After the first task of the Triwizard Tournament concluded, Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions sent someone to collect the dragon-hide suit. Michael Dallow offered to design a complete set of Yule Ball dress robes for Albert and his partner, but Albert turned him down. He was not short on dress robes, and the main reason he had chosen to wear the dragon-hide suit for the first task was that it gave him a sense of security.
Ignoring the look of astonishment on Michael Dallow's face, Albert simply greeted him and turned to leave.
Michael Dallow had never expected Albert to refuse outright, and the reason left him feeling utterly stifled: "I have my own dress robes, so there's no need to trouble Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions."
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