Became good friends with the Boy Who Lived

Chapter 112 Christmas Ball

This year's Christmas holiday was no different from ordinary days. Students above the fourth grade chose to stay in school to attend the Christmas dance, and some students below the third grade also stayed because they were invited by senior students to be dance partners.

The crazy play lasted for two days. One afternoon, Aris, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco and Pansy were walking on the shore of Black Lake when they were stopped by Cedric.

"What do you want, Diggory?" Pansy asked unceremoniously. She felt a little upset because she didn't spend this leisurely afternoon with her Slytherin classmates.

"Aeris, Harry, and Malfoy," Cedric said, "Do you have time? Let's go to the prefect's bathroom and take a bath together. Take our golden eggs with you. I think it may help us think of clues for the next game."

Harry, Ron, and Draco were all a little reluctant. Aris said, "I think Cedric's suggestion is good. Let's go together. Do you want to come with us, Ron?"

Ron looked at Hermione and Pansy who were on the verge of a fight, and nodded quickly.

Led by Cedric, the five of them came to the fifth floor and entered a steamy bathroom. Aeris, Harry, Cedric, and Draco all carried their golden eggs.

Several people soaked comfortably in the hot water, and the four golden eggs were placed side by side on the edge of the bathtub.

Harry broke the silence: "Uh... Cedric, what are we going to do? Open the golden egg here?"

"Or open it in water," Aeris said. "The propagation of sound in water is different from that in air. Perhaps a sharp sound in the air will sound different when it enters water."

"That's what I thought," Cedric said. "I also happened to see Krum jumping into the Black Lake with the golden egg." Cedric's face turned a little red, not sure if it was because he was embarrassed or because of the hot water.

Cedric took a golden egg. He couldn't tell which one was his. He soaked the egg in water and turned the button. The egg opened, but the scream did not come.

"Are you ready?" Cedric said, "Take a deep breath, one... two... three..."

Several people buried their heads in the water at the same time, and a melodious and beautiful song came:

Your greatest treasure is hidden somewhere;

You have only one hour to find her;

In the time when you hesitate and wander;

She might have died;

Find and rescue your greatest treasure;

Brave and fearless warriors!

…… …… …… ……

Several people came out of the water, gasping for breath. "What do these songs mean?" Ron asked first.

"I think someone is hiding in the Black Lake," Aeris said. "We have one hour to rescue the hostage."

"Why the Black Lake?" Harry asked puzzledly, "Why are you so sure?"

"The Black Lake is similar to the Forbidden Forest," Aeris said. "A unique ecological network of magical creatures has also formed in the Black Lake. I can be sure that the singing just now was the singing of mermaids, and there happen to be mermaids in our Black Lake."

"The biggest problem now," Draco said slowly, "is that we have to find a way to survive in the water for an hour without affecting our freedom of movement."

"The Bubblehead Charm," Cedric said, "A simple spell can solve this problem. If performed skillfully, it will be enough to allow us to breathe underwater for an hour."

"Good suggestion," Aris said, "Let's start practicing after the Christmas holiday."

The time for fun is always short, and before we know it, Christmas Eve has arrived.

Hermione started preparing for the banquet several hours before it was to begin. Ron couldn't help but complain, "Why did she start preparing so early? Is she planning to change her face?"

"She won't, Ron," said Aries, "She just wants to show her best side to people. We should also prepare for it."

In the dormitory, Ron was standing in front of the dressing mirror, constantly looking at the retro dress robe he was wearing.

Ron had a look of disgust on his face at this time, "Damn it... Damn it..." Ron kept muttering to himself.

Aries and Harry came over. Aries was wearing a beautiful dress robe made of white fabric with gold trim, and even his leather shoes were white.

Harry was wearing green dress robes, which, as Mrs. Weasley said, matched his green eyes.

"Nice dress robes you have," said Ron ruefully, "without the lace collars and cuffs."

"Your dress robes are very... vintage..." Harry tried to comfort Ron.

"Vintage?" Ron said in a dry voice. "You call that vintage? I look like an old lady and smell like an old lady."

Aeris took out his wand and asked Ron, "What color do you like? Ron, didn't I tell you I can help you?"

"Oh? Oh!" Ron said expectantly, "Whatever, Aris, any style will be better than this."

Aeris waved his wand, and Ron's vintage dress robes turned into a nice burgundy dress robe, similar in style to Harry's dress robes.

"Burgundy, I think red goes well with your hair, Ron." said Aris.

Ron looked at himself in the dressing mirror and finally smiled. "Thank you, Aeris!" Ron said.

"You're welcome, buddy!" said Aeris. "Let's go out quickly and don't let our partners wait anxiously."

