This semester is coming to an end, and Hogwarts has become more and more lively in the last few days.
In particular, the invitation to dance partners has entered a fierce competition stage.
There are only so many students, and more and more people have dance partners. For the remaining students, there are fewer and fewer people to choose from.
Of course they will be anxious.
Under this circumstance, the young wizards who used to have high vision and high standards will now lower their requirements.
In the first few days, the dance partners were not Luo Fu, Shirley and Fleur. Even if they were not good enough, they would have to be on the level of Cedric and Qiu Zhang. Later, they would just be a little better-looking, and then... it would be a person.
Just fine.
In addition to the fierce competition for dance partners, there is also an endless stream of gossip circulating in Hogwarts:
Dumbledore bought eight thousand barrels of flavored mead from Three Broomsticks and planned to build a wine pond and meat forest in the auditorium;
What famous wizarding band The Weird Sisters would come to perform at Hogwarts;
There are also rumors that the winner of the last Triwizard Tournament will come to the ball... If this person is still alive, he is at least two hundred years old, can he still dance?
Of course, the most outrageous rumor is that professors will perform at the Yule Ball:
Dumbledore is the lead singer; Professor McGonagall is the soprano; Snape is the accompaniment by tapping the cauldron; Hagrid and Professor Flitwick are the backup dancers... This scene can only be said to be quite explosive!
I don’t know whether the news is true or not, but the professors are indeed very excited and even stopped attending class.
Professor Flitwick allowed the students to play games in class, and he spent most of his time discussing with Rove the strange magic he had used in the games.
Professor McGonagall also began to teach everyone the essentials of dancing, and she also performed a piece of England's national dance-the jig.
Even though Professor McGonagall is so stern and old now, she was also a bright and charming sports girl when she was young.
Professor Moody talked about the murders at dark wizard dances he had encountered before, and reminded everyone to be vigilant when dancing.
It is best to keep a safe distance of more than two meters from your dance partner.
Snape did not attend class either, and he immediately selected students to take poison to test the efficacy of the antidote they brewed.
Several students were sent to the school hospital and may have to miss the Christmas dance.
Only Professor Binns, who has been a model worker for hundreds of years, is still not arrogant or impetuous at this time, and is patiently attending class.
"The Goblin Rebellion was an extremely far-reaching event in the history of wizards. It began in the seventeenth century and ended in the eighteenth century, lasting on and off for almost two hundred years.
To this day, there are still goblins trying to overthrow the rule of the Ministry of Magic..."
Luo Fu, who was sitting below and listening to the lecture, couldn't help but yawn.
He really admired Professor Binns. The goblin rebellion was such a thrilling history, but after he explained it, it immediately became boring and boring, making people want to sleep.
In fact, not long after the class started, a group of students had already fallen asleep on the desks, and most of the rest were also drowsy.
But Professor Binns didn't care. He continued to use his hypnotic, decaying voice and said:
"The cause of this goblin rebellion stems from the arrest in 1612 of Yardley Pratt, a notorious dark wizard and goblin serial killer.
But after the Wizards' Council, the predecessor of the Ministry of Magic at the time, caught him, he was only sentenced to three years in prison.
As a result, the goblins launched a rebellion in a beer hall in Hogsmeade, which is known in magical history as the Beer Hall Riot!
They also burned down the wizarding parliament building, which became the famous parliamentary arson case."
Rolf knew that the beerhouse in Hogsmeade, now the Hog's Head, was in ruins when it fell into Aberforth's hands.
"The Yardley Platt incident was only the trigger for this war. The real reason for the goblin rebellion was that they felt they had no power."
Professor Binns continued:
"The goblins believe there are no goblin representatives in the Wizengamot and are trying to gain the right to hold wands."
"In addition, the issue of the ownership of Gryffindor's sword is also an important reason for the goblin rebellion..."
Hearing the keyword "Gryffindor's Sword", the originally sleepy Gryffindor students woke up one after another.
Dean Thomas raised his hand and asked: "Professor Binns, what is the sword of Gryffindor?"
Professor Binns stammered and stopped. He looked at Thomas in surprise, hesitated for a moment, and said slowly:
"Gryffindor once asked Legnac I, the king of the Goblin Kingdom of Nadia, to forge a sword.
After the sword was forged, Professor Hufflepuff sent two students to the Kingdom of Nadia to ask for the sword.
But Legnac I fell in love with the sword and wanted to keep it for himself, so the two students took the sword away under the siege of goblins..."
The little wizards whispered excitedly that two students were able to forcibly take away the sword from the Fairy Kingdom... How amazing!
"I know this." Auber Gamp even said proudly: "One of the students is my great-great-grandfather. There are records in our family."
His words immediately received awe-inspiring looks from a group of classmates.
Rolf and Hermione looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"What happened next, Professor?" Lavender Brown urged.
"Later, Gryffindor went to rescue the two students and repelled the goblin pursuers.
Legnac I made no further attempts to take away the sword, but the legend began to spread among the goblin society that Gryffindor had stolen the sword."
The Gryffindor students were filled with indignation and scolded the goblins for their shamelessness.
"Professor Binns, where is the sword now?" Seamus Finnigan asked.
"The sword has been in the Gryffindor common room since Gryffindor disappeared, but when the Goblin Rebellion broke out, the sword disappeared," Professor Binns said.
"Some said it was with the past headmasters, some said it was stolen by goblins and hidden in Gringotts, and some said it was in Godric's Hollow."
"The Gryffindor family has lived in Godric's Hollow for generations, and there are ruins of their family there."
Hearing this, Rolf's heart moved. Hermione noticed the change in the young man's expression and whispered:
"Rolf, I remember hearing you say before that you are going to Godric's Hollow during the Christmas vacation?"
"Yes." Rolf nodded.
He originally wanted to check Lily's tomb, but he suddenly realized that he could also look for the Gryffindor family ruins.
Hermione blinked and whispered, "Can you take me with you?"
"Of course." Rolf said doubtfully, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to stay in the Ravenclaw Chamber of Secrets and read?"
Hermione stuck out her tongue and said playfully: "I suddenly want to go again."
Rolf looked at Hermione strangely and found that she was suddenly more proactive than before.
At this moment, Professor Binns floated over. He stared at Luo Fe and said coldly:
"Scadi, if you talk in class... ten points will be deducted from Slytherin."
