"It looks like it's back to prosperity. Hermione said that the people on both sides of the street did look much better than the depression of the previous moment.

"It's just Christmas. Ryan shook his head slightly. "This is a kind of venting after everyone's mental tension was too tense before, and it doesn't fully explain the problem. If the situation is to be completely improved, I think it will not be until this war is truly over. ”

As they spoke, they had already made their way to the door of the Weasley joke shop, and to their surprise, there were not as many people as expected, except for one or two hurried wizards who came out of the store with a paper bag.

"Didn't you say they had a batch of goods ready to sell for Christmas? How do you feel like there's no one?" Hermione asked as she looked at the deserted shop at the door. "I see those shops along the way, you are full of people inside and out!"

"It's a bit weird. Ryan walked to the door of the store, opened the door and made a gesture to invite in: "But what happened here, we can just go in and ask, anyway, we have already walked here." ”

Upon entering the store, Ryan noticed that the store that had been full before now looked even fuller. Half of the store was stacked with packages of large and small wrapped in colorful wrapping paper, and the Weasley twins were waving their wands with several employees to wrap more boxes with the wrapping paper.

"What are you doing here?" looked at the wrapping paper flying under the influence of magic and the various goods being packed. Ryan asks the Weasley twins, "Why aren't there so many people in the store?"

"That's because we don't have enough people this year to keep us running. Fred stopped what he was doing and looked up. "So we simply changed our approach this year and went completely owl-order to sell Christmas products. ”

"Looking at the current situation, your new method of selling goods is working well. Hermione said, looking at the piles of merchandise. "You're really genius at running the store. ”

"Of course. George, who was busy, said proudly. "There are really a lot of orders from Hogwarts this year, probably because Hogsmeade Day was cancelled for safety reasons, and everyone wants to be able to buy a good one at Christmas. Of course, in addition to this, the new development potion that Ryan had previously researched was also very useful. ”

"New development potion, what's that?" asked Hermione, a little curious. "I know the wizards' photos are moving because of a special development potion, but is there anything special about the new development potion you just said?"

"Absolutely. Fred said, "Ryan's newly developed potion can use those color films to make color photos, so we used color photos for our posters this time." Now it seems that the first colorful magic poster in the wizarding world is working very well, and judging by the order volume, at least 1/3 of the Hogwarts students have ordered from us. ”

"Sounds great. Hermione looked at the pile of goods stacked on the side, counted them, and said, "But Hogwarts alone shouldn't be able to sell so many goods!"

"You're right, apart from Hogwarts goods and some scattered orders, most of the money here comes from the newly opened bank. Fred said that as a Weasley family, he certainly knew something about the bank. "The bank has ordered a large number of goods from us to be given to its customers at Christmas, saying that it is to give back to the customers. ”

It's no wonder that those Panda People are considered to be the most business-savvy guys in the Celestial Empire's magical world, and they can't even learn how to give small gifts to attract customers. But it didn't seem to work out well, especially after decades of receiving the kind of service that Gringotts did with a hard time and an ugly face. The wizards have a very good impression of the hospitality of these panda people, at least judging from the information sent by Xiong Duosu before, the number of people who go to the bank to deposit money has been increasing recently, and many financial activities have begun to gradually unfold. The whole bank is running on track.

"Looks like there's a lot of stuff in here!" Ryan said, drawing his wand, "Let's help you, it's Christmas the day after tomorrow, and we'd better get this cargo done as soon as possible." ”

With the addition of Ryan and Hermione, the speed at which everyone packed the goods was much faster. Finally packed all the goods before lunch, and then a few clerks used a levitation charm to float the goods like owls to the post office.

"It's finally time for the holidays. Fred said the departing clerks who would go home for the annual Christmas break after mailing their things away. "Our mother prepared a lot of food at home this time, and was going to reward us with a sumptuous dinner party for the hard work of the previous six months, but unfortunately, this time our younger siblings could not come back. ”

"Ron and Ginny can't go home?" Hermione asked curiously, "I can understand if Ron doesn't come home, after all, he has an exam this year and may need to revise at school." But Ginny is fine, so why doesn't she go back?"

"Can Ron revise at school? No kidding. George looked disgusted. "He's definitely taking advantage of this opportunity to have a blast, and I suspect he'll probably be rushing to his homework on the last day before the end of the holiday. ”

"Then why didn't he and Ginny come home?" Ryan asked curiously, as he felt that in this situation, people should want to be with their parents and relatives instead of staying alone in Hogwarts Castle.

"Don't you know? By the way, it's possible that you don't know, after all, you've been fighting in the field all this time, and you probably haven't received any news. George was a little confused at first, but soon remembered that Ryan had been wandering around fighting and rescuing innocents. It's also normal not to know some news.

"Yes, this year Hogwarts asked all personnel to stay at school during the Christmas break, and this decision was made for safety reasons. Fred explained, "Since the last Hogwarts Rush attack, the school has decided that students should stay in the safety of the castle as much as possible, rather than being exposed to the dangers of Death Eater attacks, especially since the Death Eaters have now started to attack everyone indiscriminately like crazy, even the students. ”

"I can understand the thoughts of the professors at the school. Ryan said that at least since the last Death Eater attack, they knew that there was no lower limit to what the Death Eaters could do now, and that the little wizards who were scattered during the holidays would be too easy to be targeted by the attackers. In particular, there are many young wizards whose families live in enemy-occupied areas, and there is no way to protect them.

"By the way, what's going on at the school lately?" Ryan asked, as he was heading to Hogwarts Castle with Hermione in a moment, a little worried that they wouldn't be able to get in to the school because of the new security arrangements.

"Nothing big has changed. Fred said, "I don't hear of any noteworthy changes in the school, except that with your help, the little wizards' wand problems and materials have been completely solved, and the teaching activities are on track." ”

"At times like these, no change is the best change. Ryan nodded. "Hermione and I are going downstairs now to make lunch, and then we'll eat together. After dinner, we have to go to the castle to do some errands. ”

"Good idea, we were hungry after a busy morning. "I'm looking forward to your lunch, and even though my mother was a very good cook, we never learned it." It feels terrible to eat a set meal delivered with three brooms all day. ”