Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

Over the next week, as Halloween Eve drew closer, the festive atmosphere at school grew stronger.

As energy reserves gradually become sufficient, the effects of the flu are also fading.

Hagrid began carving the enormous pumpkins, the smell of raw pumpkins filling the stairwell.

After carving a giant pumpkin, Hagrid would put down his axe and hammer, pick up a huge glass bottle, and gulp down a drink.

Seeing Hagrid's smile and the white smoke coming out of his ears, many Hufflepuffs would stop and linger.

They were all very curious and wanted to know what Hagrid was drinking, why he was experiencing symptoms similar to those of an energy drinker, and why there were bubbles coming out of the bottle.

When asked, Hagrid would cheerfully introduce Coolick, explaining that it could prevent the flu and emphasizing its taste and texture.

This latter feature is what Hufflepuffs care about most.

"You said it tastes especially good with potato chips?"

"Can it be paired with roasted chicken legs and fried chicken legs? Is that true?"

Besides curious inquiries, there were also voices of doubt, and these voices happened to come from students from Muggle families.

"It's just soda, right? I've seen plenty of that in department stores!"

"It looks like it's imitating Sprite... which isn't really surprising."

In response to the doubts, rebuttals also emerged.

"But it makes you smoke after drinking it! Could that... Bi also do that?"

"Yes, this is a magical drink! It's definitely not like that Muggle thing!"

"You just said that Sprite is a drink like butterbeer, so how can it prevent the flu?"

As discussions grew, Coolick gained popularity and a certain level of recognition.

In the face of continuous rainy weather, beverages that can combine fun and preventative benefits will naturally attract a lot of attention.

No matter how much they inquired, they couldn't get any information from Hagrid about how to obtain Coolick.

Even Harry and his friends ran into a wall with Hagrid.

“Hagrid has changed…” Ron said in disbelief, “He actually…didn’t let anything slip!”

“We should think about the anniversary party…” Harry looked at the giant pumpkin lantern, feeling somewhat gloomy, “It’s tonight…”

Hermione then reminded her, "But 'Nearly Headless Nick' helped you, that's what he promised you, isn't it?"

Chapter 149 The Same Halloween Banquet

What is the Halloween dinner like at Hogwarts?

"I arrived late to last year's Halloween party, and when I got to the auditorium, I was attacked by a troll. So... I've never seen how the Halloween party is set up."

"Then we share the same expectations!"

"Yes! This time, we shouldn't encounter any trolls. We should jump..."

Moving staircases can take many forms; some staircases may widen or narrow from time to time, sway, or even have their steps suddenly disappear...

In fact, it's not just the movable staircase that moves; the portraits hanging on the walls also move, and they occasionally visit other portraits.

Even the armor moves, and to match the Halloween atmosphere, the armor will suddenly stomp its feet, making a loud noise to scare people.

After getting familiar with it for a while, Luna also gradually figured out the various patterns of the moving stairs by relying on simple maps.

Before Vizette could finish speaking, she had already taken a step forward.

The two of them strolled down the moving stairs as slowly as they would in hopscotch.

……

The rainy weather has not ended and even shows signs of intensifying.

The rain fell like thousands of silver threads, pattering against the window and rolling down like pea-sized raindrops, resembling a glistening beaded curtain.

The area around the castle was even wetter, and a sizable puddle had formed on the path leading to the chapel.

Ron tiptoed over the puddle. "Hopefully there's a fireplace in the basement, otherwise it's too horrible..."

Harry's tone carried a hint of uncertainty, "Hopefully they'll notice...it's supposedly a feast of pure ghosts."

Hermione comforted her, "Look on the bright side! Those are people from who-knows-how-many years ago... Ghosts, they're so historically significant, aren't they?"

Harry sighed, expressing his pessimism, "If Professor Binns goes too, I'll probably fall asleep the moment I see him."

"It might be quite meaningful...?" Seeing Hermione raise an eyebrow, Ron swallowed hard. "I wonder what kind of food they've prepared for the feast... Will there be chicken legs?"

……

"Immune to water and fire!" Luna picked up her wand, tapped her robe, and then her boots.

“Next, it’s your turn! Immune to water and fire!” She held out her wand to Vizet and solemnly performed the same trick.

