Last year, Harry had discovered the locked room on the left side of the fourth floor when he was roaming around the Union Building. However, this was the first time it was opened to the public.
Harry and Ron seemed to have arrived relatively late. They only managed to catch a glimpse of the curtained stage before they were pulled into a small hall at the side of the hall.
The small hall was decorated like a living room.
There was a low-hanging chandelier, a soft sofa, and pillows piled high.
On the coffee table in the middle, there was a transparent glass filled with sparkling candies.
The selected students were either standing or sitting and chatting. Ginny and Luna were sitting on the carpet beside Kamia's feet.
Little Tommy was placed in a castle surrounded by two pillows.
He was being teased by Lockhart who was lying on the ground.
Seeing Harry and Ron enter, Kamia clapped her hands as a hint. The students who were chatting gradually quieted down.
The two of them realized that they might be the last to enter.
The two of them subconsciously hid behind the crowd. However, the person standing in front of them turned around and glanced at them.
He sneered and stood to the side.
Harry then realized who the person in front of them was. "Drac?" It turned out that he was also a member of the drama troupe.
Looking at the people in the room, Harry realized that the members of the dream master team had all been recruited.
As for the international students,
There was not a single one.
Kamia had more or less finished her speech.
She began to talk about the main topic of the meeting. "... Professor Lockhart and I have the idea of dividing you into four groups. Each group will receive guidance from Principal Dumbledore, Professor Flitwick, Professor Lockhart, and me. Each group will prepare a play to perform at our Halloween party..." It seemed that Kamia had also learned how to manage groups in the combat class.
Everyone was in an uproar. Some were surprised, and some were worried. Kameya continued calmly, "… But the professors don't intend to do something as arduous and unrewarding as grouping. We choose a democratic election. Now, everyone, come to the front of the coffee table and take a card. Then, write down the student you think can be the leader. At least one, at most four. You don't have to sign your name …"
There were enough cards on the coffee table, but there were not enough quills. Harry waited for Drac to finish writing and reached out to him. "Lend it to me."
Young Malfoy paused for a moment and handed it to him. Harry asked casually, "Who did you choose?"
"In short, it won't be you!" Young Malfoy blurted out, and then his pale cheeks turned slightly red. "But Sage Potter doesn't need my vote, does he?"
Harry stared at Drac for a while until the boy's face turned red. Then he turned around. "Oh my God, he actually chose me..."
Ron was also holding a piece of paper and worried. "Hey, Harry, have you thought about who you want to choose? I'm going to choose you, Fred, and George... they only count as one, right? "
Harry quickly finished writing and handed it to Ron.
"The twins, Qiu Zhang, Cedric Diggory, and... Malfoy?" Ron looked at the last name in disbelief. "You actually chose Malfoy."
"He did well in our combat group, didn't he?" Harry shrugged. "I thought you had reconciled?"
Ron muttered to himself, "But he's a Malfoy..."
"Yeah, oh, Malfoy, why are you a Malfoy?" Harry deliberately imitated Harry in a strange tone, which gave Ron goosebumps. He quickly reached out to cover Harry's mouth, and then nervously looked to see if Drac had heard it.
Fortunately, Drac seemed to be talking to Pansy. Ron was relieved and then began to write his own piece of paper. Except for Drac and Malfoy, the other candidates were the same as Harry.
After collecting the paper, Lockhart quickly counted the four highest votes. "Oh, the first team leader is... or should we say this is the first team leader? Fred Weisles and George Weisles! "
The enthusiastic applause showed that the twins were really popular. Harry even heard people whispering about the twins' wonderful performance in "Oedipus" last year.
Lockhart squinted his eyes and enjoyed the applause and cheers for a while before announcing, "The second team leader is Ms. Cho Zhang from Ravenclaw."
Again, there was applause and cheers. The smart, beautiful, and popular Asian beauty was quite popular in Hogwarts.
"The third, wow, it's Mr. Cedric Diggory from Hufflepuff!"
This time, the applause was a little hesitant. Harry noticed that the first round of applause was from Hufflepuff and Cho Zhang. It seemed that the students' image of Hufflepuff was still in the moderate, calm, and moderate stage, but Cedric, who was pushed out, was very calm.
Lockhart patted Cedric's shoulder unnecessarily, not knowing whether it was to comfort or encourage him. Then his eyes wandered around the crowd and met Harry's eyes.
At this time, Ron said to Harry in surprise, "You picked all the right ones!"
