Chapter 380 378. Jon's dance partner
This seems to be a question, but as long as Jon doesn't think too much, he can give Lucius many explanations if he directly affirms or denies it.
There is no doubt that even if Jon and the others will win the Triwizard Tournament next, they will definitely need someone who can provide some relevant and reliable information in the British Ministry of Magic.
So Dumbledore's side actually needs an undercover character, but if Jon refuses without thinking, it is tantamount to bluntly revealing a signal to Lucius.
We've got a better undercover under Voldemort than you.
Of course, Jon couldn't disclose this kind of thing to someone like Lucius.
Malfoy's entire family is a typical fence-sitter. Now that Dumbledore's side is showing signs of making a comeback, showing affection to them is just for the continuation of the family in the future. It doesn't mean that he has really completely abandoned the dark side , which is a typical speculative behavior.
As long as the wind direction changes slightly, he will definitely not hesitate to interrupt the cooperation with Jon and the others again, and there is a high probability that he will make trouble and dedicate his "absolute loyalty" to Voldemort.
So after hearing his question, Jon refused without any hesitation, but he added a reason for the refusal.
"Of course we need such a person who can convey information to us, but if this person is you, Mr. Malfoy, then forget about it."
Lucius obviously disliked Jon's lack of demonstration, and his expression was ugly.
"Why forget it if it's mine? Can you find someone more suitable than me? I can provide you with a lot of valuable information, and you don't need to pay any price."
Jon said lightly.
"I think you should know better than me what your situation is like under your master. If you were the former director of the Auror Command, then you are indeed worthy of our wooing, but now the most magical weapon is You and I know exactly who is in charge of the power, you are now the director of the Auror Command at best, and the captain of the miscellaneous fish team at worst, and you have not entered the core of power at all."
Lucius' face was ugly, because he knew that what Jon said was the truth, but it hurt his self-esteem just because they were all the truth.
But Jon didn't care what kind of mood Lucius was in at all. Just like Dumbledore said, even if they wanted to win over a small number of Voldemort's men, it wasn't like Lucius.
"And, as you said, Mr. Malfoy, the reason why you choose to make a deal with me is because you believe in our character. Then I'll be honest, we don't want to cooperate with you in this regard simply because If you don’t believe in your character, even if you are willing to take a blood oath, it won’t work. But if you have someone with reliable character in the British Ministry of Magic as a suitable recommendation, maybe we can still consider it.”
After finishing these words, Jon stood up from his chair.
"If you have nothing else to do besides these, then let's end here today."
Lucius' face was obviously a little green. Jon's blunt words made him unable to refute, but such bluntness made people despise his own character, and it really made this pampered Mr. Malfoy a little bit. Embarrassed.
Even if you are telling the truth, can't you express it in a more euphemistic way?
But although Lucius was a little disappointed with Jon's rejection, he wasn't too frustrated.
The main content of the meeting with Jon today is still for Draco's safety. As long as he gives a guarantee on this matter, then he wants to cooperate with Dumbledore on some shady things that are incidental.
After all, the Triwizard Tournament is not over yet. Even if Jon really wins in the end, the war between Voldemort and Dumbledore has only entered the stage of balance of power. For Lucius, who is a professional fencer, Speaking of him, it is still too early to choose a team at this time. At most, he can only be sure that he has contacts with both parties.
Now that Jon bluntly rejected him instead of Dumbledore, then Lucius didn't mean to put a hot face on a cold ass.
The future is long, and there will still be opportunities in the future.
After finishing the deal with Lucius, Jon didn't stay in Hogsmeade any longer, and returned directly to the carriage.
In today's conversation, it can be said that none of Lucius' demands exceeded his and Dumbledore's expectations. The only thing that surprised Jon was that he was able to come up with conditions that could really impress him. trade.
Jon felt that this deal was a good deal, because he had no interest in Draco in the first place, and Draco himself obviously had no intention of competing with him for the first place. There was no life-and-death relationship between the two of them. So in fact, he didn't need to do anything deliberately, and Lucius' request could be fulfilled in the end.
In addition to getting some information about Adrian, he still has Dobby's freedom.
Apart from other things, at least let this house elf who impressed him deeply in the original book have a good ending, and Jon already feels that the deal between him and Lucius is worthwhile.
After the end of the last day of November, the time officially entered the last month of 1994.
On the third day of December, the sky began to snow.
Overnight, the entire Hogwarts Castle was covered in snow, and the Black Lake also formed a solid layer of ice at a temperature that had been below zero for several days.
Many students in the castle had a new place to play. After the lake froze, Jon ended his fishing operations. In his spare time, he sat by the ice with George and watched those figures from a distance. Slender girls skated on it.
"I have sent an invitation to Daisy, and she has accepted."
George raised the wand in his hand and tapped the ice in front of him, and at the same time said in a showy tone.
Jon rolled his eyes.
"Then do you know that before you extended the invitation to Daisy, she asked the warrior if he could invite him to be a dance partner?"
"Damn! You mean her first choice is actually you?"
"That's not the case, I'm just telling you not to think too much about the signal she promised this time. I'm afraid that the more you hope, the more you will be disappointed in the end."
"Your worry is completely unnecessary, I just want to get a capital to dance with the Warriors so I can go back and brag with Fred."
