I can enter Hogwarts in the last days

Chapter 41 Hogsmeade

Walking along the quiet path outside the gate of the castle, you will come to the famous Hogsmeade in a short time. All you see are medieval-style buildings, as if traveling through time and space hundreds of years ago.

In short, this is a beautiful small village full of exotic customs.

Since it was early in the morning, many shops were not open yet, and Ian didn't care about it at all. He had made up his mind to go shopping and relax, so he took a walk while admiring all kinds of strange buildings around him.

They soon came to the main street of Hogsmeade. Compared with the desertedness just now, almost all the shops on both sides of the road were open for business.

Ian looked up at the nearest store, GladrgsWizardwear—Fengya brand wizard clothing store.

Without thinking too much, he chose to push the door and enter. Although he didn't have a strong intention to buy, it didn't stop him from going in for a stroll. After all, it is also a well-known brand clothing store in the wizarding world, with branches in London and Paris. .

In the small room, all kinds of new clothes are placed neatly and orderly. It is worth mentioning that there are also all kinds of weird socks for sale here. In the original book, Harry once bought weird socks here. To Dobby the house-elf.

"welcome!"

A crisp and slightly surprised voice sounded in Ian's ears. It was the only salesperson in the store, a thin lady with freckles who looked young, and maybe she didn't expect a customer to come so early.

"Good morning, ma'am. I'm just here for a stroll, so don't worry about me. I'll let you know if you need anything."

Perhaps in the shops of Hogsmeade, this kind of situation will often be encountered. Looking at Ian's standard robes with plain sky blue background, it is unnecessary to think that he is also a Hogwarts student hanging out on weekends.

So the salesperson didn't say much, just replied softly: "Okay, please feel free."

Ian walked around and looked at the furnishings in the store. Compared with Mrs. Mojin's robe shop, this place looks much more refined.

And he found that although the clothes here are branded clothes, their prices are very close to the people. There is no price of more than 30 Galleons here.

Compared with the clothing category, Ian obviously stopped for a while longer on the shelves selling all kinds of socks, and a pair of white mid-length stockings that were obviously a bit thin caught his attention.

It wasn't any special hobby, but it just occurred to me that after knowing each other for so long, it seemed that Hermione hadn't given any presents yet. After all, Hermione was one of the few friends he had at Hogwarts.

"Ma'am, please wrap this one up for me, thank you."

Ian seemed to suddenly think of something again, and added: "Another black one of the same style, packaged separately, thank you."

The two pairs of socks are less than one galleon, which is a very cheap consumption for Ian. After all, the more than 1000 galleons were exchanged for gold, and there is no other expenses other than buying a broomstick.

After walking out of the Fengya clothing store, he went straight to the Honeydukes candy store, and he had to bring something back to the two roommates no matter what, the minimum etiquette.

Honeydukes Candy Shop is a candy shop that is very popular with little wizards, and the fact that if it is during Christmas time, it will be so crowded with customers that it is difficult to move your feet.

It is also the shop frequented by the Weasley twins in the original book, because there is a little-known secret passage leading to Hogwarts hidden in the cellar storage room here.

But it was early at this time, so there was still no one here.

"Good morning, boy, would you like some candy?"

The owner of the store, Ambrosio Froome, asked softly.

A broad, balding man.But most of the places are run by his wife, and he is only responsible for going out to buy.

This gentleman also studied at Hogwarts in his early years, and was also a member of Professor Slughorn's Slug Club, but a series of changes later allowed him to settle here with his wife Mrs. Froome in 1983. At the same time opened this candy store.

All in all, he was a man who had experienced ups and downs.

"Good morning! Sir, I need some sweets that are not too strange. Do you have any recommendations?"

Ian was indeed a little blinded by the dazzling array of candies on the shelves. He knew that wizards loved those candies with strange flavors, so he could only seek the help of the shop owner for this.

"Oh, of course, there's actually a lot of normal sweets here, even Ministry of Magic-approved ones to give to Muggle friends. Like these toffees, but also licorice sticks, pear drops, and butternut squash , they are all normal, no weird tastes, no exaggerated effects..."

As a person who likes to be quiet, facing this nagging boss, Ian had to interrupt aloud: "That's very good, please pack me some of everything, thank you!"

Ian took advantage of the time when the boss was packing, and he also wandered around the shop casually. The overall shop is light red, and the room area is at least 200 square meters.

But because there are too many shelves, although it is not depressing, it feels as small as a small street store.

