While Xiwen was talking with Grubb, another plump ghost walked over. He wore the uniform of a church clergyman, and his face bore a kindly expression.
"Strange, long time no see." He waved at Xiwen.
"Good to see you again, Friar." Xiwen smiled. Seeing the two plump ghosts, one large and one small, standing together, he found the scene rather amusing and adorable.
"Oh, Edmund, you're here too." The Fat Friar spotted the smaller plump ghost as well and said happily.
Then, he began introducing Grubb's "legendary deeds" to Xiwen.
"Strange, you have no idea how interesting this kid Edmund is!" the Fat Friar said cheerfully. "He was still quite young, only becoming a ghost a few decades ago. I heard he died from food poisoning after eating something he shouldn't have!"
"I gave my life for fine food!" Grubb retorted indignantly, clearly deeply dissatisfied with dying from food poisoning. "Back then, I was a renowned food critic at Hogwarts, passionate about searching every corner of the castle for delicacies!"
"At the time, I found some very pretty plums in the Forbidden Forest. None of my roommates had the courage to taste them, so only I bravely stepped forward!" As he spoke, the little chubby ghost wore a proud expression, as though he had accomplished something remarkable.
So your roommates were fine, and you became a ghost... Xiwen thought to himself.
The Fat Friar's face darkened as well, and he remarked from the side, "...So that's why you envy people who can eat, and often block young wizards from having meals at the Great Hall entrance?"
Grubb gave an embarrassed smile and said guiltily, "Well, I breathed my last at the Great Hall entrance, so it's perfectly normal for me to stay there, right...?"
The Fat Friar smiled, then skipped