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

"Bathing in moonlight?" Neville scratched his head again, not quite understanding what Luna meant.

Vizette understood Luna's meaning. "If I may be so bold as to give an analogy... would you rather spend your time here... or in the professors' offices?"

“Of course, it’s here!” Neville said almost without hesitation, even with a hint of urgency.

“That makes it much easier to understand…” Vizette pointed to the wand and said, “This wand is now the professor’s office.”

Neville raised his hand, looking thoughtfully at his wand. "The professor's office?"

“Having someone to push you is certainly an enviable thing,” Vizette continued, “but you also need a friend, don’t you?”

"I just checked the wand and found quite a few marks left from the battle. If it continues to encounter accidents, it may lead to some unexpected events."

Neville screamed in terror, "Like, it might break?"

“There might be that risk,” Vezel nodded. “So you could consider keeping it with you to keep yourself motivated, and then use a new wand.”

“Then I’ll tell Grandma…” Neville nodded, staring absently at the wand in his hand…

Chapter 185 is like Professor Snape's nitpicking.

Joy and surprises are always the main themes of Halloween Eve.

The students could feel the strong festive atmosphere as soon as they got up early in the morning;

Although older students were used to it, the pumpkin aroma that permeated the entire castle was a very novel experience for freshmen.

Upperclassmen also have their own interests, such as chatting with bewildered freshmen and then approaching those enchanted armors;

Some senior students are not good actors. Often, before they even get close to the armor, the corners of their mouths turn up too obviously, which arouses the suspicion of the freshmen.

Because the new students were more vigilant, those armors that could suddenly give you a fright became less scary.

There are also older students with excellent acting skills, such as Fred and George;

They can always control their smiles when necessary, and since twins always act together, they are often better able to distract the newborn.

Fred and George would only laugh after the freshmen screamed, which provoked the freshmen to hit and kick them.

Fred and George didn't care about this "retaliation" at all, and didn't even put up much resistance. They even cooperated by making screams to calm the new students down as quickly as possible.

Even after the new students have calmed down, their impression of such things will be deepened.

Perhaps when another batch of new students arrives next Halloween, this batch of students will become the next "Fred and George".

……

After some playful fighting, the freshmen's anger subsided, but Professor McGonagall's anger would not.

When she saw Fred and George's behavior, she immediately criticized them and began to inquire about their exam preparation.

Professor McGonagall maintained her composure, standing ramrod straight as she looked at Fred and George, her face serious and her voice low as she said, "Did you know? Molly wrote to me!"

"Almost two-thirds of the letters Molly sent were about you guys, expressing concern that you might not even pass an OWL exam,"

"She's so worried about you all! Bill, Charlie, Percy, and Ron are all hardworking kids, so you all need to keep up the good work!"

When Fred and George heard Molly express concern for them with "two-thirds of the content," they rubbed their noses.

When they heard Professor McGonagall mention Ron and say he was a "hard-working boy," they couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Ron?"

In their memory, Ron always seemed to be engrossed in Wizarding Chess or something else on weekends, and in short, he didn't seem to be studying hard.

“Ron has been doing well lately, and he’s putting more effort into his assignments and papers than before.” Professor McGonagall adjusted her glasses. “I can tell at a glance…”

"He also submitted a paper to Hogwarts Voice along with Harry. Although it wasn't selected, I saw their effort and courage."

“I’ve told Molly all of this, so now the people she’s most worried about are actually you guys.”

"I never expected..." Fred and George said in unison, "I never expected our Ronald... to end up like this..."

……

"Hmm?" Professor McGonagall frowned slightly and let out a questioning sound through her nose.

Fred quickly raised his hands. "Uh... I mean... we can't..."

George smoothly replied, "We can't let Ron look down on us! We have to be a role model for our older brother!"

“Yes!” Fred nodded repeatedly. “Actually, we were also planning to submit our work to the Hogwarts Voice!”

“That’s right!” George echoed, “That article… Do what you’re good at! We were really inspired!”

"Oh?" Seeing that Fred and George were no longer talking about magical fireworks or prank magic items, but instead started discussing the paper, Professor McGonagall was naturally a little curious.

Fred pointed his index finger at George, "The idea inside is correct, so we developed a completely new version!"

George did the same thing: "We're good at similar things, so we plan to write each other's papers, then exchange them and critique them!"

“That’s right!” Fred nodded repeatedly. “Just like Snape… Professor’s nitpicking, especially ruthless! It’s all his own ideas!”

