Chapter 0203 The Eve of Halloween
Chapter 0203 The Eve of Halloween
By the time all the roommates came back, it was already dark, and several of them were very excited. They rushed to tell Dana about the various shops in Hogsmeade: Honey Duke, Zuko's Joke Shop, The Three Broomsticks, and Feathers pen store
Everyone's little face turned red with excitement. In the end, each of them took out a handful of candies and stuffed them into Dana's hand enthusiastically. Later, when they couldn't hold them anymore, they stuffed them into his bag again and kept introducing them.
“This is Honeydukes’ new gummy.” “Chuibao Super Bubble Gum, the bubbles blown out are blue and will not burst for several days.” “Mint Toad Candy, it not only brings you coolness, but also Beating in the stomach”
Seeing that their conversation was not abated and they kept talking, Dana reminded: "Gentlemen who have returned from the adventure, we should go to the banquet."
Only then did everyone realize that it was getting late, so they hurriedly packed up and swarmed towards the restaurant. When Dana walked into the restaurant, the Halloween decorations inside no longer felt new. Jack-o'-lanterns, bats, and dark clouds were all the same.
However, I still can't get enough of the carefully prepared plates of delicious food. Compared with the students, the professors at the staff table were much more polite. They seemed to enjoy conversation more than food.
Sinistra would talk to Sprout at one moment and then to Bablin, who was often made to laugh by Sinistra. Dana frowned. She quite liked the ancient rune professor, and hoped that she would not be led astray by the nervous Sinistra.
At this time, his eyes glanced at Dumbledore raising his wine glass and gesturing to him from a distance. Dana quickly raised the wine glass containing the drink and returned the salute. Not far away from him, Lupine was speaking gently to Hagrid, remaining calm and composed despite Snape's probing glances from time to time.
Dana withdrew his gaze and started talking with the roommates around him. Since the beginning of school, it has been rare to have such a relaxing and comfortable night.
Intrigued, Dana began to introduce everyone to the grand celebration of Halloween in the Muggle world: everyone would dress up as another character, including vampires, ghosts, skeletons, angels, and other familiar characters in the Muggle world;
Children can knock on the door of a nearby neighbor with a small basket and ask for candy. If they don't give it, they will play pranks;
The layout and decorations at home are all customized for the holidays. The community sometimes conducts selections for the scariest Halloween decorations; sometimes there are competitions on jack-o'-lanterns to see whose ones are more elaborate, larger or more creative;
Haunted houses in carnivals and amusement parks do their best business at this time, and theaters will also release horror movies at the right time.
Listening to Dana's description, Justin added at any time. The children who had been in the magical world were shocked when they heard it, and they were also a little envious of the colorful festival activities in the Muggle world, especially the activities of asking for candy from neighbors. Received unanimous praise.
When the roommates asked about horror stories from the Muggle world, Dana smiled maliciously and told the story.
The eerie tone, the Eastern elements that are very different from the Western world, and the unique horror atmosphere of Halloween on site are both scary and novel. The roommates were so frightened that their teeth chattered while they couldn't help but ask: "What happened next?"
After the horror story was told, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Nearly Headless Nick's beheading performance added to the aftertaste of the story. The roommates shouted for excitement and the applause was louder than before.
Returning to the lounge with his roommates, as soon as Dana entered the dormitory, Harvey reported urgently: "Sir, the Portrait of the Fat Lady was attacked by Sirius Black just now, and now it has come to the conference center to ask for our asylum."
Dana was startled and realized that this was the original plot, so he said: "Okay, just find someone to stay there with her. She is not injured." Harvey shook his head: "She is not injured, sir."
"By the way, did today's exchange event go well?" Dana asked with concern.
"It went very smoothly, everything was completed as planned. The buffet also received good reviews." Harvey replied with some pride.
At this time, Ernie walked into the dormitory and said: "Something big happened. After receiving instructions from the principal, Prefect Cedric called all the people to gather in the lounge, and then went to the auditorium together." After saying that, he ran out, probably Notified to other dormitories.
After all the Hufflepuff students gathered together, they headed to the Great Hall. Thanks to the previous drills for dealing with snake monsters, everyone raised their wands and the entire team marched in a well-trained manner.
As soon as they entered the auditorium, Dana spoke to Cedric and came to report to Dumbledore: "Principal, as soon as we returned to the dormitory, Harvey told me that the Fat Lady was attacked by Black and is now staying in the Magic Painting. The conference center has been taken care of."
"Thank you, Dana." Dana bowed slightly, bowed, excused himself, and returned to the Hufflepuff team.
Ernie couldn't help it and asked: "What on earth is going on?" The other students also listened with stunned ears.
"Sirius Black just tried to break into the Gryffindor common room." Dana lowered her voice and whispered to Ernie: "The Fat Lady, the portrait of Gryffindor's gatekeeper, refused to let him in, so he attacked the Fat Lady. .”
There were several gasps of air coming from the surroundings. "What about the fat lady?" Justin asked anxiously.
"Oh, she's fine. She's in the magic painting in the conference center. We'll see her often in the dormitory recently."
Dana's words came true and he slept in the auditorium. After the professors were convinced that the school was safe, everything returned to normal. However, Dana was often disturbed by the Fat Lady when she was studying, either accusing Black of his cruelty or complaining about not getting enough rest.
Dana scoffed at her statement. I used to have a good rest standing guard at the door, but now I have someone taking care of me at the conference center and I can’t rest well. If I tell him, the ghost won’t believe me. I regretted why I agreed to take her in in the first place.
How could he forget about the middle-aged aunt's fighting ability? She couldn't afford to offend her and could hide away, so Dana stayed in the library and common room to study until it was time to go to bed, then she would not go back to the dormitory.
Perhaps because she discovered something was wrong, the Fat Lady quickly promised that she would not disturb Dana's study again. This relieved him. The common room is a bit noisy and it is not as efficient as studying in the dormitory by yourself.
But Dana relaxed too early, and on Wednesday morning, the Fat Lady gave Dana a scare. She was also holding a little girl in her hand. This little girl Dana had seen before, and she was cooing when talking to her.
"Oh my, I didn't expect you to be so charming," the fat lady covered her mouth with her hands and chuckled: "This little girl misses you every day, and I'm too embarrassed to tell you, so I'll volunteer." I’ll give you an introduction.”
The little girl's face was so red that it looked like it was bleeding.
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