Hogwarts Card System Chapter 189

Released on May 30, 2025

Chapter 189: Celebration Dinner

It took about a few days for the situation to gradually calm down.

As newspapers and folk rumors spread, information such as the resolution of the Chamber of Secrets, the death of the thousand-year-old Basilisk, and the lifting of the crisis became widely known.

Those students who had been scared away gradually returned to school.

It was now late May, still half a month until the holidays. And there were final exams!

This year, especially the latter half, saw an escalating situation. Not only did the students have no mind for studying, but even the professors were overwhelmed and had little desire to teach.

Especially our Professor Lockhart, ah, he had been sent to St. Mungo’s Hospital, even earlier than Malfoy.

He was currently hospitalized in the pediatric ward, with patients aged two or three.

The doctor said, “We have no solution for his condition. We can only try to have him interact with children his age and see if there’s any improvement.”

It had to be said that Professor Lockhart had used Ron’s wand to cast a backfired Obliviate, and the intensity was too high.

Often, victims of overly powerful Obliviate spells suffered severe amnesia as a side effect, sometimes not recovering for several years.

But for someone like Professor Lockhart, who completely wiped out his personality and memories, it was truly rare.

The doctors at St. Mungo’s also found this case remarkably novel, even inviting renowned doctors from other countries for a joint consultation, but the conclusion was not good—it was likely that Professor Lockhart would have to live a new life.

Of course, those with high emotional intelligence could say Lockhart had gained a new lease on life~

If the professors were like this, could the students be any better?

In this situation, the students’ grades were simply dreadful.

Forget about final exams, even completing the professors’ homework was extremely difficult.

Especially now that Snape was temporarily teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts, his homework was particularly tricky. He even specifically created difficult problems to challenge the “heroes” who had bravely ventured into the Chamber of Secrets and battled the Basilisk!

This time Snape was truly angry, not even sparing Harry.

Snape: If I don’t show you how tough I am, next time you’ll be challenging a dragon, won’t you?! Huh?!

So, these past two days, Ted and Hermione’s homework had become hot commodities, with everyone wanting to borrow from them.

…

On the last day of May, the school decided to hold a celebration dinner to commemorate Hogwarts, this thousand-year-old famous school, for having weathered this major crisis.

To celebrate that the school’s students had resolved the monster in the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets—although they had sacrificed the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, which was normal, considering the time, the annual-throwaway professor should have reached his expiration date.

Many students who had bet at the beginning of the school year that Lockhart would last a year reluctantly pulled out their pocket money.

The dinner began just as dusk fell.

Now, the house-elf chefs in the Hogwarts kitchens were no longer just working behind the scenes.

They were now directly preparing food on-site at one end of the Great Hall.

Everything from stir-frying, braising, stewing, deep-frying, quick-frying, roasting, to various Chinese and Western dishes, even delicacies like foie gras, caviar, African giant snails, and Australian lobsters…

In this year, the master chefs in the kitchen had fully unleashed their creative desires, accumulated over decades. Their innovation and research in cuisine were truly astonishing!

Especially the several “medicinal meals” jointly developed with Ted, which were magical culinary creations infused with magical plants and even potions. They were not only delicious enough to make one’s clothes burst, but also came with various magical effects.

From nourishing yin and strengthening yang to calming the mind, from restoring physical strength to temporarily enhancing magical power, from resisting abnormal states to boosting magical effects, and even special effects like breathing fire after eating.

These had been approved by Professor Sprout and Snape.

Although Snape found it foolish to waste his time verifying the effects of medicinal meals, as Deputy Headmistress, Professor McGonagall had spoken, so he had to go!

After all, the kitchen’s salmon and seafood medley cat food was also a masterpiece!

Now, the entire Great Hall was filled with aromas, the clatter of woks and chopping boards never ceased, and occasionally, a roaring fire would erupt from a pot, causing a burst of exclamations—eating before dinner and watching a show, it was a huge profit!

The dark cloud that had hung over Hogwarts and everyone’s hearts had dispersed, and that feeling of ease and joy was evident on everyone’s faces. Even Snape’s old face seemed much more relaxed.

