Passing through the gates lined with winged boar statues on either side, the car made its way up a steep slope, swaying dangerously in the ensuing wind.

Leaning against the window, Harry could see Hogwarts getting closer, its many lighted windows glinting behind a thick curtain of rain.

When their car stopped in front of the huge oak gate, a thunderbolt struck the sky, and the gate entered the fort by a stone staircase.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville jumped out of the car and hurried up the steps. They didn't look up until they safely entered the gate and came to the antechamber with its ornate marble staircase where the torches were lit.

"Damn it," Ron said, shaking his head at the rain, "if it rains like this again, the ditch will be full, and I'll be soaking wet—ahhh

A huge red balloon filled with water falls from the roof onto Ron's head and bursts.

Wet and dripping with water, Ron staggered to Harry's side, just as the second water bomb landed - nearly hitting Homey, it exploded at Harry's feet, the cold water shallow to his socks, and everyone around him screamed and pushed each other to flee the scene.

Harry looked up and saw Peeves floating 20 feet above their heads, a diminutive ghost wearing a hat with bells and an orange bow tie, his evil face distorted from too much concentration as he aimed again.

"Peeves!" shouted an angry voice, "Peeves, come down now!"

Professor McGonagall, Vice Chancellor and Gryffindor Director, scurried in from the hall, she slipped on the wet floor, and she grabbed Hermione by the collar to keep it from slipping any further.

Hermione's body shook slightly, she was a little unsteady on her feet, and her hands were sent forward, and a terrifying cat meow sounded as she advanced.

Harry quickly grabbed Hermione's arm.

Uh, it's the arm......

"Ouch—— I'm sorry, Miss Granger, and ...... Your cat ......"

"It's okay, Professor. Hermione rubbed her throat and gasped.

"Oh no, wait, you say, cat?"

"I just saw him fly out of the window. Professor McGonagall said.

"Flew out. Hermione exclaimed.

Luckily, this is only the first level of the castle, but it's still raining outside......

"Peeves, get down now!" Professor McGonagall shouted, straightening her polka-dotted hat and glaring through her square-rimmed glasses.

"Nothing!" Peeves giggled as he dropped a water bomb at a few fifth-year girls, who screamed and swooped down the hall. "They're already soaking wet, aren't they?, little ones!......" he pointed another bomb at the group of second-graders who had just arrived.

"I'm going to call the Headmaster!" Professor McGonagall roared, "I warn you, Peeves. ”

Peeves stuck out his tongue and threw his last water bomb into the air, slamming down the marble steps, giggling like a madman.

"Hey, keep going!" Professor McGonagall snapped to the panicked students, "Hurry up, get into the hall!"

"Quick, let's go get Van Lin back. Hermione said, and she turned to run outside the castle, when a soaking wet kitten walked in close to the wall.

"Oh, oops. Hermione said, "Maybe you two can take Van Lin to change your clothes......

Hermione couldn't pick up the cat with all the fur on her body.

"Looks like you threw him in a puddle. Harry said.

"Which of you has a towel?"

"Maybe you can ...... with a cloak"

"No, no," said Vanlin...... "all you see is my hair, and my clothes are fine." ”

Van Lin changed back, and everyone just felt a flower in front of their eyes......

"Where are your clothes?" asked Harry.

"If you can structure yourself, it's not so difficult to make a piece of clothing disappear and reappear. ”

Van Lin said, his hair sticking wet to his head, looking like he had been licked by something.

"If Professor McGonagall saw it, she would have complimented you. Harry said that students who have a deep understanding of Transfiguration are always praised by Professor McGonagall.

"It's not that hard, but ...... Before that, who could tell me that Peeves was there, I also think it needs to experience this feeling. ”

Anyone who suddenly falls into the cold water in the middle of a warm sleep will not feel good......

Besides, who knows where Hermione got that much strength, the position just now was a full two meters away from the window of the wall......

"He's a ghost......"

"Trust me, I can do it. Van Lin said indignantly, maybe he could use his magic to repeatedly wash away the Peeves, or he could freeze him and throw him under the Black Lake, the Siren's singing still had a great effect on the spirit body, and they loved to sing.

"I have to disturb that if it's delayed, the dinner party is about to start, and besides, our clothes are ......"

"Let's just get over it. "I can pump some water out, but it's just not dripping." ”

"It's already pretty good. Hermione said that the wetness of her clothes made the girl feel very uncomfortable.

"Well, though, it's just a little cold. Van Lin said, a faint blue light appeared on his hand, and then a translucent ball of water gradually appeared in Van Lin's palm.

"Ron, your clothes are faded. Van Lin said, the water that connected to Ron's end was faintly black mixed in.

......

The hall was as splendid as it had been, decorated with the opening ceremony, golden plates and goblets glittering in the light of hundreds of candles floating in midair, four long large tables filled with chatting students, and at the top of the hall, faculty and staff sat at a fifth table, facing their students.

It's so much warmer here!

harry

Ron, Van Lin, and Hermione slipped in through the double door on the right.

They passed Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and then sat with the rest of the Gryffindors on the other side of the hall, near the almost headless Nick, who was pearly white and translucent, and was dressed tonight in his usual tight robes, tied in a knot, a bow tie that served a double purpose, one to look particularly festive, and the other to make sure his head didn't shake too his partially cut neck.

It's a good decision to make Nick seem a little more normal, but a ghost isn't a normal thing in itself.

Take Myrtle, for example, this ghost is too skinny.

"Good evening. He smiled at them.