Chapter 163: Malfoy, Go!
"Malfoy, have you heard of the Eight Million Gods from the Japanese side?" This time, without Su Yu needing to explain, Astoria helped Su Yu and the others explain it to young master Malfoy.
"Actually, they are just spirits of mountains, trees, stones, rivers, wind and rain, stoves, roads, farm tools, old objects, and even human emotions and disasters, all considered as deities by them. Shikigami are entities one signs a contract with to summon and help fight. However, this powerful force had long been extinguished in the long river of history. Back then, they were called Onmyoji. Because of the uncontrollability of these spirits and gods, they would gradually influence the Onmyoji's thinking, making them increasingly irritable and bloodthirsty, leading to madness in the end. This caused many Onmyoji to go astray, so controlling Shikigami became a forbidden art. Nowadays, Mahoutokoro School of Magic no longer teaches this forbidden art."
"According to what you said, it doesn't sound strong at all. It's nothing more than a bunch of spirits; they aren't even as good as the House-elf in my family, right?" young master Malfoy frowned, looking disgusted.
"But based on the power they showed by cutting off one of Xiangliu's heads, it is clearly not just a bunch of ordinary spirits. Perhaps it is possible they really have signed contracts with some powerful Shikigami. After all, in history, their Takamagahara also had gods." Pansy leaned closer to Malfoy and whispered to him.
"Malfoy, it's your turn to shine!" Su Yu snapped out of his thoughts, swept his gaze over everyone present, and then landed on Malfoy.
"Tell me, Chief, what do you want me to do this time! I will definitely complete the mission perfectly!" young master Malfoy proudly patted his chest, like a victorious rooster.
"Of course, it's to utilize your most proud talent. Use that energy you have when provoking Potter to provoke these people from Mahoutokoro School of Magic as much as you can. Make them reveal their flaws, and preferably force them to act. That way, won't we be able to test out what exactly their Shikigami are?"
Su Yu gave Malfoy an encouraging look.
"Huh? Provoke them? How boring..." Malfoy felt no sense of accomplishment when he heard he had to provoke a group of dwarfs who were as short as House-elf. "Chief, I think I'd rather go provoke Potter..."
Potter, who was on the side, stared at Malfoy in surprise. *No, are you sick? We are all teammates now, and you still won't let me go?*
"But you're the only one here who looks... er... rather punchable?" Su Yu touched his nose and answered honestly.
"Do I?" young master Malfoy looked at the others and saw that everyone nodded in unison, strongly agreeing with the Chief's words.
"You guys... do you really look at me like this every day? I..." Malfoy clutched his chest, feeling as if he had suffered internal injuries, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Not at all, Malfoy, I think you're very handsome! You're great!" Astoria quickly supported Malfoy, looking at him with her big eyes expectantly. "But I also think it's best if you do this. After all, only when you do it does it seem normal. If we go, it would seem a bit brain-dead..."
"Hey! Malfoy! Wake up! You're not allowed to sleep here!"
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"Oh, did we forget something?"
At dinner, several Principals sat in the Great Hall, chatting while eating.
"Forgot what? Karkaroff." Seraphina Picquery, the Principalof Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, replied casually.
"I don't know either, but I always feel like something is missing." Karkaroff, the Principal of Armstrong Academy, scratched his forehead, which didn't have many hairs left.
"Hey, I think it's just because your academy got zero points in the first match, and now you've gone a bit crazy." Headmaster Mochizuki Seigen, the Principal of Mahoutokoro School of Magic, was happily drinking sake because his students had shone brightly in the first match.
"Shut up, you one-eyed blind man. You should go stand with Professor Moody and play a pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean!" Karkaroff spat angrily at Headmaster Mochizuki Seigen, but when he turned back, he happened to see Professor Moody also turning his head to look at him. Karkaroff quickly lowered his head, pretending he hadn't said anything.
"I also feel like something is missing." Madame Maximeelegantly cut a whole steak on her plate into two pieces and swallowed it in one bite.
"Koldovstoretz School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!" The Principals who had come to their senses said in unison.
"Oh! Merlin, I actually forgot Koldovstoretz School of Witchcraft and Wizardry inside! Where is their Principal? Where did Vladimir Voronov go?" Headmaster Dumbledore's face, which was usually calm, showed a trace of panic, and he started looking for the person.
"Oh, you're asking about Vladimir Voronov? He was drinking with me this afternoon, got drunk, and is sleeping soundly in my hut."
Hagrid tidied the beard on his chest, carelessly patted off the breadcrumbs on it, and then stood up and said.
"This... God, what a group of talents! A dwarf actually went to find a Giant to drink with? How could he possibly outdrink him?" Hermione sighed as she heard the chaotic scene at the teachers' table.
"Maybe he's just a heavy drinker? He just loves it." Su Yuturned Hermione's face around and stuffed a piece of steak into her mouth. "Eat another bite. You've been running to the library every day these past few days. Ginny said you haven't eaten a proper meal in days."
"Annoying... I can't eat anymore, okay... It's all Ginny's fault. I feel like I'm going to gain two pounds when I go back tonight..."
"Then you can poop at least five pounds..."
"Su Yu!"
"Su Yu! Are you going to let people eat or not!"
A series of clattering sounds, along with Su Yu's screams and pleas for mercy, rang out.
Students from other houses looked at the chaotic Principals above and the chaotic Slytherin students below, unsure for a moment which exciting event to watch first.
"Are you guys performing a show?"
"How could our brothers be missing from this?"
As they spoke, the Weasley Twins lit the fireworks in their hands, igniting the final carnival. Kurama also took the opportunity to take out the fireworks she had exchanged in the secret realm and secretly set them off. Who told Su Yunot to let her set them off in the secret realm? Hmph! She was setting them off in the Great Hall of Hogwarts Schoolnow, so he wouldn't stop her, right? Besides, she had just whispered to ask Su Yu, but Su Yu was being beaten at the time, so no answer meant default approval! She, Kurama, was as smart as ever!
The entire Hogwarts School was in a chaotic mess. Professor McGonagall stood on the high platform and shouted loudly, "Stop! Stop!"
Chapter 164: Time for the Second Task (Make-up for yesterday)
However, the students below acted as if they hadn't heard, and the Weasley Twins unleashed even more fiercely.
