Chapter 376: Both Were Rejected, What a Pair of Brothers in Distress

"Have you found the clue to the golden egg?" Snape looked at Aaron seriously in the office of the Potions Professor.

"I found it. The difficulty of the second project is to breathe underwater for at least one hour."

"Bubble Head Curse." Snape said, "You can go to Professor Flitwick to teach you this spell. With your talent, you can definitely master it before the competition.

If you find it troublesome, there is a herb in my private storage room that may help you."

"Uh..." Aaron raised his eyebrows slightly, "Thank you for your concern, professor, but I think I have a better way."

"Don't force it!"

"Not at all." Aaron waved his hand and walked out of the office with Abe.

When he walked to the hallway, he happened to see Cedric talking to Fleur and walked over curiously.

"Gaius." Fleur greeted familiarly.

"What are you talking about?"

"Of course it's the golden egg." Cedric said proudly, "I finally solved the clue inside."

"Was it solved in the bath?" Aaron sneered.

The expression on Cedric's face froze instantly, "You didn't solve it too?"

"Is it difficult?

Wait, you didn't really solve it in the shower?"

Cedric smiled embarrassedly, "I wanted to eliminate its noise, and I happened to be in the prefect's bathroom at that time, so I soaked the golden egg in it to try."

"Krum solved it too." Fleur said casually, "Someone in Beauxbatons told me that he is practicing diving during this period.

I have to say that the ship of Durmstrang is really an excellent training prop."

"Did Harry solve it?" Cedric asked curiously.

"According to my judgment, he shouldn't.

Based on my understanding of him, he won't consider such a thing before the Christmas ball."

"How willful." Fleur said disdainfully, "What do you think of the clues in the golden egg?"

"Mermaids, the mermaids in the Black Lake will steal our most precious objects." Aaron did not say his speculation. The mermaids might not steal objects, but living people.

If nothing unexpected happens, the boys will rescue their dance partners from the Black Lake, and Fleur may be saving her own sister.

"I think so too. The key is how to breathe underwater for an hour.

Dracule and I decided to use the Bubble Head Charm, which will allow us to get enough oxygen underwater.

What about you? What are you going to do?"

"Keep it a secret." Aaron raised his lips and said mysteriously: "The magic I'm going to use consumes more than the Bubble Head Charm, but it is the most practical."

"What magic?" Fleur asked curiously.

"I said it's a secret.

By the way, Miss Delacour, you are not a student of Hogwarts, so you may not know some things.

There are more than mermaids in the Black Lake. If you have time, you can ask Hagrid. No one knows the dangers better than him."

Fleur was stunned for a moment, and nodded after pondering. "Why are you telling me this? We should be rivals, right?"

"Because of my sister's unreasonable request." Aaron said tiredly, "You are the last one to pass the competition, so you'd better perform better and don't make me so troubled this time."

Fleur's mouth twitched, "You really don't understand romance!"

"Hehe!" Aaron rolled his eyes, "I'm only fourteen years old, why do I need to know so much about romance?"

"Humph! You can say this, which means you still know a little bit."

"So what? I'm just a fourteen-year-old child."

"This is the first time I've seen a child who can fight several adult dragons."

......

Cedric stood there in a daze, inexplicably feeling that he was a bit of a spoiler standing here.

"How about... I step aside first?"

"No need, I'll step aside if I have to!" Aaron said, waving his hand, "See you at dinner!"

"Miss Delacour." Ron's voice suddenly came over, "Can I invite you to be my dance partner?"

His voice was so loud, almost roaring, that it was hard not to notice.

The hallway suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Fleur curiously, wondering if the melon was ripe.

"You idiot." Aaron rolled his eyes and said speechlessly: "If I were you, I would ask somewhere where no one is around, at least it wouldn't be so embarrassing as it is now."

"This only proves that Delacour is still very attractive." Cedric said with an awkward smile.

"Maybe! But I'm more inclined to think that someone was attracted by her beauty."

Hearing this, Ron's face flushed, and he looked at Fleur Delacour humbly, anxiously waiting for her answer.

Fleur smiled sweetly, which made Ron's body numb, and a silly smile appeared on his face.

This time it was stable, and what Fred said made sense.

Action is worse than thought. With a good partner like Fleur, Ron Weasley will definitely be the most handsome guy at the ball.

"Gaius." Fleur suddenly looked at Aaron, with a teasing look in her eyes, "I wonder if you need a partner now?"

Damn it!

