Chapter 379 Two Dance Partners, Double the Difficulty of the Second Event

"What do you mean?" Aaron asked apprehensively.

"You should have figured out the clue in the golden egg, right?"

"So what?"

"Other warriors have one partner, but you have two?"

Two... one... one...

The last few words kept echoing in Aaron's ears, making his head buzz, and his heart was struck by a bolt from the blue, with blood raining down.

He immediately understood Adrian's idea. The second event of the Triwizard Tournament was to save people in the Black Lake. Other warriors had to save one, but he might have to save two.

This was not herding sheep. If you let one go, you'd still be herding, and if you drive two away, you'd still be driving them away.

The Black Lake was very large, and the competition had an hour limit. If the two were too far apart, he would have to race against time. If he lost, one of them might end up sleeping at the bottom of the lake.

"Adrian Klein." Aaron said with suppressed anger, "Even if it's a prank, there should be a limit. Don't you think this is too despicable?"

"It concerns the happiness of my brother and sister for life. I must be cautious again and again." Adrian said seriously, "Everyone will face the choice sooner or later. I just brought this moment forward a little."

"That won't involve innocent people!"

"This can only be called a coincidence, or a wonderful accident, but it suits my taste.

You are Gaius, I am looking forward to your performance."

After saying that, Adrian gave Luna a big smile, put Abe in her arms, and then turned and left.

"I don't think I understood a word you said just now." Luna said puzzledly.

"Sorry." Aaron said with some shame, "You may be involved in the second event of the Triwizard Tournament."

"Wow! That's really interesting." Luna was not afraid, but also very curious, "It has something to do with the warrior's dance partner, right?"

"Yes, but it's very dangerous."

"Maybe it's true for others." Luna raised her eyebrows, "But I was watching you pass the first event, and I'm still very confident in your ability, senior."

Aaron's mouth twitched slightly, he did have confidence, as long as he exposed one or two more cards, the second event would not be a big deal for him.

But this third-year junior was so confident that he couldn't react. Shouldn't normal people be nervous, afraid or panic?

"You will definitely pass the second event perfectly, right!"

Aaron nodded blankly, and before he could speak, Luna laughed happily, "Then there's no need for me to worry."

She held Abe in her arms and fiddled with his paws with interest.

"That... Miss Lovegood." Aaron said with some embarrassment. "Abe is a little special, so I don't recommend you..."

"This is what Professor McGonagall promised me." Luna subconsciously hugged the pet in her arms, "I will return it to you tomorrow."

"But..."

"This is what I got with my own labor." Luna interrupted seriously, "I took a big risk for this, you can't even leave me this little comfort!"

Aaron:.......

"Okay! But you have to promise me that you can't take off its clothes."

"No problem, I promise."

"Alas!" Aaron sighed secretly, and then told Abe in dragon language not to expose himself and act as much as possible like a cat.

Abe glanced at his master and turned his face away proudly.

"Thanks, senior." Luna smiled, "I am very happy this Christmas."

Watching Luna leave, Aaron shook his head with a wry smile, and then walked to the room behind the auditorium.

At this time, Ron suddenly called him. Because the dress was too out of place, although he invited a partner, he still didn't have the courage to go on stage to dance, which led to him and his partner Padma Patil sitting awkwardly in their seats.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Isn't your partner Hermione? Who is that girl?"

"Something happened and Hermione couldn't attend the dance in time.

As for the girl, it's Luna Lovegood, a third-year Ravenclaw." Aaron said helplessly, "Professor McGonagall found me a temporary partner."

"Temporary? And so beautiful?" Ron admitted that he was envious, "Why don't I have this treatment?"

"You are not a warrior in the Triwizard Tournament." Padma said unhappily, "Why don't you invite me to dance?"

"No."

"Very good." Padma glared at him and decisively left her seat.

She searched for a while on the edge of the dance floor and easily found a new partner.

"It's good that she didn't dislike you, but you are still not satisfied?" Aaron said speechlessly.

"I don't want to do that either!" Ron raised his collar in frustration, "But if I wear this outfit, I'll be the center of attention the moment I go up. That's too embarrassing."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ron's eyes widened a little, "Harry, why did you come down too?"

"I..." Harry stammered, "I don't dance very well."

