Chapter 1586 "Bored to Death" Peeves

"Squeak—"

With a soft bang, Maca pushed open the door of the Hogwarts auditorium with his own hands.

As soon as you see it, you can see four long tables extending to the depths of the auditorium, and a large number of back chairs are neatly arranged on both sides of the tables. The sunlight coming in through the fence window quietly fell on the tabletop, leaving streaks of light.

Since there has been no house elf to clean and wipe in recent days, a little dust has fallen on the tables, chairs, window sills, and the empty oil painting frames, which makes it look somewhat old at a cursory glance.

Of course, in terms of the history of this castle, it seems to be a bit old for granted.

"Hogg... Woz."

Maca, who just came back from Calais, France, originally wanted to take advantage of some spare time to come over and take a good look at this castle that he experienced a lot with him. However, Hogwarts without anyone looks lifeless, which is not what a school should look like.

Maca didn't know if this was what the four founders of the school saw when they first came here.

"……never mind."

Maca, who was about to go in again to have a look, paused at the door, then suddenly retracted the step she had just taken, then turned and walked out.

"boom."

The moment he left, the door of the auditorium seemed to be pushed open by two invisible hands, and it closed automatically again.

This is obviously not the magical campus full of vitality in Maca's memory, no matter how he looks at it, it can't make him feel better.

So, it's better not to look too much at the moment, but let's reminisce in it after everything is back on track in the future!

Although, some people will definitely never come back - like the old man with the white beard who always likes to eat some weird sweets.

"...Maca...McLean..."

Just as Maca was standing on the lawn in the vestibule, taking advantage of the sunshine and greenery to temporarily dispel the depression in his heart, a voice suddenly sounded faintly from the main gate of the castle, attracting Maca's attention.

"Well?"

He turned his head slightly,

I saw a translucent figure floating by a window on the side of the closed gate, looking at Maca at the entrance of the auditorium with half-drawn eyelids.

"Peeves?"

Yes, even though the originally brightly colored clothes on that figure had faded a lot, the bow tie looked baggy, the nightcap was tilted to one side, and even the magical response was much weaker. But Maca naturally recognized that it was Peeves, the elf who used to play around in the castle, taking pranks as his only hobby.

Slightly startled, Maca immediately raised his legs and walked over, and stood still under the window sill that was taller than a person.

"Oh, McLean... are you here again?" Peeves floated down a little listlessly, lying on the window sill and looking down at Maca, "When will those little idiots come back to school?"

"Well," Maca couldn't help shaking his head when he heard the words, "I can't tell... Anyway, at least we have to wait until the place is completely safe!"

"Is it because of the black wizard last time?"

As Peeves said, he suddenly turned over, lay on his back on the window sill, and looked at the sky unsteadily.

"Okay, okay! Peeves is here waiting for you to settle the matter... Remember to hurry up! There is no one here, it's almost boring..."

Before the words were finished, it suddenly threw a backhand and dropped a thick book abruptly. Maca raised his hand subconsciously, but in the next second, he let the book land on his forehead precisely.

"Hahahaha... have you been tricked? Look at your embarrassment... don't worry! It's not shameful—Dumbledore has been hit on the head by Peeves..."

Watching Peeves leave the window with a strange smile, and drifted leisurely into the depths of the corridor, Maca then looked down at the "Hogwarts, A School History" that had just hit on his head , sighed silently.

If he wanted to dodge or block Peeves' sneak attack just now, it would be easy, but he stopped on the way.

Because he knew that what Peeves said just now, "I'm almost bored to death", was not as frivolous and casual as the other party's tone.

As a poltergeist born from the negative emotions leaked by previous teachers and students, his existence depends on the people living in the castle.

In previous years, even during holidays, there were still teachers, ghosts, and a few students staying in the castle. But now, there is really no one in the entire castle.

Maca knew that Peeves was obviously getting weaker and weaker, to the point that... he might really "bored to death" at any moment.

It's a pity that even if it knows that it may cease to exist, it cannot leave this castle and this land. In this regard, Maca has nothing to do, because the poltergeist is such a special existence.

"I'll remember 'hurry up'...you just wait!"

Peeves is also a part of Hogwarts - I believe many people will agree with this, and Maca is also included.

Maca put the book in his hand on the window sill, and then stopped staying, turned around and walked across the school lawn to the school gate.

...

On the hillside not far from the school gate, the temporary radar station that had already been built was bathed in sunlight. The big iron pot looked up to the sky above, waiting for the moment when it was needed.

Maca stopped in front of the door of a small house under the iron pot, stretched out his hand to push open the iron door and glanced inside.

Most of the Muggles who were sent to cooperate with the debugging have already withdrawn, leaving only a bunch of messy instruments that have been adjusted and set up here, waiting to be used tonight.

"Anyway, let's go get the person over first!"

Although most of them have been evacuated, there will always be a few operators left, and those who were selected have been living in Hogsmeade during this period to adapt to wizards and magic.

Maca closed the door again, then took a step back and disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already on the streets of Hogsmeade village.

In fact, many residents here have moved out one after another, and only a few of the various magic shops are still open, and it seems that there is no business.

Even since the start of the Hogwarts study tour plan, Hai Erbo has basically never come to harass near the school. But after all, it is a matter of life, most people obviously prefer to leave here first, wait and see for a while before talking.

Maca walked a few steps on the street, then turned a corner and walked into the alley between the two stores.