It would have been a pleasant day for Harry, but it was ruined by a chance encounter with Cedric and Akihari.

Hogsmeade in the snow is beautiful, and the laughter of the little wizards does not spoil the peace of this ancient magical village, but rather makes the atmosphere more harmonious. Having grown up in the Muggle world and seen a lot of high-rise buildings and busy traffic in the Muggle world, Harry knew how different Hogsmeade really was.

But Harry just couldn't be happy.

He knew very well that he should not blame Cedric, and that it was not a sin to pursue the girl he loved.

But Harry just felt that Cedric was glaring, and even heard his name for a while. This is not only because Cedric stole the girl he liked, but perhaps also because, for the first time, he realized that he was defeated by another boy in courage and lost completely.

So, when he entered Duke Honey's candy shop, he threw the entire thirty glittering Galleons in his money bag to the boss Frum in order to relieve some depression in his heart, and in order to thank Harry for his generosity, the owner of the candy store gave them a large bag of pepper urchins.

"Are you crazy, Harry?"

Ron stared at Harry with a little bit of complaint and a little confusion,

"What the hell is going on with you, thirty gold Galleons, that's about your pocket money for a semester, and you don't plan to live? Even if you sympathize with the children in that orphanage. Look at the things you bought, Ice Mouse, Chocolate Frog, Fudge Fly, Bubble Gum."

Ron looked at Hermione again,

"I guess these candies won't be very common in the Muggle world?"

"Uh-huh-" Hermione was observing Harry with concern, "You're right, Ron--"

Ron raised his brow and squinted at Hermione.

"How are you feeling, Harry?" Hermione asked softly.

"Nothing, I feel good--"

There was silence for a few seconds before Harry slowly shook his head and said, then strode towards the post office with his head down.

"What the hell is going on with him?"

Ron finally realized that something was wrong with Harry, and he asked worriedly.

But in the face of Ron's question, Hermione also remained silent, because this was a secret belonging to Harry, she just guessed it, and she shouldn't have talked about it everywhere without Harry's permission.

Hermione thought so, but her silence was undoubtedly a disservice to Ron.

Come to think of it, there was a secret that Harry and Hermione knew now, only he didn't know, and he didn't want to tell himself.

"Okay--" Ron's face turned pale and he didn't press further, "If it's inconvenient to say, then forget it-"

As he spoke, Ron's eyelids drooped, and there was a look of loss in his eyes, he didn't know what Hermione and Harry were hiding, but maybe it was what happened during the time he had a falling out with him.

"Oh-"

Hermione immediately woke up, and she realized that their silence was a serious disservice to Ron.

Looking at Ron who was speeding up, Hermione bit her lip, looked at Harry in front of her again, and after hesitating inwardly, she still chose to tell Ron about it.

"Hey, listen—"

Hermione tugged at Ron's sleeve and looked at him with a warning look,

"I can tell you, but don't scream, understand?"

Ron blinked, his eyes shining.

"--That's right,"

Hermione looked at Harry and whispered,

"It's complicated to say, but it's actually very simple, it's that the girl next to Cedric in the morning, she's Ravenclaw's Qiu Zhang, well. It's Cedric's girlfriend--"

"yes, I can tell--"

Ron said in an obvious tone,

He simply didn't want to let go of her hand, just like Percy did with his girlfriend back then. But so what? ”

"Harry likes her too--" Hermione finally said, "since she was in third year"

Under Hermione's nervous gaze, Ron's mouth opened quietly, and he looked at Harry in front of him, and then at Hermione, his mind seemed to be rigid, unable to make a sound.

"You mean—"

But at one point, Ron suddenly screamed, and Hermione, who had been prepared, immediately kicked him the ankle, causing his scream to turn into a whimper of pain.

