Hogwarts Scholar System

ps: It hasn’t snowed all winter. Today is the first rain in spring. It rained heavily in the afternoon and turned to snow again in the evening.

After Parvati left, Hermione came over and sat in the newly vacated seat next to Harry.

"Hello." Harry said when he saw Hermione coming and immediately looked away from Cho Chang.

"It's hot, isn't it?" Hermione said, fanning herself with her palms. "Victor went to get a drink."

Hermione didn't seem to notice, which made Harry sigh in relief.

"Do you mind going out for a walk with me?" Maple suddenly said to Luna at this time.

"Okay." Maple pulled Luna past Harry and Hermione without even looking at Hermione.But the expression on Hermione's face, half-smiling but not smiling, was a bit unpredictable.

They walked around the table and left the still lively dance floor.There is no one at the guest of honor now: Professor Dumbledore is dancing with Professor Sprottney, Ludo Bagman is dancing with Professor McGonagall; Madam Maxime and Hagrid are waltzing among the students, on the dance floor A wide trajectory was drawn on it; Karkaroff did not know where he had gone.

They emerged from the auditorium and descended the steps, fairy lights twinkling in the rose garden.They found themselves surrounded by low bushes, ornately decorated winding paths and huge stone statues.You can hear the sound of splashing water, like a fountain, and occasionally you can see people sitting on carved benches.

Maple walked aimlessly. He didn't speak, and Luna didn't interrupt, letting him be immersed in his own chaotic thoughts.

But after walking a few steps, Maple heard a familiar voice, and then he saw Snape and Karkaroff staying together, seemingly arguing fiercely about something.

Just by seeing this scene from a distance, Maple knew what was happening.If Percy bothers Harry as usual, then Harry should still have a chance to hear the end of Snape and Karkaroff's argument. In this case, it's better not to ruin it.

Maple bypassed Snape and Karkaroff, and Luna had little interest in eavesdropping on other people's secrets.After avoiding these two people, Maple continued to walk quietly under the night sky.

After Maple left, Hermione seemed to feel bored, and then she disappeared from Harry, and she didn't know where she went.

"Where is Hermione?" After Hermione left, Krum came over with two bottles of Butterbeer in his hand.

"I don't know," Harry said.

"Well, if you see her, just say I got the drink." Krum said with a disappointed look on his face and walked away listlessly.

"Have you made friends with Viktor Krum, Harry?"

After Krum, Percy came to Harry's side, rubbing his hands together, looking very proud of himself. "Great! The halo is the most important thing, you know - for the cooperation of the international magic community!"

Harry was a little annoyed because it wasn't over yet. People kept coming to his place, which made him lose the chance to take a good look at Qiu Zhang.

Harry looked towards the dance floor. No matter how boring things were, they were more interesting than listening to Percy's boring speech.At this time, a piece of music had just ended, and everyone applauded again. Harry saw Ludo Bagman kiss Professor McGonagall's hand, and then walked back through the crowd.

Ludo Bagman saw Harry, waved hello, and then walked over.

But Ludo Bagman soon regretted doing so.

"What do you think of the Tournament, Mr. Bagman? We are very satisfied. There was a glitch in the Goblet of Fire," Percy said, glancing at Harry. His look made Harry very happy. unhappy.If Hermione hadn't left, he might have added Hermione's name.

"It's a shame, needless to say, but everything seems to be going well since then, don't you think?"

"Ah, yes," Bagman said cheerfully, "It was so much fun. What is old Barty doing? It's a pity he can't come."

"Well, I'm sure Mr. Crouch will be well again soon," said Percy impatiently. "Until then, I'm more than willing to pick up the slack. Not all of it will be at the ball, of course. Something like that." He smiled arrogantly, "Well, I have to deal with all kinds of things that happened during his absence. Did you hear that Ali Bashir was caught smuggling flying carpets into the country? Something?

In addition, we have been convincing the Transinians to sign the International Law Against Duels.I have an appointment with their Director of Magical Cooperation in the New Year. . . "

At first, Ludo Bagman was very interested in what Percy said, but the more he talked, and he kept talking, which made Ludo Bagman a little bored.

But Harry was fortunate that with Ludo Bagman blocking him, he finally had the chance to leave Percy.

Harry, who was alone, quickly thought of Ron, but he was just about to ask Ron to go out with him, but when he saw Ron still chatting happily with Celia there, he suddenly felt a thousand pains in his heart. Click to hit.

Harry, who was a little depressed, could only go for a walk alone.

Pretending to get a drink, Harry left the table, sidled around the dance floor, and slipped out the door.

After walking a few steps, he also saw Snape and Karkaroff.

"...I don't understand what all the fuss is about, Igor."

"Severus, you can't pretend this didn't happen!" Karkaroff's voice sounded frightened and hoarse, as if he was afraid of being heard, "It has become more and more obvious over the months. I'm very worried right now, I can't deny—"

"Then run away," Snape's voice said impatiently. "Run away and I will excuse you. But I want to stay at Hogwarts -"

Snape and Karkaroff turned a corner.With his wand in hand, Snape blasted the rosebush away.He had a stern face, an ugly expression.There were screams from many flowers, and several dark figures jumped out from inside.

"Ten points from Ravenclaw, Fawcett!" Snape said, and a girl ran past him. "Ten points from Hufflepuff, Stebbins!" Another boy chased the girl. go.

"And what are you doing?" he asked Harry again, who was walking on the path.

Harry noticed that Karkaroff looked a little panicked when he saw someone overhearing his conversation with Snape.He reached uneasily to touch his goatee and twisted it around his fingers.

"I'm taking a walk," Harry said.

"Then keep walking." Snape said and walked away from them, his long black robes flowing behind him.Karkaroff also hurried away with Snape.After they had all left, Harry continued walking along the path.

