4 Cute Little Mice

After the first competition, the Little Wizard, who were temporarily satisfied, finally calmed down a bit and were able to devote about one-tenth (?) of their energy to studying.

However, the good times didn't last long. Before the professors could even show their relieved smiles, a spring-like atmosphere filled Hogwarts Castle.

It must be said, magic is truly amazing; it managed to create the feeling of spring in the cold depths of winter in mid-December...

Ahem, however, Bell has been quite troubled lately. Because Hermione has been staring at him with an extremely resentful look lately. This is something Bell, who is already easily embarrassed, can't stand.

As for why Hermione was so resentful, it was because the Christmas Ball was just around the corner, but Bell hadn't come to invite her yet!

You see, she's hinted at it to Bell countless times in the last few days, both directly and indirectly. But that wretched Bell always plays dumb and refuses to give her a straight answer!

If this continues, she'll really only have one option left: pinning Bell against the wall!

As for whether Bell understood his girlfriend's hint, there's no doubt that he did.

After all, he only has low emotional intelligence; his IQ is perfectly fine. He can still manage normal reading comprehension.

The problem is, he just told his sister that the Christmas Ball was boring and unnecessary to attend. And now, he's suddenly inviting Hermione to have a great time at the ball?

Even with a skin as thick as a city wall, he simply couldn't get past his own mental hurdle!

What? Wasn't it said that Bell was thin-skinned?

Well, according to authoritative scientific research, this condition is generally called "double skin," with one thin layer and one thick layer, which can be switched at any time as needed, making it very convenient and practical.

"Bell!"

Before he knew it, Bell was cornered by Hermione again today.

Watching Hermione relentlessly closing in, Bell touched the cold wall behind him. His heart, like the wall, felt utterly cold.

"Hermione, what's wrong?"

Forcing an awkward smile, Bell asked cautiously.

"Sigh~!"

Seeing Bell like this, Hermione felt all her spirits instantly deflate.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to tell you. Last night, Krum from Durmstrang invited me to the Christmas Ball."

"What?! Has he got some nerve?! He actually dared to make a move on my girlfriend!"

Bell's short temper was instantly ignited by Hermione's words.

It seems the traps Shanna secretly set were too mild. I should have suggested Shanna change all those prank traps into explosive ones.

Blow him up!

Incidentally, after being inexplicably pranked by the prank trap for two or three days, Krum, unable to bear it any longer, used his influence among the fan base to investigate a lot of information about Hogwarts students.

Ultimately, Krum successfully identified the culprit.

That's right! It's the Weasley family twins— George and Fred!

So, without saying a word, Krum went straight to their door.

He gave the twins a stern warning: if they dared to play pranks on him again, he would publicly defame their "online store" at the next Quidditch Match press conference, making their business impossible!

The bewildered twins, faced with Krum's threat, decisively... admitted their mistake.

Their eyes were filled with pity as they looked at Krum.

No wonder their skills are so good, yet they never win the championship. It turns out it's because they're ugly!

They had set up many pranks and traps at Hogwarts, but they had never seen anyone so unlucky as to step on several traps every day for two or three days in a row.

Could it be that Krum has been cursed with some kind of curse?

And so, the kind-hearted twins took on Shanna's burden without any hesitation, making Bell, the older Gege, feel quite ashamed.

He had never been so willing to take over the blame from his own sister.

"I heard from Krum that he found out I didn't have a dance partner, so he came to invite me."

As she spoke, Hermione looked at her boyfriend with a resentful gaze once again.

"Well..."

You have to swallow the bitter fruit you sowed, even if it brings you tears.

However, this will not affect Bell's decision to go back and instruct his sister to continue to give that bastard named Krum a good beating!

"Hermione, could you give me one more day? Just one last day, I'll give you an answer first thing tomorrow morning, okay?"

Knowing that dragging this on wasn't going to work, Bell decided to probe her sister's thoughts later.

If Shanna didn't want him to go to the Christmas Ball with Hermione, then he... he would beg Shanna to agree!

Things went much more smoothly than Bell had imagined. After he found Shanna and subtly inquired about the young girl's opinion on him and Hermione going to the ball together, Shanna readily agreed.

"Little Gabrielle invited me, Lis, Lei Lei to play in the carriage in Beauxbatons on Christmas Eve."

It is said that there are many, many fun things inside that carriage.

That very evening, everyone else, including Madame Maxime, would be leaving the carriage to attend the Christmas Ball at the castle. Therefore, we could explore every nook and cranny of the carriage to our hearts' content!

"Shanna said with great interest."

Although she really wanted her Gege to come with her on the carriage adventure, the little girl also knew that Lis and Lei Lei might feel awkward if her Gege came along.

Considering her friends' feelings, she couldn't selfishly insist on bringing her own Gege along.

So although she wasn't particularly happy that her Gege and Hermione were going to the ball, she'd gotten used to it by now.

"Um... Shanna, try not to ruin the appearance."

Four curious Little Witch, especially one of them who is her own sister with a full-on talent for destruction, venture into the empty Beauxbatons carriage for an adventure. What's the difference between this and throwing 4 Cute Little Mice into a rice jar?

Hopefully, after Christmas Eve, Beauxbatons ' carriage will still be able to fly.

"Learn!"

Shanna gave a solemn salute.

She had originally planned to completely dismantle that carriage to see how it differed from her own little carriage.

But now that her Gege has given the order, she certainly won't do it. She still has that much self-control.

After ruffling Shanna's head, Bell quickly forgot all about Beauxbatons ' carriage.

Even if Shanna really did dismantle that carriage, it wouldn't be a big deal. At worst, he could just compensate Madame Maxime with a luxury motorhome-style Flying Car.

For him, the most important thing right now is to go find his girlfriend!