After Harry's brief briefing, Hermione also put the things about Karkaroff and Professor Snape behind her.

After all, Hallie said she would find a time to tell Professor Dumbledore.

And Hermione also knew that Harley and Professor Dumbledore had already solved the mystery of Voldemort's resurrection - the Horcruxes.

If you interfere too much, it may be counterproductive.

The two of them circled around the roses again, and happened to come to a huge stone carved reindeer.

Beyond the stone reindeer, you can see that the magic fountain that the two had been looking for before is bursting into a high splash.

The splashes seemed to have been spelled, and they flew out with a variety of colored light, but when they fell back into the pool, they quickly became clear again.

Harley and Hermione had planned to take a look, but in the distance they saw two large and vague figures sitting on a stone bench.

Hagrid and Madam Maxim chatted as they admired the spring water under the moon.

When the two appeared in the distance, Harley happened to hear Hagrid's words:

“…… Another half-blood giant, do you need to talk about it? I'm pretty sure we're the same. ”

Immediately afterwards, Ms. Maxim stood up and screamed: "What nonsense are you talking about? ”

"You're so daring! I've never been insulted like this in my life! What's in your head! Isn't it bad! ”

"I ...... I was just...... I'm just born with a big bone shelf! ”

With that, Ms. Maxime turned around and strode away from the fountain without looking back, leaving Hagrid standing alone.

Hagrid's face was confused, but his expression was mixed with frustration, clearly not understanding what he had said wrong.

After sitting for a while, Hagrid walked alone towards his cabin.

"What's going on, Hallie?" Hermione asked softly,

"We happened to be witnessing a ...... Breakup scene? ”

"No, they can't talk about breaking up, to be precise, it should be the scene of the quarrel?"

"Hagrid and Lady Maxim are at odds?"

"That's right, and it's a serious contradiction. Hagrid made a very fatal mistake. ”

Hallie nodded, with an inexplicable taste in her voice,

"If this problem is not handled well, it will cause him and Miss Maxime, and even Professor Dumbledore a lot of trouble."

"Honestly, Hagrid doesn't talk a lot of the time. If we hadn't happened to run into this scene tonight, he would probably be in big trouble. ”

"I don't think I understand what you're saying, Hallie." Hermione was confused.

"Let's visit Hagrid in two days, and then you can ask for yourself." Hallie whispered,

"Speaking of which, we haven't visited our good friend Hagrid at Christmas. I don't seem to have had time to visit dear Professor Snape yet. ”

"Looks like these things are going to be on the agenda."

Hermione didn't ask any more questions, after all, Hagrid's matter seemed to involve his privacy, so it should be up to him to express his wishes.

As for Professor Snape's topic, Hermione only thought of it as if Harley had suddenly remembered, so she said it casually.

But the beetle that had just flown to a certain leaf above the heads of the two didn't think so.

It vividly showed a trace of sadness on its face, rubbed its forelimbs, and crossed out two news in its heart.

After lamenting the hardships of life for a while, the beetle fluttered its wings and flew in other directions.

Even if it was necessary to get Snape out, Karkaroff's words were enough to choreograph himself and get the job done.

…………

Hallie and Hermione wandered around and slipped their way to the edge of the Black Lake.

At this time, the night sky is clear, the moon is high, and the water surface of the Black Lake is sparkling in the breeze.

Harley creates an ice boat out of thin air and uses a weather charm to steer the direction of the wind, propelling the two of them forward.

Through the clear surface of the lake, schools of fish can be seen swimming below, and occasionally a few aquatic black magic creatures will appear.

However, after these creatures saw Harley from a distance and felt the threatening aura that Harley deliberately exuded, they immediately slipped away in fright, and did not dare to run over and disturb without permission.

Only the giant squid in the Black Lake, which was said to have lived for hundreds of years, surfaced on the surface.

It glanced lazily at Hallie, then stretched out to enjoy the evening breeze.

Harley and Hermione didn't alarm it, they just sat quietly on the boat, chatting with each other.

It wasn't until the bell struck twelve o'clock that Harley steered the boat and approached the shore.

At the main entrance of the castle, students from other schools were rushing out, and some of the students whose dance partners were Hogwarts Wizards stood reluctantly in the doorway, chatting about something.

The door to the castle was blocked, and it seemed that the two of them would not be able to return to their dormitories for a while.

Harry's eyes rolled, and something suddenly came to mind.

"Let's go, I'll take you down an unusual path."

She said with a wicked smile, and without waiting for Hermione to react, she picked Hermione up in the same way as a princess.

At the same time, Harley sped on her toes and quickly ran along the perimeter of the castle, instantly throwing a large amount of spider silk as she reached the bottom of the Gryffindor Tower.

Spider silk wrapped around Harley's waist and long hair, and all three of them worked at the same time, and Harley also tapped the wall with her toes from time to time to borrow force.

In less than three minutes, the two of them were outside Gryffindor's tower.

"Oh, this is the window of our bedroom, is it exciting?"

The two of them hung in front of a half-open and airy window. Hallie rubbed Hermione's forehead as she gestured.

