Chapter 159 Choosing a Dance Partner (Updated)
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Shui Shen Zhi Feng
Chapter 159 Choosing a Dance Partner (Updated)
Hogsmeade Village, the underground chamber of Miracle Alchemy Workshop.
Before Xie Lin and the two girls arrived, all the members of Sleeping Dragon Society had been waiting there quietly.
Seeing that Schelling successfully brought the two "non-Slytherin" "quasi-new members", Murray, who was born in Ravenclaw, showed an excited expression, and rushed to greet the two girls, giving the two girls a big hug as a sign of welcome.
In the past few weeks, Daphne and Astoria have educated those young wizards in Slytherin, instilling the core idea that Schelling wanted to give them—the new world concept of equality in bloodlines and equality in colleges.The whole process was generally quite smooth——
First, whether it is Schelling, or the families behind Daphne and Astoria, they all belong to the most powerful first echelon among pure-blood families.
Second, the members of the Sleeping Dragon Club are all young wizards in the 2nd and 3rd grades. They have just entered school not long ago, and their ideas have not yet been fully finalized. Moreover, because they are Slytherins, they naturally worship the strong.
Thirdly, even if there are occasionally a few wizards with the same noble background, such as Astoria's classmate Carol and Sister Hua, they also have the same family background, strength is not weak, and their personalities are inevitably more rebellious, but after Schelling defeated the fire dragon in a way that no one expected, it was no longer a problem.The strength shown by Xie Lin is beyond the comprehension of a wizard student.Didn't you see that even the head of the first school, Karkaroff, dare not accept his challenge head-on?
In addition, Xie Lin never hesitated to give members various benefits, such as study notes, free treats, and personal guidance. Under Daphne's beating, all members of Sleeping Dragon Club have long been subdued.
Knowing that Zhang Qiu and Susan will also join this big family and become part of them, they also welcome them with warm eyes and friendly smiles.
This made Zhang Qiu and Susan's hanging hearts settle down a lot.
"Hello, everyone," Xie Lin said loudly after seeing Zhang Qiu and Susan standing on Murray's side, "Today is another rare day for everyone to gather together. Since the establishment of the organization, I have clearly seen that each of you has successfully achieved the purpose of being friendly, mutual, and supportive to other members. I am very pleased with this—"
"The Sleeping Dragon Club is an underground student organization—" Xie Lin's eyes sparkled, "but, in my heart, this is a big family that transcends bloodlines and classes, and we are all one family!"
Schelling paused at the right time. Daphne, Astoria, and Murray clapped cooperatively. The atmosphere suddenly became heated. Several young wizards from weak mixed-race families even burst into tears and cheered Schelling's name loudly.
Xie Lin raised his right hand, and the scene suddenly fell silent. He spoke again: "If the organization is a seedling, you are the roots of the organization buried deep in the ground. It is your participation and dedication that have injected nutrition and energy into the organization. Supported the operation and development of the organization. The organization has been able to maintain until today, and Yi is lurking underground safely. Each of you has contributed a lot. I must say that as a member of the organization, your performance is enough to make me proud, and you are worthy of being proud of yourself!"
Another burst of applause followed, until Schelling spoke again.
"But—" Schelling paused deliberately when he said this. All the little wizards knew that what they were going to talk about now was the focus of today's gathering, and they all waited intently for Schelling's next speech.
"The organization needs to grow," Schelling said. "We can't stand still and indulge in the wrong thinking that Slytherin is proud and lonely. If we want the organization to grow, we must open our arms to the little wizards of other houses!"
"So—" Sherin said, "Today I successfully invited Qiu Zhang from Ravenclaw and Susan Burns from Hufflepuff. They will all join our big family. I need you to welcome them, give them respect, and help them integrate into our big family as soon as possible—"
"They are our valuable members," Schelling said. "Using the example just now, if the organization is a seedling, they are the new branches that extend the tentacles of the organization to new places and lead us to contact the previous A whole new corner that hasn't been touched."
"So——" Xie Lin's voice was tinged with coldness, "I hope that everyone can treat them as they treat me, and try their best to cooperate and assist them as much as possible!"
At this point, the meeting was dissolved.The little Slytherin wizards left first, leaving only Sherin, Daphne, Astoria, Murray, Zhang Qiu and Susan.
