[hp] Rescue Mr Diggory

The day of the ball was approaching day by day, but during this time, Cedric did not let himself be idle at all. In addition to practicing Transfiguration every day, he also humbly asked his friends who also lived in the forest. We asked about dancing.

The secrets of tap dancing taught by the half-man, half-horse centaur are useless at all, because even if Cedric takes the form of a dragon, he only has two legs, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't dance as majesticly as the four-legged centaur. ; the dance of the short and agile elves is too cheerful, but the seemingly cumbersome giants are completely different, and every step is enough to shake the ground; a kind-hearted werewolf friend Cedric knows is proficient in all kinds of tricks. dance, but he always sleeps in a cave during the day, and only comes out on nights when there is no moon, just because this kind-hearted werewolf is extremely afraid that he will hurt others when he loses control, so even if it is Even a crescent moon could cause him to panic, which made Cedric even more ashamed to bother him.

After a lot of tossing and no gain, Cedric felt that relying on others is worse than relying on himself, so he gave up those fancy dances, and spent an hour or so alone in the open space in front of the cabin every night, repeatedly reviewing the ballroom dancing that the wizard had taught him step.

Although Cedric had the company of so many friends in the forest, he still missed the wizard very much, and felt that it was not a good thing for the cabin to suddenly become spacious.

After thinking about the wizard every night, Cedric couldn't help but think of the girl named Camelia he met not long ago. He thought that if there was a chance in the future, he would like to invite this girl to his cabin , maybe she'd like his friends, and they'd love to see her, but—

Whenever Cedric thinks of this, he can't help but become pessimistic. Maybe the other party has forgotten him, and even if he hasn't forgotten, there is a high probability that he will reject the invitation from a dragon. Think about it, she is a girl from the Dragon Slaying Kingdom, a wizard Having said that it would be dangerous for him to be intimate with anyone in this country at any time, but Cedric found that he just couldn't help himself from thinking about her.

"She must be a princess," said one of Cedric's elf friends when Cedric confided this trouble to them.

"No, she's just a—"

Cedric was about to refute, but suddenly realized that he didn't know much about Camelia, only her name, but maybe she was really a princess as the elf friend said.Otherwise, how can he explain why he can't forget only her after seeing so many girls in the kingdom.

Maybe it's just the nature of dragons, things like gold coins and gems, and a real princess seem to have a fatal attraction for them.

But Cedric thinks that as a dragon, his concentration must be quite good among the same kind. At least he will not have to roll around in the pile of gold coins every day to be comfortable. This is a well-known habit of this type of dragon. He was proud of being able to resist the temptation for gold coins, because it meant he could be a good dragon.

The reason why Cedric wants to be a good dragon is not only because this is what wizards have taught him since he was a child, but also because Cedric wants people to change their views of dragons slightly because of him, although he knows it is difficult to do , but he still wants to try, just like his werewolf friend, who never hurt anyone and is very friendly to all his friends, but he can only hide in the forest, because people don't believe that a werewolf can With such a kind heart.

But now Cedric was not as sure of himself as he had been before, because he found it true that nature was hard to change.

Camelia might be a princess, but Cedric never imagined that he could overcome the temptation of gold coins, but he forgot that he had never met a princess before, and he didn't know that a princess was far more attractive than gold coins and precious stones. up.

Now Cedric suddenly understood why the wizard took great pains to ask him to stay in the forest as much as possible and not to have too much contact with people in the kingdom. It turned out that he was afraid that he would find it difficult to control himself after meeting the princess who ran out of the palace. Thoroughly stimulate the dragon nature that has been suppressed in the body.

This is not good, Cedric thought, squinting.

After some intense inner struggle, Cedric made a difficult decision.

"I don't think I'll go to the dance anymore," he announced to his friends, whether it was good or bad news, dejectedly.

Everyone was taken aback by this, and asked him what was wrong, obviously he had been preparing for the dance for a long time in order to meet the human girl.

Cedric explained: "I'm afraid she's a princess, and then I might soon be a dragon that snatches her away."

As soon as the words came out, the friends looked at each other in dismay. They all knew that Cedric's dream had always been to be a good dragon. In the name of massacre.

The originally noisy atmosphere suddenly became quiet. Everyone was thinking of a way for Cedric, how to make him go to the dance to meet the girl without becoming a dragon. Everyone thought and thought, but no one thought of it. A good way to kill two birds with one stone, until the werewolf carefully opened his mouth to break the silence.

