"The Forbidden Forest is too dangerous, can't you convince her to dismiss this idea?" Hermione said worriedly.

"I'm afraid it's going to be hard." Ivan shook his head helplessly, Luna had made up his mind to find the flowering Trace Immortal Tree and the possible scimitar-horned snoring beast this time, and he couldn't find any suitable reason to persuade the other party......

In fact, he also thinks that Luna's behavior is quite dangerous, especially since Hogwarts has not been very peaceful lately, and Barty Crouch Jr. is hiding near the castle, what if this guy stays in the Forbidden Forest all the time?

That's why Ivan wanted to give Luna a protective ring, so that she would at least have a certain ability to protect herself in case of danger.

"Then wouldn't it be better if you would go with her?" Hermione saw the worry in Ivan's eyes, thought for a moment, and spoke.

Ivan looked at Hermione in surprise and said in surprise. "But... Aren't we going to prom together? ”

"So it can't be today!" Hermione hurriedly added, and then felt that she was too excited, blushed, and continued timidly. "You and her can go back in a few days!"

Ivan looked at Hermione for a moment, almost thinking that he had misheard.

"You're her only friend, aren't you?" Hermione looked at Ivan earnestly, thinking of yesterday's contact with Luna, and her words were slightly apologetic.

"I'll tell her if she's willing to wait a while, and then the three of us can go together!" Ivan laughed, he had been worried that Hermione would be at odds with Luna, but now it seemed that he was thinking too much.

"I'm not going to take the time to find something that doesn't exist, it must be boring!" Hermione shook her head and swore an oath.

"By the way, you haven't told me what kind of gift you have in store for me." Hermione didn't seem to be going to continue talking, instead asking.

"Keep it a secret for now, and you'll know when the ball comes!" Ivan didn't mean to reveal the secret, and said mysteriously.

Hermione turned her head away from him as she feigned anger, but she was surprised to see someone at the Slytherin table looking at her from time to time.

Ivan also followed Hermione's gaze and found that it was Krum, and his originally happy mood suddenly turned bad.

"Has Krum been harassing you lately? Do you want me to teach him a lesson?" Ivan asked.

"Don't do that, Ivan!" Hermione grabbed Ivan's arm and glared at him disapprovingly.

Then, perhaps fearing that Ivan had misunderstood, she quickly added. "What if Gryffindor gets deducted points?"

"We've already added a lot of points this semester, and it's no ...... to deduct a little," Ivan shrugged indifferently.

This year is different from the past, as a deduction of three points... Harry and Ron of the Big Two have never been able to find a chance to play, and combined with the hard work he and Hermione have put in the house since the beginning of the year.

When he finishes first in the top three, he is expected to add a lot of points, and the second place will not be able to catch up.

Hermione saw that Ivan really had the idea of doing it, and she didn't know whether to be happy or angry for a while.

However, in order to avoid conflict, she still tried her best to persuade her, Krum did want to invite her to this year's ball, but she had clearly refused!

"He invited you? When? Ivan frowned.

"Just the other day, I told him that I had found a dance partner!" Hermione whispered.

Hearing Hermione say this, Ivan wanted to beat Krum out of anger, but under Hermione's begging and supervision, he finally had to dismiss this idea.

……

With so much time spent on flirting in the morning, Ivan's planned study program was aborted......

After all, it's Christmas Ball in the evening, and everyone has to be busy setting up the venue and preparing for the ball in the afternoon.

Ivan didn't care, he changed clothes for a few minutes at most, but the girls were different, they had to spend hours putting on makeup, dressing up, and picking out clothes.

So after lunch and a short rest, Ivan had to be separated from Hermione for a while and returned to the boys' dormitory alone.

Pushing open the door, Ivan found that Harry, Seamus, and Neville had returned early, changing into today's dress, and even Ron, who he didn't usually see, was here.

Ivan greeted a few people with a smile, then walked all the way to the bed and clapped his hands.

A house-elf "bang" appeared in front of him, and it was Dobby without a doubt.

"Merry Christmas, sir!" Dobby looked very happy, as if infected by the pleasant atmosphere of the castle, and happily handed over the exquisite dress he was holding.

Ivan took off his coat and put the gown onto his body, and Dobby brought a mirror over at the right time for Ivan to see.

Ivan thanked it for its kindness, and then looked at himself in the mirror.

The elaborate gown he wore was somewhat similar to a modified version of the Muggle tuxedo, black throughout, but the corners were dotted with golden-red lines, with a bit of mystery and evil.

"Hey, you look so handsome, Ivan!" Harry walked over and patted him on the shoulder, quipping.

"Even if you hadn't reminded me, I would have seen it......" Ivan replied with a smile as he pouted.

While joking with Harry, Ivan also noticed that Dobby had put down the mirror and looked too confused to speak.

"What's wrong? Dobby? Is there anything you want to tell me? Ivan asked actively.

"Can Dobby give Mr. a gift?" Dobby mustered up the courage to speak up, pinching the corner of the mirror with both hands, and looked at Ivan with sincere fear.

"Of course you can, I'll be happy!" Ivan nodded.

"That's great!" Dobby's eyebrows fluttered and snapped his fingers and disappeared in place, and when he came back, he already had an armband in his hand!

The fabric on it looked like it had been ripped from some tattered sheets, one of which was patched, and in the center was a strange-looking fire dragon woven out of red thread, and a small figure could be seen sitting faintly on the dragon's back.

Ivan reluctantly recognized that this should be what he looked like in his first game against Noble.

"This is Dobby's own making, sir!" Dobby cautiously explained.

"Thank you, Dobby!" Although Ivan felt that he would never wear this armband, he received Dobby's heart.

Dobby jumped for joy, then looked at Ivan again, as if expecting something.