Walking along the quiet path outside the castle gate, you will soon arrive at the famous Hogsmeade. All you can see are medieval-style buildings, as if you have traveled through time and space hundreds of years ago.

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

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 He had originally made up his mind to go shopping and relax, so he took a walk while admiring the various peculiar buildings around him.

Soon we arrived at the main street of Hogsmeade. Compared to the deserted scene just now, almost all the shops on both sides of the road were open for business.

Ian looked up at the nearest store, Gladrgs Wizardwear - a Fengya brand wizard clothing store.

Without thinking too much, he chose to push the door open. Although he had no strong intention to buy, it did not prevent him from going in and shopping. After all, it was 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 neatly and orderly placed. It is worth mentioning that all kinds of weird socks are also sold here. In the original book, Harry once bought weird socks here as gifts. To Dobby the house elf.

"welcome!"

A crisp and slightly surprised voice sounded in Ian's ears. She was the only salesperson in the store, a thin lady who looked young and had freckles on her face. Maybe she didn't expect that there would be customers 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 you will often encounter this kind of situation in the shops in Hogsmeade. Looking at Ian's plain sky-blue patterned standard robe, you don't need to think that he is also a student of Hogwarts wandering around on the weekend.

So the salesperson didn't say much and just replied softly: "Okay, feel free to do whatever you want."

Ian walked around and looked at the furnishings in the store. Compared to Madam Malkin's Robe Shop, this place seemed much more exquisite.

And he found that although the clothes here are brand-name clothes, their prices are very affordable. There is no price for more than 30 galleons here.

Compared to just looking around at the clothing category, Ian obviously stopped for a while longer on the shelves selling various types of socks. A pair of white mid-length stockings that were obviously a little thin caught his eye.

It's not a special hobby, it just suddenly occurred to me that after knowing her for so long, it seemed that she hadn't given Hermione any gifts. After all, she was one of the few friends he had at Hogwarts.

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

Ian seemed to have thought of something again, and added: "Another black pair of the same style, packaged separately, thank you."

The two pairs of socks added up to less than one galleons, which was considered a very cheap purchase for Ian. After all, he had spent more than 1,000 galleons in exchange for gold, and apart from buying a flying broomstick, he had no other expenses.

After walking out of Fengya Clothing Store, he went straight to Honeydukes Candy Store. No matter what, he had to bring something back to his two roommates. It was the minimum courtesy.

Honeydukes Candy Shop is a candy shop that is very popular among little wizards. In fact, during the Christmas period, the place will be crowded with customers and it will be difficult to move.

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

But it was earlier now, so the place was still empty.

"Good morning, kid, do you want some candy?"

Ambrosio Froome, the owner of the shop, asked softly.

A broad, balding man. But most of the business here is run by his wife, and he is only responsible for going out to purchase goods.

This gentleman also studied at Hogwarts in his early years, and was also a member of Professor Slughorn's Slug Club. However, a series of changes later allowed him to settle here with his wife, Mrs. Flume, in 1983. Opened this candy store.

In short, he can be regarded as a man who has experienced ups and downs.

"Good morning! Sir, I need some less weird candies. Do you have any recommendations?"

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

"Oh, of course. In fact, there are a lot of normal candies here. They are even approved by the Ministry of Magic and can be given to Muggle friends. For example, these toffee candies, as well as licorice sticks, pear hard candies, and butter peanut candies. , they are all normal, no strange taste, no exaggerated effects..."

As a person who likes silence, Ian had to interrupt when faced with this chatty boss: "That's very good. Please give me some of everything, thank you!"

While the boss was packing, Ian was casually wandering around the shop. The overall shop was mainly light red, and the room area was estimated to be 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 discovered a lot of interesting candies, such as: pink, shimmering coconut sorbet, floating sherbet drinks, and black pepper urchins that can breathe fire when eaten. There is also the most gorgeous Super Bubble Gum, which is said to fill the entire room with bubbles the color of blue bellflowers and will not dissipate for several days.

"Already packed, Chenghui 15 siko."

The voice of the shop owner came to his ears. After hearing the words, Ian walked straight to the counter. Four large brown paper bags were filled with candies.

While he was paying, the boss opposite said again: "We will provide mailing service for every galleons, of course, only to Hogwarts. And if you need any candy, you can also write a letter and ask the owl to bring it. We can also pack it up for you and then take it back."

"Okay, sir. I understand, thank you for your kindness."

While Ian answered in a good-natured manner, a thought flashed through his mind: "Is it time to buy an owl of my own?"

In the past, he had just arrived, with a lot of businesses waiting to be prospered, and was constantly troubled by various problems.

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

Even if he doesn't have many friends, he still needs at least an owl to write letters to each other to be prepared.

Thinking of this, Ian made up his mind and took 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, he immediately felt like he had walked into a magical zoo. There was not much space inside, and the shelves on both sides of the wall were filled with owls, from large eagle owls and barn owls to dexterous little horned owls. According to visual inspection, there are at least two to three hundred owls of different species.

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

Ian walked up to the witch behind the counter and said straight to the point: "Hello, madam, I want to buy an owl."

The witch raised her head and glanced at Ian.

"Are there any special requirements, such as suitable for long-distance flights? Or heavy-duty packages? Or is it just for delivering letters?"

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

Ian didn't know much about owls, so he still adhered to the idea of ​​moderation and chose one without too many shortcomings.

"Then choose the gray forest owl. These little things are very clever. You don't even need to feed it. It can hunt small rodents such as foxes and mice by itself. And it is very loyal to its owner. The most important thing is that it has no Obvious flying shortcomings.”

As the witch spoke, she pointed to a lazy owl on the left side of the prescription.

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

"Okay, I'll take it. It's such a cute owl."

Ian was so impressed by the cuteness of the owl that he decided to buy it on the spot.

"Okay, 15 galleons, comes with a cage and two bags of owl nuts."

Ian is mentally prepared for this relatively expensive price. Because he knew that the initial cultivation and training of these owls that could deliver letters was really troublesome.

Therefore, it has been classified as a semi-luxury product, which is roughly equivalent to a new mobile phone in the previous life.

This is why Hogwarts has an owl loft and why so many owl post offices were born, just like the shared phone booths in the early 1980s.

Ian held the cage in one hand and the packed candies in the other. He walked out of the post office carelessly, found an inconspicuous corner, and after making sure it was hidden enough, he put everything in the infinite extension. space in the backpack.

After doing all this, it was already close to 9 a.m. It was probably because Ian got up early in the morning and went straight to Hogsmeade, so his stomach was already growling at this time.

There are actually quite a few shops selling food and drinks in Hogsmeade. The more famous ones, mentioned in the original book, are the Three Broomsticks, the Pig's Head Bar, and Lady Puddieffe's Teahouse.

Without thinking too much, Ian directly chose the Three Broomsticks, not just to catch a glimpse of the famous, plump and voluptuous Ms. Rosmerta.

More importantly, he knew that the latter two shops were a bit unorthodox, with the Pig Head Bar part-time working as an underground black market, and Mrs. Puddifu's Teahouse working part-time as a private room for couples.

To sum up, Ian finally chose the Three Broomsticks. This is a serious 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, have a very wide network of interpersonal relationships. She can speak to almost everyone from the Minister of Magic to the Dark Wizard of Knockturn Alley.

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