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Hmm...that makes sense.
At this time, Kangna was still thinking about where to put her cauldron after she changed into a dress robe.
Kyle thought for a while, and when no one was paying attention, he took out his wand and clicked on her.
The original school uniform robe immediately turned into a bright blue-purple color, and the hem became longer and longer, turning into a formal robe in the blink of an eye.
"Transfiguration..." Kang Na was a little surprised.
"Well, I saw a similar style at Madam Malkin's Robe Shop during my vacation, but the details are definitely not that exquisite, and it's just a look-alike."
"It doesn't matter, this is good." Kangna looked at the robe up and down, and then asked in a low voice: "Can't others see it?"
In the wizarding world, most people will not wear the formal robes of the Transfiguration Spell to attend a ball, because if they are seen, they will definitely become a joke to others.
For example, Ron just trimmed the edges of his second-hand dress robe two years ago and never thought of using transformation.
Of course, it's possible that he didn't remember it.
"Don't worry." Kyle waved his hand, "As long as Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore don't go, no one will be able to tell."
Then he also changed himself into a set of clothes.
"That's good." Kangna said happily, without any doubts about Kyle's words. She turned around and found that besides being more convenient, this kind of dress robe had another benefit.
Because it is a transfiguration technique, it is still essentially a school uniform. There is no change in the feeling or weight of wearing it. It is much more comfortable than a heavy and tight dress robe.
Because it happened to coincide with Halloween and the dance, Slughorn invited a lot of people this time, and with their respective dance partners, the number of people was even greater.
As soon as Kyle and Connor walked into Slughorn's office, they heard a burst of noise, laughter, music and loud voices that gradually increased with their footsteps.
Slughorn enchanted his office to make it appear much larger than the average professor.
There are curtains of various colors hanging on the ceiling and walls, and there is a golden pumpkin lantern on the top, but it is not a candle inside, but many elves holding lanterns. They are flying around inside, as if there are countless The light spot kept flashing.
The waiters are the house elves in the kitchen, walking back and forth among the crowd with trays containing various drinks.
"Oh...Kyle, Connor, my child!" Before the two of them entered the door, they heard Slughorn shouting loudly, "It's not easy to invite you...but just like me As I said before, you can’t always avoid me.”
"Professor, it's so sad for you to say that." Kyle said: "We really want to come to the party, but there is no way. Professor Snape has been hindering it and not letting Connor come.
"Besides, you must also know how boring working at the Ministry of Magic is."
"Oh, yes, I know that." Slughorn blinked and said with a smile, "I was just joking, you finally got your wish today, didn't you?
"Okay, come in quickly, there are so many people for you to meet." He walked into the office cheerfully.
Kyle and Kangna looked at each other and followed helplessly.
"That's Walpole, my former student." Slughorn pointed to a small man not far away who was talking to Harry. "He is the author of Blood Brothers: My Life as a Vampire..." Of course. And his brother Xue Ni."
The title of this book sounds a bit like Lockhart's style, but it is real. The Walpur really lived among a group of vampires.
The blood nun next to him is a serious vampire. He is tall and handsome, with dark circles around his eyes, and a tired look that always makes him unable to wake up.
Only when a girl passes by does he become more energetic, licking his lips with a hungry look in his eyes.
As if aware of Kyle's gaze, Xueni turned his head and looked over.
He saw Kangna at a glance, and the light in his eyes suddenly became brighter. He noticed that Kangna was different from other girls, exuding a very unique fragrance.
The feeling was like the rosemary garnished next to the steak, which made him salivate.
Xue Ni instantly felt that the pie in his hand was no longer fragrant, and couldn't help but take two steps forward.
"Vampires like talented wizards, especially witches." Kyle explained as he looked at the frowning Connor.
"I know, it was mentioned in Lockhart's book," Connor said. "I just think it feels weird."
"That's easy to say." Kyle took out his box and opened it a crack.
The prom students in the room didn't notice anything different and were still doing their own things, but the vampire stood stiffly in place.
For a moment just now, he instinctively felt several extremely dangerous smells, and each one could easily tear him apart.
Xueni suddenly came to his senses. He turned around stiffly as if nothing had happened, and tried to hide himself behind Walple, who was a head lower than him.
"Look, it's easy to solve." Kyle said with a smile, skillfully grabbing the Sniff that jumped out of the box and stuffing it back in.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 732 Peeves and the Vanishing Cabinet
In the magical world, many wizards like to hold various dances, especially those ancient pure-blood families, which hold them two or three times a year. For example, birthday dances and Christmas dances have become a fixed event, but the focus of most dances has never been on dancing.
This time was no exception. The music in the office never stopped, but there were very few people dancing.
Most of them just circle around twice symbolically, and then start chatting with the people around them with a glass of wine.
It has to be said that Professor Slughorn has a wide network of contacts and has invited many famous people over.
In addition to the well-known writer Walple and the vampire Bloody, whom Kyle had met before, there was also professional Quidditch player and current Chaser of the Montrose Magpies, Buwell Hodder, a reporter from the Daily Prophet. Rita Skeeter, but another wizard.
