This dinner invites representatives from all forces, which can be regarded as the official occasion of this incident. Beauxbatons always pays great attention to rules and is always so step-by-step. Even the banquets are strictly arranged according to past etiquette.
Seeing the grandeur inside and outside the Beauxbatons Auditorium, Maka secretly sighed - it turned out that the previous dinner was really just "dinner".
Beauxbatons' financial resources are world-famous, and most of them come from the donation of Nicolas Flamel, an alumnus. It is no wonder that many forces are flocking to this legacy.
Before entering just now, Maka noticed that a large entrance tent had been set up at the main entrance of the auditorium, with a blue velvet curtain trimmed with gold dotted with a large number of golden stars. If you look carefully, you can find that those stars are made of real gold, and they look extremely brilliant under the bright magic lights.
After he entered, a banquet hall that was more magnificent than the usual auditorium immediately caught his sight.
Large dark blue hangings like the Beauxbatons school emblem hang from the high ceiling, with some beautiful folds on the stone pillars and walls; golden silk ribbons can be seen everywhere, turning left and right. The color-blocked windows are embellished to make them look more magnificent and colorful; of course, there is also the soft carpet paved under the feet. The gold and red colors tell the splendor and nobility, and also bring more charm to the hall. Warm atmosphere.
Like Hogwarts, Beauxbatons' Great Hall also uses a long table, and the tablecloth on it has been changed to a color more suitable for today. The dots of starlight caused by magic shimmered slightly on the tablecloth, echoing the huge school emblem at the deepest part of the hall.
Yes, the Beauxbatons school emblem consists of two golden wands crossing vertically to form the main body, with three shining gold stars spitting out from the tip of each wand.
At present, the banquet has just reached the entrance period, and many guests are entering one after another. It can be seen that the wizards are standing together in twos and threes, chatting casually.
"Haven't we talked enough in the past two days?"
Maka shook her head and walked through the crowd, leading Fanny to the innermost side. Under the huge school badge, Mrs. Maxim was greeting some wizards with more important status, half-heartedly and half-truly. Some of the guests who had just arrived today also went over to say hello at this time.
That's right, the brother and sister from the Hohenheim family are also over there at the moment!
"How much gold galleons does it cost to host such a dinner?" Maka sighed softly as she casually admired the wealthy decorations around her as she walked.
Nowadays, he can be considered a relatively wealthy guy with several potion sales outlets in the black market in the British magic world. But compared with this kind of scene, he obviously hasn't seen enough!
"Beauxbatons' financial resources are very famous in the global wizarding community," Fanny affirmed. "On this point alone, even compared to our Castle of Blois, it is by no means inferior."
A school that can compete with an ancient wizard family for wealth is undoubtedly quite amazing. Of course, if we seriously compare the two, Beauxbatons will definitely lose.
Maka and Fanny just chatted casually and walked to the open space in front of Mrs. Maxim's table.
"Oh, Mr. MacLean—" Madam Maxime immediately spotted Maka's figure, "After the dinner, the dance will begin! You are the youngest guest invited by Beauxbatons. Yeah... I believe there are many female students trying their best to sneak in and dance with you! How about it, have you found your dance partner tonight?"
"Ma'am, you're joking. I'm not the youngest." Maka glanced at the little sister of the Hohenheim family who was still standing next to her, but she looked away, seemingly pretending not to see him. "As for the dance partner, Madam may Forgot, I brought my friends here this time."
He said, gesturing towards Fanny beside him. Fanny was stunned when she heard this - although she heard that Beauxbatons had plans to hold a dance, she didn't expect that Maka would ask her to be her dance partner.
To be honest, this actually has nothing to do with some charming things. On ordinary days, for young people, dance is always an activity for men and women to enhance their relationship with each other. But in the current situation, an invitation to a dance is usually a very purposeful social or exploratory act.
Most of the people present were important members of the forces, whether they were wizards or witches. From what Madame Maxime said just now, we can know that in principle, Beauxbatons students are not allowed to participate in this dance today, and the meaning is self-evident.
Therefore, as far as the purpose of Maka's trip is concerned, she should invite a woman from other forces to slide onto the dance floor together. At that time, whether it is to make friends or to talk to each other, it is a good choice.
