HP Starlight

Larina's gown was dark gold, Kelsey's was silver-green, and Luku's was light purple.Esther also helped the three of them with their hair, and the four of them walked to the hall together.

"Your partner is waiting for you." The three smiled and pushed Este out.

Esther's dance partner is Mikhail, and they are already familiar with each other because they have practiced together several times.Esther greeted him politely.Wearing a red dress, Mikhail reached out to her, kissed the back of her hand gentlemanly, and pulled her to stand by the door.

"Hi, Esther. You look beautiful today." Harry greeted her as he stood by.

"Thanks, Harry," Esther responded, nodding again at the pretty girl beside him.Then he lowered his voice and whispered in Harry's ear, "I have something to tell you after the dance, don't rush away."

Harry looked at her suspiciously.Esther blinked at him and fell silent.

When all the people in the auditorium were present, Professor McGonagall asked them to line up with their dance partners and walk into the auditorium.

They walked through hundreds of round tables to the empty seats in the front row and stood up. Esther felt like she was being executed publicly.Orion and Leona sat in the crowd and waved excitedly at her, and she responded with a stiff smile.She gasped slightly until Mikhail put his hand on her waist.

"Relax, Esther. We'll dance really well," Mikhail whispered to her.Esther nodded quickly and glanced at the front of the auditorium again. Professor Snape stared expressionlessly at Harry behind her.She felt relieved and a little lost.

The music starts, the first is a soothing track.Esther moved neatly under Mikhail's lead, and the black skirt swirled in a beautiful wave, revealing the starlight in the blue waves inside.After spinning twice, Professor Dumbledore invited Professor McGonagall to the dance floor, and everyone joined in one after another.With fewer and fewer eyes staring at him, Esther breathed a sigh of relief, and even danced lightly under his feet.

The long tune finally came to an end, and Esther was already a little dizzy.It's not that she's not good at dancing, but that she hasn't eaten since noon and took another hot bath.Later, under the influence of nervousness and anxiety, she forgot about her hunger, and she didn't remember it until she was exhausted.Mikhail saw that Esther was unwell, and accompanied her off the dance floor to the round table to rest.

"I'm going to get some drinks," said Mikhail.

"No, you can invite others to dance again. This song is very nice. I'll just rest for a while." Esther smiled reluctantly, and she wanted to go to the refreshment place to eat something by herself.

Mikhail was a little hesitant, and finally invited another partner at Esther's insistence.

Esther walked to the refreshment area, wanted to choose a snack, and saw Professor Moody sitting not far away alone.She picked up the last two glasses of wine and walked towards him.

"Thank you for your help, professor. Please forgive me for my rudeness before." Esther handed over the wine glass sincerely.

But Professor Moody didn't answer. He looked back and forth between Esther and the wine glass, and finally took out a wine jug from his coat pocket. "Sorry, I only drink my own drink." He opened the jug and took a big sip, "You don't need to apologize, if I blame you, I won't help you."

"Thank you." Esther nodded and drank the contents of the cup in one gulp.

Back at the refreshment area, Orion happened to come over, "Why are you alone? Where's your dance partner?"

"I'm so hungry, I told him to find another female companion." Esther whispered to Orion.

Orion raised an eyebrow at her, and thoughtfully brought her a plate of pudding, and led her to the round table where Leona was sitting.

"Esther, your outfit is so cool. It reminds me of Count Vampire." Leona said carelessly on the table.

"Are you really praising me seriously?" Esther said, eating a big mouthful of pudding impatiently.

"Why are you so hungry?" Orion frowned, feeling that Esther's bite was a little too exaggerated.

"I didn't eat at noon!" Esther swallowed desperately and said, "I will tell you in detail when there is no one else."

After drinks, Leona and Orion slipped onto the dance floor to have a good time.Esther felt a little burning in her stomach.The red wine is not obvious when drinking, but it has stamina. In addition, Esther drank a whole glass on an empty stomach before, and now the discomfort is becoming more and more obvious.She got up and went outside to get some air.The snow was so thick that it creaked when you walked on it.Esther admired her own footprints alone, feeling very comfortable wrapped in the cold air.

"...It happened again like before, and soon everyone can't deny it!" It was Karkaroff's voice.