At this moment, a young wizard approached, asking Ted to sing a song to liven up the atmosphere.

As soon as this was mentioned, everyone started cheering.

Unable to refuse, Ted didn’t decline: “Alright, alright, don’t make noise or cheer. I’ll sing one song, and then everyone who wants to perform can come up on stage, okay?”

Those nearby cheered in agreement, and some more lively students were already rubbing their hands together. Like Ron.

Ron: What should I do? I… I’ll perform eating a whole chicken in two bites?

Ted raised a hand, and a chair transformed into a wooden platform, his movements light and effortless.

Some sharp high-year students more intuitively felt Ted’s magical prowess, as this was something they simply couldn’t do.

As his spell levels and mental attributes gradually increased, the difficulty of magic began to drop sharply in his hands, allowing him to perform many fancy tricks.

Ted pulled out a fist-sized music box-like object from his pocket, snapped his fingers, and music began to play from it.

“A song, ‘New Soul,’ for everyone~”

“I’m a new soul~”

“I came to this strange world~”

“Hoping to learn how to give and receive~”

“Since I came here, I’ve experienced joy and fear~”

“La, la, la, la, La, la, la, la…”

The light and cheerful melody, accompanied by Ted’s singing, immersed everyone in a relaxed and joyful mood.

The students looked up slightly at Ted, humming along to the simple tune.

The professors were also present in the distance. Professor Flitwick made no secret of his admiration for his favorite student, standing on a chair and gently waving his wand, as if conducting an orchestra.

Professor McGonagall also watched Ted, who was surrounded by a crowd and listening, with a smile, gently tapping her hand to the beat.

Snape stubbornly turned his head away, but kept his ears perked, reminding himself not to be swayed by the song.

Dumbledore pushed his half-moon spectacles up, quietly observing Ted, who was like the moon surrounded by stars.

He felt as if he had seen this scene somewhere before.

Not Tom, Tom had a huge personality flaw; he would only use intimidation and power to maintain his authority. Once that authority fell, he would completely fail.

So, who was it?

It was… it was Grindelwald, his old friend.

Back at the beginning of this century, when they were both still young, those followers who were drawn to him looked at him just like this. This gaze was too familiar; he had seen it too many times, including his own.

Dumbledore thought of many things. Those old memories that had long settled resurfaced, and dead memories began to attack him.

One moment it was Grindelwald, the next it was Tom Riddle, then Ted.

He had lived for a hundred years, done many things, but also made many mistakes.

Perhaps, he should have an open and honest talk with him? This time he absolutely couldn’t make a mistake; he no longer had the capital to make mistakes.

Ted finished his song and received thunderous applause.

“Students, if anyone wants to show off their talent, please come up. This thing can accompany you, provided you know how to accompany. Just input your magic into it…”

After Ted demonstrated his small alchemy + spell-made toy, he jumped off the small performance stage, and other students shyly jumped up.

The “portable karaoke machine” Ted made in his spare time had been a great help.

After all, anyone could sing a few lines, good or bad, but musical instruments were something you couldn’t play without learning.

With this “portable karaoke machine” that could provide accompaniment, it was truly wonderful!

Someone even asked Ted how much it cost.

Ted no longer needed to earn money through this, so he said, “I will give the manufacturing method to the Weasley twins. If you like them, you can buy them from them!”

The Weasley twins immediately hugged Ted: “Ted, you are our true brother!”

Ron ┌(。Д。)┐: What about me?

Twins: You were adopted!

“Ted, do you think I still have a chance?” Ron asked eagerly. He wanted to make money too! He dreamed of it!

Ted looked at him: “Do you know Polymorph Potion Type III?”

He shook his head—how would I know about any Potion Type III, is that Harry’s family relative?

“Do you know basic alchemy, brass toughening?”

He shook his head—alchemy? I’m not familiar with that!

“Do you know any perception spells, or ancient runes with magic storage effects?”

Still shaking his head—aren’t ancient runes taught next year?

He literally knew nothing, shaking his head nine times for three questions.

Ted patted Ron on the shoulder and said earnestly, “Ron, keep up the good work!”