Chapter 171 Hogsmeade
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Nian Gao Pei Ma Tuan
The four of them climbed up along the hole.
Qiu is not as delicate as ordinary girls.
Using the strength of Glenn's hand with one hand and holding the edge of the hole with the other, he jumped up easily.
When they all climbed out, the hole closed automatically and returned to a solid floor tile.
Glenn looked around and saw where the exit was.
This is a small room similar to a warehouse, with bags of flour, icing sugar, and large boxes of tea and coffee beans placed on the shelves on the left and right.
George pushed the door open a crack, looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then asked them to go out.
"Welcome to Hogsmeade!"
Fred and George made a "please" gesture at the same time and said in unison.
Since it was Christmas Day, there were almost no people on the streets.
The flawless white snow covers the thatched roofs connecting the huts and shops on both sides of the road, like an oil painting.
Wreaths of holly hung on every door, and the trees were lit with strings of enchanted candles that would not go out.
Glenn turned back and took another look at where they had come out.
That was Mrs. Puddieffe's teahouse - the most interesting date spot for young men and women at Hogwarts.
Dating...
Qiu noticed Glenn's somewhat distracted gaze and looked in the direction he turned back.
Apparently, she had also heard the upperclassmen mention this place.
When Glenn was stunned, he felt that his hand was empty, and the girl had gently pulled it out.
He turned his head slightly disappointed and saw the blush on Qiu's face and his evasive eyes.
"Come on, let's go to the Pig's Head Bar."
Fred's voice sounded at the right time, which relieved Glenn's embarrassment.
The twins led the way with ease, and they walked through the snowy central street and arrived in front of the Pig Head Bar.
This is a very inconspicuous small bar. From the outside, it looks even more dilapidated than the street side of the Leaky Cauldron.
If you didn’t know better, it would be easy to think that this bar has been abandoned for many years.
The bar's tattered wooden sign hung from a rusty bracket on the door, depicting a severed pig's head, blood soaked through the white cloth wrapping it.
The twins had obviously been here more than once or twice. They opened the bar door and invited them to come in together.
The bar had obviously not been cleaned for a long time, and it exuded a strong smell of mutton.
Thick dirt accumulated on several windows, making it almost impossible to let in any light from the outside.
The wooden table seemed to be patinated, and some low-quality candles that were about to burn out were lit on it, emitting black smoke.
Centuries of dirt had accumulated on the stone paved floor, completely losing sight of its original color.
There were no customers in the store, except for a man sitting lazily behind the counter. A goat was sitting next to him, sticking out its tongue to lick his hand.
This was a very strange looking man, wearing a black robe, very thin, with long gray hair and beard, but his eyes were the same blue as Dumbledore.
There is no doubt that this man is Albus Dumbledore's biological brother - Aberforth.
Seeing them come in, Aberforth did not get up, but responded lazily.
"What do you want?"
Fred came back and asked, "How many of us are there?"
"The four of us...plus the two of them...and Penello and Harry..." George counted them on his fingers, "There are eight people in total."
"In that case, please give us thirty bottles of butterbeer..." Fred thought for a moment, then pointed to the shelf behind Aberforth, "and add a bottle of mead."
"Mead?" Glenn looked at the twins, "Have you two forgotten the tragedy of last year?"
"We just misjudged the strength of firewhiskey, so we switched to this less strong mead this year."
George said matter-of-factly.
Fred also continued what he said: "It's Christmas! It's boring to just drink butterbeer!"
Glenn was speechless, simply shrugged and let them go.
"The butterbeer is three galleons and nine sickles, the mead is one galleons and twelve sickles, and the total is five galleons and four sickles."
Aberforth took out a dirty black bottle from the wine rack behind him and placed it on the counter, then turned and walked into the warehouse to prepare butterbeer.
The twins looked at each other and frowned at the same time.
The price was obviously beyond their expectations.
Last year, with Charlie's support and their own pocket money, it was not unaffordable.
