Chapter 55: The Ball, I

On Christmas Day, the entire castle of Hogwarts is completely renovated. The hallway is full of Christmas trees and various costumes, and the festive atmosphere is very strong.

Most of the younger students who didn't receive an invitation had already taken the train home early. On the second day of Christmas, there will be another bus for the upperclassmen to go home. Most of the students from the four colleges will also go back for the long Christmas vacation. But they're using a special door key. It is said that the British Ministry of Magic and the Magical Congress of the United States and the Magical Congress of Australia have been fighting for a long time for these portkeys.

The students who stayed at the school received Christmas presents on Christmas morning.

As always, Daphany has prepared exquisite gifts for all her best friends, but unlike previous years, this year Ron's has been added. Ron was very helpful on the second project. Hogwarts' second project of three people perfectly crushed the other houses, and Ron was definitely the culmination! So Daphany's gift is also very atmospheric - three thousand light wheels! There are only two on the market that can barely compete with the Fire Crossbow Arrow, and the top broom of the same level as the latest Sweep Series Sweep Nine Stars.

"Harry, yes, you!" A little after half past seven, the foyer of the auditorium was already crowded with students. Daphany looked at Harry, who was holding Parvati and looked nervous, and said, "How did you get the prettiest girl in your grade?" ”

"Oh, Daphine, what are you talking about!" Parvati, who is usually cheerful and enthusiastic, was also a little embarrassed by Daphany's thief eyes and playful tone. Harry was also a little embarrassed, but he looked at Luna with a strange look on his face, who was being held by Dafanie around her waist and looked cute. The chick wore a plain white dress with tassels. With a cute expression, he looks like a white rabbit, a cute mess! If there is any boy on the side, he will definitely be foiled like a strange uncle. But at this time, there is something about Daphine, so it seems like a strange aunt......

Since there are students from five colleges on three continents and dozens of countries (the three major European colleges are from all over Europe), not only the students, but also the parents of the students and the families of the faculty can also come by invitation.

However, everyone must enter the castle with an invitation, and it is a centralized entrance. The admission time has already ended by this time, so most of the parents of the students are already in the foyer at this time.

Daphany met Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Bill respectively. Charlie didn't come, presumably because he was busy with work.

There doesn't seem to be a parent's visit in the original plot. Daphine thought. Blake has an invitation as Harry's parent, but Lupin doesn't come. At Christmas, Daphany gave Lupin the day off, but I don't know if he will do something shameful with Tonks.

There are still five or six minutes left until eight o'clock. Students from all branches came to the foyer. Draco was dressed in a black velvet high-necked salute, and his strong body was already basically tangible, and his gown robe was bulging, extremely tangible. Pansy wore a pale pink fringed one-piece dress. Well...... How did the little waist get so thin?

Draco's two henchmen, Goyle and Crabbe, failed to find a dance partner, as Daphine had expected. Even if there is a 'candy' like being able to bring a junior girl to a prom, you can deceive the little sister. Of course, these two fools don't have that idea yet.

Durmstrang students entered the arena at this time - except for Ilvermony, who arrived early, the other three houses seemed to want to be the finale, and they couldn't wait for the last second.

Karkaroff walked at the front of the line with Krum, as he always did. Krum passed on a gorgeous red gown, and although his figure was not particularly burly, he was slender and well-proportioned. Beside him was Hermione, dressed in a lake blue dress.

Daphany noticed that both Harry and Ron were visibly stunned. Not just the two of them, but almost all Hogwarts students behave like this to some extent.

This is normal, she has always been on the head of the chicken nest, and she obviously cleaned up today. Make them supple and shiny, and pull them into an elegant bun at the back of the head.

As if noticing Daphine's attention, Hermione looked in this direction. He smiled brightly and beckoned. Krum noticed Hermione's movements, and bowed slightly towards Daphany and the others. Durmstrang and Slytherin have a good student relationship. They didn't have much contact with Harry.

Almost at the same time as Durmstrang, Beauxbatons' students arrived. Audreyna and Fleur are with Professor Maxim on the left and right. Their dance partners are all tall and handsome. Daphine knows that Audreyna's dance partner is the son of a wealthy American wizarding family, but Fleur's difficult book does not know what its origin is.

