Because of the troll incident that night, the Halloween feast went on for a long time.
It was not until the professors had to urge the students to leave that the feast finally ended at midnight.
The first year students who returned to their dormitory were still excited, as this was the first holiday they had spent since arriving at school.
Ron in particular had been asked by many people at the feast table about Minor Hexes.
Even on the way back, two girls had clustered around him to ask for the specific details, giving him an immense sense of satisfaction.
Luan also received plenty of attention, but George and Fred had been standing around him the whole time, and everyone's attention was always unconsciously drawn to the twins.
Luan now very much enjoyed being around the two red-haired Weasleys as well, because they always brought laughter and made people pay less attention to him.
After returning to the dormitory, before Luan had even lain down, Bouncing crawled out of its tree nest.
"Chirp?" (Why do you smell like another animal?)
"Another animal? You mean the troll?"
Luan instinctively sniffed his clothes. Only a faint scent of food remained on them now.
"Chirp!" (It smells like a bird!)
"A bird? Oh, I saw a phoenix today."
"Chirp?" (Really? Can I see it?)
"That might be difficult."
Luan often talked to his pet in the dormitory, so his roommates no longer found it strange.
But when they heard Luan mention a "phoenix," it still caught the Young Wizards' attention.
"Luan, did you see that fire phoenix, Fawkes?"
Ron had still been immersed in the joy of being a Minor Hex instructor. Hearing Luan speak, he sat straight up in bed.
"That's right. That big bird was beautiful."
After saying that, Luan