Albert left.
The girls finally managed to piece together the terrible news from Krum's broken English: there would be no more opportunities for anyone to ask Albert to dance. Those few girls who had already danced with Albert were now the objects of universal envy and jealousy.
Particularly Katrina, Albert's dance partner, who was currently surrounded by a tight cluster of girls, all burning with curiosity about how on earth she had managed to become his partner.
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