When listening to Krum's invitation to Harry, Hermione also had a complex expression on her face that was difficult to describe in words.

But when she heard Krum turn his head to invite herself so without hesitation, the expression on her face immediately changed.

Hermione's expression was a little surprised, a little displeased, and even mixed with some disdain and anger.

She shook her head sharply, and at the same time rejected Krum unceremoniously in a tough tone:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Krum, but I already have someone I'd like to invite. So I can't accept your invitation. ”

"In addition, I have to say that it is really unpleasant for you to invite me immediately after inviting other girls in front of me and being rejected."

As she spoke, Hermione gave Krum a hard look.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. Allow me to apologize to you. ”

Krum obviously didn't expect to be rejected again and be double-killed one after another, so he was obviously a little surprised.

However, he reacted quickly and apologized softly.

Of course, when he apologized this time, his attitude was not as sincere as when he apologized to Harley before.

Hermione didn't dwell on it either, after all, she always felt that it was a bit cheap.

In the end, Krum was disappointed.

As he left, Harley faintly heard him muttering:

"Alas, all the pretty girls are famous, what does it mean for me to be an international star?"

However, the rabid fans around him seemed to be happy that Krum didn't succeed.

After all, as long as Krum doesn't have a dance partner, then he still has a chance.

In this regard, it is rare for everyone's attitude to be unanimous.

…………

Looking at Krum's distant back, Harley couldn't help but shake her head.

Hermione's angry voice rang out, "This Krum is so hateful!" ”

"He invited you first in front of me, and then in front of you! What does he mean! ”

Hallie chuckled, "He probably thinks too highly of his reputation, thinking that he can be invincible with his reputation." ”

Hermione's resentment at Krum's previous actions quickly dissipated, and her curiosity returned to Harry's unfinished words:

"Harley, what were you going to say?"

"I suddenly don't want to talk about it now," Harley let out a wicked laugh, "I'm going to pick a suitable time and place to talk." ”

"Of course, if you're willing to ask me, I can tell you right now."

"Hmph, if you don't say it, you won't say it." Hermione rolled her eyes, "I don't want to know yet." ”

The two of them avoided their sight along the way and quickly rushed to the library.

Surprisingly, the castle is full of people today, but there are not many students in the library.

But when you think about it, it makes perfect sense.

After all, most of the students were running to dress up for the first time, and now they are probably gathered in a series of places such as the auditorium and the common rooms of each college to show themselves desperately.

Fleur is sitting alone in the corner of the library, reading a book about wilderness adventures.

And on the table in front of her was already a pile of heavy materials with bookmarks and notes.

Hallie and Hermione naturally passed, and the three of them didn't discuss anything, and tacitly cooperated to start working.

This work was done until almost five o'clock in the afternoon, and the three of them stopped the pen in their hands.

Fleur stretched and asked with interest:

"Why aren't there so many people in the Hogwarts library today? Could it be that it's because there's a holiday the day after tomorrow, so everyone doesn't want to come to the library today? ”

"Don't you know the news that went viral in Hogwarts today?" Hermione asked curiously, a little surprised.

"What's the news?" Fleur was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but shake her head,

"I've mostly only been in Charms, Transfiguration, and Defence Against the Dark Arts for the rest of the time, and the rest of the time I'm either in the Room of Requirement or in the library."

"So I probably don't know the news you said."

Hermione was speechless for a moment, then quickly introduced Fleur.

After listening, Fleur nodded thoughtfully, and at the same time subconsciously looked at Harley:

"Harley, who are you going to invite?"

Hermione's breathing suddenly became a little short, and Fleur didn't feel it, but Harley heard it clearly.

"Who am I invited?" Hallie deliberately asked rhetorically, and her voice was lengthened, "Of course that's ......"

"Shh~ Keep it secret for the time being!"

As she spoke, Harley held up a finger in front of her mouth with a playful smile.

Hermione's breathing calmed down, and Fleur felt a little uncomfortable.

Halfway through the conversation, it suddenly got stuck like this, it's really disgusting!

She reached out to pinch Hallie's face, but Harley nimbly dodged her, and she had no choice but to give up.

The trio quickly put the book back in its original place and left the library.

