"Are you ready to be awarded a medal?"

"Yes, when Ilvermorny made trouble, the Ministry of Magic couldn't arrange it, so they simply postponed it to Christmas."

William sighed and began to sort out the books in his hands.

The condition of the Fuling Elixir has not been very good in the past few days, and there have been a lot more bubbles than before - he speculated that it might be related to the weather, but he couldn't be sure.

He had never brewed a magical elixir, nor had he learned from the teacher what to pay attention to with this ultimate potion.

Even if he rummaged through the entire Hogwarts library, he could get almost zero help. Those books would not describe the process of making the elixir and possible mistakes step by step.

He could only slightly increase the temperature of the flame based on his own experience and speculation in order to maintain a good cooking state for the elixir.

"But, what about your Christmas ball?"

"Yule ball?"

William raised his head from his book and looked at Lupin.

"It's the tradition of the Triwizard Tournament, the Christmas Ball!"

Lupine stared at William in surprise - he couldn't believe that William, the professor who had perfected the entire process of the Triwizard Tournament with them, didn't know anything about the Yule Ball.

"Are you kidding me? Isn't tradition cheating?"

William looked at Lupin in surprise and shrank his feet - he didn't have a good impression of the ball on the ship during the last holiday.

"Cheating is an unspeakable tradition, and the prom is an open one. On Christmas night, the three schools will hold a grand dance to commemorate the precious friendship between the three schools that has lasted for more than a hundred years."

"That's right...otherwise it would just be competition."

William believed deeply, "If you don't want to go, then I won't go. I can't refuse the honors from the Ministry of Magic. Professor McGonagall will cut off my funding for half a year."

"That's true, Fudge will definitely not come to Hogwarts at Christmas, otherwise he will not be able to become the central figure," Lupine joked, "Our Minister of Magic will definitely not like that feeling."

"If Fudge hears what you said, be careful about your special allowance for a batter."

William made a joke about Lupine, and then put away the reference books that were of no use, "I have to find another batch of books to read, and I'm leaving first - by the way, your partner for the dance is

who?"

He asked casually, but found an awkward smile on Lu Ping's face.

"If you haven't invited me yet, I'd like to ask you something - I'm going to receive the honor that day and I still need some friends to watch the ceremony. Are you interested in going?"

He quickly made amends, and the awkward smile on Lupine's face immediately disappeared.

"Why not - it has to be worthy of the special allowance paid by Minister Fudge. Here at the school, Christmas is already a holiday."

"It's settled, see you later!"

"OK."

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"It depends on the heart. If you lean toward the process, you will have it; if you lean toward the result, there will be nothing."

Hermione thought for a moment and responded to the knocker's question.

"That makes sense."

The door opened.

"It's this sophistry again."

The Ravenclaw students were chattering and discussing, and by the way, they pulled Hermione in - Ravenclaw students never objected to people from the outer house coming in, after all, sometimes even their own house couldn't get in...

"Speaking of which, what are you doing in our college lounge?"

"I want to see the golden egg."

Having made up her mind, Hermione was no longer afraid - when she made her decision, neither the school rules nor the professors could stop her, let alone such trivial matters.

"Golden egg?"

"That one is at Prefect Nancy's. It will be taken out during tonight's celebration. If you want to see it, it will probably take a while. Now, how about we do a number divination?

"

After a series of time-consuming number divination, Hermione won the approval of several senior students who followed her to do divination.

As a result, she naturally had her own place on a table, waiting for the golden egg to be displayed.

After the spices were ignited, the golden eggs were placed in a wooden box and lifted out.

All the students have their eyes fixed on the golden egg - although they have not been selected as warriors, everyone is full of interest in the puzzles contained in the golden egg.

"Is this the disguised golden egg?"

Hermione cautiously asked the girl at the same table who had just done fortune telling.

It is a pieced together golden egg about the same size as a dragon egg. There is a thin gap in the middle, and it seems that it can be easily broken open along that gap.

'Do you want to break it open in public?'

Such thoughts came to Hermione's mind, but the only Ravenclaw standing named Nancy was holding her wand and smiling, with no intention of doing anything.

'It's almost like she's waiting for everyone to finish eating.'

The confused Hermione stared at the golden egg - it felt to Hermione like a very interesting problem that had just been solved halfway, making people want to finish it immediately.

However, it wasn't until all the snacks and drinks on the table were used that Nancy began to speak.

"The students in the lower grades will step back and the students in the upper grades will be ready."

Before Hermione could react, one after another Iron Armor Curse appeared on the nearest Ravenclaw. They even applied a Bubble Curse on themselves, and they were fully armed as if they were going to participate in a war.

.

Even Nancy has added enough protection for herself without exception.

"Okay, tell me, what are we most likely to encounter next?"

"Hmm, age curse? The one Dumbledore drew?"

"Expansion spell?"

"Dye your hair?"

Various discussions came from the mouths of the senior students - it seemed that the golden egg in their mouths was no longer a symbol of honor, but a bomb that could explode at any time.

'Are you kidding, that's for the warriors...'

Hermione just wanted to complain.

That Nancy had already taken out her wand and pointed it at the golden egg, "Let's do the simplest magic first to let it open by itself. If the spell is not powerful enough, please retreat quickly."

Several seventh graders even took a step back.

Just when Hermione was surprised, Nancy's wand tapped the golden egg lightly.

The next moment, a very pleasant fragrance suddenly appeared in the room, and in an instant, the skin of the golden egg began to melt.

Countless golden particles dispersed into the air, and then happily attached to the shield on the wizard's body. If Hermione saw it correctly, they were directed towards the face.

But the wizard in front had a Bubble Charm, and the golden powder could only draw the golden snitch on the Bubble Charm in despair.

"It's safe. The professor doesn't seem to have prepared any more lethal levels."

The buzzing words rang out in a happy tone.
Chapter completed!