A day of learning magic at Hogwarts

Hufflepuff's Head of House and Herbology teacher, Professor Pomona Sprout, has always been a very kind person.

In his memory, during the two months since he entered school, Ian had never heard her say anything too harsh to the students.

Today, of course, is no exception.

"Well done, Drizzt and MacMillan." Professor Sprout walked up to them and said with a smile, "Calling the house elves to deal with the intruding trolls is really strange. A Patch-esque idea!”

"It's not just the two of us, Professor," Ian explained, "it's also Justin Finch-Fletchley, the three of us are on this mission together."

"Oh, of course! I almost forgot about that child..." Professor Sprout nodded quickly:

"I think I should be able to give you three a total of 30 points! This is the most you can get. No matter how much more, someone will definitely say that I am partial to my own college! In addition, I will also inform Dumbledore about this matter. Professor Lido’s.”

"Awesome!" Ernie on the side jumped up excitedly after hearing that he could get extra points for the college.

"Okay, you guys should hurry back to the auditorium now. We should still be able to finish the Halloween dinner, although there may only be leftovers!" Professor Sprout patted them on the shoulders.

The two stood up and prepared to leave.

Just when he was about to walk out of the cellar, Ian suddenly turned around and asked curiously: "Professor, why did the troll appear in the basement of the castle?"

"I don't know," Professor Sprout shook his head, "Maybe Peeves put it in to add some fun to Halloween?"

……

Peeves, as Professor Sprout calls it, is a "ghost" living in Hogwarts Castle.

It may not be accurate to say that they are ghosts. The ghosts that you often encounter at Hogwarts have only a translucent body and no entity; you can even pass through their bodies, although you will feel a deep breath. A chill in my heart.

Peeves, on the other hand, is physical, and he especially likes to play pranks, especially on first-year students.For example, he will put a wastebasket on your head, pull out the carpet from under your feet, throw pieces of chalk at you, or sneak up behind you and grab your nose and scream loudly when you can't see it. : "Hold your nose!"

Of course, Hufflepuff and Slytherin students generally don't have a deep impression of Peeves.Because for some reason, it doesn't like to go near the basement (both Hufflepuff and Slytherin's common rooms are in the castle's basement); therefore, the probability of students from these two houses encountering it is relatively low.

The Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students were deeply affected by this.

Ian and Ernie soon returned to the auditorium.

The dinner party was almost over, and everyone in the auditorium was still immersed in the joy of the festival, unaware that a big battle had just occurred deep beneath their feet.

But luckily there was fresh pudding.

Ian was still thinking about what Professor Sprout said, so much so that he accidentally took a bite of black pudding.

The cloying feeling instantly cleared his mind.

No, Peeves wasn't willing to approach the basement. So how did he bring the troll to the basement?

Moreover, Peeves is just a ghost (if it can be called a ghost), and it is still very difficult to subdue a big guy like the troll.

Or, the troll sneaked into the castle through the gate while everyone was in the auditorium, and then broke into the basement... But with the troll's IQ, it really wouldn't make a scene that could be heard all over the world. Is there any movement?

……

Such doubts have been surrounding Ian for a long time.

Until the end of the dinner, he and his two friends returned to the Hufflepuff common room, warming themselves alone in front of the fireplace.

Due to the fact that trolls broke into Hogwarts, except for the three of them, few teachers and students in the school knew that it was true.Therefore, there was no way to show off to others the glorious deeds they had just experienced.

But this did not prevent them from sharing their experiences.

Justin honestly told his two companions everything he saw and heard in the auditorium.Including the professor who fell into a coma after reporting the news, and Teacher Dumbledore's words to comfort everyone, as well as some of Professor Dumbledore's subsequent arrangements...

"The professor who was unconscious after reporting the news?" Ian frowned obviously, "Who is it?"

"It's Professor Quirrell, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher!" Justin said quickly, "I should have mentioned it just now. To be honest, it's not surprising that he looked so pale and fainted all of a sudden."

"It's actually Professor Quirrell..." Ian's expression instantly turned into a look of regret, "I thought it was Professor Snape."

"Professor Snape was responsible for sending the unconscious Professor Quirrell to the school hospital..." Justin added.

"So is there a possibility...I mean maybe..." Ian lowered his voice so that only the two companions around him could hear, "Professor Quirrell let the troll in?"

"Huh?" Ernie and Justin subconsciously raised their voices.

Their exaggerated expressions aroused the attention of many people around them.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited..." Ian frowned and pressed them down again, "I said it's just a guess, it's possible, don't make such a fuss!"

"Are you saying Professor Quirrell is a bad person?" Justin asked softly, his face looking as pale as Professor Quirrell usually did.

"Not necessarily!" Ian shook his head and lowered his voice:

"Justin, when Professor Quirrell told Professor Dumbledore that the troll was in the basement, what was our Professor Dumbledore's expression like?"

Justin suddenly fell into memories: "He seemed to be no different from usual, not too surprised..."

"It's broken!" Ian slapped his thigh.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Ernie and Justin came over quickly.

"I suspect that Professor Dumbledore deliberately let the troll in..." Ian's words were very shocking. "Hogwarts is the safest place in the wizarding world. How could it not even be able to see a troll?" ?”

"I estimate that the giant monster should be an impromptu performance after the Halloween banquet. It will appear at the end of the banquet for everyone to have fun... Professor Quirrell is one of the performers of the show."

"In the end, the three of us foolishly led the house elves and caught the troll, and the show was ruined."

"It's bad, it's bad!"