Su Er did not actually want to go to a party full of ghosts.
The Halloween party at the Castle this year would be so much fun, far more fun than an underground air-conditioning convention where they would go hungry while looking at piles of rotten food they could not eat.
He was really looking forward to seeing what Hagrid's pumpkins would become at the party.
Hermione, however, was extremely enthusiastic about the ghost gathering.
"I bet there aren't many living people who can say they've been to a party like that-it's bound to be an absolutely wonderful experience," she said.
"No, it won't be wonderful." Su Er sighed, trying to get Hermione to abandon the idea.
"Why would anyone celebrate the day they died?" Ron shared Su Er's opinion. "Sounds horribly unlucky to me."
But Hermione stared longingly at Su Er with sparkling eyes.
"I've already promised Nearly Headless Nick..." Harry said apologetically.
"I really don't understand. Why would anyone celebrate the day they died? Sounds horribly unlucky to me," Ron muttered resentfully.
During this time, Su Er had kept asking Ron about Ginny in roundabout ways, but he had never found a suitable opportunity to meet her alone.
In the end, he could only give up for the time being.
Malfoy disappeared from everyone's sight for several days. Apart from attending lessons, he stayed in his common room, and even his meals were packed up and brought back by Crabbe and Goyle.
The young wizards' topics of conversation were like the trending searches on a certain microblogging site, changing every day, and soon the business with Malfoy faded away.
The topic at the top of the trending list became the rumor that Headmaster Dumbledore had invited the Skeleton Dance Troupe, which was very famous in the wizarding world,