#68 - Harry's past treatment

While Headmaster Dumbledore and Head of Slytherin Snape were discussing Moon in the headmaster's office, the young wizard had already arrived near the Great Hall.

Passing the steps next to the Herbology Club, Moon stopped and carefully observed the area.

It was here that the troll, after being hit by nine [Leg-Locker Curses], had fallen down.

Because the staircase was quite high and the troll was very large, the commotion of its fall was considerable.

Over a dozen hard marble floor tiles were directly smashed, and the troll left behind three teeth and sticky blood.

But now the bloodstains on the ground had been cleaned away, and the floor tiles had all been restored to their original appearance.

There was no sign that a fight had occurred here just half an hour ago.

At this moment, the Great Hall was filled with noise, and every young wizard was making cheerful sounds.

Among them, George and Fred's voices were the loudest. Moon heard them talking about Charlie's affairs.

"In Romania, it takes seven or eight wizards to simultaneously cast spells to subdue a raging dragon..."

"That's right, Charlie even experimented on us when he came back..."

In such a chaotic scene, the doors of the Great Hall opened again.

And all the sounds at the feast stopped as if they had heard a command.

Hundreds of pairs of eyes looked towards the young wizard standing under the Great Hall's huge wooden doors.

Moon had originally wanted to take advantage of the cheers to walk alone to the Gryffindor table. He didn't want to attract any attention.

But the creaking sound of the doors opening still made everyone notice him.

Normally, a first-year wizard walking into the Great Hall would not receive any attention.

But tonight, everyone knew that only one young wizard would be late.

That mysterious young wizard, who had been called away by Dumbledore, and was suspected of subduing the troll and saving the feast.

......

The scene Moon witnessed tonight was already enough for him to remember deeply.

First, the troll's club almost hit him, and now he was facing the gazes of so many people.

Especially the latter, he had never experienced it before.

This made him stand there, not knowing which leg to move.

He finally understood the scene Harry faced at the start-of-term banquet.

This feeling was really unpleasant.

Clang ~

Someone accidentally knocked a spoon onto the floor, breaking the temporary silence, and then Professor McGonagall stood up directly at the professors' table.

"Alright, students, the banquet is still ongoing, everyone can enjoy it to their heart's content."

After McGonagall finished speaking, she gestured towards Moon in the distance, inviting him to take a seat.

Seeing some of the young wizards withdrawing their gazes, Moon quickly ran towards the long table.

"Here, I saved you a seat."

Harry waved to Moon at this time, then pointed to an empty seat next to him.

"Thank you."

After Moon sat down, he smiled at the other party.

"It's okay, you'll get used to this situation if you experience it more."

Harry was very happy because he found that he was finally no longer the only special person.

"Actually, I really don't like this situation of being watched by everyone."

"Alright, Moon, just like Harry said, you'll get used to these things slowly. Tell us quickly, what exactly happened just now."

Moon originally wanted to explain, but Ron, who was sitting next to him, couldn't wait to get the first-hand news.

After Ron asked, Moon found that Neville, Seamus, and even the older students sitting in the distance were also listening attentively.

"Okay, actually, I was originally taking care of the Dragon Blood Grass......"

In order to satisfy everyone's curiosity, Moon had no choice but to repeat in detail what happened tonight.

"That guy should be very big, right?"

Ron, who had never actually seen a troll, was very curious.

"About twelve feet tall, it should be able to reach the ceiling of the classroom."

......

"Its big club was less than an inch away from your nose! ?"

"That's right, I could feel the strong wind brought up by the club at the time."

......

"Well done! Master of the Six Crown King, it's not in vain that we taught you the ultimate secrets of the [Leg-Locker Curse]."

George and Fred had come behind Moon at some point. They had also heard the whole story.

"See, friends, we have long announced that the Small Evil Curse is the most powerful curse in the magic world."

With Moon's corroboration, the twins immediately promoted their unique ideas to everyone around them.

And those who originally sneered at them were now actually starting to agree.

Even those who originally only had a superficial understanding of the Small Evil Curse were preparing to learn this Small Evil Curse properly.

For example, Seamus, Neville, Lavender, and Pettier, who had studied the Small Evil Curse with Moon three weeks ago.

They were now looking at the original [Small Evil Curse Instructor] Ron.

The twins had already been surrounded by more people, so the first-year students could only look at Ron.

Seeing so many people inquiring, Ron, who was originally just listening to the story, showed a satisfied smile on his face.

The people surrounding Moon slowly dispersed, and he finally had time to eat the Halloween feast.

However, just as he took two bites, Hermione suddenly walked over.

"Thank you."

The sudden thanks made Moon a little confused. He didn't remember helping the other party.

"Actually, I was on the second floor at the time."

Hearing Hermione's explanation, Moon realized that no wonder the first person he saw after solving the troll was Hermione.

"You're welcome. Actually, I only returned at the time to find a professor to handle it, but because I sneezed, it attracted the attention of that big guy."

Just as Moon was explaining, Hermione was about to say something when Cedric walked over.

"Are you okay, Moon?"

"Oh, I'm fine, Senior."

"That's good. Professor Sprout was very worried about you and asked me to come and take a look."

After hearing Cedric's words, Moon turned his head and looked at Sprout, who was sitting at the professors' table.

This professor, who was still wearing patched clothes while attending the banquet, was now holding a drink and smiling over.

Seeing this scene, Moon just nodded to show that he was fine.

"And several seniors from the Herbology Club, they have been discussing you just now, and even Belna wanted to use Sleepy Face Fungus spores to relieve your nervous mood."

Hearing Cedric say this, Moon smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

After Moon repeatedly assured him, Cedric returned to the Hufflepuff table.

......

"Is the atmosphere of the Herbology Club so good?"

Seeing Cedric leave, Hermione asked.

"That's right, everyone usually cares about me very much. They even tell me about their research topics in order to help me find a research direction."

Hearing Moon say this, Hermione suddenly felt that it might be nice to find a group of people with common aspirations to be friends with.

......

The theme of Halloween is originally associated with horror and mischief.

Especially with the troll incident, it made the young wizards feel even more exciting things at the banquet.

But this year's Halloween, besides the troll, Moon unexpectedly became the center of everyone's conversation.

Even the Slytherin students who disliked Gryffindor the most were like this.

"Someone must have helped him, otherwise how could he have done it!"

"That's right, even Quirrell fainted. How could a freshman do it!"

Moon's name did not appear on the Slytherin table. A simple "he" could let everyone know who it was.