"What if what you meet is not a princess, but a love? Because you are tortured by love, you will act as if you have met a princess." The werewolf said, "Sed, this is not a dragon." nature, but you are in love."

At this time, the two centaur brothers echoed the werewolf's words in unison, "That's right, we watched the stars last night and saw a great omen of love coming to this forest."

On weekdays, the two centaurs are always full of nonsense, and they like to play some harmless pranks on these friends, so everyone knows that they are really good at divination, but they often feel that they can't expect too much from their divination. Knowing if that could be a prank too.

But at this moment, everyone is concerned about Cedric's important affairs, and they feel that although the centaur brothers are a little unreliable on weekdays, they will never be joking at this time.So as soon as this remark came out, everyone cheered up again, and they all persuaded Cedric to change his mind as soon as possible. Of course, the ball was going, otherwise he might never see the "little princess" who made him blush again.

But wizards had never taught Cedric such things, and he was perplexed by it.

So the Elf grandfather, who is loved by everyone in the forest, asked his children, grandchildren and others, including the centaur brothers who are always restless, to sit down and ask everyone to come and listen to what he said when he was young and how the Elf spoke. The romantic things grandma had to say.

But Grandpa Elf was getting old after all, he would always forget what he was going to say next after saying a few words, and if he didn't pay attention, he would fall into a coma from exhaustion.Seeing that he was so tired, everyone decided not to wake him up. The elves gently carried the old man back to rest.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the ball, Cedric put on his best clothes, and happily went to the appointment with the blessings of his friends.After this period of hard work, his transformation technique has improved a lot compared to before, and now he can freely put away the dragon horns on top of his head, and maintain this appearance for a long time.

When he came to the kingdom, Cedric was surprised to find that everyone he met today was full of happiness, even the homeless who slept on the street and moaned all day long were smiling, and the people dressed in weird ways made people feel happy. Cedric, who had already put away the dragon's horns and wings, couldn't help but wonder if he looked too ordinary now.

Almost everyone I meet is talking about going to the castle and going to the ball.

When Cedric arrived at the castle, there was already a long queue at the gate of the castle. From time to time, four or five knights walked back and forth to maintain order. In addition, for safety reasons, everyone who entered the castle had to be checked. This made the procession move extremely slowly, but even then the interest didn't diminish in the slightest.

After finally entering the ballroom, Cedric found that there were so many young men and women inside, which made him worry about how to find Camelia, and he was dazzled by the gorgeous decorations in the magnificent hall.

Since it was the first time he came to a large ball with so many people, the inexperienced Cedric could only walk around, but he was not aimless. He tried hard to find the figure that he had been thinking about for a long time in the crowd .

Just when Cedric was having a headache on how to refuse an invitation from a more persistent girl, he heard the voice that he missed every night sounded behind him.

"Excuse me, this is my dance partner."

Cedric turned his head in surprise, and saw Camelia smiling at him, almost just glanced at him, Cedric felt his heart start beating violently, this was an unprecedented feeling, he thought it might be It's because she is so beautifully dressed today.

"I thought you weren't coming." Camelia complained to Cedric after the girl had left, "But I'm so glad to see you here."

"It's nice to see you again, too." Cedric didn't dare meet her eyes.

"Where's your dragon horn?" She lowered her voice and asked in a low voice that only the two of them could hear.

Cedric explained to her, "It's hidden."

After hearing this, Camelia looked a little disappointed. She probably thought that Cedric looked cooler when they met last time, but she quickly adjusted her mood.

"So is Mr. Long ready to dance with me?"

Cedric took Camelia's hand without hesitation, and kissed the back of her hand like a true gentleman, using the etiquette the wizard had taught him.

When the lights came on, all the people present took their dance partners and walked slowly onto the dance floor. In the middle of the dance floor stood a pair of young men and women. They were the prince of Tulong Kingdom and the dance partner he had just chosen for him. The flattered look seemed to have never thought that she would be so lucky, but what she didn't know was how many pairs of eyes were staring at her at this time.

At the beginning, Cedric was a little nervous and did not perform well. He almost stepped on Camelia's feet several times. They cooperated more and more tacitly, and they soon became one of the beautiful scenery on the dance floor, but Cedric held Camelia's waist tightly throughout the whole process, turning her around and never turning his eyes Put it elsewhere.