"Why is Karkaroff so worried?"

Harry wanted to talk to someone, but after talking, he realized that Ron was not there, and Harry became even more depressed.

After an unknown amount of time, Harry came to a large stone reindeer. He looked past the stone deer and saw a high fountain with splashing water and sparkling water.Two huge, vague figures sat on a stone bench, looking at the spring water under the moonlight.Then Harry heard Hagrid talking.

"As soon as I saw you, I understood." He said in a very strange hoarse voice.

Harry was stunned. It seemed that this scene was something he shouldn't be disturbed by.Harry looked around and then back down the path and saw Fleur Delacour and Roger Davis hiding in a nearby rose bush.

"What do you understand, Hagrid?" Mrs. Maxim asked, her deep voice carrying a whooshing sound.

Harry really didn't want to hear any more.He knew that Hagrid would hate to be overheard in this situation.If possible, he would plug his ears with his hands and hum loudly, but that would not be appropriate either.So he forced himself to become interested in a beetle crawling on the back of the reindeer. However, the beetle was not that interesting, and Hagrid's words still penetrated his ears.

"I understand, I understand that you are the same as me. Are you your mother or your father?"

"I-I don't know what you mean, Hagrid..."

"It's my mother," Hagrid said softly. "She's one of the few left in Britain. Of course, I don't remember much about her anymore. She left, you know. About when I was three. Time. To be honest, she doesn't look like a mother. Alas, there is no maternal nature in their nature, is there? I wonder what happened to her later? As far as I know, she is probably dead..."

Madame Maxime said nothing.Harry couldn't help but look away from the beetle, looking over the tips of the reindeer's antlers and listening. He had never heard Hagrid talk about his childhood before.

"After my mother left, my father was devastated. My father was a little man. When I was six years old, if he annoyed me, I would lift him up and put him on top of the wardrobe, which always made him laugh. Laughing." Hagrid's deep voice became choked up.

Madame Maxime listened, motionless, as if gazing at the silver fountain. "Dad brought me up, but, alas, he died, right after I went to school. From then on, I made my own way. Dumbledore helped me a lot, to be honest. He was very good to me. good..."

Hagrid produced a bandanna-dotted silk handkerchief and blew his nose noisily.

"That's it, okay, I'm done with my situation. What about you, where did you get your inheritance?"

Suddenly Madame Maxime stood up.

"It's too cold." Mrs. Maxim said. In fact, no matter how low the temperature was, it would never be as cold as her voice. "I want to go in."

"Huh?" said Hagrid, confused. "No, you don't go! I—I've never met anyone else before!"

"Another person? Tell me clearly!" Madame Maxime said in a cold tone.

Harry wanted to tell Hagrid that it was best not to answer.He stood in the shadows gritting his teeth, holding on to a glimmer of hope that Hagrid wouldn't say anything stupid, but it was to no avail.

"Another half-giant, needless to say!" said Hagrid.

"How brave you are!" Madame Maxime screamed. "I've never been insulted like this in my life! Half-giant? Me? I just--I'm just big-boned!"

Her voice cut through the quiet night sky like a foghorn.Harry heard Fleur and Roger burst out of the rose bushes behind him.

Madame Maxime angrily walked away, angrily pushing away the flowers as she went, causing groups of colorful fairies to fly into the air.

Hagrid was still sitting on the bench, looking at her back.It was too dark to see the expression on his face clearly.Then, after about a minute, he stood up and strode away.Instead of returning to the castle, he headed in the direction of his cabin and out into the dark grounds.

Fleur and Roger Davis disappeared, probably into the more secluded trees.Harry returned to the Great Hall, wanting to tell Ron what he had just heard.But he saw Ron return to his seat with two drinks and handed one of them to Celia.

"Thank you," Celia said.

Hareton felt bored and found a deserted place where he sat alone and depressed.Harry restrained himself from looking at Cho Chang and Cedric, which would give him a strong urge to kick things.

After Maple and Luna walked for an unknown length of time,

"Thank you!" Maple said to Luna, "Let's go back."

"it is good."

When they returned, the dance had come to an end.Hermione appeared again at some point, and she danced with Krum again. Maple happened to see this scene when she came back, and it lasted until midnight.

The ball was coming to an end, and the Weird Sisters stopped playing, gave them a last round of applause, and began to walk toward the foyer.Many people hoped that the dance could be extended for a while, and many people did not have a good night and wished it would end early.

At this time, Ron finally left Celia, Hermione said goodbye to Krum, and then, just like Maple before, she deliberately passed him by, but walked past him without even looking at him. .

Maple felt a little uncomfortable and left quickly after Hermione left.Only Harry and Ron were left. As they were walking up the marble stairs, Harry suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.

"Hello, Harry!"

It's Cedric Diggory.Harry could see Cho Chang waiting for him in the foyer below.

"What?" Harry asked coldly as Cedric ran up the stairs towards him.

Cedric seemed to have something he couldn't say in front of Ron. Ron was in a good mood today, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He said goodbye to Harry and continued walking upstairs.

"Listen," Cedric waited for Ron to walk away and said in a low voice, "You told me about the dragon, and I owe you a favor. Do you know that golden egg? When you opened your golden egg , did it scream?"

"Yeah," said Harry.

"Okay, let's take a shower, okay?"

"what?"

"Take a bath, and - um - take the golden egg, and - um - mull it over in hot water. It'll help you think, just take my word for it."

Harry looked at him puzzled.

"Listen to me," Cedric said, "use the prefects' bathroom. It's the fourth door to the left of the statue of Boris the Fool on the sixth floor. The password is Fresh Pineapple. I have to go, will you say good night to me? ?”

He grinned at Harry again, then hurried downstairs to find Cho Chang.