Chapter 503

After the first dance, Harry didn't have much mood to dance, but Hermione seemed to cherish this rare moment of relaxation, pulling him to release the pressure of her studies on the dance floor to her heart's content. For this reason, Harry patiently accompanied her while glancing at the gossip around him from time to time.

The one that attracted his attention most easily was naturally the combination of Jin Ni and the Prince. One was wearing a wine-red backless long dress, and the other was wearing a dark black military uniform with gold trim. Even if their identities were set aside, the two could be considered very conspicuous handsome men and beautiful women on the dance floor.

However, it was clear that they didn't look very comfortable: Jin Ni was frowning and saying something to the Prince. And the Prince's body was tense, listening to her speak with a straight standing posture and slightly lowered head, his smile revealing a hint of helplessness.

"What are you looking at?" When Harry was distracted to check on the two again, Hermione couldn't help but look in that direction following his gaze.

"Oh, I feel they are a little nervous." Harry said in a low voice.

"Nervous is a good thing." Hermione pointed vaguely behind the Prince, and Harry then noticed that his other hand had been rubbing back and forth.

When this song ended, the two walked toward the drink area and began to focus all their attention on observing Jin Ni and the Prince. Then, Harry followed Jin Ni and the Prince's pointing and saw Ivy who had already fallen into Ron's arms.

"Sigh, let her be." Harry felt inexplicably embarrassed.

"I don't think so." Hermione said with a smile that was not a smile, "This might become a very good demonstration."

The soothing waltz sounded, the next dance music arrived as scheduled, and Jin Ni also placed her hand in the Prince's palm with a polite smile. The two danced a perfect, almost standard dance step: no stepping on feet, no mistakes, not even extra eye contact. But, with his rich experience in dances, Harry quickly read some differences.

"A little too close." He muttered. Partners in a normal social dance would maintain a 10-inch distance, but Jin Ni always broke this distance from time to time. In just one bar, her skirt had already swept the Prince's toe for the third time. Immediately after, the Prince also made his own reaction: he firmly placed his right hand, which should have been lightly supporting, on Jin Ni's back.

"Her posture is scattered, but it seems to be pretended." Harry continued to observe, "Oh, something is not right, should the next step be..."

Sure enough, after one or two attempts, Jin Ni finally succeeded in stepping on her own skirt, and her body leaned forward very naturally—and the Prince knowingly supported her waist. The two then separated with a smile, but this time the smile already had a meaning of reaching the heart.

"What did you see?" Hermione asked very relaxedly, holding a huge piece of cake.

"They might really have sparked, very likely." Harry said seriously, "I don't know if this is a good thing."

"Why is this not a good thing? First, Jin Ni can find the boy she likes, and second, the royal family and the Wizarding World will trust each other more, which is very beneficial to our plan."

Plan? Harry's thoughts suddenly returned to the time when Jin Ni and the Prince first met. At that time, Hermione and Zhang Qiu suddenly discussed a plan: "Pretend to find the Constitutional Supplementary Act from the old library, use the power of the Wizarding World to help the royal family achieve restoration, gradually divide the parliamentary forces, and finally form a power structure of King-Chancellor-Court Mage, and thoroughly master this country." This plan seemed very terrifying to Harry at the time, and to Harry now, it was slightly less scary, but still very terrifying.

"My God, forget that crazy idea." Harry shook his head, "I just hope Jin Ni made this choice on her own, don't say it's part of the plan."

"Hmm, I'm sorry, Harry, I must admit to you that I did explain this plan to Jin Ni. Perhaps it was the existence of this plan that gave Jin Ni an extra layer of filter for the Prince, but I am still willing to believe that she sincerely likes and appreciates this Prince. After all, as you have seen, he is handsome, gentle, and originally has many traits that girls like."

Harry frowned.

"We discussed at that gathering that if Great Britain needs to choose a diplomatic posture that is more inclined to expansion in the future, then a strong and powerful leader is indispensable. At the same time, considering that the Wizarding World is our main advantage, this leader must be able to mobilize the power of the Wizarding World. Either he is a Prime Minister of wizard origin, or he must have enough trust in wizards."

