Chapter 299 Halloween Repertoire

The streets of Hogsmeade have become very deserted, and the people who used to come and go have disappeared. The depressed scene fills this small white village. People who don’t know better think that the British wizarding world has encountered the Great Depression.

This depression has also spread to various shops, and the number of adult wizards has dropped sharply. If groups of students hadn't appeared today, the shops here would have been busy for another day.

After all, no one likes to deal with dementors. Hogsmeade, not far from Hogwarts, is a key target of dementors. The Ministry of Magic suspects that Black may be haunting this small village.

All the efforts of the Ministry of Magic were in vain. If Black could escape from the dementors once, he could escape a second time.

What's more, both Hogwarts and Hogsmeade can be said to be heavily guarded. To approach here rashly is either because Black is not smart, or because he is an expert and bold, and is sure that he will not be discovered.

Ada has never understood why the Ministry of Magic would trust dark creatures like dementors, not only giving Azkaban their guard, but also letting them hunt down fugitives.

As for Aurors, Ada wanted to ask about Aurors. Compared to Dementors, Aurors with brains that can turn around should be better candidates for chasing fugitives, right?

In the Three Broomsticks pub, Ada sipped her butterbeer, and the warmth in the room finally dispelled the chill on her body.

The twins stared resentfully at Madame Rosmerta, who had just wanted to order a man's drink, but Madame Rosmerta refused to sell Firewhiskey to a minor.

The kind aunt was not kind at all at this moment, at least in the hearts of Fred and George.

Among the shops in Hogsmeade, the most popular ones are Honeydukes Candy Shop and The Three Broomsticks.

Different from the dirty Pig's Head pub, and different from the sweetness of Mrs. Puddy's Cafe, the Three Broomsticks has a wider audience. Not only can you drink butterbeer here, but you can also drink some other drinks with lower alcohol content. .

Mrs. Rosmerta is the living star of this store, and her charm is not only attractive to the boys at Hogwarts. Moreover, running such a bar cannot be done with just a face. Mrs. Rosmerta's ability is more outstanding than her face and figure.

After drinking all the butterbeer in her hand and drinking an extra cup of hot mead, Ada had the courage to leave herself in the cold wind again.

Winter came extremely early this year. It had just arrived on Halloween, and Ada had already put on a slightly heavier winter coat. After the severe cold, she hopes to see a beautiful spring.

The three of them first went to Zuko's Joke Shop. The twins wanted to supplement some information and had a daydream.

The two brothers said that they would own this Joko Joke Shop after graduation as the first step in starting their own business. The idea is good, but this dream may not be easy to realize.

Then, Ada and the twins went to Honeydukes and bought some chocolates there before the three of them returned to school together. But instead of going straight back to the castle, they went to the Twilight Cottage.

The flames in the fireplace warmed the whole house. Holding a cup of hot cocoa in hand, standing in front of the window and looking out, it was a cozy afternoon.

Outside the Twilight Cabin, there are students who came to visit the Screaming Shack, the most famous haunted house in the UK; inside the Twilight Cabin, there is Ada, who smiles crookedly at the trembling students who were blown by the wind.

As the chapter says, you stand on the bridge and look at the scenery, and the people watching the scenery are watching you upstairs. The students came to see the haunted Screaming Shack, not to be seen by the "ghosts" in the Screaming Shack.

If these students were more courageous and went directly into the courtyard, or moved forward to join in, maybe they would find out that the rumors were untrue. They will discover that there are no ghosts in the Shrieking Shack, just a beautiful senior sister.

It was not until evening that Ada and the twins returned from the cabin to the castle for the Halloween dinner. As soon as you enter the auditorium, you will see the familiar sight of thousands of jack-o-lanterns and bats flying around.

But this year there are more orange banners burning with flames, floating lazily on the storm-brewing ceiling like colorful water snakes.

The dinner was very sumptuous, but such a sumptuous dinner could not stop everyone's mouths. Everyone was discussing today's trip to Hogsmeade and where to go next time.

