Hogwarts: Harry's Path to Witches

Chapter 306: What do you call slow development? So am I growing backwards? ! (Happy Chinese Valentine's Day)

When listening to Krum's invitation to Harry, Hermione's face also showed a complex expression that was difficult to describe in words.

But when she heard Krum turning around to invite her without hesitation, the expression on her face immediately changed.

Hermione's expression at this time was a little surprised, a little unhappy, and even mixed with some contempt and anger.

She simply shook her head, and at the same time rejected Krum unceremoniously in a strong tone:

"Sorry, Mr. Krum, I already have someone I want to invite. So I can't accept your invitation."

"In addition, I have to say that your behavior of inviting other girls in front of me and being rejected, and then immediately inviting me is really unpleasant."

As she said that, Hermione gave Krum a hard look.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think carefully. Please allow me to apologize to you."

Krum obviously did not expect that he would be rejected again and be killed twice one after another, so he was obviously a little surprised.

However, he responded quickly and apologized softly.

Of course, when he apologized this time, his attitude was not as sincere as when he apologized to Harley before.

Hermione didn't bother too much about this, after all, she always felt that it was a bit cheap.

In the end, Krum had to return disappointed.

When he left, Harley faintly heard his muttering:

"Well, all the beautiful girls are already married, so what's the point of being an international star for me?"

But the adoring fans around him seemed happy that Klum's invitation didn't work out.

After all, as long as Krum doesn't have a dance partner, he still has a chance.

In this regard, it is difficult for everyone to have a unified attitude.

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Looking at Krum's retreating figure, Harley couldn't help but shake her head.

Hermione's angry voice rang out from the side: "This Krum is so hateful!"

"He actually invited you in front of me first, and then invited me in front of you! What does he mean!"

Harley chuckled: "He probably thinks too highly of his reputation, thinking that he can be invincible by relying on his reputation."

Hermione's resentment towards Krum's previous actions quickly dissipated, and her curiosity returned to what Harry had not finished saying before:

"Harry, what were you going to say earlier?"

"I suddenly don't want to talk about it now," Harley let out a bad laugh, "I'm going to pick a suitable time and place to talk about it."

"Of course, if you are willing to beg me, I can tell you now."

"Huh, don't tell me if you don't want to." Hermione rolled her eyes, "I don't want to know yet."

The two avoided sight along the way and quickly rushed to the library.

Unexpectedly, the castle was full of people today, but there were rarely many students in the library.

But if you think about it carefully, this is very reasonable.

After all, most students ran to dress themselves up immediately, and now they are probably gathering in a series of places such as the auditorium and the common rooms of each college to show off themselves.

Fleur was sitting alone in the corner of the library, reading a book about wild adventures.

There was already a pile of heavy materials with bookmarks and notes spread out on the table in front of her.

Harry and Hermione walked over naturally, and the three of them started working in tacit cooperation without discussing anything.

This work continued until almost five o'clock in the afternoon, when the three of them stopped writing.

Furong stretched and asked with interest:

"Why are there not many people in the Hogwarts library today? Is it because there is a holiday the day after tomorrow, so no one wants to come to the library today?"

"Don't you know the news that is spreading wildly in Hogwarts today?" Hermione was a little surprised and asked curiously.

"What news?" Furong was stunned and couldn't help but shook her head,

"I basically only go to Charms class, Transfiguration and Defense Against the Dark Arts during this period. The rest of the time I am either in the Room of Requirement or staying in the library."

"So I most likely don't know the news you're talking about."

Hermione was speechless for a moment, then quickly introduced Fleur.

After listening, Fleur nodded thoughtfully and looked at Harry subconsciously:

"Harry, who are you going to invite?"

Hermione's breathing suddenly became rapid. Fleur didn't feel it, but Harry heard it clearly.

"Who am I inviting?" Harley asked deliberately, and in a longer voice, "Of course..."

"Shh~ Keep it a secret for now!"

As he spoke, Harley raised a finger and put it in front of her mouth with a playful smile.

Hermione's breathing became calm again, but Fleur felt a little uncomfortable.

I was halfway through my words, and suddenly I got stuck like this. It’s really disgusting!

She reached out to pinch Harley's face, but Harley nimbly dodged it, so she had no choice but to give up.

