Chapter 914 An Early Encounter

"How did you get so many rewards?" Charlie Weasley asked.

At this time, he was helping George and Percy throw toad mints, licorice magic wands, and honey honey candies to the crowd.

Since George and Percy's [different-color group] lost to Fred and his group's [same-color group], according to the rules of the game at today's party, the [different-color group] must receive a random small penalty.

The punishment was drawn from a lantern hanging above the common room - sharing the candy won during tonight's event.

And it was only then that the little wizards intuitively understood how much the "cross-college team" had gained from tonight's party. Just the candies brought out by George and "Sister Momoxia" were several. Minutes to finish.

There is more than one group of "big winners" like this, for example, the prefect combination of Percy and Penello followed closely behind.

"Charlie, you have to find a girlfriend...then you will understand that some things are different..."

George whispered in Charlie's ear, with an unstoppable look on his face.

Although he lost to Fred, because of George's attitude of fighting hard until his forearm cramps, "Miss Peach" reluctantly agreed and would still make him fruit salad, and it was not in vain for him to grit his teeth and cast a curse on himself. .

On the other side, the atmosphere between Percy and Penello's "frail prefects" was more harmonious.

Penelo was a little unhappy at first, but she didn't know what Percy said to her. Anyway, she didn't feel as disappointed as before after losing the game. Instead, she stood on the table openly and looked at the crowd happily. Toss snacks.

The girl's charming and bright smile gave Percy many potential love rivals.

Only one person did not go to the banquet below.

Elena was lying on the side of the quiet and cool stone staircase railing of the girls' dormitory, quietly watching the lively party. After finishing the "Sudoku" game booth, Hermione quietly left the main venue below and came to Elena's around.

"So... aren't you going to go down and play together?" she asked softly.

"Why did you come up again? Get down quickly -"

Elena said, patting the butt of the little beaver next to her and pouting downward.

"Are you exhausted tonight? Take the time to go play games. After tonight's party, it may take a long time before there will be such a large party. Don't worry about me. I'll just watch from the side. Already..."

"But...but...I feel like you obviously want to play too..."

Hermione frowned and glanced at Elena. She had noticed the yearning in Elena's eyes when she was down there just now.

You know, Elena spent so much effort designing the game, specially arranged "random grouping", and also put a lot of thought into preparing prizes - but all the joy belongs to the participants, and Elena has everything No.

As the planner of tonight's social party, she can't play any content.

"It's just a childish game that children like, I just-when did you start to believe in feelings?

Elena snorted slightly and replied with a disdainful expression.

Childish game?

This is not what Elena said when planning the party and assigning work.

Hermione's eyes glanced at the little fur on Elena's head.

The usually lively little boy's hair drooped down in an extremely rare way, which seemed incompatible with the pride, confidence, and ease in Elena's tone.

--really!

This white-haired dumpling...is lying!

And more importantly, Hermione looked at the temporarily prepared corner behind Elena.

"What about Luna and Hannah? Haven't they finished their work yet—"

Behind the two of them, Luna and Hannah were still carefully counting the distribution of prizes for tonight's event.

Unlike the other stall owners who were responsible for the game session, the two of them were tasked with distributing prizes at the party.

As the exclusive welfare girl of today's social party, whether it is snacks, drinks, toys, or the large pillows, date coupons, Hogwarts kitchen set meal for two (three days) that will be distributed later... all of these must be passed through After the two of them registered and verified one by one, they submitted them to Elena after the party, and distributed them one by one.

"Not yet, they should be there for a while. Besides..."

Elena said seriously. She glanced at the two little witches who were checking the account books in a low voice, "They are not suitable to participate either."

"Because you are the prize givers and planners? This is too funny—"

"No, mostly because, well, having three of us in it would affect the balance of the game."

Elena sighed, pointed to the game items in the lounge below, and explained calmly.

"Guessing the number of dice in ten dice cups, wrench strength, blindfold stickers... We are not suitable to participate in these games. Unless we deliberately let go, no one can beat us in these events, which will seriously dampen everyone's emotions. interest.

