Volume 4: The Sea and the Ship Heading North Chapter 168 Halloween
In the past, during Halloween on the carriage, although Hagrid would not find a special place to stop the carriage to hold a party like he did for the opening dinner and Christmas dinner, the professors would still make festive decorations in the restaurant.
At this dinner, students will prepare a sumptuous meal, and each professor will carry a lot of candy with them. Whenever a student passes by them, they will grab a handful of candy from their pockets and put it into the children's hands.
Even though the adults are no longer around, Jon has no intention of simplifying the celebration of this holiday.
The more they have to rely on themselves to unite, the sense of ritual that has not changed from the past becomes particularly important.
Early in the morning on Halloween, senior students from grades 4 and 5 were organized and began to decorate the deck.
After a collective vote the day before, everyone excitedly expressed their desire to move this year's holiday dinner to the open-air deck.
Many students who were originally seasick have gradually begun to adapt. The ocean, which they had rarely been exposed to before, has aroused a sense of novelty in almost everyone.
They had celebrated dinners together on the beach, but had never spent such a holiday on the sea.
As evening approached, everything on the deck had been tidied up. The weather was very good today. Although it was beginning to feel a bit cold, there were no strong winds or waves.
Several long tables in the restaurant were moved out of the cabin. There were bats transformed by Transfiguration flying around them, pumpkin lanterns hanging on the mast, candlesticks floating in the air, and the gentle sound of waves. These students of Hogwarts gradually got rid of the anxiety of not having the protection of their professors.
Especially after Jon told everyone their exact location, this undoubtedly calmed down the people who had been obviously a little agitated before.
But at the same time, after solving the existing position problem, Jon did not forget that as students, they had to take on tasks and responsibilities even when the professor was not there.
Before the Halloween dinner began, Jon, in his capacity as captain, began assigning tasks to everyone on the ship for the next few days.
"The professors sent us overseas for our safety. They definitely didn't want us to stay on the ship all day long without making any progress and just eat, drink and have fun. If we were really that kind of people, we wouldn't be worthy of being their students and being protected by them like this."
Jon's words were harsh. He knew that if he wanted to be truly responsible for everyone here, he couldn't always show a gentle attitude.
Even on the carriage, strict professors like Professor McGonagall and Lily are still needed to restrain these children who have not yet grown up and are playful by nature.
Even if they know that the current situation is urgent, they may not be able to do anything. It is obviously . However, in the absence of supervision and discipline, they will subconsciously find excuses to be lazy.
So in this situation, Jon needs to take on the same role as Professor McGonagall and Lily.
Some students who had been immersed in a happy life these days without having to attend classes or do homework could not help but lower their heads in shame.
However, some students still expressed doubts about his words.
"We don't want to stay on the ship doing nothing, but without a professor, there's no one to teach us new magic knowledge. So what else can we do here?"
The question was asked by a fifth-grade student named Lee Jordan, a good friend of George and Fred.
Jon could see that he was not trying to find an excuse to be lazy, but he really didn't know what to do.
“It is indeed not easy to teach fourth and fifth graders, but the courses that first to third graders have to learn are not too advanced.”
Jon said as he looked at all the students.
"No matter what, we can't stay on the boat doing nothing. That would be a waste of our own potential and time, which the professors have fought for with their lives."
"The library in the cabin is completely open, and senior students have already received the textbooks you will study this year. In the absence of professors to teach you, you can take time to study on your own."
"At the same time, after tonight, I will arrange a schedule for the next period of time at sea with George Neville. The older students will have to take on more responsibilities to take care of the younger ones. Not only do you have to study on your own, but you also have to allocate time to teach students in the third grade and below."
"All fourth graders are responsible for the third graders' curriculum, and the fifth graders are divided into two groups, teaching the first and second grades respectively."
"You have all been promoted from lower grades, and you all know the specific courses you have taken, and you can discuss together how to prepare class. Although we are not as experienced and knowledgeable as the professors, we have enough people, and with more people there will always be better ways to solve problems."
No one objected to what Jon said.
There are some students who need external encouragement to be willing to work hard, and there are also many students like Hermione who are passionate and enthusiastic about learning. Even if Jon hadn't assigned this matter today, they would have taken the initiative to bring it up.
The professors' personal examples on the carriage made these students understand what responsibility is. Although the older ones take care of the younger ones, which makes the fourth and fifth grade students much busier than others, they all feel that this is as it should be.
After determining the tasks for all the students on the ship, Jon did not say anything more and quickly announced the start of the dinner.
Everyone had a great time at the dinner, and while the party was going on, someone suddenly saw a small light white dot vaguely on the dark sea.
Soon more and more people noticed the small white dot.
Because in the darkness, it was so eye-catching. Jon was also looking at the white dot. It must be a luminous object, otherwise it would not be so obvious in the dark.
And soon, the white dot appeared in the field of vision of the students on the Hogwarts ship, getting closer and bigger.
Within a few minutes, almost everyone saw what it was.
This is also a ship!
A pirate ship similar to the Hogwarts, which should not appear on the modern sea surface at all , and it has a faint fluorescent light all over its body, looking transparent and unreal!
