In this way, the relationship between the dormitories has improved.

At least on the surface.

Matthew, along with Crabbe, Goyle, and Malfoy, began to refer to each other by their first names, rather than by their last names.

At least in the eyes of "outsiders", they are now "friends" who have a good relationship.

During class, they would sit together, and when Draco received packages from home, he would share things like candy with Matthew, and Matthew's assignments and essays would be "plagiarized" by them......

Of course, these are all appearances.

Matthew could feel that his "friends" often trembled slightly in their voices when they spoke with him.

They are all afraid of themselves, and they behave more like they are "pleasing themselves".

Perhaps they also don't understand the reason for the source of this fear...... Maybe it's just from their subconscious.

And Matthew knew that most of this was the impact of that book, and it could be considered a positive influence.

Nor did he stop the relationship from developing.

At first, he was worried that if he had too much contact with these roommates, would he have the same situation as Theodore Knott did again?

But it turned out that he was overly worried, and several roommates have been in good shape.

......

Time flies!

When Matthew Wakefield realized that he had been at Hogwarts for two full months, it felt a little unbelievable.

But it has to be said that the castle is becoming more and more like home every day, and he never seemed to feel this way in his previous home on Witton Road in Northampton.

Some of the most basic knowledge was gradually mastered by him, and he was able to begin experimenting with a little more complex magic.

However, the weather has been continuous throughout October.

Sometimes it's drizzling, sometimes it's pouring rain, but it never stops. Fortunately for first-year students, they only need to leave the castle when they have a herbal medicine class...... But even so, the herb classes three times a week made them suffer.

If Hogwarts wasn't in the Scottish Highlands, but in some low-lying areas, Matthew would have to worry about flooding.

......

On the eve of Halloween, when they came to the auditorium, they immediately smelled an enticing smell of roasted pumpkin.

In the morning Transfiguration class, Professor Troka announced that they could try to deform some animals. Very simple, of course, such as turning a rat into a snuff box.

Without a doubt, it was a very interesting lesson.

Although it was also very difficult, even after the class, Matthew conjured up a snuff box with a noticeable rat tail on it.

The afternoon class was canceled, and Matthew spent the afternoon in the library, reading several Transfiguration-related books and thinking about the mistakes he had made that morning.

And at dinner time, when Matthew arrived at the auditorium—

He noticed that it was lit up with candles and candles, and that the table was full of gold plates as it had been at the opening banquet.

And when you walk into the auditorium, the scene inside is even more spectacular-

Thousands of bats, flapping their wings on the ceiling and walls, and occasionally bats swooping down. A bat flew up to Matthew, and Matthew stretched out his finger and touched it lightly, and it turned directly into a cloud of ashes...... These bats, all conjured by magic, are not real.

and hundreds of jack-o-lanterns with candles lit in their bellies, scattered throughout the auditorium, replacing the previous candles and lighting up the entire auditorium.

There were also lots of orange banners burning with flames around the jack-o'-lanterns.

There were also low clouds that swirled above the table, so that the candle flame in the pumpkin's belly flickered.

......

Matthew glanced up at the guest of honor after sitting between Draco Malfoy and Theodore Nott.

To his surprise, he actually saw Professor Rozier in the guest of honor, and she looked very good, talking to Professor Sprout about something...... Doesn't it mean that Professor Rozier will take at least a month to recover, and this is less than half a month, Matthew thought to himself.

Professor Grindelwald naturally attended the Halloween dinner, though his expression was slightly tired. He tilted his head, seemingly dozing off.

Soon, the dinner party began!

The delicacies suddenly appeared on the golden plate in front of them, just like at the opening banquet.

It tasted great, at least much more hearty and delicious than the usual dinner.

"Matthew, you can try this lamb chop!" Draco said with some compliments.

"Okay, thank you!" Matthew nodded, and suddenly he frowned, as he faintly heard a very dull voice coming from outside the auditorium.

With a bang, the door to the auditorium opened.

Then, Professor Sivanos Kettleburn burst in.

The professor of the Conservation of Magical Beasts class and the caretaker of the Forbidden Forest looked extremely embarrassed at this time...... He was drenched in the rain and dirty, his wand was held on the prosthetic leg of his right hand, and the expression on his face was full of solemnity and anxiety, as well as the appearance of exhaustion.

The entire auditorium fell silent suddenly, and most of the eyes were focused on him.

Principal Grindelwald, who was at the guest of honor, also realized that something was wrong with the situation and stood up.

I saw Professor Kettleburn walk quickly to the guest of honor and come to Professor Grindelwald's side.

He leaned over and leaned his prosthetic leg against the table, gasping for breath as he whispered something over there.

Matthew noticed a noticeable change in Grindelwald's expression.

"Prefects. He said in a deep voice, "Today's dinner ended early. Please take all the students from each college back to the dormitory immediately. ”

With that, the familiar pale blue smoke reappeared in the center of the guest of honor.

As the smoke cleared, Professor Grindelwald and Professor Kettleburn disappeared from everyone's sight.

......

"First-year, come with me!" Matthew heard the voice of Slytherin Prefect Garma Farley.

Farley seemed to be familiar with this, and she forcibly pulled up Crabbe and Goyle, who were still nibbling on the lamb chops......

Then he led more than a dozen students and hurried to the basement.