HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

Winter is here, snowflakes are falling, and the sky and earth are pure white. The entire Hogwarts Castle is covered in snow, like giant ice creams, giving people a sweet and peaceful feeling. The branches of the trees were bent by the weight of snow, and from time to time they fell on the students' shoulders. Snowflakes fell on the lake and disappeared in an instant, leaving only a circle of ripples.

This is the coldest time of the year, and Astoria often hides in the corner of the library wrapped in a thick fluffy blanket. It always feels better to be surrounded by the warm breath of books.

Astoria was once again immersed in the story in the book, unaware that the sun outside the glass window had already set.

The empty seat opposite was also filled with students studying. Astoria closed the thick book and her eyes met the pair of lake-blue pupils opposite. Those eyes were indifferent and filled with a sense of long-lasting absence. The scattered melancholy seems to be drowning into the bottomless lake at any time.

Astoria felt inexplicably at a loss, stretched out her hand to cover the useless book title in her hand, and looked away in panic. I don't know why, but every time I meet Theodore, I always fall into an inexplicable embarrassing situation.

"Humph……"

Astoria raised her head when she heard the sound, only to see Theodore had lowered his head again, carefully recording notes related to the potion in his hand. The subtle laughter just now seemed to be just an illusion.

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"Hey, did you hear about it? Someone ran into a monster with a cat head and body in the women's bathroom on the second floor!" Chloe hugged Astoria from behind excitedly, happily sharing the gossip with her roommates.

"Chloe, as a Slytherin, can you please stop being so surprised? I heard that the ghosts organized a cross-dressing event in the castle for Christmas. Maybe one of the classmates was entertaining themselves?" Shibrank curled his lips in disgust, rescued Astoria from Chloe's arms, and stared at her to explain.

"Okay...then do you have anything you want to dress up?" Chloe's dark green eyes flashed with a strange light, and she pushed Rosa beside her expectantly.

"Uh... I'm sorry, I don't really want to..." Rosa scratched her forehead tangledly and looked at Chloe with awkward eyes to refuse.

"Okay~_~, then -" Chloe's eyes turned to Shiblank, then quickly moved away and finally rested on Astoria, who was quietly eating cookies.

"Lialia, you must be willing to accompany me!"

"I, but..."

"Lialia, please, can you bear to see me alone amusing myself like a clown?" Chloe blinked her narrow fox eyes, which didn't make her look pitiful. , but it looks a bit sinister and cunning.

She hugged Astoria's arm tightly, rubbed her head affectionately on Astoria's neck, and made a coquettish moan.

"Okay... okay." Astoria finally agreed. She awkwardly put a finger on Chloe's forehead and silently stepped back to distance them.

"Disgusting..." Siblank looked at Chloe's shameless behavior and sighed without looking at it.

In a corner of the Slytherin dormitory, three girls were chattering and discussing something, standing very close together and surrounding something in the middle corner.

"Is this... really good?"

At the center of the focus of the three people's eyes, Astoria, who was surrounded in the corner, had a tangled expression. Her bright sapphire blue eyes looked up at the three people in front of her with pure trust.

"Believe me, it will definitely look good!" Chloe wore a sky-high hairstyle, as if she was imitating a stegosaurus.

"Oh Leah, you look like a princess!" Rosa's eyes were fixed on Astoria's delicate features, causing the tips of Leah's ears to turn red.

"OK, perfect!" Siblank held the makeup brush in his hand and gently swept it over Astoria's nose. Astoria sneezed uncontrollably, and then looked at everyone obediently.

At this moment, Astoria's long golden hair was curled into just the right arc. She was wearing a silver-white crown on her head and an elegant and exquisite little skirt. She looked like a princess from the Middle European century.

"Dangdang, look who's coming out?" Chloe walked confidently, shook her head in a cool and handsome manner, and led Astoria out of the dormitory.

Friends from the first grade flocked to her, and without exception, they all came forward to express their love for Leah.

"It's really nice, like a princess."

"Yes, yes, Shiblanco is indeed a Shiblanco. It has good taste. You must have carefully paired it with me!"

"Of course." Siblanc raised his head proudly, with a smug expression on his face, looking at his work, this doll-like Leah, with satisfaction.

"But Chloe, what are you dressing up like?"

"I don't know, haven't you heard the story about the dragon and the princess? Of course I am the dragon! Ouch!"

In the distance, Zabini and his party, who had just returned from outside, looked at the chattering group of people gathered in the lounge and cast their eyes curiously.

Zabini narrowed his narrow fox eyes slightly and looked at the blond figure in the center of the crowd, with a hint of interest in his eyes.

"Hi, this beautiful young lady, I -" Zabini took the initiative to move closer, until she saw Astoria's sapphire blue innocent eyes, she silenced herself in embarrassment.

"Brace, what's wrong?" Astoria smiled sweetly, looking up at the boy in front of her with light in her eyes.

"This beautiful lady, of course I want to dance with you."

"Dance now?" Astoria hadn't reacted yet. She stared at Zabini in surprise, thinking about how to respond to this abrupt request.

"Oh...It's ok. Maybe we can have our internal Slytherin Yule Ball in advance." Chloe gave Astoria a reassuring look, then turned on the gramophone in the corner of the lounge, and played the disc slowly. With the sound of slow rotation, the moving and elegant classical music sounded in the Slytherin lounge.

"Beautiful and lovely Miss Leah." Zabini extended his palm in a gentlemanly manner, and when Astoria slowly put her hand up, he placed a gentle kiss on his thumb.

Zabini is very tall and has to stoop slightly to be at eye level with Leah. The back of Leah's white hand rested on Zabini's shoulder, and against the backdrop of his bronzed skin, Leah looked even fairer and more tranquil.

The two were very close to each other, staggering their steps and dancing to the music.

"Draco, do you want to dance?" Here, Pansy glanced at Draco, who was staring motionlessly at the group of people dancing happily in the lounge, and tentatively extended an invitation.

"...Okay." Draco's voice was somewhat sharp. I wonder if it was Pansy's imagination. He seemed to be deliberately loud and emphasized as if he wanted to attract someone's attention.

The two walked into the "dance floor" holding hands. Draco put one hand on Pansy's waist and led Pansy to move to the beat in a gentlemanly manner, dancing intimately with each other.