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"Who?" Ron hurriedly stood up and asked angrily.

Bruce laughed, "Why are you hitting him, I still want to hear him continue?" ”

"Damn, Ron, you bastard!" A voice rang out, and Harry took off his invisibility cloak and revealed his "original form"

Ron was surprised and said, "Really? You've been cloaked in invisibility? ”

Harry gritted his teeth and said, "Otherwise, how can you hear my nickname!" ”

"Huh!" Ron smiled awkwardly and hurriedly changed the subject and asked, "How did you find him, Bruce?" ”

Hermione said, "Didn't you see a lollipop float in?" ”

Ron looked at Harry, and sure enough, he had a lollipop in his hand. Harry laughed, "I met Neville when I left the candy store, hehe, and I got this back." Well...... Tastes good. ”

Harry licked it smugly, and Bruce laughed, "Are you sure Neville didn't add it?" ”

"Huh!" Harry, who was holding a lollipop, paused for a moment, then hurriedly spit it out: "Phew! Damn, I forgot about that. ”

"Hahaha!"

After a snack, the four of them were shopping around Hogwald, and there was nothing better for Harry than a carefree stroll with his friends. Especially in a wizarding village, Harry had to go in every shop he passed by, and bought a lot of snacks and small items.

And, of course, the Three Broomsticks Bar. They must have to see that lady Rosmerta, whom Ron has a crush on. It's a pity that the Three Broomsticks Bar doesn't accept minors every day, so they didn't get their hopes this time.

"Alas! It's really annoying, why make such a rule. Harry said regretfully, "I want to see what the lady Ron has a crush on looks like." ”

"Damn it!" Ron blushed and said angrily, "Aren't you bored when you said this just now?" ”

Bruce quipped, "I think it's funny, and I think it would be even more interesting to see the way you look at that lady, hahaha!" ”

"Alright, alright!" Ron looked helplessly at the three laughing and said, "Don't talk about this, we need lunch, okay?" ”

At this point, Hermione suggested, "Go to the Hog's Head Bar, you know?" In 1612, it was the headquarters of the Goblin Rebellion. ”

"But I've heard that bar is weird." Ron said.

Hermione said, "I don't know exactly, but Professor Flitwick once told me that if I went to Hoghead's Bar, it was best to bring my own glass." ”

"Why?" Harry asked curiously.

Hermione said, "I don't know, we didn't go in last time. ”

Bruce said, "I'd like to see this bar when you say that, let's go!" Let's check it out! ”

And then...... And then they saw it.

The four of them stood on the street and looked at the pig's head bar in amazement, and Hermione asked with an uncomfortable face, "Huh! Are you sure you want to have lunch here? ”

This bar is really quirky, as you can tell from the signage. A tattered wooden sign hung from a rusty stand on the door, and an even more outrageous sign depicted a severed pig's head, blood seeping through the white cloth that encased it.

"I'll go!" Bruce said speechlessly, "Even if it's called a pig's head bar, there's no need to actually draw a pig's head." What's more, the painting is so infiltrating. ”

Harry thought it was fresh, and said, "Anyway, let's go in." ”

The four of them pushed the door in, and as soon as they entered, they regretted it. It was a small, dark, very filthy room, and what made Bruce even more unbearable was the strong smell of mutton in it. A few bay windows were covered with a thick layer of dirt, barely allowing the light outside, and a few candles lit on the rough wooden table.

The most outrageous thing is the ground. When they saw the gray ground, they thought it was compacted mud, but when they stepped on it, they realized that it was as if it had accumulated dirt for centuries.

There is almost no one in the bar, why almost? Because there was not a single customer in the store, only an old man with a thick beard and a disheveled hair standing in front of the counter wiped the cup without lifting his head, but Bruce saw that the blackened rag thought that it might not be cleaner than before.

"Welcome." The old man said without raising his head, but there was no hint of welcome in his tone.

Bruce looked at the bar uncomfortably and whispered to Hermione, "I finally know why Professor Flitwick suggested you bring a cup." ”

Hermione hurriedly said, "We should remember if we leave now, right?" ”

As soon as the words fell, there were four sounds of "guang, guang", and the old man "tolew" four cups of yellow liquid on the counter with extremely bold movements.

"Today's specialty: Butterbeer."

“……”

The four looked at him with tears and laughter, and Harry said, "Forget it, let's try." Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing to walk like this. ”

After leaving a series of footprints on the ground, the four of them came to the counter, originally wanting to sit down, but after looking at the layer of dust on it, they thought it was better to stand.