At this time, Hermione wrapped her hands around her neck, her face was full of nervousness, and she didn't want to look down at all.

"Let's get inside!" There was a faint cry in Hermione's voice, but there was excitement in her own eyes,

"It's so scary, I can't hold on for a second!"

The window was opened, and Hallie held Hermione by the waist first, allowing her to land.

Harley herself was not in such a hurry to act, but first glanced at the castle below by the moonlight.

She could clearly see that Fleur was waving goodbye to her other self, and then stepped into Beauxbatons' carriage.

"Himself" walked towards the castle, but gently stroked the small mirror embedded in the necklace around his neck halfway, and then disappeared.

Harley felt a slight weight on her body, something back into her pocket, and then rolled over into the bedroom and closed the window.

At this time, Hermione had collapsed on the bed weakly.

After all, the two of them danced for more than half an hour, and they walked outside the castle for so long.

With Hermione's small stature, plus she doesn't usually exercise...... It's normal to not be able to bear it.

Harley had expected Hermione to be terrified and in need of her own comfort.

Unexpectedly, after she eased up, her face was full of excitement.

"It's so interesting! Can you do it all over again? Hermione said excitedly.

Now it's Hallie's turn to be dumbfounded, and it can only be said that he is worthy of being a Gryffindor lion, and he has an adventurous heritage hidden in his bones.

However, Harley naturally refused Hermione's request, after all, it was not too early.

Hermione could only give up with a slight disappointment, and after the two washed up, they exchanged goodnight and fell into a dream.

…………

The next morning, students from all schools woke up late.

After all, the day before the Christmas Ball, many people came back and couldn't sleep excitedly, chatting about all kinds of things until two or three o'clock in the morning.

Hermione also stayed in bed until eight o'clock in the morning, and excused herself from getting up.

She also asked Harley to give herself a leg and waist massage to relieve her fatigue.

Is Hallie this kind of person? Would she take Hermione's vexatious, forceful orders?

She...... Of course, very much!

The Ageless Witch has learned massage techniques specifically for a specific plot!

And Fleur didn't come to the Gryffindor common room until almost ten o'clock in the morning with two books, and at the same time she didn't forget to sigh seriously with a serious face:

"Harley, you were so fierce last night! In the end, I don't have the strength, you're still so alive! ”

"Don't say such ambiguous things, okay?" Hermione rolled her eyes and leaned lazily against the fire in the common room.

"I'm fine, but I'm afraid people will misunderstand."

There were hardly any people in the common room today, so Hermione and Fleur agreed that there was no need to run to the Room of Requirement.

"Is there any ambiguity in what I said?" Fleur blinked her big eyes, and her eyes were full of sincerity,

"I'm talking about Hallie's physical strength being so good that she doesn't get tired after dancing with me for so long."

"Where do you understand? Dear ~~ Granger ~~ Miss ~~?! ”

Listening to Fleur's tone, Hermione angrily forced herself to stand up, wanting to teach her a small lesson.

However, Hermione's legs were still weak, so she barely stood up before falling headlong into the lap of Harley, who was sitting between them.

This made Harley a little confused, I didn't do anything!

Touch porcelain, absolutely touch porcelain! Be sure to touch the porcelain more often!

After a little fighting, the three of them quickly got back to serious and began to study the second item of the competition.

Fleur is also worthy of Beauxbatons' best student in recent years.

Although there is still a big gap compared to Harley, her personal ability is also very good.

Hermione and Fleur found a lot of useful spells together before the Ball, and split the game into multiple steps, designing several plans for smaller steps.

And now, with Hallie not taking the initiative to speak, the progress of the two is becoming more and more rapid, and the overall plan is gradually taking shape.

That's two hours.

It wasn't until it was almost lunch, and the number of people in the common room was gradually starting to increase, that Fleur and Hermione stopped their quill pens.

"I'm so hungry, do you want to eat?" Hermione rubbed her belly,

"I remember I only had one cup of Zizi Honey Candy this morning, and I didn't eat much last night."

"Let's go, together." Fleur stretched her waist and stretched her beautiful curves,

"Anyway, this plan is not in a hurry to be completed in these two days, and it is enough to design the plan before the Christmas holiday."

On their way to the auditorium, the trio revisited the topic of last night's Christmas ball.

As she walked over to the Gryffindor table, Fleur suddenly remembered a very important question:

"By the way, Harry, your professor of the Magical Beasts Protection course, Hagrid, how did that off Miss Maxim?"

"She went out with Professor Hagrid last night, and when she came back, she looked furious, and didn't seem to want to say a word."

Hermione also remembered the question she had mentioned yesterday, and turned her inquiring gaze to Harry.

"Mademoiselle Maxim didn't tell you?" Hallie's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Seeing that Fleur shook her head, Harley didn't explain much:

"We're going to visit Hagrid in the evening, and you can hear what's going on."

"But I'll say it up front, and from my personal point of view, it's Hagrid's fault."

…………

After lunch, the three of them headed straight for Hagrid's hut.

The door to Hagrid's hut was locked, and Tooth was holding his bowl in his hand, helplessly gouging the door.

