Immediately after Dumbledore announced the start of the Halloween dinner, an extraordinarily hearty meal appeared on the long table.

All sorts of tempting meat and fruit treats are piled up.

Milton smoothly cleaned up his mood, smiled and said to Scott and them: "Now, don't think about this, I don't want to affect your mood for the holidays because of my own affairs, enjoy the banquet!" ”

With that, he stood up and walked towards the front of the teacher's seat.

At the same time, students from various faculties stood up from their seats.

"Good evening, everyone!"

Professor Flitwick walked out of the faculty chair with some excitement.

"Please enjoy the performance performed by the Toad Choir and the Classical Music Club!"

He strode to the center of the auditorium and waved his wand lightly.

Countless points of light sprinkled down, and a beautifully arranged stage emerged in the open space in front of the teacher's seat.

Piano, cello, violin, Scottish bagpipes...... A variety of different musical instruments are placed on both sides of the stage, glittering in the light of candlelight.

Milton and other members of the classical music club took to the stage and set up their instruments.

Finally, Roger's ex-girlfriend Caccini bowed gracefully and sat down at the piano.

At the front of the stage, a large jack-o'-lantern rises from under Professor Flitwick's feet.

With a wave of Professor Flitwick's wand, the members of the Classical Music Club moved and the sound of a beautiful musical ensemble rang out.

"Quack! Croak! ”

With a few toad chirps, the members of the toad choir who were holding the big toad with both hands also stood up from the long tables in each college and began to sing along with the music.

[Double double fast cooking,

The flames bubbled out of the cauldron.

Double, double, double, cook faster,

And the wicked come out of doom. ]

The members of the choir sang as they walked from the long tables to the stage and stood in several rows.

[Axolotl's Eye Frog Toe,

Bat wing membrane dog tongue.

python venomous tongue worm sting,

Lizard's feet, owl's wings. ]

Next, the musicians played the music gradually into a duet, and the voices of the toad choir and the chirping of the toads formed a duet.

[Double double fast cooking,

The flames bubbled out of the cauldron.

Double, double, double, cook faster,

And the wicked come out of doom.

Cook and bake in a kettle until paste,

Zexi Python broke off the bones.

Dragon's Scales and Wolves' Teeth,

The witch's corpse rolls into the cauldron. ]

Soon, the chorus voices also began to sing duets, which together with the chirping of toads formed a somewhat eerie trio.

In front of the stage, the jack-o'-lantern under Professor Flitwick's feet suddenly flew up.

But Professor Flitwick was always firmly on top of the jack-o'-lantern, his body swaying to the music, and his hands were directing more and more movements.

[Double double fast cooking,

The flames bubbled out of the cauldron. ]

Suddenly, jack-o'-lanterns, large and small, that had been placed all over the auditorium flew up, bobbing and falling in mid-air to the rhythm of the music.

The swarm of black bats that had been between the candles also spread out, flying between the jack-o-lanterns.

[Double double fast cooking,

The flames bubbled out of the cauldron.

Double, double, double, cook faster,

The flames bubbled out of the cauldron.

And the wicked come out of doom. ]

As the last line ends, Professor Flitwick's action freezes, the jack-o'-lanterns rise and fall in the air, and a swarm of black bats fly back between the candles.

Professor Flitwick turned and bowed, and the jack-o'-lantern beneath his feet slowly descended along with the other jack-o'-lanterns.

The auditorium erupted in deafening applause.

The Toad Choir and the Classical Music Club and members bowed and stepped off the stage.

Professor Flitwick jumped off the jack-o'-lantern and waved his wand lightly, and the dreamy stage dissipated into countless points of light.

The cheers and applause did not stop for a long time.

"Oh I love this performance, it's so much better than last year's Skull Dance Troupe!" Eddie said to Milton, who was back in his seat.

Roger asked with gusto: "If I heard it right, the lyrics are from Shakespeare's play Macbeth?" It's magical. ”

"Yes." Milton laughs and says, "To this day we still don't know whether Shakespeare was a Muggle or a wizard, and the topic is always debated." ”

The Halloween dinner ended in a joyous atmosphere.

Before going to bed that night, Scott was still thinking that the curse of Hogwarts that must have happened every year on Halloween Eve in the "original book" had finally been broken.

Early the next morning, Scott, who woke up early, left Ravenclaw Tower alone, only to meet Luna walking out in the hallway leading to the kitchen.

"Good morning, Scott." Luna greeted with a smile.

Her hair was unkempt, and she wore a small satchel made of wool.

"Good morning, Luna. Where are you going? Scott asked.

"I got some fruit and meat from the kitchen and was about to go to the Forbidden Forest to feed the little one." Luna patted her woolen bag, "Are you going to go along?" ”

Scott raised an eyebrow, "Little guy? ”

"It's Thestrals." Luna smiled and said, "U-U gave birth to a female Thestrals, oh, U-U is the leader of the Thestrals. ”

Scott nodded, "I'll go with you to see it, I saw a car accident in Spain during the summer vacation, and when school started, I found out that I can see them now." ”

He did witness a car accident during the summer vacation, but it wasn't because of this incident that he was able to see Thestrals.

