Whether it was Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, or even Slytherin, they all received their own Halloween candy from Professor Sprout.
These candies were likely custom-made, as they could see various Herbology-related facts on the candy wrappers.
The candy Harry received had the image of White Moss printed on it.
"What did you get?" Ron leaned over to ask.
Harry held the wrapper and read the text to Ron.
"White Moss is a plant with magical properties that can be used to make magic potions and also has strong healing abilities."
"Besides using White Moss essence, using the plant directly can help heal shallow wounds. A mixture of White Moss and silver dust can be used to treat werewolf bites."
"Cool, I suppose I should carry some of this with me, lest I get injured during Quidditch," Ron said with a grin, "You know, the Slytherins play Quidditch ruthlessly, and they even take pride in it. I can't let them bully me."
"Hey, Weasley!" Draco said indignantly from behind, "The point of Quidditch is to win!"
"Yeah, yeah," Ron waved his hand impatiently, "That's why you play so underhandedly."
When Harry turned around, he noticed Cassandra sitting peacefully with a pumpkin lantern on her head.
Beside her was Vivi, also wearing a pumpkin lantern.
At some point, Vivi had changed back into her Slytherin uniform. As Harry looked at the two of them sitting together, he could almost instantly tell who was who.
It's easy to guess—Cassandra and Vivi weren't familiar with other girls in Slytherin. Vivi was somewhat acquainted with Miss Fari, but they wouldn't sit this closely together.
As for who among these two is Cassandra and who is Vivi...
Well, it's easy to guess—don't look at their faces; look at the size.
Hmm... Vivi was obviously bigger than Cassandra by more than just a little.
Noticing Harry's gaze, Vivi playfully waved at him and bumped Cassandra with the pumpkin lantern on her head, causing her head to tilt.
Harry shook his head helplessly. He really didn't expect these two girls to be so in sync; he wondered what kind of secret agreement they had reached.
After a while, as the students gradually arrived, Professor Dumbledore announced loudly, and the tables in front of them suddenly filled with a dazzling array of food.
"I bet," Draco leaned back to reach for Harry, "Harry, I bet that Dumbledore is definitely a give!"
"You don't need to say it, Malfoy," Ron wrinkled his nose, "I realized that back in our first year!"
"You really realized it?" Draco frowned.
"Of course," Ron said proudly, though no one knew why he was so proud, "You can ask Harry; I've mentioned this to him long ago."
"Then I'll reluctantly admit that you have sharp eyes."
Draco was never one to pass up any chance to talk about Dumbledore, and under this premise, he could even acknowledge that a Weasley had sharp eyes.
The Halloween feast was very elaborate, contrary to what everyone expected. Instead of steamed pumpkin, boiled pumpkin, fried pumpkin, and pumpkin soup, the pumpkins were used as containers to hold various delicacies.
It seemed that Dumbledore wanted the house-elves to put in extra effort, as the dinner was no longer the typical British fare; it even included French and Eastern European flavors.
You could tell from the sour cream served with goulash.
Goulash, as Hungary's "national dish," is essentially beef stew with potatoes, carrots, or onions cooked until tender, then sprinkled with a few spices... Typically, it is served with a little sour cream.
Harry really enjoyed the flavor of beef combined with sour cream—a bit spicy, a bit sour, with a light creamy taste. It was absolutely delicious.
Vivi clearly didn't expect Hogwarts to serve a dish from her hometown; she even took off her pumpkin mask.
Before she was quickly topped back by Cassandra sitting next to her.
"No eating," Cassandra said succinctly.
"Fine, I won't eat," Vivi folded her arms, as if she really didn't intend to take off her mask and eat anything.
The "two Snapes" on the staff seats were the same way, sitting there gloomily looking at the food in front of them without moving a knife or fork.
Snape himself had no appetite after being disgusted by Little Sirius.
While Little Sirius was preoccupied with the thought of his godson wearing a Slytherin uniform. He just wanted to find the legendary Resurrection Stone, summon James, and apologize properly.
Fork! I'm so sorry, James!
Lupin seemed quite relaxed, thinking, "What's the big deal about wearing a Slytherin uniform?" It really wasn't an issue.
In his view, as long as Harry was happy, that was all that mattered.
"No, this is a matter of principle!" Little Sirius said to Lupin during the meal.
And Lupin shrugged nonchalantly, saying nothing.
After dinner concluded, it was time for the exciting voting segment.
The Weasley Twins' two-headed giant won first place overwhelmingly; if people weren't voting for a friend, they'd certainly vote for the Weasley Twins.