Chương 226: Chapter 104 The Dance (Part 1)

— Ooooh, girlfriend, you've got some competition... — The blonde stretched out, watching the boy's return. As always, he was clean and neatly dressed, his robe simply thrown over his black cloak as if it were a cloak, gloves with a beautiful silver pattern on his hands, unusual model of half-boots shining. His general appearance reminded him of Snape — also all in black, only this version always attracts female attention, unlike the "standard" pattern. The boy walked with an easy, confident gait, as if waltzing. His gaze was slightly thoughtful, but the corners of his lips curved in a slight hint of a smile.

— I can see that... — The brunette murmured, not taking her squinting brown eyes off the boy.

She wasn't the only one looking at Hoshino. There was a rumor this weekend that the boy had decided to quit school after smashing the headmaster's gargoyle and the entrance to the castle. There were chatty witnesses to both Hoshino leaving Hogwarts and the Headmaster doing something to those two objects. But there were a few pairs of female eyes among the mere news-lovers who had come to the same conclusion as Lavender: the boy had someone. But who? Where from?

— What are you going to do? — Brown asked as she poured tea for herself and her friend.

— There's no hurry. — Parvati decided to start with breakfast. — What if it's a small affair? Let's proceed with caution. Something could come up, like information about the Weasleys....

— You're right, friend. — Lavender shrugged. After all, she was serious about the redheaded classmate. So what if the girl wasn't very smart or rich? But she had strong feminine instincts and cunning. And she had a good mother, who told her daughter a lot of things, including the fact that not everyone and not always can be re-educated. Especially when a boy's character traits are strong, well, like Weasley's impurity.

Oh! Granger had gotten smarter after talking to the girls, and she'd told them a lot of interesting things, including about the Weasley family. No, Lavender didn't need that kind of luck. — Although it was a very valuable prize, even at first glance. — The girl said quietly, glancing at the boy who was eating noodles from a large, deep bowl with his chopsticks.

— You didn't see him during his training..... — Parvati covered her eyes and the skin on her dark cheeks darkened slightly. The girl took a few deep breaths and opened her eyes. — Where Quidditch is not! — With a glare from her burning eyes, the young Indian girl returned to her breakfast.

Over the next week, the girls looked more closely and found more and more confirmation of their suspicions. They could tell by the boy's look of exuberant energy that he had finally relaxed. In short, many of the girls came to the same conclusion. By Thursday, word had spread through the faculties that Hoshino was randomly inviting students from different majors and faculties to a performance.

The Patil sisters, Lavender Brown, the Golden Trio, the redheaded twins, and many others had shown their invitation cards at the gym's entrance Friday night, gone inside, and taken their seats.

The floor seemed to be covered with a mat, with chairs with backs but no legs. The students made a lot of noise. Not that anyone was yelling, because Hoshino had warned them that he'd kick them out if they fought or argued. But kids are kids, even when they grow up, so there was a lot of noise.

When everyone was seated, Hoshino closed the doors and walked over to a table covered with a blanket, which he immediately tore off. The children gasped: many of them had seen it on display, read about it in the Prophet, or heard about it from wealthy acquaintances.

The man waved his hand, and the magical fireflies were almost extinguished, barely marking their existence with a faint glow. Under the gaze of many curious eyes, the Japanese touched the upper sphere with his wand... and then began what shook the gray life of the magical castle "Hogwarts". "D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers".

After the session the students went home as one — inspired for heroic deeds. The next day, there was not a single student who did not know the plot of the first part. And Sora explicitly announced that there would be a sequel. By the way, many, many students who didn't make it to the screening were knocked out, but there was no man in the castle again. According to the "Information Service", Hoshino left the castle immediately after the screening and did not return until Monday morning. And again, in a disgustingly awesome mood that many girls just couldn't look at normally. But back to the weekend.

On Saturday evening, four official documents — one copy from each of the deans — landed on the principal's desk at the same time. The official petition, signed by all the students of the faculty, always stated that the children wanted to study fencing and dancing. The headmaster tried to refuse, changed the subject, even tried to threaten, but on Sunday, official representatives of the Board of Trustees arrived at Hogwarts and made a firm demand: to organize the room, revise the schedule, and introduce fencing and dancing lessons.

As it turned out, the female students preferred to see a few more boys in the film. The board of trustees had already found suitable teachers and had also promised to provide the necessary protective equipment for some classes and musical artifacts for others as soon as possible.

The Headmaster had no choice but to agree, or else he would be fired: for all his political power and authority, he could not ignore the Board of Trustees. But Dumbledore wouldn't be himself if he didn't seize the opportunity, so he pushed through the purchase of forty new brooms. They were outdated models, but very reliable and sturdy — just what they needed for their first practice.

Sora arrived on Monday morning and was severely harassed by a group of "I didn't see" representatives. So, the forces of the headmaster and some teachers made the schedule of the movie so that everyone could see it. The boy himself openly demanded from the school administration to provide a separate room for the movie, because if it goes on like this, he will not be able to train in his gym.

At the dinner, he openly and publicly asked the principal to do the work himself because he had repaired the gym at his own expense and was promised a room, but the principal decided to put new classes in the newly repaired room. The Headmaster could not settle the matter quietly, as Lucius Malfoy was present at the dinner and expressed his desire to see the film in person. The respected politician and businessman complained to the Headmaster again, as the matter had already been discussed, and Dumbledore decided to cheat again.

After the next showing, many students saw Hoshino and Lord Malfoy having a passionate conversation, and in the morning, the Prophet published an article titled "Romance and Headmaster Tricks," in which Rita Skeeter highlighted what was going on in the school and stomped on the Headmaster's corns.