Chapter 279 Pig's Head Bar
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Wo Bu Geng Xin
Now that Luke is a professor, he can naturally come in and out of the school and Hogsmeade village at will.He can't even live on campus if necessary.After all, it's only a few minutes' walk to Hogsmeade village, and you can easily get anywhere with the Floo network.
Walking on the streets of Hogsmeade Village, Luke was also quite curious.
It is said that it is a village, but it is actually not simple. After approaching the village, stone roads and small buildings are all very common things.But speaking of it, it was much easier for these wizards to build roads and build houses.
So these things look quite delicate, but in fact, they may not be as laborious as normal people building a tent.It's just a little more complicated in finding building materials.
Hogsmeade village is the only school district in the UK, but it is a pity that Hogwarts is closed management, otherwise the low price of Hogsmeade would have to be doubled.But even so, apart from Diagon Alley, this is the place with the highest land price in the British magic world.
There are also a lot of shops here, although not as many as in Diagon Alley.After all, the essential function of Diagon Alley is a shopping street.And Hogsmeade is, after all, a populated village.
However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs, even if it is a magic wand shop, it has it here.
Luke looked at the signboard of 'Ollivander's Wand Shop', couldn't help but stopped, raised his eyebrows, and now he knew why the Ollivander family wouldn't be short of money.
Since there is one branch, there will naturally be other branches.After all, a family, even if its population is scarce, can definitely not make enough money just by relying on a wand shop.
If it's chained, it's fine.
A chain of wand shops, thinking about the Ollivander family in the UK, they actually moved over from the Mediterranean... I can only say that the Ollivander family is not as simple as everyone sees.
But Luke's destination this time is naturally not the Ollivander family.He didn't have any dealings with other people in the Ollivander family, and the only person he knew was Ollivander's current head of the family.
The two men still corresponded quite a bit by letter, and kept in touch quite closely on wand matters and all.
In other words, the current Luke has a good relationship with many Chunxuye families.But it's a pity that it's so good, I don't know if it can last until the end.In other words, in the end, there are still a few that will follow Luke.
Will Ollivander be on his side?Luke never had that confidence.
Raising his arms and calling, the tiger's body shook.He didn't even dare to imagine the scene of friendly and enemy kowtowing in prayer.Because he didn't think he was a natural leader, let alone that his enemies would be a group of brainless idiots.
He stood at the entrance of Ollivander's wand shop for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, he laughed dumbfounded.He didn't expect that just a signboard would bring him so many emotions.
At this time, an old man with gray hair and a slightly stooped look came out from the door of the store.The old man wore a tall wizard hat and carried a basket of pumpkin heads in his hand.Watching Luke waving enthusiastically. Seeing this, Luke also walked over.But at the same time, vigilance has also been raised.When he was walking inside Hogwarts, he was always on guard against possible attacks, let alone coming to Hogsmeade.Even if this is the back garden of Hogwarts, it is still essentially a village with a lot of people turnover.
It cannot be said that all the supplies of the school depend on this village.After all, the real large-scale supplies rely on the Hogwarts Express.But it is still a very important supply point for the school.There are not a few people who come and go every day.
In such a place, it is not uncommon to hide one or two dangerous people.For example, Sirius Black who was hiding in the Screaming Shack in the original book.He is the best example.
It stands to reason that Luke doesn't need to be so nervous at all. After all, his talent is emotional control, and this talent hasn't leaked too much.Except for Hermione and Taylor, Professor McGonagall knew a little, and Dumbledore guessed it.So there is no need to worry about someone specially guarding against his talent, and then using corresponding means to sneak attack him.
However, Luke has never been arrogant. Facing these people, his first reaction is still to be vigilant.Even if his talent told him that this person would not pose any threat to him, he would still maintain a minimum level of vigilance.
He had to admit one thing...he was really afraid of death.After all, what he did, if accomplished, would not be called digging out the roots, but would definitely cause some families to disappear in historical occasions and become firewood for the new era.Based on this alone, if he is a little self-aware, he has to be careful all day long.There is no need to tremble and walk on thin ice, at least there must be less negligence.
"Here you candy, Happy Halloween!"
The old man grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into Luke's pocket, smiling.
Although it's not night yet, he doesn't need to stick to that time when he sees a very pleasant-looking little guy standing in a daze at his door.
"Want to go in and have a look? I'll give you a [-]% discount today."