In the common room, the girls were competing with each other for beauty. The three most eye-catching girls were: Ginny in a light pink dress, Lavender in a sky blue dress, and Hermione in a violet evening gown.

Aeris came up to Hermione and teased, "Where did you hide my Miss Know-It-All?"

Hermione glared at Aris in reproach. Today, Hermione was undoubtedly the most beautiful among all the girls.

Hermione naturally took Aris' arm and walked out of the Gryffindor common room together, heading towards the hall on the first floor. In fact, all the students had already started heading towards the hall.

There was a dinner before the dance. This time, the dishes did not appear on the plate all at once. Under the demonstration of Professor Dumbledore, no matter what kind of dish you wanted, you just had to order it on the plate and it would appear on the plate.

The time was almost up. Professor Dumbledore waved his wand and the hall turned into a dance floor. As the music started, as warriors, Aeris, Harry, Draco, Cedric, Viktor and Fleur were to lead the dance.

"Let's go, Miss Granger!" Aris said with a smile. Hermione, with blushing cheeks, held Aris' hand and walked into the dance floor.

Led by the warriors, the rest of the teachers and students began to dance. Professor Dumbledore first danced with Madame Maxime. Madame Maxime was more than a head taller than Professor Dumbledore, but her dancing was quite graceful.

When the song ended, Professor Dumbledore danced with Professor McGonagall again, and this time the two professors almost became the focus of the dance floor.

Hagrid saw the right opportunity and invited Madame Maxime to dance with him, and these two big guys soon became a couple that everyone was paying attention to.

Even Professor Moody awkwardly danced with Professor Bubbage from the Muggle Studies class.

After dancing for a few songs, seeing that Hermione was a little out of breath, Aris said, "Go and rest for a while?"

Hermione nodded slightly, and Aeris took two drinks and went out of the dance floor with Hermione. Aeris handed the drink to Hermione, who took a sip while fanning herself with her other hand.

Seeing that Viktor was about to come over, Aeris whispered to Hermione, "How about we go outside to get some fresh air?"

Hermione smiled with a blush on her cheeks, and went out of the castle holding hands with Aris.

Aeris waved his wand, and some petals flew and turned into a cloak, which was draped over Hermione. Hermione wrapped herself in the cloak as it was still a little cold outside.

Edwards and Hermione saw Harry, Ginny and Ron acting suspiciously, and they walked over. "What are you doing?" Edwards asked in a low voice.

"Hush!" Harry quickly pulled Aeris into the shadows, under some huge statues, among the flowers, where Hagrid and Madame Maxime sat, talking about something.

There was a black beetle sitting on the shadowy wall. Eris caught the black beetle, took out a crystal bottle from his pocket, put the black beetle into the crystal bottle, put the stopper in, and shook the crystal bottle violently.

"What are you doing?" Hermione asked in confusion.

"Can you keep this bug, Hermione?" Aeris said, and then whispered in Hermione's ear, "Let Crookshanks check it out. I suspect this black beetle is an Animagus..."

Hermione looked at the crystal bottle in her hand in surprise and nodded silently.

Hagrid's voice came: "Olympe, dear, the moment I saw you, I knew that we were the same kind of people. Which side are you on? Father? Mother?"

Madame Maxime's slightly flustered voice came: "I...I...I don't understand what you mean...Ruber..."

"I am the mother," Hagrid said to himself, "She left when I was very young. You know, they only prefer strong children, and I am too weak for her. They don't have much maternal love..."

Madame Maxime stood up, tightened her shawl, and said unnaturally: "Shall we go in and dance again?"

Aeris waved his wand a few times and conjured up a large tray with two large goblets filled with champagne on them.

Eris walked over quickly with a tray in his hand, "Would you like some drinks? Madame Maxime, Professor Hagrid." Eris said with a smile.

Madame Maxime and Hagrid were startled. Madame Maxime took a glass of champagne and took a big sip to cover her embarrassment, while Hagrid took another glass of champagne.

"Excuse me, Rubeus," Madame Maxime put the empty glass on the tray in Aeris's hand, and then said, "I have to go back to the ball. I want to dance with Albus again." After that, Madame Maxime left without looking back.

"Hagrid!" Aeris patted Hagrid's arm and said, "If a person is very shy about his true identity, we should try not to reveal it."

Harry, Hermione, Ginny, and Ron also came over. "What's your real identity?" Ron asked. "Do you have any other identities? Hagrid."

"Of course," Hagrid said sadly, finishing his champagne. "We are both half-giants. I thought she would accept her true origins, too."

Ron and Ginny took a step back, their expressions somewhat horrified, "We have a gentle half-giant professor, don't we?" Aeris said with a smile.

Harry and Hermione both nodded quickly, and Ron and Ginny also nodded silently.