"I never knew!" Ron glared at Hermione in surprise and annoyance, "You're keeping it a secret from me!" ”

"Oh-" Hermione said unhappily, "Harry didn't tell me, I guessed it myself--"

There are so many points worth complaining about this matter that Ron didn't know where to start for a while, his mouth was open for a long time, and he thought as he walked,

"But Ginny." Halfway through speaking, Ron shut his mouth.

It's no secret that his little sister adores Harry like crazy, and Harry has always been cold to Ginny, but he really hasn't liked Ginny, never, and that, as a good friend who gets along day and night, Ron is very sure of this.

By this time, Harry had already stepped on the wooden stairs in front of the post office, he was standing under the shed, and he threw the package containing the old clothes of the three of them and the candy he had just bought from Duke Honey on the ground with a clatter, and turned his head to see Hermione and Ron walking slowly this way, the two of them muttering.

"What are you talking about?" Harry asked suspiciously.

"Oh, nothing--" Hermione said nervously.

"We're just talking about where we're going?" Ron didn't dare touch the 'lovelorn' Harry at this moment, he said with a stiff face.

Hermione paid for the shipping because Harry had spent all the money on him, and half of Ron's pocket money was used to pick up candy.

When she came out of the post office, Hermione had another large package and letters that had been stuck in the post office during the Christmas holidays, and she asked Ron to pick up the package for her, and looked through the envelopes herself.

"It's all fan letters--"

After a moment, Hermione shrugged her shoulders and slipped the stack of envelopes she had received into her pocket.

There weren't many people in Hogwarts who worshipped Hermione like crazy, and Dumbledore and Amosta didn't allow outside reporters to interview the school's warriors in private due to the teaching atmosphere, but Hermione and Cedric did have a lot of admirers outside the school.

Every month since the tournament was livestreamed, the four Warriors have received a number of letters from residents of the wizarding community from various European countries, most of them praising their performance in the first game, and many of them insulting them.

Whether it was praise or reprimand, after a few months, Hermione had become accustomed to it, the hardest days of being a warrior were long gone, and she didn't particularly care about a group of strangers judging her now.

The Three Broomsticks Bar was a must-visit shop every time they came to Hogsmeade, and Miss Romersta served them a few steaming glasses of butterbeer, and Hermione took a few envelopes out of her pocket and looked through them one by one, and from her face it was clear that the letters were not mocking him.

Ron took his beer, staring at a blank Harry.

To be honest, he had never encountered such a situation, he had no experience in dealing with it at all, and he didn't even dare to comfort Harry without permission.

Jingle Bell--

Several professors at the school pushed the door open, and in the alert of the doorbell, all three of them discovered that Professor Bryan was also on the faculty team.

Facing Professor Blaine's friendly gaze, the three of them all subconsciously shrank their heads, although they thought they had done a good deed, they didn't know what Professor Blaine would think about after all.

"Let's go, I'd like to go to the library and write that paper that Professor Brian assigned--"

The warmth in his stomach made Harry feel less uncomfortable as he drank his beer, but he still didn't want to stay in this cheerful place.

Hermione and Ron looked at each other, and the two remained eerily silent.

"Okay--"

After a brief pause, Hermione nodded, "Wait until I open the package first, if the contents are on Filch's list of contraband--"

Harry wasn't interested in what's in the package, but Ron was excited to help Hermione tear open the wrapper.

Inside the package is a gift box full of snacks, and when you lift the lid of the gift box, there are many handmade delicate pastries stacked inside, which looks very attractive.

Ron sniffed the oncoming aroma,

"It smells good, and someone sent you a flower!"

In the center of the gift box, there is a very pink rose in a space embedded in the ground, which is obviously cast, and the pink petals are full of luster and are very beautiful and delicate.

"Don't move, Weasley!"

Ron subconsciously reached for the rose, but was slapped hard by Hermione.

In the face of Ron's complaining eyes, Hermione cocked her nose proudly, and then, Hermione, whose cheeks were also slightly pink, pursed her lips, with a happy smile on the corner of her mouth, and slowly reached out to touch the roses.

(End of chapter)