Less than two minutes before eight o'clock, the students of Naguud Inafer finally arrived. Jiujiu Library

Professor McGonagall looked displeased. She rarely wore an elegant long dress, and probably wanted to dance at the ball. However, given that she was the Headmaster of Hogwarts, she was in charge of the Warrior Dancer, which was supposed to be the Headmaster's job, but the old bee was out of hiding, so Professor McGonagall had to take the blame.

"All right, all the warriors and their dance partners come with me." Professor McGonagall grimaced: "The warriors stand in two rows...... Well, three rows are good! When the eleventh team of warriors were stationed, Professor McGonagall tapped the door, and the door to the auditorium slowly opened.

Students and other visitors enter the auditorium and take their seats in the corner. Professor McGonagall asked the Warriors to lead them to the dance floor.

Daphany looked around, and the auditorium was much larger than usual. It must have been expanded with magic again. The walls are covered in sparkling silver frost, and the ceiling is a starry night sky, and hundreds of mistletoe sprigs and wreaths of ivy hang from it. The four college tables were gone, replaced by a hundred small lantern-lit tables, each with a seat for a dozen or so people.

"As is customary, the first piece is led by the warriors! But since we have eleven warriors this time, the first song is entirely for them! "Bagman always seems to be so hi, shouting loudly, and then, the dance music begins!

A handful of black smoke rose in the corner of the hall, and several figures slowly walked out of the smoke.

"Myron Wagtel! It's the weird sisters! Luna looked with some excitement at the orchestra with extraordinarily thick hair and deliberately torn tattered robes in the gradually dissipating black smoke, and almost screamed in a low voice.

It's not just Luna who is excited, the Weird Sisters are very well-known and popular in the entire European wizarding community. The audience was greeted with screams of surprise and applause. Even Fleur, who had always looked disgusted with this and that, briefly showed a smile of surprise.

As the music played, eleven warriors walked off the dance floor with their dance partners.

Daphine's dancing skills are actually very good, but when she learns aristocratic dance, she practices more female steps. Although they have been practicing men's steps for a while, they are still not as skilled as women's steps. But fortunately, she has practiced martial arts all year round, and her physical coordination is very good, and she has enough strength. Enough to manipulate the petite Luna in all sorts of fancy moves - at least not too much worse than the other dancers.

Of the other ten pairs of warriors, Audreyna and the American tycoon, danced the most gracefully. Both of them are children of the top wealthy families, and they have received education from the top wealthy families since they were children, and dance is naturally among them. Both of them are very confident in themselves, and they are used to seeing all kinds of big scenes, so of course they will not be nervous, so they dance easily.

Fleur's pair wasn't like that. Fleur's dance partner is a handsome Durmstrang guy, tall and handsome, but when facing Fleur, he is indeed full of pig brother statues. Basically, Fleur is what she says. I don't look stiff when I dance.

Krum and Hermione's pair is also good. Hermione's dancing was really not good, and Krum was only average. But it's okay to make do. But Durmstrang's other warrior, Kemin Ray, was embarrassed.

He invited a Beauxbatons beauty. Looking at the appearance of the two of them, they should have all practiced dancing and have quite a foundation. But the two of them couldn't jump together at first. Dafanie peeked at it for a while before realizing that the two were not the same type! Kemin Ray didn't know which country it was, but he was obviously of Chinese descent, and he danced in the style of the Nordic side of Russia. And the girls of Beauxbatons dance typical French dances. In fact, there is not much difference between the two, but there is always some discomfort in jumping together.

Although the two pairs of Ilvermoni looked like they were dancing normally, the two pairs of four people looked listless. Well, none of the four of them took the initiative to find each other, and they were arranged by the student leaders on time. So there's no enthusiasm. The jumping is also listless.

On Nagude Inafer's side, Shen Yalan's pair was basically the best performer among the eleven pairs. Both men and women have certain dancing skills, and they seem to have a bit of a tacit understanding. Jumps smoothly and naturally. Although Horton's pair could also be seen, Horton's gaze was always uncontrollably glanced at Fleur. His dance partner was very dissatisfied. The expression on his face was extremely ugly.

On the other hand, the other two Hogwarts warriors are good.

Harry was a little nervous, except for his slightly embarrassing height. But Parvati was a super-human and jumped straight with Harry. Thankfully, the first dance track was soothing, and Harry was like a marionette, but it finally got through.

And Angelina and Fred are the only eleven pairs of warriors who can compare with Shen Yalan's pair of fluency. Angelina is a very enthusiastic and unrestrained girl, and Fred is even more crazy, the two of them get together, and the one who dances is called a hi skin!