"What are you looking at?" Hannah wears a white dressing gown with a brown cape.

It was embroidered with strange patterns.

It is said to be a kind of prayer totem for sorcerers in South America.

It can bring good luck to the wearer.

"Map of the living spots." Owen had the yellowed piece of parchment on his lap.

There are many names on it.

Hannah saw Owen at a glance, and her name.

"It's amazing!" Her eyes widened at the boss, "This is the map of the castle?" Do people who enter the castle have their names labeled? ”

"Uh-huh, everyone."

"Really? Odd! Suddenly, she felt like she had discovered something. The brown eyes showed a hint of confusion, "Why didn't I see the Fat Friar's name on the map?" ”

"I want to know what his name is!"

"Fat friar?" Owen was stunned. Looking down at the map, sure enough, after looking around, the names of all the ghosts in the castle did not appear on the map.

"The magic of this name only works on the living? No - it should be for the soul! The soul of Animagus will also be marked. ”

"But, fat friar," Hannah asked, puzzled, isn't the ghost the soul of a wizard?

"The ghosts of the school are not the wizards of life." Owen's eyes lit up, and he quickly explained to Hannah, "The wizard has no connection to the current ghost. They are just the nostalgia of the wizard of the past, a memory, a love that cannot be parted, and a pain of regret for a lifetime. Most of them don't have a complete memory of the past, and hundreds of thousands of years at Hogwarts are like a moment, and they can't feel everything that happens in the outside world. Even the identity of the wizard he represents may be false. ”

"Only then can they live forever." Owen looked at Hannah and said, "They are like a natural phenomenon, like the black lake of the castle, the forbidden forest. ”

"Souls also age, and if they are really wizards' souls, then it is hard to believe that a person who has been in a castle for more than a thousand years, or even longer, can do nothing, feel nothing. It's no wonder that such a soul doesn't go crazy! ”

As he spoke, as he spoke, Owen suddenly felt a chill in his back.

An idea popped up for him.

If the soul is dead, and only the body is alive, as the legend says, then they will not be marked on the map of the living point when they enter the castle!

Gublai Immortal Fire.

He doesn't seem to know how to do this!

If he had met them in the castle, he would have stopped them at best, not killed them.

———— looked at Owen who was lost in thought, Hannah on the side didn't say anything more, she just sat quietly and looked at him.

Let the time pass.

After a long time, the boy came back to his senses, and he smiled and said, Let yourself go back to sleep.

And he disappeared into the oak barrel on his way to the dormitory.

The next day.

The sky was bright.

It's the penultimate day of Christmas.

Hogwarts is also beginning to enter the festivities. The auditorium and corridors are decorated with colorful lights and small Christmas trees.

The old year is coming to an end.

Even the ghosts in the castle celebrate the day.

"Owen ~ Owen!"

"Come here, you!"

In the auditorium, Owen had just sat down on his front foot.

Suddenly, two hurried figures rushed in front of him.

Without waiting for him to react, the two of them picked him up left and right, and then hurried out.

He was like a little chick, with the twins in the middle.

"What for?" Owen struggled, but George and Fred ignored him and continued to trot with him.

"You'll find out later!"

The twins rarely spoke in their oily tone, but in a serious, uneasy tone as if something bad had happened.

Hearing this, Owen simply stopped struggling.

His gaze spilled from the walls on either side to the ceiling.

The white and miserable fluorescence illuminates the stone walls of the castle eerily.

The ceilings are so high that you can barely see the top, and they are fronted by a series of luxurious marble steps.

Access to the spiral staircase.

There are numerous automatic staircases leading to various parts of the castle's main body.

At this time, the narrow staircase was crowded with many young wizards, all of whom looked up and quietly looked at the sky above the ceiling. The scene was silent and eerie.

"That's ~~ Peeves?"

Owen was especially unsure.

As he got closer, he saw its wide-faced, large-mouthed, round-eyed, and strange outfit, and was sure it was Peeves.

Owen has not paid much attention to this Hogwarts unique 'Spirit'.

Except for the first half of the first semester of the first year, it also provoked itself a few times, and after being taught a hard lesson by him, it could only be a spirit created by the little wizards of Hogwarts for thousands of years, subconsciously studying pressure, and when they saw him, they would take a detour!

Yes, study pressure.

Although it sounds like nonsense - the identity of Peeves as a "ghost" is indeed universally recognized by theorists.

He is not a ghost, but a psychological energy rather than the mark of the dead.

