When Ji Tang came to Hogwarts again, Xu Jing had already entered his third year. He looks a lot more mature than half a year ago, his edges and corners show the appearance of a real teenager, and his deep eyes are like an impenetrable misty forest. It happened to be the freshman school that day, and he was leaning on the table with one hand on his side, half leaning over his body, and a faint smile on his lips.

She noticed where he was at the table in the Snake Courtyard, and moved a long way forward, already approaching the head of the row. This is nothing short of a Slytherin from a mudblooded background. Under the brilliant and bright lights, in the waves of cheers and cheers, he is like an island, and even his back is alienated.

Ji Tang suddenly felt a little distressed. She was the one who left him here alone.

She passed through the aisle in the center of the two dining tables, not taller than a table. Xu Jing felt that the hem of his robe was being tugged, frowned and lowered his head, only to see a chubby little hand holding the corner of his clothes, and the familiar emerald eyes were full of guilt.

"I'm sorry." She whispered.

Xu Jing smiled, bent down to pick her up, put her on his lap, and rubbed her forehead.

"Thank you."

She thought she had misheard, "What? ”

He clasped her hand and murmured, "Thank you for coming back." ”

Dumbledore sat on top, never taking his eyes off Xu Jing, his blue eyes behind his glasses flickering slightly, and he put his ten fingertips together, leaning forward slightly, and letting out a strange, slightly confused "um" sound from his throat. Professor McGonagall followed his gaze, cast her gaze on Xu Jing, and circled lightly.

"What's wrong?" She asked sideways.

Dumbledore didn't want to say more, "Nothing. ”

After the sorting ceremony, Ji Tang followed behind Xu Jing and walked out of the auditorium with everyone. She slipped into his robe and tugged at his blouse if he walked fast. The thin sweater he was wearing inside was about to be pulled off by her.

After making sure that there was no one around, he took her by the collar and lifted her up, pulled his face closer like a rabbit's ear, squinted and said in a dumb voice, "Don't mess around." With one hand between them, he retreated into the broom cupboard. In the darkness, there was a hidden moonlight through the window, reflecting the two people's faces white.

A row of brooms neatly stacked in the corner.

Ji Tang looked over there curiously, but he pinched his chin and was forced to turn his face around. The four eyes were facing each other, the love in his eyes was a little unclear, his thin lips were pursed, and he asked, "What are you looking at?" ”

"Is that a broomstick, which model?"

Xu Jing's voice was slightly annoyed: "I don't know." ”

"You should start flying lessons, right?"

Before she could finish speaking, he pinned her up and pressed against the wall, at eye level with him. The uneasiness that hung in the air made her subconsciously hug his neck and let out a soft snort.

Xu Jing had a smile on her face at this time, buried her face in her long hair, and took a deep breath.

"Bad boy." The young man's slightly cool lips crossed her ear, "Did you do it on purpose?" ”

Ji Tang's fat legs clamped his waist, leaned on his shoulders, and hummed softly, "You have grown taller." ”

"But why are you so young?" Xu Jing gestured at her size.

She lifted his hand and said angrily, "I've only been gone for six days, six days!" ”

"It was five months and twenty-one days." There was ice and snow melting in his eyes-

According to school rules, third-graders are allowed to travel to Hogsmeade on Saturdays, but must be signed by a guardian.

The newly promoted third-year students couldn't wait, discussing the topic back and forth between the dinner table and the common room every day, and even the little snakes mocked Gryffindor for being a hillbilly and had never seen the world, while secretly writing letters to their parents for autographs.

Ji Tang held the little short hand behind his back and paced round and round, his serious look hanging on his overly childish face, with a strange sense of funny. She crept up to Malfoy's desk, glanced at the letter he had tucked into the pages, and sure enough, asked her father for permission to sign it.

"Alas......" she sighed.

Xu Jing just pushed the door in, untied her dark green tie, and hugged her down funny, "What's wrong?" ”

Ji Tang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Do you want to go to Hogsmeade?" ”

"You want to go to Hogsmeade?" Xu Jing scratched her nose, "Do you want to go to Duke Honey's candy store?" Now is the time for you to change your teeth, and it's better to eat less sweets. ”

"Not really!" Ji Tang was annoyed and angry, struggled out of his arms, and slid down his long legs, "I'm asking you, do you want to go to Hogsmeade?" Aren't you without a guardian? As soon as she said that, she regretted it, seeing that Xu Jing's smile faded instantly, she quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I ......"

Xu Jing sat down on the edge of the bed, leaned over and touched her head, and said softly, "I know." If you want to play, I'll figure it out. I'm going to take you there on Saturday, okay? ”

She obviously didn't mean that, hey!

Ji Tang looked at him with a depressed face—besides, what could he do? -

"Professor Dumbledore."

