Chapter 311 Who Do You Think I Am, Karkaroff! (Thousands of Dollars per Day, Please Vote Monthly)

Harry held Hermione's hand, and the two of them came to the lead position in the middle of the dance floor.

The weird sisters began to play their instruments in unison, and the cheerful tune gradually sounded and echoed in the auditorium.

The first piece of music, "Let's Dance Together Tonight"!

Harry stood in the male position in the ballroom dance, his left hand gently holding Hermione's right hand, and his right arm wrapped around Hermione's waist.

Feeling Hermione's slightly stiff body, Harry took the initiative to slowly rub the back of Hermione's right hand with his left hand.

Harry's face turned to his left side, which was Hermione's right shoulder, and he whispered comforting words: "Don't be nervous, Hermione, just relax."

"Don't forget that we have done so many trainings in the past few days, and how excellent your performance was at that time."

"You just need to follow my rhythm, and I will control all the rhythm. I am a dance master."

"Yes, you are indeed a dance master."

Hermione bent her right middle finger and ring finger slightly inward and clasped them on Harry's right shoulder, her left arm touching Harry's right arm to form a whole.

At the same time, she did not forget to joke, or use words to relieve her inner tension,

"But I don't remember you learning to dance. At least according to your previous description, the Dursleys probably won't hire a dance teacher for you."

"I can read a few books and it's called talent."

Harley made up a reason casually, and the two of them began to dance to the beat of the music in unison.

Harry's steps were light but steady, taking the initiative to drive Hermione's rhythm;

And Hermione completely followed Harry's footsteps and complied with Harry's lead, instead of acting according to her own habits like she did when she first practiced dancing in the Room of Requirement.

Although she made several small mistakes, Harley easily covered them up.

As the music progressed, Hermione's body became more and more natural, her energy gradually released, and her tension completely disappeared.

Harry saw that Hermione's movements were becoming more and more smooth, so he began to lead her and spin her lightly.

Occasionally she would only hold Hermione's right hand and loosen her right arm around Hermione's waist.

Hermione also cooperated by tapping one foot on the ground and using it as an axis to rotate.

Her silver-white long skirt also flew with the owner's wishes, as if lily buds with lavender lace were slowly blooming.

There were other warriors and ordinary students dancing around them, but the difference was clear at a glance.

Many students who had not yet appeared on the stage cast their eyes to the center of the dance floor, their eyes full of envy.

By the end of the song, everyone had completely let go and danced to their heart's content.

The warriors can also choose to rest at this time.

Krum was the first to choose to leave. Although the Slytherin girl next to him was not happy, Krum obviously had no interest in his dance partner, so he didn't care too much.

Several other warriors who danced particularly poorly also chose to leave early, but Furong still insisted on staying on the dance floor.

After all, she had been getting along with "Harley" for quite some time before.

When Harry asked Hermione if she needed a rest, Hermione didn't stop, but whispered in Harry's ear:

"Go on, I can dance again."

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The two danced for nearly thirty minutes, and during this period they were the focus of the audience.

After all, what Harry and Hermione danced was the most standard aristocratic ballroom dance, which was the result of her repeated learning.

Harley first learned to dance when she was in Sequence Seven, and until she reached the level of the Eternal Witch in Sequence Three, Harley would keep pace with the times.

During a trip to Backlund, the capital of Loen, Harry spent a long time learning the most practical dance from a former court lady.

Moreover, she secretly used some extraordinary abilities to carefully learn the social dance steps of both men and women without affecting them.

It was not until later that the tutor was hired away by other wealthy businessmen that Hallie ended her studies.

She only attended the balls of the great nobles. Wouldn't it be easy to attend a Christmas ball now?

Finally, when the third song ended, Hermione's face turned red and she couldn't stop sweating.

"Take a break?" Harry asked Hermione with another chuckle.

At the same time, she conjured a handkerchief from somewhere and gently helped Hermione wipe the sweat from her face.

Hermione didn't show off this time, but nodded vigorously, and controlled her already sore legs to prevent herself from falling into Harry's arms.

Although she didn't mind, and even said she was eager for the above situation.

But Harley is a warrior and wants to maintain her good image.