…………

The Gryffindor common room is a little more lively at night than during the day.

After all, there are still many students who have classes during the day, and many people gather in other corners of the castle.

But now, due to the Hogwarts curfew, more than a quarter of the school's wizards have gathered in the common room.

And today, for the first time, Gryffindor has no night tours.

After all, how many people can you meet on a night tour? It's hard to say whether you can meet people or not.

In that case, where to stay at Gryffindor on a blind date at night...... Is it important to invite a dance partner?

And staying in the common room can also eat a lot of melons for the first time.

Just now, the Weasley twins and their younger brother Ron had an unexplained skirmish, which seems to be Ron's sarcasm that the two can't find a dance partner.

As a result, the two of them sprinkled a wave of dog food on the spot for the people in the common room, and invited Angelina and Alya successively.

As a result, Ron rushed all the way back to his bedroom in shame, and quickly became the midnight laugh of the Gryffindor lion cubs tonight.

Of course, Hallie's melons are also among the best quality melons in this melon field.

It was no surprise that Krum had invited her.

Who made Hallie so good and good-looking?

And Hallie's direct rejection of Krum also made many people feel a trace of anticipation.

Maybe she rejected Krum just for her own sake? Fantasy is always there, and if it comes true in a dream, wouldn't it be a big profit?

However, everyone disagrees about Krum's turn to invite Hermione, and Hermione simply refuses.

As for why Hermione was invited, the most popular opinion at present is that Hermione and Hallie are good girlfriends.

So Krum, without being able to invite Harley, was ready to use Hermione as a replacement.

Based on this premise, many girls secretly poked and poked at Hermione's sarcasm.

Do you really think that you and Hallie are good friends, so you can think highly of yourself?

Of course, there is a bit of envy mixed with this jealousy. If Krum comes to invite him, there are really few people who can guarantee that he can simply refuse it!

…………

Two days later, on the last weekend before the Christmas break, students had their last chance to travel to Hogsmeade for the semester.

This time, in addition to the young wizards of the second and first years of Hogwarts, the students of the other five schools of witchcraft and wizardry were all in full swing.

Although the school had already informed them to bring dresses and robes before they came, everyone still needed to buy some necessities.

On the one hand, there are more preparations for the Yule Ball, and on the other hand, it is also because the little wizards consume too many necessities during this time.

Filch began to complain, the hallway was already pickled with the smell of perfume!

And for this Hogsmeade trip, Fleur is also very much looking forward to it.

Last time, in preparation for the first event of the Final Six Tournament, Fleur gave up that opportunity to go to Hogsmeade.

Now, she's going to have some fun with Harley and Hermione.

A large witch who did not want to be named has already taken out all the income sent by the Extraordinary Apothecary Association.

And with a wave of her hand, this event is all covered by this witch!

Early in the morning, there was a long queue in the foyer of Hogwarts.

Despite the biting cold wind and frost outside, the little wizards preferred to stay in the long dragon with their necks curled.

Filch was facing the list, checking the young wizards' eligibility to go to Hogsmeade.

This is one of the few opportunities he has to use his rights, so even though he has memorized the list backwards, Filch still has to check every name.

But when he saw Harley and Hermione, he just smiled and waved his hand, and didn't bother to look at the list.

No way, who made Hallie and Hermione notoriously good students at Hogwarts?

And the two never cause trouble for Filch, and when they see Filch struggling to clean up, trying to erase some indelible marks, they will take the initiative to help with magic.

Although he is a squib, he is jealous that young wizards can learn magic, and even has an inexplicable resentment because of this.

But for Hallie and Hermione, Filch didn't have any of these negative emotions at all.

Outside the castle, the Delacour sisters had been waiting for a long time.

The students from the other five schools had already set off, and only two were still standing in the snow.

The four of them found a carriage and headed straight for Hogsmeade.

On the way, Gabrielle was excited.

The last time she went to Hogsmeade with Lady Maxim, she only visited the most basic three-broomstick bar.

None of the funny-sounding locations, such as Duke Honey's candy shop, Jokowi's magic joke shop, the pig's head bar, and the screaming shack, Ms. Maxim took Gabrielle with her.

