Chapter 78 Dance
Harlan Raleigh waited nervously for Jiang Li's reply.
From the first time he saw Jiang Li, he was deeply attracted to her and subconsciously paid attention to her every move.
He was already in the fifth grade and would graduate in two years. He didn't want to miss Jiang Li, so at the instigation of his friends, he stopped Jiang Li and spoke out his true feelings loudly.
Looking at those blue eyes staring at him, Harun was so nervous that he almost couldn't breathe, and his forehead was covered with sweat.
"I hope you can accept me."
He handed the love letter in his hand to Jiang Li, which was filled with his feelings.
All the students looked at this scene curiously. Many students liked Jiang Li, but this was the first time someone confessed his love in front of so many people.
Feeling that many eyes were watching him, Jiang Li calmly took the love letter in his hand.
"Thank you." She smiled at the boy, "But I can't accept your feelings. I hope you can study hard."
Although he had guessed that he would be rejected, Harun was still very sad when he actually heard it.
"What kind of people does the professor like?" he asked Jiang Li.
He wants to work toward that goal.
"I do not know either."
Jiang Li thought about it very seriously and gave his answer, "But I don't like minors."
When some people present heard this, they showed a mocking expression, looked at Harlan Raleigh with ridicule, and even laughed out loud.
"It's so funny, it's just wishful thinking."
A boy looked at him and laughed out loud.
Harun's face flushed red, his ears were buzzing, and he felt as if the whole world was laughing at and mocking him. He wanted to escape, but his feet felt like they were filled with lead. He didn't even have the strength to lift them up, and even breathing became difficult.
"Is there anything funny about this?"
A somewhat cold voice sounded, and Harun looked up to see Jiang Li questioning the boy who had laughed at him.
The boy was stunned by her question and didn't know how to answer.
Jiang Li looked at the boy and said seriously:
"He bravely expressed his love to the person he liked, and accepted the failure of his confession calmly. I think Mr. Rowley is a very brave man, and I don't think there is anything to laugh at.
Does laughing at other people's bravery satisfy your vanity? I think the most ridiculous thing is to laugh at others' bravery. "
Harun stared blankly at Jiang Li who was standing in front of him to defend him, and suddenly felt that being rejected after confessing his love was not so painful.
After all, the person he likes is really nice.
Jiang Li turned his head to look at Harlan and said slowly: "I rejected you not because you are not good, but because we are not suitable. I hope you can find a suitable partner in the future."
After saying this, Jiang Li walked away through the crowd.
"Harlan, are you okay?"
A Hufflepuff student patted his shoulder and said with a guilty look on his face: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have encouraged you to confess your feelings to Professor Malfoy."
"fine."
Harlan gave him a bright smile, "I'm not sad at all."
"Really?" the other party asked worriedly.
"Really, I found that I didn't like the wrong person. Professor Malfoy really deserves everyone's love." Harlan said.
He thought he would never forget this moment, Professor Malfoy standing in front of him, protecting his precarious self-esteem.
Gossip always spreads the fastest, and it didn't take long for the whole Hogwarts to know about it.
"Professor Malfoy is so gentle. Not only did he not punish the student, he also defended him in front of everyone."
Jiang Li heard Snape's sarcastic words when he was in the alchemy room in the afternoon.
"How did you know this?" Jiang Li asked in surprise.
"Everyone in Hogwarts knows. I know. Is that weird?"
Snape said with some sarcasm on his face: "You should deduct his points and let him learn his lesson, otherwise he will never grow up with a brain."
Seeing that Snape seemed to care more than him, Jiang Li chuckled.
"Should I tell them this?"
Jiang Li cleared his throat, imagining the gloomy look on Snape's face, and said in a low voice:
"Have you been drugged and lost your mind? How can you say such disgusting words? I think you should go to Mrs. Pang Redd and ask her to check you out. Is there anything wrong with your brain full of sphinxes~"
Snape looked at her imitating him expressionlessly, and the corners of his mouth twitched in applause.
That certainly sounds like something he would say.
"Isn't it better to put it this way? At least no blind student will confess to you again." Snape said in a deep voice.
"I believe that no one else will confess to me after today." Jiang Li looked at Snape and said with a smile, "I think the love we had when we were young is precious. There's no need to say it so hurtfully."
Of course, if the other person needs to pester her from time to time, that’s another matter.
Jiang Li always uses courtesy before force, and if the other party is really not able to do it, he will beat him up.
"That's just a stupid guy's greed for appearance, it's not love at all." Snape commented venomously.
Jiang Li looked at Snape and asked, "If you confessed to Lily and she rejected you with such harsh words, would you feel bad?"
"...I don't like Lily." Snape said slowly.
Hearing this, Jiang Li raised his eyebrows and looked at him in disbelief.
Snape turned away his eyes and said slowly: "I only regard Lily as my friend, I have no other thoughts."
Jiang Li narrowed his eyes, not quite believing this answer.
I regretted everything for Lily in my previous life, how could I just say I don't like her?
She patted Snape's shoulder and encouraged him, "Although you are not as lively as James, nor as rich as him, and you have a weird and sharp tongue, you are a potion master after all. Don't underestimate yourself."
"..."
Snape almost laughed out of anger at Jiang Li's words.
This is not a compliment at all.
"So you think I'm unworthy of love?" Snape blurted out.
When he realized that he had said such disgusting words, his expression froze and he didn't dare to look at Jiang Li's face.
Seeing that he was a little shy, Jiang Li deliberately moved closer to see his expression.
Snape pushed her face away, gnashing his teeth and saying, "That's enough."
"I think you are cute."
Seeing that he was really annoyed, Jiang Li smiled and said, "I really like you."
After saying this, Snape felt his face was about to turn red.
He stood up suddenly and walked towards the door, not daring to look at Jiang Li.
Seeing him almost running away, Jiang Li couldn't help but laugh.
Sure enough, it’s the most fun to tease shy people.
Jiang Li felt like there were pink bubbles everywhere recently. On Valentine's Day, he saw roses placed in many corners.
She picked a beautiful rose and walked towards the auditorium.
She was wearing a bright red dress, the tulle on her skirt swaying gently with her steps like ripples on the water. Her light golden hair was casually tied up with a red rose hairpin, giving her a sense of nonchalant laziness.
As soon as she entered the auditorium, many eyes fell on her with surprised expressions.
Jiang Li walked towards Professor McGonagall.
"Nia, you look so beautiful today."
Professor McGonagall praised with admiration on her face.
Jiang Li handed the rose in his hand to Professor McGonagall and gave a charming smile.
"I wonder if the beautiful me will have the chance to dance with the elegant Professor McGonagall today."
Professor McGonagall was amused by her, took the rose and asked, "Do you have a partner?"
"Lily asked me to be her dance partner before, otherwise I should be with Pomona in her herb shed figuring out how to make a timed sprinkler."
Professor Sprout planted too many herbs, and sometimes he didn't have enough time to water them, and some delicate herbs would wither. After knowing that Jiang Li was skilled in alchemy, he asked her to help make an item that could water the herbs on a regular basis.
Jiang Li stood at the table, picked up a cupcake, looked at Professor McGonagall and said with emotion: "I didn't expect you to come to the ball."
She had thought that Professor McGonagall would not attend such an event.