Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 333 Foreplay

When the word "engagement" came into contact with Thea, a magical reaction called "it's none of my business" occurred.

Although the other person was quiet and obedient, sitting obediently on the stool and letting her do whatever she wanted, which was quite cute, Gella still felt that something was wrong.

She looked left and right, then tilted her face forward until she saw two beautiful faces in the mirror before stopping.

"Thea, how about... you show a smile?"

Thea naturally listened to Gella's suggestion, but when she actually smiled, a pang of sadness suddenly welled up in Gella's heart.

"Never mind," Gella waved her hands repeatedly, "It's not a good thing anyway, so if you don't want to laugh, you don't have to!"

Thea immediately straightened her lips, without wasting a second.

Gella was a little helpless, but she continued applying makeup.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door of the dressing room, and Draco and a few others walked in.

"Is everything done outside?"

Thea didn't turn her head, but looked at the few boys behind her through the mirror.

"About 70-80%,"

Zabini said casually, but his eyes were full of curiosity as he looked at Thea's makeup and styling.

"We were drafted a few days ago, and we finally had a chance to sneak over. Is Thea going to kick us out?"

Draco's show of weakness prevented Thea from having any grounds to kick him out.

"Go sit over there! What if you really get exhausted?"

Thea waved her hand, her tone both disapproving and affectionate.

"And Daphne, come help me with my eyebrows? Gella's been doing them for ages, and they're still not done—"

"okay!"

Ignoring Gella's rebuttal, Daphne immediately stepped forward and grabbed an eyebrow pencil.

With Daphne's help, Thea's makeup and styling were finally finished before the ceremony began.

Only after Gella's triumphant announcement did Thea open her eyes and look at the mirror in front of her.

Since it was an engagement party, Gella meticulously swept all the stray hairs from Thea's forehead to the side, revealing her smooth forehead and beautiful eyes.

"so perfect."

Daphne murmured to herself, and Draco and Zabini, their curiosity piqued, also came over, then froze in place, their eyes filled with amazement.

"Didn't you say there wasn't enough time?"

Finally, Thea's urging broke the group's daze.

In a hurry, Daphne and Gella helped Thea change into her dress, while Draco and the other two, who were of no use, had already been kicked out by the two of them.

The two who had been kicked out looked at each other in bewilderment, and in the end, they had no choice but to resign themselves to their fate and go to Theodore.

"I should have just stuck to Thea's side more shamelessly."

Even someone as ruthless as Zabini felt a little uneasy at the thought of facing the completely unaware Theodore.

"So now you've finally decided to rebel against Daphne's 'tyranny'?"

Draco winked at Zabini, his eyes full of amusement.

"Since you have time to joke with me, you might as well think about how to knock Theodore out later."

Zabini calmly retorted to his friend's teasing.

"Why even think about it? Theodore wouldn't dare lay a hand on Thea even if he had a hundred lives."

Draco's expression was slightly cold.

Zabini sighed softly.

“We don’t have many people we can trust right now. If we don’t handle this well, we’ll lose touch with Theodore.”

"Lost their heart?" Draco's face turned completely cold. "If it's beyond repair, I'd rather lose an ally than have a fool as our ally."

It was obvious to everyone that Voldemort wanted to discard the marriage after it was no longer useful; Theodore and the entire Nott family were merely using it as an excuse.

If Theodore were to truly turn his back on them, that would be incredibly foolish.

Having discerned the hidden meaning in Draco's words, Zabini finally became the one with the long face.

"After all that time—"

Zabini kept babbling on and on, while Draco quickened his pace, trying to shake off the chattering behind him.

Only after the two figures disappeared from the corridor did the shadowy figure hidden in the corner reveal itself.

Dressed in a suit and tie, he is one of the main characters today.

"call--"

Theodore tugged at his collar, then gazed wistfully out the window into the distance.

The banquet was about to begin in half an hour, and most of the guests had already been welcomed in. Old Nott was greeting guests in the front hall, and Theodore wanted to sneak over to see Thea, but unexpectedly bumped into two friends there.

Before he could decide whether to go up to them and complain, whether he meant it or not, that they weren't being fair to him, they secretly slipped over behind his back and overheard their conversation.

Surprised?

It seems not.

Are you sad?

Then there's no way, since there were already signs of it.

Why does my chest feel dull and aching?

Perhaps it's the end of a dream.

Theodore has little recollection of what happened after that.

All I remember is returning to the banquet hall, continuing to wear a mask and exchanging pleasantries with one seemingly genuine but actually fake relative or friend after another, perfectly playing the leading role on a stage.

"Now we're going to that small building on the east side, do you know the terrace on the second floor?"

"You can just show your face to Theodore there later, you don't need to go downstairs."

"That's good!"

Gella repeated the process again, and as soon as she finished speaking, Daphne continued, her tone full of relief.

"Luckily, I only have to wear these high heels for a few hours. If I had to go out for social events... Merlin, Thea's feet couldn't take it!"

"And Gella, how can the shoes you chose only serve one purpose: to look good?!"

After feeling relieved, Daphne immediately turned her attention to Gella, seemingly determined to reclaim her position as the number one person by Thea's side.

"Would you really give up your clothes just because the jewels are too heavy?!"

Seeing that Daphne was still up to no good, Gella didn't tolerate it and immediately threw out her trump card.

Daphne opened her mouth, but it seemed that she couldn't completely retort no matter what she said, so she simply grabbed Thea's hand and started to act coquettishly.

"Thea~~ I just said a few words of concern for you, look at her~~~"

What is the hardest thing to bear in the favor of a beautiful woman?

Thea smiled wryly to herself, but on the surface she could only put on a fair face and said, "You two stop fooling around, we have important business to attend to later."

"Humph!"

"Humph!"

The two were clearly dissatisfied with Thea's "fair treatment," and after a cold snort, they didn't continue arguing.