Esther stood there dazed, not knowing where the sound came from, nor where to hide.

"Aren't you ready? We have no reason to discuss it." This time it was Professor Snape's voice.Esther no longer had the idea of ​​evasion, and even had the urge to go and have a look.And she quickly decided to give up her reason and let herself be willful for a while.

Suddenly there was a sliding sound, and Professor Snape's voice suddenly became stern, "Luminescent flashes! Hufflepuff will be deducted ten points, and Ravenclaw will be the same!"

"It's a signal, you know!" Karkaroff said.

"I don't know what you're talking about," said Professor Snape.

"Yeah, maybe you don't mind if I roll up your sleeves to check...you can't fool me, Severus, you're scared," Karkaroff growled.

"I'm nothing terrible Igor," dare you say that? said Professor Snape approaching Karkaroff.

Esther finally went around the carriage and saw the two people who were confronting each other.Karkaroff glanced coldly at Esther, then at Snape, turned and left with a cold snort.

"How did you get here?" Professor Snape frowned at Esther, as if he wasn't very happy about her presence.

"Professor, the weather is really nice tonight." Esther said with a dazed smirk, "Would you like to dance with me?"

"Have you figured out what you said?" Professor Snape glared at her, turned around and was about to leave.

"I know very well, Professor." Esther walked over quickly and stopped in front of him, her bright blue-green eyes looked at Snape's eyes like a dark tunnel with a little bewilderment, "It's just a dance, no need The rules, jump how you want, just you and me."

Esther approached Snape cautiously, little by little, as if afraid to startle him away.When she finally took Snape's hand, it felt cold.She stared at him eagerly, as if she felt that there was finally a wave in his eyes.She took his hand and put it around her waist.

"Have you been drinking?" Professor Snape suddenly withdrew his hand and took a step back.

"It's just a glass of red wine. I'm just a little dizzy. I'm sober, Professor." Este followed up and wanted to try again.

"Then go back to the castle and choose a suitable partner to continue." Snape said irritably.

"Why do you keep saying no, Professor?" Esther also became irritated, feeling the burning sensation come back, making her sick in her stomach, "Why don't you give me a chance, and give yourself a chance? Except for me, who can see through your mean and indifferent disguise and see your pure and kind soul? If you care about the reputation of the professor, just tell me, and I can wait until after graduation to determine the relationship. I am an adult and can be responsible for my behavior Responsible. I can't believe you didn't even notice my feelings for you..."

"You don't know me at all." Snape cut her off in a low voice, "You don't know anything."

"Then tell me!" Esther took a step forward, forcing Snapeura to get closer to the distance between the two of them again.

"No." Snape said calmly.

"Then I'll see for myself." Esther said bitterly, using Legilimency on Snape's eyes.

A string of memory fragments flashed before Este's eyes.

Snape knelt in front of the mysterious man and said something tremblingly, and the mysterious man gave him a Cruciatus Curse.

In the dilapidated house, Snape was holding a girl crying hoarsely, and Esther recognized that it was Lily.

In the dark cemetery, a hooded figure in a traveling cloak stood there alone.He silently summoned the Patronus, and a silver doe lay softly beside the tombstone, rubbing its head against Lily's name.

"Enough!" Esther heard a stern voice in her ear, and she was expelled from memory by Snape.

Seeing Snape's angry gaze, Esther calmed down quite a bit, but she still stared at him, not realizing that her eyes had become wet, reflecting the light from the castle.

"I know you still love her, I don't care. I accept your previous feelings, is that okay?" Esther said trembling slightly, feeling that she had never begged anyone so humbly.

Snape stared at her without saying a word, as if he hadn't figured out how to punish him.

"I see..." Esther said to himself, forced a smile, turned and walked towards the gate of the castle.At last he came to a place where Snape could not see, and a crystal tear ran down his cheek.A cold feeling penetrated Este's whole body.She patted her face lightly, and activated Occlumency.When he walked to the auditorium again, he had already put on a smiling face.

The ball was in full swing, and Esther, as the sponsor's warrior, dutifully accompanied the boys from Beauxbaton and Durmstrang to dance.Now she is not as shy as she was when she started dancing, but dances better.The rhythm became more and more cheerful, and Esther jumped more and more crazy.