Kurama even threw a giant squid smoke bomb toward the students from the Mahoutokoro School of Magic, filling the Great Hall with thick smoke and making that group from the Mahoutokoro School of Magic look just like the ones from Uagadou.
Malfoy seized the opportunity to toss a bag of Galleons over, asking bluntly how much they were selling for, saying he wanted to buy a few to take back because the cotton at his house was ready for harvest.
He even mimed the action of cracking a whip, while Goyleand Crabbe stood on the side making "pop, pop, pop" sounds with their mouths.
But the group of students from the Mahoutokoro School of Magic, seeing that Su Yu was also present, suppressed their inner rage and stared coldly at the Slytherin students, not giving Su Yu any excuse to fly into a rage.
"Oh, you can actually tolerate this? Looks like you really are calculating the price in your heads, right? It's just that it takes you half a day to count, though I suppose that's expected; the ones our family bought back then couldn't even recognize one, two, three, four, five."
Pansy stood beside Malfoy; whenever Malfoy started a conflict, when had she ever not followed suit?
"Wow, really?" Young Master Malfoy's curiosity was piqued, and he asked Pansy in a low voice, "Can they really not even count?"
Pansy looked at him speechlessly, "Of course. Back in those days, counting apples was illegal..."
"Aha!"
This infuriated the students from Uagadou standing nearby, who stood up and loudly accused the Slytherinstudents.
"What are you jabbering about? Why aren't you getting back to work!"
Farley's hand conjured a long magic whip that lashed out instantly, crackling with electric sparks, which terrified the group of Uagadou students.
In the end, this farce quieted down completely under the presence of a giant blue Dragon made of the Fiendfyre Curse, which Professor Graves had released with a casual flick of his hand.
"Albus, you really are regressing more and more. Why haven't you hurried to get that group of drunk students from the Koldovstoretz School of Witchcraft and Wizardryout? Why are you wasting time there?"
Then, led by Headmaster Dumbledore, the several Principals came to the Quidditch Pitch again and carried the students from the Koldovstoretz School of Witchcraft and Wizardry out one by one from the map of mountains and seas.
They were already dead drunk, walking with their left hands doing six and their right legs doing seven.
Even so, when they were leaving, they still reluctantly told the natives of the fighting nation that they would return!
As for missions or whatever, what missions? Where are there any missions?
Didn't they, the Koldovstoretz School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, come in just to drink? Come on brother, cheers! *Hiccup*~~
The next day, Minister Fudge stood on the podium at the Quidditch Pitch and announced that the winner of the first task was Hogwarts School.
The students in the stands below cheered and leaped for joy, throwing their house crests and flags into the air, their excited shouts rising wave after wave, celebrating this thrilling moment.
Then, in second place, was the Mahoutokoro School of Magic.
Although they were the second-to-last group to come out, they firmly secured the second-place position with the achievement of bringing back 378 mission items and the head of a Xiangliu.
Next was Beauxbatons Academy. As the second group to come out, they were only ranked third in the overall score because they lost to the second-place Mahoutokoro School of Magic in terms of mission items.
After announcing the scores for each school, Minister Fudge offered his congratulations and held a moment of silence for the six students from the Mahoutokoro School of Magic who sacrificed their lives in the competition.
"You are all the best champions I have ever seen!"
"However, next, we will also begin our second task!"
"After discussion with the various Principals, we have decided to set the second task for February 24th of next year!"
The cheering students below stopped and started counting the time on their fingers.
"Therefore, you still have a long time to make ample preparations! However, because the losses in the first task were truly heavy, I can reveal a piece of news here: the second task will not be as dangerous and bloody."
Dangerous and bloody? The students of Hogwarts Schoollooked in unison at Su Yu and his group.
Where was it bloody? Where was it dangerous? We only saw piles of shiny gold and silver!
If that counts as terrifying, oh! Merlin's beard, that really is too terrifying.
Thinking about all that gold and silver treasure, and not a single cent was their own, that really was terrifying enough...
On the way back, the Gryffindor students were still carrying the Weasley Twins and Harry high up, constantly tossing them into the air.
Ron blew on a party blower, proud of his brothers.
Rita Skeeter was still tirelessly interviewing champions from the other schools and was already preparing to fabricate some big bombshells.
Fleur did not want to speak with her, but that annoying Rita Skeeter, not daring to interview the champions from Hogwarts School, just kept pestering her.
That night, Harry secretly went alone, draped in his Invisibility Cloak, to Hagrid's hut, where he met his godfather Sirius Black and Professor Lupin.
"I am really happy for you, Harry, that you actually won first place!"
When Harry opened the door, Sirius Black was struggling with Lupin to gnaw on the rock cakes Hagrid had made.
"Oh, come and try some too, Harry, Hagrid is too enthusiastic."
"I think I need some milk right now, really, I can barely breathe..." Professor Lupin clutched his throat, struggling to swallow the biscuit that could shatter teeth.
Harry hurriedly picked up the teapot nearby and poured Professor Lupin a cup of water, letting him catch his breath a little.
"Black, I also didn't expect that you... you would actually be able to come watch our competition!"
After pouring the water, Harry sat happily beside his godfather.
"Oh, my child, this is the Eight-Wizard Tournament! Do you know how terrified I was when I found out you were chosen? And you didn't even tell me! So I dragged your Uncle Lupin along with me. This is a major event in your life, how could I not come to the scene to witness it with my own eyes?"
Black smiled and stroked Harry's hair, "Watching you grow up happily and making so many friends, I am truly happy for you."
"I remember you two always used to hate Slytherin very much, didn't you?" Hagrid chimed in inappropriately from the side.
"Er... is that so? Haha, *ahem*... Harry, don't listen to Hagrid, just do what you want to do..."
Black wiped the cold sweat from his head and quickly changed the subject.
"Alright, let's not talk about Snape..."
Hey, please, we haven't even talked about Snape, okay? Harry complained inwardly.
"We cannot stay at Hogwarts School forever; we snuck in disguised this time.
Headmaster Dumbledore didn't say anything, but we all know he discovered us long ago, so we have to leave now."
Chapter 165 Back on Track (Thanks to the user 'Whatever Name I Pick' for the support!)
