harry potter book of crimes

Hogsmeade is still the same.

Both sides of the not-so-wide road were piled with snow, which was almost connected to the white snow on the slightly low roofs. The road itself was slightly damp because the snow had been cleared away with magic spells.

, it may even make people feel tidier than indoors.

Of course, this village has been built for many years after all. No matter how clean it is, it will inevitably give people the feeling of an old man in his twilight years.

I remember that some of the miscellaneous notes about Hogwarts in the library seemed to mention that Hogsmeade was founded around the same time as the school, and there have been no major changes over the years.

Thinking about it this way, this place is probably like Hogwarts Castle, still continuing the style of a medieval village thousands of years ago!

Right now, Maka and Hermione were walking slowly along the road.

"Stop! Give me back the chocolate frog!"

"Jimmy, didn't you say you only want the card? Since you're not going to eat the chocolate frog, you might as well give it to me! Don't be so stingy..."

"Who said I won't eat! If you have the guts, don't run away! Let's see if I can't kill you!"

Every Hogsmeade day, the roads in the village would be quite crowded, and there would usually even be some minor chaos. Maka grabbed Hermione's wrist and pulled her to the side of the road to avoid being chased.

Two junior students who were running away were hit.

After the two men chased each other and ran to the other end of the street, Maka looked at their backs and said:

"Why do I feel that students in the past two years have become more and more naughty? I remember we wouldn't make such noise on the street back then!"

As he said this, he suddenly turned around and smiled.

"Hermione, do you think so?"

Although Makara only pulled her wrist, and it was to make way for others, Hermione's face still couldn't help but blush.

However, she seemed a little disapproving of Maka's words.

"I don't know which troublemakers are bent on visiting the castle at night. Not only did they involve me, but someone also specially prepared something to deal with Mrs. Norris!"

Seeing Hermione pouting her lips and teasing herself with a half-smile, Maka could only shrug and said:

"Oh! At least it's not 'specially' prepared for Mrs. Norris... Well, don't look at me like that, I mean it!"

"Who knows?"

Hermione pursed her lips, then turned around and walked forward first, but after turning her back, she couldn't help but snicker secretly.

Behind her, Maka seemed not to notice that she was smiling secretly, and suddenly recalled:

"Speaking of it, time flies so fast! Thinking about what you just mentioned, it seems like it happened just yesterday... But if you think about it more carefully, it was already five years ago."

Hearing Maka sighing from behind that time seemed to be running like water, Hermione also nodded.

is not that right!

If nothing else, just look at these little friends, and now they are all growing up unknowingly. Neville, who is short and chubby, has become a handsome boy, and Ginny has gradually grown into a well-known student in the school.

Beauty, Maka has even become a professor.

In these nearly six years, a lot of things have really happened, but looking back, it still seems like a snap of a finger.

The two of them were walking in tandem, recalling every detail of the past years. Suddenly, they found that they had reached the end of the village.

Standing at the corner of the street, Hermione glanced to the right - if she turned around from here, she would be near the Pig's Head Bar not far away.

"Maka, shall we go see Miss Witte? She should be here to work in the afternoon."

"Um?"

Hearing this, Maka first glanced in the direction of the Pig Head Bar, but then shook her head.

"Didn't you say it was a 'date'?" He chuckled, "Although I'm a little sorry for Aberforth, I really don't think that dirty bar would be a good place for a date!"

Seeing what he said, Hermione was stunned for a moment, but couldn't help but murmured in a small voice:

"It doesn't matter to me, I'm not dating the environment anyway..."

Maka naturally heard Hermione's words. But he didn't say anything. Instead, he raised his head and glanced to the left again, and then continued:

"Let's go this way today - I think the time after lunch can be used to have a cup of afternoon tea or something, what do you think?"

"OK?"

Hermione responded casually and turned her head to follow his gaze and looked to the other side. But when she realized what was on the street turning right in front of her, her little heart skipped a beat.

The store at the corner over there was the "Literen Ju Quill Shop" that she often visited, but after turning that corner, there was only one shop related to "afternoon tea" on the small street inside.

"Maka, you mean..."

"That's right," Maka said as she stretched out her hand and raised her eyebrows, "Mrs. Puddifer's Teahouse - actually, it seems that I have never been to that shop in Hogsmeade. You know, there

It’s really not easy to get in as the first person!”

