Harry emerged from Honeydukes' cellar. He took a moment to get his bearings, and then found an opportunity to sneak out of the basement of the candy store.
He opened his eyes wide and stared at everything in the shop.
There are all kinds of candies that look very tempting on the shelves: milky yellow toffee, pink shining coconut sorbet, toffee in buckets, and the most important thing is a shelf dedicated to chocolate.
There are hundreds of flavors of chocolate.
Harry was dazzled by what he saw and was extremely excited. He regained the feeling he had when he first arrived in Diagon Alley.
As for the worries he had just felt, he threw them thousands of miles away - a trip to Hogsmeade was worth it even if he was imprisoned.
Of course, he still had sense and did not take off the invisibility cloak because too many people knew that he was not qualified to go to Hogsmeade. If he was seen here, it would cause him big trouble.
Harry believed that Malfoy would leak his whereabouts to Snape within five minutes after seeing him. By then, he would probably be kidnapped back to Hogwarts by Snape, and then spend the next semester there.
Spent in solitary confinement.
So he carefully wrapped the invisibility cloak tightly, and he deliberately covered the cloak over his feet to prevent himself from being exposed by his shoes. As for the footprints, Harry took a look out the window and felt relieved. Thanks to coming to Hogg today.
Maud's little wizards came and went, trampling the snowy ground into a mess, leaving no conspicuous traces at all when they walked on it.
Harry was very cautious at first and huddled in the corner motionless, but he soon felt relieved: there were too many people in the store, and no one would pay attention to some strange noises - even if they were discovered, they would think they were something.
Weird magic.
Harry, who had relaxed a lot, began to carefully select candies. As a good boy, Harry would definitely not choose to steal. He reached into the back of the shelf, took away the candies inside, and threw down a few things at the same time.
But Harry was very clever in doing this, because if he takes the candy from the back, the surface of the shelf will not change in any way, and the money left behind will not be easily discovered by customers.
"Chocolate frog...candied pineapple...pepper naughty..." Soon, the bottom of Harry's robe was filled with candies.
Just when he was happily "purchasing", he saw Neville walking over with a huge lollipop that had just been opened.
He suddenly became interested and took the lollipop from Neville's hand while he wasn't paying attention.
Neville:?
Where is a lollipop that big like me?
He blinked, looking innocent and confused. Neville was a little panicked: Is this a ghost joking with him?
At this time, he heard the sound of candy being chewed into pieces.
He froze for a moment, with a panicked look on his face. Fortunately, the sound of chewing candy gradually faded away, and Neville breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the evil spirit that was haunting him had gone away.
But can evil spirits really steal people's lollipops? Could it be Peeves? But can Peeves leave Hogwarts? Neville fell into thinking.
Harry enjoyed a lollipop and followed a senior student out of Honeydukes. He wandered aimlessly on the street wearing an invisibility cloak.
When he was in Honeydukes, he didn't realize the problem, but when he left this busy candy store, he realized how out of place he was.
Other little wizards walked in twos and threes on the street, and laughter and laughter could be heard from time to time around them. Some couples were even couples, and they did not forget to show off their affection while walking on the road.
Most of these couples stayed on their own terms at Hogwarts. After leaving school, they seemed to let go of their restraints, and the sour smell of love was everywhere, making the single children feel like they had eaten lemons.
Harry was the only exception. He stood alone in the ice and snow, looking like he had been abandoned by the world. He even wanted to deliberately make some noise so that everyone could see him.
Of course, this is just wishful thinking on his part.
Harry's preparations were not enough. It can be said that this "action" was a chance meeting, and it was all a coincidence. So much so that after Harry set foot on the land of Hogsmeade, he didn't know what to do. This feeling seemed to be...
It's like having difficulty choosing in an amusement park.
Harry decided to take a walk around. As a result, he got lost.
As Harry walked around, he realized that the road around him was getting more and more desolate, and he couldn't help but feel a little panicked: He seemed to have left the core area of Hogsmeade?