After dancing a few dances, Camelia took Cedric out of the dance floor. She told Cedric that she didn't want to dance all night here. Maybe they could go to the garden to do something more interesting. thing.

But Cedric didn't know what she meant by the interesting thing, and asked her stupidly what people could do when they came to the ball and didn't dance.

"Don't you think there are a lot of people missing now?" Camelia didn't answer him immediately.

Cedric shook his head. In his opinion, there were still many people on the dance floor, and all his attention was on Camelia just now, and he didn't pay attention to the surrounding situation at all.

Camelia didn't explain too much, she couldn't help but take Cedric's hand and escape from the crowd, and ran with him to the garden outside before stopping.

Camelia lifted her skirt and sat on the bench, carelessly took off her high-heeled shoes, and then she probably realized that such an action in front of Cedric was not ladylike, so she seemed embarrassed.

"Sorry, I don't usually wear such high heels, I'm not used to it."

"It's okay, I think it must be very uncomfortable to walk in such shoes." Cedric said, turning his face away, he didn't know why he saw Camelia's tender white ankles at this time His face started to heat up.

"Yeah, it's not uncomfortable at all." Camelia rubbed her swollen ankle, "But it's worth the price for looking good."

Cedric felt his heart was about to jump out, and he said what he had been holding back for a long time tonight, "I think you are the most beautiful girl at the dance today, of course, whether it is at the dance or not It's the prettiest I've ever seen."

"really?"

"Uh-huh."

Cedric didn't dare look Camelia in the eye, and kept nodding to let her know he wasn't lying.

"Mr. Long, you are really cute. Are all your dragons so cute?"

"No, I don't know what happens to other dragons. Because I was raised by a wizard and I have never been in contact with other dragons." Cedric replied truthfully. Should have acted so honest outside, but he found he couldn't lie to Camelia.

"I think that wizard must be very kind." Camelia said.

Cedric thought of the wizard, and his tone became a little heavy, "Yes, he was very good to me."

They didn't speak after that, they sat quietly, the palace not far away was still brightly lit, and there was a group of people planning to party all night inside, while the breeze outside blown the flowers in the flowers one by one, and the water flow of the musical fountain Rising and falling rhythmically, there is a lot of frogs and insects, but it is still quiet compared to the inside.

At this time, Cedric no longer longed for such a dance party, and he found that he still preferred to sit in the open space in front of the cabin with his friends in the forest and watch the moon.Although he found he didn't like balls very much, he still enjoyed being with Camelia.

"Do you know what they usually do when two people disappear together at a ball?" Camelia suddenly asked Cedric a question he didn't know.

"I don't know because it's my first prom." He still chose to be honest.

"I tell you, they'll find a place to hide, it's easy, because there are so many rooms in the castle, and maybe someone else will come outside like us, as long as they don't get noticed by others, and then they— "

She didn't go on, but it had aroused Cedric's curiosity.

"What are they hiding for?" he asked curiously.

"Forget it, I won't tell you."

If it was still daytime at this time, Cedric should be able to notice Camelia's blushing, and maybe he can deduce the truth through this inexplicable blushing.

"Just tell me, okay?"

Dragons are very curious, and Cedric never misses an opportunity to gain new knowledge.

"Do you really want to know?"

Cedric nodded, "If you tell me, I think I will allow you to touch my dragon horn."

But this time Camelia said that she didn't want to touch his dragon's horn, but wanted him to lean on his ear, she secretly told him, and when Cedric was waiting for her to answer herself, she first bit him gently. It took a bite of the tip of his ear before he began to answer him.

"They'll make out."

That was the day Cedric had no reason to believe that he was going to be a dragon in the near future because he wanted to take this girl away and take her back to his cabin, and she would be his only from then on, like the other dragons Like taking the princess away.

After the ball, Cedric and Camelia became very good friends, they always played together, and after a long time, he knew a lot about Camelia.

Camelia's father, Mr. Shafiq, was a wealthy businessman from a neighboring country. His wife died many years ago, and he raised his frail daughter alone for many years.The father and daughter moved to the Dragon Slaying Kingdom a year ago, because a doctor from a neighboring country told Mr. Shafik that the air in the Dragon Slaying Kingdom is good, which is good for Camelia's condition, so the father bought it from a declining nobleman. He came to this manor located in Dragon Slaying Kingdom, and brought his daughter to settle here.

But Mr. Shafiq is very busy and often has to go out to do business, and his properties in neighboring countries have not been completely transferred here.

