Professor McGonagall also looked at Harry seriously, she just wanted to resolve this matter quickly.
If it wasn't handled well now, maybe none of the Hogwarts champions would show up at the opening of the Christmas Ball, which would be completely against the rules.
Being a Deputy Headmistress isn't easy!
The number of Galleons hasn't increased much, and the power hasn't increased much either, but there are really a lot of things to do.
"But—I don't—"
Harry was interrupted by Professor McGonagall before he could finish speaking. This wasn't a discussion with him, but a notification!
"You should understand my words, Potter!"
"You must attend the Christmas Ball, and you must bring a partner, understand?"
Professor McGonagall said to Harry seriously, leaving no room for doubt.
Looking at the serious Professor McGonagall, Harry panicked.
"Understood!"
Professor McGonagall insisted on his participation, what could he do?
After dealing with Harry, Professor McGonagall looked at Ron.
"Professor McGonagall, I will definitely participate."
Before Professor McGonagall could speak, Ron said quickly.
With his current status as a Triwizard Tournament champion, just as Professor McGonagall said that the opening of the ball would be the champions' entrance, he could use this to invite those female classmates!
Ron was currently thinking about who to choose.
He even had a slightly short and chubby figure flash through his mind.
If it was a boy, it didn't seem impossible, but Professor McGonagall seemed to say that it had to be a female partner.
But would it really be that strict?
Looking at Ron who was lost in his fantasies again, Professor McGonagall coughed twice.
"Weasley, I'm glad you have this awareness."
"Just bring a female partner to participate then."
She quickly skipped over Ron, there was no other way.
He was unpopular, basically no Hogwarts girl would agree to be his partner, let alone the Beauxbatons girls.
She couldn't just assign him one, could she?
What would that be?
"I understand, Professor McGonagall!"
Ron, who wanted to attend the Christmas Ball, naturally agreed without saying anything else........
"Adrian, you have to participate too."
"Okay, no problem."
Ethan also felt a little headache, but he still agreed.
First of all, it was difficult to arrange, and that day would definitely not be easy.
But if he didn't participate, it wouldn't be appropriate.
It wasn't that it wasn't appropriate for Ethan, if he really didn't want to participate, there were ways. He could just go to Dumbledore, or have the Ministry of Magic send him an invitation to avoid it.
But it would be difficult for Fleur, she was also a Triwizard Tournament champion, and Madam Maxime would definitely make her participate.
Even if Madam Maxime and Fleur's mother had a good relationship and usually took care of Fleur, it didn't mean that Madam Maxime would really allow Fleur to break the rules.
It could be seen from the day Beauxbatons arrived at Hogwarts, when Madam Maxime entered the hall, all the Beauxbatons students stood up and watched her, which showed what kind of person Madam Maxime was in Beauxbatons, very concerned about various rules.
Fleur had to attend the Christmas Ball, but Ethan didn't attend.
Would he let Fleur find other boys to attend the ball at that time?
Ethan would definitely not let this happen!
Therefore, Ethan had to participate.
And he had to go back and persuade Cassandra and others to team up with Fleur that day.
As for Cassandra and the others, they could just eat, drink, and join in the fun at the ball.
But the process of persuading them would definitely not be easy.
"Okay, all three of you must bring a female partner to the ball."
After instructing them again, Professor McGonagall took the textbooks and walked out of the classroom.
After Professor McGonagall left, Ron glanced at Ethan and Harry, then snorted coldly and left.
Ron now hated Ethan quite a bit, and he didn't think much of Harry either.
Originally, Ron was very grateful to Harry after Harry told him that the task was a dragon and revealed a potentially effective way to deal with the dragon.
He was also very eager to reconcile with Harry.
However, after learning from others how Harry obtained the golden egg, Ron also resented Harry.
Since you had a way to get the golden egg, why didn't you tell me?
Making me look like a fool and get zero points, and being laughed at like a clown in the end.
Don't say that using the rocket crossbow was a temporary idea. Others had already said that it was Neville who brought it specifically, so it must have been prepared in advance.
The reason for not telling me was also because he was afraid that I would steal his limelight at that time. How could he treat me as a friend?
As for the fact that I didn't have a rocket crossbow, couldn't I just borrow one?
Only the two of them were left in the classroom, Harry asked Ethan helplessly:
"This Christmas Ball , what should I do then?"
Harry's mind was in a state of confusion, and he didn't know what to do.
"Just invite a Gryffindor girl, it's not difficult for you, as long as you ask, it won't be a problem."
Ethan said casually.
In Gryffindor, Harry was still quite popular.
