Hogwarts Card System Chapter 138

Chapter 138: [Halloween Carnival (Green)]

The next day, Halloween Eve, the students were a little restless.

There were only a few opportunities for celebration in a year, with Halloween being the most important.

Morning classes were fine, but by the afternoon, even in the classroom, that anxiety could be felt.

The professors were also quite understanding. How many generations of students had they seen come and go?

Although each generation was always the worst one they had ever taught~

So, in the afternoon classes, the professors basically just chatted and told interesting stories.

Professor Flitwick even had students raise their hands to come up and tell stories.

Ted always knew how to perform well in front of his Head of House. No matter what it was, he’d raise his hand first.

Professor Flitwick, as expected, called on Ted.

Ted thought, what story should I tell? How about “The Long Regret of Life, Water Flows East,” to give the young wizards a thrilling web novel shock~

But in the end, he had a moment of compassion and told a story about one woman and seven men—that’s right, it was Calabash Brothers!

Only the snake demon and scorpion spirit became two wicked dark wizards, and the seven Calabash Brothers became seven magical children adopted by an old wizard who found a magical pearl left by Merlin and grew them from the ground.

The localization was good. After class, some classmates still asked Ted, “Is Fire Boy specialized in fire spells?” “How can Water Boy even use the Aguamenti spell to suck water back?” “Was Sixth Boy born with the Disillusionment Charm?”

Even Hermione seriously discussed with Ted whether Merlin’s pearl actually existed.

Ted: Pearl? Doesn’t exist! Not that kind of pearl~ I’m not sure if calabash seeds can grow children, but another kind of seed can!

Life at Hogwarts was a bit monotonous. Although magic was interesting, it was ultimately a very private thing. Ted couldn’t just drag his friends along to research magic and do experiments, could he?

They wouldn’t want to either!

So, during group activities, Ted found other ways to pass the time.

Wizard chess, Gobstones, they were all too weak.

Ted directly brought out the board game Monopoly. Even the dice, pawns, and board were magical artifacts he made, achieving semi-automation and even background music!

Even Hermione almost got addicted to it.

Besides Ted and Hermione, Harry and his three friends had recently become addicted to the game. They would play whenever they had free time, often with ten or twenty people watching a four-player game!

The Weasley twins even wanted to partner with Ted to mass-produce magical Monopoly for money.

Ted saw this wasn’t good. The four hadn’t gone through much game training and were directly addicted. Wouldn’t they be ruined by addiction?

There was no choice but to find another way to shift their attention away from magical Monopoly.

And the method was storytelling!

Ted directly started long serialized stories, adapting excellent anime works, from Seven Magic Orbs to Naruto Wizard, from Full-Time Wizard to Wizard King, from Demon Slayer Wizard to JOJO’s Magical Adventure~

He would tell half of each story, and then cut it off!

It made his friends so anxious, scratching at their hearts and livers.

Then Ted would make them study hard and do their homework, and only then would he tell a few more paragraphs.

After a few days, their game addiction was cured—now they just wanted to kill Ted!

…

The Halloween Eve feast was about to begin.

The Great Hall was decorated as it had been last year, with various atmospheric decorations hung everywhere. The young wizards, having learned from Ted and his friends’ “pee-holding prank” last year, were now enlightened.

This year, almost every student had dressed up.

Some had their faces painted white, lips bright red, revealing two fangs to impersonate vampires.

Some had glued an oversized witch’s nose to their face, over ten centimeters long.

Some dressed as zombies, their faces green.

There were also simpler costumes, just a white sheet with two holes cut out for the eyes.

As the saying goes, by putting on a mask, you also take off a mask. Everyone was having a blast~

At this moment, Ron and Jerry were also hiding outside the Great Hall door, peeking in. The Great Hall was a scene of wild revelry, bustling with excitement!

“Hurry up, Ron! You’re so slow changing, we’re already late!”

Jerry saw Ron was a bit distracted and nudged him: “Don’t worry, Ron, our costumes will definitely be the coolest!”

Ron snapped back, “Are you sure?” He looked at his own costume, then at Jerry’s, his features contorted in discomfort.

Jerry patted him hard on the back: “Don’t worry! I promise we’ll amaze everyone!”

Ron had been a bit down lately, and as a good friend, Jerry had to cheer him up.

So, pulled by Jerry, the two walked into the Great Hall.

Many students were watching the door, curious to see what kind of terrifying monster would enter next.

By now, small trolls, werewolves, and vampires were all child’s play…

However, those students were still stunned by Jerry and Ron walking in.

What in the world was that?

A giant drumstick? Ron’s face peeked out from the drumstick.

A big cheese full of holes? Jerry’s head and limbs poked out of the holes.

Are you sure you’re here for the Halloween feast, and not a food festival feast?

At this moment, Ron felt his entire face burning, wishing he could just faint.

