What happened at the Quidditch World Cup was a profound event for adult wizards, but for the little wizards at Hogwarts, it was just an episode, a small adjustment in life.
After all, not every little wizard thinks about his future before graduating.
For them, this incident was not as important as what was going to happen two days later.
Well, Hogwarts starts in two days.
Now Harry and others have arrived at the fourth year of Hogwarts and half of their academy career has passed.
The Gedrick Valley Castle was once again handed over to two old wizards, Pipilu and Lu Xixi. The two had officially become the stewards of the castle. They decided to spend the rest of their lives in the castle in a semi-retirement style. For most of their lives, a stable and good living environment may be a good choice.
After putting away their textbooks and putting everything they needed to carry into their bags, the little wizards arrived at the Kingdom Cross platform on time and on time.
This time, the passage was not closed inexplicably, there were no house elves blocking the way, and there were no nasty dementors on the way. We arrived at Hogwarts Station very smoothly.
Riding in a carriage that can only be ridden by second graders and above, we headed towards the location of the castle.
This time, in addition to the usual six-person group, there was also a little witch with a trance-like temperament in the car.
Luna Lovegood.
During the night of Dudley's second grade, they met the little witch who was running around the castle with bare feet.
Now she has passed the test and became a member of the disciplinary team.
She was discussing something with Hermione.
But judging from the conversation, it wasn’t very pleasant.
Hermione is a logician through and through. She starts everything from logic and uses facts. For example, she will use evidence to catch criminals. Luna, on the other hand, belongs to the category of amazingly intuitive people. What stands out is that she is unreasonable and often does things based on her feelings. For example, when arresting criminals, she will directly name the criminals and act according to her feelings.
Fortunately, the two have different philosophies, but it does not affect their relationship. The same encounter (referring to bullying) at Hogwarts laid a solid foundation for their relationship.
They are each other's best friends (referring to the same sex).
The people responsible for pulling the carriage are magical creatures called thestrals. They have a magical property that can only be seen by people who have seen death. Because of this, it was once considered an unlucky symbol.
It is said that they will bring all kinds of terrible disasters to those who see them.
In fact, ominousness and disaster itself have nothing to do with Thestrals. Just like Absol, the disaster beast in Pokémon, they are purely labeled.
It is a scrawny black Pegasus with a dragon-like head and huge bat wings.
To be fair, Dudley thought they had a unique beauty.
Even though they are so thin that only bones are left, their strength is much greater than that of ordinary horses, and even the Hippogriff cannot compare with it.
But it's a pity that even the Thestral can't drive Dudley to fly.
The carriage Dudley was riding in took five Thestrals to pull. The other carriages were all just one Thestrals.
Even so, the speed is slower than other carriages.
It was already very late when several people arrived at Hogwarts. They were the latest to arrive among the senior years except the first year.
The corridors of the castle were wet everywhere, and because they were all made of smooth marble, the soles of the feet were slippery when walking on them.
It's Peeves, this guy is going around hitting people with water balloons.
Regular pranks were his favorite.
Professor McGonagall was so angry that she yelled, but she had no special solution.
"Stop! Stop! The first-year students will be here in a while."
But who is Peeves? It won't give up the idea of playing pranks just for the sake of a new life.
The main reason is that Peeves's composition is really weird. He is not human, not ghost, and not a magical creature. He is almost the same age as Hogwarts and one of the most mysterious beings in Hogwarts.
Sometimes you can use the same method to deal with ghosts, and a small spell can subdue it. Sometimes, let alone the method to deal with ghosts, even Dumbledore can't do anything with it unless it takes the initiative to give you face. , otherwise it will be difficult for anyone to use it, and it will be like cheating.
The most troublesome existence in all of Hogwarts is not just for words.
Obviously, today's Peeves is the one who has been given the invincible BUFF. Professor McGonagall has no way to do anything about him.
Peeves made a perfect water ball attack, drenching the little witch not far away until she was soaked in water.
The embarrassed look made Peeves laugh weirdly.
Fortunately, it is not a pervert. In front of it, wizards and witches are the same.
Just when Peeves was about to throw down the second water ball, a voice sounded from behind him.
"Mr. Peeves, what are you doing?"
Peeves was startled when he heard this voice, and instinctively hid the water ball behind his back. Unfortunately, his body was transparent, and the water ball in his hand was too big to block it at all.
"Oh, it's Mr. Dursley."
"I didn't do anything."
Peeves laughed and said with a guilty conscience.
Dudley didn't talk nonsense to it and went straight to the point: "The prank ends here, okay? Mr. Peeves?"
"Everyone likes an obedient and sensible Peeves."
"Okay, now that Mr. Dursley said so."
A trace of reluctance flashed across Peeves' face, but he still obeyed Dudley's words.
Dudley's words were more effective than Bloody Balor on Peeves. Many young wizards wanted to know why, but it was a pity that Dudley never told the second person.
With regret on his face, Peeves let go of the water ball in his hand. The water ball fell vertically and hit Ron's face, who stretched his neck to look up.
The poor child, who originally just wanted to watch a show, turned into a drowned rat in an instant.
Ron:? ? ?
Me.
Didn't you promise not to play pranks?
Peeves promised not to cause trouble again. Professor McGonagall who came over was relieved. She chose to ignore Ron's last words. Who told you to stand so straight directly under Peeves? All she saw was her. Waving the wand to clean up the water stains on the ground, he walked to the door and waited for the arrival of this new batch of students.
The auditorium is still the same one. It is magnificent, with countless lit candles floating in the sky, and the transparent ceiling allows you to see the beautiful scenery outside the window.
There is just one more vacancy on the professor's seat, and the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is not in the position.
Last year, when Professor Lupine told everyone that he could not teach everyone in the second year, many young wizards expressed regret.
After all, he has been the most reliable Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in the past three years.
Hmm. The substitute teacher (Dudley) doesn't count.
(End of chapter)