Harry held Hermione's hand without letting go, and at the same time, the arm around Hermione's waist tightened slightly, making Hermione feel much more relaxed.

The two walked out of the crowd and chose a table nearby to sit down.

Harley knocked on the table and said loudly: "Two glasses of chilled lemon juice."

Under the influence of magic, two glasses of freshly squeezed lemon juice with ice cubes soon appeared on the table.

Hermione picked up one of the glasses and leaned on Harry's shoulder while admiring the other classmates who were still dancing.

It has to be said that this large-scale dance party is also a paradise for fun people in a sense.

From professors to students, you can see all kinds of interesting scenes that you can't see in ordinary Hogwarts.

For example, Hannah, at Harley's suggestion, took the initiative to invite Neville when she couldn't find a dance partner.

But Harry seriously doubted that after the dance, Hannah would want to secretly suffocate herself to death while she wasn't paying attention.

After all, Neville would step on Hannah's foot every two or three steps; however, Hannah did not give in too much and often fought back.

Although she steps less often than Neville, but... Hannah wears high heels!

He only had to step on it once, and Neville grinned. He couldn't keep up with the rhythm for a long time, so he stepped on it a second time...

And Fred and George, who were dancing more like fighting bludgers than ballroom dancing.

Fortunately, their dance partners were Angelina and Aria, two senior Quidditch players, so they could follow their thoughts normally.

But Harley on the side really couldn't stand it anymore.

Most of the students around me are just like the groups listed above. Although they are not so exaggerated, they obviously lack correct training.

There were also dancing professors on the dance floor, but the professors were no better than the students.

Take Hagrid for example. Although he mustered up the courage to invite Ms. Maxim to dance with him, everyone around him wailed in unison, wishing that he had not invited her successfully.

Some people even wanted to slap me. Why didn't he take the initiative to stop Hagrid when he went to send out the invitation?

After all, when these two wizards with poor skills but huge bodies tried to spin on the dance floor, they almost emptied the surrounding small space.

Professor Moody was even more exaggerated.

Although he and the astronomy professor Sinistra were barely able to see through the dance, his magic eye was not so cooperative.

During the dance, the magic eye quickly rotated 360 degrees, monitoring everyone in the auditorium indiscriminately.

More importantly, when Professor Moody shook, a wand and a dagger fell out of his pocket.

"Oh, sorry." Professor Moody said gruffly, picking up the two items on the ground.

When he went to pick up the items, the magic eye moved faster, as if he was afraid that someone would cast a death curse on Professor Moody while he was bending over.

"Oh, Alastor, why did you bring these items to the ball?" Professor Sinistra couldn't help but ask.

"Of course it is to guard against possible dark wizards." Professor Moody said with seriousness on his face.

"After all, we all know that Harley's registration note is abnormal, so there must be a dark wizard in the school."

"And a large-scale event like the Christmas Ball, where defenses are very lax, is undoubtedly the best time for them to take action."

Professor Sinistra was not speaking, but judging from her expression, she seemed to regret accepting Professor Moody's invitation.

"Looking at other people's dancing skills, do you feel that you are lucky to be invited by me?"

Harry suddenly looked at the little witch beside him.

"Listen to what you are saying?" Hermione wrinkled her nose slightly.

"You are obviously lucky to be able to invite such a beautiful, smart and lovely witch as me."

"Okay, okay, it's my luck." Harley nodded,

"By the way, there seem to be girls over there who want to invite me to dance. Do you want me to dance with them?"

"Don't go!" Hermione's attitude became much tougher instantly, "Have a glass of mead!"

Although the young wizards were forbidden to drink alcohol, during the Yule Ball, Professor Dumbledore still made an opening and purchased several large barrels of mead from the Three Broomsticks pub.

This made Aberforth so angry that he scolded Professor Dumbledore for a long time in the Hog's Head Bar.

At the same time, he did not forget to put the so-called "aged cellar" and "top-quality mead" that is ten times the price of ordinary mead back into the cellar, waiting for the next victim to come.

Hermione put down the lemonade in her hand and drank the mead in one gulp, almost choking herself.

Harry really felt that Hermione was a little cute, and kept patting her on the back to help her calm down.

