Chapter 1402: Invasion
Halloween was also quite a festive holiday for the Wizarding World.
The professors had decorated the entire Great Hall with a strong holiday atmosphere. Countless jack-o'-lanterns floated overhead, while the ceiling with its "projection function" had turned into a thunderstorm beneath dark clouds.
The young wizards and professors alike were enjoying the rich festive atmosphere in the Great Hall.
Of course, this was also the day the troll invaded.
Professor Quirrell, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher possessed by Voldemort, had deliberately lured a troll into the school in order to draw the professors away and investigate the whereabouts of the Sorcerer's Stone.
Originally, it would have attacked Hermione, who was hiding in the girls' bathroom crying, until Harry and Ron went to rescue her.
But clearly, the trio had now become a quartet, and everything revolved around Xu Yue. There was no way the original plot, in which Ron mocked Hermione for her excellent grades, could happen. Naturally, she would not be hiding somewhere crying. Right now, Hermione was dining in the Great Hall with everyone else.
Well, in Western schools, students with grades that were too good really were prone to being excluded, especially in the lower years.
But now, Hermione's former brilliance had been completely overshadowed by Xu Yue, making her seem so "ordinary."
As for Xu Yue himself, aside from Malfoy and a few others from Slytherin, it was difficult for anyone else to bear him ill will.
Who would dare pick a fight with Galleons?
"Now it seems the Sorcerer's Stone is still being guarded quite strictly, so all we need to do is find out—"
Harry, who was still muttering excitedly while eating, had not even finished speaking.
The doors to the Great Hall were suddenly thrown open, and Professor