Schelling and Murray explained the organization's purpose, constitution, regulations, and future plans to the two newcomers in detail.Only now did the two girls truly understand Xie Lin's dreams and ambitions, his true ideas, and the future he really wanted to create.
The eyes of Zhang Qiu and Susan were full of admiration and fanaticism, and Susan said: "Xie Lin, I really never knew that you have such a lofty ideal. Although the road ahead sounds extremely difficult now, I believe in you. You can definitely lead us to realize your ideal."
"A world of Great Harmony..." Zhang Qiu murmured: "A world where pure-blood wizards and Muggle wizards coexist friendly, a world where intelligent species are treated well, and slaves and hatred are eliminated..." She stared fixedly at Xie Lin and said, "If you accomplish this feat, you will probably replace Merlin and become a legend for future generations!"
From this day on, Zhang Qiu and Susan began to secretly recruit new members for the Sleeping Dragon Society in Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, and they both tried to choose wizards in the 2nd and 3rd grades.
Time passed so quickly.
With the assistance of members of Sleeping Dragon Society, Zhang Qiu and Susan, the process of recruiting new members went smoothly, with gains almost every day.
One thing happened during this period: Professor McGonagall announced on the bulletin board that the Yule Ball will be held in the auditorium at [-] o'clock on Christmas night and will end at midnight, so that the little wizards who want to participate in the ball should prepare their robes as soon as possible and invite their dance partners.
A traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament, the Yule Ball is a great opportunity for young wizards from the three wizarding schools to socialize and build camaraderie.However, the prom is only open to students above grade 4. If students below grade 4 want to participate, they must be invited by senior students.
The news of the Yule Ball swept through the entire campus like the wind, and almost became the top priority in the minds of every little wizard above grade 4.As long as everyone thinks that they can use this reason to invite themselves to appreciate or have a crush on the opposite sex as a dance partner, they will be excited, but when it comes to Schelling, he has a headache.
In previous years, the number of people who chose to stay in school during the Christmas holidays was always very small.
This year is different. It seems that all the students above the 4th grade will stay. They are all very obsessed with the upcoming prom—at least all the girls are like this. For girls who love to dream, the gorgeous prom, the handsome prince, and the graceful dance are all as described in fairy tales, full of romance and expectation.
Schelling, who was at the top of the list of girls' dream lovers, was suddenly surprised to find that Hogwarts accommodated so many girls, which he hadn't noticed before.Girls giggling and whispering in the corridors, girls screaming and laughing every time a guy walks by, girls exchanging ideas excitedly about what to wear on Christmas night...
Ever since a 5th grade Ravenclaw girl bravely took her first step with the encouragement of her peers, she asked Sherin, who was walking to the auditorium to eat, as a dance partner, everything began to get out of hand.Facing clusters of girls rushing towards him, Xie Lin was deprived of even the right to have a peaceful meal.Girls are like ants smelling honey, haunting the various paths of Schelling's daily appearance. Schelling even heard from Pansy that his daily schedule has become a sought-after item, and even fetched a high price of three Galleons among students.
In order to avoid being too eye-catching, Xie Lin now acts alone in and out of class, and also uses the invisible phantom spell and activates the hidden function of the Supreme Wizard's robe.
Even so, Schelling still can't completely avoid these fanatical female fans, especially these girls know how to pinpoint the weakness of Schelling's gentleman's character.They were skillful when they made an invitation to Schelling. When they met Schelling, they had to act as if they had met by chance. When they asked that question, their eyes and expressions had to be innocent, and even shy. Most importantly, they had to show their own characteristics.
For Xie Lin, how to tactfully refuse and pretend to be helpless to hand out a good person card is also a test of kung fu. He always tries his best to write his regret on his face, and then says in a gentlemanly voice: "I am honored, Miss XX, but I already have a candidate for a dance partner in my heart." After all, girls can brave the risk of being ridiculed and underestimated.
This incident has almost become the main topic of students making fun of Schelling.
Pansy always said with a smile: "Sherin, it seems that you are very popular!"
Blaise would say arrogantly at this time: "It's right to reject them. In my opinion, you are still too soft-hearted, Schelling. Only by sternly rejecting can other girls give up their hearts. Slytherin warriors, of course, must be accompanied by Slytherin's noble ladies as dance partners."
