The Ball (4) (Thanks to Wandu Tinglan for the three love-powered gifts!)
Although everyone envied Su Yu's good fortune with women and marveled at the perfect coordination between the two, the most dazzling couple in the entire event was Harry and Ron.
Ron, dressed in a pristine white gown, and Harry, who could barely lift his head, danced together on the ballroom. The scene was so spectacular that Colin felt he couldn't capture it all with his camera.
"Oh, this is terrible, Ron, you stepped on my foot again."
"I'm sorry, Harry, I was just too nervous. I'll be more careful next time. Oh, sorry, I stepped on it again..."
Ron kept stepping on Harry's feet while apologizing incessantly. By the end of the dance, Harry felt like he had lost all feeling in his feet.
"Harry, I think you should buy a pair of iron shoes with spikes on the top, so that when Weasley steps on you again, you can give him a good whack, Haha."
Harry didn't even need to look; no one but Malfoy could say something so ungrateful.
"Malfoy, what are you so smug about?" Ron roared angrily.
"How do you know that the watch I'm wearing is Patek Philippe?" Malfoy didn't even respond to Ron's question. Seeing Ron's exasperated expression, he instead showed off the expensive watch on his wrist.
"120,000 Galleon each, a limited edition, custom-made. The Master made one for every Champion in Slytherin. And this outfit, hand-sewn by a France master craftsman. Sigh, it's just too conspicuous. By the way, you've never seen anything this expensive before, have you, Weasley? Telling you all this is a waste of your time."
Looking at Malfoy's arrogant demeanor, Ron clenched his fists tightly. He couldn't help but think that he had long since lost the ability to beat this despicable bastard Malfoy. Now, he could only watch Malfoy's arrogant behavior with helpless rage.
"Alright, Ron, don't get upset and hurt yourself. Let's not dance anymore, let's find somewhere to get some Pumpkin Juice."
Harry pulled the furious Ron along; he didn't want to see his "dance partner" beaten to the ground by Malfoy and unable to get up. He'd already embarrassed himself enough tonight; Harry didn't want to be the center of attention again.
But Harry forgot that today, wherever he and Ron went, they would be the center of attention.
"Ron! Want to dance with me?" Harry had just pulled Ron down to sit when Fred's sly grin appeared before them. "Oh, I forgot you're Harry's dance partner tonight. I'm so sorry. I think Mom will be so happy for you when she finds out. Um, congratulations on finding true love! Haha."
Su Yu, meanwhile, had already pulled up the second girl and led her onto the dance floor.
Su Yu raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, his posture composed and graceful. Ka-jie raised her hand and placed it on his shoulder, while her other hand gently rested in his palm.
The two stepped out to the rhythm, their dance moves perfectly synchronized. Their clothes swayed gently with each turn, their pace neither hurried nor slow, their movements precise and controlled.
When their eyes met, Ka-jie's eyes held a hint of nonchalant liveliness, and a faint smile played on her lips. Her movements were lively and playful, and she would occasionally change her dance steps to test Su Yu. Su Yu could always keep up with her calmly, and a faint smile would also appear on his lips.
The surrounding noise seemed to be shut out, with only clasped hands, synchronized steps, and music lingering in the ears. Round and round of dance steps fell, and graceful figures intertwined in the light and shadow.
While Su Yu was dancing, Hermione, Ginny, and the others weren't idle either, dancing in pairs on the dance floor. Neville's performance tonight, however, truly astounded everyone.
He and Parvati danced to a lively rhythm, their steps light and agile, sometimes crossing over each other, sometimes spinning side by side, their hair swaying gently with their movements.
Seamus and Dean stared at Neville in surprise, not even noticing that their female companion had stepped on their shoes.
"I'm not seeing things, am I? That's the real Neville, isn't it? Or is it someone who drank Polyjuice Potion and is pretending to be him?"
Neville's current skill level is something he should really thank Professor Snape for. Not only did Professor Snape teach him Potions- making, but he also secretly taught him how to dance gracefully. This has led to even Professor Snape, watching them dance tonight, feeling a ache in his legs...
Of course, Professor Snape initially had no intention of teaching him to dance. When he heard the request, he almost slammed the cauldron in front of him on Neville's head. But he couldn't resist Neville's persistent pleas and, on a whim, inexplicably began teaching him. He still finds it incredible and keeps muttering that Neville must have given him Amortentia.
Not far away, young Malfoy was juggling Pansy and comforting Astoria, whose little mouth was pouting. He was keeping the two girls company as they moved back and forth in the center of the dance floor.
