Chapter 158: Secret in the garden

Astoria Greengrass looked at her sister's back at a loss.
"Did I say something wrong?" she asked Jon, crying.
"It's none of your business." Jon said calmly, "It may be that your sister hates me too much, so she doesn't want to be with us."
The expression on Astoria's face was a little unbelievable, but she nodded obediently.
"Then let's go to the outside garden!" Astoria suggested.
"Okay!" Jon nodded.
Both of them stood up with butterbeer in their hands.
Jon looked around curiously, there was no one on the main guest seat now.
Professor Dumbledore is dancing with Professor Sproutney, Ludo Bagman’s dancing partner is Professor McGonagall; Mrs. Maxim and Hagrid waltz among the students, as if two human-shaped meat bombs collided indiscriminately... …
Another piece of music was over, everyone applauded again, Ludo Bagman even kissed Professor McGonagall's hand slightly...it made Jon's creeps again.
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The surrounding situation does not seem to be very harmonious.
On their left, Hermione Granger was pointing at Ron Weasley's nose, cursing something.
She looked furious, and her voice was trembling; her hair had been scattered from the elegant bun, and her face had been distorted because of anger...This action made her look much worse. Minute.
Harry Potter stood alone beside his two friends, the expression in his eyes was only unspeakable loneliness... Qiu Zhang was not by his side, Jon glanced around, and did not find her in the ballroom. trace.
The most bizarre thing is Fleur Delacour. She angrily finds Ravenclaw’s Quidditch Captain Roger Davis... Poor Davis seems to be charmed by her, like a faithful dog , Following her, her mouth could only moan, she couldn't even say a complete sentence.
When passing by with Jon and Astoria, Fleur gave them a vicious look, as if it were their fault.
It seems that the status quo except for myself and the other three groups of dance partners is not very wonderful...
Astoria suddenly smiled happily, she took the initiative to reach out and grabbed Jon's hand, and made a childish face at Fleur.
Jon couldn't help but feel silent for Roger Davis...
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The two walked near the hall.
Then Jon saw Ludo Bagman talking to Percy Weasley.
Bagman said happily: "It's so fun! What is Old Barty doing? It's a pity that he can't come."
"I believe Mr. Crouch will recover soon!" Percy Weasley said with a serious face: "Recently, he has been in trouble with his body. He hasn't been to the Ministry of Magic for several weeks...but He is still sick and sends owls every day to write to me to arrange the work in the department. This spirit is really admirable!"
The two members of the Ministry of Magic did not notice them, and Jon and Astoria walked around the dance floor and out of the hall.
The front door was open, and when they walked down the steps, they saw light gleaming everywhere in the rose garden. It was surrounded by low bushes, ornately decorated winding paths and huge stone statues; Jon could hear the splashing of water, and somehow there was another fountain.
"The scenery here is great, isn't it?" Astoria looked at the surrounding gardens and said with a smile.
"Yes!" Jon nodded, "But I think..."
Suddenly there was a mess of footsteps in front, disrupting the conversation between them.
A familiar face appeared in the front... The hideous face looked especially terrifying in the dark; the terrifying white eyeballs kept walking around.
"Hart...and, Greengrass?"
Alastor Moody put down the sleeve of his right hand and glanced at them both warily; at the same time, he quickly took out the water bottle tied around his neck and took a sip of the contents in his mouth.
"Professor Moody..." Astoria said slightly nervously.
"I'm patrolling around here!" Mad-Eye Moody said with a solemn expression: "In such carnival holidays, it is often the most dangerous time...because this is often the most relaxed time, the dark wizard is very likely. Take advantage of this opportunity to launch an attack!"
While talking, Moody buttoned the sleeve of his right arm, and then strode away: "I have to go to the Forbidden Forest to see... there is the dark wizard most likely to attack Hogwarts. s position."
Seeing Mad-Eye Moody’s disappearing figure, Astoria suddenly realized:
Professor Moody’s words make sense... Last summer, during the Quidditch World Cup finals, it was the Death Eaters who suddenly When there is a riot!"
"Yeah!" Jon nodded on the surface, but he was complaining in his heart...Of course it makes sense. He caused the riot in the World Cup.
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The sudden appearance of Mad-Eye Moody did not really disturb them.
Jon and Astoria found a smooth rock, and then they sat close together and sat on it.
Jon deliberately listened to the surroundings. He did not hear the voices of Snape and Karkaroff, nor did he hear the voices of Hagrid and Madam Maxim... This made him relieved.
Astoria suddenly turned around, stroked Jon's collar, and said softly, "Tell you a secret..."
"You gave me this tuxedo?" Jon looked straight into Astoria's eyes and said with a smile.
In fact, he had already guessed a little bit, because he did not find a gift signed by Astoria, which is unreasonable...So of the three unsigned gifts, one of them is almost certain to be given to him by her.
The possibility that the egg of the fire gray snake and the book "The Secret of Cutting-edge Black Magic" came from Astoria is very slim.
"Yes..." Astoria nodded: "Professor Dumbledore wouldn't let me tell you in advance about myself as a dance partner, so I didn't write my name on it."
"Thank you!" Jon said while touching her hair.
"Actually I am very happy, you came here wearing it!" Astoria lowered her head, her voice was as small as a mosquito: "I thought I did badly and badly, you would look down on it. What..."
"Wait, you made it yourself?" Jon cried out in surprise.
He suddenly remembered that on the train coming to Hogwarts, he saw something sewing in Astoria's hand.
"Yes... My sister also helped a little bit~EbookFREE.me~ She nodded earnestly: "I spent a summer vacation and September and October before using it..."
The girl's voice suddenly became a little low: "I was going to give it to you personally when I went to Hogsmeade for the first time... and as a result... the result..."
The more she said it, the more weeping in her voice.
"I'm sorry..." Jon said with some shame.
Jon hugged her tightly, then turned his head...
He got close to the girl's face, the two got closer...
The girl's red lips seemed to have become the most beautiful temptation.
The girl's breathing became rapid, but she did not avoid...
"Jon..." she was only heard whispering.
Then, there was no sound.