"And, we all know that the Muggle world also has various forces, and they will not allow wizards to hold the Muggle political arena for a long time. We already have a Prime Minister of wizard origin like Hack, so the next Prime Minister, or even the next two, I am afraid there will be no share for wizards. It is also difficult for us to believe that a Muggle Prime Minister can understand the various aspects of the Wizarding World, just as it is difficult for him to believe us... In short, in the next ten to fifteen years, I am afraid it will be difficult for wizards to enter the center of power reasonably and legally."

Harry felt that this argument was too pessimistic, and he questioned: "But we already have a very good precedent like Hack, and he is still in office now. Aren't you, a bit, jumping to conclusions?"

"Hack is clearly not a strong and powerful enough leader. We can hardly count on him to leave much usable legacy for the Wizarding World." Hermione shook her head, "And, he cannot make many convincing political achievements. His existence just proves that a wizard Prime Minister does not have many advantages. Instead, his drawing of cabinet funds to build a magical floating city might offend a certain interest group, and then lead to smearing."

"Therefore, if the Muggle high-level rejects wizards from entering their circle, royal restoration becomes the only way for us to regain power. The existence of this Prince becomes even more necessary—unless you are really willing to see Muggle idiots waste our hard-won advantages in endless party strife and internal friction."

Harry always maintained an attitude of slight rejection brought about by excessive caution regarding this topic. And his gaze now stopped on Jin Ni and the Prince: their interaction began to gradually become more intimate, until the dance music ended, the Prince raised his hand and gently removed a piece of gold foil ribbon that had fallen on Jin Ni's hair. His movements were very slow, but Jin Ni didn't dodge. She just slightly raised her face, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and fine light flashing in her eyes.

"You say, if there really is such a day, we launch a coup with the Prince's identity out of distrust of Muggle politicians, and finally put him on the stage, and change to a politician from the Wizarding World, such as Doge, to serve as the so-called Merlin..." Harry paused, "How do you think the Prince would feel?"

"He would definitely be happy that he married the real Guinevere." Hermione said with a smile, "The Weasley family is really a genius at naming."

"I think he would feel at a loss, and even feel that Jin Ni has become a stranger." Harry shook his head, "You know I have known Zhang Qiu for a long time, but for a period of time, I suddenly felt Zhang Qiu was very strange, felt afraid, didn't know how to conduct myself, and even wanted to escape from her. That was in the third year."

"In the third year, I suddenly discovered that she actually has a lot of energy, and many Heavenly Dynasty people are willing to serve her, and the reason she came to my side was also to pursue the power of fate... Oh no, that was the period when I doubted our feelings the most." He said with deep feeling, "If the Prince realizes this, he knows that his combination with Jin Ni is pushed by the hands of countless ambitious people behind them, which will undoubtedly affect their feelings."

"But didn't you and Zhang Qiu still walk together smoothly in the end? Even, because of her special situation, it made you grow faster." Hermione said somewhat disapprovingly, "Perhaps this can also push the Prince to grow faster. When he really sits on the throne, he won't care about what hidden feelings there were at the beginning of the relationship. He might even be grateful for everything the Wizarding World has done, and a friendly King is exactly what we need. What's more, he looks very smart."

"What about Jin Ni? She has never been a person keen on power. If you want a mature King, you are bound to sacrifice her happiness."

"We can't do that, because Jin Ni is one of our own, and she is our good friend. If you can't even protect her happiness, how can you protect the happiness of others? If you can even sacrifice her happiness, does it mean that you will sacrifice more people's happiness in the future?"

When he said these words, those emerald green eyes flickered with faint light behind the lenses, making Hermione couldn't help but think of someone: "You are a bit like Dumbledore."

A subtle feeling surged in Harry's heart. He didn't want to recall this sentence, just wanted to push the conversation forward as soon as possible, so he followed the topic and said: "Yes, he also said similar things. When you pursue a great goal, don't forget why you took the first step; if you want to benefit the world, you must never let the people around you be sad first—a person who is not loved cannot possibly possess this world."

"Is this what he said?" Hermione was a little skeptical.

"No, it was Grindelwald who said it." Harry showed a silly smile, "He proved to us with practice that the plan to achieve wizard rule through conspiracy and force is not feasible."

Hermione mechanically licked the cake spoon that had long been clean. This paragraph seemed to touch her heart, and even contained another different meaning: if someone wants to do what Grindelwald did, then Harry, who holds the strongest wizard power at this moment, might stand up and firmly stop her.