The first Hogsmeade Day after Voldemort's disappearance has finally arrived, which will mean that young wizards can leave their worries behind and enjoy a leisurely life.

As Marca and Scrimgeour had predicted, the lightning chase didn't bring everyone a bad mood, but rather a sense of relief.

At breakfast today, Professor McGonagall made a rare invitation to Maca, saying that they might have afternoon tea together in the afternoon. Maca was happy to do that, of course, as he had some important matters to discuss with Professor McGonagall this time.

So, before that afternoon tea arrived, it was his free time.

"Luna, where are we going to go in a moment?"

Walking along the trail that leads to the village of Hogsmeade, you can soak up the warm sunshine and faintly hear birds chirping in the distance. It makes people feel like spring is coming.

However, due to the high altitude of the area where Hogwarts is located, the temperature is obviously slower than in other places, and it is estimated that it will have to be later if the snow melts.

"Duke Honey?" Luna said casually, but her eyes were always attracted by the snow-covered bushes on the side of the road, and she seemed a little absent-minded, "Maka, do you think there will be any rare animals in there?" ”

"Maybe there will be a few sleeping goblins, right?" Maca shrugged, "Of course, where there are goblins, there are usually dirt minks. ”

"That's not uncommon," Luna tilted her head, "there's quite a few in the Weasley's yard!" ”

"Yes! The Weasleys didn't clean them up very much—they just grabbed them and threw them out, you know. Maca squinted her eyes, as if she felt that this life was really comfortable.

Although he could reach Hogsmeade Village at once with the help of a portkey, it was a natural pleasure to walk around without much consequence.

As long as you follow this trail, you will be able to see the lake in the distance from time to time. It's winter, and the lake is still blocked by ice, and when the snow melts in spring, the lake will be the most beautiful natural scenery. Even though Maca has seen it countless times, she still never gets tired of watching it.

The two walked side by side on the path, occasionally chatting casually with a few words of insignificant grape, and soon they could see the village in the distance.

Today's Hogsmeade will be filled with a crowd of young wizards, and almost every store will be busy again. No, it's just begun, and the streets are already overcrowded.

Marka even stood in the street and could faintly hear Fred and George's duet of laughter on the living treasure, apparently they had come up with some interesting idea.

Duke Honey's confectionery is located in the middle of the village, and you have to pass several shops all the way through. This morning, Maca had already missed the first group of people to arrive early this morning because she was going to pick up Luna, who always liked to be in a trance. And the flow of people on the street also greatly limits their speed of progress, and they seem to be a little drifting in the crowd.

"What's going on up front?"

It's in the nature of social creatures, Muggles and wizards. Maybe something happened there that caused everyone to look at it curiously—even if they didn't know what was going on inside.

"I remember...... It's supposed to be a wizard costume store of the Fengya brand, right? Maca is not a person who likes to huddle with a lot of people, but Luna is not, she can't join in the fun or not depends on the mood, "Do you want to go and see?" ”

"What?"

Luna's attention was clearly not there, and when she heard Maca's words, she looked back blankly and looked at him suspiciously.

"No, nothing...... Let's go! Maca shrugged her shoulders indifferently and walked back on her feet.

However, there are some things that even if you don't touch them, it will always like to come to the door on its own. Marca and Luna had only walked a few steps when there was a commotion in the crowd next to them, and then a guy in a black hood scurried past them and ran quickly through the crowd to the other end of the street.

"Phantom shifting? He's apparitioned! Oh, he's over there - catch him! He stole something......"

The commotion rang out from the crowd behind her, and the voice that Maca had heard was the owner of the Fengya brand wizard clothing store. But, a thief? Stealing a clothing store?

Maca glanced in the direction of the thief's escape, who was clearly long gone, disappearing into the crowd.

“…… What exactly did he steal? Maca heard another familiar voice.

"Harry?" Luna blinked.

"Find him and you'll know!"

"Oh! And Ron – they're always together! Luna clapped her hands happily.

But Maca didn't care, he was recalling the figure that flashed by just now—to be honest, it looked quite short, who was that thief?

And, at the moment when Maca was closest to the thief, he sensed a strange wave of magic power. He was sure that he had encountered that feeling, but he couldn't think of it for a while.

