Admiral of Hogwarts

255 Banquets and Raids

In the following time, Hugo and the others enjoyed an exotic meal, and then devoted themselves to visiting this pure wizard village. The last stop on their tour was the Shrieking Shack located on a hillside.

"Do you think this house can be sold?" Veneto asked suddenly, looking at the lonely building on the top of the mountain through a barbed wire fence.

"It should be possible. After all, this place is the most haunted place in the UK. But I didn't find the name of the Shrieking Shack in the list of dangerous buildings issued by the Ministry of Magic." Hermione thought for a while and said.

"I estimate that the price of this place will not be too expensive, but those who want to buy it must master the skills of exorcism. Otherwise, the cost of hiring professionals from the Ministry of Magic to complete these tasks will suddenly rise."

After descending from the hill where the Screaming Shack is located, it was past 4 p.m. So the three people returned to Hogwarts Castle with a lot of trophies they had just purchased.

At this time, Filch was standing in the hall as he had been in the morning, holding a magic detector in his hand and staring at the little wizards coming and going, occasionally ordering a little wizard to stop for him to check.

Mrs. Lorris, on the other hand, was walking around him, staring at the little wizards who came through the door with vigilant eyes from time to time.

Apparently, the stock of contraband in the castle reaches a peak after every Hogsmeade day. Filch now plans to ban the entry of dangerous goods from the source.

Fortunately, Filch's main target was the students from Gryffindor, so Ravenclaws like Hugo and the others could easily follow the flow of people and sneak directly into the school to avoid inspection.

After entering the castle, they did not return to the Ravenclaw Tower immediately. Instead, they waited in an empty classroom on the third floor. A few minutes later, the Weasley twins walked into the classroom noisily. .

"Okay, here are your things." After seeing the Weasley twins come in, Hugo and the others took out some of the raw materials they had asked them to bring into the school.

When faced with Filch's search, the Weasley twins naturally had some methods of resistance. The simplest way is to hire someone to help them disperse the contraband into the castle.

Of course, there is also a choice in who you ask to help bring things. For example, if it is Hugo and the others, they will only ask them to bring some raw materials and other things, but not those prank toys.

"Thanks," Fred said, then counted the packages and asked. "You seem to have given us something extra."

"This is not for you." Hugo said with a smile and shook his head. "You should know that Harry can't go to Hogsmeade this year because he doesn't have an autograph, so as friends we planned to bring him some snacks and snacks."

"Understood, we will help you deliver these things to Harry." George said seriously as he took the box.

They knew that Harry had met the Grangers almost every day after living at Firefly's house last summer, so they understood Hugo and the others' approach of sending gifts to Harry.

After asking the Weasley twins to bring those gifts to Harry, Hugo and the others returned to Ravenclaw Tower to tidy up and prepare for dinner. Because it was Halloween, the Great Hall was decorated in the Halloween style this year as in previous years.

There were hundreds of jack-o-lanterns hanging in the auditorium, as well as a group of fluttering bats and many orange streamers that breathed flames. They floated lazily under the ceiling, like brilliant water snakes.

"Every time I see these decorations, I always marvel at the greatness of magic." After sitting in his seat, Hugo whispered to Veneto. "At least these bats are much cleaner than real bats."

"You're right." Seeing a group of bats flying over the dishes, Veneto nodded in sympathy. "So now I'm curious about how the medieval European method of adding dozens of live birds to a pie was done?"

"I think they might not eat that pie because -" Unfortunately, Hugo was interrupted by Hermione before he could finish his sentence, "My dear brother, it's dinner time now, so don't talk about those things that will make you eat." An off-putting topic."

"Okay, sister." Hugo smiled at the sister next to him, and then began to change the topic. The good thing is that there’s always plenty to talk about at a Halloween party.

Especially today is the first Hogsmeade day for third-year students, so any topic related to Hogsmeade will always arouse a lot of resonance.

However, this time Hogsmeade Day also brought some not so good side effects. For example, Hugo saw many third-year students and some higher-level students looking at the sumptuous meals on the table. A confused look on his face.

Apparently, they had eaten too many snacks and other things in Hogsmeade, so that now they saw the table full of delicious food but there was not much room in their stomachs to hold them.

Fortunately, Hugo and Hermione had thought of this matter before, so they bought a lot and had to hold back their cravings for the time being, so they were able to enjoy this feast. As for Veneto, hers Their appetite is much higher than that of ordinary humans.

Everyone at the banquet was very happy. Even Lupine, who was about to face the werewolf transformation, was in high spirits and chatting with the dean, Professor Flitwick.

The party concluded with entertainment provided by the ghosts of Hogwarts. Ghosts pop up from walls and tables in a sort of gliding procession; Gryffindor's nearly headless Nick successfully recreates his beheading.

The night was so enjoyable. The rich and delicious food and the wonderful performances made every little wizard feel satisfied, so that everyone was chattering all the way back and seemed very happy.

But just when everyone entered the common room and had just changed into more relaxed clothes and prepared to chat for a while before going to bed, Professor Flitwick suddenly climbed up from the bottom of the stairs and asked them to bring their wands and some necessities to gather in the auditorium.

"What happened, Professor?" Penello asked as the prefect. At this time, the students also focused their attention on Professor Flitwick.

"In an unexpected incident, the portrait of the Fat Lady at the door of the Gryffindor common room was destroyed. According to the Fat Lady's accusation, the person who committed such evil deeds was the wanted criminal Sirius."

Professor Flitwick briefly recounted what had just happened, and then spoke louder to everyone present.

"So now everyone must gather in the Great Hall, and then the faculty will conduct a large-scale search of the entire castle."

After hearing what Flitwick said, everyone present became nervous, so everyone quickly packed their things and followed Professor Flitwick out of the common room. It was as if Sirius was hiding in the common room ready to attack everyone.

When everyone arrived at the common room, they found that people from the other three colleges were already here because the common room was closer, but many people's faces were half confused and half scared.

"The faculty and I will conduct a thorough search of the castle," Professor Dumbledore told the students when everyone had arrived, as Professor McGonagall and Flitwick closed all the doors to the Great Hall.

"For your own safety, I think you may have to stay here overnight. I ask the prefects to stand guard at the entrance of the auditorium, and the male and female student union presidents to stay in the auditorium to take charge. If anything happens, report to me immediately."

After saying that, Professor Dumbledore used magic to move the tables, chairs and benches, and then waved his wand to conjure hundreds of sleeping bags. Then he closed the door and walked out of the auditorium.

After Professor Dumbledore left, the auditorium was immediately filled with excited buzzing voices: many people went to ask familiar Gryffindor students to find out what happened before.