Chapter 312 The Dance Is Over

After Harry's brief science introduction, Hermione also put the matter about Karkaroff and Professor Snape behind her and stopped interfering.

After all, Harley said that she would find a time to tell Professor Dumbledore.

And Hermione also knew that Harry and Professor Dumbledore had already cracked the mystery of Voldemort's resurrection-the Horcruxes.

If you interfere too much, it might have the opposite effect.

The two walked around the roses and came to a huge stone reindeer.

Looking past the stone carvings of the reindeer, one could see the magic fountain the two were looking for before, splashing high with water.

Those water splashes seemed to be cast under a spell, emitting various lights when they flew out, but after falling back into the pool, they quickly became clear again.

Harry and Hermione originally planned to go over and take a look, but from a distance they saw two vaguely huge figures sitting on a stone bench.

Hagrid and Ms. Maxim were chatting while admiring the spring water under the moonlight.

When the two people appeared in the distance, Harry happened to hear Hagrid's words:

"...Another half-blood giant, needless to say? I'm pretty sure we're the same."

Immediately afterwards, Ms. Maxim stood up and screamed: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You are so brave! I have never been insulted like this in my life! What is in your head! Is it bad!"

"I... I'm just... I'm just born with big bones!"

With that said, Ms. Maxim turned around directly, strode away from the fountain without looking back, leaving Hagrid standing alone.

Hagrid's face was full of confusion, but his expression was mixed with frustration. He obviously didn't understand what he said wrong.

After sitting for a while, Hagrid walked towards his hut alone.

"What happened, Harry?" Hermione asked softly,

"We just happened to witness a... breakup scene?"

"No, they haven't broken up yet. To be precise, it should be the scene of a quarrel?"

"Hagrid and Ms. Maxim are having a conflict?"

"Yes, and it is a very serious contradiction. Hagrid made a very fatal mistake."

Harley nodded, with an unexplainable sound in her voice.

"If this issue is not handled well, it will cause a lot of trouble for him, Ms. Maxim, and even Professor Dumbledore."

"Honestly, Hagrid doesn't speak wisely a lot of the time. If we hadn't happened to encounter this scene tonight, he would have been in big trouble."

"I don't think I quite understand what you're talking about, Harry." Hermione was confused.

"We will visit Hagrid in two days. Then you can go and ask in person." Harry said softly,

"Speaking of which, we haven't visited our good friend Hagrid during Christmas. It seems that I haven't had time to visit my dear Professor Snape yet."

"It looks like these things are going to be on the agenda."

Hermione didn't ask any more questions. After all, Hagrid's matter seemed to involve his privacy, so it should still depend on his own willingness to express it.

As for the topic of Professor Snape, Hermione just thought that Harry suddenly remembered it, so she talked about it casually.

But the beetle that just flew to a leaf above their heads didn't think so.

A trace of sadness appeared vividly on its face, it rubbed its forelimbs and crossed out two news items in its mind.

After lamenting the hardships of life for a while, the beetle flapped its wings and flew in another direction.

Even if Snape needs to be taken out, what Karkaroff said is enough for him to arrange it and complete the task.

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Harry and Hermione wandered around, and finally wandered all the way to the edge of the Black Lake.

At this time, the night sky was clear, the bright moon was hanging high, and the water of the Black Lake was sparkling in the breeze.

Harley created an ice boat out of thin air, and used weather spells to control the direction of the wind, pushing the boat to carry the two of them forward.

Through the clear lake surface, you can see the fish swimming below, and occasionally a few aquatic black magic creatures will appear.

However, when these creatures saw Harley from a distance and felt the threatening aura that Harley deliberately exuded, they were immediately frightened and ran away, not daring to come over and disturb her without permission.

Only the giant squid in the black lake, said to have lived for hundreds of years, floated to the surface.

It glanced at Harry lazily, then stretched its body and drifted with the current, enjoying the evening breeze.

Harry and Hermione didn't disturb it, they just sat quietly on the boat, chatting.

It wasn't until the twelve o'clock bell rang that Harry controlled the small boat and reached the shore.

At the main entrance of the castle, students from other schools were filing out. Some students whose dancing partners were Hogwarts wizards stood reluctantly at the door, chatting.

The door to the castle was blocked tightly, and it seemed that the two of them would not be able to return to the dormitory for a while.

Harry rolled his eyes and suddenly thought of something.

"Go, I'll take you on an unusual path."

She said with a smirk, and without waiting for Hermione to react, she picked Hermione up in a princess hug.

At the same time, Harry tiptoed to the ground and ran quickly along the outside of the castle. When he came under the Gryffindor Tower, he instantly threw out a large amount of spider webs.

The spider silk entangled Harry's waist and long hair, and the three parties exerted force at the same time, and Harry tapped the wall with his toes from time to time to borrow force.

So in less than three minutes, the two appeared outside the Gryffindor tower.

"Here, this is the window of our bedroom, is it exciting?"

The two of them just hung in front of a half-opened window for ventilation. Harry rubbed Hermione's forehead, beckoning.