And Ian also found a lot of interesting candies, such as: pink, shimmering coconut sorbet, sherbet drinks floating in the air, and black pepper urchins that can breathe fire after eating.There is also the most gorgeous Blowing Super Bubble Gum, which is said to fill the entire room with blue bellflower-colored bubbles that will not dissipate for days.

"It's already packed, and it's 15 Sikes for Chenghui."

The shop owner's voice came from next to his ears, and Ian walked straight to the counter after hearing the words. There were 4 large kraft paper bags full of candies.

While he was paying the money, the boss on the opposite side said again: "We will provide mailing services once Galleons are full, and of course it is only limited to Hogwarts. And if you need any candy, you can also write a letter and ask the owl to bring it. We can also help you pack it and bring it back."

"Yes, sir. I see, thank you for your kindness."

While Ian answered kindly, a thought flashed through his mind: "Shouldn't it be time to buy an owl of your own?"

In the past, he was a newcomer, and his business was waiting for success, and he was always troubled by various problems.

Now that all the problems have been solved, and everything is developing towards the good side, it is time to consider these, after all, people are gregarious.

Even if he doesn't have many friends, at least he needs an owl to communicate with each other by writing letters.

Thinking of this, Ian made up his mind to take advantage of today's opportunity to buy them all at once.

……

Hogsmeade Post Office is an owl post office located in Hogsmeade Village. It is also the place where Ron and Hermione first visited Hogsmeade in the original book.

When Ian came here, it immediately felt like walking into the Magic Zoo. There was not much space inside. The shelves on both sides of the wall were full of owls, from the large horned owl and barn owl to the dexterous little horned owl. According to visual inspection, there are at least two or three hundred owls of different species.

Although it is a post office, it also sells owls part-time here to some wizards who need them.

Ian walked up to the witch behind the counter and said straightforwardly, "Hi, ma'am, I want to buy an owl."

The witch raised her head and looked at Ian.

"Are there any special requirements, such as being suitable for long-distance flights? Or carrying heavy packages? Or is it limited to sending letters?"

"There are no other requirements, as long as there are no obvious shortcomings, and I hope it is smarter."

Ian doesn't know much about owls, so he still upholds the golden mean and chooses one that doesn't have too many shortcomings.

"Then choose the gray owl. These little things are very clever. You don't even need to feed it. It can prey on small rodents such as foxes and mice. And it is very loyal to its owner. The most important thing is that it does not Obvious flight shortcomings."

While speaking, the witch pointed to a lazy owl on the left side of the prescription.

Ian also looked at the gray owl at the same time, with light brown fluffy feathers, a round head, and cute eyes looking at Ian's hand from time to time, like a child waiting for candy from his parents.

"Okay, I'll take it, very cute owl."

Ian was fascinated by the owl, and decided to buy it on the spot.

"Okay, 15 Galleons, plus a cage and two bags of owl nuts."

For this relatively expensive price, Ian is psychologically prepared.Because he knew that the pre-cultivation and training of these owls that could send letters was really troublesome.

So it led to its division into the ranks of semi-luxury goods, which is roughly equivalent to a new mobile phone in the previous life.

This is why Hogwarts set up an owl shed, and the birth of so many owl post offices, just like the shared telephone booths in the early 80s.

……

Ian held the cage in one hand and the packaged candy in the other, and walked out of the post office carelessly. After finding an inconspicuous corner and making sure it was hidden enough, he put everything into the infinite extension. In the backpack space.

After all this was done, it was almost 9 am.Probably because Ian got up early in the morning and went straight to Hogsmeade, so his stomach was already rumbling.

In fact, there are quite a few shops selling food and drink in Hogsmeade. Among them, the more famous ones mentioned in the original book are the Three Broomsticks, the Pig’s Head Bar, and Mrs. Puddiffe’s Teahouse, etc.

Without thinking too much, Ian directly chose the three broomsticks, not just to see the famous, plump and enchanting Ms. Rosmerta.

More importantly, he knew that the latter two shops were not very serious. The Pig's Head Bar was part-time an underground black market, and Mrs. Puddiffe's Tea House was part-time a private room for couples.

In summary, Ian finally chose the three broomsticks.This is a decent bar in the traditional sense, and almost every wizard who comes to Hogsmeade will choose to sit here.

This also makes the boss Ms. Rosmerta's network of contacts very extensive, and she can almost deliver the words from the Minister of Magic to the dark wizard of Knockturn Alley.

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