Who let this Dementor into Hogwarts!

Chapter 341 The Legend of the Fastest-Acting Man

The little snake monster blinked innocently.

"Harry, what did you hear?" Hermione asked, somewhat puzzled by Harry's strong reaction.

She heard nothing; Harry's dance partner had only seemed to hum.

"Maybe...maybe I misheard?" Harry glanced at Hermione, then at the innocent-looking little basilisk, and scratched his head. "He's probably a little dizzy from being hit in the snowball fight..."

Immediately afterwards, Professor McGonagall's voice rang out:

"Warriors, come this way!"

The chattering crowd parted to make way for Cohen and his group.

Professor McGonagall was wearing a red plaid robe and a hat with a wreath of thistle flowers. Gone was her usual serious demeanor, which made her look much more amiable.

“Wait by the door,” Professor McGonagall said to the five pairs of warriors and their partners.

Although Harry was having a great time chatting with the basilisk, he couldn't help but stare at Cho Chang next to Cedric for a while longer when he saw her.

"What are you looking at?" the little snake monster asked curiously.

“No, nothing—” Harry quickly looked away—not only because of the basilisk, but also because of Cedric.

Cedric looked over at Harry and smiled politely.

"Should we dance?" the unicorn asked Cohen.

"Just follow my movements, like spinning around and swaying." Cohen chose encrypted communication. "Dancing is actually quite simple."

After most of the students were seated in the auditorium, Professor McGonagall arranged for the warriors and their dance partners to line up in pairs and follow her into the auditorium.

At this moment, the auditorium has also been completely transformed. The walls are covered with shimmering silver frost, and the ceiling, which reveals the starry sky, is adorned with patches of mistletoe twigs and ivy wreaths. The four college tables have been replaced with numerous small tables lit with lanterns, each with ten seats.

Cedric, Fleur, Krum, and then Harry and Cohen walked slowly towards the main seating area in pairs, drawing the attention of the faculty and staff in the front row and the students in the back, creating a scene reminiscent of a circus performance.

Cohen glanced at Ron and Sissoko, who were sitting closer to the front.

Both of them stared ahead with gloomy expressions, one staring at Krum who was holding Hermione, and the other staring at Harry who was being held by the basilisk.

Very good, very impressive, and has a strong Christmas atmosphere.

When the warriors arrived at the main seating area, Dumbledore greeted them with a happy smile, while Karkaroff, as he watched Krum and Hermione approach, wore the exact same expression as Ron.

However, Karkaroff deliberately avoided eye contact with Cohen.

Ms. Maxim nodded to them, but then turned to look at Hagrid.

The two people from the Ministry of Magic were Fudge and Crouch.

Fudge still wore his usual fake smile, occasionally whispering a few words to Crouch—who looked somewhat impatient. At first glance, the scene might even make one think that Crouch was the Minister of Magic.

The dancing took place after the dinner, so they needed to get together for a meal first.

The warriors were seated at the same table, so when one warrior started chatting with his dance partner, it was hard for others not to hear.

But nobody really cares about that.

Krum excitedly chatted with Hermione about his school, while Fleur criticized Hogwarts' decor to Roger Davis.

Cedric and Cho Chang were chatting about Eastern magic, while Harry was discussing things to be careful about when dancing with the Basilisk—though from an outsider's perspective, it looked like Harry was lecturing the Basilisk unilaterally. Cohen pretty much knew why Sissoko was so jealous—the Basilisk was clearly more attentive when learning from Harry than from Sissoko.

If looks could kill, Harry would probably be rotting away by now...

"Luckily, I used only ordinary materials..." Cohen whispered to the unicorn. "I have a feeling Sissoko will take revenge on Harry; he's too much like one of those blond guys who kidnap their daughters."

[Bad guy...] The unicorn's eyes were fixed on Karkaroff in the main seat.

Could Karkaroff tolerate such a stare? He immediately glared back fiercely—which startled the unicorn, causing it to shrink back toward Cohen.

Karkaroff's toughness lasted less than a second, because when he realized that Cohen was next to the girl, his eyes hurriedly looked away.

Cohen still preferred to see him in his unruly state.

"It's okay, I'm here. If he dares to cause trouble, I'll eat him up—would you like some pudding? I don't think I've ever brought any in the suitcase before."

As he spoke, Cohen pushed a plate of frosted pudding in front of the unicorn.

At this moment, Hermione was teaching Krum to pronounce her name, because Krum could only pronounce "Hermi-En" at the moment.

However, Cohen felt that mastering the pronunciation shouldn't take Krum that long; he probably just wanted to enjoy being patiently taught by Hermione.

Human emotions are easy for Cohen to understand. He was once a human being, but it's a little difficult for him to develop many emotions now, especially in the area of ​​"love".

Cohen, at least, has not yet experienced this, whether it be with humans, Dementors, or unicorns.

When the dinner party ended, Dumbledore stood up and asked all the students to stand up as well.

Then, he waved his wand, and all the tables disappeared, leaving an empty space in the middle.

Immediately afterwards, a tall stage rose from the ground, on which were placed a drum set, several guitars, a lute, and a bunch of other musical instruments.

The strange sisters that Dumbledore had hired surged onto the stage. They were hairy, wore deliberately tattered robes, and picked up their instruments to play.

The lanterns on the other tables have all been turned off, and now all the lights are focused on the central stage and on the warriors and their partners.

Now it's the Warriors' turn to lead the dance.

At the start of the dance, Cohen would occasionally get accidentally stepped on by the unicorn—the other warriors weren't much better off.

Furong kept getting tripped up by the somewhat nervous Roger, which made her frown.

Harry and the little basilisk knew nothing about it, so they could only hold each other's waists and start monotonously spinning around, imitating the actions of the others.

However, as more people entered the dance floor, the warriors were no longer the center of attention.

The arrival of others on the dance floor also brought some negative aspects—such as Hisoko finally giving in and wanting to switch places with the snake monster.

[Kid, you like hugging my daughter, huh? I'll jump with you!] Sissoko secretly grabbed the little basilisk when Ron and Harry were close together, moved it to Ron's side, and then hooked himself up with Harry.

Harry stared, mouth slightly agape, upon hearing Sissoko's rough yet somewhat familiar voice.

no……

Why does Cathy's voice sound so...

Wait a minute... what did she say?
"Daughter?"

(End of this chapter)