Black patted Harry on the shoulder.
"But don't worry, we will come to see you often, Harry."
Black winked at Harry secretly, "Especially during Christmas."
Harry didn't understand what Black meant at the time, simply assuming that Black intended to spend Christmaswith him.
"That would be truly wonderful, Black!" Harry looked happily at Black and Professor Lupin, "I really hope that day comes soon; this is the first Christmas we'll be spending together!"
"It will, Harry. I hope you have an unforgettable Christmasthis time."
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Early that morning, young Master Malfoy sat on a tree branch at the entrance of the Great Hall, swinging his legs leisurely.
Below him, Goyle and Crabbe were scrambling for the last remaining Fizzing Whizbee, while Pansy leaned against the tree, looking down at the homework Professor Snape had assigned yesterday.
"Oh, look, who's here?"
Malfoy saw the group of students from the Mahoutokoro School of Magic coming for breakfast from far away, and his harsh voice rang out.
"Kikuchi Tadao! Hey! You're called Kikuchi Tadao, aren't you!"
Kikuchi Tadao, leading the remaining thirteen, stopped and looked up at Malfoy, his gloomy eyes full of rage.
"Yo-ho, haven't seen you in two days, did you become a mute?"
"Kono yaro! Do you want to taste my scimitar?"
Tsuruta Gihei was still his hot-tempered self; seeing that Su Yu and the others weren't around, he immediately wanted to draw his sword and hack this guy to death, but before he could draw his sword, he was stopped by a teammate beside him.
"What are you doing, Todo Shinsaku? Let me go, let me kill this bastard in front of me!"
"Baka! Shut up, you idiot who only knows how to use a sword! Do you want us all to be buried with you today?" Todo Shinsaku whispered to Tsuruta Gihei.
"But we have the power of God now! Why should we be afraid of them!"
"Idiot! That is our hidden power! For the glory of the Mahoutokoro School of Magic, exposing it now will affect our upcoming plans! You fool!"
Hearing this, Tsuruta Gihei slowly released his long sword, glared fiercely at Malfoy in the tree, and gritted his teeth, "One day, I will kill you with my own hands, and that day won't be long."
And just like that, the farce came to a hasty end.
"Why didn't you take the chance to strike him just now? He threatened you like that!" Astoria asked, jumping over to Malfoy's side as soon as she saw the group from the Mahoutokoro School of Magic walk away.
"I'm not like the Chief. If I kill him now, it'll be bad for the reputation of the House of Malfoy. My House of Malfoycan't just kill people because they said a couple of things to me, right? Otherwise, Potter would have died eight hundred times over by now..."
Malfoy wasn't stupid. Someone as shameless as the Chief was already a headache for the Ministry of Magic; if a whole group of them appeared under his command, they would truly be labeled a terrorist organization—a third generation of the Dark Lord. He didn't want the Chief to become like that, so he had been waiting for them to make a move, but in the end, they held back.
But it didn't matter. Didn't he mock Potter like this every day? These idiots didn't have the verbal attack power that Potter had. Sooner or later, Malfoy would push them too far. When they couldn't help but make a move, he, Malfoy, could then legitimately strike back. He wasn't stupid; he was just as smart as Kurama!
After the first match, classes resumed at Hogwarts School. After all, as a student, the most important thing was to attend classes properly.
In Professor Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class, Callis, Daphne, and the others were teasing a stray Niffler. Watching it panic and clutch its pouch, the girls let out lecherous chuckles, looking just like a bunch of perverts.
"So that's where the earrings I wore last time went; you stole them!" Callis said, poking the Niffler's belly, only to be swatted away by the Niffler in disgust.
Professor Hagrid had now built a lost-and-found station at the door of his hut because this Niffler was too clever; it would always steal various shiny, golden things from the students during class when they weren't paying attention.
Therefore, Hagrid specifically instructed students to avoid wearing jewelry and valuables during Care of Magical Creatures class. But for those young ladies of Slytherin, if they weren't allowed to show off, would they still be Slytherin?
Being stolen from by a Niffler was a way to show off one's wealth, wasn't it? Look at the Weasley family; even if the Niffler wanted to steal from them, they had nothing to steal!
"Aha, my hair clip has been found too! This cost me 50 Galleons to buy!"
"But the necklace I spent 200 Galleons on is truly lost... Has anyone seen it? Can someone help me find it... I'm crying to death..."
A group of young ladies were silently showing off their wealth at the lost-and-found, which made Ron, who had also come to class, feel a deep sense of injustice.
"How can the gap between people be so big?"
Young Master Malfoy heard this and added from the side, "Actually, sometimes the gap between a person and a dog is even bigger, Weasley."
"What does he mean? Harry?" Ron didn't quite understand.
Harry sighed and patted Ron on the shoulder, "I really think you live quite happily sometimes. It's nothing, go play..."
Su Yu was currently squatting under a tree, holding a Bowtruckle in one hand and a lock in the other.
The Bowtruckle was carefully lying on Su Yu's palm, quickly picking the lock.
"Wow! It's so smart! It only took five seconds to open it this time!" Kurama also lay to the side, clapping her little hands to cheer for the Bowtruckle.
Then, Su Yu took an electronic lock out of his storage ring, held it in his hand, and signaled for the Bowtruckle to continue.
The tiny Bowtruckle showed great confusion. Is this also a lock? Why is there no keyhole? How is it supposed to open it?
"Be a human for once!" Hermione, holding a book about Japanese magic history, walked over to Su Yu, sat down, tilted her head, rolled her eyes at this dog Su Yu, and went back to reading her book.
"Hey! I'm training its abilities, letting it learn to keep up with the times! It can also learn about the treachery of the human heart in advance, right, Kurama."
Su Yu put the Bowtruckle back on the tree, picked up Kurama, and retorted.
"Exactly, exactly!" Kurama chimed in, echoing Su Yu; she was Su Yu's number one lackey!
"So, is that the reason why you stole Kurama's cheesecake this morning?" Daphne walked over at this moment, sat down with Hermione, and joined forces against him.
"What!! Su Yu!! You bastard!! So my cheesecake was stolen by you!!"
Kurama instantly bristled, pouted her little mouth, and jumped out of Su Yu's arms. She would never be friends with Su Yu again!!
