Chapter 139: Hogsmeade (Part 1)
November 21 was the last Saturday before the first event of the Triwizard Tournament.
It was also the day the third graders made their first trip to Hogsmeade.
Early in the morning, in the Hufflepuff common room, many third-year students began to discuss enthusiastically.
Talking about what they were going to do first once they got to Hogsmeade.
"I'll go to Duke Honey first!" said Eloise Midgan, with a look of intoxication, "there's everything there...... Pepper Mickey Cake with smoke in your mouth, oily chocolate balls full of strawberry custard, and a quill made of sugar that you can suck on in class and look like you're thinking......"
"I'm going to Jokowi's joke shop!" Zacharis-Smith said with a wicked grin, "They have a lot of fun stuff there...... Stink bombs and burp powder, and flying bugs!"
"Either we'll go to Three Broomsticks for a drink first, their butterbeer over there is said to be excellent!" Steven Lucas suggested.
Almost every third-grader was in high spirits.
"Jon, what about you?" Zacharith asked, patting Jon on the shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I've got something to ......do with Hogsmeade," Jon coughed.
"Well, then we won't bother you......" Zacharis let out a strange laugh.
......
After breakfast, they went to the antechamber together.
The castle's caretaker, Argus Filch, stood inside the gate, holding a long list and checking against a single person, looking suspiciously at everyone's face, beware of anyone who shouldn't have slipped out.
Jon Hart...... No problem!" Filch muttered cautiously, then let him out the door.
Walking through a stone-paved path, they walked for more than ten minutes and arrived at Hogsmeade.
As they entered the village, Jon made a casual excuse and parted ways with the other students...... He walked alone to a rare grove around Hogsmeade, then took out a small bottle of polyjuice decoction and drank it.
A few minutes later, a tall man with thick blond curls walked out of the woods.
He walked into Hogsmeade as if nothing had happened.
Hogsmeade is the only village in England where wizards and Muggles are not owned, and you can meet all kinds of wizards.
Therefore, this unfamiliar face does not appear conspicuous.
As he walked down the streets of Hogsmeade, Jon casually looked at the shops around him.
"Wizard Costume Store ......"
"Literati Residence Quill Shop ......"
"Also, Lady Parddev's Teahouse......"
Jon glanced inside...... It's a cramped, cramped teahouse where everything is decorated with cheesy pink lace, even the small round tables.
Soon, he was on a table by the window and found Astoria Greengrass in front of him.
In front of her, there was also a middle-aged woman with graceful manners.
The two men seemed to have just sat down.
......
"Mom's ......"
"Honey, what do you want to drink?" asked Mrs. Diana-Greengrass, taking her daughter's hand, gently.
"Anything goes!" Astoria whispered.
"Two cups of Ceylon tea!" said Mrs. Greengrass, turning her head, to Lady Pardiff, the owner of the teahouse.
"All right, Director......" Lady Paddev smiled and nodded, and went to the counter.
"Didn't you say you were going to bring a friend with you?" asked Mrs. Greengrass casually, "Why are you alone?"
He ...... He's got something to do for the moment!" Astoria lowered her head, blushing, and she jerkily changed the subject and asked, "Mom, how long are you going to stay in Hogsmeade?"
"At least stay until the end of the first project, which is next Tuesday," replied Mrs. Diana-Greengrass, "I must witness the four dragons returned to their own Ministry of Magic, or else an accident would have been terrible." ”
"Fire Dragon?" Astoria shouted in surprise.
"Yes, the first event of the Triwizard Tournament, the Fire Dragon!" Mrs. Greengrass nodded.
Astoria seemed a little frightened.
Lady Padiff has already served twice as much Ceylon black tea.
While sipping tea, Mrs. Greengrass complained, "I didn't expect this kind of accident in this Triwizard Tournament, and the three Warriors became four Warriors...... So much so that we had to temporarily deploy an extra fire dragon. Weasley's suggestion was to hunt a Welsh green dragon in a Wales reserve, but Professor Dumbledore suggested that he could extradite one from France, and oh my God, it would be a nightmare to get that big guy across the English Channel......"
Astoria frowned and listened quietly.
"That's right!" said Mrs. Greengrass, "didn't you say you wanted to see the big ones, they're in the Forbidden Forest right now, and the Hogwarts Magical Beasts Conservation Teacher is taking care of them...... I'll take you there in the afternoon?"
"No...... No need......" Astoria said in a somewhat depressed mood.
......
Jon apparently couldn't hear the conversation in Lady Padiff's teahouse.
After a few casual glances on the street, he walked into the Three Broomsticks Bar.
Inside the Three Broomsticks Bar, it was quite crowded and noisy, and many Hogwarts students could be seen, and the atmosphere was hot and smoky.
Lady Rosmerta is a witch in her forties, but she still has a charm...... No wonder she was once Ron Weasley's goddess of dreams.
"What do you need, sir?" she asked kindly.
"Have a butterbeer, ma'am!" Jon said calmly, sitting at the bar.
"Okay, wait a minute!" Mrs. Rosmerta waved her wand, and a glass flew under a barrel full of butterbeer, and the beer flowed down with a thud...... After it was full, it flew towards her again.
"Take your time, three Sicos!" said Mrs. Rosmerta, handing the beer.
"Thank you!" Jon took the butterbeer and dropped a few silver coins.
After a few sips, he spoke: "By the way, madam, I take the liberty of asking, can you borrow your fireplace here?"
"Of course!" said Mrs. Rosmerta with a smile, "the fireplace is in the back room, and Floo powder is in the tray on the fireplace. ”
"Thank you for your generosity!" Jon bowed to her, then slowly drained the beer from his glass.
Then he went into the inner room and came to the fireplace.