He just thought Luke was a student out to buy wands.Although the professors have always been strict with the little wizard.But in the final analysis, if there is an accident and they need to buy wands, the professors are still willing to grant the students leave of absence and let them come to Hogsmeade to buy wands.
As for whether the wands here will not be as good as Ollivander's wand shop in Diagon Alley... It's purely superfluous.After all, the wands are all made by the same family, and the quality of the items in the store will not vary much.
Secondly... the magic wand, to put it bluntly, is actually a consumable.It is very rare for a wizard to use only one wand in his life.Even if it is someone else's wand, the fit is not high, and they will gradually adapt to each other after long-term use.
It is of course impossible to say how precious a wand is.
So even for younger students, it is not impossible to come out and buy a wand.
Luke took the sugar, but apologized to the old man.He really wasn't looking for a wand, after all.
... The old man didn't feel anything.Don't buy it, don't buy it, said, and stuffed another handful of candy into Luke's other pocket.After stuffing, the old man didn't say anything more, turned around and went back to his shop.
It's cold, since people don't come in to buy things, there's no need to pester them, it's not good for everyone.
Luke didn't hesitate too much, turned his head and left here and walked towards his destination.
Almost at the other end of Hogsmeade, Luke looked at the sign of the Hog's Head Pub in front of him.A tattered wooden signboard hung from rusty brackets over the door, with a picture of a severed pig's head, blood seeping through the white cloth it was wrapped in.
In the original book, this place used to be the place where many major events took place.Some are relatively ancient, such as 1612, which used to be the headquarters of the goblin rebellion.
And relatively recently, Professor Trelawney's prophecy that almost changed the pattern of the wizarding world was also born here.After all, if she hadn't been drunk in this bar and made that prophecy, then Snape wouldn't have heard the prophecy, and naturally he wouldn't have told Voldemort about it.Voldemort would not go out of his way to trouble the Longbottoms and the Potters, and end up paying for his own life.
As for the later stories of the original book, many major events are still witnessed here, such as the establishment of Dumbledore's Army, that is, DA, in this bar.
However, Luke feels that this plot should not happen in the world he lives in.
Other bars and shops are more or less decorated for Halloween.Pumpkin heads, small skulls, and ghosts are common decorations.But... there is no Pig's Head Bar, it looks so out of place among the well-decorated shops.
I don't think it stands out from the crowd.After all, cranes are prettier than chickens.Compared with other shops, the Pig's Head Bar is like a donkey living in a herd of horses.
In addition to being ugly, there is another very important thing that is stubborn.
Walking into the Pig's Head Bar, Luke looked around, but saw no customers.But yes, Halloween night will be a little more lively, and everyone will be more peaceful during the day.
In the evening, if you want to come to the Pig's Head Bar, it will be extraordinarily lively.
An old man with a sullen face stood at the bar and wiped a dirty wooden wine glass with a dirty cloth.
Seeing Luke walk into the bar, he frowned, and said, "This place only sells alcohol..."
He doesn't mind selling it to kids.After all, this is the child's own choice, and he doesn't want to care about it.But because he is a child after all, he will still give a special reminder.
Luke smiled. "Butterbeer!"
This is the most common drink in the wizarding world. Although it is said to be beer, the alcohol content is very low, and the taste is more like a drink.Children can drink it too.
This kind of beer is the only beer that a minor wizard can drink.Of course, that was at The Three Broomsticks.In the Hog's Head, even if you want a little and a little Firewhiskey or something, Aberforth will provide it.Not much to offer though.
Aberforth looked at the boy in front of him, not only did not relax his brows, but instead they wrinkled deeper and deeper.The movement of the hand was not slow, and with a light wave of the wand, a beer glass flew up from the pile of glasses and fell towards the beer barrel.When the cup was seated, the tap of the beer keg was automatically opened, and yellow beer flowed out of it, poured into the cup, and a layer of white foam appeared. ... Luke took a good look at the cup the moment it flew up. Fortunately, the cup was barely clean.At least it won't make it difficult for him to speak.
So Luke breathed a sigh of relief.Such actions all fell into the eyes of Aberforth.Aberforth wasn't an idiot either, so it was natural to see that Luke disliked his shop for being a bit dirty.
He knew it himself, but the guests at the Pig's Head Bar were generally not the same as the people at the Three Broomsticks. They went to clean places, good wine, and a beautiful proprietress.
It's because this place is remote and relatively hidden, and Aberforth himself doesn't care about it, so this place becomes a good place to do business and discuss privacy.