"Watch me bite you to death!! Don't you run!!"
Chapter 166 Guinea Chicken
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"Hey! Su Yu! Watch the sword! Take this, Heaven and Earth Longevity!"
Thursday, Transfiguration Class. While waiting for Professor McGonagall to arrive, Kurama and Su Yu were playing house at the back of the classroom, clutching two fake wands made by the Weasley Twins. Daphne kept urging them to finish the homework assigned by Professor Snape yesterday, as it was due tomorrow. But Su Yu acted as if he hadn't heard a word. Homework? He had no intention of doing it; he would just copy whatever Daphnehad written later!
"Ahem, Sean Foley, you must understand that you are already a fourth-year student, not some three or four-year-old child. Please mind your behavior and do something appropriate for your age, okay?"
Just as Su Yu and Kurama were in the midst of a fierce "battle," Professor McGonagall walked into the classroom. Seeing the two of them fooling around at the back, she had to speak up to remind them.
Hearing the somewhat angry tone in Professor McGonagall's voice, Su Yu and Kurama shivered and looked up at her simultaneously, failing to notice that their fake wands had lost control and reverted to their original forms.
The one Kurama was holding turned into a rubber chicken, emitting a series of ear-piercing, ghostly wails. Meanwhile, Su Yu's fake wand reverted into a retractable boxing glove, which punched Kurama squarely on the forehead, sending her flying. Malfoy, who was nearby, was stunned and hurriedly scrambled to catch Kurama.
It was obvious that the one Kurama had was a cheap knock-off, while Su Yu's was a premium version, specially crafted by the Weasley Twins as a toy for Su Yu.
"Su Yu! You're bullying me again!"
Professor McGonagall helplessly rubbed her forehead and slammed her hand on the desk with a roar. "Everyone back to your seats! Immediately! Right now! We are starting class!"
The noisy class finally quieted down, and even Su Yu and Kurama sat obediently, waiting for Professor McGonagallto speak.
Daphne tilted her head and glanced at Su Yu and Professor McGonagall. She wondered if she had been spoiling Su Yutoo much. It seemed she needed to be tougher. Men really were all pigs; if you didn't discipline them for three days, they'd tear the roof off. But Farley and Cassandra often disciplined him, and if she added herself to the mix, would it be too cruel to Su Yu? Daphne's little head was filled with these thoughts.
The content of this class was to turn guinea pigs into guinea fowl, which was also the assignment. For Su Yu, a failure at Transfiguration Class, he had long given up hope. Besides, guinea pigs were so cute, while those guinea fowl triggered Su Yu's trypophobia.
So, Su Yu and Kurama simply used Wood Release to build a platform for the little mice at the back of the classroom, connecting it with a long tunnel. Then, they grabbed a few guinea pigs from Professor McGonagall and started playing "Guinea Pig Choo-Choo."
Kurama led the team, with a few vegetable leaves in her mouth, while the guinea pigs behind her lined up, squeaking along as they followed her.
This attracted Callis and Pansy, who put their own guinea pigs into the mix. As more and more guinea pigs joined, the entire Slytherin student body gathered around, watching the massive fleet of guinea pigs. Suddenly, Kurama, who was at the front, stopped, causing the guinea pigs behind her to bump into each other's butts, creating a chaotic mess that made the surrounding students burst into laughter.
"Slytherin, ten points from!" Under Professor McGonagall's strong insistence, Su Yu and Kurama reluctantly retracted their Wood Release and returned their respective guinea pigs.
"Malfoy, have you heard that guinea pigs are a famous dish in South America?" Blaise snuck over to Malfoy while Professor McGonagall was lecturing the prefect and whispered to her.
"Ew... can you really eat this thing? It feels so disgusting..." Upon hearing Blaise's words, Malfoy glanced at the guinea pig and shivered all over. "I don't want to eat rats..."
"It's not a rat, Malfoy, it's a guinea pig!" Blaise was speechless at Malfoy's words. "It belongs to the Hystricomorpha suborder! It's not a rat, and it's not a pig!"
"Fine, Blaise, then how do you eat it?" Malfoy didn't want to discuss eating rats or pigs anymore; he was just humoring Blaise. In any case, he wouldn't eat a single bite!
"What are you all discussing?" Callis, who was nearby, was brushing her guinea pig's fur and had even tied a little braid for it.
"Oh, Blaise said guinea pigs are delicious."
"Oh my god! How could you eat the mousey! The mousey is so cute!" Callis quickly hugged her guinea pig and glared at the big bad guy, Blaise.
"Keep your voice down, my dear lady..." Blaise hurriedly covered Callis's mouth, winking at her incessantly. "Just imagine, if I roast it until it's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it goes *crunch* when you take a bite, are you going to eat it or not?"
Callis blinked her eyes and nodded repeatedly, drool flowing out. Blaise disgustedly released her mouth and wiped his hand on her side...
Before long, Daphne smelled the aroma of roasting meat. Turning her head, she saw Su Yu and the others sneaking back to the very back, and this time, even the Whisk had come along.
She saw the Whisk holding some skewers, constantly turning them over the grill, occasionally brushing on some butter and honey. Kurama was on the side, shaking her longevity lock, which rattled noisily, while drool flew everywhere.
Daphne sighed, cast a concealment charm on the group to avoid attention, and turned her head back to continue doing her own homework.
"So fragrant, haha." Before long, the crispy-skinned, tender-meat roasted guinea pig was ready. Young Master Malfoy ate until his mouth was oily, sighing with satisfaction. Goyle and Crabbe were eating so fast they didn't have time to talk, and even Callis was sharing one with Blaise, eating big mouthfuls.
Su Yu had specially roasted one for Daphne, but after looking at the guinea pig in her hand, she refused to taste it no matter what, directly turning down Su Yu and Kurama's kindness. She had no stomach for such things.
Helpless, Su Yu had to eat the last roasted guinea pig with Kurama, tears streaming down his face.
As for the guinea fowl that the classmates had turned into, Su Yu didn't waste those either. "Sand Ginger Guinea Fowl," anyone? He had the Whisk take all the guinea fowl back to save for stewing soup tonight.
"Alright, are you all done eating? If you're done, come over here. I have something to say to you."
