Chapter 74 The Mysterious Guest at the Pig's Head Bar
After Dumbledore's order was over, it was Tom's turn.
Tom first put the candies in his hand on the counter, and watched Ambrosio Frum weigh them one by one, and then calculated the total price. Tom watched Frum put the Pepper Urchin on the scale.
, I casually mentioned: It might be more fun if it had the shape of a pepper.
In the end, Froome actually took out some chili peppers.
"These can also breathe fire, but they are a bit spicy, so the sales are not good."
Tom looked at those finger-long, fiery red peppers and became interested, so he added them to the shopping cart.
"Is there anything else you want to buy?" Mr. Froome was very agile and had packed up all the candies during the conversation.
"I also want to buy a kind of wine-filled chocolate, the kind that makes people breathe fire after eating it."
"Fire chocolate, a wise choice," Mr. Froome took out a beautifully wrapped gift box from the counter. "It has been selling very well recently. Mr. Lockhart, I have another kind of chocolate here - that kind of chocolate.
, there is a little magical potion mixed in it, which can-"
"No need!" Tom felt that Dumbledore's eyes next to him seemed to sharpen suddenly. He was afraid that the boss in front of him would say something he shouldn't say, so he quickly interrupted him, paid the bill and left in a hurry
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After this trip to Honeydukes, Tom's wallet lost weight and he had two big bags in his hand. It was obviously unrealistic to carry two bags while shopping. Fortunately, Dumbledore took out a small purse and carried it directly.
Stuffed all the candies they bought into it.
"The Invisible Stretch Charm is a very practical little magic spell. However, every item with the Invisible Stretch Charm cast on it theoretically needs to be reported to the Ministry of Magic."
"Then your money bag...?"
"I said it was in theory." Dumbledore put the money bag into the sleeve of his robe, "This spell can greatly improve the living standards of wizards. Will you use it?"
Tom shook his head.
"You can go to the library to find teaching materials. I remember there is a book that explains it in detail..."
They arrived outside Honeydukes and headed to their destination, the Pig's Head Bar. Tom wanted to go here on a whim. The most fundamental purpose of his trip to Hogsmeade was to buy wine-filled chocolates. Now that this task has been completed,
Then take the opportunity to walk around - you're welcome.
On a whim, Tom chose the Pig's Head Bar as the next stop on his trip to Hogsmeade. Firstly, he went here to admire the historical and cultural relics, and secondly, it allowed Dumbledore to restrain his sky-breaking existence a little bit.
Sense. Tom really doesn't like being watched and saluted by a lot of strangers like a monkey watching.
If Dumbledore followed him wherever he went for the next day, he would rather go back to the castle immediately.
The Pig's Head Pub is at the corner of Hogsmeade, at the intersection of a small road that turns from the post office on Central Avenue. When Dumbledore passed by the post office, he seemed to have remembered something important, so he canceled the trip temporarily.
The plan to go to the Pig's Head Bar. After pointing out the location of the bar to Tom, he walked into the post office and disappeared behind the main door of the post office.
The so-called important things may not exist at all. Dumbledore just feels that he is not ready yet and does not want to go to the Pig's Head Bar. Then let Lockhart go alone! Dumbledore feels that Lockhart will not go too far.
Dumbledore was willing to give him this trust.
Following Dumbledore's instructions, Tom found this historic but very dilapidated tavern. The bar is located at the intersection of a small road, and there is a sense of decay everywhere: the wooden signboard has rotted, and the brackets that support it are also covered with rust.
When the wind blows a little, it makes a "crunching" sound. Tom believes that it has not fallen off with the wind entirely because of magic. There is a severed pig's head painted on the signboard, and the pig's head is wrapped in a blood-stained white cloth. I'm afraid this is
That’s where the name Pig’s Head Bar comes from.
Before arriving at the bar, Tom wrapped himself in a robe, with only his eyes exposed. However, the robe was not his strongest disguise, Lockhart's identity was.
He opened the door and walked in. The first floor of the Pig Head Bar is a bar, and the second floor is a hotel. There is only a small, dark, and very dirty room on the first floor. The lighting inside the bar is very poor, even during the day.
Candles were lit, too—little light from the outside came through, as several windows were covered in thick layers of grime. This place was a literal den of filth.
[Mission: Wandering in the world. Goal: Exploring the magical world
Five stages of progress: 2/16 Pig Head Bar map unlocked]
Inside the bar, there are some rough wooden tables with some candle ends lit on them. The floor looks like dirt, but it is actually a stone floor with dirt accumulated over centuries.
The house exuded a strong smell of mutton. After smelling this smell, Tom did not want to continue visiting the ancient ruins. Of course, this bar is not for tourists, and the visiting guests obviously have other purposes.
There were only a few customers sitting in the bar, and everyone was sitting quietly in their seats, which made the bar so quiet that it didn't look like a bar. Among the few customers, some had their heads covered in dirt.
There is a strange man in a dirty gray bandage, and a witch wrapped in a thick black gauze scarf from head to toe.
There is a dirty bar in the center of the bar. There are some old wine bottles on it, which contain suspicious liquids. There is a bartender standing behind the bar, holding a cup and a piece of wine that looks like it.
A rag that's dirtier than a cup - this rag gives people the feeling that it's better not to wipe it than to wipe it.
Everyone in this group of people had a weird feeling, and almost had the word "bad guy" written on their faces. But in the Pig Head Bar, they fit in perfectly with the atmosphere here. There was also a very strange person sitting next to the bar.
A strange man. He is strange because he has a strong sense of separation from this bar. Anyone who looks at him will feel that he does not belong here: he is dressed too neatly, decently and cleanly.
It was a handsome young man, wearing a bowler hat and a double-breasted black trench coat. This decent clothes gave him a sense of incongruity with the surrounding environment. More importantly, he had no sense of harmony at all.
Trying to hide his face. Everyone can see his face unobstructed.
When Tom walked into the Pig's Head Bar, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him. But most of them only glanced at him and looked away. Only the decent "weirdo" who didn't follow the unspoken rules looked at Tom.