The Bard at Hogwarts

The last class before the dinner.

After the professor announced the end of the class, Hermione covered her mouth and yawned.

She adopted the advice of the prefect Weasley and used the time converter reasonably. But the energy overdraft some time ago seemed to have not been made up.

In daily life, she always dozed off unconsciously.

If it were usual, she would go to the library to read and rest after the last class every day, but it was obviously not feasible today.

Although it was pouring rain outside the window and the sky was as dark as ink, the castle was bright and cheerful, and the festive atmosphere had quietly arrived.

Moreover, since the afternoon, the whole castle was filled with the sweet smell of pumpkin.

Walking out of the classroom door, Hermione ran briskly to the auditorium.

In the auditorium, Hagrid was moving those huge pumpkins into the castle.

Although it was just the beginning of the decoration, there were also many people standing around, and everyone was waiting in line silently.

Seeing this scene, Hermione secretly rejoiced that she was lucky to come early, otherwise these dozen pumpkins would not be enough to share.

As the pumpkins were placed in place, with the help of Professor Flitwick, these huge pumpkins were carved into hollow pumpkin carriages. The people waiting around also began to choose their favorite pumpkins one by one according to the previous queue order.

…

Sitting in the small pumpkin carriage, the quiet space formed a sharp contrast with the hustle and bustle of the auditorium.

Feeling the warm and cheerful atmosphere around her, Hermione gradually closed her eyes.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

“Hermione! Wake up and don’t sleep! Hermione…”

A familiar voice came to her ears. Hermione opened her eyes and found that it was Harry and Ron who came. She couldn’t help asking:

“How long has it been? I mean what time is it now?”

“A quarter after seven.” Harry answered truthfully, as if he guessed Hermione’s concerns, and he added: “Don’t worry, the dinner will start in nearly an hour.”

“Huh! That’s good.” Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, and then she looked at the two people outside:

“You help me occupy it. According to the agreement, you can refer to my homework for the next month. Remember, it’s a reference.”

As she said, Hermione got out of the pumpkin carriage.

"Don't worry! We're just taking it as a reference." Ron nodded quickly, fearing that Hermione would change her mind.

Harry also had an expression of agreement on his face, as if making a silent promise.

"You... Hey! Forget it!" Hermione sighed. To be honest, she knew that the two of them couldn't just take it as a reference.

But there was no other way. In order to occupy this big pumpkin, she could only use this method.

As for asking the girls in the dormitory for help, those people would like to see her laugh. Let alone help, not to mention making trouble, it would be considered upright.

After a short delay, Hermione ran towards the dormitory again.

Attending a dinner party, washing and makeup are always necessary.

...

In the pumpkin carriage.

Ron whispered: "Tell me, is she really in love? Otherwise, I would never believe that she would allow us to borrow homework, and for a whole month."

Listening to Ron's words, Harry was also a little confused, but compared to guessing his friend's emotional state, he cared more about the distribution of homework.

There are two similar copies of a homework, which is unacceptable. Professors are not fools. Occasionally, a similar assignment seems to be their bottom line.

"That's easy!" After learning about Harry's concerns, Ron patted his chest and said:

"Potions is for me, Transfiguration is for you, and Charms is for us. If we can handle these three courses, other professors will not care whether we copy the assignments or not. They only care whether we write them or not."

Just as the two were discussing how to divide the assignments, Hermione had returned to the dormitory.

After looking at the alarm clock and confirming the time again, she picked up the softener in the box and rushed into the bathroom.

...

At the same time.

Slytherin dormitory.

Ino closed the book in his hand, stood up and walked towards the hall.

Although he didn't want to attend this dinner, he still kept Hermione's invitation in mind.

Besides, Hermione also mentioned the time turner. As a top alchemical item, he was very interested.

To some extent, the time turner is probably much more complicated than the Philosopher's Stone. Generally speaking, the status of the time turner is higher than that of the Philosopher's Stone.

But the only time converter he could get access to legally was the one in Hermione's hand.

Thinking of this, Ino took off his school uniform and put on his previous azure robe.

Then he picked up a two-meter-high mountain pearwood staff with an old bronze oil lamp hanging on the top, and walked out of the dormitory as a medieval lamplighter.

If you want to check the time converter, you must have an oil lamp. In order to be as unobtrusive as possible, you can only choose this outfit.

According to the tradition of the Halloween dinner, students are also allowed to wear makeup in the castle.

As long as the dress is not too alternative, there is no professor to stop it.

...

The side hall of the auditorium.

As the only entrance to the auditorium, it was also the first stop for freshmen to enter the castle and wait for the sorting.

Therefore, every little wizard here can feel a relaxed and familiar atmosphere.

As soon as Ino came to the side hall, he saw a lonely girl in the corner.

Interestingly, Hermione also took off her standard robe today and changed into a casual home outfit.

A khaki knitted wool sweater and a pair of light blue jeans with the cuffs slightly rolled up, revealing slender ankles.

Wearing a pair of white sneakers, he looked clean and neat.

At the same time, Hermione also saw Ino, whose retro and mysterious outfit made her eyes light up.

"Come with me! I've occupied a pumpkin carriage today!"

Before Ino came up to her, Hermione stepped forward quickly, gently pulled his sleeve, and walked towards the auditorium without saying anything.

In the corner of the auditorium, Draco looked at the two people who were leaving in a daze. He also came to invite Ino, but he was inviting on behalf of Pansy.

But after seeing that Ino already had an appointment, Draco thought for a moment and turned to walk out of the auditorium.

Since the task was not completed, he did not plan to attend the dinner, especially not to face the angry Pansy.

...

At the same time.

Hermione knocked on the window of the pumpkin carriage, without saying anything, just a look, and Harry and Ron obediently walked out of the car.

Looking at the two people leaving in a flash, Ino was also a little curious, always feeling that the witches in the castle were the real powerful group.

But this curiosity did not last long, because after sitting in the pumpkin carriage, he was attracted by another thing in front of him.

Hermione stretched her hands to the back of her neck, and then took out an exquisite pendant from her collar.

"Give it to me! I know you are interested in it, don't try to hide it from me." Hermione said with a chuckle.

Although her expression was smiling, a hint of loss flashed quietly in her eyes.

In fact, after the last conversation, she knew that in the magical creature protection class, Ino was staring at the time converter, not her.

Faced with the sudden frankness, after a few seconds of silence, Ino said apologetically:

"To be honest! I am indeed more interested, but the previous promise remains unchanged. You can come to read the invisibility book anytime during the summer vacation."

After that, Ino reached out and took the time converter that still had body temperature.

At the same time, he also picked up the oil lamp beside him and began to observe it meticulously.

Sorry everyone, there are only two chapters today. It was mainly because Xiaodi spent a long time looking up information, including information on ancient runes, medieval Western alchemy, and some fan fiction settings by great masters. It took more than two hours to sort through all of it.