Wind and Eagle Wings at Hogwarts

Chapter 466 466. Dancing Partner【Happy Valentine's Day】

Time to enter December, the weather is getting colder.

But as Christmas approached, the entire Beauxbaton campus was shrouded in a different kind of heat.

The attention of all the little wizards was attracted by the same thing——

Christmas ball.

Everyone, boy and girl, is on the lookout for their partner for the Yule Ball.

Walking on campus, Scott can always inadvertently enjoy various short love dramas of different styles.

For example like this -

"Hey Mary, how about being my dance partner?"

"David? Okay, no problem."

"Oh, nice."

Or something like this--

"Mary, that, can you be my dance partner?"

"Sorry, Henry, I have already promised David."

"It's...it's okay."

For boys and girls who are in puberty, the excess hormones make the whole campus full of the pink atmosphere of love.

Of course, Scott, Fleur, and Krum, who are Triwizard Tournament warriors, are still the most eye-catching people during this period.

Everyone is concerned about whether the three of them have chosen a dance partner and who they have chosen.

Scott is also facing the trouble of choosing a dance partner.

From time to time he meets some girls who want to be his dance partner in different places.

Most of the girls would not invite him outright, they would just pretend to meet him by chance, say hello and show him a beautiful smile.

The bolder girls will introduce themselves and try to chat with him.

Apparently, they all wanted Scott to speak up and invite them.

But Scott never spoke.

Of course, there were also girls who boldly invited him, and even those who confessed directly, but Scott also politely refused.

"What the hell are you thinking?"

Roger asked him puzzled.

"Are you going to invite Furong?"

He touched his chin.

"As far as I know, Furong does not have a partner yet. If it were you, maybe you could really succeed."

Scott thought about it, and this was really a good choice.

It is undoubtedly the most trouble-free choice to be a dance partner with Fu Rong.

Because he was very sure that there was no call between him and the other party, which saved some follow-up troubles.

So, the next time they met in front of the brewery, Scott tried inviting Fleur.

"Beautiful Mademoiselle Delacour."

Scott followed the procedure and bowed slightly politely.

Fu Rong turned around and looked at him in surprise.

Krum, who was also present, also stood still and looked sideways.

Scott continued on his own, "I don't know if I can have the honor to invite you to be my dance partner."

"I reject."

got rejected.

Scott was not annoyed, but smiled slightly.

"Can I ask why?"

"Because of your eyes."

Fu Rong raised her eyebrows.

"You look at me calmly, Scott, I can see that you have no extra affection for me."

Scott looked at her calmly, "I just want to invite you to be my prom partner."

"I know." Furong obviously smirked.

Scott looked puzzled, "It seems that you understand, isn't this better? Choose me, and you don't have to worry about things after the prom. Refusing to pursue love is also a troublesome thing."

Fu Rong turned cold, "Oh, the reason you invited me was because you were afraid of trouble, so why didn't you invite Viktor."

"..."

Scott choked hard.

He shrugged. "I don't think people would like to see two boys dancing together."

"I won't agree either."

Krum, who was unfortunately shot at the side, couldn't help but speak.

Scott smiled apologetically at Krum, and looked at Fleur regretfully.

He explained: "I'm sorry, as far as I know, there are many people who have invited you, but you haven't decided on a dance partner. I thought we would have the same thoughts."

"Really."

Fu Rong raised her hand to support her forehead, she seemed a bit dumbfounded.

She said dissatisfiedly: "You guys don't understand girls' expectation of romance at all."

"Including you?" Scott was a little surprised, "I thought you, who have so many admirers, would have been tired of that."

Fu Rong curled her lips, "It's a bit annoying if it's normal, but this time it's a Christmas ball because of the Triwizard Tournament! It's the only time in our student life! Don't you feel the atmosphere in the school? "

Although Scott didn't feel that this was fundamentally different from previous Christmases, he changed his words quickly.

"Then I wish you the romance you want as soon as possible, of course, before Christmas."

After speaking, he walked towards his wooden house, and at the same time began to think again who he should invite as a dance partner.