So it has some abilities that ghosts don't have.

Peeves, for example, are actually physical and can pick up objects from the present world.

That's why on Halloween, several toilets at school blew up!

Because the toilet was blocked with a dung ball.

It's like a little wizard who will be born silently after he collapses!

The little wizard who has been oppressed for a long time, suppressed by the burden of learning, has finally made Peeves born after thousands of years of common wishes!

That's – get Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in trouble!

Or to put it in layman's terms! is to get up to school every day, and when I open my eyes, the first thought is whether there is a macho man from the sky who blew up the school!

This simple idea gradually converged into one entity under the influence of magic.

This is Peeves.

"What's going on?" Owen turned his head to look at the twins, only to find that their faces were also full of doubt.

It was a moment before Fred explained: "No one knows what happened, it was sudden. ”

"Yes!" George continued, "It chased the little wizard as usual, only this time, he bumped into Ron. ”

"I didn't do anything! I swear! ”

Ron who was standing on the spiral staircase on the second floor immediately lowered his head and shouted loudly when he heard the sound, "I just tried to cast the Patronus Charm to drive it away, we have all been like this before, and this is not the first time." ”

Owen didn't suspect Ron when his feet touched the ground again, as he said, it wasn't the first time he had banished Peeves, and this year after most of the young wizards had mastered the Patronus Charm, Peeves had suffered.

The young wizard vows to give Peeves all the humiliation he has suffered.

And Peeves, who was brought by the little wizard with an involution, finally ushered in a big explosion!

That's why the Hogwarts toilets exploded en masse.

"But everybody saw it!" At this moment, a young Slytherin wizard suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Portraits on the walls, how many eyes!" ”

"He's right." A gritty voice came from a portrait of a knight's figure, the famous Sir Cadogan.

Sir Cadogan, a former member of the Knights of the Round Table.

Acquaintance with Merlin.

However, because this guy is so fond of bragging, this leads Muggles to agree that how can such a caressing person be a member of the great Knights of the Round Table? So he was removed from that legendary story.

However, in the wizarding world, everyone still knows about his deeds.

Sir rode his fat gray horse and said, "It was indeed the little wizard who unleashed a translucent void canine creature and crashed into Peeves's body. ”

"Yo! Yes, Ron, you can release the Flesh Patronus. Owen raised his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, and said in an upward tone.

"Ahem! Fortunately, it's just a shallow way to see what kind of creature it is! "Ron stood on the stairs, crossed at the waist! looked proud, but his tone pretended to be flat.

It's just that the smile on his face can't be hidden!

"Humph! Weasley, you ghost who killed the school, you executioner with blood on your hands! ”

At this moment, a wizard with light blonde hair and gray eyes squeezed out of the Slytherin crowd, his face full of disdain and anger.

Then he even belittled and then belittled the entire Gryffindor and said: "Gryffindor people like to shield criminals, no wonder the professors can't find that murderer Blake!" Ron Weasley, you should be sent to Azkaban like him. ”

"What the hell are you calling! Malfoy, it's not like you're beaten again! ”

Not to be outdone, Ron shot back directly: "I don't know how many people have died in your family secretly." If I kill a dark wizard like yours, I might even win a Merlin Medal! ”

"Damn Weasley, what are you talking about!" Malfoy was particularly angry today.

Or rather, he's been angry.

Owen and Lucius's collaboration didn't allow Malfoy to wear the same pants with him, or with Harry.

This child, who has been spoiled by his mother since he was a child, eats Owen's heart after discovering that his father cares much more about Owen than he does.

Especially recently, Lucius kept sending letters to warn him not to trouble Owen or Harry recently.

Draco was outraged by the somewhat whispered letters, rather than the letters.

"Call you a coward! There's a kind of heads-up! Ron continued to shout, he hadn't beaten Malfoy in more than half a year, and he had itchy hands for a long time!

"Damn it!" Enraged, Draco drew his wand and was about to scuffle with Ron!

On the side, Owen, who was about to watch the play, had already taken out melon seeds and peanuts from his pocket.

Malfoy's - is it the time for rebellion?

After a few months of hiding, is it about to start again?

But

Let's fight! Let's fight!

It's been a long time since the castle has been fighting, it's boring!!

Just as Owen was about to watch the fire.

In the distance, another person suddenly appeared.

It's Harry.

He pushed Ron away, and a red spell was cast at Malfoy!

"Sirius is not a murderer!" He yelled, his face flushed.

