The Weird Sisters' influence in the United Kingdom was so great that Harry found it a little hard to understand.
Although their magically enhanced instruments and voices were indeed extraordinary, Harry still preferred Mariah Carey.
But seeing how wildly enthusiastic the other young wizards were, even Hermione, Harry felt there was no need to voice that opinion.
He could just have fun with his friends.
As previously agreed, the Weird Sisters sang only three songs, then posed for a photograph with Slughorn and interacted with the young wizards for a while before leaving.
With their current celebrity status, they had one event after another.
Coming to Hogwarts for a ball that was not even a holiday celebration was already quite a favor.
That much was clear from Professor Slughorn's grin, which was so wide he could not close his mouth.
After the ball, Harry, Qiu, and several of their close friends, except Neville, sat together, chatting while secretly keeping an eye on Higgs nearby.
Neville was absent because Daphne was still with him.
Although Daphne seemed to get along fairly well with Neville, she was still a Slytherin.
And as things stood, Gryffindor and Slytherin were not yet close enough to share secrets.
The secret, naturally, was Harry's discovery that Higgs was under the Imperius Curse. He had told everyone about it, so they were all watching to see whether Higgs would do anything out of line.
Yet what puzzled Harry and the others was that Higgs seemed to do nothing at all, other than dance with Mafalda and then sit beside the dance floor chatting. He even greeted Daphne.
That was strange. Surely someone had not taken control of Higgs just to make him come and dance with Mafalda?
Although the Imperius Curse was not particularly difficult magic to