According to Slughorn, he has done most of the interviews with the Director of the Ministry of Magic and above.
Kyle also saw the owner of Honeydukes Candy Shop...yes, there is a signed photo of him in Slughorn's residence. The school is so close to Hogsmeade, there is no reason not to invite him over.
Even so, Slughorn still seemed to feel that it was not lively enough. According to him, Halloween was just a simple gathering, and Christmas was the highlight. He also told Kyle and Connor not to miss it.
But they have completely different views on it.
The two found an excuse to get away from Slughorn and came to the beverage area where there were relatively few people.
But Kyle came here just to hide and not drink anything on the table.
Ever since he learned that someone in school had bought a love potion, he was not going to touch anything of unknown origin again.
"Kyle, I didn't expect you to come too."
A few minutes later, Harry, who finally got rid of Worple's entanglement, arrived. He must have said a lot, and he directly picked up a glass of butterbeer and drank it in a gulp.
Kyle observed it for a moment and was disappointed to find that it was just a normal butterbeer.
"How do you feel?" he asked.
"What..." Harry didn't react for a moment, thinking that Kyle was talking about this dance. He immediately shook his head and said, "It's too bad. I can't believe Hermione can insist on coming every time."
"Maybe she's used to it." Kyle followed his words and said, "Why didn't you find an excuse to reject him?"
Harry, like them, had been making excuses, such as Quidditch practice, for not wanting to attend Slughorn's dinner party.
As the captain, he could arrange the training time during the dinner party, but he also avoided it many times.
"I'm here with Ron. He really wants to see the ball." Harry said.
"Can you invite boys to the prom?"
"Yeah." Harry nodded, "I just wanted to try it, but Professor Slughorn didn't object.
"Oh, by the way, have you seen Ron? I've been looking for him."
"No," Kyle said, "You can go look across the room."
"Okay," Harry said, grabbing his Butterbeer mug and walking across the dance floor.
Some time later, Kyle met the drunk Professor Sybill Trelawney again.
As one of the professors at Hogwarts and a descendant of the famous seer Cassandra Trelawney, she is somewhat well-known.
Slughorn supposedly said there was free sherry at the ball, and then she came over.
And Luna, who was discussing with Neville whether Scrimgeour was a hidden vampire and his secret plot to manipulate the Aurors and use the Gum Disease Curse to bring down the Ministry of Magic from within.
Neville looked shocked, but Kyle couldn't help laughing and almost snorted the mead.
"The Swelling Gum Curse can be developed. I think it is more effective than a lock tongue to seal the throat." Kyle said with a smile.
As for Scrimgeour's identity as a vampire, this is even more nonsense. If he were a vampire, the huge looking glass in the Auror's office would have been ringing long ago.
No other employees of the Ministry of Magic have complained about him for disturbing the public, which is enough to prove Scrimgeour's identity.
I have to say that some of Mr. Lovegood's remarks are quite interesting, and he always brings up some points that others would never think of.
If you don't consider the logic and just look at the fun, "The Quibbler" is indeed a good magazine.
Kyle decided to order a copy when he went back so that he could take it out and have fun when he got bored.
After Luna and Neville left, the dance began to become boring again, until there were ten minutes left before curfew...
Kyle originally thought that the dance was over, but Peeves suddenly broke in from outside.
He flew on the ceiling, holding a large number of balloons filled with water in his hand. Without a word, he launched an indiscriminate attack on the students below who had not yet reacted.
For a moment, it felt like it was raining in the whole office.
There was chaos in the room as everyone screamed and dodged water balloons falling from the sky.
"Ha, I always felt like something was missing. It's okay now." Kyle said with a smile: "After all, how could such a lively place be missing Peeves."
With a slight movement of his fingers, he threw a flying water ball somewhere else.
"But Professor Slughorn is still here. Didn't Peeves never dare to mess with the professor?"
"He just doesn't dare to provoke the four deans. The other professors are just giving him face." Kyle said, "But he may not be in a good mood tonight.
"Remember what the Fat Friar said at the dinner party? Peeves got mad because he didn't have his pumpkin statue, and went on a rampage upstairs destroying the armor.
"I guess that's why he wanted to come to the dance to cause trouble."
Kyle pushed away a water balloon again, then pulled Connor and ran towards the door.
While most people haven't reacted yet, it's better to leave as soon as possible, lest everyone swarm up later and block the door again.
Soon, the two came to the corridor outside.
Kangna raised her arms and smelled her sleeves, frowning and said, "I just wanted to say, did you smell a sour smell?"
"It's vinegar." Kyle lowered his voice and said, "Actually, this is what I told Peeves. Adding a little vinegar to the water will make it more lethal."
Kangna looked at Kyle with disgust.
"Don't look at me like that, it happened a long time ago." Kyle shrugged, "At that time, I asked him to help find a ghost, and this idea was considered as reward.
"After all, freshmen often make mistakes when knocking on wooden barrels. It's a pity that the vinegar sprayed out is wasted like this..."
"Anyone who's ever had a water balloon thrown at you by Peeves will hate you."