The entrance hall was packed with students. The doors of the auditorium had been shut and everyone was milling around outside, meeting partners from other colleges and waiting for eight o'clock.

When Kyle and Kanna walked over, they naturally attracted a lot of people's attention.

Fortunately, Furong also came at this time. She was wearing a silver-gray satin robe and was stunningly beautiful. She attracted everyone's attention as soon as she appeared.

Everyone also subconsciously looked at her dance partner...

"Fred?" Connor couldn't help but shout.

"No, he's George..." Kyle said.

"Yes, it's me." George winked at them. "But by the way, Kyle, how did you recognize us?"

"Because Fred said he has found Angelina as a dance partner."

"Oh, how could I forget this." George patted his head.

The oak front door opened and everyone turned to see the Durmstrang students and Karkaroff walking in, Krum in the front with a pretty girl in a blue robe beside him.

"Wait..." George rubbed his eyes, "Am I dazzled? Why do I feel that girl looks a lot like Hermione?"

"You're not seeing things," Kyle said. "She's Hermione."

"Merlin..." George smacked his lips, "Is Hermione so pretty? The ball is magical..."

George was right. After Hermione smoothed out her messy hair, she really looked like a different person.

Even when she walked past, Harry didn't recognize her and kept asking "Where is Hermione..."

It’s a pity that he didn’t bring a camera. It would have been quite interesting if he could have filmed this scene.

At this time, the door of the auditorium was opened and Professor McGonagall's voice sounded.

"Warriors, please come over here!"

Kanna nervously adjusted her skirt, took Kyle's arm and walked forward. The chattering crowd made way for them to pass.

"You wait here first." Professor McGonagall took them to a Christmas tree at the entrance of the hall and let others enter the hall first.

The waiting time was a bit long, but fortunately, they were all acquaintances, so it didn’t feel awkward.

Professor McGonagall came over again only after everyone was seated in the hall. She asked the warriors and dance partners to line up in pairs and follow her in.

They filed in, and the people in the auditorium applauded enthusiastically. Kyle even heard a whistle, and when he turned around...it was Fred.

George subconsciously wanted to respond to him, but after being glared at by Professor McGonagall, he immediately calmed down.

The auditorium was now completely transformed. The walls were covered with glittering silver frost, the sky was starry, and there were hundreds of parasitic sprigs and ivy hanging from it.

The biggest change was that the four college tables were gone, replaced by more than a hundred small tables lit with lanterns.

The same was true in the teachers' seats, where five judges were sitting, looking at them with smiles.

Kyle originally wanted to sit next to Chris, but before he took two steps, he felt his hand being grabbed tightly. Kyle had no choice but to follow Connor and sit next to Professor Dumbledore.

To be honest, Kyle didn't really want to sit here... It had nothing to do with Professor Dumbledore, but mainly because Snape happened to be right behind this seat.

Everyone was laughing and chatting, except Snape, who had a gloomy face, as if he had discovered that his treasured potion collection had been stolen.

And looking at his expression, Kyle couldn't guarantee whether he would add something else to his food later.

Unfortunately, while he was distracted, all the other seats were already occupied, so he could only sit here.

It turned out that Kyle's worries were not unfounded. As soon as he sat down, he felt a chill on his neck.

Just like the auditorium which had completely changed its appearance, today's dinner was also very unique.

After the warriors sat down, Professor Dumbledore picked up the menu next to his plate, then pointed to his plate and said clearly, "Pork chop!"

The pork chop appeared immediately.

Ordering food service... This was not unfamiliar to Hufflepuff students, but it was the first time it appeared in the Great Hall.

But Kyle was in no mood to eat. The malicious intent behind him was too obvious. If he placed a spyglass on the table, it would surely produce sparks or make a hole in the table.

Kyle couldn't help but straighten his collar. He really wanted to ask Professor Dumbledore if Snape had ever entered the kitchen before.

However, compared to Kyle who was fidgeting, the others behaved much more normally. George was telling Fleur some interesting things that happened in school. Fleur seemed very interested and even took the initiative to ask about the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

She had heard of this mysterious position even in Beauxbatons.

George suddenly became hesitant. Although this was the truth, he also wanted to protect the reputation of Hogwarts a little, so he just said a few simple words to get away with it.

On the other side, Krum was introducing the situation of Durmstrang to Hermione, but he was stopped by Karkaroff halfway through.

