[Comprehensive] Digging Secrets in the Academy of Magic

Al buried his head in a swig of butterbeer in the beer glass George had brought him.

He is very curious about this drink that everyone likes in the original book and is so hyped up. He tasted it for the first time today, and it tastes really good.

In fact, although it is called "butter beer", there is no alcohol in this drink, so it can be served to students. It is more like a dessert, full of thick milky caramel and butter aromas. It is said that adults' butter A little whiskey is added to the beer, and children are not allowed to drink it.

George looked at Al's intoxicated expression, and his Adam's apple moved up and down.

At another table not far from Al and George's, Hermione, Ron, and Fred were chatting together.

Fred's eyes lingered on his brother and Al for a moment from time to time, and even Hermione and Ron couldn't help looking there curiously.

George was keenly aware of the gaze over there, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful in his heart.

I shouldn't have brought Al to the Three Broomsticks. Although this place is very suitable for a couple's date, he and Al have not yet established a relationship... To be precise, Al has no idea of ​​his feelings for him.

There is no privacy at all in this bar, he should find a secluded place.

Pig's Head?

No, no, there is a little Ru there.

Not to mention Honeydukes, a pet store, or a spice joke store.It was crowded with students, almost shoulder to shoulder.

Rather than...

George had an idea.

When Al finished his butterbeer, George suggested, "Go to the pet store? Need something for Kiki?"

"Okay." Al readily agreed to the proposal, "In addition to Kiki, there are also Caesar and Dahei. Draco knew that if he was around Harry, Caesar would starve to death sooner or later."

"Draco?" George's heart skipped a beat. "And Harry?"

Only then did Al realize that he seemed to have slipped his tongue.No one can hide Draco's thoughts, but at least he shouldn't tell others casually.

"It's nothing, nothing, they've always had a good relationship." Al laughed, trying to get away with it, but George didn't ask any more questions, and just looked thoughtful.

No wonder, he always felt that the relationship between Draco and Harry was too abnormal, it turned out to be the same as himself...

Thinking of what Al once mentioned, Draco, as the eldest son, is the orthodox heir that Lucius focused on training.

It is impossible for a pure-blood family to tolerate the inability to pass on their blood and surname, and George suddenly felt that his pressure increased sharply.

...But now, the horoscope has not been written yet, it is too early to think about this.George shook his head, shook off his unreliable thoughts, and walked to the pet shop with Al.

Hogwarts students come and go, and Hogsmeade is the only magical village, and a large part of the reason why it can still insist on not mixing in any Muggles is Hogwarts.Almost all of the shops do well because of the once-a-week patronage of senior students.

The pet store they went to was the store they went to for Kiki's doctor in the first grade.As soon as they stepped into the door of the store, both of them had a nostalgic expression on their faces.

It was this time that they discovered the secret passage leading to another world together, that is, this secret passage, which allowed Gryffindor and Slytherin to develop a solid friendship. If it wasn't for Kiki's sudden illness, Al and George is likely to be no more than an acquaintance.

George silently thanked Kik for his sacrifice in his heart.

The shop owner is still a gentle first-year witch. She was busy introducing pet products to a few third-year little wizards. She caught a glimpse of the two little guests who had just entered, and couldn't help but be taken aback.

why so familiar...

But they just met by chance, the shopkeeper took a second look at them, and then continued to introduce pet products.

There is a large cage of cattails at the door of the store. This little creature with colorful fur balls is very popular with girls. Seeing Aldo take a look, George asked quite attentively: "Do you like it? Do you want to buy one?" give you?"

"Buy a cage and take it home as a toy for Kiki, she will definitely like it." Al replied emotionally.

George: "..."

Everyone buys one and takes it back as a pet, but this kid is fine, buy a cage as a cat ball?

After all, Al still didn't buy the plush. After all, it is also a magical creature, and it would be too cruel to use cats as toys.In addition to buying some cat supplies for Kiki, as well as Caesar's owl snacks, he also bought a pink bow for Dahei in a wicked way, and he planned to wear it for him when he went back.

George passed by a cage in which a small snake with light green and light gold patterns was kept. Seeing George stop in front of it, the little snake spat out its message and gently rubbed its head against the cage door.

George's heart moved, and he suddenly felt that this little snake was very similar to Al.

But looking at the price, George still shook his head, followed Al to pay for the purchases, and the two left the pet shop.

Then I went to the candy store and the joke store. Al wanted to bring candy to Harry and Draco, so he naturally bought a bunch of candy, but it made George experience the feeling of "shopping with his girlfriend", and the joke store was George's home court, he has saved pocket money for a long time, just to buy those joke products.

But today is not the time to play tricks on Al.

George was holding a bunch of things, including his own and Al's, and he couldn't help feeling very melancholy.

If I had known earlier, I should have gone to that place first...

Al also seemed to think that shopping with big and small bags was not easy. He looked around, saw two big men in the crowd with sharp eyes, and ran over immediately: "Vincent! Gregory!"

The two older boys stopped and watched Al come running.

"Are you going back to Hogwarts?" Seeing the two boys walking towards Hogwarts with their bellies full, carrying snacks and candies, Al entrusted them with his and George's things, Promising each of them a big candy, the two boys left happily.

Al, who was in a relaxed suit, gave George a smug smile: "What else is there for fun?"

George couldn't help laughing when he was infected. He pretended to hold Al's hand casually: "Let's go to the screaming hut."

It is said to be the most terrifying and haunted house in the UK. From a distance, the house is a wooden structure, and the outer walls have been mottled and peeled off. I don’t know if it’s in disrepair or what. It looks crumbling, half of the windows are rotten, and it’s dark. , a standard ghost film shooting scene.

