Under the watchful eyes of the others, the two of them chatted happily.
Whether it was Elwyn or Hibiscus Chinensis, neither of them had the intention to communicate with the others.
The rules of Bubbarton were obviously more strict than those of the Hogwarts. They were not allowed to walk around during the meal.
Although some of them seemed to want to cause trouble for Elwyn, in the end, none of them took any action.
Chatter could be heard in the dining hall. Because tomorrow was the summer vacation, the students' topic mostly turned to the vacation schedule and the exam that had just ended.
After talking about Elwyn's previous adventures, Hibiscus Chinensis invited Elwyn to visit their home in Paris this summer in the name of her sister.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had to continue looking for the other half of the Sorcerer's Stone, Elwyn would have liked to go and have a look. Before this, he had listened to Hermione talking about the unique magic in Paris for an entire semester. It was very attractive.
Now, he had to tactfully reject her invitation.
Hibiscus Chinensis did not seem to be unhappy. The topic changed to the Quidditch World Cup that was about to begin.
The banquet continued. Under the effect of magic, the exquisite golden chandelier slowly rotated above the huge sky-blue ceiling. The dancing flames formed all kinds of patterns.
The spirits also flew down from the ceiling and performed difficult movements in mid-air. They quickly flew around the huge circular dining hall and then gathered together to discuss in low voices.
It was obvious that the spirits were very interested in Dumbledore, Sirius and Elwyn.
They were talking about the past experiences of the three of them, as well as the gossip that they had obtained from other places.
The strange thing was that the number of spirits that gathered around Elwyn was increasing.
The number of spirits was far more than those at the VIP seats. He seemed to be more attractive to the spirits than Dumbledore and Sirius.
"You are very popular!" Hibiscus Chinensis said with a smile. The corner of her mouth was slightly raised.
Looking at Hibiscus Chinensis's crescent smile, Elwyn was confused.
Being popular was a good thing, but if all the people were spirits, then it would be too strange. No matter how one thought about it, it would not make one happy …
These specters pointed at Elwyn, but none of them dared to step forward.
"So, you are that Elwyn Mason?!" Just as Elwyn was puzzled, a male spirit dressed in medieval French aristocratic attire landed stiffly beside him, looking a little like the nearly headless Nick.
Like Nick, his neck was gone, and part of it was gone from the middle.
Only his body and head were floating in the air, which made him look very strange and comical.
If it was not for the angry expression on the other party's face, Elwyn might have laughed out loud. He quickly wiped his mouth with a napkin to hide the smile on his face.
"This is Duke Vincent de Tayfulle Piccoqui!" Hibiscus Chinensis leaned over and said softly. "You must have offended him, he is not like this usually."
Elwyn had seen this spirit's name in the History of Magic. It was said that he cast a Concealment Spell on his neck, pretending that he had been beheaded to escape the hanging.
Judging from the current effect, the effect of the Concealment Spell was too perfect.
So much so that the power of the spell did not disappear even after his death.
Of course, the main reason why he was recorded in the History of Magic was because he invented the Concealment Spell based on the ancient Magic Language. It was an epoch-making high-level spell.
This spell could make something disappear permanently, but the success rate was very low. Moreover, it was a spell unique to Bubblebottom, so not many people knew about it.
Although Elwyn had heard of the other party's name, he was sure that he had never seen him before today. He also did not know why this spirit was looking at him angrily.
"The Hogwarts Magic Newspaper that you created!" Duke Piccoqui said loudly. His milky white, translucent body had a pink tint to it. "Like the other spirits, I wrote a lot of things and mailed them, but the news that I provided was not accepted. This is the 76th time that I've been rejected. That bastard Nick said that the content of my news was too shallow …"
Hearing this, Elwyn already knew what was going on.
No wonder there were so many spirits surrounding him. They were all like Duke Piccoqui in front of him, hoping to have a good relationship with him so that their articles could be accepted by the Hogwarts Ministry of Magic.
Elwyn had encountered this situation in Hogwarts before. Now, he was the most popular person among the spirits. No matter where he went, he would always be surrounded by spirits.
After all, the lives of spirits were too boring. There was almost no entertainment at all.
With the help of Almost Headless, since last year, many spirits had provided news and reports to the Hogwarts Magic Newspaper. They were proud that their articles were accepted.
This was originally just a whimsical idea of Elwyn. He hoped that it could make up for the lack of articles submitted by the Hogwarts Magic Newspaper.
Who would have thought that it would eventually become the biggest highlight of the newspaper.
The spirits knew a lot of secrets and viewed things from a different perspective. Their unique reports were unexpectedly welcomed by the wizards.
The submission of articles had also triggered an unimaginable enthusiasm from the spirits. Although Elwyn did not pay them anything, it was something to boast about.
Think about it, other than killing time, one's articles could also be published in the newspaper of the living, attracting the attention and discussion of the Wizards.
To the spirits who had been dead for hundreds of years, this was definitely an unimaginable glory.
Especially as the influence of the Hogwarts Magic Newspaper gradually increased, the number of subscribers increased. Submitting articles to the newspaper had gradually become the most important thing for the spirits.
Now, it was not only the Hogwarts and British spirits. Many foreign spirits like Duke Pikokwe also began to submit articles to the newspaper and provide news.
This matter was mainly handled by Almost Headless Nick. As far as Elwyn knew, he did a good job.
However, he was not surprised that Duke Pikokwe had an accident.
Nick was good at everything except for the fact that his head was not completely chopped off. Even though thousands of years had passed, he was still full of resentment.
Unsurprisingly, he was jealous that Duke Pikokwe's neck could disappear completely.
Although it was because of the spell, Nick thought that it was most likely because Duke Pikokwe had used a despicable method to hide his neck.
Under such circumstances, of course, he would not accept Duke Pikokwe's article.
Looking at the angry spirit, Elwyn had to try his best to appease him. He promised that when he returned to Hogwarts, he would ask Nick to notarize and accept his article.
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