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"Although this may be a bit too much to ask...but can you come to my death anniversary party?"
Nearly Headless Nick said with some anticipation: "It will be on Halloween Eve. I will then announce the establishment of my own hunting team in front of all my friends. It would be an honor for me if you could come."
"I'll come," Harry agreed readily. "Can I bring someone else with me?"
"If you mean Mr. Weasley and Miss Granger... of course, they are also very popular."
He looked back at Kyle.
"I'm sorry, Lord Porpington."
Kyle said regretfully: "Although I really want to witness the birth of a great hunter team, I have already promised Cedric to watch the performance of the Skeleton Dance Troupe with him, so..."
“Oh, of course…” Nearly Headless Nick said with a smile: “What I mean is, if you promised others first, you must keep your promise. It’s me who said it too late.
But did Dumbledore really invite the Skeleton Dance Company?"
"This is what Professor McGonagall accidentally said a few days ago. It should be fine." Kyle said.
"Oh...why this year?"
Nearly Headless Nick tugged at his hat and said, "I've liked their performances since two hundred years ago... and I heard from the Howling Baron that they recently choreographed new dance moves that are amazing.
Why this year? "
Nick, who was almost headless, turned a few circles in the air. "Tell me, if I invite the Skeleton Dance Troupe to my Deathday party after their performance, will they agree?"
"Probably... maybe." Kyle said uncertainly.
Although there is no essential difference between skeletons and ghosts, they are two different species after all...it is hard to say whether they will be interested in ghosts.
"It would be nice if you could agree to that."
Nearly Headless Nick looked out the window longingly, muttering to himself, "It would be great if the Skeleton Dance Company and Harry Potter came to my Deathday party together!"
……
After leaving this corridor, there are stairs not far ahead.
Kyle and Harry were going back to their respective common rooms, Nick was going to look for Peeves... and then they went their separate ways.
……
By the time Kyle got back to the common room, it was almost curfew.
However, there are still many students sitting in the common room doing their homework, which is also a Hufflepuff tradition.
Kyle found Cedric and Connor near the window.
"Deathday party?" Cedric said thankfully, "It's a good thing you didn't agree to it. I'm sure that kind of scene would not be suitable for living people."
"Have you participated?" Kanna asked.
"No." Cedric shook his head, "But when I went to the kitchen before, I saw the house elves carrying some freshly prepared food out of the kitchen.
They also said that these were prepared for a ghost party and needed to be kept for a long time until they completely rotted or grew mold. "
"The house-elves probably wouldn't allow that kind of thing in the kitchen," Connor whispered.
She had been in the kitchen many times and it was always clean and the food was always freshest.
"Yeah, so they took those things outside." Cedric shrugged.
"Just think about it, having a Halloween dinner and having to deal with a bunch of moldy, rotten food is not a fun experience."
"So I refused." Kyle said, "But looking at Porter, he seems to be quite interested."
"Harry Potter..." Cedric smacked his lips, "No wonder he was able to defeat the You-Know-Who, he's just different from us, normal people wouldn't want to attend a ghost's party, right?
Should we go and remind him?"
"It's useless. Potter has already agreed." Kyle said: "He didn't even hesitate for a second."
"Then there's no way……"
It was still pouring outside the window and the sky was dark as ink, but inside the house it was bright and cheerful.
While others were doing their homework or playing wizard chess, Kyle told Cedric and Connor about his wonderful experience in front of the library.
This made them quickly forget about the ghost.
"You suddenly became smart when you passed by the library?" Cedric opened his mouth in surprise, and it felt like a whole potato could fit in it.
"How can this be!"
He had no idea how many times he had walked the road in front of the library. If that was the case, how come he had never encountered this before?
Kanna didn't quite believe it either.
This kind of thing... Professor Snape never mentioned it to her.
Besides, if you can become smarter just by walking in front of the library, then why would we need to go to classes? We could just queue up there every day.
"I find it incredible, too." Kyle whispered, "But I really encountered it, I'm not lying to you."
"Is it possible that you've been too tired lately and are hallucinating?" Cedric still couldn't quite believe this.
