Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Great Surprise of Halloween

The long-awaited Halloween has finally arrived. Early in the morning, everyone smelled the smell of roasted pumpkin wafting from the corridor. The kitchen starts early in the morning to prepare for dinner, so breakfast is just simple bread and milk. However, there was no dissatisfaction, and everyone was in high spirits in the festive atmosphere, and even Professor Binns's History of Magic class didn't seem so boring. Everyone excitedly passed small notes to each other, discussing the new performances that might be held in the evening.

Because Harry and Ron were constantly writing and debating with notes about whether or not there would be a real Halloween night walk rehearsed by the ghosts of the various houses tonight, and they didn't have the time to harass Brandi. Brandi finally had plenty of opportunities to make up for a good night's sleep.

He was so sleepy that he stayed up all night continuously to practice control, plus the sequelae of empty blue. He's been getting worse and worse these days, and he's getting more and more sleepy, and even the Potions class the day before yesterday almost fell asleep under Snape's nose! Thanks to Hermione, while Snape was still facing away from them, seriously criticizing Petyer's methods, she 'pretended' to accidentally slip the ice cube used to cool the salamander's blood into the loose neckline of Brandy, who was yawning and about to fall unconscious.

Hiss~~~~ Oh God

So in Hermione's snickering, Brandy, who was hurriedly shouting and jumping, finally pulled the ice out of his shirt, and could only silently shed two lines of tiger tears in the face of the strange eyes of Snape and the people around him who cared for the mentally retarded.

However, there was something even more exciting for them today, as Professor Flitwick announced in the afternoon Charms class that he thought everyone was capable enough to learn the Levitation Charm.

Ever since they had seen Professor Flitwick chant a spell to make Neville's toads fly all over the classroom, they had been envious of the levitation charm. After the professor briefly explained the main points, he divided the class into pairs to practice. Harry was assigned Seamus as his partner, much to his relief, as Neville had desperately tried to make eye contact with him during the group. But it didn't go so well for Ron, and he had to work with Hermione. Both of them love to ignore each other, and they feel like they can quarrel at any time.

Brandi is in a group with Parvati Petyer, who is now much more energetic thanks to the fact that he has supplemented his sleep in the morning.

It's a good thing that Brandi has been able to connect with the control of the magic link during this time, and he has now made significant progress in spells. Although it was still impossible to make the wand go away, and not to absorb his magic without stopping. But at least after many contacts, Brandi was able to barely control the break of the magic link...... Although each spell will still be sucked by the wand whale, and a large amount of mana will be intercepted, at least the wand will not be bitten until all the mana is drained.

If you take into account his current astonishing mana recovery speed, as long as he doesn't cast spells too often, it can be said that he is actually no different from other freshmen. Under this premise, Brandi's advantage in terms of mastery of spells is well reflected, compared to other wizards who still need to rest and wait for the recovery of their magic power, as long as he maintains a suitable frequency, he can recite spells all day without worry! And he has an unscrupulous teacher by his side who has a lot of spells......

Although the teaching quality of the teachers is somewhat unsatisfactory, the IQ of the students is also debatable......

But it can't stand the hundreds or thousands of mechanical practice makes perfect for Brandi, who has nothing to do every night and has nothing to do.

In the past few weeks, Brandi has learned almost all the spells in Standard Spell Elementary, and is as proficient as adult wizards who have been playing magic for more than ten years! In his spare time, he and the Sorting Hat even analyzed the spell left on the blackboard in Room 13 from an academic perspective, and the night before he returned the Sorting Hat to the Headmaster's office, he managed to release the powerful spell. According to the tone of the Sorting Hat, the spell was cleverly conceived, and in terms of composition and actual casting difficulty, it would be difficult for even the Aurors in the Ministry of Magic to master it in a matter of weeks.

………… In short, Brandi, who is now reborn, feels that he has a great advantage, at least in Charms class.

The levitation spell is naturally not worth mentioning at all. He had already practiced under the guidance of the Sorting Hat, but the way he practiced was noticeably more direct. The book says yes, the spell is demanding on syllables and gestures, and after countless accidents (including summoning a large slug to press on itself...... He had finally mastered the spell...... And unforgettable.

"Well, don't forget that subtle wrist movement we've been training on!" Professor Flitwick stood on top of his pile of books as usual and shrieked. "Shake and shake, remember, shake and shake. It's also important to pronounce the spell accurately – don't forget the wizard of Barufeo, who said the 'f' to the 's' and found himself lying on the floor with a bison standing on his chest. ”

"Listen to Parvati, don't pronounce it 'h', you won't like to be in close contact with a slug." As Professor Flitwick explained, Brandi made Parvati's spell book float gently, he grasped it very well, the book was only less than two centimeters from the table, and he would not have noticed it if he hadn't looked closely, he was very satisfied to see Parvati's surprised eyes, and humorously told Parvati about the troubles that had happened when he practiced the levitation spell, which amused her.

"The slug was only 0.01 centimeters away from me, but after a quarter of a second, the slug would completely disappear because I decided to recite a spell ......"

"And you succeeded?"

"No, it's not ......" Brandi spread his hands, "I was knocked unconscious......"

…………

After the general points were taught, Professor Flitwick announced that the practice had begun.

It's really not easy to do. Harry and Seamus shook and shook and shook and did over and over again, but the feather that should have been sent into the air by them lay motionless on the floor. In a fit of rage, Seamus stabbed his wand at the feather, which caught fire - Harry had to use his hat to extinguish the fire.