Harry looked at Lockhart's smiling face and suddenly had a bad feeling. "The fourth team leader is — as expected! It's our famous Harry — Potter!!! "
Lockhart enthusiastically applauded Harry, but after a while, sparse applause sounded, and the atmosphere became strange.
"Hey?!" Lockhart spread out his hands, puzzled. "What happened? Harry? "
Harry, who was squatting behind Ron, lowered his head and drew circles on the ground. The one who answered Lockhart was a passer-by. "Professor, Harry Potter... he hasn't been assigned to a school yet..."
"So?" This reason was obviously not good enough.
Then another passer-by added, "He's only a second-year student!"
At this time, Ron stood up. "But he did well in combat class, didn't he?"
Passer-By C complained in the crowd, "What does this have to do with the drama club?"
Ron was stumped.
In the end, it was Kamia who stood up to wrap things up. "Alright, since it's a democratic election, we'll accept this result. Does anyone have any objections?"
"No..." the crowd mumbled.
"Alright, next, let's talk about the grouping." Kamia raised an eyebrow. "All club members, choose your team leader. Each team has a limit of 20 people. The team leader will give me the list in three days. This weekend, we'll finalize the club's next activities here..."
Harry had already given up and sat at the back. There were about 50 to 60 people in the conference room. If the club members chose their team leader, he would undoubtedly be the one who got a buy three get one free. Generally speaking, a free gift meant that it was either a defective product or was nearing its expiration date.
Ron carefully sat down beside his good friend and patted his shoulder. "Hey, Harry, am I the first to sign up?"
Looking up at the red-haired boy's fawning smile, Harry cheered up a little. "Good, maybe we can do a crosstalk? You just have to say 'Hmm, ah, this is, screw you'! "
After the meeting, the twins' team was indeed very popular. It seemed that their team was full that night. Next was Qiu Zhang's team, and most of the Hufflepuff members went to Cedric's team. As for Harry's team...
Two names were neatly signed on the clean parchment: Harry Potter and Ron Weisles.
Harry looked at it for a long time. He really wanted to pick up the pen and write Hermione Granger. It looked so comfortable.
Hermione slammed the table in disappointment. "Harry, why don't you learn from Diggory and recruit people?" She had seen Cedric advertise in the group several times.
Harry just laughed. "I'm not good at crosstalk..."
Hermione was so angry that she said, "Go to hell!"
Harry silently touched another magazine and flipped through the table of contents.
Last time, they had found out the specific date of the magazine's publication, which reduced their workload by a lot. They only needed to find all the "Singing Naysayers" published in 1980, and they should be able to find the article.
It sounded very simple, but when they started to look for it, it was very difficult. This was because they still couldn't find anything even after reading the "Singing Different Tune" in their hands. It was a big problem to find a periodical that was so old. Moreover, that year was almost the time when the war was at its most intense.
"No, Harry, I have to go to the periodical room to look." Hermione's fighting spirit seemed to have been stimulated by the recent setbacks. Even her hair was fluffier, making her look more like a little lioness.
"Uh... why? I don't think the Hogwarts Library would collect this kind of magazine? "
"I'll check the donor's information. I remember that some of the books in Hogwarts were privately donated by some wizards. Maybe I can find an old wizard who even collects" Singing Naysayers "..." The more Hermione talked, the more she felt that the idea was feasible. She immediately left Harry and ran away.
On the other hand, Harry simply closed the magazine that he was already tired of reading and began to write the magic history homework that he had been delaying for a long time. But just as he started to write, someone sat down opposite him. Harry had to look up. "Excuse me, this seat … uh? Ginny? Luna? "
The two girls nodded together, which amused Harry. "Are you here to study? Or are you looking for someone? "
"We're here to sign up!" Ginny said firmly.
Harry was stunned for a moment, and then he said with some surprise, "I thought you were going to Fred and George's group?"
"Originally..." Ginny looked like she had eaten a vomit candy. "But I heard that the instructor of their group is Lockhart."
When Ginny saw the glittering Lockhart from her brothers and heard a loud voice saying "Ginevra", she resolutely pulled Luna and turned around.
"Wow... Okay, wele ~" Harry pulled the parchment over and added two more names. "Now we can perform a Chinese unique skill — mahjong!"
"How about a sitcom — six people?" An unexpected voice came out.
"Drac?" Harry was completely shocked.
It was Drac and Pansy. The young master and the young lady looked a little arrogant and said, "... I think you need a more capable leader. Don't let our club become a joke..." But in the end, Drac's tone became angry. "At least we worked well before. Potter?"
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