Professor McGonagall had long since discovered their mischief, but she was helpless against this bunch of rascals. Seeing that they had finished eating and that class was almost over, she finally called them back to announce a few things.
Chapter 167: Christmas Ball
Professor McGonagall stood elegantly on the podium, cleared her throat, and then began to speak.
"Christmas is almost upon us. At the same time, as a tradition and a way to interact with our foreign friends, a Christmas Ball is held during every Triwizard Tournament, and this time is no exception."
Before Professor McGonagall had even finished, the sound of discussion rose from below. For the students of Slytherin, this was like a fish taking to water! They were born for balls! Elegance and nobility were their bywords!
"Oh, Pansy, I don't know if the gown I prepared during the summer holidays is ready yet. I want to be the most beautiful queen on the dance floor!" Callis imagined herself appearing brilliantly in the center of the dance floor; it would be absolutely wonderful!
"Ahem, stop for a moment. There are some rules I need to mention in advance."
Hearing the growing discussion below, Professor McGonagall had to speak up to remind them.
"This ball is only open to students in the fourth year and above. However, if you wish, you may invite students from lower years, but they must be willing to attend."
"We can invite junior girls? That would be great!"
"We can invite junior boys? That would be great!"
Callis and Blaise said in unison, then turned their heads and huffed at each other.
"And! Ahem! Listen to me! You must wear your evening gowns and dress robes! The ball will be held at eight o'clock on Christmas night in the Great Hall and will end at midnight! You must all keep this in mind."
"Seriously, why does it have to end at midnight? Are you Fairy Godmothers (from Cinderella)? Turning back into your original forms as soon as it hits twelve? And then the entire Hogwarts has to go looking for the girl who lost her crystal slipper?"
Malfoy complained loudly. Ending at just twelve o'clock, how boring! He wanted to drink until dawn!
Professor McGonagall glared at Malfoy but did not answer his question. Instead, she continued by looking at Su Yu, then at Daphne beside him.
"Additionally, every champion must have their own dance partner! I am not worried about you Slytherins regarding this; after all, you have a good 'Leader' who has set a good example for you."
When saying this, Professor McGonagall wore an expression of disdain, looking at Su Yu as if he were a scumbag.
Wait, why did she suddenly start attacking me while talking?
Su Yu had a face full of question marks. Couldn't she just speak properly? Did she have to take a dig at him? This was clearly revenge for him causing trouble just now, right?
The students in the whole room looked at Su Yu with smiles. Even though Su Yu had thick skin, he couldn't handle being called out to his face.
Moreover, Daphne had already quietly reached her hand to Su Yu's waist and pinched him hard. This big scumbag, he had stirred up quite a few beauties; let's see how he handles this time, hmph!
As Christmas drew closer, the Professors at Hogwartsseemed to want to leave a deep impression on the teachers and students of other schools. The entire Hogwarts began to be decorated. The scale of this time exceeded all previous decorations. Even the handrails in the corridors were hung with ornaments of ice that would never melt. Needless to say, the suits of armor on both sides of the corridors were polished until they shone brightly, and magic was cast on them; whenever a student passed by, they would sing Christmas carols.
However, these suits of armor seemed to have only learned half, because they always sang halfway through. Until one day, Kurama heard a suit of armor actually finish singing. Although it was sung in a mess and full of vulgar language, it still shocked Kurama. In the end, Su Yu went over, pried open the visor of that suit of armor, reached his hand into the throat of the armor, and dragged the mischievous Peeves out by the neck.
"Oh, Su Yu, are you here to use the restroom too? What a coincidence!"
"Cho Chang, I've heard this line sixteen times this week. Since our relationship is so good, we don't need to be so polite. Is it about dancing together at the Christmas Ball? Have you really decided?"
Ever since the whole school learned about the ChristmasBall, every time he left the restroom, he would encounter girls coming to hit on him. He was long used to it. However, regarding Cho Chang, he knew well that he already had quite a few girls around him. He really couldn't spare that many arms to hold every girl. Therefore, he hoped Cho Chang had thought it through. Although he could accept it, he couldn't let others regret it, right?
"I've thought it through. I've thought about it for a long time. This is my decision. So, Su Yu, at the Christmas Ball, can you, accompany me to dance?"
Cho Chang took a deep breath, her cheeks red to her earlobes.
"That should be my line, Miss Cho Chang. At the ChristmasBall, may I have the honor of dancing a dance with you?"
"But..." Cho Chang wanted to agree impatiently.
But Su Yu covered her mouth, "Listen to me finish. I am a scumbag, but I like every one of you girls. I might not be able to give you everything you want, but I will try my best. However, I also know that this is unfair to you. So, I will ask again, Miss Cho Chang, are you willing to be my dance partner at the Christmas Ball with me?"
"I do, Su..."
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Just like that, Su Yu alone monopolized six girls: Ginny, Hermione, Daphne, Cho Chang, Farley, and Cassandra. This made him the public enemy of all the boys in the school for a time.
Harry was a step late. He originally had many girls inviting him to be their Christmas Ball partner, but he had refused them all because he was also someone who values looks and liked pretty girls. However, in the end, after one girl after another around him had been invited by others, he couldn't invite anyone.
This day, he finally plucked up the courage. He hadn't even listened properly to Professor Snape's Potion Class, and he even forgot to put a bezoar in his cauldron. As soon as the bell rang, he hurried out.
By the time he climbed panting to the Defense Against the Dark Arts Class classroom, he happened to see Cho Chang walking out of the classroom. Amidst the chattering and giggling of a group of girls beside her, he plucked up his courage, "Um, er... Cho Chang, can I have a word with you?"
Cho Chang did not smile. She thought Harry had come to find her because something was up, so she came with Harry to a place where other classmates could not hear.
Harry looked at Cho Chang, feeling extremely nervous, just like riding a roller coaster. He opened his mouth with difficulty and let out a "Er..." clicking sound from his throat.
Cho Chang looked at him in confusion. Harry slapped himself hard on the face; this was the clever trick Su Yu had told him back then.
Finally, Harry came to his senses a bit.
"Ca... can... can you... be my dance partner?"
Chapter 168: Two Failed Brothers
"Huh? Student Potter, what on earth are you talking about?"