The three of them quickly put the books back to their original positions and left the library.

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The Gryffindor common room was even busier at night than during the day.

After all, many students had classes during the day, and many people gathered in other corners of the castle.

But now, due to the Hogwarts curfew, more than a quarter of the entire school's wizards had gathered in the common room.

And today, for the first time, no night walks occurred in Gryffindor.

After all, how many people can you meet during a night out? It’s hard to say whether I’ll be able to meet anyone.

If that's the case, why is it so important to go out for a night out and go on a blind date in Gryffindor... Is it important to invite a dance partner?

And staying in the common room can also eat a lot of melon at the first time.

Just now, the Weasley twins had an unexplained minor conflict with their younger brother Ron. It seemed that Ron was teasing the two about not being able to find a dance partner.

As a result, the two of them spoiled everyone in the common room on the spot, and invited Angelina and Aaliya successively.

As a result, Ron rushed all the way back to his dormitory in embarrassment, and quickly became the middle of the night joke among the Gryffindor little lions tonight.

Of course, Harry's melons are also among the highest quality in this melon field.

No one was surprised at all that Krum invited her.

Who makes Harley so good and so good looking?

And Harley rejected Klum so directly, which also made many people feel a little bit of expectation.

Maybe she rejected Klum just for herself? There is always a fantasy. If it comes true in your dream, wouldn’t it mean that you will make a lot of money?

However, everyone had different opinions on the fact that Krum turned around to invite Hermione and was rejected by Hermione outright.

As for why Hermione received the invitation, the most popular opinion at present is that Hermione and Harry are good friends.

So when Krum couldn't invite Harry, he was going to use Hermione as a substitute.

Based on this premise, many girls secretly mocked Hermione for being ignorant.

Do you really think that since you and Harley are good friends, you can think highly of yourself?

Of course, this jealousy is mixed with a bit of envy. If Krum invites him, few people can guarantee that he can reject it outright!

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<divclass="contentadv">Two days later, on the last weekend before the Christmas holiday, students had the last chance to go to Hogsmeade this semester.

This time, in addition to the second-year and first-year wizards from Hogwarts, students from five other magic schools all came out in full force.

Although the school has notified you to bring gowns and gowns before coming, you still need to purchase some necessities.

On the one hand, they are preparing more for the Yule Ball, and on the other hand, it is also because the little wizards consume too many necessities during this time.

Filch even started to complain, the corridor was already smelling of perfume!

Fleur was also looking forward to this trip to Hogsmeade.

Last time, Fleur gave up the opportunity to go to Hogsmeade in order to prepare for the first event of the Six Wizards Tournament.

Now, she wanted to have some fun under the leadership of Harry and Hermione.

A certain rich witch who did not want to be named has withdrawn all the income sent by the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association.

And with a wave of her hand, this witch will cover all the expenses for this event!

There was a long queue in the foyer of Hogwarts early in the morning.

Although the wind is biting outside and the frost and snow are biting, the little wizards would rather shrink their necks and still stay in the long dragon.

Filch was looking at the list, checking the young wizards' eligibility to go to Hogsmeade.

This was one of the few opportunities he had to use his rights, so even though he had memorized the list, Filch still had to check every name.

But when he saw Harry and Hermione, he just smiled and waved, not even bothering to look at the list.

No way, who made Harry and Hermione famous as good students in Hogwarts?

Moreover, the two of them never caused any trouble for Filch. When they saw Filch cleaning the house with great difficulty and trying to eliminate certain marks that were difficult to erase, they would take the initiative to use magic to help.

Although as a squib, he was very jealous that the young wizards could learn magic, and even had an inexplicable resentment from this.

But when it comes to Harry and Hermione, Filch doesn't have these negative emotions at all.

Outside the castle, the Delacour sisters had been waiting for a long time.

Students from the other five schools had already set off, leaving only two people standing in the snow.

The four of them found a carriage and headed straight for Hogsmeade.

On the way, Gabrielle was extremely excited.

The last time she followed Ms. Maxim to Hogsmeade, she only visited the basic Three Broomsticks pub.