At this time, he heard the voices of a man and a woman.
"Haunted houses all over Britain"
"Get closer to the house!"
He recognized that it was Tom and Hermione. So he quickened his pace and ran towards the source of the sound. As for what he would become when he got there, and how the scene would change, that was not Harry's concern.
Within the scope.
…
Hermione was waiting for Tom's answer. At this moment, the thick scarf surrounded half of her face, making the blush on her face nowhere to be seen. But her eyes betrayed her.
Those watery eyes were clearly shouting at Tom: Promise quickly, promise quickly!
Today, Hermione is wearing a red knitted hat, a black plush coat, and a scarf with Ravenclaw stripes around her neck. The khaki trousers cannot hide her slender thighs and trouser legs.
One extended to her ankle, covering most of her snow boots.
Seeing that Tom didn't answer her for several seconds, Hermione moved the lady's satchel on her shoulder uneasily. She reflected on what she had just said, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it. Why did he not agree for so long?
Perhaps the action of fiddling with the satchel interrupted Tom's thoughts. He came back to his senses and agreed to Hermione's proposal.
"Of course I have no problem - I'm just afraid that someone will regret it. After all, it is the scariest haunted house in the UK~"
Seeing that Tom agreed, Hermione felt relieved and said she was not willing to suffer at all: "We are wizards, how can we be afraid of ghosts? But you, you hesitated for so long, are you afraid?"
"I'm not afraid, I'm just thinking about how to get in."
"Go in?" Hermione was startled, "You want to go in?!"
She started to panic. She meant to get closer and take a closer look at the Shrieking Shack, not to go in! Hermione was actually afraid of the Shrieking Shack.
This is a haunted house recognized by the magic world! And wizards have seen ghosts! Even wizards think the things inside are scary, so they must be really scary.
Hermione hesitated.
Seeing Hermione in this state, Tom was surprised: Is Hermione really afraid of this?
"You're scared."
"I didn't!" Hermione shouted as if her tail had been stepped on.
"Then do you dare to enter this house?"
Hermione:......
She told Tom her worries. Tom laughed. Of course he knew the truth about the Shrieking Shack, and he also understood that the reputation here was most likely spread by the villagers of Hogsmeade. The purpose was to
Attract more tourists to come.
It's been so long since Lupine graduated, but the popularity of the Screaming Shack continues to grow. Tom doesn't believe it if there is no pusher behind it. Besides, just two screams can be rated as the scariest haunted house in the UK by wizards.
?Isn’t it a bit sloppy?
However, in this situation, talking about hype would be a bit disgraceful.
"Don't worry, I will definitely protect you." Tom squeezed Hermione's little hand. Her little gloved hand was as furry and as soft as anything.
"Tom..." Hermione murmured in a low voice, her red lips slightly opened. Tom came over and closed the open mouth.
At this time, Tom and Hermione were hugging each other face to face. Hermione's face was slightly raised, and Tom's face was tilted downward. Through the gap between their necks--if the invisibility cloak could be seen through--you could see what had just happened.
Arriving, a stunned Harry stood not far away.
There are little snowflakes in the sky, and it's the white season again.
Harry just felt that he came at the wrong time.
But there are people who are even more out of place than him.
"Granger! Yodel -" a drawling voice sounded from the bushes in the distance. Harry immediately recognized that it was Draco Malfoy's voice.
Malfoy and his two companions jumped out from the bushes and ran towards the distance while shouting: "Granger, I advise you to fasten your trousers. Your butt will get frostbite in this weather. You should
How to explain to Madam Pomfrey—ah!"
Malfoy dared to jump like this this time because he kept a safe distance from Tom and Hermione. The distance between the three of them and Tom and Hermione was more than ten meters. At this distance, the hit rate of the curse was already very impressive, and
After the three of them started running, they changed from "fixed targets" to "moving targets", making it almost impossible to be hit by the spell.