Now that he had the status of a champion and had performed well in the first task, inviting a girl as a partner should be easy. As long as he didn't pick someone with a boyfriend, he basically wouldn't be rejected. It was even possible that he would be a highly sought-after choice.
In the original story, it seemed he chose a Gryffindor girl from his own year. As for who it was...
Anyway, it was either Lavender Brown or Parvati Patil.
In the original story, the only named Gryffindor supporting female characters in Harry's year seemed to be those two.
As for Ginny, Harry didn't seem to have any interest in her at this stage.
"But I don't know who to invite, and will I even be able to do it?"
"Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil, anyone else is fine. You're the Chosen One, and a champion in the Triwizard Tournament. Have some confidence in yourself."
"Alright, I'll go ask Parvati Patil and see!"
Seeing Ethan's confident look, Harry wasn't so worried anymore.
After all, Ethan's words were highly reliable. He had never misled him before. Since he said he was relatively popular, then it should be fine.
As for who to invite, he would definitely choose someone good-looking. Compared to Lavender Brown, the Indian girl Parvati Patil was prettier. Or rather, among the Gryffindor girls in his year, besides Hermione, Parvati Patil was the prettiest.
Chapter 268: Christmas Eve
The next day, Ethan signed the form to stay at school during the Christmas holidays.
This was Ethan's first Christmas at Hogwarts. It wasn't that he was homesick or anything, but spending Christmas here wasn't very interesting.
Unlike previous years, most of the students in fourth year and above had signed up to stay at school. This was naturally information Terry had found out and shared.
Moreover, now, whether in the Great Hall or in the corridors, there were girls giggling and whispering everywhere.
They would shriek with laughter whenever a boy walked past, excitedly exchanging opinions and discussing what to wear on Christmas night...
Clearly, their expectations for the Yule Ball were extremely high, even more so than the boys'.
Everyone now knew why the school supply list for the summer had specified bringing dress robes.
However, many young wizards also expressed dissatisfaction. Why hadn't it been specified that they were for attending a ball? As a result, many young witches said that they weren't very satisfied with the dress robes they had brought.
Owls were flying around early in the morning, all going to contact shops to buy dress robes. It was estimated that quite a few were secretly sneaking out.
Now that Christmas was just around the corner, everyone was quite anxious.
It was estimated that Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and Twilfitt and Tattings would make a fortune again.
At the same time, after breakfast, in front of most of the young wizards, a curly-haired girl from Hufflepuff's third year took the initiative to invite Harry to go to the ball with her.
With this, Harry confirmed that he was indeed quite popular, but he still refused.
Because the two of them weren't familiar at all, and hadn't even said a word to each other.
"Ethan, people are inviting Harry to the ball, but no one's inviting you?"
Terry looked at the scene and said to Ethan in surprise.
Now, everyone knew that the champions of the Triwizard Tournament had to attend the Yule Ball, and that the ball would be opened by the champions and their partners.
This also led to the champions of the Triwizard Tournament being highly sought after now.
But Terry couldn't understand why the girls would invite Harry but not Ethan. Were they blind? 28
"Terry, shut up!"
"Sitting with you is so embarrassing!"
Before Ethan could speak, Gene curled her lip and said with a look of disdain.
"What's wrong with me?"
Terry was a little confused, not realizing what was wrong with him!
"Does Ethan lack a partner?"
"Could that girl just now compete with anyone here?"
Gene said disdainfully.
The girls here were already fighting over Ethan, and only an idiot would join the fray.
He gossiped outside every day but couldn't figure this out. Unbelievable.
Terry looked at Fleur and Cho Chang on either side of Ethan. That was indeed the case!
No one on this long table could beat those two in terms of looks. Anyone else who came over would be wasting their time.
In addition, there was Hermione Granger in Gryffindor, and Cassandra Voleur in Slytherin.
But he had also chosen to stay and attend the Yule Ball this year. Who would his partner be?
They were all in the same dormitory. Ethan was being fought over, but he wouldn't have none, would he!
Thinking of this, Terry felt a pang of sadness.
"What's wrong with you?"
Looking at Terry, who had suddenly become depressed, Gene was a little confused.
Was it really that bad to say a few words?
"Do you have a partner?"
Gene also fell silent.
Ethan ignored these idiots and was still thinking about how to persuade Cassandra and the others.
At noon, two more girls took the initiative to invite Harry to be their partner for the Yule Ball.
One was a second-year, and the other was a fifth-year senior. This made Harry quickly announce that he already had someone in mind for his partner.
And after dinner, he directly invited Parvati Patil, who gladly agreed.
It was from this moment that the atmosphere between boys and girls in Hogwarts became a little different.
