As soon as Albert woke up, he was confused by the good plan of his three good roommates.
What is going on
He was still half asleep and couldn't hear clearly for a while. The voices of the three people echoed in his ears, making him feel annoyed.
"What the hell, can't you wait until my mind is clear before you talk to me?" Albert covered his yawn and climbed out of the bed sleepily.
After washing up in the bathroom, he followed the three people downstairs to have lunch. While chatting about the previous topic, Albert learned from them that he had received more than a hundred Christmas gifts.
When I came back in the early morning, I noticed that there were a lot of Christmas gifts piled under the bed, but I didn’t expect the number to be so astonishing.
"The girls at school sent you a lot of snacks and desserts with added ingredients, more than 30 packages of chocolate, cakes, candies and the like. Lee Jordan has tested them and found that they do contain aphrodisiacs, and..." Fred and George both glanced at Lee Jordan secretly, trying hard not to laugh.
"The results are amazing."
"If you really take out those desserts to share with others, you will probably be beaten to death by a group of people." Albert looked at the three people who were very interested and shook his head.
The image of a group of people collectively being drugged is terrifying to contemplate.
"It's okay. At worst, we can spend the next Christmas holiday in the Room of Requirement, and ask the house-elves to help deliver food. By the time the Christmas holiday is over, everyone should have calmed down." The Weasley twins already have their own plans for the upcoming Christmas holiday, and obviously they want to make a big fuss.
"Well, if you want to do that, then go ahead. I'll be away from school for a while after the Christmas ball anyway." Albert shrugged, indicating that he didn't want to get involved in the matter. The three of them could do whatever they wanted.
Anyway, as long as you live, you will never stop seeking death.
As for Ludo Bagman, there was nothing wrong with sending that guy a gift. According to the information revealed in Blake's letter, Ludo Bagman still had no intention of repaying the huge amount of Galleons he owed, not a single Knut so far.
Being chased by the goblins from Gringotts for debts
Bagman had become accustomed to it by now, and often played hide-and-seek with the goblins of Gringotts. Even if he was caught, he didn't have a single Knut in his pocket, and the goblins could do nothing about him except give Bagman a good beating.
Ask the Ministry of Magic for help
The goblins naturally protested to the Ministry of Magic. After all, Ludo Bagman was the Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Education of the Ministry of Magic. However, the Ministry of Magic regretfully stated that the debt was Bagman's private matter and they had no right to interfere.
The goblins were so angry that they were half dead.
"The school has changed so much!"
Albert discovered that the handrails of the marble staircase were covered with icicles that never melted, and beautiful decorations could be seen everywhere.
It seems the Hogwarts professors wanted to impress the guests from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang by turning the entire castle into a snowy wonderland.
"I heard that the prefect and the student union president were called to help, and Shanna has been looking for you for a while." George reminded with a smile, "You'd better come up with an excuse for yourself."
After entering the hall, the four people's attention was quickly attracted by the long table piled with food. There were large amounts of turkey, Christmas pudding and wizard cookies on it. Everyone was able to enjoy a rich lunch here.
In the afternoon, Albert returned to the dormitory to sort out his Christmas presents. He needed to find out what gifts his old friends had sent him so that he could mention them in his next letter.
Fred, George and Lee Jordan went to send "Christmas presents" to Ludo Bagman and several annoying Slytherin students. By the way, they also did not forget to send one to Ron and Percy. In Fred's words: Poor little Ronnie had hardly received any decent Christmas presents, and Percy could only spend Christmas alone in the office, so he needed some comfort.
Albert stayed in the dormitory for the whole afternoon, checking the Christmas presents according to the lists provided by Fred, George and Lee Jordan, and also opened the Christmas presents that the house-elf had picked out for him.
Nia gave him a pair of exquisite gray wool gloves, the Flamels gave him a brick-thick book, Dumbledore gave Albert an old notebook, Mogg gave him some copies of fragments of ancient magic writings, and Bard gave him a book called "Forgotten Ancient Magic and Spells".
