Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 96: The ghost and the singer
With a "poof", a ball of mud slid around the student at a tricky angle and hit the marble slab in front of Filch.
Administrator Filch was staring at the mud in front of him, his face suddenly turned ugly, and there was an aura that no one was near.
Albert and Lee Jordan also noticed the change in the hallway and stopped to look with the other students towards the source of the low pressure.
I saw Filch turned his head stiffly and looked in the direction of the ball of mud, only to find another ball of mud the size of a thumb flying towards him.
Felch hurriedly dodged sideways, his gaze stopped for a moment where he had just stood, and suddenly pushed aside the crowd in the corridor, chasing in the direction where the mud ball flew.
The aura of never giving up until the culprit was caught caused the surrounding students to cast their astonished glances at Filch's back, and several students even prepared to follow behind to watch the fun.
Other students wonder who threw the mud ball at Filch.
Across the direction Filch was chasing the prisoner, the twins appeared around the corner, waving at the two Alberts, with happy smiles on their faces.
"How." Fred and George had just emerged from the nearby secret passage, while Albert raised his index finger in a quiet motion.
That's right, it was the Weasley brothers who just threw the mud ball at Filch, who borrowed a winged slingshot that Albert found in the Room of Requirement, and used a mud ball they just got from herbal class. , the soil mixed with the feces of the moronic beast.
Of course, the twins were not aimed at Filch, but at the marble slab under his feet, however, whoever looked at it thought the ball of mud was thrown at Filch.
Now, the furious Filch chased after him, but he couldn't find anything, and he didn't know if anyone would be inexplicably miserable.
After returning to the lounge, several people immediately went to take a hot shower. When they changed their clothes and came down, they heard others talk about Filch, and the manager was looking for the culprit in a furious manner.
"Fantastic, it's amazing!" Fred's smile widened, as if nothing would make him happier than watching Filch deflate.
"Eat quietly." Albert glanced at them and nodded to Filch in the corner of the hall as a reminder.
Albert didn't eat much lunch, and there will be a big Halloween party in the evening.
However, Filch's incident made the whole afternoon of several people happy.
Professor Broad from Defense Against the Dark Arts also knows that everyone doesn't have much time to listen to the class, so he's been telling everyone interesting stories all afternoon.
For example, in the mid-15th century, an earl of a dragon set was preparing for a duel with a child who was suspected of being a witch. On the iron armor curse barrier, his whole body was broken, his head was seriously damaged, and he finally became a mentally handicapped earl.
The story immediately aroused interest in the Iron Armor Spell, but the professor said the spell would not be available until the senior year, much to the disappointment of most people.
"Is it difficult? By the way, doesn't Albert know this spell?" Lee Jordan murmured doubtfully. His voice was not loud, but many people heard it, and he summoned Albert. Pile of suspicious eyes.
Albert just smiled, without admitting or denying it, anyway, guess for yourself!
The Halloween feast in the evening quickly dispelled everyone's grief. As they entered the hall, they were immediately attracted by the halloween decorations.
Twelve giant pumpkins in the vegetable garden behind Hagrid's hut were carved into large lanterns that could even seat two or three students.
A swarm of bats flies around the enchanted ceiling, occasionally circling above the dining table, making the candles in the pumpkin's belly flicker.
Before the banquet opened, Dumbledore invited the famous witch singer Sedina Warbeck to sing a song "Children, Play Back Bludgers, Throw Quaffles".
Albert, who was sitting at the table, was dumbfounded. He had no appreciation for the songs of this era. Although he felt that the witch singer's voice had a unique appeal, he still had no idea what to do. Cannot be on the same channel as other people.
I felt awkward in my seat by myself when everyone was getting high.
Sanna, across the table, was in a similar situation to him, and was equally bewildered.
Fortunately, the song didn't last long, and in the end, the witch singer and his assistants temporarily exited the stage amid the enthusiastic applause of the crowd.
"Why are you so unresponsive, don't you like Cedina Warbeck's tunes?"
"Very contagious music." Albert carefully organized his limited vocabulary. In fact, he wanted to say whether you were crazy just now, but after thinking about it, he swallowed this sentence back. So as not to be overwhelmed by unknown objects named fans.
"Yeah, Shanna." He looked at the witch across from him.
"Wonderful music." Shanna, who is also from the Muggle world, doesn't appreciate this style of music. Facing Albert's inquiry, she just smiled reluctantly.
"You don't seem to like Cedina Warbeck's tunes." Angelina's eyes gleamed slyly.
"Well, there's no such thing, I just...don't listen to music often." Albert replied vaguely after swallowing the sliced beef, "By the way, I thought you were intoxicated here too. It's a wonderful music, I didn't expect..."
"Cough cough!" Angelina coughed dryly, and hurriedly buried her head to eat, while Alia next to her shook her head indistinctly.
"My whole family is a Warbeck fan, and they like to play her songs at the holidays," Fred said indistinctly, stuffing a drumstick into his mouth.
"Yes." George echoed, "I heard that there is a female ghost in Sedina Warbeck's team, and they often perform together. I wonder if we can meet that female ghost here."
"The female ghost?"
The topic quickly piqued interest.
"Are you sure it's a female ghost?" Albert raised his eyebrows and asked: "The female ghost is a dark creature, and it is said that hearing her cry is fatal."
"Cedina Warbeck is the hottest singer in the UK and is said to have graduated from Hogwarts." Lee Jordan said, "However, the ghost rumors are true, my mother likes that song very much. A song with a female ghost."
"How do you know." Shanna asked curiously, "Also, her female ghost companion didn't appear here today?"
"Headmaster Dumbledore will definitely not allow female ghosts to appear at Hogwarts, it will scare many timid students." Albert recalls the introduction of female ghosts in "Dark Forces: Self Defense Guide" , "The female ghost has long black hair that drags to the ground, her face is like a skeleton, and her eyes glow with green light."
