When they returned to the auditorium, there was a sense of satisfaction, and the ball eased again.

The little wizards wandered around the grounds, holding gilded plates and pastries in their hands, chatting like adults.

Now that there is no such chaos in the venue, the presidents and professors are finally willing to go out and dance a song.

The young wizards saw Professor Dumbledore dancing with Professor Sproutney, but not quite proportionately, with the tall Dumbledore being thin and the chubby Professor Sprout looking like a round apple.

From a distance, it looks like a three-dimensional number '10' is spinning in circles on the stage.

Ludo Bagman dances with Professor McGonagall, who must concentrate to ensure that he is not pushed out of Bagman's beer belly;

Madame Maxim and Hagrid waltzed and made a wide trajectory on the dance floor, which had the effect of clearing the scene, because it was difficult for you to control yourself from dodging when two people up to 4 meters tall were rushing towards you in circles with the sound of the howling wind.

The little wizards were always so energetic, and it had only been a few minutes since they sat down when Harry and his dance partner had slipped away to play somewhere.

Zhang Xiao and the glove lady were still sitting near the corner, enjoying the rare festive atmosphere leisurely.

At the next table sat Fleur and her dance partner, Ravenclaw's male prefect Roger Davis, and everyone didn't understand why Flin chose him, but Ron's hot French girlfriend quietly revealed that Flangel didn't want anyone, but she needed a dance partner.

I used the method of divination, and I chose one of the many requesters at random.

Fleur was criticizing Hogwarts for Christmas' attire to Roger Davis: "It's nothing—" She looked at the star-studded walls around the Great Hall and said dismissively, "At Beauxbatons Castle, our Great Hall is filled with ice sculptures at Christmas."

Of course, they don't melt...... Like a giant diamond statue that sparkles in the auditorium.

Food—"

She picked up some food with her fork and let out a sneer:

"English cuisine!

Our food was also superb, not at all such coarse food!

We also have a choir of mountain fairies, and when we eat, they serenade us. ”

She pointed to the armor that creaked and shook to the music, and continued to complain: "We don't have any of these ugly armors on the wall, and if any mischievous ghost breaks into Beauxbatons, he will definitely be kicked out." ”

Roger Davis watched her speak, with a look of fascination on his face, and several times the fork was crooked, not putting food in his mouth.

The Glove Lady was very dissatisfied with the Beauxbatons warriors belittling Hogwarts, and whispered to Zhang Xiao:

"What's so good about Beauxbatons, if it weren't for Nicolamay who kept donating to them, they wouldn't have been able to afford all the things they were proud of, and this kind of personal prosperity was like a castle in the air.

Not to mention, Beauxbatons would only be better off if they were led by a female headmaster, and once their headmaster was a man, it wouldn't be long before they were in a mess. ”

Yes? Has this French tradition spread to the wizarding world?

"Actually, it's good to get used to it, every school is saying that its own school is better, you look at Castrobusche, even if it doesn't snow, it's blown out."

Zhang Xiao pointed to Martins, who was talking endlessly to the Parvati sisters not far away, and had long been downcast, after all, he was from Jiangsu in his last life, and he was a place where no one was convinced.

A person pulled open an empty chair beside him and sat down, Zhang Xiao tilted his head, but was a little stunned, because the person who came was Percy, who had not appeared for a long time.

Zhang Xiao hasn't seen him since the last World Cup, but according to Fred and George, he had a big fight with his family, and he also had a fight with his father at the Ministry of Magic, which made everyone know.

It is said that Mrs. Weasley was saddened by this for a long time.

Now Percy sat down, half-leaning back in his chair, resting one hand on the table, lightly tapping his fingers, and staring at himself with blazing eyes.

Zhang Xiao looked around, and now Percy was wearing a brand new navy blue gown, with a smug and pretentious look on her face, and a pair of tortoiseshell glasses.

"I'm promoted—" Percy said on his own initiative—and to his tone, it sounded like he had just been chosen as the supreme ruler of the universe, "I'm now a trainee assistant to the Minister of Magic. ”

Percy smiled reservedly, "You know, I'm here today on behalf of the Ministry of Magic. ”

ZHANG Xiao:.

No, you just came to me and told me this?

"That's really congratulations—" Zhang Xiao said dryly, even he was confused by Percy not knowing how to reply.

"Nothing!" Percy waved her hand, glanced at the glove lady, and asked, pretending not to care:

"This is—"

"Lady Mona, a good friend of Dumbledore's, one." Zhang Xiao said without thinking, he has memorized it several times, and he can only say that he is quite familiar.

Percy nodded at the glove lady in surprise as a greeting, but that was all.

It made Zhang Xiao a little inexplicable, and I didn't know what he came here for.

Then Percy's voice was heard:

"Then this Ms. Mona, I have something I want to talk to Zhang in private, I don't know"

Zhang Xiao's hand shook, almost pouring a whole glass of juice on herself, and before he could speak, the glove lady stood up very freely:

"Then you talk first, I'm going to go somewhere else—"

Percy raised her chin approvingly at the lady, as if she was very satisfied with his performance, Zhang Xiao's people were almost numb, but the glove lady didn't seem to care, and began to wander around the auditorium with her hands behind her back with great interest.

Zhang Xiao simply put down the things in his hand, he also wanted to hear what Percy had to say to him.

"You know, I'm currently working as a ministerial clerk at the Ministry of Magic." Percy's tone was still like that, as if he was not an assistant, but the minister himself.

"Hmm"

"So I can hear a lot — um a lot of classified stuff, yes, absolutely confidential."

Zhang Xiao suddenly became a little interested, he thought of Percy drinking too much at Christmas at his house to reveal his true feelings, could it be that Percy is ready to jump back now?

Not disguised? What top-secret message to send?

