Since the last slightly embarrassing dance class, Sean noticed that Hermione seemed to be different.
Sean couldn't tell exactly how the other party had changed, but the feeling it gave him was completely different from before.
He is still the same person and his personality has not changed. He still likes to read all kinds of books, do all kinds of homework and practice all kinds of magic spells. He still scolds Sean and Daisy from time to time for not wanting to make progress.
But Sean just felt that Hermione was really different.
To be honest, it seems that she has never been in a depressed mood since then, and she is always in a state of excitement every day.
Sean always felt that something was wrong, so he asked someone to inquire secretly.
Hagrid said that Hermione came to him and asked him about the flower field by the lake where Sean asked Buckbeak to take her to.
"Hermione and Buckbeak were surrounded by dementors there, and a large field of flowers withered, and it still hasn't grown back to its original appearance. The dementors are really annoying, aren't they?" Hagrid said.
Sean frowned in confusion, and then asked: "Then did she say anything else?"
Hagrid raised his head and recalled: "Oh - by the way, she also asked me if you discovered that flower field."
"Then what?"
Hagrid spread his hands: "I told you about the flower field. I told her so."
Sean was a little confused. There was nothing wrong with what Hagrid said. The flower field was indeed what Hagrid told him. He and Hermione had a little conflict at first, so he thought about letting Buckbeak drive Hermione.
I went for a walk around the flower field, but I happened to encounter a dementor who had just entered the campus. However, after solving the problem, my relationship with Hermione immediately eased...
After thinking for a long time and still not getting any answer, Sean could only give up temporarily.
After all, there seems to be nothing wrong with Hermione, she just feels slightly different from before...
What he is worried about now is still that matter, what to do with his partner for the Christmas ball...
If possible, he would really like to invite a good friend to dance with him, whether it be Harry, Neville, Ron or the Weasley twins.
What's wrong with boys dancing with boys? It's normal to lead a girl here anyway...
However, it is a pity that Professor McGonagall did not allow it at all, and those people all found dance partners.
Harry got Ginny as his dance partner as he wished. Although Ron strongly expressed his objection, he was frustrated by his sister's words: "If you don't have the time, you might as well think about where to find your dance partner."
go back.
After suffering a severe blow, Ron learned from the pain and finally found a dance partner as he wished, Lavender Brown from Gryffindor - fate is always such a coincidence.
Ron was so excited that he even secretly wrote a letter to his uncles, hoping that they could sponsor him a more normal-looking dress.
The Weasley family's financial situation is pretty good now, but they are not generous enough to buy each child a Christmas dress. Ron still received the "grandma dress" with lace trim.
I struggled with that dress for a whole day, and finally decided to write a letter to my uncles.
Neville, on the other hand, invited the Hufflepuff girl, Hannah Abbott, the Iron Hat Queen. To be precise, it was not him who invited her, but the two of them had known each other during the dance class, and they naturally prepared to attend the dance together.
Therefore, of the four people who were struggling and sighing on the railing, only Sean was left without a dance partner.
Professor McGonagall also asked Sean once, and when he said he hadn't found it yet, he gave him a stern warning: "You will be the first to appear in Hogwarts, one week before the Yule Ball. This is the latest deadline. You
Find me a dance partner—or I'll arrange one for you."
Sean even began to long for something to happen, such as another Ash Snake incident, or a few blind dark wizards attacking Hogwarts...
Of course, this is unrealistic - Dumbledore has been in the school recently, and the principals of the other three schools are also there, and the president of the International Federation of Wizards, Gellert Grindelwald, will also attend the ball.
Only people who are extremely blind would choose this time to come to Hogwarts to cause trouble.
Before Christmas came, Sean's birthday came first, and as always, he received gifts that could fill a whole bed.
Hermione gave him a set of magic books, Daisy gave him a beautiful cloak, the new Gryffindor trio each gave him a lot of wizard toys for entertainment, and the Weasley twins gave him
It hasn't changed at all - he received a whole box of dung eggs and a large box of canary biscuits (this stuff can make the person who eats it suddenly sprout out of feathers, developed exclusively by the Weasley brothers, by the way)
, people in the castle are afraid to eat cookies these days).
Different from his friends, Sean's admirers also sent many gifts, but those gifts looked more serious, such as bow ties, textbook preparation magic book holders and so on.
Capone gave him a wooden sculpture of a fire dragon that he carved himself, with several beautiful little magic spells cast on it, which allowed the sculpture to flap its wings freely and even breathe fire, which was very thoughtful.
This child has become the darling of the professors. His naturally huge source of magic power allows him to progress faster than others when learning spells. Coupled with the little tricks Sean gave him, he is already a first-year "Sean"
·Wallup".
As for the matter between him and the domineering kid Henry Rice, Sean did not interfere. He believed that Capone could handle it beautifully.
In the Ravenclaw common room, Sean blew out the candles surrounded by everyone and officially turned one year older.
When the birthday party came to an end, Sean and others casually joked a few times and then walked outside.
Today is not only his birthday, but also Stephanie's birthday. The other party never appeared in the common room. He must have been hiding in the Room of Requirement.
This is probably a tacit understanding between the two of them, saying happy birthday to each other at the end of the day.
However, what Sean didn't notice was that when he left quietly, Hermione, who had been joking with others, was secretly looking at him with her peripheral vision.
When Sean's figure disappeared, the girl sighed invisibly. Her eyes dimmed slightly, but soon returned to their usual appearance, with firmness and pride between her eyebrows.
After walking out of the lounge and randomly finding a deserted corner, Sean called to the wooden door and walked into the Room of Requirement.