Even though he knew there was nothing there, it was just a temporary shelter for Lupine after he became a werewolf, Al still swallowed nervously, and quietly grabbed George's hand.

George took Al to easily climb over the symbolic forbidden railing. Not to mention his agility, he knew how to enter the house. He didn't even look at a bump on the ground and went around. He fell, but fortunately he was held up by George.

He looked uneasily at the ominous house, a little worried, what if this house was not just Lupine's residence when he turned into a werewolf?

If he...

Al shook his head vigorously.Judging from George's appearance, he has obviously been here many times, and there is no danger in this house.

With a "squeak", the door was pushed open. Even though it was bright outside, the room was still dark and gloomy due to poor lighting.This house seems to be built according to the haunted house, not to mention the shade, after entering the door, there is a narrow corridor, with paintings in dark colors that have been blurred due to the long years, dust and spider webs everywhere, The whole house was silent except for the footsteps of the two boys.

"There...is there nothing weird here?" Al asked in a low voice.

This question was not answered.

Al looked back in surprise, and George, who entered the door behind him, disappeared at some point.

There is a closed corridor in the front and back. George wants to leave, and the only way out is the door.Al rushed to the door and pushed it hard. Unexpectedly, the door opened.

He thought that according to the general routine of horror movies, the door would not be opened, so Al rushed to the door, but there was still no sign of George.

"George!" Al's voice trembled slightly, without any answer.

Alba ran in the direction he came, took a few steps, and stopped again.

He left the house immediately after he found out that George was missing. If George was playing a prank on purpose to scare him, he couldn't leave in such a short time.

So, George must still be in the house, but by some unknown force, gone.

He couldn't leave George in there alone.

Al was very ruthless, holding the wooden wand, opened the ring wand again, and walked towards the haunted house step by step.

How did things become like this?Didn't you just come to Hogsmeade to play?

It will be fine, even if there is a problem with the house, at least he can leave through the Whomping Willow passage.Al pumped himself up, pushed open the door, and walked in again.

The room was still so quiet, and there was still no shadow of George. Al held his wand all the way through the corridor and walked into a spacious living room.

The lighting here is a little better, and the strange thing is that there is a huge painting on the wall of the living room. There is a family of three in the painting, an ordinary man, a fat lady and a little girl, dressed in clothes from the 30s and [-]s, with a faint smile on their faces meaning.

Always felt that the person in the portrait was staring at him, Al looked away and continued to search.

Several rooms on the first floor are extremely dilapidated, unoccupied, but full of sundries.There was no sound, and there was no response to Al's call. He went up to the second floor, and every time he stepped on the old stairs, there would be weird creaking noises.

The second floor was like the master's bedroom. In a room with an open door, Al saw many children's toys, all covered with thick dust.

The owner of this house also has a child, where did they go?How could you leave in a hurry and leave a home with nothing packed?

If you move, at least take the group photo with you.

Al felt suspicious. He walked into the room, only to see a portrait of a girl hanging on the wall at the blind corner of the door. It seemed to be the girl in the portrait downstairs.

Al stared at her for a moment.

The more he looked at it, the more it looked like... his own face.

Al took a few steps back abruptly, at the same time he was suddenly patted on the shoulder behind him, Al turned his head abruptly, and what caught his eyes was...

A redhead.

It's hard to tell Al's mood at the moment when he saw George. The anger at George who suddenly disappeared was replaced by the great joy of seeing him. Al hugged George tightly, and there was even a bit of crying in his voice: "Where are you going? Did you know that this kind of joke is not allowed? I thought you were dead!"

George put his hand on the back of Al's head, and rubbed it dumbfoundingly: "How can I die? I have been behind you, called you several times, and just watched you running around outside the door without looking at it." When I look at it, I really haven’t gone anywhere.”

"...Ah?" Al raised his head from George's arms and looked at him suspiciously, "I didn't see you." As he spoke, he pinched the tender flesh on the inside of George's arm: "Are you alive? "

George exclaimed in pain: "Of course it is!"

Al turned around suspiciously, but found that the portrait of the little girl hanging on the wall was gone.

"You saw those portraits, didn't you?" George's clear voice sounded, "According to Fred and I's test, everyone who enters this house for the first time will fall into a hallucination, and they will find themselves I saw a portrait of the original owner of this house, but this is not a haunted house. The owner of this house moved out of here safely. No one died tragically, and no one did evil. I think it is just a kind of magic. ..."

A kind of magic, in order to scare off people who strayed into this place, lest the secret of Lupine's werewolf be discovered, Al suddenly realized that his little face was distorted with anger.

"You brought me here just for your experiment, to scare me, without even a hint, did you?"

George was taken aback by Al's sudden outburst. The child who had been quietly in his arms and was holding him tightly was flushed with anger. George hurriedly hugged him tightly to keep Al from moving: "Of course No! Don't be angry, I just think this magic is amazing, I want you to see it, I didn't mean to scare you, I just..."

I just don't think it's scary at all.George blinked blankly.

When he and Fred discovered the disappearance and strange portrait of each other, they still yelled and tried to lure the evil spirit out.

Al realized that he seemed to be timid, and his cheeks flushed even more. He stared at George's face and didn't know what to say.

The two were still embracing each other, the atmosphere was weird and ambiguous, George slowly approached Al's face by magic, and the distance between the two was getting closer...

George's lips brushed against Al's ear, he hugged Al into his arms, and patted Al's back comfortingly: "I'm sorry, let's go."