But with Charlie graduating, Percy is obviously unlikely to provide them with financial aid, let alone Ron, who has just enrolled.
Glenn immediately discovered the difficulty between the two of them, which was exactly the reason for his special trip.
While Gemini was still hesitating whether to give up the mead or order a few less bottles of butterbeer, he had already taken out his wallet and piled six galleons on the counter.
"This..." Fred was stunned and wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it.
Glenn smiled and shook his head and said, "Last year it was Gryffindor who paid for the wine, and this year it's Ravenclaw's turn."
He didn't mention the fact that the two of them were short of money, but just found an excuse to pay.
The twins smiled knowingly and each sent a lot of friendship points and exchange coins.
Aberforth held two large paper bags and placed them heavily on the counter.
Glenn looked at the dusty wine bottle in the bag and frowned slightly.
"Add six more bottles of Butterbeer, and you don't have to look for the remaining Sickle." He pointed to the galleons on the counter and said.
Aberforth glanced at him, said nothing, turned around and walked into the warehouse again.
Glenn craned his neck and took a look, making sure he couldn't notice anything inside, and then took out his wand.
"Whirlwind clean!"
He muttered, clearing the bottles of butterbeer and mead.
Aberforth returned again, stuffed six bottles of butterbeer into the bag, swept the galleons into the drawer, sat down on the lounge chair, and ignored them.
Glenn picked up a clean paper bag and asked Qiu and Gemini to leave the Pig Head Bar together.
They walked through the snow and returned to the back door of Mrs. Puddieff's teahouse.
With Glenn and Fred holding paper bags and only George and Autumn's wands providing light, the way back was dimmer than when they came.
Qiu lowered her wand specifically to illuminate Glenn's feet.
George felt the light in front of him was weak, and subconsciously glanced back, showing an astonished expression.
He whispered in Fred's ear for a while, and they both burst into laughter at the same time.
Qiu seemed to have guessed what they were laughing at, and her pretty face hidden in the shadows turned red again.
From this point of view, it seems that everyone already knows about the hazy relationship between the two...
Except for Glenn himself.
Qiu is not as delicate as ordinary girls.
Using the strength of Glenn's hand with one hand and holding the edge of the hole with the other, he jumped up easily.
When they all climbed out, the hole closed automatically and returned to a solid floor tile.
Glenn looked around and saw where the exit was.
This is a small room similar to a warehouse, with bags of flour, icing sugar, and large boxes of tea and coffee beans placed on the shelves on the left and right.
George pushed the door open a crack, looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then asked them to go out.
"Welcome to Hogsmeade!"
Fred and George made a "please" gesture at the same time and said in unison.
Since it was Christmas Day, there were almost no people on the streets.
The flawless white snow covers the thatched roofs connecting the huts and shops on both sides of the road, like an oil painting.
Wreaths of holly hung on every door, and the trees were lit with strings of enchanted candles that would not go out.
Glenn turned back and took another look at where they had come out.
That was Mrs. Puddieffe's teahouse - the most interesting date spot for young men and women at Hogwarts.
Dating...
Qiu noticed Glenn's somewhat distracted gaze and looked in the direction he turned back.
Apparently, she had also heard the upperclassmen mention this place.
When Glenn was stunned, he felt that his hand was empty, and the girl had gently pulled it out.
He turned his head slightly disappointed and saw the blush on Qiu's face and his evasive eyes.
"Come on, let's go to the Pig's Head Bar."
Fred's voice sounded at the right time, which relieved Glenn's embarrassment.
The twins led the way with ease, and they walked through the snowy central street and arrived in front of the Pig Head Bar.
This is a very inconspicuous small bar. From the outside, it looks even more dilapidated than the street side of the Leaky Cauldron.
If you didn’t know better, it would be easy to think that this bar has been abandoned for many years.
The bar's tattered wooden sign hung from a rusty bracket on the door, depicting a severed pig's head, blood soaked through the white cloth wrapping it.
The twins had obviously been here more than once or twice. They opened the bar door and invited them to come in together.
