Chapter 156: Christmas dinner

"Thank you..." Astoria Greengrass lowered her head uneasily: "You are actually very handsome today..."
Jon looked around, but fortunately, Professor McGonagall left the office after dealing with the magpie.
Now here are the two of them.
"Professor Dumbledore asked Professor Snape to ask me if I wanted to be a warrior's dance partner... I guessed it should be yours, so I agreed..." Astoria stammered. : "Professor Snape said, Professor Dumbledore asked me not to tell you in advance... he said..."
"A surprise, isn't it?" Jon said relaxedly. He smiled and grabbed Astoria's hand: "I never imagined that there would be such a big surprise at the party."
Jon feels that he is now willing to help Snape deal with a hundred fire gray snake eggs; and follow Dumbledore to recollect ten Grindelwald speeches; there is no problem with continuous dealing with the index finger Ukrainian iron belly...
Astoria's arm was slightly stiff because of tension, but she still held Jon's hand tightly.
"Time is almost here, shall we go to the lobby too?" Jon suggested softly.
"Okay!" Astoria smiled sweetly.
...
The door of the auditorium has been opened.
Professor McGonagall walked in front of the crowd, and then the warriors and their dance partners walked in in pairs. The twittering crowd flashed a passage to let them pass.
"Jon, I'm a little nervous!" Astoria said softly.
The two of them are the last of the four pairs of warriors, and the crowd can be heard pointing at them from time to time.
"It's okay!" Jon smiled: "Just treat it as a potion class."
Astoria laughed too, but she held Jon's hand tighter.
The walls of the auditorium are covered with shiny silver frost, and the ceiling is a starry night sky, and there are hundreds of mistletoe sprigs and garlands of ivy hanging.
The four college tables were gone, replaced by dozens of small tables lit with lanterns, each with a dozen people sitting.
Jon heard many people say hello to him, he had to smile to respond to them; Astoria lowered her head shyly, avoiding the sight of her classmates, even when her sister called her, she Also dare not say a word.
Daphne Greengrass’s dancing partner is Draco Malfoy. For some reason, Mr. Malfoy’s face is quite unhappy; while Ernie Macmillan’s dancing partner is Susan Bones, they both excitedly Jon waved his hand; in addition, Jon saw Ron Weasley, who was thinking about something with a sullen face, without looking at his dancing partner Parvati Petir...
The warriors came to the front of the main guest table. Dumbledore smiled happily. Mrs. Maxim looked at Cedric with some satisfaction, but Karkaroff saw Hermione getting closer and closer, with a similar expression on his face. subtle.
Ludo Bagman also arrived, wearing a bright purple robe with big yellow stars printed on it; Barty Crouch, as Jon expected, did not appear.
Percy Weasley, his assistant, sat in his seat, with a triumphant and pretentious look, greeting Harry Potter.
Five referees, as well as eight warriors and their partners, all sat on the stage of honor.
There is a golden plate in front of everyone, there is no food in it, but a small menu is placed in front of everyone.
Jon picked up his menu and read softly: "Beef Stew in Red Wine!"
A plate of French beef immediately appeared on his plate, and Astoria next to him gave him a surprised look.
Jon approached her and explained to her: "I think the taste of beef stew in red wine is the best. Provençal stew and bacon quiche pie are also good... Let alone the sweet and sour pork chop, there is too much sugar in it. It’s not for humans..."
Astoria blinked slightly, and at the same time several pairs of eyes on the dining table stared at Jon in surprise.
"Ahem!" Dumbledore looked at his menu blankly, and then said very clearly: "Pork chops!"
A icing-coated pork chop quickly appeared on Dumbledore’s golden plate. Dumbledore happily forked a piece, licked the icing on it, and then glanced at the others:
"Everyone, let's start!"
The others at the table followed suit and ordered their favorite food on the plate.
Jon and Astoria have Percy Weasley and Ludo Bagman on the left, and Hermione Granger and Victor Krum on the right.
"I regret that Mr. Crouch is not well, very bad. He has been wrong since the World Cup, which is not surprising—" Percy Weasley is introducing him to Dumbledore. The situation of the boss:
"The World Cup is a terrible failure for the entire Ministry of Magic, especially Mr. Crouch...because his house elf, called Lightning or something, behaving badly..."
Jon glanced at Hermione. He thought Hermione would immediately refute Weasley’s words, but she seemed to be having a speculative conversation with Victor Krum, and seemed to have paid no attention to Percy Weasley’s remarks. .
"Ah, we also have a castle. I don't think it's as big as here, and it's not as comfortable and depressing as it is here." Krum was introducing Demstrang's situation in his bad English: "In the summer, we will be there every day. Flying around outside, over the lake, over the mountains—"
Fleur Delacour and Harry Potter are two relatively dull pairs~EbookFREE.me~ Harry is like a child who has just been in love, at a loss for what to do, and is very courteous to Qiu-Zhang.
Fleur complained irritably about the situation at Hogwarts: "These decorations are nothing at all. At Boothbarton Castle, our auditorium is filled with ice sculptures at Christmas, so that's beautiful..."
Their dancing partners, Cedric Diggory and Qiu-Zhang, are just lip service to them... Jon always feels there is a big melon to eat!
Jon was chewing beef while observing the surroundings... Suddenly, a crisp voice rang in his ears.
"Open your mouth!" A faint of cold breath blew through his ears, making him itchy.
Jon just opened his mouth, and a round thing was sent into his mouth by Astoria.
"Is it delicious?" Astoria asked in a low voice shyly, "The oyster I just peeled...you shouldn't hate it..."
"Awesome!" Jon blinked: "I have never eaten... something more delicious than this!"