And Ron, at the other table, didn't seem to be much better. "Yuga Dim Leviosa!" He shouted, waving his two long arms like a windmill. "You're wrong," Harry heard Hermione say unceremoniously, "it's Feather Plus and Dimlevy-O-Sa, and the word 'plus' has to be long and clear." ”

"Oh, you can pull it down, don't be blind BB next to you, you can do it!" Ron snarled.

"You said it yourself!"

Hermione neatly rolled up her sleeves, waved her wand, and said, "Yuga Dim Leviosa!" ”

Their feather rose from the table and hung four feet above their heads. "Oh, well done!" Professor Flitwick clapped his hands and shouted in delight, "Look, Miss Granger has made it!" ”

"Well done!" Professor Flavi applauded her: "Gryffindor plus five points for this!" Subsequently, under Brandi's guidance, Pettier and Brandi also completed the exercises, adding five points to Gryffindor.

As a result, after a class, Ron, who was still BB in the end, was in a bad mood to the extreme.

"No wonder no one in the class can stand her except for the self-righteous Brandi!" Walking down the crowded hallway, Ron angrily complained to Harry, "She's a nightmare!" ”

Someone rushed past the two of them. It was Hermione, and Harry just caught a glimpse of her face - he was very surprised to see that she was crying.

"Uh...... I think she heard what you had to say about her. ”

"So what!" Ron was still a little unconvinced, but he still seemed a little uneasy. "She already knew, she didn't have any friends at all...... Even the people in their dorm wouldn't be happy to stay with her every day. ”

"You're enough! Ron! Brandi, who came from behind, also heard Ron's complaints, he felt so sad and angry for the first time, his two friends actually slandered each other behind their backs, he rushed over, so angry that his schoolbag was thrown on the ground.

"I don't really care what you think of me, but where did Hermione mess with you? Because of your own failed spellcasting? You said it yourself, she did it! Do you know what she's doing before class, she's previewing today's lesson while you and Harry are playing! I see her almost every time I go to the library to look for materials! Why is she working so hard? Just to be ridiculed by everyone as a jack-of-all-trades? ”

Brandi usually has a very good temper, even if he suffers a small loss, he smiles, but this is the first time to see Brandi's real anger, Ron and Harry are a little overwhelmed.

"She's really trying her best to get on with everyone...... I worked hard to answer questions for the sake of the college, and I wanted to earn back the points we were deducted because of the large group of swarms from the hands of each teacher. Worried that you would be punished if you were caught by Filch, she sat in the lounge in the middle of the night without sleeping and waiting for you. She's already done that...... You think she's an unbearable nightmare? Speaking of this, Brandi was even so angry that she couldn't speak, and her eyes were a little red with excitement.

"Yes, she has a lot of problems, she is arrogant and rigid, and her tone of voice sounds like she is preaching, which I admit, and sometimes I want to quarrel with her impatiently...... But...... I'll still think of her as my best friend. Just like you......" He took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his thoughts.

"Maybe Hermione is a Gryffindor, hard-mouthed and soft-hearted... Oh shit! ”

In frustration, he bent down to pick up the schoolbag on the ground, threw down the frightened two, and walked away without looking back.

I didn't notice the corner of the hallway, and I covered my mouth tightly, and Hermione, who was already crying, was already crying.

"Brandi ............"

Hermione didn't show up for the next class, and she was nowhere to be seen all afternoon. Brandi was angry, and as expected, he didn't go with Harry, and Harry and Ron went downstairs to the dining room for the Halloween party, and they already regretted saying it so badly. Especially passing by the long Hufflepuff table, Lavender, who overheard Lavender sneaking over to tell her Hufflepuff friend that Hermione had been crying in the women's bathroom all afternoon, and Pettier had run over to comfort her.

Ron looked even more uncomfortable when he heard this. However, moments later, when they walked into the dining room and saw the colorful Halloween decorations, they immediately forgot about Hermione.

A thousand bats fluttered across the walls and ceiling, and a thousand more, like low clouds, swirled above the table, causing the candle flames in the pumpkin's belly to flicker. The delicacies suddenly appeared on the golden plate, just like at the opening banquet.

Harry was struggling to eat a huge potato with the skin on it, when Professor Quirrell burst into the dining room, his large scarf slanted over his head and a look of horror on his face. Everyone stared at him, only to see him tremble over to Professor Dumbledore's chair, lean back on the table, gasp and say, "Trolls—in the basement classroom—I thought you should know." ”

With that, he fell headlong to the floor and passed out.

There was chaos in the restaurant. Screams rang out one after another, and the Great Hall was so commotion that Professor Dumbledore had to make a few screeching fireworks explosions on his wand head before everyone fell silent.

"Now, please guide the students back to their respective break rooms, and the teachers will take care of the basement classrooms."

Percy is naturally at home.

"Follow me! Don't get scattered, first graders! As long as you do what I tell you, you don't have to be afraid of any trolls! Okay, follow me closely. Get out of the way, the first graders are going to pass! I beg your pardon, I'm a prefect! ”

"How can a troll get in?" Harry asked as they made their way up the stairs.

"Don't ask me, the trolls must be surprisingly stupid," Ron said, "maybe Peeves put it in to spice up Halloween Eve." ”

On the way, they met some crowds of people hurrying in different directions. As they struggled to squeeze past a crowd of bewildered Hufflepuff students, Harry jerked Ron's arm.

"I just remembered—Hermione."

"What's wrong with her?"

"She doesn't know about trolls yet."

Ron bit his lip.

"Oh, well, maybe Brandi is right, we're a little too much, let's go find her," he said decisively, "but we'd better not let Percy see us." ”

The two sneaked out of the crowd without anyone noticing, just as no one noticed that Brandi wasn't there at the party from start to finish.