The bar had obviously not been cleaned for a long time, and it exuded a strong smell of mutton.
Thick dirt accumulated on several windows, making it almost impossible to let in any light from the outside.
The wooden table seemed to be patinated, and some low-quality candles that were about to burn out were lit on it, emitting black smoke.
Centuries of dirt had accumulated on the stone paved floor, completely losing sight of its original color.
There were no customers in the store, except for a man sitting lazily behind the counter. A goat was sitting next to him, sticking out its tongue to lick his hand.
This was a very strange looking man, wearing a black robe, very thin, with long gray hair and beard, but his eyes were the same blue as Dumbledore.
There is no doubt that this man is Albus Dumbledore's biological brother - Aberforth.
Seeing them come in, Aberforth did not get up, but responded lazily.
"What do you want?"
Fred came back and asked, "How many of us are there?"
"The four of us...plus the two of them...and Penello and Harry..." George counted them on his fingers, "There are eight people in total."
"In that case, please give us thirty bottles of butterbeer..." Fred thought for a moment, then pointed to the shelf behind Aberforth, "and add a bottle of mead."
"Mead?" Glenn looked at the twins, "Have you two forgotten the tragedy of last year?"
"We just misjudged the strength of firewhiskey, so we switched to this less strong mead this year."
George said matter-of-factly.
Fred also continued what he said: "It's Christmas! It's boring to just drink butterbeer!"
Glenn was speechless, simply shrugged and let them go.
"The butterbeer is three galleons and nine sickles, the mead is one galleons and twelve sickles, and the total is five galleons and four sickles."
Aberforth took out a dirty black bottle from the wine rack behind him and placed it on the counter, then turned and walked into the warehouse to prepare butterbeer.
The twins looked at each other and frowned at the same time.
The price was obviously beyond their expectations.
Last year, with Charlie's support and their own pocket money, it was not unaffordable.
But with Charlie graduating, Percy is obviously unlikely to provide them with financial aid, let alone Ron, who has just enrolled.
Glenn immediately discovered the difficulty between the two of them, which was exactly the reason for his special trip.
While Gemini was still hesitating whether to give up the mead or order a few less bottles of butterbeer, he had already taken out his wallet and piled six galleons on the counter.
"This..." Fred was stunned and wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it.
Glenn smiled and shook his head and said, "Last year it was Gryffindor who paid for the wine, and this year it's Ravenclaw's turn."
He didn't mention the fact that the two of them were short of money, but just found an excuse to pay.
The twins smiled knowingly and each sent a lot of friendship points and exchange coins.
Aberforth held two large paper bags and placed them heavily on the counter.
Glenn looked at the dusty wine bottle in the bag and frowned slightly.
"Add six more bottles of Butterbeer, and you don't have to look for the remaining Sickle." He pointed to the galleons on the counter and said.
Aberforth glanced at him, said nothing, turned around and walked into the warehouse again.
Glenn craned his neck and took a look, making sure he couldn't notice anything inside, and then took out his wand.
"Whirlwind clean!"
He muttered, clearing the bottles of butterbeer and mead.
Aberforth returned again, stuffed six bottles of butterbeer into the bag, swept the galleons into the drawer, sat down on the lounge chair, and ignored them.
Glenn picked up a clean paper bag and asked Qiu and Gemini to leave the Pig Head Bar together.
They walked through the snow and returned to the back door of Mrs. Puddieff's teahouse.
With Glenn and Fred holding paper bags and only George and Autumn's wands providing light, the way back was dimmer than when they came.
Qiu lowered her wand specifically to illuminate Glenn's feet.
George felt the light in front of him was weak, and subconsciously glanced back, showing an astonished expression.
He whispered in Fred's ear for a while, and they both burst into laughter at the same time.
Qiu seemed to have guessed what they were laughing at, and her pretty face hidden in the shadows turned red again.
From this point of view, it seems that everyone already knows about the hazy relationship between the two...
Except for Glenn himself.
