Not Going Home for the Holidays This Year...

As for who Dumbledore was encouraging to cheat... Bell glanced at Harry in the distance.

There are only two options, they're not hard to guess at all, are they?

Incidentally, given Dumbledore's Age Line, Bell doesn't believe for a second that the decision to use the Goblet of Fire to select Champion wasn't orchestrated by Dumbledore behind the scenes.

It's important to know that Dumbledore was not only the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but also the president of the International Confederation of Wizards and the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. He wielded enormous influence in the Europe Magical World, and indeed, throughout the entire global Magical World.

Compared to Dumbledore, someone like Fudge, a mere Minister of British Ministry of Magic, is nothing more than a junior.

However, no matter how convinced Bell is of his guess, there's nothing he can do about it now.

First of all, he was just an ordinary fourth-year student, while Dumbledore was the headmaster of Hogwarts. Even a higher rank can be incredibly powerful, let alone the vast difference in Dumbledore ranks.

Secondly, based solely on the information currently available, Bell has no way of determining what Dumbledore intends to do. Therefore, he is naturally unable to make the necessary preparations.

In conclusion, there's nothing Bell can do now except be more vigilant.

However, he didn't really care about it.

Because he believed that whatever Dumbledore's plans were, anything related to Harry and Voldemort would inevitably come to light soon.

Hopefully, this incident won't affect Shanna and Hermione's safety, otherwise, he definitely won't let it go this time!

While Bell, Dumbledore had finished giving all the instructions. Led by the Prefect, the Little Wizard began to leave the Great Hall one after another.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Bell once again slipped away from Professor McGonagall's sight and ran to Slytherin House.

"Shanna, I suddenly remembered something."

Bell, like a thief, bent over, looked around, and whispered.

"What's wrong, Gege?"

Shanna looked at her Gege with a puzzled expression. Her Gege rarely explained anything to her.

"That's right, as you probably know, holding Christmas Ball on Christmas Eve is a tradition of the Triwizard Tournament, and this year is no exception."

So, I wanted to ask, Shanna, would you like to go to the Christmas Ball Christmas Ball? Or rather, do you have anyone you'd like to go with?

Bell watched his younger sister's expression intently. He swore he had never been so nervous in his life.

"I want to participate with my Gege!"

Shanna said without hesitation.

Hearing her younger sister's firm answer, tears instantly filled Bell's eyes, a feeling of being overjoyed and crying.

Unfortunately, he couldn't attend the Christmas Ball with his sister.

Shanna has grown up and is a young woman now, so she can't be as carefree as she was when she was a child. She needs to be more mindful of the consequences.

No matter what, it's still not quite appropriate for Bell and Shanna to attend Christmas Ball together.

"Shanna, we've been to dances a few times when we were little, right? They're so boring. How about we skip this Christmas Ball? If you want to dance, your Gege is always ready to dance with you."

Although Bell can't dance...

What? You're saying that Shanna is only in second grade and wouldn't be able to attend the dance without an invitation?

Heh, such a thought had never crossed Bell's mind.

Just kidding, my little sister is the cutest in the world. If Little Wizard wanted to invite Shanna to the ball, they'd be lining up from Hogwarts all the way to Hogsmeade. How could no one possibly invite her?

Look at that brat over there, that look in his eyes, he's clearly trying to invite Shanna to the ball.

Then look at that brat on the other side, with that eager look on his face, he obviously wants to invite Shanna to the ball too.

Bell glared menacingly at the group of toads who were trying to get their hands on a swan. After scaring the unruly fellows so much that they lowered their heads and dared not look in his direction again, he snorted unhappily.

If it weren't for the inappropriate situation, he would have given those guys a good lesson!

(The Little Wizard: "How scary! The Great Demon King Bell and the Little Witch Shanna must be secretly plotting to destroy Hogwarts again!")

"Okay. If my Gege doesn't want me to participate, then I won't participate."

Shanna readily agreed. She had never been interested in that Christmas Ball anyway.

If it were a banquet, she might even want to attend, just for the sake of the food.

As for the dance... well, like her Gege, Shanna can't dance either.

When she was little, her parents did consider hiring a dance teacher to teach her some common ballroom dances. But after she complained to her Gege that she didn't want to learn those boring dances, her Gege chased the dance teacher away.

After that, her parents never mentioned having her learn to dance again.

So far, Shanna has never actually danced. She's only memorized the moves by watching others dance.

"Gege, are we going home for Christmas?"

Rather than staying at Hogwarts for Christmas, Shanna would rather go home and spend Christmas with her family.

Although she didn't miss her parents at home that much...

Fortunately, William was unaware of Shanna's thoughts at that moment; otherwise, he would have been heartbroken for at least a month and unable to concentrate on work. That would have been a real disaster for Bell.

His father, who has no interest in working, will probably have to use all his energy to harass him. That would probably drive him crazy!

"No, Mom and Dad received an invitation to a Christmas dinner party hosted by someone else, so they won't be home on Christmas Eve. We'll be staying at Hogwarts for Christmas."

William and Elena, who already knew that the Triwizard Tournament would be held at Hogwarts this year, naturally assumed that Bell and Shanna would stay at Hogwarts for the Christmas Ball. Therefore, they had already accepted their friends' invitations to the Christmas Banquet.

"Okay, I understand."

Although Shanna felt a tiny bit of regret about not being able to go home for Christmas and see her parents, she quickly put that small regret behind her.

She was content as long as her Gege was with her!

"Shanna is so good!"

Bell affectionately patted his little sister's head, bringing a happy smile to the girl's face.

"Gabrielle, aren't you going back to find your sister?"

After receiving a satisfactory answer from Shanna, Bell noticed that Little Gabrielle was still with Shanna.

The little guy was holding Fina in his arms, standing happily between Phyllis and Lena, looking completely absorbed in his joy.