Christmas is getting closer.

One morning, the muddy grounds were covered with a layer of sparkling hoarfrost, and the castle was filled with a hectic Christmas atmosphere.

Professor Lupin has set up a few small Christmas trees in the classroom, with various candies hanging on them, and the little wizards can take them at will.

Kyle estimates that this is probably the biggest expense of Professor Lupin this semester.

There's also Professor Flitwick, who decorates his Charms classroom with colorful lanterns that turn into thumb-sized elves and fly around the classroom with flapping wings when people get close.

The visit to Hogsmeade was scheduled for the last weekend before the end of the semester.

Fred and George didn't set off with the others, they decided to give Harry a little festive spirit, so they stayed in the castle for the time being.

The pre-Christmas Hogsmeade looked like a Christmas card, with thatched-roofed huts and shops covered in freshly fallen snow, holly wreaths hanging from doors, and strings of enchanted candles dotted on the trees.

The last time I visited, I had already bought most of the things I should have had, and Cedric offered to see the only shops he hadn't visited...... Lady Padiff's Tea House.

As if it had been discussed in advance, Cho immediately agreed, and pulled in Connor and Kyle.

Penelope said it was the best place to visit Hogsmeade. "We haven't been there before," she said. ”

Connor was immediately interested.

Kyle followed, looking at Cedric with a scrutinizing gaze.

"How do you want to go there?" He asked.

"What?" Cedric tilted his head as if he didn't understand anything, "It's just curiosity, after all, in all of Hogwarts, we only have Lady Padiv's teahouse and the screaming shack that we haven't visited." ”

"Yes...... Kyle's voice rose slightly, "but as far as I know, only couples go there, haven't you heard?" ”

"No, no......" Cedric said in a hesitant manner, then changed the subject stiffly, "Do you think Fred and George won't find us when they come......"

When he said this, his ears were red.

Kyle didn't go any further, and explained as he said, "You don't need to worry about this at all, the first thing they did when they arrived at Hogsmeade was to go to Jokowi for an hour, how could they have time to come to us." ”

"Hah, that's what I said."

……

So, a few people crossed the main road and came to the door of the small teahouse.

There was a notice posted on the door, and Autumn read it out.

"Ministry of Magic Order

Customers are reminded that unless otherwise notified, Dementors patrol the streets of Hogsmeade every day at sunset, and this measure will not be lifted until Sirius Black is apprehended......

Merry Christmas! ”

Kyle also saw what was on the notice.

Looks like the Ministry of Magic must have gotten some news and transferred most of the Dementors here.

It's a pity that it's not very useful...... If Kyle was not mistaken, Black would have been out of Hogsmeade a long time ago.

Others didn't care.

The notice makes it clear that Dementors only patrol the streets at sunset, and it's still daytime.

Autumn pushes open the door of the teahouse.

It's really small, just a few small round tables, and inside it's foggy, as if everything is decorated with frills and bows.

Because the tables were so small, they had to sit apart from each other in two adjacent empty seats.

"What do you want?" Lady Padiff came over and asked.

She was a little chubby, with her shiny black hair in a bun, struggling to squeeze between the two tables.

"Four cups of panna cotta, thank you." Autumn seemed to have done her homework ahead of time, and when Lady Pardiff was gone, she explained in a whisper, "Penelope said it was the best to drink. ”

Connor, who had been looking forward to this place before, was already flushed by this time, and obviously noticed the strangeness in the teahouse.

It's all one-to-one, hand in hand.

But when it came, she sat down next to Kyle with a red face.

Lady Padev soon came with four cups floating in mid-air.

The brown coffee is covered with a layer of white custard, which looks pretty good.

Kyle tried to take a sip before putting the glass down.

For a moment, he wondered if Lady Padiff was having a crush on Dumbledore.

The coffee is made exactly according to the principal's taste.

It was as sweet as a cup of pure syrup, and he didn't taste any coffee at all.

Even the faint bitterness is more like the taste of concentrated syrup.

This sugar-boiling technique, I'm afraid that the house-elves will be ashamed of themselves when they see it......

After a few more moments in the teahouse, Connor suddenly leaned over to Kyle and whispered, "Is there anything else here?" ”

Like Kyle, her cup was full of coffee, and she took a sip and didn't move again.

The two of them have similar tastes, and they don't like this kind of thing that is too sweet.

Kyle shook his head, he didn't know what drinks were here, but even coffee could be made like this, and black tea or anything was certainly not much better.

After a moment's thought, Kyle asked, "Why don't we go with three broomsticks?"

Order a butterbeer, a plate of pine nut crackers and two rotisserie pies...... I left too early today, and I haven't had breakfast yet. ”

Hearing the barbecue pie, Connor's eyes lit up, "Good! ”

The two looked at each other and stood up at the same time.

"Are you going to call them?" Connor asked, looking at Cedric and Cho next to her.

"Forget it." Kyle shook his head.

The two didn't know what they were talking about, and they didn't notice anything wrong around them.

"That's right." Connor covered her mouth and smiled.

Kyle went to pay, and the two quietly left the teahouse and walked towards the three broomsticks.

On the way, Connor looked at the cup of coffee in Kyle's hand and wondered, "Don't you like this?" How did I buy another cup. ”

"Well...... Kyle said, looking at the cup he was holding, "It's not what I drank it from, it's a Christmas present for Professor Dumbledore." ”

"Professor Dumbledore?" Connor hesitated, "Will he like this taste?" ”

"Of course." Kyle nodded, "If you look closely, you will see that Professor Dumbledore eats a lot of desserts every time he attends a banquet.

And the last time I went to the Chancellor's office, he was recommending a frosty pudding to Professor Snape.

It's a new product from Duke Honey, just as sweet and greasy, and this coffee should be very good for his taste. ”

"Is that so, I've never paid attention to it." Connor blinked.

Then, not knowing what she remembered, she glanced back thoughtfully in the direction of the teahouse.

(End of chapter)