"Ha ha! Exactly right!"
A loud, hearty laugh rang out, and Hufflepuff's ghost, the Fat Friar, floated down as well. "I entirely agree with Nick on that. His knowledge of the castle is indeed far more secure than his head!"
"Yes! Exactly!" Nearly Headless Nick burst into ringing laughter. "You understand me..."
His laughter gradually died away, because he noticed that the faces of the several "Education Investigators" were full of bewilderment and embarrassment, clearly not yet recovered from his earlier "performance."
Noticing that the expressions of the "Education Investigators" all carried a touch of awkwardness, his laughter stopped as well.
The Bloody Baron and Lady Grey had not spoken the entire time, and now that the atmosphere had developed into this, they floated away even more silently.
"Oh..." The Fat Friar sighed softly, looking left and right as he rubbed his hands back and forth, as though trying to find another topic to ease the atmosphere.
"They're all very warm, aren't they?" Luna's tone was filled with gentle amusement. "I've seen some Muggle films. The ghosts in them are usually quite vicious, and even think about hurting people."
Nearly Headless Nick's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly followed Luna's words. "There's actually such a thing? Real ghosts would never hurt anyone!"
Vizet called to the "Education Investigators" at just the right moment. "Everyone, I think the Sorting Ceremony is about to begin. Why don't we go into the Great Hall first?"
"That's right! That's right!" The Fat Friar seemed greatly relieved and hurriedly led the way with great enthusiasm. "This way, please! The opening feast after the Sorting Ceremony is the main event. Roast chicken and Yorkshire Pudding wait for no one!"
Vizet and Luna arrived at the Ravenclaw table. The moment they sat down, Anthony Goldstein and