A magical journey that begins at Hogwarts

The meal was enjoyed by both host and guests, but Aaron found it dull and his mind elsewhere.

After dinner, Dumbledore stood up, waved his wand, and all the tables, chairs, and tableware flew to the wall, leaving a large empty space in the middle.

He turned the open space in the middle into a stage, placed a set of musical instruments against the right wall, and specially invited the eccentric sisters to come up on the stage and play their respective instruments.

As beautiful music began, all the lanterns in the auditorium were extinguished, leaving only the central dance floor brightly lit.

"Let's go! We should dance."

Cedric and Cho Chang were the first to step onto the stage to lead the dance, followed closely by Fleur and Krum with their respective partners.

Harry nervously pursed his lips, and was pulled onto the stage by Parvati, where he jumped up, stumbling.

“Um… I have a small problem,” Luna said, blushing. “I’ve mentioned before that I’m not very good at dancing.”

"It's okay, I'll guide you." Aaron shrugged. "I'm fairly confident when it comes to dancing."

Luna's jumps were very stiff at first, and she even accidentally stepped on his feet a few times.

But Aaron was, after all, professionally trained, and Genes took social skills and etiquette very seriously, putting a lot of effort into training him.

Under his guidance, Luna quickly got into the rhythm and gracefully waltzed, performing just as well as the other four groups of warriors.

Gradually, many people joined in, and the warriors were no longer the center of the dance floor.

Neville and Ginny were in one group, Draco and Pansy were in another, Dumbledore and Maxim were in yet another, and even the half-crippled Moody started dancing clumsily with Professor Sinister.

Adrian sat alone in a chair, watching his younger brother dance with great interest.

Abe squatted obediently next to her, occasionally stuffing some snacks into his pocket.

Finally, the organ played its last note, and the piece came to an end, followed by enthusiastic applause from the auditorium.

"Whoosh!" Luna shouted excitedly, gave Aaron a hug, and laughed, "Dancing isn't so boring after all."

“But it doesn’t really matter.” Aaron lowered his right arm from Luna’s waist and said politely, “The warrior’s task of leading the dance is complete, we can go down now.”

Then the second piece of music started, with a tempo much faster than the first.

Luna was still a little reluctant to leave, but Aaron didn't want her to, and there was nothing she could do; no one else could take her along.

"Aren't you going to dance a little longer?" Adrian teased. "The ball lasts four hours, and you're leaving in less than twenty minutes. Aren't you ashamed?"

"I'm sorry," Aaron said speechlessly. "I didn't want to dance in the first place, but I had to come because of the tradition of the Triwizard Tournament. Even my dance partner was found at the last minute."

I need to go see Hermione now; the misunderstanding from tonight must be cleared up.

Adrian raised an eyebrow. "Are you complaining that I sent your dance partner away?"

"Yes," Aaron admitted bluntly, "Even if you're my sister, you can't embarrass me like this!"

"I just wanted to see how adaptable you are."

If you don't find a dance partner, Miss Granger will come out, but I'll find it boring.

"But I didn't expect Professor McGonagall to interfere."

“That’s right, beautiful girl.” Adrian smiled meaningfully. “But this makes it even more interesting, because it means that a girl who had absolutely no connection with Aaron before has joined us.”

Aaron: ......

Chapter 379 Two Dance Partners, the Second Event with Double the Difficulty

"What do you mean by this?" Aaron asked somewhat nervously.

"You should have figured out the clues in the golden egg, right?"

"so what?"

"Other warriors have one dance partner, but you have two?"

Two... each...

These last few words kept echoing in Aaron's ears, making his head buzz and his heart feel like it had been struck by lightning.

He immediately understood Adrian's idea. The second event of the Triwizard Tournament was to rescue people in the Black Lake. Other warriors would have to rescue one person, but he would probably have to rescue two.

This isn't like herding sheep; whether you have one or two, it's all the same.

Black Lake is very large, and the competition has a one-hour time limit. If the two are too far apart, they will have to race against time. If one of them loses, he or she may have to sleep at the bottom of the lake forever.

“Adrienne Klein,” Aaron said, barely suppressing his anger, “even pranks have their limits. Don’t you think this is utterly despicable?”

“It concerns the lifelong happiness of my younger siblings, so I must be extremely careful,” Adrian said earnestly. “Everyone has to face this choice sooner or later; I’m just bringing it forward a little.”

"But there's no need to drag innocent people into this!"

"This can only be described as a coincidence, or a wonderful accident, but it suits me just fine."

"You're Gaius, after all. I'm really looking forward to your performance."