Cho Chang's mind was a bit muddled at this moment; what exactly was Harry trying to do? Was he about to confess to her?
She hoped Su Yu wouldn't see this; if she had known, she wouldn't have come over with him. What would she do if Su Yu misunderstood?
Should she just leave quickly? It was so confusing...
"Would... would you be willing to go to the Christmasdance with me?"
Harry was fidgeting like a young girl, his fingers tightly clenched together; he didn't know why he was so nervous. "I mean, could you be my dance partner? Cho Chang."
"Oh, so that's what it is..."
Cho Chang let out a long sigh of relief; thank goodness it wasn't a confession, or it would be so awkward later. She didn't like Harry at all.
"Did you agree?" Harry saw Cho Chang let out a long sigh and thought she had accepted his invitation.
"I'm sorry, Potter, I'm really very sorry, but I've already decided to go with Su Yu." Cho Chang looked at Harry very honestly.
"Su Yu? But he already has several dance partners... You..."
Harry felt that this group of people must be crazy. Clearly, there were already so many girls around Su Yu, yet why did they still flock towards him? What had the world come to...
"I'm really sorry, but this is my choice." Cho Changapologized to Harry once more before leaving.
"Oh, alright, it's fine..."
Harry stayed quietly in an empty corner for a long while, not even eating dinner. His mind was filled with images of Su Yu happily dancing with Cho Chang. He felt like his heart was on a rollercoaster today—the kind that crashes, gets violently smashed, and then run over.
He envied Su Yu so much; he was powerful, the SlytherinPrefect, popular, and handsome. Su Yu was the true champion. Sigh.
Ron was in the same boat as a fellow sufferer. At dinner, because Su Yu had snuck too many snacks in class today, he was currently staring blankly at Kurama.
Because on both of their plates, there were only a pitiful few carrots and boiled vegetables. Daphne had prepared this specifically because she was worried they had eaten too much greasy food today, even though they weren't hungry for dinner.
"Kurama, you're the best, right?"
"That goes without saying! We're tight, aren't we? Why are you being so polite?"
"Then can you help me eat this? I can't eat a single bite."
"I don't know you, who are you? Why are you putting your two plates of food in front of me? Take them away quickly, or I'll call the police on you!"
Kurama turned hostile immediately. Who was good buddies with Su Yu? She didn't know the scoundrel in front of her at all!
"Enough, both of you! Eat up!" Daphne tapped her plate, which was rare. She knew Su Yu hated carrots the most, but since he had eaten too much meat recently, he had to eat some vegetables!
On the other side, the students from Beauxbatons were also late, rushing into the Great Hall for dinner.
Ron was sitting alone at the Gryffindor long table, eating happily. He looked up and saw Fleur approaching gracefully, his eyes practically popping out. Was Fleurreally that beautiful today?
As if possessed by a ghost, he slowly stood up, stumbling as he made his way to Fleur's side.
"Do you know, being my dance partner is a great honor!" Ron didn't even know what he was doing; he just felt like he was floating in the sky. "I stopped bedwetting when I was six, impressive, right?"
Fleur was examining the food for the day when she suddenly felt a giant sea cucumber appear beside her, swaying and speaking nonsense. She frowned slightly and looked up, glaring at Ron.
In the end, Ron covered his face and fled, because Fleur's glare had made him shudder, and he had come back to his senses. Once again, he felt he shouldn't live at Hogwarts School—no, he shouldn't even exist on Earth. He was a complete and utter clown!
That night, in the Gryffindor common room, Harry and Rondrank milk from bowls, swearing to get themselves drunk. They wanted to drink until they passed out tonight; they didn't want to see tomorrow's sun.
But sometimes that's just how it is; no matter what you've done, you have to face it, because the next day's sun will rise as usual. It doesn't care whether you want to face it or not.
Fortunately, during this time, young master Malfoy was strictly following the orders of the Chief, constantly provoking those devils and having no time to bother with Harry and Ron. Otherwise, with the embarrassing state they were in, the whole school would have known about it by now.
"Thank God, Malfoy didn't pay attention to us today." At dinner the next day, Ron put his hands together, praying constantly in the Muggle way.
"What are you two doing?" Ginny asked suddenly. She had just finished eating and put down her plate, intending to go sit over at the Slytherin side, when she saw her brother and Harry acting like they were sick, waving their arms around while eating.
"Shh, keep it down! Ginny." Ron quickly stopped Ginny's loud voice; he and Harry didn't want to attract any attention these past two days.
"We... we are just saying our prayers, right, Harry?"
"Ah... yes, we're saying our pre-meal prayers..."
"When did you two become Catholic? How strange." Ginnyfelt that these two were acting up again, but she was used to it. She didn't find it abrupt, just felt they should go to the Hospital Wing for treatment sooner.
"Because they both got rejected when they went to confess!" George suddenly appeared in the middle of them, saying excitedly.
"Oh, thanks a lot, George. Now, everyone knows we got rejected..."
"George! Did you and Fred come over just to undermine us? Fine, you did it, are you happy now?" Ron roared almost angrily.
"Oh, our dear brother, we didn't. We just wanted to come over and borrow Pigwidgeon (Ron's new pet owl)." Fredalso came out to smooth things over; he didn't want to anger his brother to death right here today.
"Why do you want to borrow him? He's been out delivering letters for the past two days." Ron suddenly paused, replying subconsciously.
"Because Fred wants to borrow him to go to the Christmasdance." George mocked Fred.
"Are you an idiot? We want to send a letter! You fool!" Fredretorted to George.
"Huh? What's going on with you two, so sudden? Who exactly do you want to send a letter to?" Ron continued to ask, getting to the bottom of it.
"Don't be nosy, my dear brother, or I'll burn all your hair off!" Fred put his arm around Ron's shoulder, threatening his brother. "Oh, right, what about your dance partners? Have you chosen them yet?"
"We were both rejected, what else can we do?"
Chapter 169 All You Need Is a Mouth
Ron, listen to me. If you don't hurry up and find someone, believe me, all the good girls will be snapped up soon. After that, you'll only be able to dance with a 300-pound dinosaur." Fred tightened his arm around Ron's shoulder.
"What about you? Have you found one?" Ron rolled his eyes at his brother Fred. He didn't believe Fred could find a dance partner.