Harry looked out of place at the long and busy table. He could only keep stuffing pumpkin pie into his mouth to make it look like he was just too hungry instead of having nothing to say.

The banquet concluded with a performance by the ghosts of Hogwarts. They jumped out from the walls and tables one after another, forming various formations to perform gliding performances. Gryffindor's Nearly Headless Nick reenacts his beheading experience with great success.

Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, Gryffindor's resident ghost. The knight attempted to straighten Lady Greve's teeth on October 30, 1492.

But contrary to expectations, instead of straightening, Ms. Greif's teeth grew into terrifying fangs. Because of this magical accident, Sir Porpington was sentenced to death.

On the day of the execution, the executioner's ax was dull because the stone used to sharpen the ax was placed somewhere. So poor Sir Porpington received forty-five blows in all, but even so there was still a little bit of skin and sinew attached to his neck.

The dinner was over, and students from the four colleges poured out of the auditorium and walked up the stairs.

No one rushed into the auditorium in a hurry, shouting "It's bad!", no one fainted in the auditorium, and there was no skinny cat hanging on the torch. This year's Halloween seemed to have passed peacefully.

However, Ada did not let down her guard. Even if it is 23:59 now, this Halloween is not over yet, and there is a possibility of danger. Halloween at Hogwarts is like a weapon of cause and effect. Something unpleasant will always happen on this day.

As expected, Ada and the twins followed their usual route back to Gryffindor Tower. However, when I walked to the corridor leading to the Fat Lady's portrait, I found that it was crowded with students.

"What's going on? Why don't you guys go in?" Fred said curiously.

George stood on tiptoes and looked over the heads of the classmates in front of him. He didn't see much, except that the portrait hole seemed to be closed. He said: "I don't know, the fat lady doesn't seem to be here, the entrance is closed."

Ada said "give in, give in, give in", while pushing aside the crowd and moving forward. When the students around her saw Ada's appearance, they spontaneously moved out of the way. Ada finally knew why the students were stuck here.

The reason why the students are stuck here is not because they have forgotten the password due to collective amnesia, or because the Fat Lady is showing off her "beautiful singing voice" again. It's because the Fat Lady, the Gryffindor housekeeper, is missing!

The Fat Lady disappeared from her portrait, which had been severely hacked, fragments of canvas scattered on the floor, and a large chunk of canvas simply torn away.

Although the Fat Lady's singing voice is deadly, it is obvious that the students would not do such a thing. Someone must be trying to break into the Gryffindor common room.

Ada's eyes quickly swept among the students, and she said loudly: "Clark, go find Professor Dumbledore or Professor McGonagall and tell them what is happening here!"

Clark Gerald woke up from his confusion. The new male prefect immediately turned around and walked through the crowd and left the Gryffindor Tower. People are panicking, the portrait has been destroyed like this, is there another terrible attack on the school?

The crowd fell silent, starting from the front row, and a chill seemed to spread down the corridor.

"Please, let me pass." came Percy's voice, and he hurried through the crowd in a serious manner, "Why are you all stuck here? You can't all have forgotten the password - I'm sorry, I am the student union president -"

Seeing the destroyed portrait, Percy was stunned, and an ominous premonition appeared in his heart. Percy almost screamed, but luckily he controlled himself in time and didn't cause greater panic.

"Everyone, stay quiet!" Ada shouted again, "Watch the people around you and don't walk around randomly! Senior students, please take care of the juniors around you!"

Ada knew that she needed to calm down the situation and prevent everyone from falling into panic. This was her responsibility as a prefect. But Ada has no better way and can only hope that Clark can find Dumbledore as soon as possible.

Three consecutive orders finally made everyone stop being restless. Although the students became quiet, everyone's face was full of uneasiness. Everyone felt that the destruction of the Fat Lady's portrait was just the beginning of the attack.

Thanks to book friend Luo Yue Ruzheng for the reward.