After a while, Hermione's face turned redder than before, and she mumbled incoherently:

"I'm drunk, you can't leave!"

Harry couldn't help but laugh:

"Who are you lying to? Did you drink too much of Professor Slughorn's wine when you were in France?"

"And the Firewhiskey I bought this semester and put it in the Room of Requirement."

"Only the two of us and Furong can go in that room. Furong is basically accompanied by me when she goes in."

"So where did the Firewhiskey that disappeared out of thin air go?"

Hermione's face was still as red as before, and there was nothing unusual about it.

But she hit Harry aggressively and glared at him fiercely.

Don’t you know that you should follow your own wishes at this time? You are still so angry with me! hateful!

However, Hermione wisely chose to stop talking, and Harry did not continue to tease her.

After the song ended, Fleur also left the dance floor with her dance partner, looking exhausted.

However, "Harley" was still full of energy, and she still had the energy to tease Fleur about how good her physical strength was. She was already one-tenth of her own strength.

"call--"

Fleur took a deep breath after sitting down and looked at Harry narrowly,

"Harry, your physical strength is really good. You are not tired even after dealing with Hermione and I at the same time."

"Of course, after all, they are both me, and their physical fitness is equally good."

Harley faced this bad woman who wanted to harm her with a natural look on her face.

"Exercise more and exercise more, and you can have the same good body as me."

"Tsk." Seeing that Harry still answered so accurately, Fleur could only smack her lips and concentrate on drinking butterbeer.

As the four outstanding-looking witches sat here, more and more people gathered around them silently.

Many little wizards who had finished dancing unconsciously leaned in this direction and whispered something.

"It seems like they all want to invite you, Harry." Hermione brushed Harry's long hair.

"By the way Fleur, aren't you going to accompany your sister?"

"What are you doing with her?" Furong said with a nonchalant look on her face.

"Someone didn't invite a dance partner, so I've made an arrangement with her to let her watch Gabri for me."

"Besides, if this place is so safe, can there still be a dark wizard?"

Looking at more and more students gathering around her, Furong stood up:

"Harry, do you want to dance for a while?"

"Of course." "Harry" also stood up and took Fleur's arm, "I'm happy to."

Hermione also tugged on Harry's clothes, expressing that she felt it was too hot here and wanted to go out for a walk.

Harry nodded, stood up, took Hermione's hand, and walked side by side out of the auditorium.

This made the students on the side very frustrated.

Damn it, before I could wait for Harry or Hermione to recover their strength, they left the auditorium!

Especially Krum in the crowd, the gloominess on his face became a little more intense.

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Harry and Hermione headed straight for the open space outside the castle.

A cave appeared out of thin air on a lawn there, with little fairy lights shining inside.

"I don't know where Hogwarts found this kind of fairy," Hermione yawned.

"I remember these cute little elves haven't been seen in the Forbidden Forest for a long time."

"Who knows?" Harry stopped in front of the lawn and looked at a fairy flapping its wings among the magic roses.

The two of them carefully admired these unusual roses——

They are colorful and still bloom even in the cold winter.

And a fairy used the rose stamens as a table and was carefully sucking the nectar.

When it noticed Harry and Hermione, the fairy showed no fear at all. Instead, it flew up from the rose and landed on Harry's shoulder.

"So cute, so cute." Harry smiled, lifted the little guy off his shoulders, and held it in his palm.

The two teased the fairies, and after admiring the statue of Santa Claus made by Professor McGonagall, they walked around.

At this time, the lawn was transformed into a large area of ​​low shrubs, with winding paths buried inside, and occasionally some huge decorations and very ornate stone statues.

Harry felt the fluctuation of magic from these statues, and judging from his knowledge of ancient runes, these statues could be driven by magic at any time.

I don't know why Professor McGonagall wants to do so much, and apply so much magic when making the statue.

Harry and Hermione hid in one of the winding paths, and at the same time heard the sound of splashing water not far away. It seemed that the professors had also built a fountain here.

The two walked through the rose bushes, ready to find the exact location of the fountain.

After walking a few steps, Harry heard a familiar and familiar voice, it was Professor Snape.

"...I don't understand why you are making such a fuss, Igor."