Of course, maybe Mr. MacLean just invited himself to the first dance as a courtesy
Fanny didn't speak, but many thoughts flashed through her heart in an instant. She was even thinking that if she took the time to return to Chateau Blois, would she still have time to bring Willy over
However, this is actually because of her position, which makes Fanny think too complicated.
Maka's starting point is actually very simple - Fanny is the woman he brought here this time, and it would obviously be quite rude not to ask his female partner to dance at the ball. As today's Beauxbatons dinner and dance are so formal, Maka will naturally cooperate and abide by the etiquette. After all, this is Madame Maxime's territory.
After all, Mrs. Maxim can be considered a friend of him and Hagrid. Let’s not talk about trying to save face for our friends. At least we can’t lose face in the first place, right
"McLean, are you okay?"
Maka was chatting politely with Mrs. Maxim when she suddenly heard the voice of the fat young master of the Hohenheim family coming from the side. He turned around and took a look, only to find that the fat man had squeezed in behind him.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Maka asked doubtfully.
"Sarah... uh, I mean, my sister didn't do anything to you, right?" The fat man looked him up and down and said worriedly, "You are the person that the old man has repeatedly told me to see, but you can't... I tell you Said, my sister is actually not bad-hearted, she just... just likes to blow up things and people... "
He spoke as if he thought no one would believe what he said, and finally shook his head.
"Okay... um... Anyway, you seem to be fine?" Fatty said hesitantly, "She didn't use those things to blow you up?"
"What are you talking about?" Maka looked at the fat man, and out of the corner of her eye, she vaguely caught a glimpse of his sister Sarah looking this way, but in an instant she looked away, "Don't worry! Your sister is very nice..."
After the fat man heard this, he subconsciously looked back at Sarah, and then he found that Sarah was also looking at him. Seeing the peaceful smile on his sister's face, the fat man couldn't help but shake the fat on his face.
"Yeah, yeah... That's good, great!" He agreed dryly, and then continued, "Okay, I'll go over first... Well, when the dance starts later, you can invite me Can you take my sister for a while? Look, you also said that she is pretty good, um... If she grows up a little more, she will definitely be even more beautiful! If you think it’s okay, then start cultivating a relationship from now on, and I’ll give her to her There’s no problem with you!”
The fat man's words became less and less decent as he spoke, and his voice became lower and lower, until he was almost forced to reach Maka's ear. It seems that he is eager for someone to take away his important sister in advance!
After saying that, he patted Maka hard on the shoulder, his face full of excitement.
Maka smiled at him and patted the fat man on the shoulder as well.
"Okay!" He said with a smile, "I'll go talk to your sister later and ask her what she thinks of what your brother said..."
"Hey! Don't... ahem," the fat man grinned, suppressed the timidity rising in his heart, and pretended to be calm, "I mean, forget it... Sarah is still too old. I'm young, but it's far from time to find a boyfriend. Besides, well... I can't bear to be an older brother... Oh, this is really... "
It can be seen that this fat man and Ron are also the brothers of the same sister, but their ideas are completely opposite. Ron showed a lot of rejection for Ginny's love affair. He was not someone he absolutely approved of, and he would never let go of his sister. But this fat man is different. He is looking forward to the day when his sister gets married as early as possible so that he can escape from the sea of misery in advance.
Under Maca's seemingly non-existent squeeze, the fat man was immediately defeated. After he chatted with Maka for a few more words, he hurriedly said "I'm sorry" and then rolled back to Sarah.
"Sir, I think that Young Master Hohenheim seems to be afraid of his sister?" Seeing the fat man leave, Fanny said softly to Maka.
"Maybe it's not about fear!" Maka shook her head slightly, "Well, maybe a little bit, but the key is not to be afraid or not. What I'm more curious about is what my sister thinks... "
While he was speaking, the Hohenheim brother and sister had already said hello to Madame Maxime, and then turned around to find their seats. Maka looked at the backs of the big and small figures, but she felt more and more interesting.
"Find a suitable time another day and go to the Hohenheim house to meet their father! These children are so interesting, their father must also have a lot of stories!" he couldn't help but think.