Everyday Players at Hogwarts..

Chapter 319 Ghost Dinner
“You may all be wondering why we are holding a dinner party the day after school starts.”

"Just now on the stage, I heard a lot of interesting speculations - to give Harry Potter a special contribution award; to welcome the new Minister of Magic Amelia Bones; some even said that it was because I drove away all the ghosts."

"Unfortunately, you all guessed wrong." At this point, Dumbledore winked mischievously.

The students in the audience couldn't help but boo in disappointment.

There were obviously more people at the Gryffindor table.

However, surprisingly, the leader was Percy, the Gryffindor prefect.

Not Fred and George.

You know, he was so rigid that almost all Gryffindor students disliked him.

But now, he seemed like a changed man and was truly accepted by the Gryffindors.

Rather than being respected because of good grades, being a Gryffindor, and being liked by professors.

"It doesn't mean you're not smart."

"The specific reason is only known to me."

"You know, even the other professors on the stage have the same idea as you."

"Like Professor Flitwick, who jumped up in the headmaster's office and shook my hand. He was very excited and thanked me for giving Harry the Special Contribution Award." At this point, Professor Flitwick awkwardly drank sherry, as if he hadn't heard anything.

McGonagall, Sprout, and Professor Snape beside him, although trying their best to cover it up, couldn't help but reveal the slightly raised corners of their mouths.

Professor McGonagall concealed it the best. Her lips were pursed so tightly that the curve was almost invisible. However, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes due to her smile were another proof of her gloating.

However, it was obvious that they were too happy too early.

"Like Professor McGonagall, I'm talking about you, Minerva. And Professor Snape, and even Professor Sprout have all hinted to me that the Special Contribution Award can be given to Harry, but no extra points should be given." Upon hearing this, the smiles on the professors' faces disappeared like a tide.

"Although they guessed the purpose of this dinner wrongly, Harry Potter does deserve the reward."

The loudest and most vocal cheers came from the Ravenclaw table.

Gryffindor is next, and Slytherin is unsurprisingly the least popular.

But because Slytherin has Draco and others, although the voices are the least, the decibels are not much different from Ravenclaw.

This cheering actually revealed that Draco Malfoy also had the talent of a soprano singer.

After the shouts, there was a suffocating silence.

The students in the audience, and even some teachers who were being teased, all looked towards Dumbledore, the part-time host of Tonight and talk show host, who was standing straight.

Dumbledore finally spoke with a sly smile: "Unfortunately, there is no special contribution award - but -"

Before the students in the audience had time to complain, they were once again made to hold their breath by Dumbledore's words.

"But Harry will get extra points, 20 points for Ravenclaw!"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you all, Severus, Minerva, and Pomona."

"I almost forgot. There's also Filius. It's a pity that there's no special contribution award."

"Although based on Harry's contribution to us, he deserves a hundred special contribution awards and an extra hundred points."

"But Harry has already received the best reward of all - ownership of the Ravenclaw Diadem!"

Hearing this, the whole room burst into thunderous applause again.

"Okay, be quiet."

"It's not that I'm giving Harry any preferential treatment, or giving away Hogwarts property to private individuals without permission."

"You may not know that Ravenclaw actually has no descendants. The owner of the crown, or the only 'person' who has the right to inherit it, is Lady Grey, the only daughter of the great Ravenclaw."

"Ravenclaw's friends may know that she intended to give the tiara to Harry - because with Harry's help, Ravenclaw's tiara saw the light of day again." "Ms. Grey may also think that Harry deserves it."

"And our dinner today is also related to the incident that happened in the Ravenclaw common room this morning."

"It could even be related to the Ravenclaw diadem." Dumbledore acted as a riddler as usual.

Everyone is used to it, except for the first-year students who are still not used to it and can’t help but be curious.

But when they saw that everyone else was listening quietly, they didn't dare to speak.

"But - the crown in question is the crown that has been transformed into a ghostly garment, the ghostly crown on Ms. Grey's head."

"With the help of Ms. Grey and a little effort on my part, I have successfully mastered the magic."

Having said this, Dumbledore paused.

Because he knew that he would not be able to continue his speech smoothly from now on.

We need to give some buffer time to the many professors and students who have understood the teachings.

"Did I hear you right? - Does this mean that ghosts can also have wands again?"

"Can they eat later?"

"Can they pull XX? Pearly whites?"

"Can I pursue Ms. Grey? And then hey--"

"When I'm about to die, can I turn myself into a ghost?"

Because of Dumbledore's words, the stage and the audience were filled with noise.

"Ahem, everyone's guesses are good."

"But that magic of Ravenclaw is also difficult for me."

"I now possess the ability to ghostify inanimate, nonmagical matter."

“And it’s time-limited.”

“I can only ghostify food.”

"So, everyone has guessed it - tonight is a dinner party for the ghosts and us!"

"Dinner is ready!" Dumbledore waved his wand and sat down again.

The golden plates on the table were immediately filled with a variety of food.

Next to the candles suspended in the air, there were pearly white transparent tables also suspended in the air, and they were also filled with pearly white transparent food. Ghosts ran out from the wall one by one, and were suspended next to the dining table with the same style as theirs.

They all had joyful smiles on their faces.

"Sir Nicholas, you'd better be careful." The fat monk kindly reminded.

However, due to the body structure, a piece of the bitten steak accidentally slipped out of Nearly Headless Nick's neck and passed through the body of Seamus who was feasting on the steak.

"It's so cold! What is that?" Seamus raised his head slightly, but his hands continued to stuff something into his cheeks.

"It's food, kid."

"But it's really magical. The food just now went straight through the ground. I don't know where it fell." Nick looked under the ground out of curiosity and poked his head at Simo's feet.

However, only Nick, who is so lively that he doesn't seem like a ghost, has the time to wander around.

As for the other ghosts, they were eating and drinking to excess, their usual elegance and grace gone.

Even the Bloody Baron, who had a bitter face all the time, was sitting above the Slytherin table in the corridor, drinking an unknown kind of wine.

(End of this chapter)