Butterbeer was pushed in front of Luke by Aberforth, and he asked, "Luke Gaunt, what are you doing here?"
He didn't recognize Luke at first, because he had never seen Luke in person, but black hair, lake green eyes, excellent looks, well-dressed, and a bit of a clean freak, such a boy himself Not much, plus near Hogwarts, at this age, you can come to Hogsmeade Village, come to the Pig's Head Bar, this person is short of writing "I am Luke Gaunt" on his face up.
Luke took a sip of butter beer and nodded. He doesn't like to drink alcohol, but the taste of this wine is really good. It doesn't have the slightly bitter taste of beer, but has a faint milky fragrance.
"You want to ask, too?" Luke put down his glass and asked with a smile.
There was some teasing in the smile, after all, according to his understanding, Aberforth never asked who was in the shop.Of course, this must be bullshit.After all, if Death Eaters really came in, they were more likely to be driven out or fought.
The same is true when facing Luke.What kind of plot does such a guy who can be said to be a man of the hour have?
Aberforth's frown deepened.For a moment, he couldn't figure out what Luke was thinking.The relationship between him and his brother is really normal.But even so, I heard my brother mention the boy in front of me many times.
He had only seen two people who could be noticed by Albus to this extent.One is Getler Grindelwald and the other is Tom Riddle.With these two lessons learned from the past, then this Luke Gunter may not be a fuel-efficient lamp.
Such a person came to his place... If he didn't raise his mind a few more times, he would be really an idiot.
"It's all for meeting someone, boss, why do you need to be so nervous?"
Luke couldn't help feeling a little funny when he saw Aberforth's face as if he was facing an enemy.But after smiling, he also knew that he had better not continue teasing Aberforth here.
So Luke stood up with his glass in hand.
"Boss, if someone comes, remember to ask him to come to me on the second floor."
After finishing speaking, he walked directly to the second floor.
Aberforth was suspicious.He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that when Luke said this, there was a little bit of tension in his tone.
Luke Gunter, nervous?
Who would he be nervous about meeting?
Aberforth began to seriously consider whether to tell his brother what happened here.
However, after thinking for a while, he still didn't speak, but continued to wipe his glass silently.
Check it out first, don't worry.
And about ten minutes later, when the bell rang at 10 o'clock in the morning, the door of the Pig's Head Tavern was opened again...
I will not update to remind you: remember to collect after reading
Walking on the streets of Hogsmeade Village, Luke was also quite curious.
It is said that it is a village, but it is actually not simple. After approaching the village, stone roads and small buildings are all very common things.But speaking of it, it was much easier for these wizards to build roads and build houses.
So these things look quite delicate, but in fact, they may not be as laborious as normal people building a tent.It's just a little more complicated in finding building materials.
Hogsmeade village is the only school district in the UK, but it is a pity that Hogwarts is closed management, otherwise the low price of Hogsmeade would have to be doubled.But even so, apart from Diagon Alley, this is the place with the highest land price in the British magic world.
There are also a lot of shops here, although not as many as in Diagon Alley.After all, the essential function of Diagon Alley is a shopping street.And Hogsmeade is, after all, a populated village.
However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs, even if it is a magic wand shop, it has it here.
Luke looked at the signboard of 'Ollivander's Wand Shop', couldn't help but stopped, raised his eyebrows, and now he knew why the Ollivander family wouldn't be short of money.
Since there is one branch, there will naturally be other branches.After all, a family, even if its population is scarce, can definitely not make enough money just by relying on a wand shop.
If it's chained, it's fine.
A chain of wand shops, thinking about the Ollivander family in the UK, they actually moved over from the Mediterranean... I can only say that the Ollivander family is not as simple as everyone sees.
But Luke's destination this time is naturally not the Ollivander family.He didn't have any dealings with other people in the Ollivander family, and the only person he knew was Ollivander's current head of the family.
The two men still corresponded quite a bit by letter, and kept in touch quite closely on wand matters and all.
In other words, the current Luke has a good relationship with many Chunxuye families.But it's a pity that it's so good, I don't know if it can last until the end.In other words, in the end, there are still a few that will follow Luke.
Will Ollivander be on his side?Luke never had that confidence.
Raising his arms and calling, the tiger's body shook.He didn't even dare to imagine the scene of friendly and enemy kowtowing in prayer.Because he didn't think he was a natural leader, let alone that his enemies would be a group of brainless idiots.
