Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

As the words fell, the old principal snapped his fingers lightly.

Then, the flying candles on the dome of the entire auditorium disappeared, and were replaced by a vast starry sky.

The stars shone brightly, scattering sparkling stardust on the plates in front of the little wizards.

Food began to appear on the empty plates.

Lamb chops, roast chicken, roast beef, pumpkin, pudding, mint marshmallows...

But Ryan's eyes were looking at an inconspicuous food on the baking tray - fish and chips.

The fried fish has a golden luster, just like the afterglow of the setting sun.

Each French fry looks like a carefully crafted work of art, with a light amber color.

It looks good, but it actually doesn't taste good.

But Ryan liked it very much.

Because he saw that there were plants on the plate of fish and chips.

The flowers at the tips of the plants are a brilliant blue-purple color, elegant and mysterious.

Ryan remembered it—it was blue sage.

Just like he would always remember his first meal at Hogwarts.

It was the evening after Hogwarts Castle was officially dedicated.

He sat on the roof of Hogwarts Tower with four teachers, with cold fish and chips beside them.

Gryffindor was already drunk and threatening to duel with Slytherin, who was already pulling out his wand.

Ravenclaw was watching the stars.

Ryan also saw the same blue sage at that time.

"Its symbol is 'family,' Ryan."

At that time, Helga Hufflepuff spoke to him gently.

"We are family, and from now on... this is our home."

"Homemade fish and chips are always garnished with a sprig of blue sage."

Ryan had somewhat forgotten what happened afterwards - it seemed that Gryffindor and Slytherin accidentally broke the tower platform, and were therefore scolded by Hufflepuff for a month.

But anyway...

"Click."

The crispy sound of frying fish reached his ears, and the taste of fish touched his taste buds, and Ryan was able to feel it clearly again.

"Unappetizing."

He came home.

And it was at this time...

"Wow!"

The exclamations of the little wizards reached Ryan's ears, bringing him back to his senses from his memories.

When he raised his head, he saw translucent figures emerging from the castle walls.

"what is that!?"

At this moment, Ron's exclamation could hardly be covered up.

Ryan turned his head and saw a ghost in medieval costume sticking its head out from the table, and its head just passed through the chicken drumstick in Ron's hand.

"It's the ghosts!"

The twins seemed to enjoy watching their brother's fun, laughing as they explained.

"They're the ghosts of Hogwarts—and this is 'Nearly Headless Nick'!"

They introduced.

"Oh, don't worry, little one... I won't hurt you, and I can't."

The ghost also greeted Ron with a smile.

And when 'Nearly Headless Nick' shows Harry and Ron why he has the nickname 'Nearly Headless'.

Ryan looked at the ghosts curiously.

"Are there a lot of ghosts at Hogwarts?"

He asked the twins.

Of course he knew ghosts - some pitiful souls with obsessions and regrets in their hearts who were unable to move on.

They do not belong to the world of the living, nor have they fully entered the realm of the dead.

But Hogwarts a thousand years ago did not have these things, and the Big Four would not allow them to stay in Hogwarts.

"There are quite a few... but some ghosts don't like crowds and rarely appear, such as the Grey Lady from Ravenclaw and the Bloody Baron from Slytherin."

Fred looked around and said, "Look, they didn't come to the party either."

George on the side added: "But if you get lost in the castle, it's much more reliable to ask the ghosts than the portraits - many portraits like to give wrong directions, but ghosts are much better!"

So Ryan nodded.

But when he was about to continue speaking...

"Hoo ho ho ho!"

Sharp laughter echoed throughout the auditorium.

Then Ryan saw a special 'ghost' flying into the auditorium from the auditorium door!

He has a huge face and bright, equally large, round black eyes, and wears a funny but colorful circus costume, looking cunning and mischievous.

At this moment, he was flying past many little wizards, knocking over their pumpkin juice - this stained the wizard robes of many little wizards with a suspicious yellow color.

Some young wizards reached out to wipe it off, but just as they did so, they found the ghost grinning at their waists.

This caused many of the timid little wizards to let out sharp explosions.

"Peeves!"

At this time, it was only after Professor McGonagall shouted seriously.

The strange ghost then grumbled, "It's boring," and "You are the worst group of young wizards I have ever seen."

As it spoke, it passed through the wall of the auditorium and disappeared.

"what is that?"

Seeing this scene, Ryan temporarily put aside the matter of ghosts and asked with interest.

"It's Peeves, a ghost, but he's a bit special. He loves to play pranks!"

The Weasley twins looked at each other before speaking in unison.

“Almost every young wizard who has just entered Hogwarts has been pranked by him!”

Even the two brothers, who claimed to be masters of pranks, were not spared.

“I was too young.”

"We will retaliate sooner or later."

The two brothers said so.

"ghost?"

But Ryan was obviously not interested in the "grudge" between the twins and Peeves.

He just took a bite of his fries and muttered under his breath.

A 'ghost' that can touch entities and enjoys playing pranks on freshmen?

He began to get a little interested.

Chapter 21: Not allowed in principle = recommended to visit!

After enjoying the main course and dessert.

The little wizards, who were full of food, saw Dumbledore stand up from the guest of honor seat.

He picked up the spoon on the table and tapped it lightly against the cup in front of him.

"clang!"

The clear and bright voice brought silence to the auditorium.

"Enjoyable dinner—it looks like everyone's had their fill."

"Before we leave the auditorium and head to our respective dormitories for bed, I think I need to remind everyone of something..."

he said seriously.

"The Forbidden Forest is a dangerous place. As a rule, all students are prohibited from entering... The corridor on the right side of the fourth floor is also forbidden. Those who don't want to die tragically, please stay away..."

The old wizard lowered his voice like a man telling a ghost story late at night.

The timid little wizards were silent.

The brave little wizards were eager to try.

But Ryan just felt weird.

Gryffindor once told him that the so-called "not allowed in principle" thing was actually a subtle reminder that it would be fun to do it.

And then again, if there really were any dangerous restricted areas, wouldn't it be enough to just seal them off? Why would it be necessary to announce it at the opening ceremony?

In Ryan's opinion, Dumbledore's words actually seemed to be reminding certain people to go to the so-called forbidden area.

After explaining the precautions, Dumbledore regained his relaxed expression.

"Now, let's sing the Hogwarts school song together."

After he finished speaking, Dumbledore gently waved his wand and conjured up lyrics with ribbons in the air.