Days wandering around Hogwarts

Chapter 454 Invitation to Join

"Who do you think Charles is dating now?"

Harry seemed very interested in Charles' gossip, and couldn't help but bring up this topic when everyone was chatting after finishing their homework.

Lavender smiled and asked, "Harry, would you like a German mother or a French mother?"

The people around burst into laughter.

Parvati shook her head and said, "It's probably not the German mother. The way she looks at Charles is different from that between lovers."

"More like...Hermione saw dessert."

She found a very vivid metaphor.

Hermione was holding a Macedonian cream triangle and preparing to put it in her mouth. This is a small dessert made by shaping the puff pastry into a cone and filling it with cream of various flavors. It can be purchased from the Dancing Grass Restaurant through the takeaway cabinet.

She looked around. She was reading a book and eating dessert, doing her two favorite things. How come the topic was brought up to her?

Seamus nodded and said, "Indeed, I remember Charles mentioned that Erica had sucked his blood."

"Wow!" Lavender screamed in surprise, "How did she suck blood? Did she bite Charles' neck directly?"

At this time, Hermione had just finished eating a cream triangle. She shook her head and said, "That was a long time ago. Now vampires have a set of tools for drawing blood, and they are obliged to stop the bleeding and treat it after drawing blood."

"Well... the International Confederation of Wizards also has relevant laws that require the other party's consent and so on."

Lavender looked disappointed.

Then she asked Hermione: "Will the half-blood children of vampires and humans still drink blood?"

Hermione recalled the books she had read and shook her head, saying, "I don't know. No one mentioned this kind of thing."

Lavender said regretfully, "Charles could have solved the mystery if he had tried harder."

After hearing this, Seamus said, "Then we can see human transmutation experiments using Charles in Alchemy class."

Hermione immediately said, "Seamus, human transmutation is illegal!"

Seamus said matter-of-factly, "Because it's illegal."

Everyone thinks it makes sense.

Parvati added: "I heard that Charles has not yet decided to be Miss Delacour's boyfriend."

Seamus shook his head. "So what if it's uncertain?"

"Charles is very busy now and has no time to spend with his girlfriend. It's better to wait until he is free."

Parvati said: "Alas, I am afraid that in the end, I will find that there is nothing."

"By the way!" Lavender turned the topic to Seamus, "Seamus, I've seen you hanging out with Miss Prewett from Slytherin recently."

Parvati also said, "Yes, I often see you two go to the library together recently. Now you go to the library more often than Hermione."

Neville joined the conversation: "I saw them eating ice cream together in Diagon Alley during the summer vacation."

Harry immediately responded: "I saw that, too."

Seamus realized that the topic of gossip had shifted to him again. He shrugged and said, "It's said that her father is Charles' colleague. Charles asked me to help her get familiar with Hogwarts Castle."

"She is just like Hermione. She loves reading. She borrows a lot of books every time. I help her get them."

Except for Ron, everyone around looked like they were enjoying the fun.

Then sixth grader Angelina Johnson came over and sat next to Seamus.

She said to Seamus, "Finnigan, I'll be seventeen on my birthday next week and I can sign up for the Triwizard Tournament. If I choose you to be my assistant, how about that?"

Simo immediately attracted the surprised and envious gazes from those around him.

He himself was surprised and asked, "Can I be an assistant?"

Johnson said seriously, "Of course you can be an assistant." "According to the competition rules, there is no age limit for assistants. First-year students can also be assistants."

"However, the Warriors are responsible for the safety of their assistants, and there is a limit on the number of assistants, so they cannot just choose randomly."

"I believe in your ability, so I decided to invite you."

Simo immediately replied happily: "Okay, I promise you!"

Harry, Ron, Neville and others looked at Johnson expectantly, hoping that they would be the next.

Fred and George stood behind Johnson, posing as they thought they looked the coolest, waiting for her to turn around.

Johnson then said to Hermione, "Granger, are you interested?"

This invitation was so unexpected that Hermione was startled. Her hand shook and she stuffed a cream triangle into her nostril.

Harry and Ron looked at Hermione enviously. Johnson had just said that the number of students was limited, which meant that there wouldn't be many places for lower grade students. With Seamus and Hermione already there, they would have no chance.

Hermione asked in confusion: "Why did you invite me?"

She felt that she just read more books and was not that great.

Johnson said: "Rumor has it that the next few games will require a series of challenges such as magical animals, herbs, black magic, and spell breaking. This requires teamwork and the team must have players with different specialties."

“When participating in the competition, you need to know what you will face and what solutions you have in the shortest possible time. However, everyone can only use magic wands and there is no way to move the library. We think the best solution is to invite you.”

Hermione found the key words: "You? Who are you?"

Johnson said, "Oh, they are the people that Professor Dumbledore thought might be chosen by the Goblet of Fire. We received extra training during the summer vacation."

"I have discussed this with Diggory and the others. You are the most suitable candidate. Even Slytherin Wallins thinks so."

At first, because of her background, Hermione was worried that she would not be recognized by wizards, so she worked very hard.

Years of hard work now had positive feedback, and even the Slytherin students agreed with her, their faces flushed with excitement.

"No problem for me!" Hermione was even more excited than Seamus, "I can definitely do it!"

Harry looked at Johnson's four eyes filled with expectation. He was the "savior", so he should have his own share.

However, at this time Johnson said: "The preliminary selection for the fourth grade is you, and the specific number and personnel need to be determined in the first few games."

Harry, Neville and the others wailed.

Ron said sourly, "If Charles was here today, he would have had a share."

Lavender said seriously, "It doesn't matter. The Triwizard Tournament is very dangerous. If Granger participates, he will definitely join."

Everyone thought what she said made sense. If Hermione was in danger, how could Charles not take action?

"I wonder what it would be like if Charles came," said Neville. "I don't think Ruby could go with him."

Harry said, "Of course not. Angelina just said that we can only use a wand."

He began to daydream again: "Hey, if Charles is selected for the Warriors, he will definitely ask me to be his assistant."

"Yeah." Neville also said, "He will definitely call us."

Ron suddenly had an idea and whispered, "Why don't we get someone to throw Charles' name into the Goblet of Fire."

Neville rejected it immediately: "No, I heard that the Goblet of Fire is evaluated based on the strength of the person who throws the name. If the person who throws the name can be selected, why not throw your own name."

Everyone thought so, why would they help Charles sign up when they can sign up themselves?

Ron came up with another idea: "Then ask Ruby to help, and let it grab the note and fly in!"

"Perhaps Peeves too!" he added.

(End of this chapter)