Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 294 Halloween Banquet

 Halloween’s Eve, the second floor of the castle.

Cedric sat in an empty classroom, covering his face and whispering: "Kyle, I think it's useless, so let's forget it."

 They have been here for several days, and they have not harvested anything during this period... It cannot be said that there is still some harvest.

 They became famous.

Nearly half of the school knows that the number one student in the third and fourth grades has been hanging around the library entrance for the past few days, and his behavior is very strange.

I don’t even know who it is, but it is also rumored that this is a new learning method that uses an ancient magic ritual to transform the knowledge in the library into one’s own.

This kind of statement sounds like nonsense at first glance, but many people still believe it...and they believe it deeply.

 Lately, more and more people have begun to gather at the entrance of the library, imitating their movements seriously.

Not to mention, they learned quite well, and their movements were so uniform.

 Especially in the past two days, the library has almost become a tourist attraction, and it is crowded with people almost all the time.

 But correspondingly, Mrs. Pince looked at them more and more unkindly.

 Because that group of people seriously affected the order of the library, she also tried to drive them away several times, but to no avail...

 After all, Mrs. Pince cannot stay outside all the time. As soon as she leaves, those people will come back soon.

In this case, it is naturally impossible for her to look down upon the two culprits, Kyle and Cedric.

 Cedric felt that they might not be able to go to the library in a short time.

Kyle also sighed and nodded to agree with what he said.

There has been a lot of movement here recently. Today they were even blocked by the crowd and couldn't get close to the library.

 I guess it won’t be long before professors come to chase people away.

After leaving the classroom, the two of them lowered their heads and walked around the crowd back to the first floor, preparing to attend the Halloween party.

 The auditorium has been decorated.

A dozen huge pumpkins were carved into lanterns. The smallest one can accommodate two people sitting in it. If there is another Thestral in front, it will be a perfect pumpkin carriage.

 At the entrance of the auditorium, Kyle also met the trio of Gryffindors...

"You must do what you say." Hermione was talking to Harry, "You said you were going to attend the death anniversary party, so you can't break your promise, otherwise Nearly Headless Nick will be very disappointed."

“But Hermione, I didn’t agree.”

Beside him, Ron said with a grimace: "Besides, Scabbers is gone, and I still have to look for it."

“That mouse of yours?” Hermione frowned, “Don’t you keep it in the dormitory all the time?”

"That's right. It was still there at noon today, but it disappeared in the afternoon."

Ron muttered softly: "Neville must have forgotten to close the door when he left... I can't even think about what Scabbers would do if he met Mrs. Norris in the castle. He would be eaten."

"You don't have to worry about that at all," Hermione said. "Mrs. Norris never eats students' pets...in fact, she only eats what Filch feeds."

“Are you going to the underground classroom?”

 A familiar voice came, and the three of them were startled. When they looked up, they saw Kyle and Cedric.

 “Hello.”

Harry greeted the two of them, and then nodded helplessly, "You are right, we are going to the third underground classroom, where Nick held the death anniversary party."

 It can be seen that he already regrets it a little now.

“I suggest you bring some snacks there.” Cedric reminded: “There is no food suitable for you there.”

"But isn't that a party?" Hermione asked puzzledly: "How come there is no food."

"It's a ghost party." Kyle corrected, "The things they like are different from us." After hearing what Kyle said, Harry seemed to regret even more.

But just like Hermione said just now, he had already promised Nick, and the other person had just helped him escape Filch's punishment before. It was definitely not appropriate to regret it at this time. He had to go there no matter what.

 No big deal...just leave early.

If there is enough time, they might be able to come back before the school banquet is over.

After saying a few more words, the three of Harry left in a hurry. Before going to the underground classroom, they had to help Ron find his mouse, and time was very tight.

Kyle and Cedric walked into the lively auditorium.

 …

 Ten minutes later, the banquet officially started.

As previously speculated, Dumbledore did invite the skeleton dance troupe to entertain the Halloween party.

Moreover, they didn’t have a rebellious-sounding name, but they were real skeletons... similar to ghosts, but of a different species.

With a burst of music and lightning and thunder on the ceiling, they appeared out of thin air on the space reserved in front of the guest of honor. As soon as they appeared, they attracted exclamations from the little wizards.

 As soon as the music changed, they started dancing to the rhythm.

At this time, Kyle also understood why Nearly Headless Nick was so upset when he learned that the dance troupe was coming to Hogwarts.

Although it was a bit scary when you first saw these moving skeletons, this emotion quickly disappeared when they danced to the music.

This was the first time Kyle saw elegance in the skeletons. Every movement they made was full of beauty and power.

 The huge contrast between the terrifying appearance and graceful dance steps instantly caused deafening cheers to ring out in the auditorium.

From here on, the applause in the auditorium almost never stopped.

 Especially during the last dance, they chose a more cheerful and exciting music.

 《Magic Stuff》

It is also the most famous song by the Weird Sisters.

 Amidst a series of cheerful drum beats, some little wizards couldn't help but jump up.

At first it was just Fred and George, and a few Gryffindors, enjoying themselves, but as the music got halfway through, more and more people joined in.

Even at the guest of honor, Lockhart left his seat and danced. His teaching skills were average, but he was a very good dancer.

 He also wanted to invite other professors to dance together, but Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout both refused.

But Professor Caredi Bubage, who was in charge of Muggle Studies, readily accepted his invitation, got up and walked to the dance floor together.

Dumbledore was smiling and tapping them.

 The song ended, but the joyful atmosphere still spread in the auditorium. The students shouted, wanting them to dance again!

Dumbledore stood up and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"Dance... is more powerful than any words." He said with a smile: "But filling the stomach is just as important."

As soon as he finished speaking, the empty plate on the table was filled with all kinds of delicious food.

Pumpkin roasted chicken, roasted steak with pumpkin sauce, pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, pumpkin pudding…

 They are all pumpkins, and the main theme is a suitable occasion.

"Fortunately we didn't go to the underground classroom with Potter and the others..."

Cedric also danced along just now, and the excitement has not passed yet. He couldn't help but said to Kyle: "This Halloween party is really great. Do you think Principal Dumbledore will invite them next year?" ?”

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 (End of this chapter)