That evening, with an hour still to go before the designated bedtime...
And yet, in the Great Hall at Hogwarts Castle, nearly all the headmasters, professors, Ministry of Magic officials, students, and other people watching the screen—including Headmaster Dumbledore—were staring in stunned disbelief at a certain troublesome little girl. Just before the students were supposed to go to bed, she had brought a huge platter of... crabs, filling the hall with an enticing, spicy aroma. Now she was slurping and eating them while watching the "screen."
"Mmm..."
(￣~￣) Chomp!
Without a doubt, the only person capable of doing something so outrageous was the little professor from Hogwarts's Magic Open Class.
"..."
At first, Dumbledore hadn't wanted to interfere. But after noticing countless resentful, furious, and envious gazes sneaking over in their direction, he finally couldn't hold back.
"Ahem..."
"Professor Annie, I don't understand. What are you... doing?"
To be fair, even though Dumbledore was the headmaster, he probably had no right to stop people from eating at night. That would be like someone trying to stop him from having a few Fizzing Whizbees or Cockroach Clusters, or a glass of mead, before bed—and then going straight to sleep without brushing his teeth afterward.
Still, given that the little girl's behavior was seriously affecting the mental state of the students and teachers present, as well as the order in the Great Hall, Dumbledore thought it over and reluctantly decided to intervene a little.
"??"
Σ(⊙ω⊙`)?
"Can't you see? I'm eating spicy crabs, of course! Dumbledore, you old weirdo, why are you asking when you already know?"
(￣~￣) Chomp!
Crunch~!
Little Annie gave him a sidelong glance but didn't pay him much mind. She kept one hand wrapped around a spicy crab while she sucked on one of its legs, chomping away