Chapter 157: Christmas ball

"It seems everyone has almost eaten." Dumbledore stood up and shouted loudly, "Then, the Christmas ball is about to begin!"
At Dumbledore's orders, all the students left their seats. Then Dumbledore waved his magic wand again, the tables and chairs swished and flew to the wall, and the whole hall became empty.
Instead, there is a high stage attached to the root of the right wall with many musical instruments on it.
At this time, the strange sister group emerged from nowhere and rushed to the stage together, and the audience burst into thunderous applause.
"Jon, that's Myron Wagtel!" Astoria took Jon's hand and introduced him: "The lead singer of Sister Weird!"
"Also, the white-haired man is Curley Duke, the lead guitarist; the braided man is the piper Gideon Kram; the thick one is the cellist Orsino Thruston..." Astoria obviously knew that Jon didn't understand the familiar things of the Wizarding World.
"Wait, I have a question!" Jon asked curiously, "Why is the strange sister group, their members are all men?"
Astoria was speechless, she also shook her head with some doubts.
"It's time to dance!" Dumbledore walked up to them and patted Jon's shoulder lightly.
Jon suddenly saw that the other three pairs of warriors were all on the stage, waiting for them.
"We should have passed!" Jon said quickly.
The two hurriedly held hands and ran onto the stage. On the way, Astoria stepped on her skirt and almost fell. Fortunately, Jon helped her in time...
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The weird sisters played a slow, sad tune, and the singing rang.
Astoria kept her head down, the Slytherin classmates who avoided her laughed at her.
Jon saw Zacharias Smith and Steven Lucas sneak in somehow. They sat at a round table in the corner, nibbling on shortbread cookies and waving at him.
Professor Dumbledore’s dancing partner is Professor McGonagall, and the principal and vice president are holding hands and waltzing together.
Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout are together, one is tall and fat and the other is short and thin. The contrast is almost...Flitwick’s pointed hat just touched Sprout’s chest, Sprout The professor is trying not to step on Professor Flitwick's foot.
Madam Maxim and Hagrid were a pair, and Hagrid was only seen looking intoxicated, but it was obvious that he could not keep up with Madam Maxim. For a woman as big as Mrs. Maxim, her dance steps are truly elegant.
Mad-Eye Moody awkwardly danced a two-step dance with Professor Sinistar, who nervously avoided his wooden prosthetic leg.
Professor Snape was also sitting in a corner. Karkaroff approached him and seemed to be discussing something, but Snape didn't pay much attention to him. While Jon was observing Snape, Snape's gaze suddenly turned to him... Jon was taken aback, and he quickly retracted his gaze.
"Did I dance too badly..." Astoria leaned into Jon's ear and said dejectedly.
"No... it's actually me!" Jon quickly smiled bitterly, "I don't know how to dance..."
"Actually, I can teach you." Astoria's face reappeared with a smile: "Come on, I will teach you how to waltz first... Hold my waist with my right hand and hold my hand with my left... Left Keep your feet down and your toes on the ground. Keep your legs straight and not bend your knees..."
In order to prevent others from hearing their conversation, Astoria kept talking in Jon's ear; Jon only felt that she smelled a faint scent on her, which was intoxicating...
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I don't know how many songs the Weird Band played, and Jon felt a little sore in his legs and feet.
"Should we take a break?" Astoria seemed to notice his fatigue.
"Okay!" Jon nodded.
"Marry my sister over there!" Astoria pointed to a corner.
Jon led her out of the dance floor and walked to the table where Daphne Greengrass was sitting. Passing by Fred Weasley and Angelina Johnson on the road, the two of them jumped too unrestrainedly, and people around them drew back to avoid being injured.
"To tell you the truth, you danced really badly!" Astoria chuckled while avoiding Fred and Angelina, "The same performance as you did in Quidditch!"
Jon curled his lips, acquiescing to this.
Coming to the long table where Daphne was sitting alone, Astoria happily gave her a hug. Daphne raised her head and grudgingly gave Jon a smile.
"I'll get a drink!" Jon suggested.
"Okay... I'm waiting for you here!" Astoria nodded.
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Jon went through the crowd and walked straight to the corner where Zacharias and Steven were.
"Hey, buddy!" Zacharias saw Jon and said with a belly laugh, "You were really bad jumping just now!"
"Don't bullshit!" Jon gave him a blank look, and then only heard a burst of laughter from the two boys.
Jon ignored them, just picked up the two bottles of Butterbeer behind them, grabbed three more clean glasses, and walked back towards the sisters of Greengrass.
"Remember to have fun tonight!" Zacharias's booing voice came from behind.
Jon can only pretend not to hear his "nonsense".
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Back in his previous position, Jon saw Draco Malfoy say something on the side of Sister Greengrass.
But before Jon came back ~EbookFREE.me~ Malfoy left with a face of shame.
Jon poured a glass of butterbeer to Astoria and Daphne.
Astoria sipped a beer, she said, "Mr. Malfoy wants to invite me to dance... I told him I was too tired... I refused him..."
While talking, she glanced at her sister and suggested to Jon: "Go ahead, I will teach you how to dance tango!"
"Maybe we can go to the outside garden for a stroll?" Jon said softly, and he also glanced at Daphne.
After all, leaving Daphne here alone, he felt a little unwell.
"Okay!" Astoria blinked and nodded.
"No, you can go shopping!" Daphne Greengrass stood up: "I'm a little tired, I'm going back to the Slytherin common room!"
After speaking, she walked towards the door of the ballroom in loss, without looking back.