Nott didn't give Blaise a lot of face, he would always expose Blaise's bad intentions bluntly: "Come on! You wish the girls could give up the fantasy of inviting Schelling and turn their attention to other boys, right?" Blaise was speechless.
Gore and Crabbe could only stand aside pitifully, saying, "I'm so envious!" The two of them actually knew how to use their cleverness to hit up those girls who were rejected by Schelling and who were in the third grade or below. Since none of these girls were eligible to participate in the ball, it was possible that any girl would agree to their invitation after being rejected by Schelling.
As a result, every girl didn't even look at the two of them.
Draco's personality was much quieter and more stable. He had already settled on a dance partner relationship with Pansy very early on, so he didn't have any troubles in this regard.He said in a deep voice, "Xie Lin, I know you definitely have no shortage of dance partners, but I hope you can carefully choose the 'Warrior Dance Partner' candidate for the opening dance."
The girl's nuisance is actually just a trivial matter. What really troubles him is that, as a warrior, he must bring his partner to start the dance. In this way, he must choose one of his three girlfriends as the "warrior partner" to start the dance.
If he was just an ordinary student participating in the prom, he could bring all three girlfriends and dance with them in turns without losing any of them.
However, as a warrior, he has the responsibility to start the dance. To dance with a female partner in full view, the meaning is different.
He was a little hesitant—is it Daphne?Is it Murray?Or Astoria?
Daphne has been by his side all the time, working hard for him; Murray is even more indispensable in his life, and it is she who prevents him from going down; if he doesn't invite Astoria, the latter doesn't even have the qualifications to attend the ball. (Author: deserve it!)
Although he knew that no matter who he finally invited, the three considerate girls would most likely not blame him, but he didn't want to take this for granted.
In fact, the three girls actually guessed the distress in Xie Lin's heart, so they all thoughtfully chose to remain silent, as if they had completely forgotten about the prom, and never mentioned anything about the dance partner to Xie Lin.
The thoughtfulness of his girlfriends made Xie Lin feel even more distressed.
He sighed, and had to face the most important decision in his life——
Who is his wife?
(End of this chapter)
Hogsmeade Village, the underground chamber of Miracle Alchemy Workshop.
Before Xie Lin and the two girls arrived, all the members of Sleeping Dragon Society had been waiting there quietly.
Seeing that Schelling successfully brought the two "non-Slytherin" "quasi-new members", Murray, who was born in Ravenclaw, showed an excited expression, and rushed to greet the two girls, giving the two girls a big hug as a sign of welcome.
In the past few weeks, Daphne and Astoria have educated those young wizards in Slytherin, instilling the core idea that Schelling wanted to give them—the new world concept of equality in bloodlines and equality in colleges.The whole process was generally quite smooth——
First, whether it is Schelling, or the families behind Daphne and Astoria, they all belong to the most powerful first echelon among pure-blood families.
Second, the members of the Sleeping Dragon Club are all young wizards in the 2nd and 3rd grades. They have just entered school not long ago, and their ideas have not yet been fully finalized. Moreover, because they are Slytherins, they naturally worship the strong.
Thirdly, even if there are occasionally a few wizards with the same noble background, such as Astoria's classmate Carol and Sister Hua, they also have the same family background, strength is not weak, and their personalities are inevitably more rebellious, but after Schelling defeated the fire dragon in a way that no one expected, it was no longer a problem.The strength shown by Xie Lin is beyond the comprehension of a wizard student.Didn't you see that even the head of the first school, Karkaroff, dare not accept his challenge head-on?
In addition, Xie Lin never hesitated to give members various benefits, such as study notes, free treats, and personal guidance. Under Daphne's beating, all members of Sleeping Dragon Club have long been subdued.
Knowing that Zhang Qiu and Susan will also join this big family and become part of them, they also welcome them with warm eyes and friendly smiles.
This made Zhang Qiu and Susan's hanging hearts settle down a lot.