No one wanted to touch the butterbeer in front of him, and Bruce looked around curiously and said, "Sir, I think you should clean up often." ”

"No!" The old man continued to wipe the cup, and said without raising his head, "I think this is very good." ”

"Huh!" Bruce smiled wryly, "Okay. ”

Then he looked at the "special" bar, and found that almost the entire bar was covered in dust, except for the painting of Goldilocks on the living room wall. Almost spotlessly clean, anything clean in this bar will stand out.

For some reason, the "fire of gossip" was burning in his heart, but Bruce felt that it seemed a bit abrupt to ask directly, so he said, "Wow! What a pretty girl! ”

The old man raised his head for the first time after hearing this, and there was still a smile on his face: "Do you think she is beautiful too?" ”

Bruce laughed, "Of course, I'm definitely not the first person to say this. ”

"Of course!" The old man smiled even more happily and said, "She is a very beautiful girl. ”

Bruce immediately asked, "Is she your lady?" ”

"No!" The old man's expression suddenly became very lost, and he put down the cup in his hand and walked to the painting. Only then did they realize that the old man was very strong, and he looked powerful.

He walked up to the painting and took out a white cloth from his pocket and wiped it gently, looked at her affectionately, and said, "This is my sister." ”

With such an action and such a tone, Bruce also understands that the lady in the painting is no longer alive.

"I'm sorry, I was too abrupt." Bruce said apologetically.

The old man smiled and said, "No need to apologize, Sterling! You didn't say anything wrong. ”

"Huh?"

The four of them were stunned, and Harry asked curiously, "Sir, do you know Bruce?" ”

Bruce said, "But I haven't seen you. ”

The old man walked over to the counter and continued to wipe the cup, saying, "I haven't seen you either."

His tone reverted to his previous coldness.

"Huh!" Bruce looked at the eccentric boss and asked, "So you know about me?" ”

The old man said without looking up, "I know Tom from the Leaky Cauldron, and Hagrid. ”

"Oh!" The four of them nodded in realization.

At this point, Harry immediately said, "I remember Hagrid saying in the first year that he got a dragon egg in a bar, and I guess this is it!" ”

The old man said without raising his head: "That's right, it's a pity that he was deceived by that guy." ”

A hint of surprise flowed in Bruce's eyes, and he said meaningfully, "You...... It's really well-read and memorable! ”

The man's hand wiping the glass paused for a moment, but continued to wipe without saying a word.

Hermione couldn't take it anymore, she was really hungry, and said, "You can't get enough with just beer, let's go get something to eat." ”

Even though she hadn't touched the butterbeer at all, she pulled Bruce and walked out. Naturally, Harry and Ron didn't want to stay any longer and hurriedly walked out.

Just as they left, the old man put down the glass in his hand and smiled, "Bruce Sterling." Albus was right, what an interesting little fellow. ”

After leaving the Pig's Head Bar, the four of them finally breathed in the fresh air, and Ron said with a disgusted face: "Even if I look for money in the future, I won't come here." ”

"It's one of the few correct pieces of advice you've ever said." Hermione said.

Bruce said, "Don't say that, don't you think that boss has the air of an out-of-this-world master?" ”

"When you say that, I think he's a little familiar." Harry said.

"Come on." Ron said, "We should now go to a reliable restaurant or bar and have a normal meal." ”

Harry had planned to go shopping a little longer after a normal lunch, but the weather was gray and it looked like it was going to rain and the air was getting a little cooler, so he decided to leave.

As soon as they got back to school, it started raining.

"Look at it like this, the rain won't stop for a while." Hermione said.

Ron said, "It's terrible, there's a game tomorrow." ”

Bruce laughed: "It's just a rainy day, what are you afraid of." And Ravenclaw is not very strong. Don't worry, tomorrow will be fine. ”

The next day.

The rain did not decrease, but it became heavier and heavier, and the wind also rose.

Looking at the continuous rain outside, Bruce said helplessly: "Damn, it's still falling." ”

Harry laughed, "Didn't you say it's okay to rain on a rainy day?" ”

"Of course it's fine, I just don't like getting wet." Bruce said.

"But you're destined to get wet today, Sterling!" Wood walked in and said, "All right, guys! All close to the point. I have something to say. ”

While Wood is nominally an "assistant", he's more of a Gryffindor coach.

"It's against Ravenclaw, but we can't afford to be careless. Everyone has seen the weather outside, and it is very bad. So we need to be quick and not delay for too long, because tug-of-war is Ravenclaw's forte. So Sterling, it's up to you this time! ”

Bruce smiled confidently: "Don't worry, I'll be overwhelmed by them as soon as it starts." ”

Wood nodded, looked at Harry and said, "Harry, my request to you is to catch the Golden Snitch as soon as possible, as soon as possible. ”

"No problem!" Harry said.

"Good! Come on, guys! Reach out! ”

"Gryffindor, Victory!!" (To be continued.) )