Hogwarts: This holy light is righteously evil

The entire meal was very harmonious, and some of the upperclassmen at the Ravenclaw table would tell these new wizards about things on campus.

These are all normal occurrences; anyone who has lived at school for a week or two can feel them, but knowing them in advance allows you to be prepared.

For example, how strict is the Head of Slytherin House?

The tall upperclassman's exact words were: "Never mess with Professor Snape. He doesn't like any house except Slytherin. If you make a mistake, he'll eat you alive!"

Puni could only laugh after hearing this.

As expected of the Sri Lankan religion!

The banquet ended after the meal.

The plates and food scraps on the table disappeared completely in an instant.

"Before you return to the common room, let us sing the Hogwarts school song together!" Dumbledore raised his wand.

Swish!

A streak of light flew out from the sky above everyone's heads, transforming into a galaxy that twisted and intertwined.

A series of lyrics gradually emerged.

"Don't stick to any fixed tune, just follow your own rhythm—three, two, one!"

The singing filled the auditorium.

Of the four houses, the students of Gryffindor are the most enthusiastic—and they are also the most numerous, their voices so loud they seem to lift the roof off.

"Excellent! Very good—!"

When the music ended, Dumbledore smiled and announced that the prefects of each house would lead the new students back to the common room to familiarize themselves with the house rules.

Puni and the others stood up and filed out of the auditorium, led by the prefects.

The chorus at the end of the banquet was clearly a very good way to stimulate the young wizard's interest.

Throughout the journey, Qiu Zhang, standing next to Puni, felt an urge to shout and yell.

Hogwarts is amazing!

All the students sang the school song together.

The portraits even greeted them.

There are also many staircases that actually move back and forth!

Although she was excited, she managed to control herself well, only looking around the group and keeping her shouts inside.

Rumble!

They walked up to a staircase.

The prefect turned around and proudly pointed to the movable staircase, introducing it as follows: "These freely movable staircases were personally designed by Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Ravenclaw."

"The Ravenclaw Dean doesn't want these staircases to be mere brick-and-mortar pathways, or inanimate objects for people to walk on, but rather to be like those of true wizards, unrestrained!"

"So they sometimes go upwards, sometimes turn, sometimes hover in mid-air, and sometimes suddenly drift apart, just like a wizard thinking and hesitating!"

"Alright, the stairs are stable now. Follow me, and don't fall behind!"

As he spoke, he took the lead and stepped onto the stairs.

Puni and the other new students followed closely behind.

Qiu Zhang moved closer to him, his eyes shining as he surveyed everything around him.

Along the way, the prefects told them about the history of Ravenclaw.

"We, Ravenclaw, are the lineage closest to the sky among the four houses of Hogwarts. As the headmaster of Ravenclaw once said, wisdom should not be bound by high walls and the ground; the soul should soar upward like a bird."

"Therefore, our dormitory for the purification ritual was placed on the highest tower of the castle, where the wind is freshest, the view is widest, and it is closest to the stars and moon, making it the most suitable place for our thoughts to roam freely."

"Blue and bronze are the colors of our house. Headmaster Ravenclaw wants us to know and believe that vision and thought are far more powerful than brute force! Because we are eagles surveying the heavens and the earth, not beasts chasing their prey!"

"By the way, you know there's a main library in the college, right? Our Ravenclaw common room also has its own private study. There are no strict closing times here, so you can hold a book and lean against the window, reading with the wind and starlight."

"I hope you know that Ravenclaw does not believe in rigid rules—we believe in the mind, in curiosity, and in never stopping asking questions."

"Though it's cold at the top, you can see the whole world."

"This is Ravenclaw!"

After the prefect's very inspiring speech, Akio's face couldn't help but turn bright red.

"Puni, I'm so excited!"

"Hahaha."

Even Puni couldn't help but applaud the prefect.

His gaze fell on an oil painting depicting the founder of Ravenclaw, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "The magical world is so wonderful. Some people pursue power in magic, some are obsessed with bloodline and glory—and some choose to use magic to provide an infinite path of growth for all souls that thirst for wisdom and yearn for freedom."

Just as the two were talking, the group suddenly stopped, and a commotion came from ahead.

"Hooray! Look what Mischievous Ghost has encountered! A bunch of bookish, dim-witted little eagles!"

Puni looked up and saw a semi-transparent figure blocking the stairwell, dressed in a tattered and gaudy clown costume, grinning and emitting a shrill laugh that made people frown.

"Go eat my shit!"

Pipi Ghost pulled a few brown dung balls out of his pocket and threw them at the freshmen.

"Hey! Get out of here!"

The prefect, standing at the very front, drew his wand, stepped forward, blocked all the new students, and used magic to deflect the dung balls.

The dung ball exploded, but no one was splashed.

"Pee-pee, I'm going to tell Baron Barrow about this!" The prefect frowned.

"Oh dear, I'm so scared! Pee-pee is going to be punished by Baron Barrow!" Pee-pee dragged out his words and cackled, seemingly very disdainful.

However, his body language betrayed him; he laughed and slipped into the wall beside him, then disappeared without a trace.

The team set off again.

Qiu Zhang looked at Puni with curiosity: "That little devil... it must be a ghost, right? Can ghosts even touch real objects?"

She saw many ghosts while eating, but they were unable to eat and couldn't even pick up their knives and forks.

"Him... As far as I know, that guy just now, strictly speaking, wasn't a living being—I mean, he wasn't a ghost, nor a living being, but a mischievous sprite, an embodiment of chaotic energy."

"You mean, he's a troublemaker...?"

"You can also understand it this way, if you divide ghosts and spirits into two different things."

Upon hearing Penny's words, the prefect in front smiled and looked at him: "As expected of Lestrange, you are absolutely right. Peeves is not a living being; it can even be described as a non-existent being."

"If you want to understand, you will learn after your classes start that, similar to Peeves, there is another type—the Boggart, born from fear."

"Boggart?" Cho Chang asked, somewhat puzzled.

“That’s right.” Puni nodded. “Boggarts are born from people’s fears and can transform into the things people fear most, while Peeves is born from joy and mischief. He is born to play pranks and can touch objects, which is why he can throw dung balls.”