As for Lee Jordan, he was still the same old Beebe Every-Flavour Beans, and Fred and George had teamed up to give him a hardcover copy of Practical Home Magic. Incidentally, they were planning to give him a hardcover copy of Common Magical Ailments next Christmas.
The Weasley twins' idea was that since Albert didn't need a Christmas gift anyway, they might as well give him something that might come in handy in the future, such as the books they always had at home. By the way, the two of them always looked down on Lee Jordan, who always gave him a box of Beebe Every Flavour Beans, although Lee Jordan also looked down on them for only giving one gift.
Most of the greeting cards were thrown away after being glanced at; notes and other things needed to be put away separately; as for the snacks and desserts sent by the girls, Albert handed them all over to his three good roommates to deal with them. There were also some scarves, socks, gloves and other things. By the way, the house-elf Dobby knitted a pair of brightly colored wool socks for them, and Albert decided to give it to Hermione another day.
"You haven't finished sorting out the Christmas presents yet?"
The dormitory door was pushed open again, and Fred, George and Lee Jordan walked in. Their clothes were wet, and there were still some snowflakes on their shoulders that had not yet melted.
"Going to play snowballs?" Albert asked casually.
"I wanted to ask you to play with me."
The three of them looked at each other, and someone took out a snowball from somewhere and threw it at the back of Albert's head. However, the snowball bounced back and hit the three of them in the face.
"Damn, you're not wearing a defensive bracelet or something like that," Lee Jordan complained, wiping the snow off his face. "I remember that thing shouldn't work on anything."
"I told you that this plan is unreliable."
"Ahem, let's change into dresses too."
Fred grinned and put the snow on Tom. The fat cat looked at Fred as if he was an idiot, stood up, shook off the snow on his body, yawned, then squatted back in the cat bed and continued to look out the window and think about his cat life.
"I think you should have agreed to let Fengya Wizard Clothing Store customize a ball gown for you." Lee Jordan said regretfully after seeing Albert's simple-style gown. "You will definitely become the focus of the whole ball and all the girls will be fascinated by it."
"This dress doesn't look like it was bought from Madam Malkin's robe shop." George said to Lee Jordan after checking the fabric of the dress, "Don't you find that Albert's dress is obviously more delicate than ours?"
"Where did you buy it?" Fred asked curiously.
"It was given to me by someone else." Albert looked at himself in front of the long mirror in the corner. "It can automatically adapt to the height and weight of the wearer!"
"Why doesn't anyone give me something nice like this?"
Lee Jordan adjusted his bow tie gloomily. He found that Albert looked more handsome in that tuxedo, while his bright red tuxedo looked really...
"Don't be upset, no one will care what you wear unless you go to the Christmas ball in your underwear." Fred patted Lee Jordan's shoulder to comfort him. The twins were both wearing dark blue suits.
When they went downstairs, there was a group of students in colorful robes in the common room. Albert immediately attracted the attention of the girls as soon as he appeared.
"Sorry, I have to go now. See you later."
Albert had no intention of standing here any longer and being watched. He greeted Lee Jordan and walked towards the entrance of the common room.
"See you later."
Fred and Lee Jordan had to wait in the common room for their dancing partners.
"Did you tell Luna where to meet?"
After leaving the common room, Albert asked a sullen Lee Jordan.
"In the hallway, what about you? Where are you going to pick up your girlfriend?" Lee Jordan asked with a wink.
"A partner," Albert corrected.
"Is there any difference?"
"Yes, there is a literal difference." Albert glanced at his pocket watch and felt that it was a little early. He pulled out his wand from his pocket and cast a camouflage spell on himself to reduce his presence in order to avoid being watched on the road.
"Everybody likes to be famous..." Lee Jordan muttered.
"You can ask Potter," Albert said. "He certainly doesn't want to be famous now."