The huge manor often only has Camelia, the old housekeeper and his wife who take care of her daily life, and a few cleaning servants, but they always have their own work to do, so they don't have time to talk to Camelia.

It is not that Mr. Shafik did not hire young maids to accompany Camelia before, but it is not easy to find an innocent and loyal maid these days. He has hired several maids one after another, either with dirty hands or too careless, In short, Mr. Shafiq was not very satisfied, so this matter has been shelved.

Camelia was already dissatisfied with her father's move to the Dragon Slaying Country without discussing it with herself. Although her health did improve a lot after arriving in the Dragon Slaying Country, she felt that living here was too lonely, especially now that her father always She was going out to do business, and the group of friends in neighboring countries couldn't see each other often because they moved to another country. This made her very angry, and she would inevitably lose her temper with her father.

But since meeting Cedric, Camelia has become as happy as before.

On days when Camelia wasn't having tutoring lessons, they would hang out together in the streets, drink butterbeer, do silly things, and buy all kinds of weird things.Sometimes they would read together in Camelia's room, and Camelia would graciously let Cedric play with the scientific gadgets her father bought to make her happy, and Cedric would perform some simple magic tricks with her, and Try teaching her how to brew a potion.

Of course, all the meetings, including Cedric's real identity, are unknown to other people in the manor. They only know that the eldest lady may have made new friends recently, because she looks younger than the one who just moved in. It's been much happier for a while, and she's been running out all the time lately.

It was no surprise that the two fell into an inextricably passionate love not long after, to the point where they had to see each other every day.

Cedric would always wait until the dead of night, spread his wings and fly to the window of his beloved girl, enter her boudoir, and have a tryst with her, but he never stayed overnight, usually after putting Camelia to sleep, He will reluctantly leave.

Until one stormy night, when Cedric said goodnight to Camelia and was about to go back to his cabin, the other party hugged him from behind, and she begged Cedric to stay with her One night, she felt flustered because of the thunder outside, and her father had gone to other places in the past few days.

Originally Cedric wanted to sleep on the ground to make do for the night, but Camelia felt sorry for him, and at the same time, Cedric couldn't hold back her pitiful appearance and told him that she was afraid.

Not long after Cedric lay on the bed again, Camelia slipped into his arms. She was only wearing a thin nightgown, and Cedric felt something soft against his chest. At that moment, his whole body froze, and then he smelled the fragrance from her hair and body, which was stronger than ever before, and surrounded him, as if there was no retreat for him.

By the moonlight, Cedric could clearly see the small transparent fluff on Camelia's face. At this moment, he thought of a peach. Maybe he could taste it. She might be as sweet as a peach, but it seemed It is beyond doubt.

However, Cedric still held a rigorous attitude, and couldn't help leaning over to peck her cheek lightly, only to find that he was completely wrong, she was obviously much sweeter than a peach.

But one bite was not enough, he hadn't tasted enough yet.

Cedric stretched out his arms to wrap Camelia tighter, and then he started a more detailed tasting. Until now, Camelia's performance was very well-behaved, as if she was at her disposal. But Cedric's only saneness made him feel that her body was trembling slightly due to his touch, which made Cedric stop involuntarily.

Just when he wanted to ask her what was wrong, Camelia said, "Sed, your horns are showing."

Cedric thought it was a prank on her at first, because the lady was always naughty, so he didn't pay much attention to it, but he didn't want Camelia to reach out and grab the dragon horn on top of his head.

Cedric's breathing immediately became rapid, "Jamie, I said that my dragon horns should not be touched casually."

Seeing that he was a little uncomfortable, Camelia immediately let go of her hand in fright, but then looked at him with extremely innocent eyes.

"Aren't you even allowed to touch me? But you never told me what would happen if you touched it. Could it be that if someone touched your horn, you would immediately turn into a dragon and eat me?"

Cedric calmed down a little, and began to feel guilty that he had overreacted just now and frightened his little princess, so he followed her words, "Yes, I will eat you down to the bone. None left."

Camelia heard that he was joking and knew that he was not angry, so she was relieved and smiled again, "I thought you dragons only like princesses, and you don't like ordinary girls like us."

Cedric corrected her, "You are not ordinary, you are my little princess."

Hearing this, the person in his arms leaned against his chest and laughed non-stop.

"The little princess wants to give you a bunch of baby dragons, do you want it, or don't you want it?"