Vizet stepped into a small puddle, and the splashing water droplets bounced toward her robe, but before they touched the robe, they condensed into pea-sized particles and returned to the embrace of the puddle.

He praised repeatedly, saying, "This time you used it exceptionally well, even more skillfully than I have."

Luna flashed a radiant smile, walking side by side with Vizette.

The Water and Fire Immunity Spell is a magic spell from the Book of Spells. It can make the target water-resistant, and if the annotations are correct, it can also prevent burns.

Compared to various types of offensive magic, Vizette actually prefers this kind of magic, which can genuinely help with daily life.

After walking for a while, Vizette and Luna saw Harry and his group ahead.

The three of them were walking on tiptoe, trying to avoid stepping in puddles and getting splashed on themselves.

"Harry, haven't you guys gone to the dinner party yet?" Vizette called out.

Harry turned around. "We're going to a dinner party... but it's a death anniversary dinner."

Vizette nodded. "A death anniversary banquet? That's quite an important moment... The ghost who invited you must care about you a lot."

Harry gave a wry smile and said, "I do care. It was 'Nearly Headless Nick' who invited me to his 500th death anniversary dinner."

Hermione noticed that Vizzet and the others were stepping in the water, but the splashes didn't get into their shoes, and asked curiously, "Did you put a spell on your shoes?"

“Yes, the water and fire immunity spell is quite useful,” Vizette nodded. “I learned it from the Book of Spells; you can look it up.”

Not long after, Anthony ran over, "Vizete, you're here! Penelope just asked me where you'd been..."

“I said you were right behind us, but when we got to the auditorium, we found you were gone, but Fred and George were there too.”

The group had grown considerably in size. As Anthony walked, he gestured and said, "Vizet, you know what? There's a lot going on tonight. Headmaster Dumbledore has invited the Skull Dance Troupe..."

When they arrived at the Great Hall entrance, Vizette waved to Harry and the others, "We're off now, Happy Halloween!"

Harry and the others waved and said, "Happy Halloween..."

……

Harry and Ron looked toward the Great Hall, its brightly decorated interior captivating them and stirring a desire to step inside.

Hermione reminded Harry again, "'Nearly Headless Nick' cares about you, let's go!"

Far from the auditorium, warmth seemed to be fading away from them as well.

As they got closer to their destination, Harry and his friends heard a sharp, piercing sound that made their hair stand on end.

The surrounding light dimmed, and Ron, watching Harry's increasingly sinister face, muttered, "Judging from your expression... you look like you're about to become a ghost..."

Harry shrugged. "You're pretty much the same..."

Ron took a deep breath and immediately gagged. "Merlin's stinky socks from the night before! What did I just smell? How could it be so..."

Before Ron could finish speaking, a sinister voice appeared, "Welcome... dear friends."

Nick, who was almost headless, slowly floated in front of the three of them. "I didn't expect you all to come. I'm so happy! Come with me!"

Led by a nearly headless Nick, Harry and his friends entered the banquet hall and suddenly felt a little disoriented.

Everything around was in cool tones: black candles, blue candlelight, piercing and terrifying funeral music, ghosts dancing in mid-air...

They were like stepping into the world of the dead.

Although winter has not yet arrived, with each breath they exhale, they can see the warm air turn into white mist and dissipate into the air.

"Good news! There are chicken drumsticks!" Ron rushed to the table, his voice almost hysterical. "Bad news! They're infested with maggots!"

……

To welcome Halloween, the area around the auditorium has been completely transformed, with decorations featuring Halloween themes everywhere.

Besides the huge pumpkin lantern in the corner, countless bats flew around on the ceiling, creating a lively scene.

The candles on the ceiling turned into candy shapes, and as the candles melted, the dripping wax actually turned into candy.

While waiting for the dinner to begin, the students would look up every now and then to see if any candy would suddenly appear.

"Got it!" Luna proudly held up a large piece of nougat.

She broke the nougat in half and fed one half to Vizet, saying, "I never expected the Halloween dinner to be so much fun!"

“Yes, it’s not creepy at all.” Vizete nodded, handing the sizzling honey candy he had just caught to Luna…