"Oh? So you're going to tell me now? ”

"Of course!" Percy said mysteriously, with a 'It's your pleasure' expression on his face, he approached Zhang Xiao and whispered:

"You know what?"

Zhang Xiao's ears pricked up, and then he heard Percy say sourly:

"Mr. Crouch has shown me many times that he thinks highly of you and admires you!"

"Uh-huh, and then what?"

"And then? No, yes! ”

Yes? Zhang Xiao turned her head and looked at Percy, who was also confused, with a confused expression.

"That's it?"

Percy was in a hurry, and his face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye:

"Of course, what more do you want? Do you know how precious Mr. Crouch's personal praise is?

You must know that the Minister of Magic has praised a person many times in private, and it is absolutely confidential, because many people will go to please him and flatter him! ”

"Oh, then I really want to thank Mr. Crouch for the appreciation." Zhang Xiao sighed and picked up the wine glass again, if it was a Chinese on the other side, he would have almost already known that this was the meaning of serving tea to guests.

It's a pity that Percy is not, on the contrary he is still babbling some nonsense, what Mr. Crouch said that Zhang has a bright future, the rising star of the wizarding world, etc.

Zhang Xiao was bored and just wanted to yawn and go back to sleep, and he listened patiently to Percy's incessant chatter, until he heard one of Percy's seemingly heaps of nonsense:

"Mr. Crouch also specially instructed me to have a good relationship with you, what is this not the best appreciation for you?"

Wait a minute, Crouch will get Percy and me on good terms? Why? Zhang Xiao's eyes narrowed.

Percy was still talking about something, but Zhang Xiao couldn't care about it, and he began to ponder the only seemingly useful information in this sentence.

Recently, there are a lot of people who want to make friends with me, and now I still receive a lot of owl letters every day, all of which I want to know after watching the first game.

Some express affection and adoration, and a few are jealous and abusive, all of whom are fanatical fans of other schools.

Maybe it was also the realization of his own value that Crouch asked Percy to do this?

Or is it because he has a good relationship with the Weasleys, and Crouch thinks it's a good place to start?

And most importantly, what do you gain by doing so?

Well, he has a close relationship with Dumbledore, which everyone knows, so he can influence Dumbledore?

Dongfang is strong, which is also known to everyone recently, so can you befriend Dongfang?

Gentle pureblood is highly bound to his own interests, and he can also exert influence on pureblood by the way?

Zhang Xiao smacked her lips, she didn't expect her role to be quite big, if I were Crouch, I would also want to be friends with myself.

Percy finally regretted leaving, because Zhang Xiao never showed that he wanted to be good friends with him, so he had to mumble something and leave stupidly.

The Lady of the Glove still hasn't returned, and she's so curious about the castle that she probably doesn't know where to go.

So Zhang Xiao sat on the chair with peace of mind, eating dessert to replenish the energy consumed by dancing in the Open Sky Realm, while watching the lively scene on the dance floor.

To be honest, there is no bar hi yet

In her previous life, Zhang Xiao was not very interested in bars, and after going to it a few times, she really couldn't stand it, let alone the slow shaking of this kind of bar now.

He watched Karkaroff leaning comfortably on the armchair in the teacher's chair on the dance floor, and suddenly became a little puzzled.

It seems that the original plot was frightened by the dark magic mark on his arm, and at that time Voldemort had not yet been resurrected, and finally simply abandoned the school and ran away, and was caught by Voldemort's people in a cave.

Why is it that now that Voldemort has come back to life, he is not afraid at all?

Could it be that Voldemort's disappearance gave him confidence?

Finally, with the last long trills of the Weird Sisters ending with a curtain call, they bowed to applause.

Dumbledore stood on the stage and raised his hands with a smile towards the audience, which had already lost a lot of people:

"Yes, yes, music, dance, wine and food are always so intoxicating."

The little wizards nodded desperately, as if this would make the event last for a long time.

"But it's because they are so rare that these events are so attractive, and believe me, once you can enjoy them every day, you quickly lose their charm."

The students, who had been seen through their careful thoughts, laughed embarrassedly.

Dumbledore waited quietly for them to finish laughing before continuing:

"All in all, I'm sure you're having a great Christmas, which will mean that the new year is just around the corner, and the second event of the Triwizard Tournament will be announced gradually.

Let me remind you that the second event will be held at the end of January, and compared to the first event, the second event will also look at each warrior from all dimensions. ”

The young wizards began to applaud vigorously, and the audience in front of the magic projection couldn't help but cheer.

In just a few days, the event became the top event in the wizarding world, and it is said that the British Ministry of Magic has received many requests for advertisements.

The price is several times higher than at the Quidditch World Cup.

The Ministry of Magic is gearing up for ambitious plans to use the tournament to make a big profit.

"Before that, I still have one thing to tell you about is that because the second event is just as big, the players will be taken to one place as a group.

In other words, it is almost impossible to watch the game live, but the school will organize students to watch the game in a group————"

Dumbledore's words were interrupted by the agitated young wizards below, who used a variety of voices to express their displeasure.

As hosts, Hogwarts students don't have to buy tickets to enjoy the best seats, and now that they suddenly don't have that privilege, how can they be satisfied.

In the crowd, only the warriors' faces became serious, and the scale of the first round of projects was already amazing, especially the Sky Island, which simply broke through their three views.

But now Dumbledore actually said that the scale of the second round was too big for Hogwarts to put down!

Big scale means big difficulty, and a sense of urgency suddenly arises in their hearts, and many people want to go back now and start preparing.

The same goes for the young wizards of Hogwarts.

The warriors of each school raised their heads, looked for their opponents in the crowd, and after glaring at each other fiercely, they quietly clenched their fists.

This round, you must win!

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1. Commuter pass 2. Recommended ticket

(End of chapter)