"Thank you, Severus!" Kayson smiled as he closed the door for Snape, then used Ender Teleportation to return to his office.
"I'm giving you this Potion; as for who drinks it, that's up to you to decide," Kayson said, placing the Potion in front of them.
"Uh, Professor, what does this thing do?" Harry swallowed and asked.
"It's a secret. I can only say that one of you just needs to drink this Potion, and you won't have to worry about a dance partner," Kayson said with a smile.
.....
After Kayson sent Ron and Harry away from his office in the morning, giving them a good idea as a bonus, his small (crossed out) large office welcomed another person in the afternoon.
"Professor, I have a problem and I don't know what to do," Hermione sighed.
"Hmm? Please speak," Kayson said.
"Now two people have invited me to be their dance partner at the same time. Who should I choose?" Hermione asked.
"My opinion is... the latter."
Hermione was surprised: "Why?"
"If you truly didn't like the latter, and liked the former enough, you wouldn't have this question at all. Now we can use our logical thinking to properly analyze the problem, and this is exactly what you excel at," Kayson explained.
"But I've already accepted the former, and I've already rejected the latter," Hermione continued.
"You feel you shouldn't have rejected him so thoroughly?" Kayson asked.
"Of course not, such things should certainly be rejected thoroughly. But it's precisely because of that that I regret it," Hermione sighed.
"Regret accepting the former?" Kayson raised an eyebrow.
"Yes." Hermione nodded.
"Then reject the former. Be clear with him. Since you don't like the former at all compared to the latter, is it fair to him for you to be his dance partner with such a compassionate mindset?" Kayson said.
"But Professor... wouldn't that be an even greater blow to him?"
"Rejecting someone openly is always better than secretly deceiving them, especially for proud people," Kayson replied.
"So, I'm going?" Hermione tentatively asked.
"Do you need me to escort you?"
"No." Hermione shook her head.
Kayson watched Hermione get on the boat, then quickly used Ender Teleportation to arrive directly at Gryffindor Tower.
"Where is Ron Weasley!"
"They're in the dormitory, Professor."
"Do you need us to drag him out?"
The Weasley Twins came over and asked.
"Lead the way," Kayson said anxiously.
He could now confirm that Hermione had gone to reject Krum, and if Ron had already drunk the Potion and become a girl, he would truly be in big trouble.
Soon, Kayson, led by the Twins, arrived at Harry's dormitory. He then breathed a huge sigh of relief, but the Twins who led the way looked awkward.
"Little Ronny..."
"Where did you find this little beauty?" the Twins asked, utterly bewildered.
Kayson, however, completely ignored the little green-eyed Witch and directly dragged Ron by the hand back to the alchemy office.
"What's wrong, Professor? No, why did that Potion turn Harry into a girl!" Ron said in shock.
"Don't worry about that! Hermione rejected Krum for you, now go find Hermione quickly!" Kayson said anxiously.
"Really?!" In an instant, Ron abandoned his good friend Harry, who had become a little Witch—temporarily, of course—and then quickly rushed out the door.
After all that, Kayson finally relaxed completely and used Ender Teleportation back to Gryffindor Tower.
At this moment, the entire common room was packed, and the person surrounded in the middle was Harry, who was about to leave the Tower to ask Snape for an explanation... though now it was Harley.
"What's going on, what's going on! What are you all doing gathered here!" Kayson roared loudly, instantly clearing a path through the crowded common room.
Seeing this, Harley quickly trotted towards Kayson....
Emmmm, for some reason, even Harley's running posture had become much more ladylike now.
"Let's go, Harley, you must have something important to do," Kayson said, trying hard to suppress his laughter, looking at the cute girl in front of him.
"Yes, Professor..." Harley nodded and spoke, her voice, for some reason, had a strangely delicate quality, making one's bones feel soft.
Kayson kept his face tight and led Harley outside.
It wasn't until they had left Gryffindor Tower that Harley finally relaxed a little and, somewhat letting her guard down, whined to Kayson, "Professor, what was that thing you made me drink?!"
"A gender-bending Potion. You'll probably be a girl for over a month. As for this Potion, Severus invented it, so you can't blame me," Kayson said, shrugging.
"But Professor, that was your terrible idea," Harley said resentfully.
"That's my fault. I didn't expect something like this to happen," Kayson said guiltily.
"Me turning into a girl was unexpected for you, Professor?" Harley asked, confused.
"No, it's that I didn't expect Ron, who could have been your dance partner, is now gone," Kayson said awkwardly.
"What do you mean, 'gone'?" Harley asked in surprise.
"Um... Hermione rejected Krum, so Ron now has a dance partner," Kayson explained.
"....So how am I supposed to find a dance partner like this? How am I supposed to go to school? How am I supposed to face people..." Harley looked at Kayson in despair.
"For a dance partner, perhaps you can invite a little male Witch. Going to school is normal, seeing people is normal. This is Hogwarts, the most magical place in England. Nothing is strange here," Kayson explained.
"No, Professor, I want you to take me to Snape! I want an antidote!" Harley cried, almost shedding tears, looking at Kayson, truly a sight that made one feel pity.
"Alright, alright, I'll take you to Severus, but this Potion is something he just researched not long ago. I'm not sure if he has an antidote," Kayson said cautiously.
"Which means, if he doesn't have one...." Harley looked at Kayson, speaking word by word.
"It's just a little over a month, it's fine," Kayson shrugged.
"....."
"Of course, I'll take you to Severus now."
Half an hour later, the two knocked on Snape's office door at the Potions office.
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