"Let's go!"

Luna stepped forward cheerfully.

She bounced forward for some distance, then suddenly stopped, turned back and asked, "What is a car accident?" ”

Scott explained to her what the car accident meant.

"Car, do you mean Ginny's car?" Luna asked curiously, "So, why can't Muggle cars fly?" ”

"Because Muggles can't do magic." Scott's short answer.

Luna nodded, not sure if she accepted the explanation.

The two of them walked through the garden at the back of the castle and into the forest where the white morning mist drifted.

"Go this way."

After entering the Forbidden Forest, Luna appears to be very familiar.

"I saw them at yesterday's dinner party, too, through the window." She said to Scott in a fluctuating tone, "The way they fly in the night sky is a good fit for the Halloween holiday spirit." ”

"How often do you come to play with the big guys?" Scott asked.

"Occasionally." "I love them, a lot of people hate the way they look, but I think that's cool." ”

Skod's head.

Thestrals have always had a bad reputation in the wizarding world, and apart from the trait that only those who have seen death can see them, they themselves are not very pleasant.

Thestrals had a huge body, but there was no flesh on its body, and the black fur was tightly clinging to the bones, and the bones were clearly visible.

The dragon-like head has a hideous face, white eyes without pupils, a long black tail, and huge bat wings that bulge between the shoulder bones.

The two of them gradually descended into the woods, through a dense wood, and onto a wide clearing.

It's just that they didn't see Thestrals.

"Oh...... They don't seem to be there. Luna hesitated, "It's a little weird. ”

Scott speculated, "Maybe they're moving somewhere else?" ”

Luna shook her head, "No, Thestrals only like to be active at night, and during the day they hide in dark places. ”

She walked forward quickly, and her mouth made a call of "Boom" and "Boom".

"Where did you go?"

She imitated Thestrals' call as she looked around.

"Boom, Boom."

Her call was quickly answered.

A Thestrals staggered out of the bushes as they barked.

Judging by its immature voice and staggering steps, this little one may have only been born for a long time.

"Oh, little one, you're here!"

Luna hurriedly ran over and took an apple out of her satchel and fed it to Thestrals.

"Slow down, eat slowly." While feeding the little one, she asked, "Where's your mom and dad?" Where have all your tribe gone, little one? ”

Nightfall quickly finished nibbling on the apple and began to call again.

It rubbed its ugly head against Luna, its voice a little anxious.

"Don't worry, there's more."

Luna took out another apple and fed it to it.

She turned to Scott and said, "Something is wrong, those Chinese New Year's Eve are gone, and under normal circumstances, they don't leave their cubs alone." ”

"They're the Thestrals tamed by Hagrid, aren't they? Maybe someone from the school is going to use them to pull the carriage. ”

Scott said.

"Okay." He also felt that this reason was a bit ridiculous, "You are here with the little one, and I will ask Hagrid." ”

"Then please." Luna waved her hand.

Scott turned and walked briskly out of the Forbidden Forest to Hagrid's hut.

Hagrid didn't seem to be out of bed yet, as Scott had already heard his earth-shattering snoring.

Scott raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Woo Woo Woo ......"

Immediately, a fierce-sounding dog bark rang out in the cabin.

"Shut up, you've woken me up, Toothy!"

Hagrid was woken up by the sound of a dog barking and yelled angrily.

Scott knocked on the door a few more times and shouted.

"Professor Hagrid, Professor Hagrid!"

"Oh, someone is looking for me, I'm coming!"

Immediately the sound of a chair or stool falling could be heard in the room.

"Get out of the way, Toothtooth!"

Hagrid beckoned to his dog as he opened the door to the cabin.

"Who is it? It's not class time yet! ”

He looked down at Scott.

"Oh, you're ...... Oh, Ravenclaw's ......"

He smelled of alcohol and had obviously drunk a lot at last night's banquet.

Scott tilted his head and said, "Good morning, I'm Trollope of Ravenclaw, Professor Hagrid. ”

"Oh, good morning, Trollope."

Hagrid scratched at his messy hair.

"Is there anything wrong with you?" He turned and walked into the room, "Oh, come in and talk." ”

Scott heard him mutter, "Where did my tea go?" ”

"No, Professor Hagrid." Scott exclaimed, "I just wanted to tell you that the Thestrals in the Forbidden Forest are gone!" ”

"What?" Hagrid asked louder rhetorically.

He rushed out of the room like a beast, holding on to the doorframe with both hands, lowered his head and glared at Scott, "What are you talking about......?" Are you saying Thestrals are gone? ”

His huge hands creaked at the wooden door frame.

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