Chapter 619 Fudge’s Letter

By Friday, the weather was still as cold and humid as the previous few days. The rain had not stopped these days, but the Hufflepuff Quidditch players did not miss any training.

As Fred said, Cedric is looking more and more like Oliver Wood now. Even if it rains heavily, let alone light rain, he probably won't suspend training.

At 8:30 in the evening, everyone returned tiredly to the warm common room.

Kyle took off the waterproof and moisture-proof badge on his clothes, picked up the hot cocoa that Kang Na had prepared in advance on the table and took a sip.

Cedric was also holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, but he had just gone to the kitchen to get it.

"Tomorrow is Hogsmeade visit day." Milda Ancona, the newly joined third-year goalkeeper, took off the badge on his clothes and kept it properly before asking: "How is it there? I I haven’t been there yet.”

In school, only students in third grade and above are allowed to visit Hogsmeade on fixed weekends, and children who are too young can only stay in the castle.

"It's very interesting," Cedric said. "I suggest you go to Honeydukes Candy Shop first. It's the most popular shop in Hogsmeade. It's always crowded with people."

"Devisbans is also good." Kangna suggested: "You can buy a lot of interesting magic items there, such as shorthand quills and parchment that can be written over and over again."

"Of course, if you like something a little less conventional, you can't miss Joko," Kyle said.

"Then go to Three Broomsticks and drink a cup of butterbeer." Someone else suggested: "You must try it. There are also pumpkin sodas and cherry honey sodas. They are much better than the pumpkin juice in school."

Midaan's eyes gleamed when he heard this, and he wished he could fly to Hogsmeade right now.

Next, the topic naturally shifted from training to Hogsmeade.

Unlike Midaan, seniors such as Kyle and Cedric have been there many times, and there are only a few shops. They have been there countless times, and the novelty has long since worn off. .

Most of the time, they were recommending travel strategies to Midaan and another new third-year team member, telling them which store was more worth visiting.

The ones that appear the most are Honeydukes Candy Shop and The Three Broomsticks, both of which are related to food.

Kyle had originally recommended another place, the former Screaming Shack.

Sirius had bought it earlier and was going to open a new shop with Lupine.

However, the resurrection of Voldemort disrupted their plan. Now Lupine has a lot to do, and Sirius has also been taken away by the Ministry of Magic for investigation.

Therefore, the Screaming Shack, which had just been renovated not long ago, was shelved, and no one knew when it would reopen.

When it was almost ten o'clock, everyone who was feeling sleepy returned to their dormitories.

During breakfast the next day, most of the young wizards were excitedly discussing their upcoming trip to Hogsmeade in the Great Hall, and had already planned what to buy first.

However, Cedric, who was in seventh grade, was not very interested in this. He did not plan to go this time. Instead, he decided to stay in the castle and take advantage of the opportunity for everyone to visit and go to the stadium to train for a while.

All other houses are easy to say, and Cedric is confident that he can defeat them, with the exception of Gryffindor.

Harry's Firebolt was too much of a threat to ignore. Although Kyle also had the same broom, their positions were different.

Kyle is the Chaser and needs to score goals to slowly gain the advantage, but Harry is the Seeker and as long as he catches the Golden Snitch, the game is over.

Although a year ago, they successfully delayed Harry's Firebolt with an unexpected plan, but that time they succeeded because of surprise.

Now that they were on guard, it was naturally impossible for them to use the same plan a second time... Harry was not that stupid, and he must have figured out a way to crack it.

So I have to think of other ways...

On the other hand, Kyle had no intention of going to Hogsmeade.

But it wasn't for Quidditch, but because he really didn't have any shops he wanted to go to, so he might as well stay in the lounge and play wizard chess.

That was what Kyle thought, but towards the end of breakfast, a brown barn owl brought him a brief letter.

There was only one sentence in the letter.

[See you at the Three Broomsticks]

There is nothing else, including the name of the sender.

Just when Kyle was wondering who sent this, he suddenly noticed Umbridge looking at him on the classroom seat.

Now, Kyle understood.

He was still thinking last night that a week had passed since the last confinement, but there was no movement at all from the Ministry of Magic. He thought Fudge could really keep his composure, but he didn't expect to receive the letter today.

So, after breakfast, Kyle came to the foyer with others, and Professor McGonagall and Umbridge took them to Hogsmeade.

"Didn't you say you weren't going to Hogsmeade today?" Kangna asked curiously as she walked on the field, "Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"Go meet someone," Kyle said.

"Who is it, Professor Black?"

"No." Kyle shook his head, "You'll know when we get there."

Seeing Kyle's mysterious look, Kangna stopped asking any more.

After arriving in Hogsmeade, Kyle went straight to the Three Broomsticks. Because he arrived early, there were not many people here, including Fudge.

Generally speaking, everyone will use this place as a resting place, and only come to have a drink when they are tired from playing.

Kyle ordered a pumpkin soda and sat down at an empty table to drink it while he waited.

About half an hour later, the door to the Three Broomsticks was pushed open.

"Oh, Mr. Minister..." Ms. Rosmerta exclaimed: "How come you have time to come to Hogsmeade."

"Of course I miss your redcurrant rum. Seriously, I want to take a sip every time I get off work."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Minister." Ms. Rosmerta seemed very happy, and she turned to look at Umbridge, who was coming with her.

"So, Professor Umbridge, what about you?"

"Mead and cherry syrup," Umbridge said in a cooing voice.

Kyle, who was sitting on the side, could clearly see that Ms. Rosmerta was holding a cup under the bar with her hands, and he could barely maintain the expression on her face.

"Please wait a moment," she said, and turned to go.

Because there weren't many people in the bar, Fudge naturally came to Kyle's table.

"Long time no see, Kyle." He greeted warmly, as if he had really met by chance. "You did a great job defeating Beauxbatons and Durmstrang in the Triwizard Tournament last year. To be honest, we haven't won honors in such an international event for a long time."

"This is what I should do, Mr. Secretary." Kyle said.

Kangna on the side looked at Kyle, then at Fudge who was hesitant to speak, and suddenly understood something.

"I'm going to buy some candies," she said, standing up and leaving the bar.

"What a smart girl." Fudge walked to her previous seat and sat down, taking off the striped top hat and placing it next to her.

Umbridge also sat on the other side.

"Kanna was always smart," Kyle said with a smile.