After breakfast, everyone lined up to leave the castle.

Filch stood at the oak gate as usual, checking the names of the classmates who had been allowed to go to Hogsmeade.

It was longer than ever, because in addition to checking the list, he had to use a probe to repeatedly test and test everyone over and over again.

Filch's skeptical expression seemed to be carrying some dangerous dark magic object on the students who passed in front of him.

The secret probe was a makeshift version of what the Ministry of Magic was using, and Evan wasn't sure how useful it was.

Hermione said that on the night of school, Filch used it to check out the dark magic items that Crabbe was carrying.

Sounds pretty good, but it certainly didn't detect the contents of Aven's package.

"I don't understand, what does it matter if we smuggle the dark magic items out?" Ron asked, staring apprehensively at the long, slender secret weapon, as it was his turn, "I'm afraid you should check what we brought in?"

He was insulting, and was poked a few more times by Filch with a crypto.

When they walked outside into the wind, rain and snow, he was grinning in pain, so he could still use the probe like this......

Speaking of which, the weather is terrible today, and this year's winter seems to have come unusually early.

Evan couldn't help but wonder if Voldemort and the evil gods had the ability to influence the climate, otherwise how could they explain the bad weather?

The walk to Hogsmeade was uncomfortable, it was very windy and cold, and the rain made the temperature very low.

Although everyone walked together, no one spoke.

On the road to Hogsmeade, there were students bent over the wind and struggling to make their way.

Everyone wrapped their heads around their heads with scarves, and even then, the exposed parts were numb from the cold.

This kind of weather should be curled up in a warm bed or a warm common room, rather than coming out, and when they finally enter Hogsmeade, this feeling becomes even stronger, similar to Diagon Alley, where almost half of the shops in the Hogsmeade village are closed, and it looks particularly depressed.

The door of the first shop at the entrance of the village, the Jokowi joke shop, which usually has the most traffic, is sealed with wooden boards.

Evan heard Harry lament that although Fred and George's joke products were a big hit, as a long-established prank supplier, Jokowi's joke shop still had a lot of unique merchandise, and its closure was regrettable.

Thankfully, the Duke of Bee candy store was still open, so their trip wasn't so boring.

The group was not in a hurry to part, and decided to go to the Duke Bee candy store first.

Once in Hogsmeade Village, most of the students staggered towards the crowded shop.

After a few seconds, everyone felt pleasure as the warm scent of butterfat sugar hit their faces.

"Thank God it's amazing, I want to ......"

"Ah, children, I didn't expect to meet you here!" said a bell-like voice behind them.

Aven's heart skipped a beat, it was Professor Slughorn's voice.

A few of them turned around and saw Professor Slughorn. He wore a huge plush hat, a coat with a matching plush collar, and a large bag of pineapple preserves, which took up at least a quarter of the space in the small shop.

"Aven, Harry, Hermione, Elaine, what a coincidence to see the four of you here. Slughorn said kindly, not knowing if it was intentional, and he missed Ron again, "Speaking of which, you four little ones have missed my three little dinners in a row! No, no, boys, I'm determined to invite you here, you can ask the people who attended the party, they all love the atmosphere." ”

Evan never doubted that, and the point was that they didn't talk to the guy who could like Slughorn's soiree at all.

Most of the things that those people pursue and like are denied and rejected by the four of them.

God knows how much effort they've had to put in to push down Slughorn's invitation for more than a month.

Harry's strategy was that every time Slughorn sent him a small invitation with a purple ribbon, he deliberately arranged for the team to train, regardless of the time and weather, just training, and this strategy would ensure that Ron was not left alone.

Ginny and Elaine can also use this excuse not to go, but Elaine refuses outright most of the time.

The excuses that Evan and Hermione used were to study magic, or simply hide from Professor Slughorn.

"I know that the four of you are very busy, train and study hard, and are the best students in the school, but there is no harm in having a little fun once in a while. By the way, Elaine, I have specially prepared the best dragon blood, the brainchild of the black dragon of the Hirchidili Islands, this is a high-end product, not only has strong magic power, but also tastes very delicious, you will absolutely like it, I promise. "So, how was Monday night, I think the weather ......?"

"Not on Mondays, Professor. ”

"Harry and I made an appointment with Professor Dumbledore that night to go to him. ”

"It's a coincidence!" Slughorn exclaimed exaggeratedly, drawing the attention of most of the people in the store, "Ah, well, you go to Arbus, but you can't hide from me forever." And what about the ladies? Hermione, Elaine, you two have free Monday nights, right?"

"Available, free!" Elaine said impatiently, sniffing hard.

This gluttonous may have been tempted by the black dragon blood of the Hehidili Islands, and she had refused it before.

"Oh, well, we're going to the evening on Monday, Professor......" Hermione said helplessly, looking at Elaine.

"That's it!" Slughorn said with satisfaction, seemingly thinking that having Hermione and Elaine to the party would be a good start.

He waved his hand vigorously and swaggered out of the candy store.

He didn't notice Ron until the end, as if he was just a pile of cockroaches on display in the store.

"That's good!" Ron became sullen again, just like the first invitation in the second week of school.

He seemed eager to go to Slughorn's gala, thinking it was a good opportunity.

Except for Elaine, who was still obsessed with the taste of high-grade dragon blood, everyone didn't have the heart to continue shopping, and after simply buying some candy, the five of them quickly separated, Ron went to the place where he made an appointment with Lavender, and Harry and the Creevey brothers, who later met in the store, went to the Three Broomsticks together.

Evan, Hermione, and Elaine are going to buy dwarfs, and then go to the Hog's Head Bar to find Mondongues to trade in contraband......