At this time, Hermione wrapped her hands around her neck, her face was full of tension, and she didn't want to look down at all.

"Hurry up and go in!" Hermione's voice was faintly crying, but it also contained excitement that she didn't even notice.

"It's so scary, I can't hold on for a second!"

The window was opened, and Harry held Hermione's waist first, allowing her to land successfully.

Harry himself was not in such a hurry to act, but first took a look at the castle below in the moonlight.

She clearly saw Fleur and her other self waving goodbye, and then stepped into Beauxbatons' carriage.

"I" walked towards the castle, but on the way, I gently touched the small mirror embedded in the necklace around my neck, and then disappeared without a trace.

Harley felt a slight weight on her body, and something returned to her pocket. Then she turned over and entered the bedroom and closed the window.

At this time, Hermione had collapsed weakly on the bed.

After all, the two of them danced for more than half an hour and wandered outside the castle for so long.

With Hermione's small stature, and the fact that she doesn't usually exercise...it's normal for her to be unable to bear it.

Harry had expected Hermione to be frightened and need her own comfort.

Unexpectedly, after she recovered, her face was filled with excitement.

"It was so interesting! Can you do it again!" Hermione said with excitement.

This time it was Harry's turn to be dumbfounded. All he could say was that he was worthy of being a little lion of Gryffindor, with a love of adventure hidden deep in his bones.

But Harry naturally refused Hermione's request, after all, it was getting late.

Hermione could only give up with a hint of disappointment. The two of them finished washing, said good night to each other, and then fell into sleep.

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The next morning, students from all schools got up very late.

After all, the Christmas dance had just been held the day before, and many people were so excited that they couldn't sleep after they came back. They chatted about all kinds of experiences until they fell asleep at two or three in the morning.

Hermione also stayed in bed until eight in the morning, using the excuse that her whole body was sore and unwilling to get up.

She also asked Harley to give herself a leg and waist massage to relieve her fatigue.

Is this the kind of person Harley is? Will she accept Hermione's unreasonable and forceful orders?

She... Of course she is very happy!

The Immortal Witch specially learned massage techniques for a specific plot!

And Fu Rong didn't come to the Gryffindor common room with two books until almost ten o'clock in the morning. At the same time, she didn't forget to sigh seriously:

"Harry, you were so fierce last night! In the end, I had no strength, and you are still so lively!"

"Don't say such ambiguous words, okay?" Hermione rolled her eyes, and lazily leaned against the fire in the common room,

"I'm fine, but I'm afraid others will misunderstand."

There were hardly anyone in the common room today, so Hermione and Fleur also agreed that there was no need to run to the Room of Requirement any more.

"Is there any ambiguity in what I said?" Fu Rong blinked her big eyes, which were full of sincerity.

"What I'm talking about is that Harley's physical strength is so good, she didn't feel tired after dancing with me for so long."

"Where did your understanding go? My dear~~Miss Granger~~?!"

Hearing Fleur's tone, Hermione stood up angrily and forcefully, wanting to teach her a little lesson.

But Hermione's legs were still weak at this moment, so just barely standing up, she fell headlong into Harry's lap who was sitting between them.

This made Harley a little confused, I didn't do anything!

Pingci, absolutely Pingci! Please come more often!

After a brief banter, the three quickly returned to their seriousness and began to study the second event of the competition.

Fleur is worthy of being the most outstanding student of Beauxbatons in recent years.

Although there is still a big gap compared to Harley, her personal abilities are also very excellent.

Hermione and Fleur had looked up a large number of useful spells together before the Yule Ball, divided the game into multiple steps, and designed multiple plans for small steps.

But now, without Harley taking the initiative to speak, the two of them are making faster and faster progress, and the overall plan is gradually taking shape.

This busy is two hours.

It wasn't until lunch was almost here and the number of people in the common room gradually began to increase that Fleur and Hermione stopped working on their quills.

"I'm so hungry. Do you want to go eat?" Hermione rubbed her belly.

"I remember I only ate a cup of Zizi honey candy this morning, and I didn't eat much last night."

"Let's go, let's go together." Furong stretched her body and stretched out her beautiful curves.

"Anyway, there is no rush to complete this plan in these two days. We can just design the plan before the Christmas holiday."

On the way to the auditorium, the three of them resumed the topic of last night's Yule Ball.

When walking to the Gryffindor table, Fleur suddenly remembered a very important question:

"By the way, Harry, your professor of Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid, how did that make Ms. Maxim angry?"

"She went out with Professor Hagrid last night. When she came back, she looked angry and didn't seem to want to say more."

Hermione also immediately remembered the question she mentioned yesterday, and turned her inquiring eyes to Harry.

"Ms. Maxim didn't tell you?" Harley raised her eyebrows slightly.

Seeing Fleur shaking her head, Harry didn't explain much:

"We're going to visit Hagrid tonight, and you can hear what's going on then."

"But let me tell you in advance that from my personal point of view, this matter is completely Hagrid's fault."

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After lunch, the three of them went straight to Hagrid's hut.

The door to Hagrid's hut was locked, and Fang Ya was holding his own rice bowl in his mouth, scratching at the door helplessly.

