Hogwarts Asylum

In the school hospital, Ou Luolin took a sip of the hot scented tea that had just been brewed. He originally planned to read some more books and go to bed at night, but from just now, there was some commotion on the other side of the corridor, and various noisy sounds came and went, especially Peeves' scream is the most piercing.

Peeves is a mischievous poltergeist with both physical and spiritual forms. It is said that he was born around the time that Hogwarts Castle was built, but no one knows why he was born.

Some people say that the birth of Peeves is a natural phenomenon. It appeared because there were too many little wizards gathering together in the castle, and every little wizard would have his thoughts wandering away when living in the castle. Come out, and finally come together to become Peeves.

O'Loughlin sneered at this statement, because there were more Beauxbatons students in France than Hogwarts, but there had never been an existence like Peeves.

There are also Ilvermoni in the United States, Ouagadu in Uganda, Kodos Dorez in the Soviet Union, Castrobushe in Brazil, Tokyo Magic Institute in Japan, etc... those that Eurolin has visited No magic school has a mischievous spirit like Peeves.

As for the origin of Peeves, O'Loughlin prefers that Peeves was created artificially, perhaps by the four founders, or by individual founders. As for the purpose, it is difficult to say.

O'Loughlin's earliest guess was that the creator of Peeves hoped to reduce the confusion of young wizards who were too wealthy, so that they could concentrate on learning magic. If explained from this perspective, then Peeves should be four Created by the great founders.

But as Olorin delved deeper into spiritual magic, this speculation was overturned.

Because Orolin discovered that although Peeves could indeed absorb the thoughts that escaped from the little wizards, it could not choose which thoughts to absorb.In other words, if all the little wizards at Hogwarts stay in the saintly sage time for a long time, Peeves might gradually transform into a holy spirit.

Moreover, Peeves cannot steal the thoughts of little wizards when they have no extra thoughts. The thoughts that escape from the little wizards are like food to Peeves, and Peeves can eat them. It eats and digests food, but it cannot choose what to eat. It has to eat whatever is served, and it has to be hungry when there is no food.

Of course, there is still a big question here. Can Peeves grow stronger by absorbing thoughts?

If it could, then it would definitely be the most powerful spirit in the magic world, but in this case, it wouldn't have to be afraid of Slytherin's ghost, Bloody Barrow.

And if it can't, then where has its power of absorbing and transforming thoughts for thousands of years gone?You must know that Peeves was undoubtedly created through spiritual magic, and what spiritual magic is best at is converting thoughts into power.

Peeves is different from other ghosts in the castle. Although other ghosts have always stayed in the castle, it is just because they are too lazy to move. In fact, they can leave Hogwarts at any time and travel to other parts of the world. Peeves It's more like an earthbound spirit. It can't go anywhere except staying within the confines of Hogwarts.

This also means that apart from leaving the power in Hogwarts, there is no other place to vent it, and the power accumulated over thousands of years cannot be vented by just playing a prank.

Olorin had some guesses about this. He suspected that Peeves was created to collect the redundant thoughts of the little wizards and transform them into magical power, and then use the characteristics of binding spirits to bind the castle. Peeves becomes the power source that supplies the entire castle.

And this can also explain why Peeves will play pranks day after day, year after year, because its creator wants to prevent the situation where all the little wizards in the school have no extra thoughts.

Of course, all this is just speculation. Olorin's research on souls and spirits, for the time being, allows him to hurt Peeves at most, but not enough to analyze it.

And Peeves actually doesn't know why he was created. Unlike the Sorting Hat, the Sorting Hat at least knows that he was created to sort the little wizards.

But O'Loughlin was very curious. He remembered that he warned Peeves not to make too much noise near the school hospital before school started. Why was it so brave tonight? The screams were transmitted directly from the third floor to the school hospital. Can make people hear clearly.

In the corridor on the third floor, Peeves flew above Filch's head, howling all the time and launching sonic attacks.

"Ahhh!! Old loser Filch!! Come and catch me!!"

However, Filch didn't intend to pay attention to Peeves. He had to catch the two little wizards wandering at night first.

"Go away! Peeves, let's play!" Filch waved his right hand, trying to scare Peeves away. If Peeves didn't block his sight from time to time, he wouldn't even talk to Peeves. .

In the bathroom, the legs of Ron and Neville who were hiding in the last stall were trembling. The crazy female ghost who was crying and laughing now was singing a strange song that they had never heard before——

"Two big lanterns, floating in the air~

Anyone who sees it will die immediately——"

"Squeak-"

The door to the bathroom was opened. Ron and Neville were both scared and relieved. If Filch found them, they wouldn't have to suffer here any more. They would just be in solitary confinement, not just for cleaning. Is it hygienic? They are all skilled workers...

"Dong dong dong~squeak~"

There was a gentle knock on the door, and the door of a nearby cubicle was opened. Both Ron and Neville felt their hearts begin to beat faster.

"Dong dong dong~squeak~"

The sound was getting closer and closer, and the crazy female ghost stopped singing. In the entire bathroom, there were only knocks on the door, door openings and footsteps. Ron felt that his heart was about to jump out, while Neville was holding his chest. It felt like it was about to stop, and for the first time they wished Filch would move faster.

"Dong dong dong~squeak~"

"Dong dong dong~squeak~"

One compartment after another was opened, and finally it was the turn of the one where Ron and Neville were hiding.

Ron stared at the gap at the bottom of the cubicle door with wide eyes.

"Hahaha, you have no place to run, little wizard——"

A hoarse voice came, and a dark shadow appeared under the compartment door.

"How should I punish you? Pull out your nails and throw them into a crucible to make a potion? Or just cut off your fingers——"

"Dong dong dong~" There was a knock on the door, and Ron and Neville wondered if their hearts had stopped.

"Squeak-"

A head with shaggy hair stuck out.

"Ron? Neville? Are you here?"