The morning before Halloween, almost all of the students above the third grade arrived at the grounds outside the gates, ready to head to Hogsmeade.

Harry was the only one standing in the foyer, stared at by Filch like a thief.

Throughout the third graders, he was the only one who did not submit the application form, so it was natural that Filch would be the focus of attention.

Soon, Professor McGonagall arrived, and the team began to leave.

Harry tried to look like he usually did, saying goodbye to Ron Hermione in a nonchalant tone.

"Don't worry about me, see you at the banquet later, have fun."

"Stay here, Potter?"

Malfort turned a corner and ran up to him and shouted, "Don't dare to pass by those Dementors? ”

Harry ignored him and turned and walked towards the marble staircase.

"Can't go to Hogsmeade, he'll miss out on a lot of good stuff......"

Fred, who was walking at the back of the line, looked back at his back and whispered, "He can't always stay in the castle for seven years, it's too boring." ”

"That's right." George nodded approvingly, "We need to help him......"

"How do you help ......," Kyle next to him asked, "Give him the map of the living spots?" ”

"It's also a good idea." Fred said, "We've already made a note of the locations of all the secret passages, so it's not impossible to give them to Harry."

"But then, it's not very convenient for night tours...... George thought for a moment, "Actually, the kind of map I made last year is not bad, as long as you add the location of the secret passage." ”

"But be more hidden, lest you be discovered by Filch or the Professor."

"It's like a live map...... There must be a password to reveal the location. ”

"That's what I mean......"

The group discussed all the way, and soon came to Hogsmeade Village.

When they saw the spiky roofs, Fred and George immediately forgot about Harry and headed straight for Jokowi's Joke Shop.

In front of rotten eggs, burp powder, and flying bugs...... Harry? It's really unfamiliar.

Cedric goes to Deves Bans to buy tools for pruning broom branches, and Kyle decides to go with him.

The shopkeepers there are a pair of well-known brothers, and they always get their hands on something new.

As for Connor and Cho, they are more interested in Lady Padiff's Teahouse.

The men agreed that after an hour the three brooms would converge, they would separate.

Deves-Bans is in the innermost part of Hogsmeade, next to the Hoghead Bar, which looks much smaller than the other shops.

Kyle and Cedric push the door open and walk inside.

Inside the shop, all kinds of magical items are stacked high on top of each other, crumbling, and it looks like they could collapse at any moment.

It's the kind of look Kyle has only seen in the room where things are hidden in the Room of Requirement.

"Welcome ......"

A blonde wizard pokes his head out from behind the counter, "Want to buy something......"

"Do you have tools for pruning broom branches?" Cedric asked.

"Of course." The shopkeeper leaned over and pulled out a boxy box from among the piles of magical items.

Because of his movements, the whole wall suddenly shook, and the frightened Cedric hurriedly took two steps back.

But the shopkeeper was not surprised, and left the box on the counter to open it without care.

"Trimming pliers nine sico.

"A full set of broomstick care tools for two galleons, plus an extra bottle of wood wax oil and a handy suitcase.

"Which one do you want?"

"A full set of tools, a little more cost-effective......" Cedric counted out two Galleons and placed them on the counter.

"Thank you for your patronage." The shopkeeper looked at Kyle again, "So, what do you need?" ”

"I want to ask before that." Kyle pointed in the direction of the store door and asked, "Did you have that dog outside the door?" ”

"What?"

The shopkeeper looked up and saw that there was indeed a large black dog lying outside, right next to the door, visible through the glass.

"Of course not, seriously, but few wizards would choose a big black dog as a pet."

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I think it probably came out of the pig's head bar next door, and the customers there are always strange, and I don't think it's strange what they bring to the table." ”

At this point, the shopkeeper suddenly laughed.

"I remember the last time a runey snake came out, and I could hear the screams of Ms. Rosmerta that day."

"Yes...... It seems that Ms. Rosmerta does not like snakes with three heads. ”

Kyle retracted his gaze and asked, "Do you have any novelties here?" ”

"What a coincidence you're here."

The shopkeeper took out a gray bead, "Good thing I just got yesterday, misty gem...... When crushed, it forms a dense fog that cannot be blown away in place, and lasts about two hours. ”

"The whirlwind spell can't be blown away?" Kyle asked.

"Unless it's a whirlwind spell cast by Mr. Dumbledore himself." The shopkeeper half-jokingly said, "Otherwise, you'll find that the fog is just going to swirl in one particular area and not be blown somewhere else." ”

Kyle's eyes lit up, "How much." ”

"Twenty Galleons." "It may be a little expensive, but it's something that only Vagado has, and we managed to get three." ”

……

After some haggling, Kyle bought all the Mist Gems for fifty-five Galleons.

The shopkeeper only agreed to a discount of five Galleons, but gave him a pair of anti-demon glasses and a few irregular opals.

Although Kyle suspects that he just wants to take the opportunity to clean up the inventory that can't be sold, don't give away things for free.

Half an hour later, the two left the Deves-Bans store with a full harvest.

The black dog I saw before was still lying in the doorway, and a pair of gray eyes kept scanning the little wizards coming and going on the main road, as if looking for something.

Kyle stopped abruptly as he walked past it, and then pressed his tongue against his upper teeth......

"Woohoo!"

Hardly any hesitation, the black dog subconsciously turned his head.

Sure enough, this trick works for all dogs.

Kyle crouched down and lifted a finger, "Sit!" ”

With a humane taunt on his face, the black dog ignored him, flicked his tail and continued to lie there.

"Poof......" Cedric covered his mouth with his hand.

He was quite resistant to this dog just now, after all, in the wizarding world, the ominous thing that all wizards avoid is the image of a big black dog.

But now that Kyle was being taunted by a dog, he couldn't help but laugh...... Well, a good dog.

Kyle didn't care, he took out a packet of jerky and shook it in his hand, and said again, "Sit!" ”

This time, the black dog straightened up in an instant, landed on its two front paws, stuck out its tongue, and stared at Kyle's hand with burning eyes.

"Rolling ......"

The black dog hesitated...... Until Kyle opens the bag.

After smelling the strong smell of meat, it rolled on the ground without hesitation.

Kyle then tried several other passwords.

Run...... Circle in place...... Standing Jump ...... Drill the ring of fire...... Thomas Maneuver ......

The black dogs are all done one by one.

"Yes, yes, this is the reward." Kyle put the jerky in front of it, "Eat." ”

"It's so smart." Cedric crouched down next to him and said in surprise, "It's like I can fully understand you." ”

The black dog paused, but then, like a dog, began to munch on the jerky.

(End of chapter)