Chapter 39: Halloween is Here

On the last day of October, the entire Hogwarts castle was filled with the aroma of roasted pumpkin. Not only that, every student in Hogwarts was cheerful today, and even Link was no exception.

Of course, Link was not so happy just because there were no classes this afternoon, but because today he could finally eat pumpkin.

Heaven pity him, after eating roasted potatoes and meat and relying on nutrient potions to stave off hunger for nearly two months, Link felt that his sense of taste had already begun to decline.

Fortunately, Link's sense of taste hadn't deteriorated beyond saving. Stimulated by the smell of pumpkin, his mouth started watering again with joy.

Not only that, Professor Flitwick, who had just finished teaching class, also organized Link and the other students to decorate the Great Hall with variously shaped pumpkin lanterns and fake bats.

This process wasn't very exhausting, even though the Great Hall was large and those fake bats had to be hung at very high places.

But with the help of the Levitation Charm, none of this was a problem.

Originally, Link was still a little puzzled about this, but when Professor Flitwick officially announced that a Halloween feast would be held tonight, Link finally realized, it's Halloween.

Yes, Halloween had arrived.

Realizing this made Link feel a little emotional. It had been some time since Link last ran into Harry and the others.

During this period, Link had thought long and hard and ultimately decided to stick to his usual stance and did not go to find Harry and them again.

But just because Link didn't go looking for Harry and them didn't mean Harry and them didn't stir things up.

In fact, the very day after he encountered Harry, Link discovered that a ballad about cowardly snakes and brave lions was spreading throughout Hogwarts.

And the direct result of this ballad was that the tension between Gryffindor and Slytherin grew even more intense.

In the Great Hall, in the corridors, on the Quidditch pitch...

You could almost see the two groups bickering and arguing in every corner of Hogwarts.

Especially in class, Professor Snape, as if he had taken gunpowder, crazily sprayed venom at the Gryffindors, and at the same time severely deducted points from the Gryffindor House.

This directly caused the number of gemstones in the Gryffindor hourglass in the Great Hall to drop sharply.

Such revenge naturally also provoked dissatisfaction from Professor McGonagall. After understanding the full situation, she also began retaliating against Slytherin.

Unfortunately, Professor McGonagall still cared about saving face. The means of retaliation she used were only punishing Slytherins to the maximum extent within school rules when they made mistakes.

This was completely painless for Slytherins. After all, the overall conduct of Slytherin students was quite decent. Compared to Gryffindors, the number of times they broke the school rules was pathetically low.

And while Slytherin and Gryffindor were at war, the Ravenclaws saw hope of winning the House Cup this year.

They immediately mobilized, almost every Ravenclaw in Hogwarts was trying every possible way to seize every opportunity to raise House points. Thanks to their efforts, Ravenclaw's point total had already surpassed Gryffindor and was gradually catching up with Slytherin.

So, seeing the situation take a turn, Slytherin and Gryffindor dragged Ravenclaw into the water too.

It truly was a spectacular drama.

Every Hufflepuff in Hogwarts thought so, even Link was no exception.

As a Hufflepuff, all they needed to do was prepare some melon seeds and drinks, and then just sit in the back rows and watch the show.

And while watching the show, Link didn't fall behind on his studies either.

As of now, under the combined tutoring of Cedric and Professor McGonagall, Link had already completed a full review of all first-year material and thoroughly mastered all kinds of basic practical spells, including the Unlocking Charm (Alohomora), the Mending Charm (Reparo), and the Cleaning Charm (Scourgify).

So in Link's eyes, this so-called Halloween feast was actually more like a reward for all the hard work he had put in recently.

After all, nothing is more joyful than working hard and then feasting.

Thinking this way, Link couldn't help but smile. Just then, however, a large hand clapped down on Link's shoulder.

"Link, you okay?"

Cedric asked with a smile. There were still some beads of sweat on his forehead, clearly showing he had just been working hard.

"Ah, I'm fine, just a little too happy."

Link casually brushed it off, and Cedric, hearing that, nodded in approval.

Today was indeed a day worth celebrating, because just today, the selection of members for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team had finally ended.

Moreover, the quality of Hufflepuff's new Chasers this year was exceptionally high. In Cedric's view, this might just be their most promising year ever.

However, Cedric hadn't gotten so excited that he forgot everything, because Gryffindor also got a great Seeker this year, and that person was the famous Savior, Harry Potter.

Of course, Cedric didn't actually take Harry Potter too seriously.

After all, he was just a first-year student with almost no Quidditch experience at all. Just judging by personal ability, no one really thought he could become the dark horse of the Gryffindor team this year.

What truly worried Cedric was that Professor McGonagall had paid out of her own pocket to buy Harry a very expensive Nimbus 2000 broomstick.

Cedric and the rest of them were still using old Comet 260s for matches.

And as the top product released by Nimbus this year, the performance of the Nimbus 2000 was at least double that of the Comet 260.

Honestly, using a Nimbus 2000 against a Comet 260 was like high tech versus cold weapons, completely unfair.

Just imagining the scene of Harry Potter streaking far ahead in the match made Cedric show a pained expression.

Seeing this, Link shook his head. As Cedric's good friend, of course Link knew what Cedric had been worrying about lately.

He sighed, grabbed Cedric's shoulders and straightened him up, then seriously said, "Cedric, you are the strongest Seeker at Hogwarts. Harry Potter is no match for you, even with the Nimbus 2000!"

"I'm the strongest Seeker at Hogwarts? I am…"

Cedric's pupils unfocused, dazedly repeating Link's words. Link kept praising and encouraging him.

And after repeating this process who knows how many times, Cedric's pupils slowly refocused, his whole body shook like he had been hypnotized, and he shouted with excitement, "That's right! I am the strongest Seeker at Hogwarts!"

His sudden outburst startled the nearby Hufflepuffs. Link also quietly distanced himself from Cedric, pretending he hadn't done anything.

Lately, every so often, Link had to go through this routine with Cedric to motivate him and get him fired up again.

Link was worried that if this kept going, people would think he knew some weird hypnotism.

And with Cedric's shouting, the Halloween feast at Hogwarts finally began.

Looking at the various foods that suddenly appeared on the long tables in front of him, especially the most eye-catching roasted pumpkin, Link suddenly thought, should he let Arkam try some too?

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