After arriving near the lobby, Albert separated from Lee Jordan. He had already found Katrina in the crowd. No matter what she was wearing or how she looked, Albert saw the shadow of Isobel in Katrina.
"You're - well - very beautiful," said Albert uncomfortably.
"You don't seem to like it?" Katrina raised her eyebrows.
"No, I like it very much." Albert said helplessly, "But you are you and she is she."
"You don't have to feel sorry. Isobel and I are sisters. We like the same things and have similar aesthetics." Katrina understood the meaning of Albert's words and said calmly, "Also, I'm glad to hear you say that."
While the two were talking, they had already attracted the envious gazes of a large number of girls. Lee Jordan also came over here with Luna. The little Ravenclaw girl was wearing a lake blue dress and looked very beautiful.
"I suddenly understand why you said that the Davis invitation failed." Lee Jordan also recognized Katrina. After all, they often took classes together. "I thought you would..."
"It's too noisy here." Albert interrupted, "Let's go out for a walk. It's still a while before eight o'clock."
The two walked out to the entrance hall, and Albert found that the lawn in front of the castle had been turned into a cave, with twinkling fairy lights inside. He also saw statues of Santa Claus and his reindeer.
"Is this your dance partner?"
Yania, wearing a red dress, walked up to them, looked Katrina up and down, and said to Albert: "I really don't understand why you rejected me. Are sisters more interesting?"
"You always have a strong attraction to pretty girls." Katrina frowned.
"Where's your partner?" Albert asked expressionlessly.
"I haven't found a dance partner, and I don't think I need one." Yania looked in a certain direction and said sarcastically, "I don't need to be like someone who has been rejected and can only find one at random."
The two followed Yanila's gaze and saw the stunningly beautiful Fleur, wearing a silver-grey satin robe, accompanied by Roger Davis, the captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Roger Davis noticed the gazes of several people, turned his head to look over here, his eyes fell on Katrina, and then moved to Albert. His expression suddenly became a little strange. He remembered that day Albert said that he knew who Katrina's dance partner was
However, Davis didn't care now, anyway, he found a more beautiful partner. To be honest, sometimes he couldn't even believe his good luck.
"A poor fellow who has been so bewitched by Delacour that his mind has gone crazy." Yanya said contemptuously as she watched the two men leave.
After Yania leaves, Lee Jordan and Luna appear out of nowhere.
"You're right. I doubt you knew about this from the beginning. By the way, Professor McGonagall is looking for warriors. You should go to the gathering."
"It's earlier than I expected. Let's go!" Albert asked Katrina to hold his arm. As soon as they walked into the hall, they heard Professor McGonagall's voice: "Mr. Anderson, please bring your partner over here!"
The two walked towards Professor McGonagall and joined the group of warriors.
Fleur's dance partner was Davis, Harry's dance partner was Parvati, and Krum's dance partner was indeed Hermione.
History goes around and ends up turning back. Sometimes, if there is no forced intervention or change, the trajectory of history can easily turn back.
Of course, if he took the initiative to invite Hermione to be his dance partner, Krum would definitely have no chance.
Fleur Delacour's eyes fell on Katrina, and after looking her up and down, a strange smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"I think Yanila must be mad," she said.
"What does this mean?" Katrina asked, tilting her head.
"Girls always like to compare with each other to see who is prettier."
Albert originally thought that the warriors would enter the venue surrounded by everyone, but Professor McGonagall asked them to wait at the door and let other students go in first.
When everyone was seated in the Great Hall, Professor McGonagall asked the lined-up warriors and their partners to follow her in, toward a large round table at the front of the Great Hall where the judges sat.
The people in the hall applauded enthusiastically. Perhaps this was a glory for the warriors, but not every warrior liked it. At least, Albert had no expression on his face, Krum had a gloomy face, Fleur had no reaction, and Harry had a stern face, as if he was always paying attention to his feet, fearing that he would accidentally trip and embarrass himself.