But what he didn't expect was that at this moment, Fu Rong suddenly changed his mind again.

"Forget it, I promise you to be your dance partner, Scott."

"Ok?"

Scott turned quickly.

Fu Rong said in a very helpless tone: "You are right, choosing you can save a lot of trouble."

Scott laughed, "So... your romantic expectations?"

Fu Rong shook her head and sighed, "I've thought about it carefully. Of all the boys in this school, there is still no one who can make my heart beat. Forget it, I don't look forward to it anymore."

This girl who has always been as proud as a swan no longer puts on airs high above her. It is very rare that she has revealed a bit of an ordinary girl in front of Scott and Krum.

Both boys looked surprised at her reaction.

"What are you surprised about?" Furong was a little annoyed.

Both Scott and Krum shook their heads.

"Nothing." Scott smiled.

"I know what you're thinking." Fu Rong rolled her eyes indecently, "I also know how I usually behave...well, maybe it's a bit annoying, but it's necessary."

"I understand, I understand, I can understand."

Scott nodded again and again, while thinking in his heart, you are usually more than just a little annoying.

But it's really understandable.

This girl has grown up like this, and her beauty can be used as a weapon. If her personality is better, wouldn't she attract more bees and butterflies?
While being admired isn't necessarily a bad thing, it isn't necessarily all a good thing either.

"never mind."

Fu Rong quickly returned to her usual "annoying" appearance.

"Anyway, you're my dance partner at the Yule Ball, Scott."

She suddenly smiled maliciously.

"I will announce this news soon. As for some consequences, you will have to bear it."

Scott's eyes widened.

Failed.

He imitated Furong's way of raising his hand to his forehead.

It really went wrong this time.

In order to avoid some troubles, he chose to invite Fu Rong as his dance partner.

But he seems to have forgotten that Furong's numerous admirers may cause him more trouble because of this matter...

It was Roger's fault anyway.

Scott didn't want to admit that he made a mistake, so he decisively pushed the mistake to Roger.

He looked at the smirking Fu Rong, and wanted to discuss it, "I..."

"You regret it? It's too late!"

Fu Rong immediately interrupted what he was about to say.

"Don't forget, you took the initiative to invite me just now. Although you are not yet an adult, you can still be considered a man."

She stared at Scott, looking him up and down.

"A gentleman can't do such an unrefined thing."

After finishing speaking, she shook her silver hair like moonlight, turned around and walked to the wooden house, opened the door, and then turned back.

"I think I should thank you anyway, Scott."

At this moment, Furong smiled brightly.

"After all, there are too many people who invited me, and it is very troublesome to refuse one by one, especially some of them who are particularly troublesome."

She couldn't help but look disgusted at the mention of "some extra troublesome guys."

But she soon smiled happily again.

"Anyway, thank you."

After speaking, she turned her head and entered the room again.

Bang.

The door is closed.

On the door, the wooden sign with the words [Fleur Delacour] swayed.

Scott turned his head and looked at Krum who had been watching the show since just now.

He hesitated and asked, "Victor, do you think... is there such a possibility... I was tricked by her?"

Krum thought for a while, and then answered seriously, "No, you brought it to your door by yourself."

"It seems to be true."

What a loss!

Scott raised his hand and patted his forehead hard.

Snapped.

After a long time, Scott put down his hands and began to comfort himself——

If he wants to use Furong as a shield, he can't blame the other party for using himself as a shield.

Although the arrow Fleur wanted to block might be troublesome, Scott wasn't really afraid of those troubles.

It might be easier to deal with those Fleur's licking dogs than those enthusiastic girls.

well.

Scott nodded.

After self-comfort, I felt much more comfortable.

He turned to look at Krum again, "Victor, why haven't you entered the house yet?"

"I'm watching your reaction," Krum said. "I think you're both very interesting, you and Fleur."

"You're funny, too," Scott said.

"No, my personality is boring." Krum said seriously.

Scott looked at Krum. This guy was taciturn, and he was really boring to the extreme.

