Hagrid's face turned beet red as he awkwardly asked, "Is it... is it that obvious?"
"It's very obvious. I think this is your first time... properly taking care of yourself," Kayson said.
"Then I'll just say it directly," Hagrid said, glancing at Cedric, who was pretending to slowly examine a mechanical joint but actually had his ears perked up.
"He's one of us, so speak freely," Kayson declared, and it wasn't just a declaration; he also had a deep understanding of Cedric's character, knowing he was someone who could absolutely keep a secret.
Hagrid took a deep breath, then didn't speak for a long time, practically choking himself.
Seeing this, Kayson helplessly took a bottle of wine, pulled out the cork, and handed it to Hagrid: "Drink some."
Hagrid quickly took the wine: "Oh, thank you..." He picked up the bottle and drank it all in one gulp.
"Can you speak now?" Kayson asked.
"I think I'm in love," Hagrid said awkwardly.
"Madam Maxime?"
"How did you know?!" Hagrid exclaimed in shock.
"Guess. Right now, there are only two people at Hogwarts who match with you: Madam Maxime and Nios. You wouldn't have learned bad habits from Dumbledore, would you?" Kayson said, rolling his eyes.
"What do you mean, learned bad habits from Dumbledore?" Hagrid asked, somewhat puzzled.
Kayson, at this point, had something to say. Originally, out of respect for the Principal, he didn't want to reveal such a secret history.
But under the double blow of the fine and the coffin delivery, he directly gave up maintaining Dumbledore's idol image and stated bluntly: "Dumbledore and Grindelwald are a couple, didn't you know?"
"Huh??"
Two question marks, one was Hagrid's, the other was Cedric's.
"Uh-huh, they were in love when they were young, didn't you know?" Kayson asked, feigning ignorance.
"Uh... hmm... uh... let's change the subject. Let's talk about my love life," Hagrid awkwardly steered the conversation back on track.
"Alright, are you currently in unrequited love or a relationship?" Kayson asked.
"Uh... what's the difference?" Hagrid asked, a little embarrassed.
"If it's the former, you're on hard mode. If it's the latter, you're on easy mode," Kayson replied.
"Uh... I guess I'm currently in unrequited love," Hagrid said.
"Well then... I've never been in love."
"...Huh?" Hagrid stared blankly at Kayson.
"That's right, I'm a lifelong single, never been in a relationship," Kayson said, his face flushed.
"Uh..... Then who else can I ask about this? You know there are only a few Professors at Hogwarts, and you could say none of them have a happy family," Hagrid sighed.
"Cough cough." Cedric, who was grinding the joint, suddenly felt a discomfort in his throat and immediately coughed.
Instantly, both of them looked at Cedric.
"Cedric, I remember you... had a girlfriend, right?" Hagrid said slowly.
"Yes, I remember, Cho Chang, although the correct pronunciation should be Chang Cho," Kayson added.
Cedric looked back at the two Professors in confusion: "What happened?"
Kayson and Hagrid exchanged glances. Currently, there were three living people in the office: Kayson had never been in love in two lifetimes, Hagrid hadn't been in love for most of his life, leaving only Cedric with experience in this area.
"So... Cho Chang and I are mutually attracted, we like each other... We just have a simple relationship, chat and so on. I don't have experience in pursuing someone, so I don't know how to teach it," Cedric said helplessly.
Listening to Cedric, Kayson poured himself a glass of wine down his throat without a word. For some reason, what Cedric said suddenly sounded a bit like Versailles, what was going on?
Hagrid, meanwhile, pulled out a small notebook: "I think mutual attraction is also a way, just tell me!"
"Alright then." Cedric put down the joint in his hand and began to choose his words carefully, trying to clearly explain his dating experience to Hagrid, while also removing the parts that involved eating models.
Hagrid didn't hear anything wrong with it, but Kayson did. After he heard it, he even stood up and stood opposite Hagrid, examining him...
"He might not be conventionally handsome, but he's not ugly either. His face is kind and likable, so he should be the kind of person people like."
Hagrid, meanwhile, listened to Cedric's words, sentence by sentence...
Kayson clearly saw Hagrid's expression growing more and more downcast.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
Hagrid sighed somewhat dejectedly: "After listening to Cedric talk so much, I suddenly feel that I'm not that excellent. I'm just a Professor of Magical Creatures, and a Professor who didn't even finish school, and she's the Principal of Beauxbatons."
"Our looks are also quite different... At least from genuinely knowing Cedric and Cho Chang, they are both top-notch kids, both pretty girls and handsome boys, and me... Nios is much more handsome than me, isn't he? And his physique is so burly, like a sculpture."
Kayson waved his hand: "What's the big deal? Hagrid, you might not be particularly handsome, but Madam Maxime isn't particularly good-looking either. She's fierce, a bit like the nun mother I had at the orphanage."
"Uh... Professor, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate to say that?" Cedric awkwardly reminded him.
"What's inappropriate about it? It's just the three of us here, no one else can hear," Kayson casually shook his head.
Cedric sighed and pointed next to Kayson.
It was only then that Kayson looked back...
"Who are you again?"
"Fleur Delacour... Madam Maxime's student."
"...Heh heh...."
When a person receives a major blow or discovers something abstract to a certain degree, they really will laugh.
Just like Kayson now, he felt the illogical, mischievous humor of fate in the unseen, and laughed helplessly.
"A little uncomfortable."
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