So now, even though there was still some distance from Hogsmeade, Gabrielle had already repeated the route countless times.

The carriage finally drove slowly into Hogsmeade and came to a halt on the side of the street.

Hallie was the first to push the car door open, stepping on the thick snow.

At this time, Hogsmeade was covered in snow, and the usually colorful shops were all snow-white at this time.

Various decorations have been placed in front of the magic shops, and the Christmas atmosphere has been set up in addition to the Christmas tree.

"Head to the Wizard Costume Shop for some extra decorations, then go to Three Broomsticks for Butterbeer, and then the Duke of Honey Candy Shop for Christmas Candy Shopping......"

The little girl crossed her fingers earnestly and repeated the route again.

Fleur looked at her forehead in disgust, "Okay, Gabrielle, you've repeated it at least fifty times." ”

"Who made you not bring someone to play last time?" Hallie smiled and took the initiative to take Gabrielle's little hand in place of Fleur to prevent her from getting lost.

After all, at this time, Hogsmeades are bustling with people, and there may be a few dark wizards who specialize in shady business mixed in.

In a sense, the value of a mixed-race baby is much higher than that of a pure-blooded girl.

After wandering around the Wizard costume store of the Fengya brand, buying a lot of bits and pieces of decorations and imported Muggle-derived perfume and other cosmetics, the four of them made a beeline for the Three Broomsticks Bar.

There were a lot of people in the bar, and it took a lot of effort for Hallie to find a spot in the corner.

When she went to buy the butterbeer, the owner, Ms. Rostamer, was smiling, and the drawer next to her was already full of gold galleons.

She even sold Harley a bottle of Flame Whiskey for the first time, and sold it at the normal price, which was at least half the price that the black-hearted owner of the Pig's Head Bar paid Harley.

As soon as he drank a glass of butterbeer, Gabrielle was already unable to sit still.

She looked restless, and her eyes flew out of the window from time to time, to the nearby Duke of Honey's candy store.

However, Fleur wants to hone Gabrielle's patience, and Harley and Hermione also think Gabrielle's appearance is very cute, and deliberately want to tease her.

So it wasn't until the little girl was in a hurry to shed tears that Harley took the initiative to stand up and propose to go to Duke Honey's candy store.

When she heard this, Gabrielle could almost be said to have cried tears of joy.

She grabbed Harley's hand, completely unwilling to let go.

There are more people at Duke Honey's Candy Store than at Three Broomsticks, after all, the products here are always the best choice for Christmas gifts.

Harley still did the same thing, and prepared a lot of nourishing honey candy for Professor Dumbledore.

Professor Dumbledore was so fond of honey and desserts that honey candy paired with his hand-knitted wool tunic set was more important to Professor Dumbledore than any other gift.

Gabrielle scurried around the store, taking a little bit of almost every candy, except for the cockroach pile, which was really anti-human candy, and even the blood-flavored lollipops and butterfat fudge flies.

Needless to say, her behavior naturally caused Fleur to frown again and again:

"Gabrielle! Take less! You're nine years old, and your teeth haven't fully grown yet! So you have to eat a little less sugar! ”

Hermione subconsciously asked, "No, I remember that girls shouldn't change their teeth when they are six or seven years old?" ”

"And even if it's a witch, after all, the timing of my teeth hasn't changed much."

"Because we're half-breed babies." Fleur said indifferently,

"Meiwa's lifespan is much longer than that of ordinary wizards, and although our bloodline is no longer pure, we still have an advantage in terms of lifespan."

"But that also means that our physical development is definitely slower."

Listening to Fleur's words, Hermione nodded, she had grown knowledge again.

But when her gaze swept somewhere, she was suddenly stunned, and then a trace of shame appeared on her face.

If you call it slow growth, then am I growing upside down?

……

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(Thanks to the "Nine-Tailed Yanhu" boss for the reward!) ）

I wish you all a happy Chinese Valentine's Day! Only the poor author still has to go crazy with code words on Tanabata. Damn!

By the way, Amway has a love article.

Have you ever seen a husband and wife who are not in harmony, and who are not familiar with each other?

What would it be like to skip the love stage and form a couple with unfamiliar classmates?

(End of chapter)