The dance finally ended at midnight, Esther smiled pantingly and waved goodbye to the boys dancing together.

"Tonight is really great," Leona patted Esther's shoulder and said to her, holding Orion's arm, "I'm exhausted, I have to go back and rest quickly. See you tomorrow, Essie."

"See you tomorrow, Leo." Esther said, waving at her.

Harry walked up to Esther and asked her in a low voice, "What do you want from me, Esther?"

Esther suddenly remembered that there was still business to do, she took Harry to the corner of the stairs where no one else could see, and cast an ear-closing spell on the surroundings.

"Listen, the golden egg listens in the water. It's better to go to the bathroom. Both the head and the golden egg are submerged in the water. You can ask Leona to ask the password for the male prefect's bathroom in Orion, there should be enough Big." Esther said quickly, "You'd better catch up quickly, they won't refuse anything tonight."

Harry nodded and ran upstairs.

Esther walked back dully alone, feeling very tired after removing all disguises.After simply washing up, she lay on the silver-green four-poster bed and stared at the black lake outside the window in a daze.Was it only after death that the impression would be left on Snape's mind, perhaps the second item should drown herself, she thought pessimistically.

Esther spent the rest of the vacation alone in the dormitory, not even wanting to eat.If her roommate hadn't brought back a sandwich to force her to eat, she would have starved herself to death first.

On the first day of the second semester, Esther finally showed up at the dinner table.Orion frowned and looked at her and said, "What's wrong with you? I haven't seen you for a week, why are you so depressed?"

"Of course not as nourished by love as you are every day, full of vitality." Esther looked at him jokingly, and was satisfied to see the red color climbing up his ears.

Esther ate half a slice of bread and really lost her appetite.She put down her breakfast and picked up Orion's Daily Prophet to pass the time.

"You should eat well." Orion pointed to the half-slice of bread left by Esther on the table.

"I'm full." Esther said perfunctorily, "Look at this article—Dumbledore's major mistake." Esther was eager to change the subject, pointing to an article and said.

"There are reports about him every day, nothing surprising." Orion said disapprovingly.

"This time it's about Hagrid," Esther quickly skimmed through the entire article, "saying that he is a half-blood giant, his mother is a giant, and he is also a supporter of the You-Know-Who... Will the You-Know-Who still recruit giants? Didn't you say that there is?" Can one be a Death Eater only with strength?" Esther asked in a low voice.

"He just uses them as tools, and even if there is no mysterious person, they will attack humans and even kill each other. This is their nature." Orion said solemnly.

"Hagrid isn't aggressive, though," said Esther.

"Who wrote the article?" Orion asked.

"Rita Skeeter," Esther said, turning to the beginning.

"It's clear at a glance." Orion continued to eat breakfast.

"Annoying woman." Esther said dissatisfied.

Esther had never been so idle at Hogwarts.The clue of the golden egg is already known. Although the course is difficult, as long as you don't have to be outstanding, it's not a problem to get a pass.And she doesn't need to take the NEWTs exam, the status of a warrior is enough to explain everything.Most importantly, she no longer expected anything from Snape.They returned to the state of ignoring each other.That's good, Esther thought, since he never got it anyway, it doesn't matter what he loses.

Three weeks before the competition, Esther's Felix Elixir was finally brewed successfully.Looking at the gold-like liquid jumping happily, Esther couldn't help feeling a little distressed.She spent most of her savings constantly replenishing potion ingredients, and it took half a year of painstaking effort to produce such a small pot of finished product, which is really low cost performance.

Esther carefully put the potion into a small crystal bottle, for fear of wasting a drop.

"Miss Collins, don't forget that Felicia is not allowed in the Triwizard Tournament." This was the first sentence Snape said to her after the Yule Ball.

Esther nodded quietly without looking at him.

When the competition was approaching, Esther counted his belongings every day, wanting to see how the mermaid would steal one of his belongings.But until the morning of the game, Esther still felt that he had nothing missing.She has put a spell on her chests and lockers so that if someone opens them, she will know the first thing.

Esther felt that she was fully prepared, and sat in the auditorium to eat breakfast with peace of mind.Orion sat down next to Esther with a pale face and said nothing.

