Chapter 9: The Ball

"Draco, this way!"

A chubby-faced girl waved at the boy who had just been brought in by her father, Big Malfoy.

There was a hint of impatience in his eyes, but Draco walked towards the familiar girl.

"Gui'an! See you again, Miss Pansy, and you're as beautiful as ever! ”

Hold your right chest with your left hand, take off your hat with your right hand, and bow forward slightly while nodding your head. With an elegant and undated tone, Draco showed an astonishing elegance as a nobleman, even at a young age, even if it was only pretended to be under strict pressure from his father.

"Okay, don't pretend when you get here. Mr. Malfoy is gone! ”

After Big Malfoy smiled and left, Pansy took Draco's hand and walked around the corner.

After cautiously looking around and making sure that his father, Big Malfoy, was far away, Draco breathed a sigh of relief as if the taut straps had loosened, and his whole body looked much more relaxed.

"Thanks, Pansy. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have left so easily! ......, damn it, I can barely breathe in this dress! ”

Tugging at his neckline to try it easier, only to find that he couldn't let go of the gown's constraints, Draco let down his hand and thanked Pansy in frustration.

"Give up, I'm just as uncomfortable, just endure these few hours and it's over! Also, you'd better tidy up your neckline so that Uncle Lucius doesn't see any flaws. ”

Pansy looked at Draco with a playful expression, because of his parents, Draco, the poor fellow, was tortured every time he was at the prom, and it was a great blessing to be able to hide and catch his breath with his friends.

The aristocratic ball is always so boring, because the purpose of this ball is never to make everyone have fun, but to take the opportunity of the elders to build relationships.

Boring!

That's what Sephiroth said about the ball, watching the well-dressed adults gather together with cups and talk, the only thing he felt was a waste of time.

Yes, a waste of time!

If he had the time, Sephiroth would rather stay in his home library and go through the magic books that you would never find at Hogwarts.

Even if those spell books are obscure, it's better than playing a bargaining chip role here.

Chips, every child present is a chip for the elders. An excellent offspring means that the family will develop well for decades, which is a decisive bargaining chip, and it is also a bargaining item for marriage to bring each other closer.

It's okay for the boy to say, as long as the object is not too ugly, it's not a loss.

When the girls present are basically poor worms who are taken out by their parents to find a partner.

Like Draco, it was Pansy's quest.

It's unknown how much of this was done by personal will, but Pansy's appearance was probably not too reluctant, after all, Draco was still good as a subject.

Of course, as a well-known Saphiroth since childhood, there will be no shortage of people around him who want to build relationships.

But compared to Draco's gesture where anyone could see a forced smile, Sephiroth was undoubtedly much better. At least, those who followed him were sent away by him in various ways, but the other party still felt that he valued him very much.

That's the gap!

Aside from the torture of every time at the ball, the ball was not all disgusting for the aristocratic boys. For those who were born into the aristocracy and were taught strict etiquette from an early age, attending a dance party was also a rare time to play with their peers. Although this is a small reward that can only be received after the parents' communication is over.

Wizarding families are not ordinary families after all, and children are required to learn all kinds of wizarding knowledge from an early age, which is not bad at all compared to the elite descendants of Muggles.

Children who are exposed to magic from below will not be able to play with mud or catch bugs like ordinary children.

Although they didn't have their own wands, clever merchants developed wands for children's entertainment. Even if you can't cast any powerful magic, it's still perfectly fine with ordinary trick-type small magic.

How wizards' children play, just look at Draco now.

After resting for a while, Draco was a child who couldn't bear the loneliness and soon couldn't sit still. He looked around for a moment, and soon spotted someone in a nook corner.

Ah, that man is none other than our innocent Mr. Sephiroth. Sephiroth, who didn't know that he was being targeted, was wondering if it would be better to find an excuse to go home. The smell of books in the library is much more comfortable than the smell of perfume that permeates here.

"Hey! So you're here, and I'm still wondering why I didn't see you! ”

Draco swaggered over with Pansy and greeted Sephiroth.

After all, Draco and Sephiroth can be regarded as friends who have played together since childhood, after all, there are only about a dozen pure-blooded teenagers in the entire generation of British wizarding circles. After ten years, as long as the relationship between the two families is not too bad, it is impossible for them not to meet each other.

"Draco? Were you released so quickly by Mr. Malfoy? ”

Hearing Draco's voice, Sephiroth said without looking back.

