Rose Garden and Fairies

"I am the lead singer—Myron Wagtel!"

"I am the double bass player—Donahan Temlitt!"

"I am the sound guitarist—Heathcote Barbary!"

"Lead guitarist—Cole Duke!"

"The Piper— Gideon Prewett Krumm!"

"The drummer—Orsino Sluston!"

"The cellist—Merton Grevis!"

"The lute player—Hermann Wintingham!"

After the eight members of the Weird Sisters announced their names one by one, they were about to begin their performance.

"I think I've seen Heathcote Barbary before," Harry said.

Having shaken off Madame Maxime's nagging, Ryan yawned and replied, "When we were in first grade, he was in seventh grade."

The students of Gryffindor.

Seeing that Ryan finally spoke to him, Harry wanted to say something more.

But suddenly, all the lanterns on the other tables went out.

Phoebe, Ryan, and the other Champion and their dance partners all stood up.

"I think, Harry, it's time for you and Ginny to go up as lead dancers," Ryan whispered.

As he finished speaking, a beam of white light shone down from the magical ceiling above, enveloping Harry and Ginny.

Everyone looked at them.

Dumbledore and Mr. Weasley, who were standing nearby, were the first to applaud.

Then came thunderous applause.

The Weird Sisters played a slow, melancholic tune.

Harry and Ginny walked hand in hand into the now-dark dance floor, illuminated by the lights above.

Fortunately, his training these past few days has allowed him to avoid making any mistakes, even under the spotlight and with almost everyone watching.

His left hand skillfully rested on Ginny's waist, while his right hand pulled Ginny around in circles.

Then, blue beams of light shot down from the ceiling, landing on the other Champion and their dance partners.

They also went onto the dance floor.

Harry noticed.

After Ryan and Phoebe entered the dance floor.

There were far fewer people looking at him.

Unlike his and Ginny's slow, circling waltz.

Ryan and Phoebe chose the bullfighting dance.

Ryan was as imposing and powerful as a matador, his steps clean and crisp.

Phoebe followed Ryan's lead, step by step, her graceful and charming dance captivating.

Soon, many people entered the dance floor, and apart from Ryan and Phoebe, the other Champion were no longer the center of attention.

Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall jumped together.

Judging from Dumbledore's light and nimble steps, it's hard to imagine that he's a centenarian.

Meanwhile, Madame Maxime danced a waltz with Hagrid.

However, for a woman of such a large stature, her dance steps are quite elegant.

Hagrid, clumsily and stiffly controlling his feet under Madame Maxime's guidance.

He didn't know how much time had passed. Harry breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the organ play its last trembling note.

Because this means the end of the piece.

The Weird Sisters stopped playing, and the Great Hall erupted in enthusiastic applause once again. Harry immediately pulled Ginny out of the ballroom.

"Let's find a place to sit down."

"Hmm—okay." Ginny nodded.

Then the Weird Sisters began playing a new piece, much faster than before.

Soon, they spotted Ron and Lavender, who had also escaped from the dance floor, in a corner.

"I knew it!" Ron handed over a bottle of Butterbeer. "I don't know what's so great about dancing."

Harry simply took the beer.

He didn't respond.

Because he noticed that Lavender was clearly still looking at the dance floor.

Clearly, Ron's dance partner didn't share his dislike of dancing.

"Why don't we go for a walk?"

"The professors seem to have used magic to build many structures we've never seen before," Harry suggested.

Ten minutes later, outside the castle.

Ron stared in astonishment at everything before him. "Ha! Let Neville and the others stay on the dance floor! Is this still Hogwarts?"

Before the four of them lay a rose garden composed of low bushes, ornately decorated winding paths, enormous stone statues, and a fountain that Winky in the moonlight.

Especially since it also shimmers with fairy light.

And it seems they weren't the only ones who sneaked out.

They could occasionally see people sitting on carved benches.

They lowered their heads to kiss.

And in some of the flowerbeds, there were scattered dark figures.

The sounds of moaning and groaning were faintly heard, muffled by the spray of the fountain.

"Harry, why don't you and Ginny go first?"

"Lavender and I are a little thirsty, we're going to get some drinks," Ron said.

However, before Harry could answer...

He then pulled Lavender along, heading in the opposite direction from the castle, into the depths of the flowerbeds.

Harry and Ginny could only continue walking along the path.

"It's unbelievable."

There are so many students outside.

They all seem to be 'very busy'!

Have all the teachers at the school gone mad?

Such a large garden was built outside the castle.

"I didn't see a single patch of snow." Ginny looked furious.

However, her voice was high-pitched and thin, like the buzzing of a mosquito.

He didn't seem angry at all.

Her ears were bright red.

He kept staring at the cobblestone ground while speaking.

And, intentionally or unintentionally, he pulled Harry deeper into the area.

Clearly, she also wanted to be 'busy' with Harry.

Ryan's expression after dancing another dance with Phoebe on the dance floor was quite interesting.

The rose garden outside the castle.

It also appeared in the original timeline.

Even from Harry's innocent perspective at the time, everything he saw...

To put it bluntly,

It's a large, outdoor themed hotel built by the school for its students.

The kind that lets students release their hormones to their heart's content.

In particular, they specifically chose thornless roses, the Flame Roses, to ward off the cold.

Thus, the flowerbeds became the best place for a secret rendezvous.

It's not afraid of getting pricked, and it's warm too, so you don't have to worry about getting pricked even if you take off your clothes.

This is not something Ryan is making up.

Right now, in his mind's eye, there are several couples enjoying the great harmony of life amidst the flowers.

Ryan suspected that this design was intentional.

Moreover, in the original timeline, aside from the single Snape deliberately drawing his wand to drive away several couples who were being intimate in the flower garden.

The other professors ignored these statements.

Clearly, they are doing this to combat the declining birth rate in the Wizarding World.

In addition, it guides these men and women onto the righteous path of magic in this world.

No wonder, many students get married right after graduation.

I estimate that, apart from the honest ones, there are only a few.

For example, Harry from the original timeline.

The others probably lost their virginity around fifth grade.

However, there was one thing Ryan didn't understand.

This is the main reason why he's currently on the dance floor instead of finding a spot among the flowers to be with Phoebe.

That is, how they tolerated these Fairies in the flower garden being intimate in front of them.

It's worth noting that these Fairies look almost exactly like human women.

Then it gained wings.

They are all very beautiful.

Some of them weren't even dressed yet, and they were already a bit too small.

But they never noticed these things.

These Fairies are no different from the roses in the flowerbeds or the birds that perch on the treetops.