But coupled with his old-fashioned face, his usual gloomy expression, and his friendly and kind personality in contrast to his appearance, he became interesting again.

"By the way, did you invite your dance partner?" Scott asked curiously.

Klum replied, "It's already been invited, and the other party has agreed."

"Can you tell me who it is?" Scott was really curious now.

He still remembered that the dance partner Krum invited in the "Original Book" was Hermione, but this time Hermione was not here, so he didn't know who he would invite.

"Miss Strozzi of Hogwarts," said Kroom.

"Cacchini?" Scott's eyes widened.

"That's right." Krum's thick black eyebrows moved, "You seem a little too shocked, don't you think I shouldn't invite her, because Miss Strozzi is Davis' ex-girlfriend?"

Unexpectedly, he even knew who Caccini's predecessor was.

Scott shook his head quickly, "No, this has nothing to do with Roger, they have broken up for a long time."

He just stunned the eyes of Krum, a dude who always seemed to find unusual beauty.

For example, the Hermione he chose in the "Original Book".

To be honest, if you only look at her usual attire, Hermione's image is a bit bad.

A mess of hair covered most of his face, and basically only his mouth could be seen.Carrying more than a dozen books on her body anytime and anywhere, she was always hunched over by those books.

Maybe she will surprise everyone if she dresses up well, but in the eyes of Hogwarts boys, Miss "Know It All" is really not beautiful.

All her sense of existence comes from her unlovable character in the eyes of little wizards, and her status as a "savior" partner.

Another example is Caccini who is now chosen.

Of course, because he had seen Caccini dressed up as a literary girl in the past, Scott knew that she was actually a little beauty.

But not now.

The current Caccini has nothing to do with beauty, she just looks like a handsome boy, a bit flamboyant and a bit ruffian.

Whether it's Hermione or Caccini, Krum can break through the fog, glimpse the truth, and discover their hidden beauty.

I have to say, it's really amazing.

Scott couldn't help giving him a thumbs up.

Good eye for beauty, well done, man.

But like Roger said, Caccini might need a wig.

Otherwise, if Krum dances with her, it is very likely that others will misunderstand her sexual orientation.

Scott ignored Krum's blank expression, turned and walked into the cabin.

After simply checking the condition of the malt, Scott quickly left the woods again.

Back in the common room of the tower, Scott was once again confronted by onlookers.

Everyone here is staring at him with that extra gossip.

"Did you make it?"

"Did she agree?"

Roger and Fred couldn't wait to ask.

It seems that he is going to invite Furong to be his dance partner.

"..."

Scott stared at Roger.

It must have been spread by this guy.

Roger raised his eyebrows comically.

"It's really you, brother." He gave a thumbs up, "I directly chose the highest difficulty and conquered the most difficult girl."

Angelina on the side also asked Scott curiously, "Did you really invite Fleur?"

Scott nodded.

"I really don't understand why you all like that arrogant guy."

Angelina rolled her eyes, then looked at the other girls present.

"Is it because we don't have any good girls at Hogwarts?"

Hearing her words, the other girls nodded repeatedly.

"Well..." Scott said honestly, "Because there are a lot of people who want to invite me and Fleur, but none of us want to invite, in order to avoid some troubles..."

"That means she agreed to your invitation, but you don't have mutual affection?" Angelina rolled her eyes again.

"That's right." Scott nodded.

Angelina stared at him with eyes of hatred, "Come on, Scott, that's the Christmas ball! You're choosing a dance partner, not a potion class partner!"

"It makes no difference to me." Scott spread his hands.

Caccini asked, "How did you invite her?"

"Tell me the truth," Scott said.

Hearing his answer, everyone present opened their mouths wide and looked at him in shock.

"Oh! I can't believe it! With such a reason, she would agree to you!" Angelina exclaimed, "Could it be that she, like you, doesn't know a little bit of romance!"

"No, she's still looking forward to the romance," Scott said.

"Could it be..."

At this moment, ambiguity appeared on the faces of the girls, and the boys looked at Scott with envy.