“It could also be that something you didn’t understand before suddenly became clear to you.”
Kanna glanced at Kyle and said thoughtfully, "I was like this before. I could never make the perfect water of life and death. But one time when I picked up the crucible, I suddenly realized where I was wrong, and then I made the perfect water of life and death smoothly."
She felt that Kyle should be the same as she was at that time.
"Maybe..." After hearing what the two said, Kyle became a little unconfident.
He decided to try again at the library entrance in the next few days. If it still doesn't work... then there would be nothing else to do.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 294 Halloween Party
Halloween Eve, on the second floor of the castle.
Cedric sat in an empty classroom, covering his face and whispering, "Kyle, I don't think this is going to work, so let's just forget it."
They have been here for several days and have not gained anything during this period...but it cannot be said that they have gained something.
They became famous.
Almost half of the school knew that the top students in the third and fourth grades had been hanging around the library entrance for the past few days and their behavior was very strange.
I don't even know who spread the word that this was a new method of learning, using some ancient magical ritual to transform the knowledge in the library into one's own.
This is obviously nonsense, but there are still many people who believe it... and they believe it without a doubt.
Recently, more and more people have begun to gather at the entrance of the library, carefully imitating their movements.
You know what, they learned it quite well, and their movements were so synchronized.
Especially in the past two days, the library has almost become a tourist attraction, surrounded by people almost all the time.
But correspondingly, Madam Pince looked at them with increasingly unfriendly eyes.
Because that group of people seriously disrupted the order of the library, she tried to drive them away several times, but to no avail...
After all, Madam Pince couldn't stay outside all the time. As soon as she left, those people would come back soon.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for her to have a good face towards the two culprits, Kyle and Cedric.
Cedric felt that they might not be able to go to the library any time soon.
Kyle also sighed and nodded in agreement.
The noise here has indeed been a bit louder recently. Today they were even blocked outside by the crowd and couldn't get close to the library.
I guess it won’t be long before the professors come to kick us out.
After leaving the classroom, the two lowered their heads, walked around the crowd and returned to the first floor, preparing to attend the Halloween party.
The auditorium has been newly decorated.
More than a dozen huge pumpkins were carved into lanterns, the smallest of which could accommodate two people. If there was an Thestral in front, it would definitely be a pumpkin carriage.
At the entrance of the Great Hall, Kyle also met the Gryffindor trio...
"You have to keep your word." Hermione was talking to Harry. "You said you would go to the Deathday party. You can't break your promise. Otherwise, Nearly Headless Nick will be very disappointed."
"But Hermione, I didn't agree."
Next to him, Ron said with a bitter face, "And Scabbers is gone. I still have to go look for him."
"Your rat?" Hermione frowned. "Didn't you always keep it in the dormitory?"
"That's right. It was there at noon today, but it disappeared in the afternoon."
Ron muttered quietly, "Neville must have forgotten to close the door when he left... I can't even imagine what would happen if Scabbers ran into Mrs. Norris in the castle. He'd get eaten."
"You don't have to worry about that at all," said Hermione. "Mrs. Norris would never eat a student's pet... in fact, she only eats what Filch feeds her."
"Are you going to the underground classroom?"
A familiar voice came, and the three were startled. When they looked up, they saw Kyle and Cedric.
"Hello."
Harry greeted the two of them, then nodded helplessly, "You're right, we're heading to the third underground classroom, which is where Nick is holding his Deathday party."
It can be seen that he is a little regretful now.
"I suggest you bring some snacks with you." Cedric reminded, "There's 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. "They like different things than we do."
After hearing what Kyle said, Harry seemed to regret it even more.
But like Hermione said just now, he had already promised Nick, and the other party had just helped him escape Filch's punishment. It would definitely be inappropriate to go back on his word at this time. He had to go no matter what.
At worst... I can just leave early.
If they had enough time, they might be able to get back before the school party was over.
After a few more words, Harry and the other two left in a hurry. Before going to the dungeon, they had to help Ron find his mouse, so time was very tight.
Kyle and Cedric walked into the bustling auditorium.