"Oh, for Merlin's sake, please don't say that again!"

Draco's arrogant momentum suddenly discounted, and the whole person seemed to wilt like an emasculated rooster.

"Heh~ It seems that you didn't have a good holiday this time!"

Draco's tragedy was almost universally known, and everyone in their generation knew about it. Don't look at Malfoy and Narcissa who dot on him, but unfortunately there are also a lot of requests for him.

"Bad luck! Every day my dad took me to visit other relatives and friends, and I was exhausted! You're all right, it's amazing to hear that you went to Maya alone this time! It's a pity that my dad didn't agree, otherwise I would have wanted to go too. By the way, the stone plate you sent me is very interesting, and my dad said that there is also a [rain and moisture proof] magic fixed on it. ”

"I begged for a long time, and my father promised to take me to Egypt to see the mummies on the next holiday, and I will bring you gifts back. According to my father, the mummies were ancient wizards who would move around at night, and for that reason the Egyptian wizards always had to cast the Oblivion Charm on the Muggles they saw. ”

After being struck for a while, Draco couldn't get rid of his showmanship and began to express his feelings. Of course, the same three sentences are inseparable from a "my dad".

By Draco's side, Sephiroth always played the role of a listener, as this was the best way to make friends with Draco. Draco's biggest problem is that he likes to show off, and it's normal for him to be a kid and have this kind of showmanship. Compared to those Muggle world's second generations of officials and rich second generations, Draco is much purer.

Aside from this and his careful eye, Draco was a very good friend, as he always valued the relationship between friends. Therefore, the relationship between Sephiroth and Draco is not bad, and they can be regarded as iron buddies who have played since childhood.

For friends, Draco really is a great friend to make.

Sephiroth felt that not accepting Draco's friendship on the train was definitely one of Harry Potter's biggest mistakes. Otherwise, Harry Potter's life at Hogwarts would not have been so much trouble.

However, in that case, I'm afraid Headmaster Dumbledore will be uncomfortable.

Throughout, Dumbledore was definitely not a bad person, but he was certainly not a good person with a good heart either. To be able to defeat Voldemort, he is more ruthless and scheming than Voldemort.

"Good, Draco. If you're going to Egypt, you'd better help me get some mummified bandages back. ”

Sephiroth had to interrupt Draco, as this was not their private space, and a crowd at the ball would have been laughing at his tirade.

"Bandages? What do you want that thing for? Forget it, I'll find a way to get you some back. ”

Draco's brow furrowed, apparently slightly surprised by Sephiroth's request. There are many souvenirs in Egypt, and the unknown Egyptian wizarding community also has its own specialty. But the mummy's bandage is really a bit of a curiosity, why do you want a thing that has been wrapped around a dead person for hundreds of years!

"Don't talk about that! Sephiroth, I've been trained hard this holiday, let me see if you have grown this holiday. ”

The wizard boy was indeed more interested in magic than the others, and Draco's eyes lit up, and he asked Sephiroth to try it out with him.

The children of wizard nobles learn magic knowledge from an early age, and it is difficult to say about the powerful black magic, but the entertaining prank spells still learn a lot.

Perhaps thanks to Sephiroth's butterfly wings, with his excellent example, Big Malfoy trained Draco a few times in order not to make Draco a foil. Compared to the boy in his impression, Draco's strength here is much better.

After all, Draco was also competitive, and not at all.

Having seen Sephiroth to perfection in every aspect, Draco had to work hard to gain some advantage in magic.

The Malfoy family is also an ancient family after all, and there are a lot of magic books that are not available on the market.

The Stirling family is not good, although they are also pure-blood nobles, but after all, they are a little worse than Slytherin and Malfoy, which have been handed down since ancient times. Although the later ancestors put a lot of effort into collecting magic books, it was much better than the average wizarding family, but it was much worse than the Malfoy family.

Fortunately, Sephiroth's father, that is, Big Sterling, was so angry for a while this time that he was stunned to soak him in a girl from the Blake family, a family from the same ancient times, that is, Sephiroth's mother.

Due to the unfilial piety of the descendants, the male either died or entered Azkaban, and the Black family plummeted and almost cut off the inheritance. The only people in this generation are Narcissa and Sephiroth's mother, a Black who never appeared in the original book.

With the strong support of the Black family, the Stirling family finally caught up with the other ancient nobles in terms of heritage.

And so there is the scene where Draco challenges Sephiroth.