Scott shook his head, "No, Fleur said that there is no boy in this school who can make her fall in love. Her expectation of romance has been wiped out. Also, she needs to choose someone to block troublesome suitors."

And he is a good choice to send to your door.

"So, this is just a mutual exploitation without any romance at all!"

Angelina covered her face.

"Merlin, after hearing this story, my illusions were shattered, and I suddenly didn't look forward to the Christmas ball so much."

"Me too."

"Me too."

……

The other girls followed with a blank expression.

I'm so sorry I murdered your romance hehe.

Scott was also expressionless.

He resolutely chose to change the subject, "By the way, Viktor told me that he invited Caccini, and Caccini has already agreed."

Now, all eyes are on Caccini.

"Oh, yes, did he tell you?" Caccini admitted generously.

"what!"

The girls screamed in unison.

"Krum!"

"He invited you!"

"Nice job, Caccini!"

"I didn't expect him to come and invite me, but why not," Caccini said with a smile.

"Oh, poor Krum." Roger said suddenly, "Is there something wrong with his eyesight? How did he catch the Snitch in the past?"

Caccini immediately stared, "What's your opinion?"

"No." Roger said, "I just want to remind you that there is only one week left until Christmas, whether it is a wig or hair growth potion, you should get ready."

"Roger Davis!"

Caccini rushed over with a fierce face.

Roger quickly got up and fled.

"Oh, and don't forget to prepare a dress, remember, it's a women's dress!"

"Shut up! Go to hell!"

Everyone sat like this, watching the two chase after each other, and quickly ran out of the common room.

It took a while before anyone spoke—

"The two of them..."

"what's going on?"

"Who knows."

"It's really complicated."

"Poor Krum."

In the evening, when Roger was away, Scott and Fred tried to make some gadgets with their newly learned alchemy in the dormitory.

"Oh, this is my treasure! It was stolen from under the nose of Professor Kettleburn, and it is almost used up."

Fred dangled a small bottle of salamander blood with some distress.

"Don't be stingy!"

Scott reached out and snatched the bottle.

"I need it to increase the strength and toughness of this alloy."

He decisively opened the bottle and poured all the blood onto a piece of blue metal.

The red blood and the blue metal quickly reacted, and white smoke rose up.

"Cough cough...it stinks, vomit..."

Fred hurried to open the window.

Just then, Cedric walked into their bedroom.

"Good evening... oh what's this!"

He covered his nose as soon as he entered the door.

Scott quickly pulled out his wand, waved it lightly, and let the smoke drift out of the window.

"Successful." He looked at the alloy that had darkened, "Now, its strength and toughness are about 1.5 times that of before."

He turned to answer Cedric's question, "We are trying to make a magic dagger for self-defense."

"Self-defense?" Cedric sat down on the chair next to Scott, "Why don't you use a wand."

Well, it's actually for fun.

But Scott still said bluntly: "Because there may be situations where the wand is lost or damaged."

"This is the tradition of Gryffindor." Fred said solemnly, "It is said that Godric Gryffindor is a master swordsman."

Cedric asked him, "Fencing with a dagger?"

Fred began to talk nonsense in a serious manner, "No, I want to be a dancer in the dark, a god of death who silently reaps the lives of enemies, an assassin who only lives in the shadows!"

As he spoke, he put on the hood of his cloak to cover his eyes, stepped back a few steps, and hid in the shadow beside the bed.

Then, he pretended to have a low voice, "That's it, I will become one with the shadow."

Cedric discussed with him seriously, "Well...why not use the Disillusionment Charm?"

"Phantom spell, oh, of course I can use it, it was just a casual demonstration just now."

Fred stepped out of the shadows and said cheekily.

"Just wait, I will successfully assassinate the Dark Lord and become the most powerful and famous assassin who ever lived!"

"I don't want it anymore, it's too dangerous." Cedric shook his head, "Also, the assassins are anonymous."

Fred lost his "assassin temperament" in an instant, and slumped on the bed without any image.