Ms. Maxim did not take Gabrielle to places that sounded very interesting, such as Honeydukes Candy Shop, Zuko's Magic Joke Shop, the Hog's Head Bar, and the Screaming Shack.

So now, even though it's still a long way from Hogsmeade, Gabrielle has recited the route countless times.

The carriage finally drove slowly into Hogsmeade and stopped on the street.

Harley pushed open the car door first and stepped on the thick snow.

At this time, Hogsmeade was covered in silver, and the usually colorful shops were now uniformly white.

Various decorations have been placed at the entrance of each magic shop. In addition to the Christmas tree, the Christmas atmosphere has been heightened.

"First go to the Feng Ya Wizard Clothing Store to buy some extra decorations, then go to the Three Broomsticks pub to drink butterbeer, and then the Christmas candy shopping at Honeydukes Candy Shop..."

The little girl clenched her fingers seriously and repeated the route again.

Fleur rubbed her forehead in disgust: "Okay, Gabrielle, you have repeated this at least fifty times."

"Who told you not to bring someone to play last time?" Harry smiled and took the initiative to hold Gabrielle's hand on Fleur's behalf to prevent her from getting lost.

After all, Hogsmeade is bustling with people coming and going at this time, and there might be a few dark wizards who specialize in shady business mixed in there.

In a sense, the value of half-blood Veela is much higher than that of pure-blood Veela.

The four of them strolled around the Fengya Wizard Clothing Store and purchased a lot of accessories, imported Muggle perfume and other cosmetics, and then went straight to the Three Broomsticks Bar.

There were many people in the bar, and it took a lot of effort for Harry to find a seat in the corner.

When she went to buy butterbeer, the owner, Ms. Rostamer, was all smiles, while the drawers beside her were already filled with gold galleons.

She even sold Harry a bottle of Firewhiskey for the first time, and she sold it at the normal price, which was at least half cheaper than the price the black-hearted boss of the Pig's Head Bar gave Harley.

After just drinking a glass of butterbeer, Gabrielle couldn't sit still.

She looked restless, her eyes flying out the window from time to time to the nearby Honeydukes candy store.

However, Fleur wanted to test Gabrielle's patience, and Harry and Hermione also thought that Gabrielle looked very cute, and deliberately wanted to tease her.

So it wasn't until the little girl was about to cry that Harry stood up and suggested going to Honeydukes Candy Store.

When Gabrielle heard this, she could almost cry with joy.

She grabbed Harley's hand and was completely unwilling to let go.

There are more people in Honeydukes Candy Shop than in the Three Broomsticks Pub, after all, the products here are always the best choice for Christmas gifts.

Harry followed the same old pattern and prepared a large amount of sizzling honey candies for Professor Dumbledore.

Professor Dumbledore likes honey and desserts so much. The honey candies paired with the wool coat suit he knitted by himself are better than all other gifts for Professor Dumbledore.

Gabrielle scurried around the store and took a bit of almost every kind of candy. Except for candies like cockroach piles, which were really anti-human, she even took some bloody lollipops and fudge flies.

Needless to say, her behavior naturally caused Fleur to frown:

"Gabriel! Take less! You are nine years old and your teeth haven't fully grown yet! So you need to eat less candy!"

Hermione asked subconsciously: "Isn't that right? I remember that girls should not have their teeth changed when they are six to seven years old?"

"And even if I'm a witch, it won't change much when my teeth change after all."

"Because we are half-Veela." Fleur said nonchalantly.

"Veela's lifespan is much longer than that of ordinary wizards. Although mixed blood makes our bloodline no longer pure, it still has advantages in terms of lifespan."

"But this also means that our physical development must be slower."

Listening to Fleur's words, Hermione nodded, knowing that she had gained knowledge again.

But when her gaze swept over somewhere, she suddenly froze, and then a trace of embarrassment appeared on her face.

If you call this slow growth, then am I growing backwards?

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(Thanks to the "Nine-tailed Yanhu" boss for the reward!)

Happy Chinese Valentine's Day to everyone! Only the poor author is still crazily coding on Chinese Valentine's Day. Damn it!

By the way, I am reading a love story.

Have you ever seen a husband and wife at odds, or a husband and wife who don’t know each other well?

What would it be like to skip the love stage and form a couple with unfamiliar classmates?