Unlike Dumbledore, who allowed Zhang Xu to do things, Professor McGonagall was as strict as ever in managing the teachers and students of the school. During Dumbledore's time, Zhang Xu wanted to go to Hogsmeade or even London, as long as he wrote a note to the headmaster for the record. And now, Zhang Xu has to ask the principal for leave in person, and if the principal is not there, he will find the dean. It's just that when Zhang Xu came to the president's office today, he was empty, and Professor McGonagall was not there. So he had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and asked Professor Flitwick to take a leave of absence. Professor Flitwick knew that he was going to do something big, so he did not embarrass him about his leave, and granted him leave after telling him to be more careful.

On the way to Hogsmeade, Zhang Xu, who had just learned the general process of last night's operation from Professor Flitwick, was eating hot baked potatoes in the cold wind while thinking about Voldemort's purpose for doing this. It's just that the weather is too cold, and a cold wind blows through his head a little badly, and he just wants to sit down by the warm fire and have a hot drink as soon as possible. As for Voldemort, the devil knows if he would hibernate like a snake after transforming his body into this.

It won't be long before Christmas, and it stands to reason that wizards who don't believe in Brother Su are just Christmas, but due to the long-term influence of ordinary people, wizards have also begun to celebrate Christmas. The weekends leading up to Christmas are the days of big shopping for families.

Zhang Xu thought about the Christmas gifts to be prepared this year as he walked. Do you want to give Voldemort a hat as a Christmas present, his head is smooth, and it looks cold for him. Snape's annual bottle of shampoo can't run, but in previous years, six different brands of shampoo have been delivered, or this year will give a bottle of homemade. Lao Ma is already the Minister of Magic, and it doesn't seem to be in line with his identity to send another packet of white sugar over there, so why don't you send Tieguanyin instead. Pony is an adult, why don't you give him a copy of Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds, 1953-1997?

The new Aurors patrolling around Hogsmeade greeted Zhang Xu when they saw him, and if they knew what was going on in Zhang's mind at the moment, they would probably hold him down and take him away.

Walking through the streets of Hogsmeade, a cold wind swept across the road, rolling up a cloud of snow. Zhang Xu patted off the snowflakes on his hat and suddenly found that the street was a little deserted.

It stands to reason that it is time for housewives to go shopping, and they are just in time to come back to prepare dinner after shopping.

It's just that at the moment, many of the newly moved shops on the street have closed early, which makes people confused.

Zhang Xu came to the "Into Science" station, but found that it was very lively, and a group of people were delivering things to the courtyard behind.

Curious, Zhang Xu walked to the backyard and found that a rectangular oven with a square dome had been built in the corner of the yard at some point, and someone was adding charcoal to it.

In the middle of the courtyard, a group of people were watching the excitement around something, and there was a smell of blood and spices coming from there.

Zhang Xu immediately found that Furong was watching the excitement inside, so he squeezed in.

I saw Sukhbaru putting a whole sheep on the table that had been disemboweled, and was smearing the lamb's abdomen with a spice powder mixed with green onions, ginger slices, refined salt, cumin, peppercorns, star anise, and cumin.

There are also people on the side who are vigorously controlling the salted sheep's blood in the basin to stir automatically.

"Roasted whole lamb today?" Zhang Xu asked Furong.

"I'm going to have a banquet tonight." Fleur replied as she gently landed on Zhang Xu's body.

"If I had known this, I would have come on an empty stomach." Zhang Xu regretted.

At this time, Sukhbaru saw Zhang Xu and hurriedly shouted to him: "Xiao Zhang, come here, show me your flesh separation technique, just keep the bones of the sheep's head." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Xu gently patted Furong's shoulder, and then walked over.

"Master Tiger, isn't your roasted whole sheep in Inner Mongolia going to lie on your stomach after it is roasted, how can you support it after you pull off the bones?" Zhang Xu asked curiously.

"Little comrade, roasting whole sheep must also keep pace with the times." Sukhbaru said as he brushed the sauce for the sheep, "My family's latest invention, I'm sure you haven't tried it." ”

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Zhang Xu used a spell "biu" on the sheep, and the mutton bones in the mutton appeared out of thin air on the other side of the table as if they had learned to phantom shapeshift.

Someone immediately came to take the lamb bones away and stew them, while Sukhbaru picked up a basket filled with fresh wooden sticks and placed it on the table.

"You put the sticks in the same place as the sheep's bones." Sukhbaru said.

Zhang Xu picked up a wooden stick that was about the same size as chopsticks, and after seeing the type of wooden stick clearly, his eyes widened, and asked, "Shatang?" If you put it in, you won't be afraid of turning into water-infused meat? ”

"You know what." Sukhbaru said to Zhang Xu with a disdainful face, "The sand tang is roasted on the inside, and there is a Danmu fire on the outside, so that it can be roasted crispy on the outside and tender on the inside." ”

Zhang Xu felt that it made sense, so he obediently complied, but he said as he did it: "Just put the emperor Xiumu in too, and there will be no worries about eating." ”

"Why don't you let Man go in." Sukhbaru replied.

"Who are you going to invite to dinner today?" Zhang Xu asked.

"Minister of Magic, Scrimgeour." Sukhbaru said, "If you don't come, I'll send you a message to come over, and you need your staff for tonight's affairs." ”

Zhang Xu raised his eyebrows, realizing that today's meal was not simple, and asked, "What is the big thing to do?" ”

"Don't you think the streets outside are too deserted right now?" Sukhbaru said, "You will understand the details as soon as you hear it tonight, and when the time comes, you will be useful, just look at Uncle Zhao's face and act." ”

At this time, Zhang Xu had already put all the tangeria wood strips into the mutton, and Sukhbaru on the side also brushed the sesame oil and other spices.

Fuel had been placed in the oven, the fire was lit, and Sukhbaru hung the whole sheep on a steel frame and put it in the oven.

Zhang Xu didn't go over there to see the excitement, but walked to Furong's side.

"Is there anything else you can do later?" Fleur asked.

Zhang Xu thought for a while, since he waited for Scrimgeour to come, then it would be good to inquire about Mrs. Weasley's affairs at that time, so he shook his head and said, "There is nothing to do, until the dinner is free time." ”

"Then let's go out for a walk." After Furong finished speaking, she pulled Zhang Xu out of the back door and left the backyard.

After the two came to the street, Zhang Xu paid attention to the situation on Hogsmeade Street, and found that there were many fewer pedestrians on the street than before, and many shops were closed, making the street look deserted.

Three broomsticks will not go to the bar, there is something to drink tonight.

The doors of the magic joke shop opened by the Weasley twins are closed, and it is estimated that they have not had any intention of opening a store for the past two days.

The Wizard Clothing Store is bustling, but the two of them don't have much demand for new clothes at the moment, and Fleur doesn't like the British style, so she chooses the Paris branch if she wants to buy clothes.

In the end, Zhang Xu and Fleur came to Duke Honey's candy store, intending to buy a batch of candy and send it to Gabrielle.

But when they walked into the store, they found that the shelves were half empty, and the Froomes sat behind the cash register with sad faces and sighed.