Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Half-Day Tour of Hogsmeade
But Dudley didn't notice it, and a lady stood behind them staring at them, "It's a little wizard who sneaked out again." β
They were startled and looked back to see a witch standing next to the box, leaning on it with one hand.
"Are there a lot of people coming out of this secret passage?"
"Not much, the Weasley twin brotherhood will sneak out of here. I'm going to buy candy upstairs, and don't tell anyone else about this secret passage when you get back, I don't want a little wizard to appear in my locker from time to time. β
"Thank you. β
Dudley smiled at her and nodded, then led Hermione up the stairs and out the top door, where they were standing behind the counter of Duke Honey's candy store.
A man stood at the counter and said in frustration, "I knew the Weasleys were unreliable, and they actually told others about the secret passage." β
In order not to make George and Fred baffled, Dudley hurriedly explained: "Sir, I discovered this secret passage myself. β
"It doesn't matter. He shook his shoulders, "I'm going to buy candy and choose it myself." β
Rows of shelves are filled with the most delicious and juicy candies, large pieces of creamy marzipan, sparkling pink coconut sorbet, honey-colored toffee, hundreds of neatly arranged chocolates, a large vat of Bibi flavored beans, a large vat of sizzling bee candy, and the kind of juice custard balls that can make people float into the air; Blowing treasure super bubble gum can fill the room with bluebell-colored bubbles that will not burst for days, as well as the bizarre and crunchy and crumbly hairy mint candy, the small and black pepper urchin candy that can spew fire in your nose after eating it, and a very disgusting toad-shaped mint ice cream that will beat in your stomach when you eat it, a thin crispy feather candy woven from sugar silk, and an explosive sandwich gummy.
"This lollipop looks good," Hermione asked, picking up a bright red lollipop.
"Bloody lollipops. Dudley looked at the card above and said that it was so beautifully made that people couldn't help but eat it, "It tastes like it has a heavy taste of blood, probably for vampires or people with special hobbies." β
Hermione quickly put the bloody lollipop back in place and wiped her hands on her body, she completely turned into a curious little baby to ask this and that to ask.
"Here's what you're going to eat. Hermione handed a pink candy to Dadley's mouth.
Dudley remembered that in the novels and movies he read in his previous life, when the girl fed the boy, the boy would inexplicably touch the girl's hand with his lips, which was too rogue, so he carefully opened his mouth and bit the candy with his teeth, which did not touch Hermione's hand at all.
Dudley couldn't control the sound of a pig after eating, Hermione laughed with her hands on her stomach, and he stopped after a few screams.
Hermione couldn't stop laughing, and Dudley held his mouth and grabbed a candy and threw it into her mouth.
"Miss Rabbit. Dudley really wanted to take a picture of Hermione now, "You touch your ears!".
Hermione was still in her senses, she reached out and touched it and shouted, "What did you give me to eat?"
The one Dudley took at random was a rabbit ear candy, and the ears of people who ate it turned into rabbit ears, a type of candy that deforms people, and the whole effect lasted about five seconds.
As they walked around, Dudley chose a lot of candy that he hadn't heard of or eaten, but Hermione put it all back for him, "Think about why you came to my clinic at the time!"
This is really a sad fact, under Hermione's gaze, Dudley flinched, and finally only chose a few special candies, which was still Dudley said that Hermione did not eat it himself, so she reluctantly agreed, in fact, he bought these special candies for Harry to eat, Dudley was glad that Hermione did not let Hermione see the introduction of these candies, otherwise she would definitely find that these candies have a whole person's miracle effect.
When they left Duke Honey's candy store, Hermione looked around in amazement, it was full of cottages and shops with thatched roofs, and she asked uncertainly, "This is Hogsmeade?"
Receiving Dudley's affirmation, Hermione said excitedly, "I've seen in Magical History, this place was built around the same time as Hogwarts, and it was Hangis who built the first house here. He was a wizard who had settled here to escape Muggle persecution. This was their headquarters during the 1612 Goblin Mutiny. β
"I can't believe I broke the school rules with you and sneaked out of the school!"
"I didn't force you, you obviously want to come yourself, and you're still excited. Dudley muttered quietly.
Hermione crossed her hands on her waist and asked loudly, "What did you say?"
Dudley was in a cold sweat, did she hear it?
"No, I didn't speak. Dudley casually pointed in a direction and said, "Let's go, let's go shopping." β
Dudley's casual direction was to Hogsmeade, and when they reached the Three Broomsticks Bar, they found that there was no store in front of them, so they had to walk back.