However, the two weren’t stared at for long. In less than a minute, the crowd’s attention was drawn away.

It was the Weasley twins!

They stood on the long table, dressed extremely strangely, with chains and black trench coats, paired with odd hats.

The other wore gold pants and a shirt with green spots, a green vest underneath, and a green stone on his forehead?

The two struck bizarre poses (Jojo poses).

That’s right, the two were loyal fans of “JOJO’s Magical Adventure,” and at Ted’s suggestion, chose this way to promote their favorite.

Twins: Family, I have something good to recommend to you~

They had already learned the method of summoning invisible servants from Ted and were determined to develop their own Stand users!

Fred (posing): “Jojo, human ability truly has its limits. In my short life, I’ve learned: the more one plays with schemes, the more one stumbles in unexpected situations. One must become a being beyond human! I’m abandoning my humanity, Jojo~”

George (changing pose): “To be a true gentleman, even if you know you’re sure to lose, you must have the courage to accept the challenge!”

Fred (changing pose): “Do you remember how many loaves of bread you’ve eaten?”

George (changing pose): “My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror; all my deeds are righteous!”

The two struck the pose of Goku and Vegeta’s fusion, touching fingers, and shouted in unison: “Our Weasley family has been gentlemen for generations~~~”

In that instant, Ron actually fainted!

Even when Mum sent the Howler, it wasn’t this embarrassing!

If you’re going to embarrass yourselves, can you please not drag our whole family into it?!

On the other side, Paige was also dumbfounded. She wore a pink hairdryer mask and witnessed the entire loss of her family’s face. Now she didn’t even dare to stand up, afraid of being recognized as the sister of those two on the table.

The young wizards were also stunned: What kind of moves are these? Why are they so embarrassing, yet so exciting?! I want to try too!

Just then, a ghost floated into the Great Hall from the entrance.

Hardly anyone noticed him at first, but sharp-eyed Jerry spotted something amiss.

“Ted?!” His shriek immediately drew the attention of everyone nearby.

Then they saw the school’s popular figure, Ted Epiphany, had turned into a ghost!

“Ted? Ted! Ted, ohhhh~~~ When did you die?!” Jerry cried out heartbrokenly.

(For reference, imagine Eggplant crying over a horse, truly heartbreaking.)

Ted waved his hand, “Don’t cry yet, I’m not dead!”

“How is it?” He spun around. “No one’s costume looks more like a ghost than mine, right?”

Jerry heard him, wiped his tears, and reached out curiously to touch Ted—although he looked like a ghost, he was actually solid.

Though he could float, he wasn’t fast.

This was the [Ghost Cloak (Green)] card Ted received from last Halloween’s mission. While it had no practical combat value and couldn’t help improve strength, it was quite interesting.

“You scared me!” Hermione, who had squeezed over, complained.

She hadn’t expected Ted’s costume to be like this. She was hoping for a surprise, but only got a fright.

As for Hermione’s costume, she wore a wizard’s hat with two white rabbit ears, and even had fake rabbit teeth!

Ted reached out and touched the rabbit ears, “So cute~ As cute as cat ears~”

Hermione turned her face away, embarrassed.

Ted floated forward, waved his wand, and turned a chair into a small personal stage.

It was only then that the young wizards noticed Ted was also carrying a guitar. Because the guitar had also turned pearlescent white and translucent earlier, they hadn’t noticed it.

The emotions built up, and finally, it was his turn to perform.

[Celebrity (Green)]

Spell Card

Usage: + 2 Charisma, lasts 30 minutes.

Cooldown: 12 hours.

Use! The most dazzling kid in the hall~

“Happy Halloween Eve, everyone! Here’s ‘This Is Halloween’ for you! Music, start~”

Ted waved his wand, and an invisible melody appeared. Ted began to strum the strings and sing:

Boys and girls of every age~

Wouldn’t you like to see something strange~

Come with us and you will see~

This, our town of Halloween~

This is Halloween, this is Halloween~

Pumpkins scream in the dead of night~

This is Halloween, everybody make a scene~

Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright~

It’s our town, everybody scream~

…

As Ted sang, the shadows beneath his feet and the pumpkin lanterns beside him came alive, also singing along in husky voices.

The whole scene was eerie yet exciting, with a unique kind of revelry amidst the horror, captivating everyone.

Ted’s talent, [Heart-Stirring Voice (Red)], was unleashed to its fullest extent at this moment.

In every young wizard’s mind, there was both fear and excitement, that blend of dread and irresistible urge that drove them wild.

Soon, people began to sing along with the melody, and more and more joined in. The entire hall of monsters and ghosts began to sing and dance, joining the carnival!!!

“Ding~ Mission [Halloween Carnival (Green)] completed. Reward: 200 experience points, card [Transformation Candy (Green)].”

Ted’s holiday mission, received that morning, was completed~

(End of chapter)