Although it has no chains around its neck, and no so-called muzzles or claw covers, it does not dare to hunt in the forbidden forest.

As for going to the Great Hall at Hogwarts to beg for a bite to eat......

With its not-so-intelligent head and its timid and cowardly personality that doesn't match its size, it can't afford to go to Hogwarts to find food.

So if Hagrid didn't feed his teeth, he would probably have to go to the field and eat some vegetables and insects.

However, Toothtooth is also used to this, after all, Hagrid often forgets to feed when he is drunk, and this is how he survived.

Despite this, Fangtooth struggled to gouge through the door and bark in an attempt to get Hagrid's attention.

If there is meat to eat, which dog would want to eat bugs or vegetables?

It's just a pity that Hagrid didn't pay attention to it at all, or maybe Hagrid didn't even hear the movement made by Tooth.

Because Harley could faintly hear the sound of wine pouring in the room, and every now and then there was a loud thumping of a glass or bottle as it slammed against the table and the floor.

Seeing the arrival of the three people, Yaya immediately rushed over.

It tossed the bowl of food in its mouth aside, and went straight down and wagged its tail frantically, sticking out its tongue, looking at Harley and Hermione expectantly, eager to get something to eat.

She didn't know what was going on, but Hermione had already guessed that Hagrid was probably drunk and forgot to feed Tooth.

So she expertly pulled two large pieces of bacon out of her pocket, and Harley stepped forward and knocked on the door of the hut.

It's a pity that no one in the hut replied for half a day, and the monotonous sounds of "pouring wine", "drinking" and "smashing the table" were still repeated.

"Hagrid!" Hallie continued to knock on the door as she shouted loudly.

The invisible sound wave subtly burrowed into Hagrid's ears with the blessing of magic, temporarily freeing him from his drunken state.

The door to the hut opened, and Hagrid appeared in the doorway.

He was covered in the smell of alcohol, and his beard and hair had returned to a messy state overnight, and he was dressed in his extremely shabby moleskin coat.

"It's you." Hagrid muttered indistinctly, "Happy holidays, come in." ”

This time the cabin was even more messy than the last time Buckbeak injured Malfoy, and it fully reflected the scruffiness of a single older man.

An empty mead barrel was poured to the floor, and two bottles of flame whiskey had not yet been opened on the table.

There were a couple of glass bottles thrown on the bed, and looking at the label on them, it was supposed to be a special high-strength rum.

At Hagrid's feet was a vat full of ice and a few bottles of icy champagne and butterbeer.

And the room was filled with a strong smell of alcohol.

Hallie felt fine, but both Fleur and Hermione subconsciously wanted to cover their noses.

It's just that considering that they are guests, the two of them have to endure this drunken breath, and they can't even use the bubble head charm.

However, Hallie helped in time, and two faint flashes of light flashed, and a transparent film of light like a mask appeared on the mouths and noses of Hermione and Fleur.

Hermione was the first to enter the house, carefully dodging the bottles and barrels on the floor.

"Hagrid!" Looking at Hagrid's state, how could Hermione not know what Hagrid was doing in this room again?

She crossed her hands on her hips and raised her voice a little, "What's going on, why are you the way you are now!" ”

"I messed things up!" Hagrid looked hurt by love,

"I don't know why...... But Olim and I fell out! I don't know what I'm doing wrong! ”

Harley had a look on her face, and as she expected, Hagrid still hadn't realized what she had done wrong.

Hermione was still patiently persuading, and said that Fleur next to her was a student of Beauxbatons.

Hagrid could tell the three of them about what had happened last night, especially what he wanted to say.

And if there is any misunderstanding in the middle, Fleur also said that she can adjust from the center.

After all, Hermione still knows very well what Hagrid's language skills are.

It is likely that he had a conflict with Madame Maxim because of his inarticulate speech.

Harley, on the other hand, conjured a chair to sit on and expertly opened herself a bottle of flame whiskey.

Hagrid, on the other hand, had no scruples, and told everything he had done last night.

At first, Hermione and Fleur kept nodding.

After all, Hagrid was more or less prepared in advance, and apart from the miserable dance, there were no major problems with the etiquette related to the ball.

When Hagrid talked about the two of them going for a walk in the open space outside the castle, especially what he said—

From his mother, FriedUfa, the most brutal giant in England, to his father and mother, until finally he asks where Lady Maxim inherited the giant's blood.

"Isn't that something very obvious? I don't understand why Olim should deny it! ”

"It's like the gold coin that disappeared next to the sniffing nest or the eight-eyed giant spider that died next to the basilisk, the answer is very obvious!"

Hagrid pounded the table hard, wailing loudly,

"Olim has such a large body, it can only be a half-blood giant! Other than that, there is no second explanation! ”

At this time, Hermione had already covered her mouth, and Fleur forcibly suppressed her desire to roll her eyes.

If she hadn't known that the big man in front of her was a friend of Harley and Hermione, she would have gotten up and left, let alone explained anything to Miss Maxim.

……

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(Thanks to the two bigwigs of "Nine-Tailed Yanhu" and "Seven Nights Xi" for their tips!) ）

(End of chapter)