Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 260, Chapter 258: Poor Little Ronnie

The Quidditch World Cup is a major event with far-reaching implications for adult wizards, but for the young wizards at Hogwarts, it's just a minor episode, a little diversion in life.

After all, not every young wizard thinks about their future before graduation.

For them, this matter was less interesting than what was going to happen two days later.

Yes, Hogwarts starts in two days.

Harry and his friends are now in their fourth year at Hogwarts, and half of their school life has already passed.

The ancient castle in the Valley of Godric was once again handed over to the two old wizards, Pipilu and Luxixi. The two had now officially become the castle's stewards and decided to spend the rest of their lives in a semi-retirement manner within the castle. For them, who had wandered for most of their lives, a stable and comfortable living environment might be a good choice.

After putting away their textbooks and packing their belongings, the young wizards arrived at the Kingdom Cross platform as always, right on time.

This time, the passage didn't inexplicably close, there were no house-elves blocking the way, and no annoying Dementors attacking along the way. They arrived at Hogwarts Station very smoothly.

They rode in a carriage that was only allowed for students in the second grade and above, heading towards the castle.

This time, in addition to the usual group of six, there was also a little witch with a dreamy and ethereal aura on the bus.

Luna Lovegood.

The little witch who ran around the castle barefoot, whom Dudley and his friends encountered on a second-year night.

She has now passed the test and become a member of the discipline team.

She was discussing something with Hermione.

However, the conversation did not seem very pleasant.

Hermione is a complete logician; she approaches everything logically and speaks with facts, such as using evidence to apprehend criminals. Luna, on the other hand, has an amazing intuition, which is characterized by her irrationality. She often acts on her gut feeling, such as directly naming criminals and going by gut feeling when apprehending them.

Fortunately, their differing beliefs did not affect their relationship. Their shared experience of bullying at Hogwarts solidified their bond.

They are each other's best friends (referring to same-sex friends).

The carriage was pulled by a mystical creature called a Thestral, which possessed a peculiar characteristic: only those who had witnessed death could see them. For this reason, they were once considered an unlucky symbol.

It is said that they will bring all sorts of terrible disasters to those who see them.

In fact, the ominousness and calamity themselves have nothing to do with Thestrals. Just like Absol, the calamity beast in Pokémon, it's just a label that's been attached to it.

This is a black Pegasus that is extremely thin, has a dragon-like head, and huge bat wings.

To be fair, Dali felt that they had a unique aesthetic appeal.

Despite being so thin they're practically skin and bones, they're far stronger than ordinary horses, even surpassing the strength of harpies.

Unfortunately, even Thestrals couldn't propel Darryl to flight.

The carriage that Dudley was riding in required five Thestrals to pull it, while the other carriages only had one Thestral.

Even so, it was still slower than other carriages.

It was quite late when the group arrived at Hogwarts; they were the last of the upperclassmen, excluding the first-year students.

The castle corridors were all wet, and because they were all made of smooth marble, it was a bit slippery to walk on.

It's Pikachu! This guy is throwing water balloons at people everywhere.

He loved playing the usual pranks.

Professor McGonagall was furious and yelled at it, but she didn't know what to do.

"Stop! Stop! The first-year students will be here soon!"

But who is Pikachu? It won't give up its mischievous ideas just because of some new student.

The main problem is that Peeves is a very strange creature. It is neither human, nor ghost, nor magical being. It is almost the same age as Hogwarts and is one of the most mysterious beings in Hogwarts.

Sometimes you can deal with it using the same methods you use on ghosts, and a simple spell can subdue it. Sometimes, not only are there no methods for dealing with ghosts, but even Dumbledore is helpless against it. Unless it gives you special treatment, no one can help it, as if it has a cheat code.

It's no exaggeration to say that he's the most troublesome presence in all of Hogwarts.

It's obvious that Peeves is invincible today; even Professor McGonagall can't do anything about him.

Peeves landed a perfect water balloon attack, soaking the little witch nearby.

His disheveled appearance amused the mischievous ghost, who let out a strange, loud laugh.

Fortunately, it wasn't a pervert; male and female witches were the same in its presence.

Just as Pipi was about to throw down the second water balloon, a voice sounded behind him.

"Mr. Mischievous Ghost, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing the sound, Pipi Ghost was startled and instinctively hid the water ball behind its back. Unfortunately, its body was transparent and the water ball in its hand was too big to block it at all.

"Oh, it's Mr. Dursley."

"I didn't do anything."

Pipi Gui chuckled, sounding a little guilty.

Dudley didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Can the pranks end here, Mr. Peeves?"

"Everyone likes a mischievous kid who is obedient and sensible."

"Alright, since Mr. Dursley has said so."

A hint of reluctance flashed across Pippi's face, but he still obeyed Dudley's words.

Dudley's words were more effective than Barrow's on Peeves, and many young wizards wanted to know why, but Dudley never told anyone else.

With a look of regret, Pikachu released the water balloon, which fell vertically and hit Ron, who was craning his neck to look up, squarely in the face.

The poor child, who only wanted to watch the show, ended up getting soaked to the bone.

Ron: ? ? ?

I'm fucking...

Didn't we agree not to play pranks?

Peeves promised not to cause any more trouble, and Professor McGonagall, who had rushed over, finally breathed a sigh of relief. She chose to ignore Ron's last attack, thinking, "Who told you to stand so straight under Peeves?" She waved her wand to clean up the water stains on the ground and walked to the door to wait for the arrival of this class of new students.

The auditorium remained the same, magnificent and splendid, with countless lit candles floating in the air, and a transparent ceiling offering views of the beautiful scenery outside.

There was just one vacancy in the professor's seat; the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was not in the position.

When Professor Lupin informed everyone last year that he would not be able to teach the class for the second year, many young wizards expressed their regret.

After all, he's been the most reliable Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in the last three years.

Hmm. Substitute teacher (Dali) doesn't count.

(End of this chapter)