Although Yaya didn't have a chain around his neck, nor did he wear a so-called muzzle or claw muzzle, he didn't dare to hunt in the Forbidden Forest.

As for going to the Great Hall of Hogwarts to beg for a bite of food...

With Yaya's not-so-smart brain and timid and cowardly character that doesn't match his size, he doesn't have the ability to go to Hogwarts to find food.

So if Hagrid didn't feed Yaya, he would probably have to dig up some vegetables and bugs in the fields to eat.

But Yaya has become accustomed to this. After all, Hagrid often forgets to feed him when he is drunk, and this is how he survives.

Despite this, Yaya still worked hard at the door and barked, trying to attract Hagrid's attention.

If there is meat to eat, which dog would be willing to eat bugs or vegetables?

It's a pity that Hagrid didn't pay attention to it at all, or Hagrid may not have heard the noises made by Yaya at all.

Because Harry could vaguely hear the sound of wine being poured in the room, and from time to time there was the loud knocking sound of wine glasses or bottles slamming onto the table and floor.

Seeing the arrival of the three people, Yaya immediately rushed over in a hurry.

It threw aside the food bowl in its mouth, lay down and waggled its tail crazily, sticking out its tongue, looking expectantly at Harry and Hermione, eager to get some food.

Although she didn't know what happened, Hermione had already guessed that Hagrid was probably drunk and forgot to feed Fangya.

So she skillfully took out two large pieces of bacon from her pocket, while Harry stepped forward and knocked on the door of the hut.

It's a pity that no one answered in the hut for a long time, and the monotonous sounds of "pour wine", "drink", and "smash the table" were still repeated.

"Hagrid!" Harry yelled, continuing to knock on the door.

Under the blessing of magic power, the invisible sound waves subtly penetrated directly into Hagrid's ears, temporarily breaking him out of drunkenness.

The cabin door opened, and Hagrid appeared in the doorway.

He reeked of alcohol, his beard and hair had returned to a mess overnight, and he wore his shabby moleskin overcoat.

"It's you," Hagrid muttered vaguely. "Happy holidays, come in."

The hut was even messier than the last time Buckbeak injured Malfoy, which fully reflected the slovenliness of a single older man.

An empty mead barrel was lying on the ground, and on the table were two unopened bottles of Firewhiskey.

A few glass bottles were thrown on the bed. Judging from the labels on them, it should be special high-strength rum.

And there was a big bucket at Hagrid's feet, which was filled with ice cubes, and several bottles of chilled champagne and butterbeer were frozen in it.

And there was a strong smell of alcohol in the room.

Harry felt fine, but both Fleur and Hermione subconsciously wanted to cover their noses.

It's just that considering that they are here as guests, both of them had no choice but to suppress the drunken breath, and they couldn't even use the bubble head spell.

However, Harry provided help in time. Two invisible lights flashed, and transparent light films like masks appeared on the mouths and noses of Hermione and Fleur.

Hermione walked into the room first, carefully avoiding the bottles and barrels on the floor.

"Hagrid!" Looking at Hagrid in this state, how could Hermione not know what Hagrid was doing in this room?

She put her hands on her hips and raised her voice a bit, "What happened? Why are you looking like this!"

"I messed up!" Hagrid looked hurt.

"I don't know why...but Olim and I had a falling out! I don't know what I did wrong!"

Harry had a look on his face. As she expected, Hagrid still hadn't realized what he had done wrong.

Hermione was still persuading patiently, and said that Fleur next to her was a student of Beauxbatons.

Hagrid could tell the three of them what happened last night, especially what he wanted to express.

And if there was any misunderstanding, Furong also said that she could mediate it.

After all, Hermione knew very well what Hagrid's language skills were.

It is possible that he had trouble with Ms. Maxim because of his inarticulate speech.

Harley, on the other hand, conjured a chair to sit down on her own, and skillfully opened a bottle of fire whiskey for herself.

Hagrid, on the other hand, had no scruples and told him everything he had done last night.

At first, Hermione and Fleur kept nodding.

After all, Hagrid had prepared somewhat in advance. Apart from the horrible dance, there were no major problems with the etiquette related to the dance.

When Hagrid talked about the two going for a walk in the open space outside the castle, especially what he said——

From his mother being the most brutal giant Friedurfa in Britain, to his father and mother, until finally he asked Ms. Maxim where she inherited the giant bloodline.

"Isn't that very obvious? I don't understand why Olim is denying it!"

"This is just like the gold coins disappearing next to the sniffing den or the dead Acromantula next to the basilisk. The answer is very obvious!"

Hagrid banged the table hard and whined loudly,

"Olim has such a huge body, the only possibility is that he is a hybrid giant! Other than that, there is no other explanation!"

At this time, Hermione had already covered her mouth, and Fleur suppressed her desire to roll her eyes.

If she hadn't known that the big, unclear man in front of her was a friend of Harry and Hermione, she would have gotten up and left long ago, let alone explain anything to Ms. Maxim.

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(Thanks to the two big guys "Nine-tailed Yanhu" and "Qiyexi" for their rewards!)