Of course it would be inconvenient for Pudifu to be alone.

From the lace tablecloths to the misty atmosphere, including the exquisite decoration of the entire store, everything in that store seems to exude the atmosphere of "Singles should not be approached" at all times.

Regardless of whether they are a man and a man, a woman and a man, or a woman and a woman, if they don't hold hands, they would be embarrassed to pass by her store.

There is no doubt that Mrs. Puddieffe's Teahouse is recognized throughout Hogwarts as a sacred place for lovers.

Even though this store is not only expensive for students, but also the space inside is a little cramped. But if a boy wants to seriously ask a girl to express his love, he will definitely choose this place as much as possible, even if he borrows money, he must invite his beloved.

The girl goes there.

As for the reason...it is said that the chance of success in confessing your love there is much higher than elsewhere?

"Let's go! Let's go over and take a look!"

"etc!"

Seeing that Maka was about to go that way, Hermione subconsciously followed him for two steps, and then suddenly grabbed him.

"What's wrong?" Maka turned around and said with a smile, "Relax, it's just a cup of tea... I understand."

"No, you listen to me first."

Hermione stubbornly refused to leave. After asking Maka to stop, she said seriously:

"Maka, I think you can understand the situation between me and Luna. To be honest, I'm very grateful to Luna for allowing me... you know what I'm talking about."

She pursed her lips, skipped some words that she was embarrassed to say, and then continued:

"Moreover, I am even more grateful that she gave me this opportunity today. So, after you take me to Padif this time, I hope you will remember...to take her there next time too!"

Finally, Hermione thought silently in her heart:

"If Luna had not allowed me to intervene, I would never have had the opportunity to compete - therefore, even if she said that 'there is no absolute fairness in this world', I must at least reserve a 'relative share' for her.

It must be fair. Otherwise, it would be too unjustifiable!”

Although Hermione didn't say the following words, Maka could vaguely feel that this was what she was thinking in her heart. And judging from these "underground transactions" between her and Luna, the two girls' inner tenderness and harmony

Kindness is truly touching.

As things stand now, which one Maca McClain likes is no longer the most important thing between the three of them.

Looking at Hermione's shy and almost overflowing seriousness, Maka nodded solemnly.

"I see."

"……Thanks."

After Hermione thanked Maka for respecting her decision, she grabbed her hand and walked diagonally to the opposite intersection.

From the back, you can see that her face is obviously red again.

Feeling the tenderness in her hands, Maka let her pull her forward while silently sighing for these two feelings.

Let's not talk about Luna's thoughts for today. Hermione's perseverance in friendship and love alone is enough to be deeply engraved in his heart.

And just as Maka's thoughts were flowing, Hermione had already dragged him to the door of Mrs. Puddieff's teahouse.

The storefront, which is completely different from the left and right sides, is exquisite and bright with a little ambiguity. Just three colors of pink, red and white form a picture that is not grand but full of atmosphere.

Of course, if I have to say a shortcoming of this teahouse, it would probably be the word "vulgar".

Compared with the office of Umbridge who was sent to Hogwarts from the Ministry of Magic, the decoration of Pudifu is indeed a little "fresher", but after a few more glances, it still makes people feel "boring".

A feeling of panic.

As Maka took a step forward and opened the door with the grilled window for Hermione, a series of crisp bells rang from inside the door.

"Please! Miss Granger—"

He stood by the door, smiled at Hermione, and extended his hand to invite her.

After Hermione pursed her lips and walked in cautiously, he turned around and stepped into this teahouse that he had only heard of and never seen in the past five or six years.

It was just the first step, and a warm feeling with a slight dampness suddenly hit my face. Compared with the ice and snow outside, it seemed like late spring here.

Immediately afterwards, he and Hermione immediately smelled the sweet smell permeating the air here - was it the aroma of desserts and coffee? Or was it the smell of some kind of perfume? It was really hard to tell.

"Oh! It's actually diluted pearl flower essence..." Maka twitched her nose and then said clearly, "This Mrs. Padiff is really willing to spend a lot of money."

After hearing this, Hermione couldn't help but hesitated and said:

"What are the ingredients of the love potion?"

"right!"

Maka nodded slightly. (To be continued)