"Is that something?"
Suddenly, I don't know who asked.
"What it looks like."
"In the stands..."
Albert looked sideways at the stage, his expression froze immediately, the fried potato in his hand slipped from his hand before it could be put into his mouth, and with a tinkling sound, it fell to the ground together with the fork. plate.
Yes, the thing on the stage is really similar to what Albert just described.
Has black mopping hair, a face like a skeleton, green eyes glowing, yes, a female ghost.
She opened her mouth wide, and suddenly, strange screams echoed in the auditorium.
At the moment when the screams sounded, the musical accompaniment followed, and the two voices were subtly mixed together, and Cedina Warbeck, the witch singer of some age, was holding a very The long golden microphone began to sing in self-absorption.
In Albert's words, this one literally sings with his life. However, the scream of the female ghost was not as sharp and piercing as the legend, but it was successfully integrated into the soundtrack and became part of the whole song.
However, the most admirable dancer was the dancer who danced with the female ghost. Albert doubted how the other party had overcome the psychological pressure brought by the female ghost.
After the song ended, even Albert couldn't help applauding with everyone. It wasn't that he understood the song, but that he admired the group of guys on stage for being able to use the accompaniment to cover the screams of the female ghost. Create such a wonderful song.
Sedina Warbeck's third song opens at the end of the Halloween party. After everyone learned that the name of the song added "You stole my pot, but you can't get my heart", it attracted a very enthusiastic response, and the applause almost blew the roof off.
"Is this song famous?" Albert asked suspiciously.
"Famous."
"Mom always wanted to go to her live concerts, but tickets were often sold out at the beginning, (the price of tickets for her concerts often skyrocketed on the black market). When Warbeck just released 'You Stole My Pot, But You Can't Get My Heart', fans rushed to the concert desperately, causing three broomsticks to collide." Frey De explained.
"Oh." Albert just snorted, because he doesn't chase stars himself, so he is very light on this aspect. Of course, Albert was very curious about the charm of this song, and hurriedly pricked up his ears and listened carefully:
You thought you were a good wizard, and you conquered me with a spell
But guess what, Mr. Wizard, you don't really know me
You think you're smart, but you're actually a liar
……
You stole my pot
And the toad in the pond
Crystal bottle for memory
……
You stole my pot, but you can't get my heart!
(Her heart!)
After the singing ended, Albert was still confused.
To be honest, the song is really bad, or it's the style of the magic world, and I can't appreciate it after all. Moreover, since there is no female ghost soundtrack, this song is not even as good as the previous one. At that moment, Albert felt that he could no longer face the aesthetics of the magic world.
Seeing that several people around were applauding vigorously, Albert also pretended to applaud, and there were bursts of shouts coming from his ears. However, this short-lived chaos was soon destroyed by Dumbledore. subsided.
Sedina Warbeck has left, leaving Hogwarts with her team and the ghost.
The Halloween party ended with regret. Albert followed the surging crowd back to the Gryffindor lounge.
Along the way, he heard a lot of people talking about female ghosts.
"You said, how many people will have nightmares today?" Mark put his arm around Albert's shoulder and asked with a half-smile.
"I don't know. However, I think it's a wonderful and bold idea, isn't it?" Albert didn't care about Mark's joke, and waved at Mario and the others: "I think they set up a circus. You can invite Peeves to join you when you're in a group."
"What a brilliant idea." Mark blinked and smiled. "By the way, you haven't come to practice for a long time."
"Isn't this busy?" Albert was very surprised at the way Mark changed the subject. "The homework is never done, and I need to join the Transfiguration Club every week."
"Charlie wants you to take his Seeker position." Mark said directly: "To be honest, there really isn't anyone who can take this position in Gryffindor."
"Cough, maybe next year or the year after, there will be more powerful people." Albert noticed Mark's "do you believe it yourself" expression, and said helplessly: "Okay. , if there is really no suitable one... let's talk about it later."
"You're a good Seeker." Charlie came out of nowhere and patted Albert on the shoulder with a smile.
Everyone will be optimistic about Albert. In fact, during a friendly Quidditch match, Albert actually grabbed the Snitch in front of Charlie, which made Charlie think that Albert was very suitable to be his successor. ~IndoMTL.com~ After all, in a Quidditch game, the Seeker is very important and almost determines the outcome of a match.
"You know, I'm playing Quidditch purely for fun." Albert, who was sandwiched between the two, looked helpless.
"Playing Quidditch doesn't prevent you from being a good wizard, Professor McGonagall was also a good Seeker when she was young, and lo and behold, she's more transfiguration than anyone else , you are her favorite student, how can you not play Quidditch?"
Yes, Albert is Professor McGonagall's favorite protégé, at least some people think so.
Although Albert was very happy to hear what Charlie and the others said, he actually understood why Charlie and the others cared so much about it.
No way, Gryffindor hasn't won a Quidditch title in years.
Albert doesn't really care about this, because after Charlie graduates, and Harry Potter is the top tank, the Seeker's seat will naturally be topped by Potter.
Yes, please call him: Harry Potter.
Although in Albert's eyes, it's a scumbag.
"Ah!" Albert sat on the edge of the bed, stretched out his hand to cover a yawn, then picked up the pillow next to him and smothered the Weasley brothers who were tap dancing in the dormitory and singing intones.
Merlin's beard, is this the legendary sequela of listening to a concert?
Actually, it's no wonder the two are excited, it's a very rare thing to hear Cedina Warbeck's concert live.
"By the way, do we want to go on a night tour?" George suggested.
"Another day, throw the pillow over." Albert raised his hand to take the pillow that Fred threw over, covered his yawn again, and lay back in the bed.