It had been fourteen years since Alaric had crossed into the world of Harry Potter.
During these fourteen years, Alaric, relying on his talents and efforts, had become a powerful wizard.
Now, his strength could rival some of the most formidable figures in the wizarding world.
Throughout his time in the wizarding world, Alaric had faced dangers, but he always managed to turn adversity into advantage with his intelligence and power.
Alaric was a courageous person. None of the dangers he faced ever shook his inner strength, whether it was Voldemort or a basilisk.
However, today he faced a huge dilemma, one that was incredibly vexing and surpassed any challenge he had encountered before.
He had to choose one of the two girls in front of him to be his dance partner at the Christmas ball.
At this moment, the two girls had stopped arguing and were staring at him, hoping he would make the "right" choice in their eyes.
On his left stood Hermione Granger, a classmate and good friend of Alaric's since they entered Hogwarts together.
Their relationship had always been close, with hints of something more than friendship.
On his right stood Fleur Delacour, a friend Alaric had met outside of school.
Unlike Hermione, their relationship wasn't as intimate, but Fleur had always been trying to pursue Alaric. Physically and mentally more mature than Hermione, Fleur possessed a woman's charm.
Strictly speaking, Hermione was clearly more important, given their closer relationship.
However, the thought of Fleur dancing with other boys at the Christmas ball immediately irritated Alaric.
How could he tolerate that?
Besides, he was Alaric—a powerful wizard who, at the age of fourteen, could rival Dumbledore and Voldemort, the only interdimensional traveler among countless worlds, destined to transcend all rules.
How could he back down here?
So, under the gaze of the two girls, he spoke out loudly, "Why choose when I can have both?"
After saying this, Alaric felt no anxiety or regret in his heart, only a sense of profound satisfaction.
—Whew, finally said that in front of others. I've been wanting to try this for a long time.
In his previous life, he had been just an ordinary person, never having experienced love. This statement, apart from being a joke, would never have come out of his mouth.
But now, he finally had the opportunity to say it in front of several girls who liked him.
So, how would they react? Alaric looked expectantly at the two girls.
To his surprise, after the initial astonishment, their reaction wasn't anger or sadness but rather complexity and hesitation.
"What are you saying?" Hermione pointed at Alaric, shouting loudly.
"Even if Cho and I were both your dance partners, wouldn't that be satisfying enough? Must you add Miss Delacour to the mix?"
"Yes, that's what I think." Alaric chuckled at Hermione's interesting reaction, taking a step closer.
"Oh... I see." Hermione lowered her head, as if making a difficult decision. "If you really insist on this, I suppose... I can accept it. Consider it... pitying them."
—Wow, Hermione, when did you become so understanding?
Hermione, are you really so sensitive and rigid in my eyes? If it weren't for fear of hurting your feelings... If you keep this up, I'll reconsider.
"What kind of look is that?" Seeing Alaric's suspicious gaze, Hermione suddenly became angry.
"Am I that rigid and serious in your eyes? Can't I be a little understanding? If it weren't for your sadness... If you keep this up, I'll regret it."
—It seems that it's true. Under my training, Miss Granger's line has become less and less... This is great.
So, Alaric looked at Miss Delacour again.
"Hermione has agreed. What do you say?"
"Now that Miss Granger has agreed, what can I do?" Fleur shrugged her shoulders, a hint of a smile on her lips. "Of course, I can agree too."
"That's great." Alaric nodded in satisfaction, suddenly looking at Fleur again. "Why do I feel like you're quite happy with this outcome?"
Alaric's sudden question surprised Fleur. After thinking for a while, she replied, "Maybe because, for me, this is already a more acceptable outcome."
The girl sighed and continued, "After all, you and Miss Granger and Miss Cho have been classmates for four years, and your relationship is much closer than mine.
So when she also invited you to be her dance partner, I didn't have much hope—my charm has never worked on you—now I can share half of the chance to dance with you, which is actually quite good."
Miss Fleur, who understands people so well, analyzes things so well.
But fortunately, this competition for dance partners had a happy ending for everyone. Today's battlefield is over.
However, when he returned to the lounge with Kobe, Alaric suddenly thought of another big problem.
That is, he doesn't really like dancing.
If there's only one dance partner, he could just finish the first dance and be done with it, since both Cho Chang and Hermione aren't particularly fond of dancing.
They're just eager to try, to dance with Alaric, so it's enough to experience it a few times, and the rest of the time, Alaric can take it easy.
With only two dance partners, Alaric could barely find time to take it easy.
But now there are four dance partners. Suppose... Well, everyone wants to dance twice with their partner, he has to dance eight dances at least.
Moreover, seeing Alaric dance with others, the girls below the stage may envy and be jealous, and then change their minds and want to dance a few more times.
Alaric could already foresee that at the Christmas ball. As someone who doesn't like dancing, doing this was quite uncomfortable for him. But still he couldn't refuse them.
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