The man behind Hogwarts

Chapter 120 The Eve of Halloween

Sure enough, there is roasted pumpkin in the cafeteria.

Every little wizard who entered the cafeteria shouted excitedly,

Some even gathered their friends and excitedly told Halloween stories.

Five pieces of pumpkin pie, a piece of bread, a sausage, and a cup of honey water.

Carrying a simple breakfast, he sat next to Evelin.

"Morning, Evelyn."

"Morning, William."

"Well, you actually have honey water again, I want to drink it."

"Now, just one sip."

"mean."

There are two little sisters next to Evelin. They are more delicate and not as good-looking as Evelin.

They smiled and whispered, their eyes scanning the two of them from time to time.

"By the way, you know," Evelin took a sip of the honey water, "the third graders are not in school today."

"why?"

"They have all gone to Hogsmeade. Today is the first time for third-year students to go there. They can go there every once in a while. They will probably only come back for the banquet in the evening today."

Hogsmeade is the only village in Britain where all wizards live.

I heard that it is a picturesque little village composed of huts and shops.

Hogwarts students are allowed to travel here on weekends, but only third-year students and above with permission from their parents or other guardians.

Students mainly hang out on the streets, which are lined with shops and bars.

The Shrieking Shack there is a favorite among young wizards.

The terminus of the Hogwarts Express train that William took when he entered school was called 'Hogsmeade Station'.

"I asked a third-grade friend to help me purchase some things, and I will give you some when the time comes." Evelin said carelessly.

"what?"

"Nothing, just some miscellaneous things."

"Okay, as long as I don't have to spend any money." He joked, "You don't want to eat pumpkin pie?"

"I'll eat it at night. It's too greasy now."

William ate very quickly without feeling rude at all.

When he finished eating, Evelin and the others were still sipping slowly.

"You eat slowly, I'll go first."

He stood up and was about to leave, but Evelin held his wrist: "Classes are suspended today, do you have any plans?"

"Reading books, writing papers, practicing spells, sorting in the library, there are quite a lot of things to do, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing." She thought for a moment and said, "I just want to remind you that the banquet is at seven o'clock tonight, so remember to attend on time... and you have to watch the jack-o'-lantern."

"No problem, I'll be there on time."

Before leaving, he took the opportunity to rub her head, which immediately earned her an angry look.

It was not that he was unaware of the girl's little thoughts, but he didn't talk about it in depth because it was still early.

At this stage, getting work done is the most important thing.

Let the grapes ferment naturally, and the wine will be more fragrant until the day it is unsealed.

"Evelin, 'We still have to watch the jack-o-lantern~' Hey, so gentle." A little sister smiled coquettishly. She had never seen such a gentle Evelin.

In the dormitory, who wouldn’t be bullied by her on the bed?

Even the boys at the same level behaved honestly in front of her, like a mouse seeing a cat.

She has good grades, is smart, and good-looking, but she is also a little violent and careless.

Little girls are extremely envious of such cool girls.

Another little sister also whispered: "I have heard about you and William's story. How is it? How are others?"

"How about what?"

"Just because of his personality and things like that, he has relatively little contact with us."

Hearing this, Evelin's vision suddenly became distant.

......

William didn't lie, he was indeed a little busy today.

At noon, I went to the library to give Mrs. Pingsi a small wooden box with a wooden sculpture inside.

Mrs. Pingsi took out the wooden sculpture and took a brief look at it, her expression flashed with surprise for a moment.

"Is this the carving you learned some time ago?"

"How is it? It's pretty good, right?" William put his hands on the table, his expression a little conceited.

"so so."

She spoke in a slightly disgusted tone, Mrs. Pince's usual tone, he was used to it;

But why are your hands just holding the wooden sculpture?

Mouth and body integrity?

"Go and play by yourself, don't bother me." She waved her hand casually, put the wood sculpture in the cabinet, and picked up a book to read.

"Don't worry, I'm looking for some books about magical animals. Can you recommend a few for me?"

"What are you looking for?" She put down the book and asked, "Why do you suddenly have this interest again? Didn't you always read all kinds of books before?"

“Just thinking about it, I wanted to know how many magical animals there are in the world;

and where to find them. "

"This is simple, wait a moment." Mrs. Pingsi stood up and entered the bookshelf.

After a while,

She came out with four or five books.

"Read these books first. By the time you finish reading them, you will know almost everything about the magical animals in the world."

"Awesome." William took the book and was surprised, "It's really a humanoid library."

"Take the book and go quickly, I want to read."

"Okay, I'll go first."

......

"Well, it's already night..."

William walked down from the central tower, looked at the gloomy night, and sighed that time flies so fast.

I had only been reading for a short while, but a few hours had passed.

He walked quickly downstairs, following the scent in the air.

Because it was the banquet before Halloween, all the teachers and students of the school gathered in the auditorium. Now all the castles in Hogwarts were silent, with only the bright yellow lights on the road.

Passing by the library, he suddenly stopped.

"Why is there still someone in the library? Could it be that Mrs. Pince hasn't gone yet?"

The library door was closed, but a faint light shone through the window and he was aware of it.

As I approached the library, I suddenly noticed something was wrong.

The library door was not just closed, but also locked, locked from the outside.

If it had been Madame Pince inside, she would never have locked herself in;

If it weren't for Mrs. Pince...

Who could be inside?

William immediately became alert.

His eyes narrowed slightly, his right hand drooped, and with a flick of his fingers, a wand of more than thirteen inches fell into his hand; his left hand quietly inserted into his waist, holding the serrated whip.

Stepping softly, he slowly explored around the outside of the library.

If you enter from the outside, the best way is through a window... No, why do you need a window? Just use a magic spell to open the lock.

I just don’t know if the library’s locks have been cast with an ‘anti-lock-picking spell’.

The steps don’t stop,

On the side of the library, he found a window that was not completely closed, a second-floor window.

I glanced at the light in the library and saw that it was getting fainter and fainter. Judging from the shape, it should be a portable oil lamp.

"He was still on the first floor. It seemed that he had just entered and was discovered by me before he had time to hide."

If the mysterious person inside hides inside the library, no matter how bright the light is, it will be blocked by the layers of bookshelves.

He looked up at the second floor window...