After learning the truth, Harry's concern for Sirius increased exponentially.

Harry, who was already mired in a bright future with his godfather dog, would not allow anyone to tarnish his godfather's reputation.

"Armor protection!"

The college war has been going on for so long, and Malfoy's strength has naturally increased, plus he has been guarding against Ron, although Harry made a very sudden move, he still made a quick defense.

The gray-blue iron armor resisted the spell.

"What? So angry. He spoke in that trademark mocking tone and arrogant tone, "Sure enough, you Gryffindor are you hiding that Blake, right?" Ha! I'm going to tell my dad, no—I'm going to write to the Ministry of Magic to expel you, and to have Dumbledore for shielding you. ”

It may be that the repression of the past few months has made him a little hysterical, and he actually said what was in his heart.

"Wow! What a big ambition! Owen stared at the crowd with interest.

And the twins behind him couldn't bear it anymore.

The little imp on the other side, Gryffindor on the left, Gryffindor on the right!

Is it really bullying them nobody?

"He's just looking for a beating!"

"I think so!"

With that, the two of them rushed forward.

And the Slytherin people on Malfoy's side, seeing this, what else can they do!

Of course, it's a dry fight!

was finally subdued by Owen's hatred of the academy, and it was repeated in an instant, and the scene was directly out of control in the next second.

The curse and the dark magic defense spell flew together, and everyone's faces were angry.

However, no matter how chaotic this small riot is.

Owen on the side was alone, and no one dared to provoke him.

He drew his wand and cast a levitation charm at the floating Peeves.

ε=(ο'*)))) Alas!

It was Peeves who was injured, but now no one cared whether it lived or died.

At this time, the spirit looked very much like those who had been petrified.

Its face was pale, like white paper, and the funny clothes it wore had lost its color, and the whole portrait changed from a color photograph to a black and white photograph.

What's even more worrying is that it seems to be getting a little more transparent.

Maybe it's the magic around it that fluoresces, it's too bright. It gives people the illusion that the ghost of transparency has faded.

However, due to his superior magical perception, Owen knew that this was not an illusion, and that the fish floating in the air in front of him was indeed disappearing. It's just that it disappears very slowly.

"Fuck! I turned off the lights!! ”

The flickering spell prevented Owen from seeing the true appearance of Peeves' illusory body.

Light pollution is too bad.

Immediately, he threw his head up and roared!

In an instant, the surrounding little wizards subconsciously stopped. The others were also dazed, turning their heads to look at him with a hint of awe.

"I'm going to fight in the auditorium!" He chuckled.

Then the vision returned to Peeves.

"Hiss~~~"

Suddenly, something unusual caught his attention.

Peeves has two more tooth holes in his neck.

It's like being sucked by a vampire!

"This"

It's a spirit, and there's no blood to suck it.

Unless!!!

In an instant, Owen's pupils shrank, and a rather bad premonition sprouted in his heart!

"What are you doing here?"

Immediately off the marble staircase in the foyer is Professor McGonagall's office, which is closest to the spiral staircase.

At this time, Professor McGonagall was on the terrace on the second floor of the town, looking at the young wizards gathered at the staircase with a serious face.

This was to be infuriated by the students fighting again, and Professor McGonagall was angry when suddenly the floating one caught her attention.

"What's wrong with it?"

"What did you do?"

Owen rolled his eyes and condemned Professor Meowmeow's skepticism!

"Professor, it may be dying. And"

Before he could finish his sentence, Malfoy in the crowd took the opportunity to say loudly, "Professor, it was Ron who killed Peeves, and everyone saw it." ”

"Ron?" Professor McGonagall, her jaw, her square glasses shining a suffocatingly serious look.

Ron hurriedly retorted: "No, Professor, you know, how many times have I expelled it, if I really have the ability to kill it. I mean, probably, it probably died a long time ago. ”

"Deadbolt seals the throat."

Owen didn't even raise his wand, and with a wave of his hand, he threw a 'shut up' spell at Malfoy.

—interrupt your dad.

The dog thing is really floating!

The rebellious period has arrived, and it belongs to Yes!

"I think something has snuck into the castle, Professor!" His eyes had never been so serious.

"What's that?" Professor McGonagall, dressed in a dark green robe, frowned slightly, then opened her right hand, only to see the floating soul slowly flying towards her.

Amazing magic tricks. Owen said to himself in his heart. Professor McGonagall seems to have gotten stronger?

