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As for Kyle himself, he didn't want to go either. If he had that time, he might as well watch the salamanders fight in Newt's box.
"Oh..." Professor McGonagall rubbed her forehead.
As a warrior responsible for the opening but unable to dance, this was a terrible disaster both for Kyle himself and for Hogwarts.
Fortunately, she asked one more question today.
"You can put your future classes aside for now."
Professor McGonagall said in an unquestionable tone: "It is only a week away from Christmas. During this time you must learn to dance... It doesn't matter even if you only know one song.
"Well, tomorrow is the weekend. I will open a dance club in the auditorium at 10 a.m., so remember to come... No, you must come."
After saying that, Professor McGonagall hurriedly left the classroom, apparently going to the eighth floor to find Headmaster Dumbledore.
Kyle smacked his lips and followed him out of the classroom.
"Why does Professor McGonagall look so anxious?" Kanna came over and asked curiously, "What did you say?"
"It's a very serious challenge." Kyle sighed, "It's much more terrifying than facing two dragons alone."
"Ah?" Kanna became even more curious.
"Never mind, nothing." Kyle shook his head. "By the way, can I invite you to the Christmas dance? You know, the Warriors need to start with their partners, and I need your help.
Otherwise, I will probably have to dance with the Moon Beast... Professor Dumbledore will obviously not agree with me doing this."
Kanna instantly forgot her previous doubts. She looked at Kyle and turned her head slightly to the side.
"You're the only one who would want to dance with Moonmon... But, well... since you said so, I'm happy to be your dance partner."
“That’s great,” Kyle said with a smile.
Then the two of them went downstairs together and walked towards the common room.
Meanwhile, in the basement classroom.
Snape, who was brewing potion, suddenly had a trembling hand and threw a whole bottle of armadillo bile into the crucible.
The originally bright blue potion instantly turned into a dark purple color, and bubbles began to come out.
"Oh, damn!" Snape waved his wand, clearing away the potion and the crucible together, and then he subconsciously thought of Sirius Black.
Although Blake is not here, it is right to put the blame on him.
Ever since the other party came to Hogwarts, it can be said that he has been against him in every way... He would deduct points from Gryffindor students, and Black would deduct them back from Slytherin students, and the reasons he used were almost exactly the same.
He had been to Dumbledore many times over the past few days about this matter and even suffered from insomnia.
It must be because he didn't get enough rest just now, otherwise, how could he, a potion master, make such a low-level mistake.
Dumbledore was really old and confused, he actually agreed to let a fool be a professor.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 523 Kyle's Dark History
The next day, the weekend.
Early in the morning, Kyle sat at the table eating breakfast with a serious expression.
"What's wrong with you?"
Cedric asked curiously, "You look like you're about to compete in the second event."
"Honestly, I'd rather start the second project today." Kyle sighed and said, "By the way, can you dance?"
"Yes." Cedric said casually, "My father took me to several dances before, and I learned it specially... What, don't you know how to do it?"
"Why do you all think I should be able to dance."
Kyle took a bite of bread in annoyance. "If I knew how to do it, I wouldn't have to worry so much."
"Pfft..." Cedric tensed the muscles on his face, trying hard to restrain himself from laughing out loud.
It was the first time he saw Kyle looking so embarrassed, it was really interesting.
"This...is not difficult." Cedric tried to make his voice sound normal, "Just follow the music...I just saw the latest notice in the hall, saying that Professor McGonagall will hold a club for the dance at ten o'clock in the morning. You can go and take a look."
"You're talking about that. Actually, I was the first one to sign up," Kyle said.
Cedric laughed even harder and covered his mouth with his hands to stop the laughter.
He didn't really want to do this, but somehow his mind was filled with images of Kyle madly stepping on his partner's shoes at the dance, and he couldn't help it.
There was no other choice, so Cedric could only use the excuse of looking for Qiu to quickly leave the table and run to the Ravenclaw table next to him.
Because Kyle was thinking about the next club, he didn't realize there was anything wrong and just thought he wanted to invite Qiu to the dance.
The news that there would be a Christmas ball had spread, and everyone was talking about it now. More students had signed up to stay on campus than ever before, as if everyone, except the first years, had chosen to stay at Hogwarts.
The girls gathered in groups of three or five, excitedly exchanging opinions and discussing what to wear on Christmas Eve.
The boys also started to act serious, and Ryan pinned a brooch on his clothes. Kyle had never seen him wear this before.
After a while, a girl with curly hair came over.
"Kyle, can you come to the dance with me?"
"Oh... sorry." Kyle came back to his senses and said, "I already have a partner."
"Is that so?" The girl looked disappointed as she left.
She was not the first one. In the next ten minutes, several more girls came over, from every college, but they all got the same answer.