"It's true that I don't dance very well, but there must be other reasons, right?" Aaron said playfully.

Harry blushed and nodded, "Qiu Zhang is right next to me, but she is Cedric's partner. Do you know how it feels to be hurt?"

Ron looked at him sympathetically, thinking that compared with Harry, he was not too miserable.

The dance had already started, and no one would pay attention to him at this time.

"What about your partner?"

Harry pointed to the dance floor behind him, and the two looked in the direction he pointed. Parvati was dancing happily with a Durmstrang student.

"You two are worthy of being best friends." Aaron said speechlessly.

"Let's not talk about us. Where's Luna?"

"She went back to the common room. She also took my pet with her.

But don't get me wrong. I'm different from you two."

"I can see that."

"I'll go find Hermione first. As for you two...it's better to go back."

The two looked at each other, but almost without hesitation, they got up and left in tacit understanding.

Aaron opened the door behind the staff seat and walked in a little stiffly.

After passing through several gates, he saw Hermione sitting by the fireplace.

She was wearing a blue-purple dress robe, and her hair was deliberately tied into a bun. Compared with usual, she was more elegant and more temperamental, but she looked a little absent-minded.

"Sorry, I seem to be a little late." Aaron got straight to the point and said apologetically, "I didn't know my sister invited you. I'm really sorry."

"It's okay." Hermione quickly came back to her senses and waved her hand indifferently, "She arranged a luxurious dinner for me. My parents' monthly salary may not be able to afford this meal."

"You were bought off by a dinner?" Aaron didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I can see that you dressed up carefully today. You should have had an unforgettable dance."

"This is indeed a bit regrettable, but it doesn't matter. I'll go out for a dance later."

Hearing this, Aaron frowned slightly. He felt that Hermione's mood seemed a little wrong.

It was too plain. In addition to the plainness, there was also a faint expectation and joy, but there was no anger.

"What did she say to you?"

"Nothing?"

"If it was nothing, you wouldn't have this expression. Tell me what happened?"

"Okay!" Hermione said after a moment of hesitation, "She invited me as the referee of the Triwizard Tournament.

I wanted to refuse, but she said it was related to your next competition and asked me to wait for you here for half an hour."

"And you agreed?

Do you know how long I've been waiting for you? Even Professor McGonagall helped me find a dance partner." Aaron shook his head speechlessly. He didn't expect that the usually shrewd Hermione would be so easily deceived.

"Uh... Sorry." Hermione said with a somewhat unnatural look, "She said this is the sister's love for her brother, and she wants to test your ability to deal with emergencies.

If you don't find a dance partner temporarily, I will go out to help you out immediately and won't embarrass you."

"Then have you ever thought about what will happen if I find a dance partner?" Aaron asked back.

"She said you would come to see me in half an hour at most, and it turned out to be true."

"Hermione." Aaron said helplessly, "Don't believe such unrealistic words in the future.

What if I don't come to see you? You may have to stay in this room for four hours before you can go out."

"Sisters still have blood suppression on their brothers." Hermione raised her eyebrows and said, "These are Miss Klein's original words."

Aaron blinked blankly, and a bitter smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

"Good guy, really good guy.

Obviously, she and I are only one year apart, but I am still too young compared to her.

I am still jumping back and forth on the chessboard, and she is already a good chess player, but she is too mean."

"What do you mean?"

"It's better for you not to know." Aaron sighed deeply. Things have already happened, and it is useless to pursue them.

If Hermione knew that the half an hour she hid made his second project several times more difficult than others, she would probably feel guilty and unable to sleep.

"Besides this, what else did Adrian tell you?"

Hermione hesitated, her face slightly reddened, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Why are you so nervous? Just say what you want to say."

"She also said...she also said that this half an hour would let me know how important I am in your heart."

"Wow!" Aaron couldn't help but swear, "That's too much."

"But you did find me within half an hour!" Hermione said embarrassedly.

Hearing this, Aaron reacted and realized that they were thinking in completely different channels.

Hermione was thinking about whether he would enter the room within half an hour, while he was thinking about who he should save first in the one hour of the second project.

Although he was very tormented and wanted to tell Hermione about Adrian's plan immediately, he still suppressed the impulse.

He could bear it alone, but Hermione's psychological quality might not be able to bear it. At least before the second project started, he should not let her know too much.