Chapter 221: Orange Fragrance

This was almost an unsolvable problem. Harry forced himself to stuff some things into his mouth while thinking quickly. If your opponent is no longer one or two smart and cunning individuals, but a whole ignorant, but seeking privileges, and very united group, what should you do?

Harry suddenly understood the sense of powerlessness Neville had spoken of when facing the group of Death Eaters. Moreover, in the school environment of Hogwarts, the most they could do was engage in verbal sparring with the girls; they could not resort to force. In fact, Harry himself was unwilling to do so; the education he had received since childhood made him prefer to win the right to speak through negotiation, solicitation, and the establishment of prestige.

"We can only theorize with them," Harry swallowed the things in his mouth. "And we can't just let the boys stand up and talk to them. In that way, we are still evenly matched, instead letting other houses watch the jokes."

"And, some boys will deliberately join them because they want to have a girlfriend," Eve said. "There are quite a few such people."

"We need a new topic," Harry remembered his previous inspiration. "For example, Muggle lives are equally precious. As long as they quarrel internally on this matter, the boys who have been oppressed will naturally join the side we support."

"This won't work, Gryffindor has never discriminated against Muggles or Muggle-borns. This won't be able to quarrel if it is said out," Luo En denied.

"But this is a good train of thought, Luo En," Harry stroked his chin. "Our goal is to let Eve become the girls' leader again, so we must stand on the characteristics she has."

"We can't use Romanov to talk about things, right?" Luo En shook his head. "That will only be rushed even worse."

"It's almost a dead end..." Harry mused.

"Go find Zhang Qiu and ask," Luo En suggested. "She is always very smart."

"Is it too late now? How about tomorrow?" Eve looked at her watch.

"Still go, otherwise I'm so worried that I can't sleep," Harry sighed, put on his robe, and took them to the Chamber of Secrets.

After walking through the long, dim tunnel, they came to that huge stone door inlaid with emeralds and carved with human faces again. Through the crack in the door, Harry could see some bright yellow light jumping.

A huge bonfire was lit in the door, and Zhang Qiu and Alina were sleeping on the same big bed. Even if they heard the sound of the stone door opening, they didn't intend to get off the bed, just stretched their necks and looked at the entrance.

"Harry, it's so late, is there anything?" Zhang Qiu asked.

"Oh, he must be here to find you to be a dance partner, tell him that news quickly," Alina giggled. "Make him surprised!"

"Ah yes, according to divination, your dance partner at Hogwarts is someone else," Zhang Qiu giggled. "She should be Parvati, the most beautiful girl in your grade. You have to hurry up and invite her."

"But what about you?" Harry asked subconsciously.

"Oh, Harry, I have already promised Kevin Kaslana, hahahahaha." After saying that, the two of them laughed together again.

"So you dance with Alina?" Eve said in surprise. "This is too strange, how can a girl dance with a girl?"

"I gave Luo En to you, isn't this very good?" Alina said indifferently. "Besides, I have long wanted to wear a white suit and dance a male step."

"Harry, thank you," Eve sniffed. "You always leave the best for me."

"No, you are not dancing with Luo En," after a short silence, Harry said calmly. "I think I have the answer, you have to dance with Jin Ni."

"What?" Luo En was also surprised. "I thought you were going to dance with Jin Ni."

"This is our move, Luo En," Harry said. "Let the girls be divided into those who support same-sex love and those who oppose same-sex love, and let these two groups of people quarrel."

"It doesn't matter if Eve and Jin Ni spread some rumors. At least we few parties know the truth and won't worry. This is also a way that can't be helped," Harry analyzed. "But in this way, Eve can act as a representative in this regard and regain control of the girls' club. And this time, she can also get the support of the boys."

"Does the boys' support help the girls' club?" Eve tilted her head.

"The boys support you, Eve," Harry said. "So, as long as the boys declare that they are girls psychologically, they can admit that they are girls. In this way, you have far more supporters than Lavender. You must grasp this point."

"Yes, you are really a genius," Luo En clapped his hands. "As long as I am also a girl, the girls can't scold me, and instead they have to support me."

"What are you talking about?" Alina didn't seem to understand. "What's wrong with girls?"

"Nothing, Parvati, right? I remember it," Harry said. "Then we won't disturb you. We have to hurry back to make a plan."

"Go, go, remember to find Parvati's sister for Luo En," Zhang Qiu shouted before the stone door closed.

"You just said, I have to dance with Jin Ni, is this possible?" Eve still couldn't help asking. "I have no suit, nor do I know how to dance male steps."