"Affect the balance? Then why can I..."

Hermione raised her eyebrows high, crossed her arms and said amusedly, her smile gradually disappearing.

This is obvious, because Luna has never lost in any competition of luck, and Hannah, who has double A in strength and agility, is the notorious [Humanoid Tyrannosaurus-Commissioner of Discipline] at Hogwarts.

As for Elena, at least it’s double S…

"This is not a competition or an exam... If you want everyone to have fun, it must be as equal as possible-"

Elena said, lying on the railing and looking at the lively lounge below, she said gloomily.

"In this case, these games based on pure luck and physical strength are undoubtedly the most suitable choice. As long as there are no people who exceed the specifications to disrupt the situation, then the gap between everyone will be narrowed - Hermione, your strength lies in learning, This is an advantage that has been deliberately flattened, so it’s okay—but for me, Luna, and Hannah, it’s best for us not to participate.”

"So from the beginning you deliberately arranged for Luna and Hannah to be the ones giving out the prizes?"

Hermione looked at Elena calmly.

"Because you know you're not going to the party games anyway?"

"That's right," Elena nodded lightly and replied quickly.

"I asked them for their opinion, if they were reluctant - but neither Hannah nor Luna had any objection - everyone can't have fun at the sorority party, right? Someone has to do something, that's the way it is , Hermione...Okay, the explanation is over."

"But shouldn't the theme of tonight be a celebration party for the Quidditch match? Are you thinking too much about it?"

Hermione frowned in confusion, her eyes flickering over the laughing Ravenclaw students in the field.

Maybe students from other colleges deserved Elena's treatment like this, but the disagreement between those Ravenclaw girls and Elena was almost a secret known to the whole school. She really didn't understand why Elena wanted to take care of them. feelings.

"Oh, so this is a Quidditch thing, right?"

Elena said, playing with her hair with her fingers and answering casually.

"The competition for the Quidditch Cup made the relationship between houses tense, but the emergence of the freshmen team and the master's team broke this cycle of hostility. Ravenclaw lost their own team - this The second good news is that they can support any team they like neutrally, and the premise is that they have more friends..."

"Supporting... any team? I don't quite understand—"

"Unionization, this is the trend - the head coach of Lady Malkin's robe-named team, the freshman team is by no means the last team to have outside sponsors and named the team, nor is it the last team to be cheered by multiple colleges - next game You’ll understand.”

Elena smiled as she looked at the little wizards below who were communicating in pairs and forming teams in low voices.

At some point, Qiu Zhang had already sat down with Cedric and was discussing how to defeat the combination of Charlie Weasley and Lee Jordan in the next round of the two-person three-legged competition;

And Ginny was telling Harry a story vividly. Judging from Harry's silly roe deer expression, it was probably the story about the Burrow that the head coach had specially told him before...

Compared with cross-college friendships, some relationships are more likely to bloom when there is a certain distance and personality differences.

Maybe some flowers will grow a little slower, but it's not a big problem.

Anyway, Hogwarts never cares about puppy love. As long as you don't do anything that affects others or violates school rules in the library, empty classrooms, or after curfew, no professor will beat you.

In view of the declining birthrate in recent decades, many parents of magical families even wish their children would get married right after graduation. For example, the two Weasleys are the most obvious example.

Unknowingly, the clock passed twelve o'clock, extending to the next day.

This gala went past the scheduled end time. Both the little witches of Ravenclaw and the students of Gryffindor seemed to have forgotten the time and were still laughing and playing tirelessly in the lounge. Noisy.

In order to have enough space to carry out activities such as [Dodgeball] and [Pillow Fight], Percy Weasley, as the prefect, even took the initiative to instruct the senior boys to clean up the dormitory and free up one floor of the dormitory as a game venue. .

The dormitory access control at Hogwarts is only for boys, and girls can enter and exit the boys' dormitory at will.

Faced with this serious "infringement of the right to choose a spouse," the Gryffindor girls will naturally not go back to the dormitory to sleep.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, the Gryffindor boys' dormitory quickly turned into a new round of game carnival - or, in other words, a hunting ground.