Peeves floated slowly and stopped in front of her eyes. Professor McGonagall frowned slightly, a little incredulous, for as Owen had said, she also sensed that the ghost, which might have existed since the founding of the school, was disappearing.

Then she looked at Owen and Malfoy and said, "Hufflepuff deducts five points, stop casting spells on your classmates, Mr. Sanchez!" ”

"Okay professor, no problem professor!" Owen ignored the five points that had been deducted.

Anyway, he will find an opportunity to deduct ten points from each of the other three houses.

Hufflepuff is guaranteed to be well ahead of the House points.

"Look at Peeves' neck!"

"Huh?"

Professor McGonagall had his instructions, and when she looked sideways, she saw the tooth hole in Peeves' neck!

"This—" She was shocked!

Then, as if realizing something, his face returned to normal.

"Mr. Sanchez, and- Mr. Ron Weasley, Harry, come with me!"

With that, the professor took control of Peeves' floating body and walked upstairs. The destination should be the principal's office.

Harry, who didn't know why, and Ron, who was entangled in his heart, reluctantly followed.

Owen had a serious expression. And it wasn't saying anything.

The young wizards on both sides dispersed, and soon the Professor led them to the end of the spiral staircase.

In front of a gleaming oak door.

"Owen Sanchez!"

"What's wrong?" Professor McGonagall called out to him suddenly, and Owen subconsciously agreed.

"No, I'm not calling you." Professor McGonagall said in a pretended seriousness. Behind her, a brass knocker in the shape of a lion's eagle head slowly turned, and a staircase appeared in front of the three of them in a short time.

“.”

God meows, the password is my name!!

It's a lot of fun! Headmaster Dumbledore!

Harry and Ron, on either side, wanted to laugh, but in Owen's death sight, they could only hold back, and their faces turned red.

Inside the office.

The old headmaster was holding a letter and reading it carefully.

And not only him, but also the portraits of the old headmasters on the walls also focused on the letter.

It wasn't until Owen and the others walked in that they withdrew their gazes, closing their eyes tightly one by one, pretending to be asleep.

Hearing this, the old headmaster gently put down the letter in his hand, and behind the half-moon-shaped eyes were a pair of wise and tired eyes.

"Did something happen? Minerva! ”

"Look at this!" Professor McGonagall waved her right hand, and Peeves, floating behind her, slowly floated in front of Dumbledore.

"It's-"

Dumbledore could see the tooth hole in Peeves' neck at a glance.

"Professor! I didn't do it, I just dispersed him! Seeing this, Ron hurriedly said in a panic. He didn't want to be expelled from his studies for that.

"I know you didn't do it, Mr. Weasley." Dumbledore said calmly.

"Little wizards don't have that ability yet."

"Oh—really? That's great! Ron patted his chest heartlessly, a frightened expression.

"Professor, what's wrong with it?" Owen frowned and looked at Ron with disdain.

I can't hear the bad words, this is this, the principal is obviously mocking your dishes!

"Its soul energy has been sucked away."

"Soul energy? Sucked up? Owen rolled his eyes, "Like a Dementor sucking a wizard's soul?" ”

"It's different, but it's not much different." The headmaster's brow furrowed slightly, and like Owen, some kind of ominous sprout in his heart.

"But it's a spirit! Even if the wizard can dispel it, it is too unbelievable to drain their soul energy. Owen's tone was clearly a notch too high.

In his two lifetimes, he had never heard of the existence of magic or something in this world that could drain soul energy.

"No, it's not weird, you're surrounded by such creatures." Professor Dumbledore said indifferently.

His eyes glanced out the window.

In the clouds, dancing black dots.

Hiding the creatures that little wizards hate the most this year.

"You mean, Dementors?" Owen understood, and immediately laughed at the terrifying dark creature.

Yes, in the known wizarding world, the only people who can directly suck the soul of a wizard are the Dementors.

Of course, alchemy can also be done, but it requires a long period of preparation, not just a spell.

————Well, when it comes to chanting a spell, a spell that acts on the soul.

The Killing Curse must be one.

"Nope! Not Dementors," Dumbledore's eyes were cold, "they're not interested in ghosts. ”

The professor's tone grew serious.

"Looks like a dead man has slipped into our castle!"

"The ??? of the Dead"

"Professor McGonagall." Ignoring Owen's doubts, he turned to look at Professor McGonagall, "Let the little wizards go to the Great Hall, and the professors will investigate the entire castle!" ”

(End of chapter)