"You can wear Luo En's. His robe can be used after a little modification," Harry said. "I mean, it already looks like a skirt."

"You insult my battle robe like this?" Luo En said dissatisfiedly. "I used this 'skirt' to accompany Alina to finish the whole ball."

"This time is different. Both of us have to be low-key. Just wear ordinary suits. Go to the Room of Requirement and borrow two," Harry said. "Two pairs of girls' combinations will appear at the ball. This is the beginning of our counterattack."

"Yes, yes, first is that girls should support same-sex love, second is that boys can claim that they are girls..." Luo En said, and showed a sudden realization expression again. "So this went around in a circle and came back. Neville and Hannah dance, but in fact Neville is a lesbian, so the girls can't scold him, but instead have to support him."

"Now we have to use 'her'," Harry's mood also got much better all of a sudden. "Eve, you and Jin Ni don't necessarily have to have anything, but you must do the acting well. It's best to be able to kiss. And if Lavender still wants to insist on being an ordinary girl, she will have no chance of winning."

"But I am a bit worried," Eve said suddenly. "Will girls really oppose same-sex love?"

"For those who have just won superiority from boys, they will," Harry said. "They hope to continue to maintain the pattern of men being men and women being women, so it is convenient for them to continue to exploit those boys who want to have a girlfriend."

"For those who have just gained a sense of superiority over boys, yes, they will," Harry said. "They hope to continue maintaining the pattern where men are men and women are women, so it's convenient for them to continue exploiting the boys who want to have girlfriends."

"But most girls wouldn't object, would they?" Ivy scratched her head.

"Doesn't that mean most girls are already on your side?" Harry tapped her on the head.

"Right, why didn't I think of that before?" Ivy stuck out her tongue. "It's all your fault for knocking me silly."

With the difficult problem solved, Harry and Luo En returned to their dormitory in a cheerful atmosphere and spent a night of sound sleep. Since returning, Harry had never slept so soundly.

The next morning, just as the two of them got up and prepared to go for breakfast, they saw Parvati and Lavender entering through the hole behind the portrait.

"This is perfect timing," Luo En said. "Go invite her quickly; I'll wait for you here."

Harry nodded. He walked straight toward Parvati and said, "Parvati, would you be willing to go to the ball with me?"

Parvati let out a series of giggles. Harry waited for her laughter to subside, his eyes sizing up the girl. She seemed to be of Indian descent, and many boys of the same age praised her as the "flower" of Gryffindor House, but Harry felt she was a bit dark-skinned.

"Fine, okay," she finally said, blushing as if she were about to bleed. Lavender couldn't help but laugh and give her a push.

"Thanks," Harry said, remembering Zhang Qiu's instructions. "Is your sister free? I still need to find a partner for Luo En."

The smile on Lavender's face vanished. She suddenly said sharply, "Do you think you can let Parvati decide her sister's dance partner?"

"I didn't mean that, I was just asking," Harry felt a bad premonition suddenly rise in his heart.

"You don't take this seriously at all. You've already gotten used to treating girls as objects—objects that can be manipulated at will by elders, husbands, or even sons! You don't respect women at all, Harry," Lavender shouted.

"Uh, yeah, so I can't agree to you either," Parvati said timidly. "What you're doing is wrong."

"What did I do wrong? Just because I asked about your sister?" Harry was still completely confused.

"No, it's because you don't realize the current state of women being oppressed, and you even view it as a matter of course," Lavender said arrogantly. "Before you opened your mouth to invite Parvati to be your dance partner, did you first apologize for the men who have oppressed women for thousands of years and make some compensation?"

"If that's what you think, then I'll take my leave," Harry restrained his anger. "We'll see."

"Oh no, Lavender, you've offended Harry too," Parvati whispered.

"It's nothing. You have to notice that Harry is also a boy, and there isn't a single good one among boys," Lavender's voice came from behind, but Harry no longer wanted to argue with her.

"I don't know what kind of madness they're having," Harry pulled Luo En along as he walked away. "Let's go find someone else."

"Are you sure? Does this align with divination?" Luo En asked. "Should we ask Zhang Qiu again?"

"Right, if she still plans to play with Ailina, I won't go to this ball. We'll go to Gilneas for Christmas!" Harry said, as if out of spite. "Or I'll wear a dress and dance with you!"

"Seriously speaking, I think that wouldn't be bad," Luo En scratched his head. "Don't get me wrong, the 'not bad' I'm talking about refers to going to Gilneas for Christmas, although I still don't know where that is."