Dumbledore paused, looking back at the black-haired boy behind him. He lifted his glasses from the bridge of his nose and asked, "Oh, Mr. Riddle, what's the matter?" ”

Xu Jing walked over to him and respectfully owed his body: "Professor, regarding the application to go to Hogsmeade, I would like to ask you to sign it for me." Dean Holis said, "I need you to be my temporary guardian." ”

"Mr. Riddle, it is true that I brought you to Hogwarts, but according to the school rules, I am only directly responsible to you in rare cases. As for Hogsmeade's signature, I don't think that condition is met. Is Holis mistaken? Dumbledore stared at him sharply.

Xu Jing said calmly: "Dean Huo Lisi has agreed, I only need your signature." ”

"Mr. Riddle, you're smart, and the professors like you, whether it's Slytherin or Ravenclaw." Dumbledore paused, "And you're very good at taking advantage of that. ”

Xu Jing's expression remained unchanged and said, "Not all of them are like this, you are an exception, professor." ”

"Yes, it does. So you should know my answer. At least in my case, I won't provide you with any non-compliant accommodations. Dumbledore said.

Xu Jing didn't look angry or displeased, in fact, no one could get any affection from his face. He bowed to Dumbledore, "I see. He turned and walked away, without saying a word.

Dumbledore looked at his back, thoughtful-

On Saturday, there was a noticeable decrease in the number of senior students in the school.

Ji Tang was pulled out of the bed by Xu Jing, rubbed his eyes with his fists, yawned, and asked in a daze: "No...... Weekends? ”

He squatted on the side of the bed, tugging her long hair, and the corners of his lips curled slightly: "Forget, we're going to Hogsmeade today." ”

"You're not...... There is no ......" Ji Tang sat up and softened into his arms like no bones, "Didn't you sign your name?" ”

Xu Jing put on her sweater and carried her out. She continued to sleep with his shoulder socket on her pillow, occasionally her eyes squinting a slit, and she couldn't see anything, and it was dark all around, and there was no human figure in sight.

Through the darkness, the eyes were bright.

Countless glass ornaments glittered in the sunlight, and she blocked them with her hand, and saw the scene in front of her through her fingers. It's a fantasy candy store. The windows are stuffed with all kinds of glass jars, and colorful desserts are scattered all over the place, packaged in strange shapes. Blue bellflower bubbles fluttered across the roof, and a voice shouted, "Swallow your bubblegum, bastard!" ”

Before she could come to her senses, Xu Jing had already carried a bag of cream mints to check out.

There was something sweet and cool stuffed in her mouth, and she licked it with her tongue, it was a hard candy.

"You can only eat one." He put away the other sugar.

She's not really a child. Ji Tang lay on top of him, rolled his eyes, took the candy in his mouth, and said in a milky voice: "Then you are not allowed to eat secretly." ”

"I don't steal." Xu Jing rubbed the back of her head, pushed open the door of Duke Honey's candy store, and walked out into the street.

Ji Tang looked at the wizards around curiously, "How did you come here?" ”

"Secret."

Hey, she's someone who's read the original. There's a secret passage between Hogsmeade and Hogwarts, and she's also an insider, okay? Since they came out of Duke Honey, Xu Jing should have taken the road of the corridor on the third floor. The question is, how did he know about the secret passage?

He, like "that man", is full of secrets.

But she didn't want him to be like that at all, to distort her emotions in order to be powerful-

Hogsmeade said that it is not big, but it is not small, especially a few famous attractions, and the chance of meeting classmates is almost 100%.

Xu Jing led her past the pig's head bar around the corner. Ji Tang, who had admired his name for a long time, looked in from the window with thick dust, looked curious and longing, turned his face, and pulled Xu Jing's sleeve pleadingly.

"Children are not allowed in the bar." He refused without hesitation.

Ji Tang withdrew his hand angrily and stopped walking aisle.

"In front of it is a Fengya brand clothing store, shall we go buy clothes?" He crouched down and coaxed her, "Buy a sock that's the size of yours." ”

She's not a house elf, how can she be so easy to coax?

"There are also children's wizard hats and robes."

Ji Tang's eyelashes trembled, "Really? ”

"Don't you like Quidditch, I've heard that the children's brooms at the Bans store are particularly good."

She couldn't help it, raised her hand and said, "I want the latest!" ”

Xu Jing smiled, the sun was shining, pinched her little nose, and looked doting: "Of course." ”

Ji Tang took him by a finger and followed behind him like a small tail.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting behind me: "Riddle! ”

The two of them turned back together, only to see Malfoy standing outside the pig's head bar, waving at him - from his vantage point, he naturally saw only Xu Jing alone, standing alone on the side of the street.

Ji Tang hurriedly instigated him, "Go, go, let's go to the Pig's Head Hotel." She thought for a moment and hurriedly added, "But wizard hats and brooms are also to be bought, and you are not allowed to deceive people." ”