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The oak door opened, and the contestants and their dance partners walked into the dance hall one by one, and the Hogwarts students gave applause to the protagonists.

First of all, the Dermstrong players led by Kakarov, and at the front were Krum and Hermione. Krum was sturdy and wearing eye-catching red dresses. He was not very suitable for such public occasions (except Quidditch Stadium), but now he smiled very brightly; Hermione wore a dress made of flowing conch blue material, with smooth and shiny hair tied with a noble bow, and her front teeth became normal size, and she was nervously maintaining a sweet smile.

After the contestants of Busbaton and Hogwarts also entered the venue, under the influence of magic props, the hall became full of lifelike fairies sitting in rose bushes. The roof that always looked like a night sky now has more Santa Claus and reindeer running around - after all, it is a Christmas ball, and besides the Christmas tree, there must be these more appropriate things.

"Gentlemen, please come here!" Under Professor McGonagall's arrangement, the boys and girls separated, separated from each other with a long red carpet, and sat in the corresponding positions.

Although Demstrong is also a mixed school for men and women, Kakarov, who prefers boys over girls, only brought boys to the competition this time, so the dance partners at the same dining table as Hermione are girls of Busbarton and Hogwarts, and they are throwing deep disgusting eyes at Hermione.

"……………” Fortunately, she has been with Krum for so long, and Hermione has been able to ignore this look. On the other hand, Krum is the person who cares about these looks the most. He turned his head and cast a concerned look again and again, worried that Hermione will be bullied by his supporters.

Since the top leader of the Triple Championship took his Hou* Palace team to play in the Muggle world, the one who replaced him now is Pasi Weasley, who was promoted to the extreme due to Barty Crouch's fall. Although his position is enough, his age and people are there, Pasi decisively asked Dumbledore to host the dance.

Dumbledore never likes to write a long story, and demonstrates to guests what a 'wizarding buffet' is to the shiny empty plates without any food. This is the Christmas dinner begins - but Hermione doesn't eat much, and the girls at the table are similar. They know what they are coming tonight, definitely not to fill their stomachs, and then make a fool of themselves in the swaying!

"Gentlemen, ladies, please take a few steps back." After the sumptuous Christmas dinner, Dumbledore took the lead and stood up, confirming that everyone was in the right position, waved his hand, and all the tables were back to the wall, and the floor became clean. Then he used magic to raise a stage from the ground, with a set of drums, a few guitars, a lute, a cello, and some Scottish bagpipes.

The famous band invited by Dumbledore came on stage with crazy and enthusiastic applause. They were all wearing black dresses that were deliberately torn and looked furry, which made Hermione think that their music was in a wild style, but she didn't expect that it was actually a slow, sad route... Well, Hermione felt that "sad music" should not appear at this time, but she didn't have time to care about it.

In theory, everyone is equal contestants, but everyone knows that there are only three focus points on the scene, including the savior Harry Potter, the most popular Cedric Digory, and the world star Victor Crum, and now Crum is coming with the audience's eyes.

"...Miss Granger, are you looking at the face?" The Bulgarian star made gentleman moves that were not quite commensurate with his macho physique.

"Of course!" Hermione happily put her delicate hand on Clum's hand.

At the prompt from someone who is an "unscrupulous professor" to Malfoy and an "invincible professor" to her, she saw a lot of things clearly, and then she gave what she now thinks is the right answer - to be honest, she felt that unless a witch named "jk Rowling" gave her a soul-taking spell, she would not choose another answer at all!

So Hermione only greeted Harry a few times this night, completely ignoring Ron, who had been casting her with a look that was almost the same as Kakarov.

Finally, after the Christmas ball, Hermione officially became Crum's girlfriend.

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Leeds: I want to reiterate that I am a professor of wizard simulation warfare, not a professor of wizard interpersonal relationships. Can you female students stop talking about life with me? Although I am indeed very idle, I want to be asked by students that such a motivated question as ‘How can I beat a werewolf to death with my fist’!

Hermione: Professor...

Leeds: Oh... OK OK, you've come to the door... Tell me, what's going on this time? Because I'm with Krum, I'm attacked by other girls? This one is helpless, I can only face the front. I personally recommend the "Oulong Cave Curse". A snake can scare away a group of girls, which is simply invincible!

Hermione: Professor! That's not the case!... No, it can't be said that it has nothing to do with Krum, it's just Ron...

Leeds: Another child who has a bad personality, but isn't as unsaved as Malfoy? Let me guess... (looking up and down Hermione)... He maliciously slandered Crum?

Hermione: What - Professor, how did you guess?!

Leeds: Keep the answer first~ Tell me how he slandered that big muscular man?

Hermione: He said I was the smartest student in the school, ah, it was just Ron said that...ah, then Clum came close to me just to get some good ideas from me, good ideas for the Triwizard Championship.

Leeds: Wow~ This sewage is so despicable. I really don't want to admit that he is Fred and George's younger brother...

Hermione: (Drooping his head) Ron also said that I was greedy for vanity and got close to Krum just for fame... I established a friendship with Krum, just to help the enemy deal with Harry and all the contestants of Hogwarts!... But professor, I really didn't tell Krum this! Krum had never asked about such a thing!

Leeds: No, this is wrong in itself. So what if you suggest to Crum? That's your personal matter... Remember it clearly. First, you are Hermione Granger, then a wizard apprentice at Hogwarts, then a member of Gryffindor, and finally a friend of Harry Potter.

Hermione:???

Leeds: I don’t understand now. If I go back to the dormitory and lie on the bed, I still can’t understand it. Then I will be bound by the identity imposed by others for the rest of my life... Now, I will announce the answer, listen carefully~

Hermione:!

Leeds: Your friend, Ron Weasley, I like you.

Hermione: Hey?

Leeds: I said, he fell in love with you.

Hermione: How is this possible?! He was still thinking about inviting Fleur Delakure before!

Leeds: Yes, if he invited Furong as his dance partner, he wouldn't like you, and the logical relationship is very tight.

Hermione:……………Slow, slow, professor, you mean!

Leeds: By the way, if you didn’t start paying attention to your appearance because you were preparing to attend a Christmas dance, and you made your front teeth smaller, and your messy hair straighter, and suddenly became much more beautiful, Ron wouldn’t treat you as a girl. Think about it yourself when his attitude changed suddenly?

Hermione: What did he treat me as?

Leeds: Well, most men are like this, I also like beauty. Ron also has a normal reaction...but, in order to be with you, he smears the rivals in such a very uncomfortable way and breaks you and Krum up. That is his personality problem.

Hermione: Ah...he shouldn't have entered Gryffindor! He should have entered Slytherin!

Leeds: You are just a momentary indignation now. Maybe you turn your head and think Ron is better... So, this is a small theater involving love triangles, so I can't interrupt~~ Hermione, which one do you think is suitable for choosing, maybe in the end, both of you are not your true destiny, but rather Neville's strange peaks emerge! In your circle of friends, Neville's personality is the best, and you can bully him for the rest of your life~~

Hermione:…Professor…
Chapter completed!