With Hogsmeade still being rebuilt, Hogwarts students from third year onward had lost their chance to visit Hogsmeade.
Fortunately, Headmistress McGonagall had someone quietly spread rumors about a Halloween Party, drawing everyone's attention away from the fact that the older students could not visit Hogsmeade and toward the performances planned for the Halloween Party.
The news that Albert would personally lead the singing quickly spread among the students as well. Everyone was curious, since almost no one had ever heard the legendary figure sing.
Still, everyone believed Albert would sing well, because there was almost nothing he could not do. Even he felt pressured by those expectations and had no choice but to spend more time humming along to the songs on vinyl records.
Since he had never acquired any relevant skills, Albert's singing was truly mediocre. He had no trouble memorizing the songs and singing along with the melody, but... well, there was nothing remarkable about it.
As for Cedric's claim that he could easily get through it by merely humming a couple of lines, Albert treated it as bullshit.
If he really muddled through it so perfunctorily, Albert figured he would most likely become the students' post-meal topic of conversation and a laughingstock. Even if he was not much of a singer, he still had to put some effort into dealing with the Halloween chorus.
Both Isobel and Katrina found it quite amusing, especially Isobel. She was clearly more talented at singing than Albert, at least capable of recreating the feeling of the songs on the vinyl records, unlike Albert, whose lack of talent was obvious the moment he opened his mouth.
Headmistress McGonagall seemed to have considered that as well, so she found a group of experienced students to sing with him, using them to lead the