"Tsk, since you say so, you can actually be my dance partner."
"No way, your majestic Jon Green hasn't decided on a dance partner yet, has he? You actually want to find someone like me?"
"What do you call a guy like you? What's wrong with finding a male dance partner? Does anyone stipulate that male dance partners are not allowed?"
"Sorry, my hobby is still women."
"But there are only 20 days left before the dance, and if you don't do it, the girls around you will definitely be invited. Don't look at me, even if you don't care about the publicity, I definitely can't abandon Daisy and choose you!"
"You pull it down, I'll just say it, even if no one really chooses you in the end!"
After the two hurt each other once more, they once again focused their eyes on the girls who were showing themselves on the ice.
"Actually, I'm a thin-skinned person, and I'm a little embarrassed to take the initiative to invite a dance partner." Jon said sadly, "You said that I am so famous, why no girl came to invite me?"
George gave him a disdainful look.
"There are only a few girls who came to Hogwarts castle this time. Who do you want to invite you? You are a professor in Durmstrang. According to their rules, will the students invite the professor to dance? "
His analysis made Jon Jue feel very reasonable. Rabbits don’t even eat grass beside their nests. They are classmates who meet every day in the carriage. It's a professor again. It's not easy to be a professor and dance with students at Christmas, right? In particular, there is not much age difference, and Hogwarts Castle, so there is no need to think about it.
Jon felt that Grindelwald was at least half of the responsibility for this matter, and he blamed him for not pulling himself into the gang at the time, but now the disadvantages are reflected.
"Do you think Hermione has a dance partner now?" Jon asked suddenly.
George shook his head immediately.
"I haven't heard of it. During this period of time, she got along very well with a girl in the castle. I haven't seen her much in the carriage."
"Then you said that I would mention to her that the two of us work together to get through this Christmas, and she should agree?"
George turned his head to look at Jon, as if he was looking at an alien.
"Are you really going to send out such an invitation to a beautiful girl like this?"
Jon was at a loss, he didn't seem to understand why George had such a strange reaction.
"Any questions?"
"Brother, have you never been with girls before?"
Regarding George's question, Jon thought about it seriously, and then nodded approvingly.
"I really haven't gotten along with girls much."
His answer left George speechless, and he really couldn't refute it.
Jon seems to be in the limelight in the magic world now, and he is still at the peak of his youth, but he is surprisingly clean.
To be honest, as long as Jon wants to, he can casually fall in love with his classmates in the carriage after returning from Hogwarts Castle in his second year, and there will be more opportunities at sea in his third year.
But let’s not talk about Jon’s girlfriend. Except for Gabriel who turned into a ghost, no one has ever heard that he has a better relationship with that girl, and Hermione is one of them.
In addition, before they captured France, they had been in exile. Who would be in the mood to think about the relationship between men and women? Jon was also busy almost every day without touching the ground. Apart from thinking about things on the carriage, When improving his strength and increasing his sense of security, he never thought that his age should be the time for "puppy love".
"Well, you're right, you really don't have experience with girls, but that's not a reason." George taught Jon earnestly, "Even if Hermione and you have a good relationship, it's because you are not afraid of hardships and dangers." Get her out of the castle, but you can't treat her the way Fred and I get along with you, she's still a girl after all."
"so what?"
"So if you plan to invite her to be your dance partner, you can't use this kind of words like calling your buddies to go fishing together. You should use more romantic invitations that can show your sincerity and make ladies fall in love with her." Impress her."
Jon looked at him with blank eyes.
"The more I listen to it, the more I feel that what you told me is not to invite Hermione to dance, but also to want her to be my girlfriend?"
"Then what do you think it means for a boy to invite a girl to the ball at Christmas? Especially when you are going to be the lead dancer." George said the same.
"Can't you just dance? What time is it now? I'm not in the mood to talk about love. And to be honest, I have a good impression of Hermione, but you have to say that you have already liked it. That’s not enough.”
George showed a look of hatred for Jon's honest speech.
"Generally, when you have a good impression of a girl, it's time to make a move. Otherwise, when will you have to wait? Do you really think there is such a thing as love at first sight in the world? Those are all men who want to see **** for themselves It’s just an excuse! You have to communicate with each other before you know if you’re suitable for each other, right?”
Jon still looked unmoved, he shrugged.
"We are communicating now, why do we have to start talking about love to be considered communication?"
George had nothing to say. He found that Jon's conservative thinking on the emotional part was hardly like an Englishman.
"If I were a woman, I would definitely call you a rock!"
He swung his wand vigorously, hitting the hard ice surface as if he was hitting Jon's skull.
Jon thought it was nothing. He was considered conservative in his previous life, but he was not considered a straight man. He just said that he felt that it was not time for him to deal with personal emotional issues.
Besides, he is only fifteen years old now. To be honest, it is still too early to say that he has a puppy love at this time, and Jon is really interested in the girls around him who have not yet fully grown up.
"That's the decision. I'll go to Hermione when I'm free in the next two days, and ask her if it's not convenient for her to make do with me on Christmas night. Do you think she will refuse?"
George rolled his eyes.
"Based on the current relationship between you and her, I bet she is actually waiting for you to speak first, believe it or not?"
There is another chapter in the back, today is really day-to-day
(end of this chapter)