets of the school? Shouldn't we keep these secrets? ”

"Oh, I wouldn't have dreamed I knew all the secrets of Hogwarts, Igor."

In response to Karkaroff's response, Dumbledore kindly said, "For example, just this morning, I turned a wrong corner when I went to the toilet and found myself in a very beautifully furnished room that I had never seen before, with all sorts of delicate and luxurious potty pots. When I went back to check it out, I found that the room was gone. But I have to pay close attention. It only enters at about half past five in the morning. Or it only occurs during the first quarter of the moon - or it may be when the bladder of the person looking for the toilet is very full. ”

Harry smirked at his plate of Hungarian beef stew - he could have sworn Dumbledore blinked at him almost imperceptibly.

Meanwhile, Fleur is criticizing Roger about Hogwarts' décor.

"It's nothing."

She looked at the star-twinkled walls around the auditorium and said contemptuously, "At Beauxbatons Castle, our auditorium is filled with ice sculptures at Christmas. Of course, they don't melt...... Like a giant diamond statue that sparkles in the auditorium. The food was also superb. We also have a choir of mountain fairies, and when we eat, they serenade us. We don't have any of these ugly armors on our walls, and if any mischievous ghost breaks into Beauxbatons, he's bound to be kicked out, like this. She slapped her hand on the table impatiently.

And Roger watched her speak, with a look of fascination on his face, and several times the fork was crooked, and he did not put the food in his mouth. Harry thought he was staring at Fleur and didn't hear what she was saying.

Professor McGonagall was talking to Dumbledore, and Harry looked at Hermione and Victor talking happily, and suddenly felt a little out of appetite. So he simply looked around the auditorium—Hagrid was sitting at a faculty desk outside. He put on the ugly plush brown suit again, and was looking up at the guest of honor. Harry saw Hagrid and Madame Maxim waving to each other.

Hermione, on the other hand, was teaching Krum to pronounce her name correctly - he kept calling her "Hermmy Ong".

Merlin is on top, Hermione didn't have the patience she has when she taught him homework before!

That's enough...... Hermione, this forgetful fellow!

Harry didn't know why he suddenly felt that Victor had become an eyesore - he had thought that Victor, as a warrior, was not a talkative person and a little gloomy, but he had good Quidditch skills and wanted to communicate with him more.