He arrived at Stephanie's exclusive small room with ease. Before he could knock on the door, the wooden door opened by itself.
He walked in carrying a cake and looked at it in surprise.
The place has been well decorated, with exquisite trinkets and various banners decorating the warm and elegant room. A small chandelier appeared on the ceiling at some point, and there were many beautiful luminous elves flying in the chandelier.
However, his surprise at the decoration was fleeting, and what really made Sean a little stunned was Stephanie standing in the center of the room.
The other party was wearing a sky blue exquisite evening dress, and her long silver hair that had been hanging down all year round was tied up into a luxurious bun. Magic snowflakes floated on the other party's shoulders, which were whiter than snowflakes and melted quietly, embellishing the skin with a trace of water.
Full of luster.
Stephanie took off her glasses, and her dark eyes seemed to hide an entire galaxy, with Sean's reflection shining brightly in the center of the galaxy.
Sean was in a daze for a moment before he realized that this was not the charm of [lust], but the girl's stunning beauty.
"Happy birthday." The first person to speak was Stephanie, who was dressed grandly. Her voice was more out-of-the-box and softer than her usual cold tone.
Sean looked down at his sweatshirt and jeans, and scratched his head helplessly: "It's so grand...Happy birthday, Stephanie."
Stephanie smiled, and the light of the elves seemed to dim a bit.
"This is my last birthday at Hogwarts."
Sean suddenly realized, yes, Stephanie is in seventh grade, and she will officially graduate from Hogwarts at the end of this school year.
In less than a year, he would no longer be able to see this petite and delicate silver-haired girl in the castle.
Somehow, a slight melancholy feeling rose up.
Sean took a long breath, then smiled gently: "Yes, it should be more grand -"
He put the cake down: "Give me a minute."
When he came back from the door again, he had changed into a straight dress.
Stephanie looked at Sean in a daze.
The well-tailored dress and Sean's tall and straight figure are a match made in heaven. There is an elegant and soft smile on his handsome but non-aggressive face, and his light blue eyes are calm and wise, but they hide incomparable confidence and pride.
.
The girl lowered her head slightly and bit her teeth gently.
When she raised her head again, she had the most beautiful smile on her face.
"Can I ask you to dance?"
Stephanie was more proactive than ever. She walked over lightly carrying her dress and stretched out a small white hand.
Sean was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and laughed.
He took a half step back and stretched out a hand: "Beautiful lady, may I have the honor to dance with you."
The two hands were held together.
There was no music, no audience, the exquisite cake was forgotten in the corner, and the weak flame of the candle danced lightly with the boys and girls in the room.
The elf in the chandelier flew happily, spreading its light and mixing it with the falling snowflakes.
The whole room seemed to be decorated with stars, Sean and Stephanie dancing in the light.
The girl's ears were slightly red, but the beautiful smile on her face never stopped. No matter what the action was or what time it was, she looked at Sean hard with her eyes, as if she wanted to hold him captive.
It's like it's firmly engraved in my mind.
After the dance, Stephanie gently leaned on Sean's chest.
He could feel her slightly rapid breathing and her heartbeat in her chest.
"Keep it under wraps, Miss Ollivander." Sean said with a smile.
Stephanie didn't reply. She leaned against Sean's chest quietly, as if she was feeling something.
Sean was silent.
After a long time, when Stephanie's breathing finally calmed down, she gently raised her head and looked at Sean.
Sean was a little distracted. The last time the two of them were so close was when Stephanie's memory was confused and [Lust] awakened in an abnormal way.
At that time, the two people almost merged into one.
Integrated into one in the true sense, [Pride], the head of the sins, can absorb the power of other unawakened sins. If Sean had not refused this so-called "gift", then the original Stephanie would disappear from this world forever.
superior.
Now, this is the first time that the two of them are so close to each other when they are both conscious.
Sean also truly realized how beautiful Stephanie's face was.
His breathing became uncontrollably heavy. Regardless of anything else, this would be the reaction of a normal young male.
Seeing Sean's nose suddenly twitching a few times, Stephanie showed a different naughty smile than usual.
"Mr. Wallop, I have always been confused before."
"Hmm? Miss Ollivander?"
"Although I have always been an unsociable person since I was a child. Sometimes I will be isolated and sometimes ignored, but I have always understood one truth -" Stephanie smiled slyly, "My charm lies in
It has excellent effects on most men and a small number of women, even without the blessing of charm ability."
"Only, regardless of whether my charm ability is in effect or not, when you face me, just like anyone else, whether it's Potter, Granger, Weasley, boys or girls, you look at everyone.
The eyes are all the same - to be honest, my thoughts may be a bit conceited, but I think it is normal to have such thoughts."
The silver-haired girl's bun fell apart at some point, and her long, silky hair fell on Sean's shoulders like a waterfall.
Stephanie moved closer, her orchid breath gently blowing on Sean's face——
"Sean, are you not attracted to me at all? It's just about your appearance... This makes me a little unconvinced."
Sean blinked his eyes, his face full of innocence: "You are indeed very good-looking, I have always admitted this..."
Stephanie's fingers suddenly came to Sean's lips.
"You're lying, Mr. Wallop."
Sean shrugged innocently, but his lips were blocked by the other person's fingers, so he didn't speak.
Stephanie stared at him silently for a long time, and finally took a step back lightly and stretched.
"Sean, you are such an interesting person."
"Can I understand that you are complimenting me?" Sean replied with a smile.
Stephanie was noncommittal, and then she said: "But there is a problem you must face directly."
"Um?"
"There's no point in pretending to be stupid at this time. Everyone can see that, Daisy or Hermione, they both like you and like you very much."