Draco couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Cassandra's decisive refusal. It's not that Draco had never thought that Cassandra would reject him, but Draco thought that even if Cassandra rejected him, she would find a reason, and he could just deal with it when the time came.

But Cassandra didn't even bother to find a reason, and directly rejected him, which made Draco stunned.

In fact, this is also because Draco entered school a year later than Cassandra, so he did not meet Cassandra in the first grade.

Although Cassandra restrained herself after deciding that Wentworth was the great man she wanted to follow all her life, there is no doubt that Cassandra still had pride in her bones. After Wentworth disappeared, Cassandra obviously returned to her former self.

Seeing Draco standing there in a daze, looking a little at a loss, Hermione beside him couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Moreover, it was obvious that Hermione understood Cassandra's thoughts better than Draco. Hermione was silent for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward and whispered something in Cassandra's ear.

Cassandra, who originally had a blank expression on her face and looked like she didn't want to talk to anyone, actually showed a hint of hesitation after hearing Hermione's whisper in her ear.

After a moment's silence, Cassandra seemed to have made up her mind. She looked at Draco, nodded, and said in a tone of praise: "It's rare that you have this intention. Okay, I'll listen to you. During the holidays, I will accompany you home. I hope you won't let me down!"

Hearing Cassandra say this, although Draco felt that Cassandra's words were full of hidden meanings, he did not have time to think deeply, but nodded and agreed quickly, saying: "Don't worry, Senior Cassandra, I will definitely not let you down!"

At this moment, Luna, who had been sitting next to Cassandra in silence, suddenly said, "Are you guys going to have a party? It sounds interesting!"

Hearing Luna say this, Draco of course immediately understood what Luna meant. Although he didn't really want to invite this notoriously "crazy girl" from Hogwarts, Draco at this moment was no longer the silly boy he was when he first entered school three years ago.

Draco knew that due to the relationship between Wentworth and Luna, Luna had good relations with Cassandra, Cedric, and even Harry and others. If he played dumb at this time, he would inevitably offend many people.

So, Draco no longer hesitated, and quickly said with a smile on his face: "If Junior Sister Luna wants to come, then of course I welcome you. I promise that everyone will have a good time at Malfoy Manor!"

Seeing that the matter had been decided, Cassandra was also a decisive person, so she stood up and said, "Okay, now that it has been decided, I will write a letter to tell my father that I will be home a few days later. See you on the Hogwarts Express!"

Luna also stood up and said:

"I'm going to tell my father too. Oh, and I'm going to go look for my dancing shoes that someone hid. Since this is a party, there must be dancing shoes!"

After saying that, Luna followed Cassandra and skipped out of the library.

After sending Luna and Cassandra away with a smile, Draco finally turned around and looked at Hermione. He asked in confusion, "Hermione, how on earth did you do it? What did you say to Cassandra? Why did she agree to it immediately? You know, she refused very straightforwardly at the beginning!"

Hearing Draco's question, Hermione said with a smile: "Because I am also a girl, so I naturally understand girls' thoughts better!"

Hearing Hermione's answer, Draco became even more curious and urged, "Tell me quickly, how did you talk to Cassandra?"

Seeing this, Hermione slowly began to explain:

"Wentworth is missing, and Cassandra is already upset. How could she be in the mood to go if you invite her to the party?"

"But if you just say it another way, it will be completely different!"

After hearing Hermione's words, Draco suddenly realized and said, "No wonder Cassandra told me that I hope not to disappoint her. I thought she was talking about the party!"

Then, Draco gave Hermione a thumbs up and said, "You're great, Hermione. Thank you so much this time!"

Hearing Draco's words, Hermione blushed, and then quickly said:

"In that case, I have to write a letter home to tell Mom and Dad that I'll be home a few days later. See you later, Draco!"

Then, Hermione trotted out of the library. Even after she walked out of the library, Hermione still felt her face burning. She couldn't help but cover her cheeks and ran towards the Gryffindor common room.

But Draco, who was immersed in joy, did not notice all this.

Later, Draco discovered that there was still no news of Harry and Ron, so he went to the Hufflepuff common room.

Sure enough, not far outside the Hufflepuff common room, they ran into Harry and Ron who were trying to persuade Cedric.

Obviously, Harry and Ron's progress was not going smoothly, and Cedric never accepted their invitation. However, Cedric did not refuse directly, but found some excuses to try to get away with it.

When Draco arrived, he repeated what Hermione and Cassandra had said to Cedric. After hearing what Draco said, Cedric also immediately agreed and even thanked Draco:

"Draco, thank you for your hard work. I really didn't think that you wanted to bring us together for this reason! Wentworth really paid attention to you. I thank you on his behalf!"

Draco quickly said you're welcome.

After agreeing to meet on the Hogwarts Express on the way back, Draco and the others left the Hufflepuff Common Room together. On the way, Harry said in surprise:

"Draco, I really didn't expect that you wanted to hold a party at Malfoy Manor for such a purpose. To be honest, I really have a new respect for you!"

Hearing what Harry said, Draco naturally raised his head and said with his neck tilted back:

"Of course, otherwise, why would I hold this party? To get Ron to eat four of my chicken legs in one meal?!"

Hearing Draco's words, Ron was stunned for a moment, and then he started to fight with Draco fiercely.

But this time, Harry did not try to stop the fight as he did in the past, but just laughed non-stop on the side.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the corridors of Hogwarts Castle, illuminating the unbridled youth.

(End of this chapter)