"What's the matter?" Esther sensed Orion's abnormality, and couldn't help feeling a little strange.

Orion's voice seemed a little distorted, "Your second project is related to Leona. Her roommate told me that she was taken away last night and she hasn't returned today."

Esther suddenly felt his blood cool down.She wholeheartedly thought that she would take one of her own things as a challenge project, but she never expected to choose a living person.She tried her best to remain calm and looked in the direction of the Gryffindor table, but there was indeed no sign of Leona.

"Calm down, Esther," she said to herself in her heart, "the school won't let them have trouble, it's just a competition." Seeing Orion's anxious eyes, she suddenly felt guilty Feeling, as if I broke up a beautiful marriage.

"I'll bring her back safely, trust me." Esther comforted Orion.She put down her unfinished breakfast and left the auditorium.She couldn't ignore Orion's nervousness and enjoy breakfast in peace.She forgot that she had such a naive idea of ​​drowning herself in the second level, and she was only thinking about how to find Leona as soon as possible and bring her back.

After waiting for an unusually long time, the whistle finally sounded. She quickly took off her robe, put a waterproof spell on the clothes inside, and plunged into the water.As she swam forward, she put a head-soaking spell on herself, and turned her legs into fishtails, which made her speed much faster.

She was no stranger to the underwater scene, but it was darker than what she saw in the dormitory.The sound was blocked underwater, so that her hearing advantage could not be brought into play.She had to use her wand to guide herself and swim to the center of the lake.

She dived deeper and deeper, and Grindylow, who was hiding in the water plants, couldn't bear to attack her.She stunned two with a silent spell, but more Grindylows rushed at her.She flicked her wand violently, and a dozen ice cones formed in the water and shot straight at them.Taking advantage of Grindylow's escape, Est swam out of the area.

After swimming for an unknown amount of time, Esther finally heard the faint singing.She flicked her tail and swam across.

Soon she saw a mermaid with dark green hair and iron gray skin.In the past, I could only see some vague shadows through the window, but today when I saw the mermaid face to face, I realized that the mermaid was not as beautiful as I thought.Esther walked through the dense stone dwellings to the square in the middle, and saw four unconscious people floating in the water.They were all tied to a giant mermaid statue, and Esther caught sight of Leona in the middle.

Without hesitation, she swam across and swung her wand at the tethered rope, which twisted and untied itself like a snake.She took Leonard's hand and turned to leave, and Harry swam over.

Esther wanted to ask Harry who was his hostage so he could help him untie the rope.But the mermaids stood in front of her holding their spears, "You can't help him." The mermaids said fiercely.

Esther had no choice but to signal to Harry to meet on the water, and pulled Liona to start swimming towards the surface.

The way back was very smooth, and with the help of Fishtail, Esther was the first to pull Leona back to the shore of the lake.The moment Esther's fish tail was thrown out of the water, thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the stands, and someone vaguely heard calling her a mermaid.

Madam Pomfrey was waiting on the shore, when she saw Esther and Leona, she wrapped them in a blanket. "It's only February, they're still little girls, the water is so cold..." She grumbled as she gave them the refreshing potion.

Seeing Madam Pomfrey's stern gaze, Esther drank the potion obediently, and steam came out of her ears.

People came back one after another, Viktor took Hermione, and Fleur was sent back by the mermaid.She looked anxiously at the water, very worried for her sister's safety.

"She will be fine. The spell cast by Professor Dumbledore himself is very safe. The mermaids will send her back when the time is up, and she will be fine." Leona comforted her, but the effect was not obvious .

Finally Harry was the last one to come back with Ron and Fleur's sister Gabriel.He was worried about the safety of the hostages, so he waited until the end and even brought back other hostages.Esther breathed a sigh of relief for Harry, but also felt sorry for him. Although he was about the same speed as himself, he fell to the last place for others.

However, the jury finally gave him extra points for his noble behavior, which made him No.2 after Esther.

All congratulations to Harry.Esther couldn't help rubbing Harry's head, it was a blessing in disguise.In this way, Harry and himself are now tied for first place in total points, and it is very hopeful to win the championship.

The third event is scheduled for the evening of June 24, and the Warriors will only get information about it a month in advance.With a three-month break and no exams yet, Esther feels that there is no easier time than now.