Aaron's eyes widened in astonishment, and he was a little bit unable to react for a while.

He did not answer immediately, but mourned for Ron in his heart for a second.

What is a large-scale social death scene? This is it.

Turning his head, he saw that Ron's head seemed to be covered with a dark cloud, and the whole person exuded an unprecedented decline.

"Uh... Sorry, I have a partner."

"That's a pity." Fleur shook her head regretfully, and walked straight past Ron without even looking at him.

"Alas!" Aaron sighed, walked up to Ron, who had his eyes dull, and helped him walk step by step towards the Gryffindor common room.

"How could this happen? Why would I say such a thing?"

"You are a man at least, can you not be so fragile?"

"Aaron, believe me, I was really out of control just now." Ron covered his face in pain and said almost beggingly.

"Believe it, I believe it." Aaron said perfunctorily, but he didn't believe it at all in his heart. He just felt that Ron had suffered a serious blow and was trying to deceive himself.

It is true that Furong has the blood of a veela, but that is only one-fourth.

This part of the blood can make her more attractive, but it is not to the extent of being charming.

At this time, Harry came over in a daze. Aaron felt the same bad luck as Ron from him and asked in disbelief: "You are confessing your love, not...failed to invite?"

Harry nodded woodenly, walked to the other side of Ron and held up his arm, "What happened to you?"

"He invited Fleur Delacour to the Christmas ball."

"Rejected?"

"Almost, but the situation is much more serious." Aaron said with a suppressed smile, "He sent the invitation in front of at least 20 people in the hallway, and then...his dignity was shattered."

"Hiss!" Harry took a breath of cold air, "You are too brave, aren't you?"

Ron wanted to cry but had no tears, and said with a heavy breath: "I don't know I don't know what happened. She was talking to Aaron and Cedric, and I suddenly couldn't control myself and sent an invitation. "

"It's not your fault, Ron." Harry comforted, "She has Veela blood, and she probably wanted to cast a spell on Cedric or Aaron, and you just happened to run into her."

"It's so bold to cast a spell on two wizards who are not weaker than her in the hallway!"

Harry seemed not to hear Aaron's ridicule, and continued: "But her efforts were in vain this time. Aaron has Hermione, and Cedric has Qiu Zhang."

"Wait, how do you know that Cedric and Qiu Zhang will attend the ball together?

You didn't invite her, did you?"

Harry nodded silently.

Aaron was speechless immediately. What a pair of brothers in distress!

I finally made up my mind to invite others, but they were all rejected.

"At least I wasn't rejected in public." Harry smiled reluctantly, "I invited her when she came out alone."

"Better than me." Ron said sarcastically, "Harry, we need a dance partner now, otherwise it will be too embarrassing."

"You don't have much time, and there will be fewer and fewer people to choose from.

So, lower your requirements appropriately and take care of yourself!"

Hearing this, Harry and Ron exchanged glances tacitly.

Now they are full of urgency. It's just a dance partner... Just find a girl to make do with. As for other things, they dare not hope for it.

They did find a dance partner in the afternoon. Harry found Parvati Patil, who shared the dormitory with Hermione, and Ron found her sister, Padma Patil from Ravenclaw.

......

Because there is a Christmas dance this year, many more people choose to stay in school than in previous years.

After the first semester, most students put their homework behind their minds and played at school to their heart's content.

On Christmas Day, it snowed heavily outside.

Aaron sat up from the bed, and a pile of gift boxes were placed at the head of the bed.

His parents sent him a few postcards, with photos of the snowy forest, which was quite poetic.

Genes sent him a piano and some music scores to add some decoration to the Shenming Temple.

What surprised him most was that Adrian also sent him a gift box.

When he opened it with trepidation and curiosity, there was a piece of pure black ore inside, which was probably used for the unfinished artifact.

In addition, there was a sentence: I wish you an unforgettable dance.

"Inexplicable."

Aaron curled his lips, washed up simply, and walked out of the dormitory with Abe.

Draco was showing off his dress robes in the common room, and his dance partner Pansy Parkinson gave some advice from time to time.

"There are still more than ten hours before the dance, do you have to be so serious?" Aaron teased.

"It's just a matter of getting used to it in advance. There are still some differences between wizard robes and dresses.

You are one of the warriors who will start the dance. I suggest you practice dancing with your dance partner in advance, otherwise it will be embarrassing if you don't dance well in the evening."

Aaron:......

"Don't worry about this, I'm a professional."