“That way…” George continued to explain, “once the paper is revised, won’t it become our own paper?”

After hearing Fred and George's explanation, Professor McGonagall's first reaction was a headache, but after thinking about it carefully...

At least for these twins, this so-called "picking method" is indeed a good approach;

If one could be as meticulous as Snape in nitpicking, and add one's own opinions, it is indeed possible to complete a decent paper.

Professor McGonagall had always had high hopes for Fred and George;

Both of them had great magical talent, just like their older brothers. However, the Weasley family's hidden mischievousness seemed to have all come together in these twins.

This resulted in the twins having extremely unbalanced academic performance, yet they also possessed exceptional practical skills. Managing these twins required a great deal of effort from Professor McGonagall.

Since Fred and George had both said so much, Professor McGonagall decided to trust them one more time.

She nodded slightly and said, "In that case... I look forward to your papers in The Voice of Hogwarts."

"Of course! We also need to work harder on our review of the relevant subjects! And stop loitering in the hallways all day, scaring those new students!"

"Understood! Understood!" Fred and George waved and said quickly, "Take care, Professor McGonagall!"

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As night fell, Hogwarts Castle was enveloped in a joyful atmosphere.

Even the Dementors sensed this joy, emitting strange "clucking" breaths and seeming much more restless than usual.

Inside Hogwarts Castle, the Great Hall has undergone a new transformation, with dark green vines replacing the curtains and countless pumpkin lanterns visible overhead.

These pumpkin lanterns float in mid-air, some with bright smiling faces carved on them, and others with fierce ghost faces.

The candlelight inside the pumpkin lantern flickered gently, emitting a soft glow that illuminated the entire auditorium.

After the lavish Halloween dinner, many ghosts from the school floated up to the auditorium and, guided by the fat monk and the nearly headless Nick, put on some entertaining performances.

Nothing unexpected happened until the dinner ended and Dumbledore announced that everyone could return to their respective common rooms and have a good night's sleep.

Walking down the corridor where the accident happened last school year, no further incidents occurred.

However, for safety's sake, Vizette followed Ravenclaw's group all the way to the Bronze Gate;

He watched as the students entered the common room one by one and returned to their respective dormitories before he could finally relax...

Chapter 186 The Invasion of Sirius and the Hidden Assessment

After waving goodbye to Luna, Vizette turned a corner in the corridor and entered a secluded passageway.

As planned, he would travel to Hogsmeade Village, using it as a transit point, to reach the ruins of Aindale Castle.

Not long after Vizette left by the firelight, another corridor in the distance became lively, and the Gryffindor students were in an uproar.

Before long, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall arrived. The portrait that should have been hanging at the entrance of the common room had been severely damaged, and the Fat Lady in the portrait had disappeared.

Pipi floated in the air, occasionally doing a somersault, watching everything before him with great joy.

When Dumbledore was about to search the castle in search of the missing Fat Lady, Peeves grinned wickedly and told Dumbledore the truth of the matter.

Sirius Black attacked the portrait of the Fat Lady because he tried to go inside, but the Fat Lady refused his request, so he became angry and destroyed the portrait.

After listening to Peeves's words, Professor McGonagall adjusted her glasses and said with some worry, "He might still be in the castle."

“Minerva, take the students back to the Great Hall first!” Dumbledore said thoughtfully. “Tell Philius, Pomona, and Severus…”

"Have them gather their students from their respective colleges and bring them all back to the Great Hall! Also, notify Filch and the ghosts to help check every floor of the castle..."

Professor McGonagall led the students back to the auditorium, and the corridor fell silent once more.

Dumbledore stroked his beard, clapped his hands lightly, and summoned a house-elf, instructing him to mobilize the other house-elves to help search the castle, focusing on the abandoned classrooms.

……

The prefects were taking attendance, while Dumbledore conjured up countless sleeping bags, arranging for the students to spend the night in the Great Hall.

Dumbledore closed the Great Hall door, and Nico, who was almost headless, just happened to emerge from the ceiling.

He floated up to Dumbledore, performed a courtly bow, and said, "Headmaster Dumbledore, we have already searched the area once, but we have not found Sirius Black."

Dumbledore nodded. "Thank you for your hard work."

“It’s what we should do!” said Nico, who was almost headless. “Please let us know if you need anything else.”

Dumbledore nodded and replied, "Of course!"