The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 303 Dancing and Crouch's News (Please Subscribe, Ask for Favorites, Ask for Tickets)
After clearing the venue, Professor Dumbledore conjured up a raised stage against the wall with a drum set, some guitars, a lute, a cello, and several organs.

"What a strange arrangement of instruments." Hermione whispered. As a person who has learned the piano, she knows some basic music knowledge, so it is normal to feel something is wrong after seeing the instruments on stage.

"Maybe the popular things and playing methods of wizards are a little different from ours. After all, the two worlds have been separated for hundreds of years." Ryan said. At this time, she saw two witches dressed in the 80s came to the stage with musical instruments. .

At this time, the audience burst into thunderous applause.The two musicians picked up their instruments amid applause, and the lanterns on the table were all extinguished, and the six warriors including Ryan and their dance partners all stood up.

The Weird Sisters played a slow, sad tune.Ryan led Hermione into the brightly lit dance floor and gracefully started the first dance. He held Hermione's waist and slowly spun on the dance floor.

"You used that bottle of perfume." When Ryan approached Hermione, she finally smelled that the perfume on Ryan was given by her in the morning, which gave Hermione a pleasant surprise, after all, she knew that Ryan had never used perfume before .

"Of course, the taste of pine and cypress is very suitable for me, thank you."

After a short prelude, Dumbledore and Madame Maxime stepped onto the dance floor together, and soon they were waltzing.For Madame Maxime's size, their dance was definitely graceful.Even Moody, who usually looks serious, is off, but his artificial leg makes him look a little clumsy, and his dance partner, Professor Sinista, has to keep staring at his artificial leg nervously.

The most exaggerated one is Filch, who is standing on the edge of the dance floor holding Mrs. Norris as if he is also dancing.It's a pity that the cat doesn't like this look, it always has the expression of a troublemaker trying to harm me.

As the music played, many people also entered the dance floor, and the warrior was no longer the center of everyone's attention.Ryan saw many acquaintances dancing beside them, and they seemed to be dancing happily.

Until the organ played the last trembling note, the band stopped playing, and the opening dance was successfully concluded.The auditorium burst into applause again.

Then it was free time. After dancing two fast-paced dance music, Ryan took Hermione out of the dance floor.I happened to see Ginny sitting there alone at a table fanning the wind with her hands.

"Where's Harry?" Hermione asked as the two approached the table.

"He's gone to get a drink," Ginny said, as Rahmione sat down, while Ryan went to the table over there to get butterbeer.Lane just happened to bump into Harry at the drinks table after going around a large group of happy dancing people, and the two of them headed back to the lounge with a few bottles of butterbeer.

When they returned, they saw Ron sitting on the edge of the table talking to Ginny quietly and quickly. After seeing Ryan coming, Hermione stood up and pulled Ryan to the other side.

"Ron's dealing with family issues, so it's best we don't get involved," Hermione explained as the two drank butterbeer.Fortunately, from a distance now, Ron just patted Harry on the shoulder, so he probably couldn't fight anymore.Thinking of this, Ryan was extremely fortunate that Hermione was the only child.

Mr. Crouch also came off to dance with Mrs. Maxime at this time.They could see Mr. Crouch looking tired as they passed the dance floor.It seems that his son should have run away, which gave him a lot of psychological pressure.

Percy also came to Hogwarts today under the leadership of Ms. Burns. After seeing Ryan, Percy soon brought Penello over.

"Congratulations on becoming a Hogwarts warrior." Percy congratulated Ryan, "Fortunately, Ms. Burns knew that my girlfriend was still in school, so she gave me the chance to be an entourage. Ha, come again after graduation It feels so good to be in this castle." At this point he smiled at Penelope, and Penelope took out a handkerchief to wipe Percy's sweat from his temples.

"You didn't come here to show me your affection, did you?" Ryan asked.

"Of course not. I'm just here to tell you about the second project. The Ministry of Magic of several countries has been arguing for a long time because of the application of the law, so Ms. Burns will come to Hogwarts today. I hope this news is useful to you .”

"Thank you very much." After thanking Percy, Ryan asked his own question: "By the way, didn't you say that Mr. Crouch is in the hospital? Why did he appear at the ball again today? I think he seems very tired look."

"I can only say that Mr. Crouch is too dedicated." Percy said sternly, "Although I have some disagreements with him, I admire his professionalism very much. I heard from my colleagues that the hospitalization made him recover a lot. Not much, but the psychological pressure is still preventing him from fully recovering. This may be due to the pressure of holding two large-scale international events in a row. My father told me that Crouch went directly from the St. Munger came to Hogwarts, and he may have to go back to the hospital after the dance."

"Sounds awful," said Hermione from the sidelines.

"Yeah, Ludo Bagman is indeed a good player and a likable person, but he is a mess in management. For example, Pertha Jorkins, who disappeared in their department during the summer vacation, has not let him go until now. It has been four months since someone went looking for them. Therefore, when there is such an event organizer, the Ministry of Magic can only rely on Mr. Crouch to support the current situation. In this case, the psychological pressure is It's a pretty normal situation."

After chatting a few words, Percy took his girlfriend Penello to dance on the dance floor again.Unlike the two people breaking up in the original book, Percy has maintained contact with his girlfriend after his fate changed.For a couple in a long-distance relationship like them, it is natural to spend more time together when they finally have a chance to meet.

This is when the Weird Sisters play their famous tune, which, let's be honest, is very disco-style.The atmosphere in the arena was completely ignited, and the explosive rhythm ignited the ancient castle, and the little wizards twisted their bodies happily following the rhythm.

"It seems a bit noisy, let's go for a walk." Ryan whispered to Hermione.

So the two slipped out the door quietly and into the hall.The front door stood wide open, and the fairy lights in the rose garden flickered as they descended the steps.They found all around them low bushes, ornately decorated winding paths, and huge stone statues.

Ryan could hear the splashing of water, like a fountain, and occasionally saw people sitting on carved benches.

"Ha, it's much better. I really didn't get used to that atmosphere just now." Hermione patted her chest lightly and said, at this time the two of them were walking through a winding path among rose bushes.

"...I don't understand why there is such a fuss, Igor." A voice suddenly came from the other end of the flower bush.

"Severus, you can't pretend this didn't happen!" Karkaroff's voice sounded frightened and hoarse, as if he was afraid of being heard, "It has become more and more obvious over the months. I'm very worried right now, I can't deny—"

"Run away, then," said Snape's voice impatiently. "Run away—I'll excuse you. But I want to stay at Hogwarts."

Snape and Karkaroff turned a corner.Snape, wand in hand, blasted the rosebush away.He had a stern face with an ugly expression.There were screams from many bushes, and several dark figures jumped out from inside.

"Ten points from Ravenclaw, Fawcett!" said Snape fiercely--a girl ran past him. "Ten points from Hufflepuff, Stebbins!" Another boy chased after him. The girl left.

(End of this chapter)