Hogwarts magic is justice

Chapter 104 The Dance at the Ball

Chapter 104 The Dance at the Ball

Because of ample funding, Hogwarts has a daily supply of fresh meat. However, with guests arriving at the castle recently, the meat quantity has doubled, which is normal.

The suppliers found it strange, but since Hogwarts hadn't defaulted on payments, they were naturally happy to increase their supply.

Originally, he didn't want anyone else to get involved, but the Forbidden Forest was Hagrid's territory, and he patrolled it every day. It would be difficult to hide it from him, so Owen pulled him in as well, and had him feed the dragons in his place.

Hagrid was naturally happy with the job and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Irving was getting ready for the ball. He had changed his clothes and entered the hall on time. Before he could even see what the hall looked like, Fleur stood in front of him, took his hand, and led him to the center: "You have to dance the first dance with me!"

Girls always like to create some kind of ritual, like their first dance, their first snack, their first sip of milk tea, etc. Irving doesn't understand it, but he respects it.

But as soon as the music started and the ball officially began, the young wizards began to dance. Owen took his first step, landing precisely on Fleur's foot, when it suddenly dawned on him: he—he couldn't dance—

Of course, it's not that he can't dance. If it's a slow sway or something, he can sway along a bit and wave his hands. But this kind of social dance among wizards is something he really doesn't know how to do, and no one has ever taught him.

Furong was sweating from the kick, and it hurt so much!

But when she saw Owen's somewhat bewildered look, she suddenly laughed again: "You can't dance? No problem, I'll teach you!"

So, Furong took his hand and started teaching him step by step. Fortunately, Ouwen learned very quickly. By the time he was halfway through the piece, he had almost mastered it and then slowly started dancing along with Furong.

"This doesn't count, we've only danced half of it. You'll have to dance with me for the next one!"

"Oh dear, you're so clumsy. You didn't know this dance well enough, so it doesn't count. Let's try the next one."

"This isn't good enough. It doesn't count. Try again next time."

"Again!"

Throughout the entire ball, Hibiscus didn't give those little bitches any chance, holding Owen's hand the whole time and dancing one dance after another until the very end.

As they parted, ignoring the stares of others, she hugged Owen with a smile, gave him a big kiss on the cheek, and then parted with a smile.

Owen smiled and then turned to leave. When he arrived at Hagrid's hut, he saw Madam Maxim coming out. When Hagrid saw Owen, he lowered his head. Without a doubt, Owen had leaked the information about the dragon.

"Darling, I'm so sad that you would hide this from me—"

The giant female headmistress was capable of retaliating. She picked up Owen as if he were a small baby, stretched out her arms, and lifted Owen into the air.

"Madam, surprises shouldn't be announced in advance, but it's not too late now. Hagrid should tell you that those are my friends, and they wouldn't do anything to harm the young wizard. Also, I hope you have time to talk to me before the final match."

"OK, dear!"

The giant headmistress scooped the little wizard into her arms, put him down before Owen could roll his eyes, and then said goodbye to Hagrid before leaving.

"Irving, I—"

"It's alright, Hagrid, we're friends. Besides, it's not a big deal. But you—" Owen glanced at Hagrid: "I think you and Ms. Maxim are a perfect match. You should go after her!"

Hagrid blushed!

Bright red!

Then Owen didn't say anything more. He took Hagrid back to the cabin, first fixed his hair, then took his measurements. Owen paid for several decent outfits to be made for him at the Toufan tailor shop. Finally, in front of Hagrid, he took apart his little pink umbrella and, to Hagrid's astonishment, put his wand into an oversized walking stick.

In less than two days, the disheveled Hagrid had transformed into a large, burly gentleman.

The match is about to begin. Hogwarts has no classes today. All the students, professors, and special guests are sitting in the stands. The referees include the three headmasters, Barty the Elder, the Director of Sport and Physical Education from the Ministry of Magic, and — Owen.

Of course, Irving was in charge of officiating. Unlike the other referees who sat on a high platform, he stood in the middle of the arena. He had intended to fly into the air, but the dragons wouldn't let him get tired. They simply let him ride on their backs, making it easier for him to observe the contestants for any violations.

The first to go was Durmstrang's Viktor Krum. When the Quidditch star heard that the first challenge was to face a fire dragon, his face turned pale. Fortunately, his task was not to fight the fire dragon to the death, but to find a way to get the golden egg from under the fire dragon.

So he immediately found the flying broom, confident that he could outrun the fire dragon.

"Thunderous explosion!"

Viktor entered the arena and immediately used a Blast Curse, followed by a triple Blast Curse, all of which hit the dragon. Although it didn't break its skin, he achieved his goal: to enrage the dragon and make it stop guarding the golden egg and start attacking him instead.

This method is good, but he didn't consider how to ensure the safety of others once the fire dragon is truly angered.

The three-way battle is not about speed or efficiency, but about courage, wisdom, magical talent, boldness, and the ability to handle crises.

By doing this, he obtained the golden egg, but the right to score it remained in the hands of the judges.

Even Karkaroff, as his headmaster, was embarrassed to give him a high score—because Irving also had the right to grade, so Viktor's score was 42, Maxim, Dumbledore, Barty the Elder, and the Director gave him 7, Karkaroff gave him 8, and Irving gave him 6.

This was a rare opportunity for extracurricular learning, and Owen naturally wouldn't let it pass. After Viktor's match ended and the dragon left the arena, during the transition, he used a megaphone spell to explain the dragon's habits and then gave the correct way to handle it. This made Newt, sitting in the audience, nod repeatedly, silently indicating: My disciple is right!!!

Next up is Bersbatton's warrior, Fleur. This girl seemed quite nervous when she saw the dragon, but that nervousness vanished when she saw Owen riding on its back. Instead of using her flying broomsticks, she joyfully galloped towards Owen on her long legs, completely ignoring the enormous dragon.

Irving let out a long sigh. Even if he was going easy on the opponent, he couldn't be so blatant about it. So he could only soar into the sky and fly into the air.

The fire dragon, having received Owen's signal, prepared to let out a roar and demonstrate its true ferocity.

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