Blaise and Callis danced very wildly. Towards the end, Blaise even lifted Callis up and spun her around, causing a bunch of people to run away, while the two of them giggled and laughed on the dance floor.
Olivia and her Little Theodore strolled gracefully to one side of the dance floor. During a break in the music, Theodore knelt down on one knee and placed a ring on Olivia's finger, amidst the noisy envious murmurs of a group of girls around them.
Su Yu always felt something was missing during the noisy party. As the saying goes, when a child is quiet, he must be up to no good. He hurriedly turned around and looked around. After a long time, he still couldn't hear a sound from Kurama. Oh no, that little guy must be causing trouble somewhere!
Meanwhile, Kurama was staggering along, clearly looking quite drunk. She had just gone over to Hagrid's side to eat fruit. You heard right, Kurama, who had just finished eating, saw Hagrid eating a watermelon and pursed her lips, feeling like she could still eat some more.
So, while Su Yu and the others were dancing, she secretly approached Hagrid. Everyone in the Hogwarts Academy liked this little guy, so Hagrid simply took another watermelon from beside him, broke it in half, and handed it to the little guy.
This watermelon is something else! Fruit is scarce in winter, and this one came from a greenhouse, making it especially precious. Seeing Hagrid devour it, Kurama also plunged his head in and started eating. It was truly amazing!
Kurama Fox trembled with excitement, feeling great. Its nine tails swayed wildly, making Hagrid Haha heartily.
"Eat slowly, little one. If Su Yu sees you like this, he'll scold you again."
Professor Graves, who was sitting elegantly sipping his whiskey, couldn't stand it any longer. He took out a handkerchief he always carried and wiped Kurama's mouth. After all, Su Yu was practically his disciple, and as an elder, Kurama didn't dare to bare his teeth at Professor Graves.
(On a side note, I suddenly had an idea. I won't write about the Order of the Phoenix for the fifth book. What if I write about Grindelwald taking Su Yu and all the Slytherin students to the East University as exchange students? Like the Tang Sect, Miao Borderland, Wudang Mountain, and Esoteric Buddhism, which would also introduce the four major families on Su Yu's side. Of course, the Miao Borderland one would be a fusion of corpse driving and Gu poison. They would stay in each place for a month or two, creating a clash between various Eastern cultivation methods and Western magic. What about Malfoy's wonderful Eastern experience? Goyle and Crabbe going crazy from eating too much? I could also introduce some ghost stories to make the story more substantial. Blaise would accidentally enter the Withered Locust Village and be forced to marry a ghost bride. Then, Callis would learn about Blaise's childhood memories. What do you think of these various little stories? Of course, you can point out any problems with this approach, and I'll revise the outline. There are only so many people reading this, so I can write whatever I want. You can follow my suggestions, since it's easier to discuss things with fewer people.)
Let's not worry about the Ministry of Magic. My idea is that taking over the Ministry of Magic would be very simple, but as the old saying goes, you have to be in the right, especially with something this big. Beating them up is one thing, but to take them over, you need a suitable excuse—a Ministry of Magic that brought this upon itself, then Su Yu and his group as Britain, outwardly virtuous but inwardly treacherous. That's what suits us, isn't it? Then, we can slowly unify the British Ministry of Magic, and then pressure the other Ministry of Magic. Wouldn't that be more justifiable? After all, ordinary wizards are human too, right? We don't need to be like Voldemort and Grindelwald. Knowing the plot, there's no need to rush to kill them. They're going to die sooner or later anyway; killing them now would make us no different from Voldemort. Even if he were to fight, he couldn't escape, and it would just be a good opportunity to annoy Dumbledore. That's why I didn't initially write about dealing with Dumbledore; there are plenty of ways to annoy him. Why resort to violence? I'm not writing a shonen novel. Good people are the easiest to manipulate, and that's in line with the Slytherin code. What Slytherin would relentlessly fight someone they can't beat? I don't know what the commenters are thinking. Do they really think Su Yu is Gryffindor? "It's either him or me!" "I have to fight even if I can't win?" What does "profit above all else" mean? What does "despicable and shameless" mean? Su Yu is a typical Slytherin. There's nothing I can do about it. If he could beat someone, see which one Su Yu didn't take advantage of?
Finally, I want to mention that at the end of the fourth installment, which is also the end of this one, I'll further enhance the villains' strength in an unexpected way, followed by a massive mid-game battle. This battle will be the largest in scale, with the most participants, and the most intense of all the installments. All the top fighters will go all out, no more holding back. Of course, the East University and other places won't be able to come, right? Haha.