Attracting Attention (Seeking Monthly Votes!)

"Oh... cherry tomatoes, dragon fruit, cherry jam, crispy chocolate..."

Dumbledore eyed the large cake in front of him curiously, then turned to Gemini and said, "If you let me have a bite, I'm willing to go three days without eating."

"You can certainly have some..." Gemini smiled helplessly and looked kindly at Lolo, "Thank you very much for your help."

"Oh—this is what Lolo should do." Lolo was extremely flattered by Gemini's thanks.

Gemini naturally wouldn't say too much; he understood the nature of these house-elves, "Regardless, I must thank you."

Saying this, Gemini stood up and couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the large cake in front of him, "Now... how should I send this over? Would the Levitation Charm be too conspicuous? What if someone bumps into it..."

Dumbledore looked at Gemini, "Why don't you try using your method for packing luggage?"

"You know about that too?" Gemini looked at Dumbledore with some surprise, instantly activating Legilimency.

"Don't misunderstand, I have no intention of prying into your secrets," Dumbledore said politely, waving his hand.

Gemini spread his hands helplessly, "But you still pried."

"After all, I am a Gryffindor with a very strong curiosity..."

"Please apologize to Gryffindor immediately..."

Look! Godric Gryffindor, what a huge burden to bear!

Just like that police uncle said, don't blame the Japanese for everything bad you do...

Gemini finally put the cake into his storage space. He glanced at the clock on the kitchen wall; it was already past eleven. Normally, the Astronomy class ending time wasn't fixed. The weather was good tonight, so it should last until past eleven-thirty.

"Perhaps I should send it tomorrow?" Gemini thought, "The Headmaster taking students on a night tour and celebrating a student's birthday at the Observatory would likely affect your reputation if it got out."

Dumbledore blinked his pale blue eyes and spread his hands innocently, "In fact, my reputation is already in tatters. If I can eat cake sooner, I don't mind it getting even worse."

"..."

Gemini nodded, "Alright, since you say so..."

After saying goodnight to the house-elves, Gemini and Dumbledore left the kitchen.

"Fawkes..." Dumbledore said leisurely, "Are you and Miss Granger in love?"

"Not at all," Gemini said speechlessly, looking at the gossipy old man with a white beard, "Mr. Granger specifically picked me up when school started, and Miss Granger was also worried I wouldn't make it to the school bus. Not many people in this world are willing to treat me like this, and I should cherish their kindness."

"With your parents not around, and it being your first birthday celebrated away from home, I imagine Miss Granger must not be feeling very good."

Gemini smiled gently, "We can probably consider ourselves friends. Since I know tomorrow is her birthday, it's only right and proper that I offer my congratulations."

Dumbledore looked at Gemini kindly, "I am very happy you have such thoughts, child."

A few minutes later, the two appeared at the Observatory.

Looking at the empty Observatory, Gemini and Dumbledore fell silent.

After a moment of silence, Dumbledore suddenly pointed towards the Gryffindor tower in the distance.

"That's the Gryffindor tower, the girls' dormitory is to the left! How about you use some webbing to zip over there and pick her up?"

"Shut up, old man! All over the ground are your shattered moral integrity!"

Gemini was utterly shocked. You old man, you'd do anything for a bite of cake!

Crash—

Suddenly, a shelf behind them collapsed, and Gemini turned his head to see two red-haired twins fall out from behind the shelf in a disheveled state.

"Hey~ Good evening, Professor Dumbledore, and Gemini..."

They scrambled to their feet and gave awkward smiles.

"Ah... Fred, George, it's been a while since I've seen you two at night," Dumbledore said kindly to the twins in front of him, "What are you two doing here?"

"Because the first-year Astronomy class ended very early today, we thought we'd come here to set off fireworks. Filibuster Fireworks released a new model..."

"We just didn't know what the professors were doing here..."

"We only heard you plotting to target the girls' dormitory."

"And it's Gryffindor's..."

Seeing the twins look sheepish, Dumbledore waved his hand kindly, "No need to be so nervous, we two are also sneaking out."

The twins finally relaxed and then extended their hands to Gemini, "Let's get acquainted. I'm Fred, and this is George. We're both Weasleys."

"Gemini Fox."

"We've heard great things about you."

"We're very grateful you helped us take down Marcus."

"We've wanted to do that for a long time!"

"It seems you two get along very well," Dumbledore sighed somewhat wistfully, "I truly pity Filch..."

"Have you seen Hermione?" Gemini asked.

"You're late, old man," Fred shrugged, "Professor Sinistra wasn't feeling well tonight, so the Astronomy class ended a bit earlier. They had already gone back by the time we came out."

"That's truly a shame," Gemini shrugged, "Tomorrow is her birthday, and I was planning to help her celebrate around midnight."

"Then you should still have time," George chuckled.

Gemini looked confused. "Didn't she already go back to the dorm?"

Fred stepped forward and slung an arm around Gemini's shoulders. "Hey, listen, no one goes to bed on time when their birthday is the next day. I bet she's awake right now."

"So, are we going to the Gryffindor common room?" Gemini asked.

"Definitely not. Unless it's after winning a Quidditch match, Professor McGonagall would go crazy if we were still up this late."

George pulled a small bundle of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes fireworks from his pocket. "Gryffindor Tower is over there. If we set off fireworks here, it should get her attention."

"Then, like Professor Dumbledore said, you'll swing over with your webbing?"

"We haven't seen your webbing yet."

"Speaking of webbing, we also have to thank you for saving Ron in Potions Class."

"He's our brother."

"Although we've been considering whether or not to deny our relationship..."

The two chatterboxes finished each other's sentences.

"Ahem..." Dumbledore cleared his throat. "Mr. Weasley and Mr. Weasley, school rules prohibit setting off fireworks here."

"It's fine, Professor. We've already broken school rules by being here anyway."

Dumbledore thought for a moment, then nodded seriously. "I think you have a point."

Since they were already breaking one rule, they didn't mind breaking another. This reasoning actually sounded quite sensible... or not!

Gemini felt that the three people in front of him were one more unreliable than the next. Birds of a feather flock together.

Huh? Something doesn't seem right.

Whoosh—Bang!

A palm-sized Fire Sprite danced around the rooftop a few times before exploding with a bang.

Gemini covered his face with a hint of sadness, almost laughing out loud. "You're trying to get her attention with this?"

Fred and George turned their heads away mournfully.

"We couldn't help it, funding is a major issue..."

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