"Cedric, you guy, you must see me embarrassed, don't you?"

Cedric laughed, "Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to."

But obviously, he did it on purpose.

Scott also laughed for a while, and then asked him, "By the way, are you here?"

"Oh, Scott, I want to borrow your [magic mirror]." Cedric said with some embarrassment.

"no problem."

Scott took out the [Magic Mirror], but withdrew his hand the moment he handed it to him.

"Hmm..." He looked at Cedric and said in a teasing tone, "Seeing your blushing, could it be that you want to contact Qiu?"

"Yes." Cedric admitted, blushing.

"Cho? Ravenclaw's Seeker? Oh! Cedric, it's no wonder you haven't chosen a partner yet." Fred said with a smile, "I saw you turned down several girls' invitations."

Scott also laughed, "What can you do, Qiu can't come to Beauxbatons to be your dance partner."

Cedric said quickly, "No, I just have something to say to her."

"Okay, I'll help you, hehe."

Scott reached out and tapped on the magic mirror, trying to connect to Eddie's [magic phone].

"good evening!"

Eddie's fat face soon appeared in the mirror.

"Oh, do me a favor, Eddie."

Scott lets Eddie see Cedric next to him.

"Go to Qiu, Cedric has something to say to her."

"Oh!"

Eddie, who is a gossip expert, understood immediately, and an ambiguous expression appeared on his face immediately.

"I see, is it Qiu, complete the task immediately!"

He found Qiu as quickly as possible, and handed the [magic phone] into her hand.

"Scott?" Qiu was a little surprised, "Oh, and Cedric, hello."

"Good evening, Cho."

Scott deliberately didn't give up [the mirror] to Cedric immediately, but instead started chatting with Cho.

"How's the Ravenclaw Quidditch match going after Roger left?"

"It's neither good nor bad." Qiu replied, "The four academies are missing players, but why are you asking me, where is our captain?"

Scott glanced at Cedric beside him.

"Roger isn't here... well, it's Cedric who's looking for you, and he wants to tell you something."

He handed the [Magic Mirror] to Cedric.

"Oh good evening, Cho."

Cedric gave a silly smile.

It has to be said that this severely damaged his handsomeness.

"Good evening, Cedric."

"I……"

Cedric was about to continue to say something, but he glanced at Scott and Fred, and stood up quickly.

"Oh, sorry, Scott, I'll give it back to you later."

As he spoke, he hurriedly fled the bedroom with the [Magic Mirror] in his arms.

……

While Scott had expected the trouble that would come with being Fleur's partner, he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

In the early morning of the next day, Scott got up earlier, but when he walked out of the tower alone, he met Lucio on the way to the castle.

Upon meeting, Lucio drags him to a remote place.

"Scott, I think you might need to be a little more careful these days," he said.

"What's wrong?" Scott didn't know why.

"Oh, you haven't thought about that, have you?" Lucio said. "You've never thought about how popular Fleur is in Beauxbatons?"

Scott suddenly realized, "It turns out that you already know about this?"

Lucio nodded, "Just last night, Fleur announced in public that she had accepted your invitation to the ball. Obviously, the news has spread throughout Beauxbatons."

"So, there are people actually coming to trouble me?" Scott asked.

"I don't know about others." Lucio curled his lips, "but that big fool Valdo will definitely."

"Waldo?"

It took Scott a moment to remember who it was.

"The one in Girard's alchemy classroom?"

"Yes, it's him."

Lucio lowered his voice.

"That fool Waldo always relies on his family background to mess around in school."

"He's already taken a fancy to Furong. Although Furong doesn't like him, if it weren't for Mrs. Maxim, he still doesn't know what he would do."

"So far, many guys who are close to Furong have been severely taught by Waldo."

"Of course, it was because of Professor Girard's face that Madam Maxim did not fire him."

Scott was a little surprised, "Even so, now that it's the Triwizard Tournament, he doesn't dare to do whatever he wants. I can tell that Madam Maxim attaches great importance to this Tournament, and she is a powerful witch."