"Hello, everyone," Xie Lin said loudly after seeing Zhang Qiu and Susan standing on Murray's side, "Today is another rare day for everyone to gather together. Since the establishment of the organization, I have clearly seen that each of you has successfully achieved the purpose of being friendly, mutual, and supportive to other members. I am very pleased with this—"
"The Sleeping Dragon Club is an underground student organization—" Xie Lin's eyes sparkled, "but, in my heart, this is a big family that transcends bloodlines and classes, and we are all one family!"
Schelling paused at the right time. Daphne, Astoria, and Murray clapped cooperatively. The atmosphere suddenly became heated. Several young wizards from weak mixed-race families even burst into tears and cheered Schelling's name loudly.
Xie Lin raised his right hand, and the scene suddenly fell silent. He spoke again: "If the organization is a seedling, you are the roots of the organization buried deep in the ground. It is your participation and dedication that have injected nutrition and energy into the organization. Supported the operation and development of the organization. The organization has been able to maintain until today, and Yi is lurking underground safely. Each of you has contributed a lot. I must say that as a member of the organization, your performance is enough to make me proud, and you are worthy of being proud of yourself!"
Another burst of applause followed, until Schelling spoke again.
"But—" Schelling paused deliberately when he said this. All the little wizards knew that what they were going to talk about now was the focus of today's gathering, and they all waited intently for Schelling's next speech.
"The organization needs to grow," Schelling said. "We can't stand still and indulge in the wrong thinking that Slytherin is proud and lonely. If we want the organization to grow, we must open our arms to the little wizards of other houses!"
"So—" Sherin said, "Today I successfully invited Qiu Zhang from Ravenclaw and Susan Burns from Hufflepuff. They will all join our big family. I need you to welcome them, give them respect, and help them integrate into our big family as soon as possible—"
"They are our valuable members," Schelling said. "Using the example just now, if the organization is a seedling, they are the new branches that extend the tentacles of the organization to new places and lead us to contact the previous A whole new corner that hasn't been touched."
"So——" Xie Lin's voice was tinged with coldness, "I hope that everyone can treat them as they treat me, and try their best to cooperate and assist them as much as possible!"
At this point, the meeting was dissolved.The little Slytherin wizards left first, leaving only Sherin, Daphne, Astoria, Murray, Zhang Qiu and Susan.
Schelling and Murray explained the organization's purpose, constitution, regulations, and future plans to the two newcomers in detail.Only now did the two girls truly understand Xie Lin's dreams and ambitions, his true ideas, and the future he really wanted to create.
The eyes of Zhang Qiu and Susan were full of admiration and fanaticism, and Susan said: "Xie Lin, I really never knew that you have such a lofty ideal. Although the road ahead sounds extremely difficult now, I believe in you. You can definitely lead us to realize your ideal."
"A world of Great Harmony..." Zhang Qiu murmured: "A world where pure-blood wizards and Muggle wizards coexist friendly, a world where intelligent species are treated well, and slaves and hatred are eliminated..." She stared fixedly at Xie Lin and said, "If you accomplish this feat, you will probably replace Merlin and become a legend for future generations!"
From this day on, Zhang Qiu and Susan began to secretly recruit new members for the Sleeping Dragon Society in Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, and they both tried to choose wizards in the 2nd and 3rd grades.
Time passed so quickly.
With the assistance of members of Sleeping Dragon Society, Zhang Qiu and Susan, the process of recruiting new members went smoothly, with gains almost every day.
One thing happened during this period: Professor McGonagall announced on the bulletin board that the Yule Ball will be held in the auditorium at [-] o'clock on Christmas night and will end at midnight, so that the little wizards who want to participate in the ball should prepare their robes as soon as possible and invite their dance partners.
A traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament, the Yule Ball is a great opportunity for young wizards from the three wizarding schools to socialize and build camaraderie.However, the prom is only open to students above grade 4. If students below grade 4 want to participate, they must be invited by senior students.
The news of the Yule Ball swept through the entire campus like the wind, and almost became the top priority in the minds of every little wizard above grade 4.As long as everyone thinks that they can use this reason to invite themselves to appreciate or have a crush on the opposite sex as a dance partner, they will be excited, but when it comes to Schelling, he has a headache.
In previous years, the number of people who chose to stay in school during the Christmas holidays was always very small.
This year is different. It seems that all the students above the 4th grade will stay. They are all very obsessed with the upcoming prom—at least all the girls are like this. For girls who love to dream, the gorgeous prom, the handsome prince, and the graceful dance are all as described in fairy tales, full of romance and expectation.