As Maca recalled, Luna reached out and tugged at his sleeve.

"Maca, where are we going to have a look?"

Maca nodded indifferently, and then pushed through the crowd and squeezed in. After making his way through the thick wall of people, he finally met Harry and Ron, and Hermione was also there.

"Hey! Harry, Ron-" Maca greeted them, "what's the matter, that was a thief just now?" Stealing clothes while there are many people? ”

"Oh, Maka, you're here?" Ron spread his hands and said, "Who knows? Hermione is asking the boss! You see, her love of fighting for others has flareed up again! ”

"That's a good thing, we should learn from her!" Maca said so, but his casual attitude was similar to Ron's, "Let's go to Duke Honey together in a moment?" I'm in for a treat! ”

"Oh! Being a professor is different! Ron excitedly said, "I'm going to have to pick a bunch of them!" ”

As they spoke, Hermione finally finished talking to the boss and was turning around and walking this way. If she knew that these boys took her anger seriously, she didn't know how long she would nag! Both Maca and Ron immediately shut their mouths in tacit agreement.

“…… Figured it out, I lost a lot of socks in the store! There are all kinds of them, and there are even many who have lost only one of them - the boss is going crazy! Hermione came over excitedly and complained loudly, "That thief is so hateful, I don't know what he's thinking!" ”

"Maybe he thinks his feet are too cold?" Ron muttered quietly.

"Do you think it's possible?" Hermione glared at him, "The coldest days are over, and even if he gets cold, it won't be long before he can't wear thick socks!" ”

"Why don't we look for it?" Harry tugged at Ron, who was still trying to speak, and said along Hermione's track, "He used a phantom shift just now when he was surrounded, but he only moved into the crowd on the periphery - I want to see him running that way." ”

"No, no." Although Hermione was indignant, her brain was still sensible enough, "People don't know where to run for a long time...... At first, he was allowed to escape, but now there are so many people here, it is difficult to find him again. ”

"So, let's go to Duke Honey!" Ron urged, "Hermione, didn't you just want to go and add some ** gummies to your candy jar?" Maca said that today he has a treat! ”

"How's that going to work!" Hermione replied without thinking, then looked at Maca hesitantly and said, "Oh, I'm not saying it's bad, it's just ......"

"Don't worry! It's okay! Maca smiled, "Just buy some candy and you'll be as happy as you like in a moment!" You can have a little bit of everything! I'd suggest you find something new to try - Dumbledore used to do that! ”

Although Dumbledore's funeral had only passed for a long time, it would always feel a little worrying to mention it like this, but everyone couldn't help but relax when they saw Maca say it so easily. Dumbledore had never refused death, and perhaps the best way to mourn him was to put him in his memories as Maca did.

"Let's go!" Hermione was the first to cheer up, and then waved her hand generously, "It's hard to wait for such a relaxed and happy Hogsmeade day, but we can't spoil our good mood because of a thief!" ”

A group of five people slowly moved forward in this slightly crowded crowd, and then squeezed into the overcrowded Duke Honey candy store. It's one of Hogsmeade's most popular shops for young wizards, and it's so crowded that it's like a queue.

After a long while, everyone walked out happily with a few paper bags of candy.

"Go find a place to rest! I'm dying......" Ron felt like he had been through a war, and was overwhelmed, "I really shouldn't have been here in the first place." ”

"The three broomsticks are probably just as full of people now," Harry suggested, "and if I want to see it, let's go to the pig's head bar!" There are always few people there......"

"The butterbeer there is delicious." Luna said in a trance, flicking the necklace around her neck made of butterbeer oak stoppers with one hand, "Look! I save it every time I drink it! ”

"Hmm...... Really, really good. ”

Hermione probably thought Luna was watching what she said, and after a moment's hesitation, she snorted with a subtle expression. Perhaps afraid that Luna would ask her what was so good, she quickly walked to the front after saying that.

"Hog's Head Bar?" Maca thought for a moment, "I don't know if Charlotte is here, I heard that after she pretended to work there for a few days last time, she liked that temporary job...... Could it be that Aberforth gave her a lot of wages? ”

Seeing that everyone was starting to walk that way, he just thought about it as he raised his legs and followed.