After saying that, Adrian gave Luna a big smile, placed Abe in her arms, and then turned and left.

"I don't think I understood a single word you were saying," Luna said, puzzled.

"I'm sorry," Aaron said somewhat apologetically, "you might be getting involved in the second event of the Triwizard Tournament."

"Wow! That's so interesting!" Luna wasn't scared at all; in fact, she seemed very curious. "It's related to the warrior's dance partner, right?"

"Yes, but it's dangerous."

“That might be true for others,” Luna said, raising an eyebrow. “But I was there when you passed the first project, and I have a lot of confidence in your abilities.”

Aaron's lips twitched slightly. He was indeed confident. As long as he revealed one or two more cards, the second project wouldn't be a big deal for him.

But this third-year junior's confidence was a bit hard for him to comprehend. Shouldn't a normal person be nervous, scared, or anxious?

"You'll definitely pass the second competition perfectly, right?"

Aaron nodded blankly, but before he could speak, Luna laughed happily, "Then I have even less reason to worry."

She held Abe in her arms and played with its paws with great interest.

“Um… Miss Lovegood,” Aaron said hesitantly. “Abe’s situation is a bit special, so I don’t recommend you…”

“Professor McGonagall promised me this.” Luna instinctively hugged the pet in her arms tighter. “I’ll return it to you tomorrow.”

"Can..."

"This is what I earned through my own hard work," Luna interrupted earnestly. "I even took a great risk for it, so you can't just leave me with nothing but this small consolation!"

Aaron: ......

"Okay! But you have to promise me you won't take its clothes off."

"No problem, I agree."

"Sigh!" Aaron sighed inwardly, then used Dragon Language to instruct Abe not to reveal his identity and to act as much as possible like a cat.

Abe glanced at its owner, then haughtily turned its face away.

"Thanks, senior," Luna said with a smile. "I had a very happy Christmas."

After watching Luna leave, Aaron shook his head with a wry smile, then walked towards the room behind the auditorium.

At this moment, Ron suddenly called him back. Because his dress was too out of place, he didn't have the courage to go on stage to dance, even though he had invited a dance partner. This left him and his dance partner, Padma Petit, sitting awkwardly in their seats.

"What's up?"

"Isn't your dance partner Hermione? Who is that girl?"

"Something unexpected happened, and Hermione couldn't make it to the ball on time."

"As for the girl, she's Luna Lovegood, a third-year Ravenclaw," Aaron said somewhat helplessly. "Professor McGonagall found me a dance partner at the last minute."

"Someone they found at the last minute? And she's so beautiful?" Ron admitted he was envious. "Why don't I get this kind of treatment?"

“You’re not a warrior in the Triwizard Tournament,” Padma said irritably. “Aren’t you going to invite me up to dance?”

"No."

“Very well.” Padma glared at him and decisively left her seat.

She searched around the dance floor for a while and easily found a new dance partner.

"It's already good enough that they didn't look down on you, and you're still not satisfied?" Aaron said speechlessly.

“I didn’t want to either!” Ron said, tilting his collar in frustration. “But wearing this outfit, I’ll be the center of attention the moment I go up there. It’s so embarrassing.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ron's eyes widened. "Harry, why are you down here too?"

“I…” Harry stammered, “I’m not a very good dancer.”

"It's not very good, but there must be other reasons, right?" Aaron said jokingly.

Harry nodded, his face flushed. "Cho Chang is right next to me, but she's Cedric's dance partner. Do you know what it feels like to be heartbroken?"

Ron looked at him with sympathy, thinking that compared to Harry, he wasn't so bad off.

The ball had already started, and no one would pay attention to him at this point.

"And your dance partner?"

Harry pointed to the dance floor behind him, and the two looked in the direction he pointed. Parvati was dancing happily with a Durmstrang student.

"You two are truly best friends," Aaron said speechlessly.

"Let's not talk about us, where's Luna?"

"She went back to the common room, and she also took my pet with her."

But don't get me wrong, I'm not like the two of you.

"I can tell."

"I'm going to find Hermione first. As for you two... it's better if you go back."

The two looked at each other, but almost without hesitation, they got up and left in perfect unison.

Aaron opened the door behind the faculty seating area and walked in somewhat awkwardly.

After passing through several gates, he saw Hermione sitting by the fireplace.

She was wearing a blue-purple evening gown, her hair deliberately styled into a bun, making her look more elegant and poised than usual, though she seemed somewhat distracted.

"I'm sorry, I seem to be a little late." Aaron got straight to the point and said apologetically, "I didn't know my sister had invited you, I'm really sorry."