Snakes at Hogwarts

Chapter 114 The rich festive atmosphere

Time soon came to October 31st, Halloween.

On this day, wizards living in the magical world will celebrate this holiday in their own way just like Muggles.

The interior of the castle had already been renovated, and the originally dirty walls and statues were spotless and brand new. Thinking about it, this must be the result of Filch working all night in the castle.

The sweet aroma of roasted pumpkin could be smelled everywhere in the corridor. The alluring smell even passed through the cold underground classroom and spread to the maze-like underground corridor of Slytherin.

This made Andros, who had just climbed out of the lounge and was about to go to the auditorium to look for food, couldn't help but swallow the saliva in his mouth.

After the conversation with Draco at noon that day, he was not in a hurry to take action. Instead, he pretended that nothing had happened and put the matter on hold for the time being.

Calculating the time, the current plot has not yet fully begun, so there is no need to be in such a hurry.

Andros also knew that it was useless even if he was anxious about this matter.

Although I have never paid attention to the Philosopher's Stone, it is not easy to get a foothold in the mutual layout of Dumbledore and Voldemort.

Even if it was to tease a little bit of the saliva of a three-headed dog that neither of them liked, he had to be fully prepared, and teaming up with Draco was just the first step in many preparations.

Anyway, the three-headed dog was there until the end of the semester.

He has plenty of time.

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When Andros walked into the auditorium to find some breakfast, he was a little surprised to find that the auditorium today was very different from before.

Compared with the corridor outside, the scent of pumpkin here is undoubtedly stronger. That may be because the four long college tables are filled with piles of steaming pumpkin pies, as well as large pots of fragrant pumpkin pies. Overflowing pumpkin porridge.

Around the auditorium, giant pumpkins that are half as tall as an adult wizard are stacked against the towering walls that reach to the ceiling.

Andros knew that those were probably fine varieties secretly cultivated by Hagrid using the expansion spell, specially prepared for Halloween.

Although he has been expelled from Hogwarts for many years, Hagrid still retains a certain ability to cast spells. The pink umbrella he carries with him is probably the wand that was broken by the staff of the Ministry of Magic.

It can be guessed that after Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald, obtained the Elder Wand, and became the headmaster of Hogwarts, at some point in time, he restored the broken wand for Hagrid.

But then again, that magic wand can actually be used as the frame to support the flower umbrella?

How long is Hagrid's wand?

Maybe it’s the hybrid giant model specially customized by Mr. Ollivander for Hagrid!

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In addition to the giant pumpkins piled on the floor, the deans of the four colleges and professors from the school were also standing there.

They kept waving their wands, either moving the carved pumpkins to the appropriate position, or controlling the wands to spray out colorful ribbons to decorate the auditorium.

Even Snape stood in the crowd, reluctantly waving his wand and helping to decorate the surroundings of the Great Hall.

But judging from the gloomy face of the old bat, it was obvious that he was unwilling to engage in such hard work.

It is worth mentioning that Dumbledore was not among this group of professors. This old bee who did nothing all day long had gone to nowhere.

This undoubtedly made the atmosphere of the festival extremely strong, and the first-year students who had never seen the market before us were naturally excited. They looked around chatteringly, and from time to time they exclaimed because of the brilliant magic of a certain professor. .

Speaking of which, this should be the first festival they spent in the castle.

Andros was naturally one of the little wizards who gathered to watch the show. You should know that a child like him who grew up in an orphanage would never have the opportunity to go to any Halloween.

And those who make a living in stinking, fly-infested slums rarely show any so-called kindness.

Not to mention preparing candies for children.

Looking at the piles of pumpkin pies on the long table, Andros couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic in his eyes.

He recalled his life in the orphanage which lasted for 11 years.

Although the days are busy, on this day every year, Aunt Nancy will prepare a steaming pumpkin pie for the children in the orphanage.

Although everyone can only get one, it is still one of the few good memories of Andros as a child, and it is also what he misses the most now.

I don’t know how Grandma Nancy and the children in the orphanage are doing?

And Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron.

Andros has always been grateful to these kind people who helped him in his most difficult time.

Although they still exchanged frequent letters after he entered Hogwarts, how could those suppressed emotions in his heart be fully expressed in just a few pages of parchment?

Thinking of this, Andros secretly made up his mind to go back and take a look during the Christmas vacation.

He even missed the secret cabin he and Ivar had built in the woods on the mountain.

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What made the students even more excited was that when they walked into the classroom laughing and laughing, Professor Flitwick finally agreed to start teaching them some fun tricks.

The Charms classroom is located on the fourth floor of Hogwarts Castle. It is also a spacious classroom that seems to have been cast by a traceless stretching spell.

There are several rows of desks on both sides of the classroom, where the students are, and in the middle of the classroom is a spacious aisle, which allows more people to see Professor Flitwick when he demonstrates the magic spell.

"Okay, kids, today we are going to officially start learning the Levitation Spell. This is a very commonly used spell. You may have noticed that the professors used this spell many times when they decorated the auditorium in the morning."

Standing on a pile of books stacked high, Professor Flitwick introduced this magical spell to the students in the classroom in a high-pitched voice.

He waved his magic wand lightly, and several books that fell on the ground slowly rose into the air under the control of magic. After slowly flying around the classroom, these books returned to Professor Flitwick. That podium made of books.

Seeing this scene, the little wizards' eyes widened one after another. They couldn't wait to practice such fun spells.

But this is obviously impossible, because before officially starting, they still need to practice the basic gestures to release the spell over and over again.