As time goes by, almost all the little wizards have completed the matching of [Team of the Same Color] and [Team of Different Colors].

At one o'clock in the morning, Professor McGonagall, wearing a plaid dressing gown and a hairnet, came to the lounge and urged everyone to go back to bed with an unkind look on his face.

Also appearing with her were Professor Flitwick, who found that most of the students in the college were up late at night and there was no one in the corridor, as well as Professor Snape and Professor Sprout, who were called out by the other two deans.

Under the gloomy faces of their respective deans, the social party in the Gryffindor lounge finally came to an end.

The students from other houses reluctantly left the Gryffindor lounge, while the Gryffindor students climbed up the stairs and returned to their beds, still happily discussing the games at the social evening and their respective "partners". ".

Of course, there was some condemnation of the two "big traitors", Percy and George.

Many Gryffindor girls are even gearing up to take back their cattle from the Ravenclaws.

Most of the comments from the Gryffindor boys were envy, especially those students who missed the "Potato War" compensation jump last semester. As time went by, most boys discovered the additional benefits of that compensation. benefit.

Compared to the fierce lionesses of this college, the girls of Ravenclaw look obviously much gentler.

A small group of boys are even plotting to repeat the "Potato War". Of course, they still have to lose——

However, the students' discussion did not last long.

"Everyone be quiet now!"

Professor McGonagall walked into the buzzing dormitory and shouted angrily.

"I want everyone to go back to bed and stop talking! If you ever want to have a party like this again—"

She waved her wand and all the candles and magic lights in the dormitory went out immediately.

The only light was the moonlight shining in from the window. The fat chickens with round faces gathered by the window sill were all driven back to the owl shed by Professor McGonagall - she had long known that students secretly sent "messages" at night, and she was just too lazy to do so before. Tube.

But there must not be any more indulgence tonight, otherwise these little guys might even talk all night long.

Under Professor McGonagall's inspection, the girls' dormitory quickly became quiet.

As the excitement dissipated in silence, sleepiness surged out of the little wizards' bodies like a tide.

Many girls were lying in bed and remembered that they had not washed up tonight, and the sound of fumbling wands and spells could be heard in the dormitory.

Today's sorority party is not a complete opposite, the Gryffindor girls also learned a lot of skills from their neighbors.

For example, when unable to enter the dormitory bathroom to wash up, how to use a wand to quickly remove makeup and perform personal cleansing - since the bronze eagle ring fell into the control of the "witch", this is almost a must-have skill for all Ravenclaw girls. .

The combination of these practical little magic skills quickly spread among the girls' dormitories of Gryffindor House.

"...After you recite the Cleansing Charm, remember to place your wand next to your bed."

Professor McGonagall shook her head helplessly, thought about it, and gave an extra reminder.

"If you don't want to lose an eyebrow, hair, etc. in your sleep... please remember not to put the wand under the pillow or sleep with the wand in your hand - well, good night, girls."

After saying that, Professor McGonagall turned and walked towards the door.

She still had to visit the boys' dormitory, especially to check whether they had restored the dormitory to its original condition.

On the other side, as soon as Hermione climbed into bed and pulled up the curtain to block the moonlight, she felt a familiar little man crawling into the quilt.

"Elena, this is my bed - you didn't wash your feet!"

She lowered her voice and complained softly, trying not to attract the attention of Professor McGonagall at the door.

"Shh-"

Elena yawned and casually poked Hermione on the waist to relieve her resistance.

"Tomorrow we have to go outside the school. Let's rest early - if I have slept, you must remember to call me. Tomorrow's classes are quite exciting. If you are lucky, you may witness the beginning of a new era of magic education. …”

Hermione's struggling movements slowed down slightly, and she subconsciously asked curiously.

"Outside the school? A new... era of magical education? What is that?"

"Hey, hey, if you call me daddy, I will tell you mercifully——"

"Get out! Don't make me kick you down!"

"actually……"

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