Unknowingly, several people reached the end of the village.
"That's the Shrieking Shack~" Ron pointed to a dilapidated house in the distance. "I heard from Fred and the others that the house is haunted, so no one has ever entered it. And there seems to be no entrance to the house."
"None of Fred and the others have been there?" Ivy asked curiously.
"No. They tried, but they didn't get in."
"What's so interesting about a shabby house? Go buy something to eat." Hermione has never been too fond of such rumors.
"Okay, let's go to Honeydukes"
....
"Jelly slugs, what kind of candy is this?" Hermione looked at the squirming jelly in the glass jar with a look of disgust on her face.
"It actually tastes good." Ron smacked his lips, as if remembering.
"They always like to make candy into weird shapes," Hermione complained.
"Wizards have to look higher than Muggles." As a chef, Ivy understands this approach very well.
"Hey, how many people are secretly dating?" George's voice suddenly came from behind.
"How dare you two come here!"
The enemies were extremely jealous when they met. Because of the Quidditch match and the honor of the academy, Ron temporarily put aside his hatred. But he always remembered it in his heart.
"We have no money." Facing the angry Ron, George didn't panic at all.
"The money was all spent at the Joke House a long time ago," said Fred.
"A younger brother is a younger brother"
'Thought we would be unprepared'
The two of them said something to each other, which made Ron's face turn blue and purple.
"Are you here just to ridicule Ron?" Ivy was quite speechless towards these two unscrupulous brothers.
"How is that possible?"
"We are here to find Harry"
"Harry can't come, you know that," Hermione said.
"Who said he couldn't come?" Freddie said mysteriously.
"You don't want to help him sneak here? Are there any dementors on the road?"
"Can this trouble us?" George said proudly
"What did you do?" Ivey asked knowingly.
"Hehe -" Fred smiled mischievously, "When he arrives, you can ask him yourself, we are leaving."
"Let's go?" A cold and biting voice suddenly appeared. Following the sound, Ron's whole body exuded a black energy that was like substance, and his entire face was shrouded in shadow, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.
"Harry!" Fred suddenly pointed behind Ron and shouted in surprise. With his solid acting skills, if Ivey hadn't developed five senses, he would have definitely been fooled.
"Huh?" Ron, who was turning black, was stunned. He turned around and looked - there was nothing.
When he turned around, the twins had disappeared.
"Compared to them, you are too young." Ivy patted Ron, who was stunned in place. "By the way, they asked me to tell you - they just bought two more bottles of butterbeer at the bar. Charge it to your account."
"
Hearing this, Ron cried. Tears of humiliation fell from the corners of his eyes.
"Poor child~" Betty sighed. She had done so much evil in her previous life to end up with these two brothers.
"What's wrong with you?" This time it was Harry's voice.
He was wearing an invisibility cloak and just slipped out.
"Harry! It's really you, how did you get here!" Hermione screamed. She didn't take the twins' words seriously.
"Shh-" There were quite a lot of people in the store, so he quickly stopped Hermione. "Fred and the others gave me a map, which marked several hidden passages in Hogwarts. One of them leads here.
"
Because the Marauder's Map has its own thoughts, Harry didn't explain it in detail for fear of worrying them. Besides, the Gemini had used it many times, so Harry believed it should be fine.
"Well, good thing" Ivy said, "With this map, it will be easier for you to violate school rules in the future."
"Ivy——!" Hermione said coquettishly. She is more sensitive to school rules.
"Just kidding~ Just kidding. But - I have known Gemini for so long, and they have never told me about this."
"My biological brother also knows nothing about it." When talking about 'biological brother', Ron deliberately emphasized his tone.
"Hey! Guys~ I finally came here, you don't just want to tell me this, do you?" Harry said with an exaggerated expression.
"Tsk tsk -" Ron smacked his lips twice without meaning at first, then patted Harry on the shoulder and said boldly, "Of course not! Brother, let's go, don't say anything, go to the bar to have a drink first."
"Come on Harry, let's show you around" Ivy opened the door and left Honeydukes
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"What the hell is the weather? It was fine just now." Ron put another scarf on his neck.
There was nothing we could do, the wind had picked up. No matter how beautiful the scenery was, it would be ruined by the strong wind. The two ladies even wore gloves, scarves, and hats that were straight, exposing their eyes.
"It's better not to turn around. How about letting Ron treat us to some butterbeer?" Such weather decisively persuaded everyone to leave.
"agree"
“That’s best”
"What you want"
Ivey’s suggestion was well received by everyone
"Why!" and a negative review
"You are richer than the other, but you think I don't owe you enough, don't you?" The reason for the negative review is also very good.
"Ron, you don't know. The wine invited by others will taste better." Ivy said sincerely.
"Fart! You want to trick me? I'm as semen as a monkey." Ron didn't accept this trick.