Lucio looked contemptuous, "Do you still remember the matter of translating the earphones? That idiot has never been able to see the form clearly, otherwise he wouldn't have done such a shameful little move in private."

Scott asked, "Didn't you say that Professor Girard would definitely punish him?"

"But he's alive and kicking again now," Lucio said. "I warned you, he's an idiot, a big fool, and his memory doesn't grow from one punishment."

Scott understood the basic situation.

It seems that the trouble Fleur mentioned mainly refers to Valdo Girard.

but……

"Do you think he can do anything to me?"

"With his magic level, he is indeed not your opponent." Lucio said, "but you still need to be careful, because he not only has a group of followers who fawn on him, but also does things with unscrupulous means. Don't forget, he was born in Girard Family, it is normal to have some powerful magic items."

He reminded again, "In short, you'd better not be alone, as before, let your classmates follow you and protect you."

"Thank you, Lucio." Scott said gratefully, "But I'm not worried, and I don't need protection, just one thing..."

"what?"

"If I give him a hard lesson, I don't know what the consequences will be? Of course, it is on the premise that he provokes me on his own initiative. "

"You are really confident." Lucio looked at him in surprise, "I hope you are not arrogant."

Scott laughed silently.

"Ok."

Lucio pouted.

"Even if you can teach him a lesson, it's best not to do that. I told you that the Girard family has a lot of power in the French magic world. They can even influence the Ministry of Magic and the school board."

He lowered his voice again.

"Maybe they will prevent you from continuing to play, or even strip you of your Warrior qualifications."

"I represent Hogwarts and the United Kingdom," Scott said.

"Come on." Lucio didn't take it seriously, "Britain is messed up enough now, don't add any more workload to your Headmaster and Minister of Magic."

Scott was speechless.

Indeed, the situation in Britain is tense now, and the Ministry of Magic may not necessarily pay attention to this Triwizard Tournament.

After all, dealing with the Dark Lord and Death Eaters was the most important thing, and it was undoubtedly much more important than a Triwizard Tournament.

They don't necessarily devote their energy to dealing with this kind of thing.

Although Dumbledore would not leave it alone, Scott did not want to cause trouble to the old headmaster who was running back and forth.

It's just that it's impossible for him to swallow his anger.

He said to Lucio: "Then, I'll try to keep my senses and not teach that guy too hard."

"Forget it, it's up to you." Lucio was a little helpless.

At this moment, Scott suddenly took out his wand, "I didn't expect it to come so soon."

"What?" Lucio's face collapsed instantly.

Soon, the tall Waldo led several people over from one side, and at the same time, several other people appeared from the other side, blocking their retreat.

After approaching, Valdo didn't look at Scott, but stared fiercely at Lucio.

"Very good, damn Lucio." His face was very bad, "You're secretly sending messages to your friends, aren't you?"

Lucio looked around and saw that the two were surrounded, so he couldn't help cursing in a low voice, "Shit."

"Answer me, Lucio!" Valdo still stared at him closely.

Lucio simply let it go, "Yes, Valdo, I want to remind him to be careful of you, because you always ignore Madame Maxime's warnings and lead a group of people to run amok."

"I have to say, you control too much." Waldo smiled sinisterly, "It's just a mudblood from Spain, you should thank God for staying in this school."

Hearing this, Scott couldn't help but said, "Hey, I can't pretend that I didn't hear that."

"So what if you hear it?" Waldo said arrogantly, "I've asked, and you're just a Mudblood. Sure enough, any kind of person will have such kind of friends."

"I've changed my mind, Lucio," Scott said.

"What?" Lucio asked nervously.

"No matter what the Triwizard Tournament is, I will give this guy a hard lesson."

Scott laughed.

"I decided a long time ago that everyone who insults me with that word will not dare to look up in front of me."

　Happy Valentine's Day!

　　Originally, I wanted to write a chapter about the content of the occasion, with a little more love elements or something.

　　But it's a pity that I don't consciously go astray while writing.

　　Alas, Scott seems to be off the hook for romance.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)