bat, grimm and the cat can fix it (Translation)

The reason behind the festivals

“I really have to hit so many balls? I thought the one at Hogwarts back then was the only one. I don't like there are politicians and celebrities everywhere, they'll all stare at me. .dammit, I'll be sure to forget everything, ”Harry said, jumping up and pacing up and down the room while he recited all the etiquette he knew at breakneck speed. .besides, he was convinced that he would forget half of it and that too he communicated to everyone present. You didn't really understand the rest because Beast, who he was holding in his arms, seemed to be scolding too.
"Didn't I say it?" Draco sighed.
."It's not funny, you know how easily Harry can be upset. Especially when it comes to crowds, ”Astoria snapped.
“I don't make fun of him, I just don't understand why he's so nervous. .skunk knows all the rules and last time he behaved perfectly. He's just driving himself crazy, ”the blonde justified himself.

Sirius and Severus of course knew exactly why Harry was so nervous. .the boy was still suffering from his past, the childhood he had to spend with people who hated him. A time when he'd been persuaded to be useless. .a freak who had to or was not allowed to be considered because he would otherwise cause more harm. And now the boy wondered whether he would embarrass his parents.
.however, neither the Minister of Education nor the teacher wanted to reveal anything of Harry's past.

"Little one, calm down, you can do it," Sirius smirked.
"Then why did Dad drill me like that?" Harry asked.
.Oscar had almost fallen off his shoulder from the wild run.
“Because I knew you were going to drive yourself crazy. But there is no need to do so. You have better manners than most of the guests there, ”Severus said.
.Harry turned to his parents and examined them closely. Then he turned his gaze to Draco's parents, who only nodded in agreement. He got the same reaction from Lucius.
That seemed to really calm the boy down. .Embarrassed, he sat down again next to the blond host.
"Sorry, I didn't want to lose my temper," he confessed quietly.
"It doesn't matter, in this case your parents deserve a reprimand," explained Lucius.
."Of course, you two can't scare your son like that," said Ariel.
The two men looked embarrassed in the room around themselves. Hagrid looked at them disapprovingly. .but what surprised neither Severus nor Sirius, the man had simply devoured Harry.
"It won't happen again, I promise," Sirius said meekly.
."Like I said, you don't need to be afraid of misbehaving," Severus repeated.
"Understood, I still don't have to like it, do I?"
"No," came from everyone present.
“But you really have to do something about your fear of people. .you are just too much in public to be shy. "
"Thank you, Draco, that really helps me a lot," the young man grumbled.
“Unfortunately it's true, you won't escape all these parties. .not in other countries either, ”Daphne explained to him.
"Does that mean I have to get rid of my shyness and become a different person?"
"No, you just can't show it to anyone, they'd take advantage of you mercilessly," Percy said.

.Harry looked around very unhappy.
“Why are there so many festivals, balls and the like in the magical world? I mean, Muggles are only so busy in winter. There's ball season and then it's quiet again. .that's because there wasn't much else you could do in the past. And the people who had money drove away the long cold evenings with events like this. In the summer they all went to health resorts or similar holiday destinations. .but it was limited. With magicians, on the other hand, all life seems to consist of festivals. At least Hermione said something like that. Is there a reason for that?"

.those present, all but Severus, had listened to Harry with great interest. They didn't know the Muggle world that well. Even if the students weren't quite as ignorant. Her jailer had already made sure of that.

."Didn't you explain it to him?" Antonius wanted to know from Severus now.
“We weren't that far in class. So far I've only taught the students etiquette. And they were all allowed to create their coat of arms. .it's just so much, I can't cram everything you will need into a year later, ”the man sighed.
"Then explain it to me now," Harry pleaded.
.severus nodded and sat down like he always did in class when he wanted his students to listen carefully to him.
"It's boredom."