Kyle had originally wanted to wait in the auditorium until the club started, but seeing the current situation, he gave up the idea and got up to go back to the common room.
……
At ten o'clock, Kyle arrived at the auditorium on time, and Connor, Cedric and others also came.
"You can dance, why did you come along?" Kyle asked Cedric in confusion.
"Ahem, it's nothing." Cedric pretended to be calm and said, "I just haven't danced for a long time. I want to get familiar with it again, so as not to embarrass myself later."
Kyle nodded without saying anything else, took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the auditorium.
This place had already been arranged by Professor McGonagall in advance. The long table had been moved to the side, leaving only rows of chairs, on which quite a few people were already sitting.
When Kyle walked over, his steps were unusually heavy, as if he was under a leg-locking spell.
Where he couldn't see, Cedric and the Weasley brothers were trying hard to hold back their smiles, their faces full of anticipation.
When they arrived, Professor McGonagall closed the door with her wand and said, "Dancing is simple... dancing. There is a swan in every girl's heart, and there is a lion in every boy's heart that is eager to try..."
It is no exaggeration to say that these were the most difficult two hours for Kyle to date.
In fact, dancing was not difficult, at least it was much simpler than what Newt taught him, but the problem was that before he learned how to dance, he was called up by Professor McGonagall to demonstrate... and then stepped on her feet three times.
Kyle could even clearly see Professor McGonagall's increasingly dark face, as well as Fred and George's undisguised laughter beside them.
It goes without saying that they will not let go of this dark history for a long time to come.
This was indeed the case. In the next few days, Fred's favorite thing was to imitate Kyle's clumsy movements and step on George's feet during meals.
Kyle could only pretend that he saw nothing. He had no other choice. Who made him have these two friends?
It is worth mentioning that the professors at Hogwarts seemed to want to show the best side of the castle to the people from the other two schools.
So, a few days before Christmas, the handrails of the castle stairs were hung with icicles that would never melt.
The twelve Christmas trees in the hall were decorated with all sorts of baubles, from sparkling holly berries to hooting golden owls.
The only thing that made Kyle feel sad was that this time the professors didn't seem to be planning to let the ghosts serve as Christmas tree decorations... He always thought that was the most interesting thing.
A Christmas tree covered in ghosts is sure to impress guests who come from afar.
As Christmas approaches, the castle becomes more lively. The girls always act together, and when one of them receives an invitation, the others all laugh.
After a spells class, Kyle met Harry in the corridor, but he was not looking for him.
"Um...Qiu Zhang, can I talk to you?" He said nervously, clutching the hem of his robe with both hands.
"Of course, just tell me what you want to say."
"Um... can you, just... go to the dance with me..." Harry asked hesitantly, his voice was so soft that Kyle almost didn't hear what he said.
"I'm sorry, Harry." Qiu shook his head, "I already promised Cedric..."
Kyle was surprised to find that Harry's face was turning red at an incredible speed, as if someone was holding a brush and painting red paint on his face.
"Oh, okay, never mind," Harry said casually, and turned away quickly.
"I'm really sorry," Qiu said again.
But Harry didn't hear it. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared around the corner of the stairs.
Kyle smacked his lips and could only say that he was worthy of being the most talented Seeker in Hogwarts, as this was really fast.
"It's always like this lately. I really hope Christmas can come soon." On the way to the auditorium, Qiu looked at Kyle, "Strange, why don't I see anyone inviting you."
“It’s just not there anymore,” Kyle said.
A lot of people invited him a few days ago. After Professor McGonagall's club, several senior girls said they could teach him to dance... but Kyle refused.
With their mediocre skills, they were not as professional as Professor McGonagall. He was trained by Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick for three hours every day after dinner. Sometimes, Nick, who was almost headless, would give some guidance.
This ghost who always likes to shake his head like a fan is actually quite accomplished in dancing...but the head-shaking movements are a little bit scary.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 524 Dress Robe
The night before Christmas, it snowed heavily in the castle, which was very appropriate. Snowflakes fell on the castle and the grounds, adding some unique embellishments to the place.
A thick layer of ice formed on the Black Lake, and Durmstrang's large ship was also frozen, flickering in the sun, and a layer of crystal white frost hung on the sail ropes... It looked much better than before.
Christmas breakfast was hot stew and delicious pudding. Although it was a holiday, there were still as many people in the castle as before, and the hall was as crowded as before.
"The food at Hogwarts is so greasy," Fleur complained as she poured herself a few tortillas and boiled potatoes onto her plate. "I feel like I'm going to outgrow my dress robes."
Kyle ate the stew on his plate calmly without saying a word... After all, he had heard similar words many times recently.