He stood at the entrance of Ollivander's wand shop for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, he laughed dumbfounded.He didn't expect that just a signboard would bring him so many emotions.
At this time, an old man with gray hair and a slightly stooped look came out from the door of the store.The old man wore a tall wizard hat and carried a basket of pumpkin heads in his hand.Watching Luke waving enthusiastically. Seeing this, Luke also walked over.But at the same time, vigilance has also been raised.When he was walking inside Hogwarts, he was always on guard against possible attacks, let alone coming to Hogsmeade.Even if this is the back garden of Hogwarts, it is still essentially a village with a lot of people turnover.
It cannot be said that all the supplies of the school depend on this village.After all, the real large-scale supplies rely on the Hogwarts Express.But it is still a very important supply point for the school.There are not a few people who come and go every day.
In such a place, it is not uncommon to hide one or two dangerous people.For example, Sirius Black who was hiding in the Screaming Shack in the original book.He is the best example.
It stands to reason that Luke doesn't need to be so nervous at all. After all, his talent is emotional control, and this talent hasn't leaked too much.Except for Hermione and Taylor, Professor McGonagall knew a little, and Dumbledore guessed it.So there is no need to worry about someone specially guarding against his talent, and then using corresponding means to sneak attack him.
However, Luke has never been arrogant. Facing these people, his first reaction is still to be vigilant.Even if his talent told him that this person would not pose any threat to him, he would still maintain a minimum level of vigilance.
He had to admit one thing...he was really afraid of death.After all, what he did, if accomplished, would not be called digging out the roots, but would definitely cause some families to disappear in historical occasions and become firewood for the new era.Based on this alone, if he is a little self-aware, he has to be careful all day long.There is no need to tremble and walk on thin ice, at least there must be less negligence.
"Here you candy, Happy Halloween!"
The old man grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into Luke's pocket, smiling.
Although it's not night yet, he doesn't need to stick to that time when he sees a very pleasant-looking little guy standing in a daze at his door.
"Want to go in and have a look? I'll give you a [-]% discount today."
He just thought Luke was a student out to buy wands.Although the professors have always been strict with the little wizard.But in the final analysis, if there is an accident and they need to buy wands, the professors are still willing to grant the students leave of absence and let them come to Hogsmeade to buy wands.
As for whether the wands here will not be as good as Ollivander's wand shop in Diagon Alley... It's purely superfluous.After all, the wands are all made by the same family, and the quality of the items in the store will not vary much.
Secondly... the magic wand, to put it bluntly, is actually a consumable.It is very rare for a wizard to use only one wand in his life.Even if it is someone else's wand, the fit is not high, and they will gradually adapt to each other after long-term use.
It is of course impossible to say how precious a wand is.
So even for younger students, it is not impossible to come out and buy a wand.
Luke took the sugar, but apologized to the old man.He really wasn't looking for a wand, after all.
... The old man didn't feel anything.Don't buy it, don't buy it, said, and stuffed another handful of candy into Luke's other pocket.After stuffing, the old man didn't say anything more, turned around and went back to his shop.
It's cold, since people don't come in to buy things, there's no need to pester them, it's not good for everyone.
Luke didn't hesitate too much, turned his head and left here and walked towards his destination.
Almost at the other end of Hogsmeade, Luke looked at the sign of the Hog's Head Pub in front of him.A tattered wooden signboard hung from rusty brackets over the door, with a picture of a severed pig's head, blood seeping through the white cloth it was wrapped in.
In the original book, this place used to be the place where many major events took place.Some are relatively ancient, such as 1612, which used to be the headquarters of the goblin rebellion.
And relatively recently, Professor Trelawney's prophecy that almost changed the pattern of the wizarding world was also born here.After all, if she hadn't been drunk in this bar and made that prophecy, then Snape wouldn't have heard the prophecy, and naturally he wouldn't have told Voldemort about it.Voldemort would not go out of his way to trouble the Longbottoms and the Potters, and end up paying for his own life.
As for the later stories of the original book, many major events are still witnessed here, such as the establishment of Dumbledore's Army, that is, DA, in this bar.
However, Luke feels that this plot should not happen in the world he lives in.
Other bars and shops are more or less decorated for Halloween.Pumpkin heads, small skulls, and ghosts are common decorations.But... there is no Pig's Head Bar, it looks so out of place among the well-decorated shops.
I don't think it stands out from the crowd.After all, cranes are prettier than chickens.Compared with other shops, the Pig's Head Bar is like a donkey living in a herd of horses.