"Look, you misunderstood me again. I mean everything sincerely. If you don't believe me, I'll treat you to a taste next time."
"Really?" Ron asked suspiciously
"Yeah," Ivey nodded frequently.
"Hey, I believe you for once," Ron reluctantly agreed.
Several people quickly crossed the street and just arrived in front of the bar. An eye-catching notice came into view.
Ministry of Magic Order
Dear customers, please note. Unless otherwise notified, dementors will patrol the streets of Hogsmeade every day from sunset. This measure is to ensure the safety of Hogsmeade residents and will not be released until Sirius Black is arrested.
Lifted. Therefore, all customers are asked to finish shopping before sunset. There is no need to go out at night. The Ministry of Magic deeply apologizes for the inconvenience caused to everyone.
Finally, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
"I didn't expect that even Hogsmeade was under control," Hermione sighed.
"It's useless. If the dementors could really catch Black, they would have caught him long ago." Ivy disagreed.
Entering the bar, it was extremely noisy inside, and the sudden change of weather drove everyone here.
"Harry, you'd better put on your cloak. There are many people here, and several professors often come here to have fun," Ivy reminded.
"Okay" Harry immediately put on the invisibility cloak
After he hid himself, others came to the bar. The landlady was dealing with a few drunken wizards impatiently.
"Ma'am, long time no see" Ivey said hello
"Hey, some kids are here again," Ms. Rosmerta responded with a smile, "Are they missing wine or me~"
Ron's face turned red after asking, while Hermione looked at her angrily.
"I'm sure there are many more people who miss you than they miss wine." Ivy flattered him without hesitation.
"Giggle~" the lady smiled happily. "What would our distinguished guests like to drink? Minerva's prohibition on alcohol has been lifted. You can drink whatever you want."
"Five cups of butterbeer, charge it to my account!" Ron immediately said proudly
"No!" Ms. Rosmerta said with a face. "Fred and George have already charged your account."
"It's not fair!" Ron shouted excitedly, "Others can keep my account, but I can't!"
"It's useless to shout." The lady was unmoved. "The account must be cleared first before it can be remembered."
"I'll do it. Madam, five glasses of butterbeer, a big one." Ivey put two gold galleons on the table.
"Okay! Find a place to sit and I will send it to you in a minute." Seeing the money, the lady regained her smile.
For Harry's convenience, they specially found a place to sit down under the Christmas tree.
A few minutes later, Ms. Rosmerta came up with five glasses of beer.
"Enjoy slowly. When you finish drinking, you can go to my place for free refills."
"Thank you so much"
When the lady left, Harry took off his cloak.
"Come on, I wish you a Merry Christmas" Ivy raised his glass
"Merry Christmas!"
Everyone grabbed the wine glasses and took a big sip. In an instant, the warm wine dispelled the chill, and their bodies seemed to become active again.
"Hiccup! It's great!" Harry put down his wine glass and couldn't help but exclaimed happily.
Ron also drank half the glass in one go, with a lingering aftertaste on his face. He couldn't help but take another sip, and then said to Ivy in surprise, "You're right. The wine invited by others really tastes better!"
"..." Ivey rolled his eyes speechlessly.
While several people were enjoying the wine, a gust of cold wind blew through, and the door of the bar was pushed open. Several people looked over, and when they saw the two leaders, they shrank back in fear.
"Quickly, put it on! Put it on!"
Harry hurriedly put on the invisibility cloak. After waiting for the decision, they observed curiously.
"What bad luck! Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick came at the wrong time." Ron sighed. The first two were them.
"Hagrid is here too," Hermione added, "Who's that behind?"
Behind them were Hagrid and a fat man wearing a top hat and a cloak.
"Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge," said Ivey
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"Rosmer Tower, the same as before" Professor McGonagall casually sat down at the bar.
"Me too," Professor Flitwick followed.
"OK"
"Please give me a cup of mead," Hagrid thought for a moment.
"No problem" the lady responded "Then you still have red currant rum, Minister"
"That's right, dear Rosmerta," Fudge smiled. "I must say, it's very nice to see you again. Why don't you have a drink with us?"
"Thank you for the invitation, I'm honored."
Needless to say, the business level of the landlady was high. Soon, the drinks they ordered were served.
“your rum”
"Thanks"
"Minister, what brought you here?" Ms. Rosmerta asked curiously.
Hearing this, Fudge twisted his body and looked around. After feeling that no one was eavesdropping, he sighed, "What else could it be for? Sirius Black. You must have heard about what happened at Hogwarts on Halloween, right?"
"I've heard some rumors." The lady nodded.
"Hagrid! Did you tell the whole bar when you were drunk?" Professor McGonagall was furious.
"I didn't!" Hagrid immediately retorted, he said confidently, "I didn't remember it when I was drunk! Anyway, I didn't remember it when I was sober!"