"Severus, you can't pretend this didn't happen!" The other voice was terrified and hoarse, that of Karkaroff.

He seems to be afraid of being heard by others, so he speaks very fast,

"It's become more and more obvious over the past few months. Aren't you worried? Anyway, I am very worried now. After all, we can't deny that he-"

"Then run away!" Professor Snape said impatiently,

"The farther you escape, the better. For the sake of being friends, I will excuse you."

"But I still want to stay in Hogwarts, after all, I haven't done anything wrong."

"What did you do wrong?" Karkaroff's voice suddenly became louder, but then quickly lowered his voice,

"Do you believe what you said? Even if you believe it yourself, will he believe it?"

"You're kidding yourself, Severus! He won't believe you, and you'll die!"

"Enough!" Professor Snape raised his voice, "Who do you think I am, Karkaroff!"

"I am Severus Snape! I am different from you, I am Severus Snape, the Potions Master!"

"He won't care." Karkaroff was not angry because of Professor Snape's tone and subtext.

"He's gone a little crazy, and sometimes he's a little unclear."

"Coupled with being forced to remain anonymous for so many years, it's hard for me to imagine his mental state..."

Before they finished speaking, the two of them turned a corner.

"Who is it?" Professor Snape suddenly pulled out his magic spell and blasted the roses away from both sides.

His expression instantly became a little ugly, and he had a straight face.

Screams came from the rose bushes in front of him, and two dark figures sprang out from them, their clothes disheveled.

"What are you doing here?"

Professor Snape asked the question knowingly, looked at the girl who was rushing past beside her and the boy who was chasing after her, and added a few more words,

"Fawcett! Ravenclaw deducted 10 points for illegally entering a rose bush and destroying Professor Sprout's beloved rose!"

"And Stebbins, Hufflepuff also deducted 10 points! It's also for illegally entering a rose bush!"

His eyes turned to other directions, and he glared viciously at the students there.

But Professor Snape only saw Harry and Hermione holding hands on the path among the rose bushes.

The ice-like expression on his face instantly melted, and the fierceness in his eyes disappeared without a trace.

But after glancing at Karkaroff beside him, Professor Snape's tone became aggressive again, even a little more aggressive than before:

"And you two, why are you here!"

"If I remember correctly, the Yule Ball isn't over yet, is it?"

"Professor, Hermione felt that the auditorium was a bit stuffy, so I took her out for a walk."

Harry replied seriously.

Professor Snape deliberately snorted:

"Then go as far as you can! Didn't you see the professors talking about the problem? Karkaroff, let's go over there and talk!"

"By the way, one point will be deducted from Gryffindor! For interfering with the professor's conversation!"

As he spoke, he strode past Harry and Hermione without even looking at them.

The long black dress robe fluttered behind Professor Snape, as if waving goodbye to the two of them.

Karkaroff didn't pay much attention to Professor Snape's attitude towards Harry, and hurriedly chased after him.

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"What are the two of them doing?"

After the two professors walked away, Hermione couldn't help being a little curious.

"I have some guesses," Harry said slowly,

"In his first year, Voldemort attached himself to Professor Quirrell and drank the unicorn's blood."

"Although this brought a curse to him, it also gave Voldemort considerable power."

"And after the third grade, Peter Pettigrew successfully escaped, probably to find his old master."

"So if I guess correctly, Voldemort is now methodically becoming more powerful until he regains all his power."

"And of the three notes in the Goblet of Fire, probably two of them are his masterpieces."

Hermione's face turned pale for a moment, but soon returned to normal.

Having been with Harry for so long, she didn't have much fear of Voldemort.

It was just that I had a stress reaction when I suddenly heard this murderous name.

Harry paused deliberately before continuing:

"Professor Snape and Karkaroff seem to be Death Eaters, at least what I heard from my father's good friends...that is, Uncle Remus and Sirius."

"But Professor Snape has always been a spy on Professor Dumbledore's side, and Karkaroff betrayed and reported on his old colleagues, so that the Ministry of Magic spared his life."

"Now that Voldemort is regaining his strength, the Dark Mark on their arms will naturally respond."

"It's probably for this reason that Karkaroff is panicking. After all, he is a traitor."

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