"Isn't that just a matter of opening your mouth? You just ask, and it's done. So, I chose Angelina." Fred let go of Ronand shrugged, looking completely indifferent.
"What!" Ron was a bit surprised. He didn't believe it—did Fred really have such great ability? "So, Fred, have you already asked Angelina?"
"Good question!" Fred clapped his hands. Seeing his brother's skeptical look, he turned his head and looked to the other side of the long table. "Hey! Angelina!"
"What's up?" Angelina was eating dinner with her best friend. After hearing Fred call her, she wiped her mouth with a napkin and replied loudly to Fred.
Fred made a dancing gesture and blew Angelina a kiss.
"Would you like to attend the Christmas dance with me? The kind where we dance together, you know~" After Fredfinished speaking, he winked at Angelina.
Angelina and her friend were amused by Fred's antics and covered their mouths, laughing for a long time.
"Of course! By the way, my friend doesn't have a partner either. So, George, what are your plans?"
"Oh, my gentle, beautiful, lovely lady, I would be more than willing. Might I ask your friend if she would be willing?" George performed a hat-tipping gesture, though he wasn't wearing a hat, looking very much like a gentleman.
Angelina and her friend smiled and nodded at the Weasley Twins.
"OK! Done. See, it's that simple. I told you, you just need to open your mouth..." After saying that, Fred pulled Georgeaway, talking as they walked about how they would have to go rent a school owl.
"Are we really that bad? Harry?" Ron seemed completely crushed at this point and looked at Harry with a sense of helplessness.
However, before Harry could say anything, the laughter of the Slytherin students arrived first. Malfoy and his group had watched the whole thing from beginning to end and were now rolling on the floor clutching their stomachs.
"Fine, Harry, I'd rather just die. That way I won't have to face all this..." Ron said, acting as if he was going to bang his head against a stone pillar in the Great Hall, but thanks to Harry and Ginny, he was pulled back just in time.
Now Malfoy and his group laughed even louder.
"The first soul at Hogwarts School to die from not finding a dance partner has appeared, and it's a Gryffindor! Isn't that hilarious?"
Su Yu stroked Kurama, slowly smoothing her fur. Because of his arrival, many people hadn't found their dance partners, especially Harry and Ron. It seemed that this time, the two of them would only be able to find Myrtle. Poor guys.
You ask why? Because Parvati was snatched up by Nevillefirst! Naturally, that left her sister out. The current Nevillehad changed too much. He listened to his mother's advice: if you're going to ask someone, ask the prettiest girl. But since all the prettiest girls were Su Yu's, Neville certainly wouldn't do something like that, so he went straight for the second prettiest.
That day, Neville looked very handsome—at least, that's what his mother said when she saw him wearing that outfit at home. He mustered up his courage and talked to Parvati about being his partner for the Christmas dance, even complimenting her as the prettiest girl. Naturally, Parvati agreed.
"Ron, want to make a bet?" Su Yu's urge to stir up trouble rose again.
"Su Yu, what are you up to now?" Ron looked at Su Yuwarily. He knew better; Su Yu wouldn't pity them.
Su Yu stood up and whispered a few words into Ron's ear. "How about it? Dare you?"
"What? How could you? But..." When Ron heard what Su Yu said to him, his eyes instantly widened larger than lightbulbs, and he stuttered, unable to say a word.
"Don't be such a wimp. I'm just asking if you dare or not?" Su Yu waved his hand, looking at Ron as if he were a coward.
"Su Yu! Don't go too far! Don't underestimate me! And don't look at me like that!" Ron looked at Su Yu angrily; he saw the disdain in Su Yu's eyes.
"I accept!"
"It's a deal! Whoever breaks the promise is a puppy!"
As Christmas approached, even ridiculous rumors began to spread, like Headmaster Dumbledore buying eight hundred barrels of spiced mead at the Three Broomsticks. Good grief, how could a tiny little pub store eight hundred barrels of wine? The key point was that some people actually believed it. Kurama wrote down all their names; when they got old, she would specifically sell them health supplements.
As for Malfoy and his group of guys, they were looking forward to a band called the Weird Sisters. Rumor had it they would come to Hogwarts School to perform, and each of them was top-tier beautiful. Only Su Yu could guess that this was definitely another trap. Although the movie didn't mention the band's name, they were all grown men, weren't they? Where were the beauties?
As for the Professors at the school, seeing that the children were in no mood to listen to his lecture, Professor Flitwicklet them have a study session, while he himself kept pulling Harry aside to talk endlessly.
Su Yu, Kurama, and Malfoy's group built a sandpit behind the classroom and used Water Release to dampen it. Then, they started playing with mud. They had a strict rule: no spells or magic allowed, only their hands. They wanted to see who could build the largest and tallest Castle.
This resulted in Cassandra and Farley getting a mouthful of sand that evening, complaining that Su Yu should have cleaned up properly...
Consequently, Su Yu wasn't allowed to sleep in his bed for three days and had to face a pitiful-looking Isolde. She also wanted to attend the Christmas dance with Su Yu and was throwing a tantrum.
"Get a grip, Isolde, you're a teacher!" Su Yu pressed on Isolde's shoulders and shook her hard, trying to snap her out of it.
"Do you want to drive Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall crazy? I promise I'll dance with you, okay?"
"Then you have to promise me other things! Wuwuwu..."
"Tell me. Except for not being able to take you to the dance, I'll agree to anything else."
"That's what you said!"
"Hey! Let me go! You can't do this, this is against the law!"
"You clearly said tonight is up to me! Hehehe!"
Until the next morning, looking at Isolde lying motionless on the bed, Su Yu had to use several healing spells before he dared to put on his clothes and go to class.
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Chapter 170 Christmas
The first semester finally came to an end. Several Professors assigned a lot of homework for the holidays, but no one took that homework seriously; they were already impatient and ready to go out and play.
Malfoy had recently become obsessed with fishing, perfectly illustrating the saying about poor students having too much stationery. Now, his dormitory was filled with fishing gear of all kinds, which made the owner of the fishing gear shop in Hogsmeade Village earn a fortune; the shopkeeper could make a living solely by relying on young master Malfoy.
