Xia was lying on the snow, when Sirius's handsome face suddenly appeared in front of her. She felt that she looked so unpresentable. However, before she could stand up, she heard Sirius ask her, "Can I invite you to Hogsmeade?"

Xia's heart began to beat fast. Seeing that she didn't react, Sirius changed his usual unruly behavior and squatted down beside her obediently, staring at Xia with his deep gray eyes. She was about to fall into the vortex of this person called "Sirius Black".

Sirius tilted his head, he seemed to be unaware that the little witch in front of him was about to fall for his appearance, he changed to a more serious tone and made another invitation. The next second, he saw Xia nodded, and the pretended calmness disappeared without a trace, he put on a flamboyant smile and stood up and held out his hand to Xia, "Miss Xia, please."

Xia held Sirius's hand, and Sirius quickly grasped the warmth in his palm and pulled Xia up from the ground with a little force. The two stood face to face, and everything around them seemed to be tailor-made for them: the mysterious castle behind them, the towering trees and the flying snowflakes.

But Xia had to break the beauty in front of her. She said with some worry: "But I also promised Lily. I said I would go to the Three Broomsticks with her."

Sirius said, "I also promised James and the others to go to Zuko. It's okay, I can go to Zuko and then find you at the Three Broomsticks."

Xia's eyes lit up: "That's a good idea! Lily can go back to the castle first, and we can walk around for a while? What do you think, Lily--Lily?"

Only then did Xia realize that the bright red figure who had just squatted beside her had disappeared. Sirius recalled the situation at that time and said truthfully: "Lily left when I came over."

Xia opened her mouth in surprise. She had no impression at all! Lily's red hair was the easiest to distinguish in the snow!

Sirius smiled. He bent down and picked up Xia's textbook. There was a note next to it, which read: Ha! To Miss Sylvia who completely forgot about me! As punishment, you have to take the textbook yourself! Oh, I forgot about Mr. Black, he will be happy to help.

Xia came close to Sirius and read the contents of the note, her face slightly red. Oh, Lily! Before she could finish feeling shy, the note turned into a bird, pecked Sirius' fingertips lightly, and then disappeared.

"Perfect Transfiguration, ten points from Gryffindor." Sirius imitated Professor McGonagall's tone, and then he and Xia laughed together.

The two people left here.

In the evening, when Xia and Lily finished their meal and were about to return to Gryffindor Tower, they were stopped by Christian. He glanced in Lily's direction, and Lily took a few steps forward skillfully.

"Hey, Sia," Christian said, "Can we go to Hogsmeade together tomorrow?"

Sia gave an apologetic smile, "Oh, Christian, I guess that may not work this time."

The light in Christian's eyes dimmed, and he said dryly, "With Lily?"

Christian had some guesses in his mind, but he couldn't help feeling annoyed after hearing Xia's answer. He really wanted to do Porter's signature move regardless of his image. It really could help him express his annoyance.

"Well, I guess I'll have to be one step ahead of Blake next time." Christian still restrained himself from ruffling his hair. He shrugged casually, "Well, have a nice day."

"Thank you," Xia replied with a smile, "Maybe we can meet in Hogsmeade."

Do you happen to see me standing next to Blake? Oh, I'd rather not, Christian thought bitterly in his heart.

"Okay, I'm leaving first. See you tomorrow!" Xia's lively voice seemed to still echo in his ears. When she could no longer be seen, Christian turned and left.

Hogsmeade was extremely attractive to the third-year wizards, and they had been lining up to get out early. Xia and Lily were mixed in the crowd, forming a sharp contrast with the chattering students of the same grade. The two of them stood quietly in their positions and eavesdropped on the discussions of the seniors.[1]

"Lily, what did you hear?"

"Honeydukes has a candy bar that tastes even weirder than Beetroot Every Flavour Beans."

"Really? Oh, that's too bad. I heard them say there's a really good drink in the Three Broomsticks - and it's not Butterbeer."

"Xia, we are not old enough."

Xia's frustrated voice was drowned out by the noisy crowd. Soon it was their turn. They handed the signed consent form to Filch[2]. He looked it over and over but could not find anything unusual, so he reluctantly let the two little wizards go.

As soon as Xia and Lily left the castle, they ran, praying that there was still room on the Three Broomsticks.

Ender and the others were standing far behind Xia and Lily because Remus unfortunately had a fever yesterday. They had to beg Madam Pomfrey to let Remus out, but she refused firmly. They just hoped that she wouldn't have a heart attack when she saw the empty bed.

"You can't say that," James said righteously, "We left a note."

"Well, let me put it another way. I hope Remus can go to the hospital wing to see Madam Pomfrey again in the future."

Remus felt himself weaken again after hearing this: "Then why not pray that I never get sick again."

"Well, to put it another way, I hope Remus will be healthy and won't get sick in the future." Ender patted Remus' shoulder hard. Remus felt like he was nailed to the spot, but he still smiled gratefully at Ender.

Zuko was so attractive to the boys that as soon as they entered, they felt like they were in paradise.

"This is simply made for us." James said intoxicatedly.

"Yes, and Euphemia won't prevent you from spending money on them, provided you don't put them in the garden."

Sirius went shopping with his friends and picked out some things he liked and some toys for pranks, planning to use them on Regulus later. They didn't spend all their time in Zonko's Joke Shop. In Honeydukes, these careless boys discovered a secret passage, and James almost immediately decided on the next itinerary - to explore this secret passage.

Sirius refused James on the grounds that he had to buy a gift for Regulus, which was rare for him. James looked at Sirius in surprise, and then said to him: "Don't worry, brother, we will experience it for you. If you see us coming back at night, remember to notify Professor McGonagall to claim our bodies."

Sirius smiled and bumped James' shoulder, then covered James and the others as they slipped into the secret passage. As soon as his friends left, Sirius' heart quickly ran to the Three Broomsticks.

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