Schelling, who was at the top of the list of girls' dream lovers, was suddenly surprised to find that Hogwarts accommodated so many girls, which he hadn't noticed before.Girls giggling and whispering in the corridors, girls screaming and laughing every time a guy walks by, girls exchanging ideas excitedly about what to wear on Christmas night...
Ever since a 5th grade Ravenclaw girl bravely took her first step with the encouragement of her peers, she asked Sherin, who was walking to the auditorium to eat, as a dance partner, everything began to get out of hand.Facing clusters of girls rushing towards him, Xie Lin was deprived of even the right to have a peaceful meal.Girls are like ants smelling honey, haunting the various paths of Schelling's daily appearance. Schelling even heard from Pansy that his daily schedule has become a sought-after item, and even fetched a high price of three Galleons among students.
In order to avoid being too eye-catching, Xie Lin now acts alone in and out of class, and also uses the invisible phantom spell and activates the hidden function of the Supreme Wizard's robe.
Even so, Schelling still can't completely avoid these fanatical female fans, especially these girls know how to pinpoint the weakness of Schelling's gentleman's character.They were skillful when they made an invitation to Schelling. When they met Schelling, they had to act as if they had met by chance. When they asked that question, their eyes and expressions had to be innocent, and even shy. Most importantly, they had to show their own characteristics.
For Xie Lin, how to tactfully refuse and pretend to be helpless to hand out a good person card is also a test of kung fu. He always tries his best to write his regret on his face, and then says in a gentlemanly voice: "I am honored, Miss XX, but I already have a candidate for a dance partner in my heart." After all, girls can brave the risk of being ridiculed and underestimated.
This incident has almost become the main topic of students making fun of Schelling.
Pansy always said with a smile: "Sherin, it seems that you are very popular!"
Blaise would say arrogantly at this time: "It's right to reject them. In my opinion, you are still too soft-hearted, Schelling. Only by sternly rejecting can other girls give up their hearts. Slytherin warriors, of course, must be accompanied by Slytherin's noble ladies as dance partners."
Nott didn't give Blaise a lot of face, he would always expose Blaise's bad intentions bluntly: "Come on! You wish the girls could give up the fantasy of inviting Schelling and turn their attention to other boys, right?" Blaise was speechless.
Gore and Crabbe could only stand aside pitifully, saying, "I'm so envious!" The two of them actually knew how to use their cleverness to hit up those girls who were rejected by Schelling and who were in the third grade or below. Since none of these girls were eligible to participate in the ball, it was possible that any girl would agree to their invitation after being rejected by Schelling.
As a result, every girl didn't even look at the two of them.
Draco's personality was much quieter and more stable. He had already settled on a dance partner relationship with Pansy very early on, so he didn't have any troubles in this regard.He said in a deep voice, "Xie Lin, I know you definitely have no shortage of dance partners, but I hope you can carefully choose the 'Warrior Dance Partner' candidate for the opening dance."
The girl's nuisance is actually just a trivial matter. What really troubles him is that, as a warrior, he must bring his partner to start the dance. In this way, he must choose one of his three girlfriends as the "warrior partner" to start the dance.
If he was just an ordinary student participating in the prom, he could bring all three girlfriends and dance with them in turns without losing any of them.
However, as a warrior, he has the responsibility to start the dance. To dance with a female partner in full view, the meaning is different.
He was a little hesitant—is it Daphne?Is it Murray?Or Astoria?
Daphne has been by his side all the time, working hard for him; Murray is even more indispensable in his life, and it is she who prevents him from going down; if he doesn't invite Astoria, the latter doesn't even have the qualifications to attend the ball. (Author: deserve it!)
Although he knew that no matter who he finally invited, the three considerate girls would most likely not blame him, but he didn't want to take this for granted.
In fact, the three girls actually guessed the distress in Xie Lin's heart, so they all thoughtfully chose to remain silent, as if they had completely forgotten about the prom, and never mentioned anything about the dance partner to Xie Lin.
The thoughtfulness of his girlfriends made Xie Lin feel even more distressed.
He sighed, and had to face the most important decision in his life——
Who is his wife?
(End of this chapter)