He didn't seem to want others to know about Durmstrang, fearing that if Krum talked too much, others would guess the location of the school.

"Igor..." Dumbledore said with a smile, "You keep the secret so strictly that people will think you don't welcome others to visit..."

"Ah, Albus..." said Karkaroff, "we all want to protect our private territories, don't we..."

“Huh…”

It was Professor Moody. Although his back was facing away from everyone, Kyle was sure that his magic eye was looking at them through the back of his head.

"Dumbledore..." he said, "If I had known that Hogwarts was your private territory, I should have asked for a raise."

"Hogwarts never belongs to anyone. It belongs to all the students..." Dumbledore said, "Of course, this does not affect your reasonable request for a salary increase. I will consider it."

After being interrupted by Professor Moody, Karkaroff lost interest in continuing.

"I was just joking, Professor Moody." Karkaroff said with a laugh, but there was no smile in his cold eyes.

Half an hour later, everything was finished.

As the barely touched goulash disappeared from Kell's plate, Dumbledore stood up and told the students to do the same.

He waved his wand and the table disappeared, and then a huge stage appeared in the middle of the hall, along with various different musical instruments.

Amid screams, the Weird Sisters swarmed the stage.

As the only band to appear on the Chocolate Frog cartoons, they were extremely popular in the entire wizarding world. Even just showing up would make the auditorium boil.

And when they picked up their instruments, the warriors also stood up.

The first song they played was "Glorious Hippogriff," and Kyle walked onto the brightly lit dance floor, feeling more nervous than he had ever been before the first task of the Triwizard Tournament.

Then he held Connor's hand and placed his other hand on her waist.

He could clearly feel that Kanna's body tensed up for a moment, but then returned to normal.

The chill on his neck became more pronounced, but Kyle no longer cared about it.

He recalled the movements that Professor McGonagall had taught him before, and when the melody sounded, he took Connor and took slow steps forward.

When he really jumped up, Kyle was not as nervous as before. His movements became more and more skillful, and he and Kanna slowly circled on the spot.

It was very strange. Although the three warriors were dancing and Fleur and Krum were also very eye-catching, most people's eyes were always on Kyle and Kanna, as if this stage was built specially for them.

"That's great..." Dumbledore's eyes flashed and he lowered his head slightly while wiping his glasses.

Professor McGonagall looked proud.

The person who is now stunning the whole audience is the one she taught... As for Professor Flitwick and Nearly Headless Nick, they are just teaching assistants and do not deserve to have a name.

Of course, there are happy people and unhappy people.

With a snap, Snape broke the table knife he had been holding. His eyes were fixed on the dance floor, and he didn't even notice Sirius Black who was hanging around nearby.

Perhaps he was bored, and seeing Snape ignored him, Sirius stopped provoking him. He found Professor McGonagall and asked her to dance with him in a gentlemanly manner.

Professor McGonagall readily agreed.

When the song was halfway through, more people entered the dance floor. The warriors were no longer the center of attention, but people subconsciously left the middle empty, where Kyle and Kanna were.

Soon, the song ended.

Then came the second song, which had a much faster tempo than the previous one.

"It's 'Magic Stuff,'" Kyle said. "It's their most popular song. They got it on the Chocolate Frog card."

As he spoke, Kyle let go of Kanna and switched to another cheerful dance.

…

They danced three times in total before finally leaving the dance floor.

It wasn't because he was tired, it was because Kyle had only learned these three songs, and if he didn't go on, he would just be dancing randomly.

He looked at Kanna, who was red-faced and panting, and asked, "Would you like something to drink? How about pumpkin soda?"

Kanna nodded.

Kyle walked towards the round table with drinks and desserts, and saw Ron and Harry eating pudding.

"You guys...you won't be eating dessert here all the time, will you?"

"Yeah." Harry swallowed a mouthful of pudding and said as a matter of course, "We don't have to dance anyway, do we?"

"Fortunately, I'm not a warrior, otherwise I would be responsible for the opening dance, otherwise..." He couldn't help shuddering, as if he had thought of something terrible, and quickly changed the subject: "Try this, jelly jam pudding. Ron and I agree that it is the best of all desserts."

Kyle raised his eyebrows. Wow, this is really a buffet.

However, he accepted Harry's suggestion and took an extra portion of pudding in addition to the pumpkin soda.

After all, Harry had been here for three songs, so the things he recommended should be good.

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(End of this chapter)