In addition to being ugly, there is another very important thing that is stubborn.
Walking into the Pig's Head Bar, Luke looked around, but saw no customers.But yes, Halloween night will be a little more lively, and everyone will be more peaceful during the day.
In the evening, if you want to come to the Pig's Head Bar, it will be extraordinarily lively.
An old man with a sullen face stood at the bar and wiped a dirty wooden wine glass with a dirty cloth.
Seeing Luke walk into the bar, he frowned, and said, "This place only sells alcohol..."
He doesn't mind selling it to kids.After all, this is the child's own choice, and he doesn't want to care about it.But because he is a child after all, he will still give a special reminder.
Luke smiled. "Butterbeer!"
This is the most common drink in the wizarding world. Although it is said to be beer, the alcohol content is very low, and the taste is more like a drink.Children can drink it too.
This kind of beer is the only beer that a minor wizard can drink.Of course, that was at The Three Broomsticks.In the Hog's Head, even if you want a little and a little Firewhiskey or something, Aberforth will provide it.Not much to offer though.
Aberforth looked at the boy in front of him, not only did not relax his brows, but instead they wrinkled deeper and deeper.The movement of the hand was not slow, and with a light wave of the wand, a beer glass flew up from the pile of glasses and fell towards the beer barrel.When the cup was seated, the tap of the beer keg was automatically opened, and yellow beer flowed out of it, poured into the cup, and a layer of white foam appeared. ... Luke took a good look at the cup the moment it flew up. Fortunately, the cup was barely clean.At least it won't make it difficult for him to speak.
So Luke breathed a sigh of relief.Such actions all fell into the eyes of Aberforth.Aberforth wasn't an idiot either, so it was natural to see that Luke disliked his shop for being a bit dirty.
He knew it himself, but the guests at the Pig's Head Bar were generally not the same as the people at the Three Broomsticks. They went to clean places, good wine, and a beautiful proprietress.
It's because this place is remote and relatively hidden, and Aberforth himself doesn't care about it, so this place becomes a good place to do business and discuss privacy.
Butterbeer was pushed in front of Luke by Aberforth, and he asked, "Luke Gaunt, what are you doing here?"
He didn't recognize Luke at first, because he had never seen Luke in person, but black hair, lake green eyes, excellent looks, well-dressed, and a bit of a clean freak, such a boy himself Not much, plus near Hogwarts, at this age, you can come to Hogsmeade Village, come to the Pig's Head Bar, this person is short of writing "I am Luke Gaunt" on his face up.
Luke took a sip of butter beer and nodded. He doesn't like to drink alcohol, but the taste of this wine is really good. It doesn't have the slightly bitter taste of beer, but has a faint milky fragrance.
"You want to ask, too?" Luke put down his glass and asked with a smile.
There was some teasing in the smile, after all, according to his understanding, Aberforth never asked who was in the shop.Of course, this must be bullshit.After all, if Death Eaters really came in, they were more likely to be driven out or fought.
The same is true when facing Luke.What kind of plot does such a guy who can be said to be a man of the hour have?
Aberforth's frown deepened.For a moment, he couldn't figure out what Luke was thinking.The relationship between him and his brother is really normal.But even so, I heard my brother mention the boy in front of me many times.
He had only seen two people who could be noticed by Albus to this extent.One is Getler Grindelwald and the other is Tom Riddle.With these two lessons learned from the past, then this Luke Gunter may not be a fuel-efficient lamp.
Such a person came to his place... If he didn't raise his mind a few more times, he would be really an idiot.
"It's all for meeting someone, boss, why do you need to be so nervous?"
Luke couldn't help feeling a little funny when he saw Aberforth's face as if he was facing an enemy.But after smiling, he also knew that he had better not continue teasing Aberforth here.
So Luke stood up with his glass in hand.
"Boss, if someone comes, remember to ask him to come to me on the second floor."
After finishing speaking, he walked directly to the second floor.
Aberforth was suspicious.He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that when Luke said this, there was a little bit of tension in his tone.
Luke Gunter, nervous?
Who would he be nervous about meeting?
Aberforth began to seriously consider whether to tell his brother what happened here.
However, after thinking for a while, he still didn't speak, but continued to wipe his glass silently.
Check it out first, don't worry.
And about ten minutes later, when the bell rang at 10 o'clock in the morning, the door of the Pig's Head Tavern was opened again...
I will not update to remind you: remember to collect after reading