At first, Kurama followed Malfoy every day to watch him fish, but gradually she stopped going. Young master Malfoy had never caught a single fish, not even one day, leaving Kurama, who was waiting to eat grilled fish, hungry for the whole day. Famished and seeing stars, the first thing Kurama did upon returning to school was search the entire kitchen for food. Her crazed, hungry appearance terrified the group of House-elves, who scrambled to get up in the middle of the night to make food for Kurama.
Even Mr. Filch, the fifty-or-sixty-year-old man patrolling in the middle of the night, was almost scared to tears. Because his Madam Norris saw Kurama wandering around in the middle of the night and was preparing to catch her, but Kurama, delirious with hunger, almost pinned her down and ate her in one bite. The poor little cat was so scared she wet herself before Kurama finally let go and disdainfully went to find something else to eat.
When Su Yu was on dates with several girls by the lake, he would often see Malfoy. He would always appear in unexpected places, and no one knew how he got there. Even more magically, Goyle and Crabbe could also appear there. They didn't fish; they just played on their own without bothering Malfoy. Once the three of them went out, they would stay out for the whole day.
Ron had also been acting abnormally crazy these past few days. He told Harry that he had already found a dance partner for him. The girl was extremely beautiful and charming, but he wouldn't say who she was, only telling Harry that he wanted to give him a surprise, so Harry was also full of anticipation for the Christmas dance.
As for Ron, he had been acting like a madman these past few days. Every time he met a girl, the first thing he would do was ask if she could be his dance partner. After word spread, it made all the girls stay away from this pervert, especially those who were walking alone; they would subconsciously hide far away when they saw Ron.
The incident of a pervert appearing in Gryffindorintensified, which led Professor McGonagall to call Ron in alone for criticism and education. However, Ron would walk out of Professor McGonagall's office looking miserable every time, yet he still went his own way, leading Ginny and Su Yu to exclaim that their foolish brother had gone crazy wanting a woman.
Su Yu had been quite leisurely lately. The trivial matters regarding the Christmas dance were all handled by the girls, who wouldn't let Su Yu interfere, as they also wanted to give Su Yu a surprise.
So, with nothing to do, Su Yu joined Malfoy's fishing army. However, the difference from Malfoy was that that evening, Su Yu returned to school carrying a huge squid tentacle. The people of Slytherin had a wonderful meal of grilled squid tentacles, such as fried squid tentacles, roasted squid tentacles, boiled squid tentacles, and there were even squid balls...
Kurama happily declared that she wanted to go fishing with Su Yu tomorrow; he was simply much better than Malfoy! He was able to catch such a big squid tentacle on the first day, and it was so delicious.
To this, Su Yu just smiled and said nothing. Nonsense, he wouldn't tell the girls that he was the same as Malfoy, having fished for a whole day without catching anything, right? He had baited the spot with two tons of corn and wheat, yet no fish took the bait. Furious, he jumped in to catch fish on the spot, but unexpectedly got into a fight with the squid in the Black Lake. In the end, he cut off one of its tentacles and let it go, telling it to be careful next time; if he couldn't catch any fish again, he, Su Yu, would beat it up again.
Fred and George had recently developed a new type of Canary Creams. As the name suggests, eating them would cause one to grow feathers all over, though they would soon return to normal.
The origin of the matter was when Cassandra accidentally ate one that evening, which greatly satisfied Su Yu's strange hobbies. Farley and Isolde were not to be outdone and followed suit one after another.
This made Su Yu lament that the Weasley Twins really used their brains in the wrong place, using such good things for pranks, so he ordered a lot, which allowed the Weasley Twins to make a small profit.
"Su Yu, don't play too crazily. You should think about the fact that you still have a lot of homework that you haven't written."
In the evening, when Su Yu just returned to the common room with Blaise, Callis, and the others who had been having a snowball fight all afternoon, he heard Hermione, who was writing homework in the Slytherin Common Room, lecturing him.
But Su Yu didn't find it annoying; he just gently pinched Hermione's little cheek and, taking advantage of when she wasn't paying attention, secretly kissed her. Hermione, with her face flushed red and steam rising from the top of her head, returned to her seat, muttering non-stop that it was fine if he didn't write it, she could help him write it...
"You really are a scumbag..." Kurama jumped from Daphne's arms onto Su Yu's shoulder with disdain, mocking him.
Su Yu didn't care what Kurama said. He walked over to Daphne and just carelessly lay down on Daphne's lap. He was exhausted today. If it hadn't been for Blaise and the others saying they couldn't see clearly in the evening and their aim wasn't very good, he could have played all day!
On Christmas Day, the wind and snow outside the window had not ceased all night. The heavy, goose-feather-like snow surged across the sky, wrapping Hogwarts Castle, the lawns, and the Black Lake in a vast, pure white.
Inside the dormitory, however, it was warm and cozy. The charcoal fire in the fireplace was burning brightly, the dark red flames dancing gently, and wisps of warm white steam mixed with the unique warm fragrance of firewood drifted slowly in the air.
Su Yu slowly opened his eyes on the soft bed, holding Cassandra and Farley. His hazy vision first saw the window lattice covered with thick snow outside through the wall, his whole body wrapped in the warmth baked out by the fireplace, dispelling the cold of the winter morning.
With beauties in his arms, the quilt thick and fluffy, he paused for a moment and then hugged the two women in his arms even tighter; he didn't want to get up.
Cassandra and Farley also slowly opened their eyes, their gazes landing on the fireplace to the side, and those gifts piled up like mountains. The heat continued to rise along the fireplace, making the whole room warm and cozy.
"Su Yu, you should get up. There are still many gifts to unwrap today!"
Cassandra gently pushed Su Yu, who was still pretending to sleep on the side, like coaxing a child. But Su Yu really didn't want to get up. He had just intentionally not looked at that pile of gifts; he got a headache just seeing them.
Perhaps this was the reason why girls generally like to unwrap packages while boys only get a headache when seeing a pile of things. As soon as Su Yu thought about having to unwrap a pile of "packages" once he got up, he felt that lying in bed was quite nice.
With no other choice, the two women could only call Daphne over. The three women helped Su Yu unwrap the gifts while picking them up to show Su Yu, who was on the bed.
As for Kurama, she was waiting on the side, anticipating opening a legendary item; she hoped they were all small snacks inside!