In this case, why not make some sarcastic remarks about Tom, who once made him embarrassed? Malfoy has disliked Tom and Hermione for a long time. Although the friendship between Tom and him is not as good as Ron and Harry,
But due to those two direct conflicts, their relationship was also very tense. It was just because of Tom's superiority in force that they had to swallow their anger.
Malfoy had a beautiful idea, but it was a pity that his running route happened to pass Harry. So Harry stretched out his feet——
With a plop, Malfoy fell to the ground, looking confused.
His two followers, Crabbe and Goyle, were very loyal. Instead of leaving Malfoy and running away alone, they turned around and tried to help him up.
At this time, two red lights flashed past.
"Fainted!"×2
Tom and Hermione subconsciously took the same action. It's hard to say whether they hit the moving target, but they hit the fixed target accurately. Crabbe and Goyle fainted with a groan.
Malfoy struggled to stand up, but the two red lights that followed knocked him to the ground.
Tom, who knocked out the three people, ran to them and used the forgetting spell on them one by one. If the three people saw him dating Hermione, some vicious rumors might spread. So Tom decided to correct their memories and let the three people see him dating Hermione.
They forget that they ever met them in Hogsmeade
Harry on the side was frightened. He stood there nervously, not daring to breathe out, for fear of exposing himself and tasting the combination of the Coma Curse and the Oblivion Curse.
After taking care of the Malfoys and the three, Tom skillfully dragged them aside. In a few minutes, the three of them would wake up, and by then they would have forgotten what they should not have seen.
Tom straightened up, and his eyes were fixed. Harry's heart skipped a beat, and he realized a problem. Following Tom's gaze, he could see several series of footprints winding up from the bottom of the hill.
Those of Tom and Hermione, the three of Malfoy, and a series of footprints that stopped midway but showed no sign of turning back. That series of footprints were very close to Tom, almost touching his face.
Harry felt as if his heart had been pinched and his blood had stopped flowing.
Tom's first reaction was that there was someone, and he was standing face to face with him. When he understood this, he suddenly became furious, jumped back, and at the same time hit the place where the footprints disappeared and walked out.
Tom's subconscious counterattack shocked Harry. The spell hit his ear, causing Harry to fall to the ground and the invisibility cloak fell off his body.
"Harry?" Tom and Hermione shouted in disbelief. Seeing Harry Potter here was a very incredible thing, just like seeing a polar bear on the African savannah.
Hermione's face was deformed in surprise when she saw Harry. She screamed: "Harry, why are you here? What are you doing here?"
Harry thought to himself, aren't they looking at you... But his desire to survive made him change his words: "I saw the Malfoys and the three sneaking around, so I followed them, and I saw you conflicting with them.
"
This sentence reminded Hermione that the problem now is not how Harry got here, but his presence here.
Hermione narrowed her eyes and looked at him for a while, seeming to tighten her grip on the wand in her hand. Her gaze made the hair on Harry's back stand up.
Why hadn't he noticed before that Hermione was so aggressive?
Fortunately, after some careful consideration, Hermione put away her wand and her expression softened. Her voice was as pleasant and gentle as ever.
"Then please keep it a secret for us. We don't want others to know that we knocked Malfoy and the others unconscious."
Harry was relieved and said, "Of course."
He wanted to say something else, but he suddenly closed his mouth, his eyes widened, his lips trembled, and finally all his emotions turned into one word, and he blurted out: "Ominous!"
Following Harry's gaze, Tom saw a large black dog with shaggy hair turning and entering the Shrieking Shack.
"Did you see it?" Harry's face flushed with excitement.
"I see." Tom and Hermione nodded.
Something unexpected happened. After receiving the affirmative answer, Harry became energetic and ran towards the Shrieking Shack.
There was no time for him to find the entrance to the fence. Harry directly grabbed the barbed wire and climbed in from the top of the fence.
Tom looked at Harry who was desperately chasing Sirius and couldn't help but sigh, "Follow him!"