On the other side of the dance floor, the end of the first song also made many people, including Harry, feel relieved.

As soon as the music ended, Harry immediately let go of Parvati's hand and sat back in his seat.

His mind was in a mess now.

Standing next to Andy made him feel that he had made a lot of mistakes tonight.

The same was true for Ron beside him.

Ron's performance was even worse. He was restless all night, looking around like Krum, and ignoring his dance partner Padma.

He didn't even invite Padma to the first dance.

Padma folded her arms, crossed her legs, and sat next to Ron. She didn't try to hide her eye roll at all.

Soon, the two sisters Parvati and Padma were invited to dance by others.

They couldn't wait to agree, and didn't even bother to ask Harry and Ron for their opinions.

Harry and Ron didn't care much about it, they sat at the same table, each with their own concerns.

Suddenly, Ron's eyes lit up and he patted Harry on the shoulder.

"Look! That seems to be Hermione!"

Harry: "How is it possible?"

"No! It's true! I swear I'm not seeing things!" Ron stood up from his chair suddenly, but was stunned again, "Well, okay, maybe I'm seeing things wrong."

Harry asked in confusion: "What happened?"

Ron said hesitantly: "I seemed to have seen Hermione just now, but she looked completely different from usual, dressed up beautifully, wearing a blue skirt."

Harry said frustratedly: "This is impossible, Hermione said she would not come to the ball."

"Besides, she didn't find a dance partner, why would she dress up and come here?"

At this time, Krum walked behind them and asked: "Did you see, Hermione... Hermione."

Ron said unhappily: "No! What's wrong, is she important to you?"

Harry was shocked by Ron's reaction.

During the World Cup, Ron was a die-hard fan of Krum, and he was excited every time he saw him in person in the castle.

There is also a moving Krum figurine at the head of Ron's bed.

But Ron has been feeling strange since Krum tried to invite Hermione as his dance partner.

Krum said grimly, "Okay, I'll ask Hall again, he must know..."

"Oh, okay, go! Go! Don't expect to get all the information about other warriors or Hogwarts from us--"

Harry interrupted Ron halfway through.

"Uh, Ron?"

Ron turned his head quickly, "What's wrong?"

Harry looked at the door of the hall with a strange expression, "I seem to have seen Hermione just now, she walked into the hall, and then walked out again?"

"Andy was still following her!?"

It was mainly Andy's figure that made Harry believe in his judgment.

Andy was more convincing than other evidence.

...

Andy walked out through the door and into a small garden.

Roses were planted in the garden, and there was light floating in the air, like fireflies flashing.

Andy walked around the low bushes and walked onto a stone path.

The garden was decorated very gorgeously, and the sound of fountains could be heard in the distance.

The professors of Hogwarts spent a lot of time preparing for this dance.

Andy stopped in front of a half-man-high stone statue, stretched out his hand, and spread his five fingers. A clear puddle of water was suspended in the air.

Andy tapped a few more times with his fingers, and a star map also appeared on the puddle, slightly tilted in one direction.

After getting the result, Andy waved his hand to disperse the puddle and continued to move forward.

He didn't walk a few steps before he saw the back of a person wearing a blue evening dress, squatting behind a bunch of roses.

"Hermione?"

Her dress fit her well, and her brown hair was straightened and wrapped around her head, braided into an elegant hairstyle, just like a dress for a dinner party, but there was no dance partner beside her.

"Andy?"

Hermione was startled and turned around quickly.

Her face was slightly red, and she was quietly adjusting her breathing. Sweat was coming out of her neck, and she looked very hurried.

Hermione, who had been carefully dressed up, was completely different from before. Her facial features were originally very beautiful, and now with makeup, she looked even more delicate.

Andy: "Why are you here?"

Hermione said nervously: "My partner stood me up, and I planned to take a walk here and then go back."

She was in the dormitory

After staying for a long time and thinking over and over, I finally came.

Because Andy will be there too, can I tell him?

Andy was curious: "Who is your dance partner?"

"Uh, Roger Davis from your college!"

In a hurry, Hermione casually said a name.

Roger Davis is the captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.

"Really? He has no vision."

Andy didn't expose Hermione. He just saw Roger Davis dancing happily on the dance floor. He couldn't be Hermione's dance partner.

If they continued to talk, their secret would be exposed. Hermione grabbed Andy's arm and said, "Andy! You have to help me!"

"What's wrong?"

Hermione: "About the article in the Daily Prophet..."

Andy said, "I never believed what was said in it. I know you are not the person said in the article."

"Thank you." Hermione's heart warmed, and she said, "But that's not what I want to say. Listen, I found a secret of Rita Skeeter!"

"Secret?"

Andy also knew Rita Skeeter's secret.

She is an unregistered Animagus.

Animagus is a very special transfiguration that can turn oneself into an animal without using a wand.

Only a very small number of people can learn Animagus and use it skillfully.

Because this magic is difficult to learn and is prone to fatal dangers.

Therefore, the Ministry of Magic stipulates that every Animagus must be registered, and it is illegal to learn Animagus privately.

Professor McGonagall is a well-known Animagus who can turn into a cat.

Just now, the result of the water divination has told Andy all this.

Rita Skeeter can turn herself into a beetle.

Andy was not surprised by this, as the result of the divination just now also told him this fact.

He was surprised that Hermione had already discovered this.

According to the plot of the original book, Hermione would catch a clue and then pull out Rita Skeeter after several months.

But under Andy's influence, Hermione actually found traces of Rita Skeeter now.

Should we say that she is worthy of being the wise man in the iron triangle?

When Harry and Ron were busy playing and looking for dance partners, only Hermione could find that something was wrong.

Hermione asked, "You've read that article, right? It says I want to be your dance partner."

Andy nodded, "Of course that's not true."

"Uh..." Hermione's face was a little hot, and she decided to skip it directly. "This is not the key. The key is why she knew about this."

"I mean, Harry, Ron and I were in the school hospital at the time. There was no one else around, but she knew some of the content of our conversation. Not only that, she also knew exactly what I said to Harry and them."

"This is obviously not normal. Harry and Ron couldn't take the initiative to tell this, and they couldn't all be Rita Skeeter's informants."

"So I started to pay attention to what was abnormal around me that could allow Rita Skeeter to do this."

Andy asked, "What did you find?"

Hermione took a deep breath and said slowly, "Rita Skeeter, she might be an Animagus."

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