After walking around Hogsmeade, Hermione was a little tired, and Dudley had wanted to take her to the Hoghead's Bar, which was the closest to them, and the Three Broomsticks were a little far away from the other end, and the Hog's Head Bar could see Dumbledore's younger brother Aberforth Dumbledore.
"No, we're too young to go to the bar for a drink, so we'll go to the teahouse over there. Hermione said righteously.
The teahouse was not far away, in the small street next to the main road where they stood.
"But there's ...... over there."
Hermione didn't even hear Dudley before walking in the direction of Lady Paddiff's teahouse.
The teahouse was a little cramped, foggy, and sweet in the air, and everything inside was decorated with cheesy lace, even the small round tables, on which pink gramophones played unknown music. They sat down by the window, but there was so much moisture that they couldn't see the street outside through the window.
"What do you two want?" asked Lady Padiff, who was fat and had her black hair in a glossy bun, struggling to squeeze between the two tables.
"Two cups of coffee, please. Hermione politely said, "Thank you." β
At this time, there was no one else in the store but them, otherwise Hermione would not be so calm now, this is not a joke, Lady Padiv's teahouse is a famous dating mecca.
Hermione was holding her head in one hand and drawing on the glass with the other, her mood gradually lowering, "Am I really annoying?"
"What are you talking about!" Dudley laughed and flicked Hermione's brain.
"But Ron was right, my roommates didn't like me, I had no friends. β
"Am I not your friend?" Dudley was about to flick her head again.
Hermione held her hands over where she had started to be bounced by Dudley, and she stepped back a little, "Don't bounce my head again, you'll be stupid!"
"Why are you in Gryffindor?" asked Dudley.
Hermione was a little stunned, unable to keep up with Dudley, who had escaped: "Uh... The Sorting Hat said I could go to Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, and I chose Gryffindor. β
"You're a Gryffindor, but you look like a Ravenclaw. A Gryffindor who doesn't break the rules, doesn't cause trouble, doesn't deduct too many points, is not a good lion. β
Hermione pouted, "Then I'm a good lion, we swam through the night, and thanks to you, I was deducted points." And don't excuse yourself for deducting points. β
"Huh?" Dudley narrowed his eyes, what was this?
"I meanβ" Dudley patted his head and said, "You've blinded me, I don't even know what to say." β
"Man is a social animal, and if you live in a group, there will be one social circle after another, and each circle has its own characteristics, and if you want to fit into a certain circle, you have to become like them, otherwise you will be excluded. β
"But I am who I am, why should I be the same. Hermione didn't quite understand everything Dudley was saying.
Dudley smiled, smiling innocently: "Yes, that's you, and if you change, you're not you." β
"If you want to make friends, you have to be approachable, you see Malfoy, he wanted to be friends with Harry when school started, what do you think of his attitude at the time?"
Hermione thought for a moment and replied, "Superior, so I ......"
"Intelligent, everyone is eleven years old, if you put on a condescending expression to preach, then no one will approve, and everyone has a proud heart. β
"But what am I going to do?"
At this time, Lady Pardiff came over with two cups of coffee: "Your coffee, please use it slowly." β
"Thank you. Dudley and Hermione said at the same time.
"Let's go back quickly after drinking coffee, it's not good for a little wizard to sneak out of school. β
Lady Pardev went to the counter and sat down, her hands on the counter, her lower bar resting on her arms, her eyes staring out the door, she must have been waiting for someone, this is a story, but it is a pity that Dudley has no wine.
"You obviously treat them as friends and care about them, but the results are not very satisfactory, what if you want to put it another way? Dudley stirred the coffee round and round, his mind flying back to his childhood days.
Hermione fell into deep thought.
Time passed like this, and when they came back to their senses, it was already a little dark outside, and then they remembered that they had to rush back to Hogwarts.
Meanwhile, inside Hogwarts.
In the afternoon, after the history of magic class, Harry and Ron went downstairs to the auditorium to attend the Halloween party, they didn't see Hermione or Dudley all afternoon, and overheard Parvati Patil say to her friend Lavender that Hermione was crying sadly in the women's bathroom, and that she would not let anyone comfort her, and Dudley ran into the women's bathroom to find Hermione. Ron looked even more uncomfortable when he heard this. Moments later, however, when they walked into the auditorium and saw the colorful Halloween decorations, they immediately left Dudley and Hermione behind.