Chapter 725 Gifts and the Imperius Curse (page 12)
After breakfast, everyone gathered in the foyer.
Because of the tense atmosphere during this period, everyone seemed to be suffocating in the castle. There were especially many students going to Hogsmeade this time.
There was a long queue in the foyer. Filch stood at the oak door as usual, checking the list of students who were allowed to go to Hogsmeade one by one, while using the dark magic detector repeatedly around everyone. The earth was measured back and forth.
"What a waste of time, so what if we take the dark magic items out of the school?" Mikel muttered dissatisfied: "I'm afraid you should check what we brought in."
"I don't need you to teach me how to do it." Filch dissatisfied and poked Mikel with the spy device.
Even so, he speeded up the inspection and soon arrived at Kyle.
There was a strong wind outside. To be honest, it was very uncomfortable to walk to Hogsmeade in this weather. Many people started shivering as soon as they left the castle, and their ears and cheeks were red from the cold.
But everyone didn’t want to stay in the castle, so they could only speed up their pace, wanting to get to Hogsmeade as soon as possible, and then go to the warm and comfortable Three Broomsticks and drink a cup of hot butterbeer.
Of course, there are also students who are not in a hurry, such as Kyle and Kangna. They wear warm-up badges with waterproof and moisture-proof charms on their chests, and this bad weather has no impact at all.
The two chatted, walked slowly across the grounds, and followed the path to Hogsmeade.
It must have been notified in advance, and for safety reasons, all the wizards from other places here have disappeared. Looking around, there are only Hogwarts students whether on the streets or in the shops.
"Oh Kyle, look over there." Ryan suddenly pointed to a store not far away, "Zoko is closed."
Kyle turned to look.
Sure enough, the door of Zuko's joke shop closest to the entrance of the village was closed, and there were many students nearby looking through the crack in the door.
"It's really closed, there's no one inside..."
"It's really disappointing. I also want to buy some exploding bees."
"Don't think about it. Even if you buy it, you can't take it back. Don't forget that Filch is still checking at the door."
"Maybe I can find a place to hide first..."
After everyone lingered at the door for a while, they left one after another. Now that it is certain that Zuko has the door closed, there is no need to stay here any longer. It is better to go shopping elsewhere during this time.
……
Fortunately, the beloved Honeydukes candy store is still open.
The small shop was crowded with students. Everyone waved Galleons and swept away the candies on the shelves like locusts. In just a few minutes, half of the full bucket of multi-flavor beans at the door was missing.
"Hey, leave some for me!" Mikel couldn't help it and ran towards the store in large strides.
"Kyle, do you need me to bring you some?" Ryan ran two steps and turned back and asked, "How about multi-flavor beans and chocolate frogs? These are the most popular things."
"No need." Kyle said, shaking his head.
"Are you sure?" Ryan glanced at Kyle, "I guess there will be very few opportunities to come to Hogsmeade again in the future. It's best to take this opportunity to buy more..."
"That's true, but there's really no need." Kyle said, "I still have a lot of candies. It's not like you don't know. There's really no need to buy any more."
I don’t know when it started, probably for several years, but Kyle has never been to Honeydukes again.
The main reason is that he receives a lot of candies and chocolates every Christmas and birthday. Even if some of them are used as gifts in return, he can't finish the rest and doesn't need to spend any more money to buy them.
"We always have to change to different flavors, and we are too embarrassed to keep eating your candies." Ryan said, and then he followed Mikel and ran to Honeydukes.
Kyle and Connor didn't stop any longer. Taking advantage of the fact that most people were at Honeydukes, they decided to go to the Three Broomsticks first to get a good spot.
Drinking a hot cup of butterbeer in this weather is an irresistible temptation.
When the two of them braved the strong wind and arrived at the door of the Three Broomsticks, they suddenly found a few familiar people standing there.
That iconic red hair is so conspicuous.
"Fred, George?" Kyle asked tentatively.
When they heard someone calling their names, the twins immediately turned their heads.
"Haha, we were just discussing whether you would come."
"I didn't expect you guys to come right after I said that..." George smiled and waved, "Hey, Kangna, how was seventh grade?"
"Not bad." Kangna said, "What are you doing here, drinking?"
"To be honest, we don't have time for entertainment now." Fred sighed, "There are a lot of things in the ministry. We have tried to resign several times but never found the chance."
"It's okay to resign, but then those things will definitely be pushed to Dad." George said, "He is already busy enough and can't go home until late at night every day."
"Then what are you..."
"Trace a guy who resells fake amulets. There is news that he may come to Hogsmeade." Fred explained: "You should also know that person, Mundungus."
"The one from the Order of the Phoenix?"
"Who else could he be..." George gritted his teeth and said, "Now I finally know why mom didn't welcome him. Although he can always get us what we need, he also causes us a lot of trouble."
"Then have you found him?" Kyle asked, "Do you need any help?"
"No, I guess he has received the message and escaped." Fred pushed open the door of the Three Broomsticks, "Now that we have met, how about a drink? Let's treat him."
"Then I want the most expensive one." Kyle said.
"Don't even think about it, there's only butterbeer." George looked at Connor again, "Of course, you can order whatever you want."
As he said that, he raised his eyebrows at Kyle provocatively.
Kyle didn't tolerate him either. As soon as he entered the bar, he ordered a glass of the most expensive Ogden gold mead for Connor.
The price of a glass of ten galleons made the twins' faces contort with distress.
"You don't want to regret it..." Kyle said deliberately: "But it doesn't matter, I can pay."
"Ha, how is that possible!" George frowned and took out ten gold coins and lined them up neatly on the bar. "Just drink this, I'll treat you."
"Then I'll thank you on behalf of Connor." Kyle said cheerfully, and he handed the cup of golden mead to Connor.
"I'm so lucky. I didn't expect someone to treat me to a drink."
Seeing Kyle's proud look and the Weasley brothers' exaggerated expressions, Connor couldn't help but laugh.
"Stop pretending, you guys are earning two salaries, can't you afford these ten galleons?" After a few people found a seat and sat down, Kyle brought three more glasses of butterbeer. "What's the situation outside now?"
"Not very good." Fred sighed, "I see the Dark Mark almost every day, which makes people panic."
"There's no movement from the Aurors?"
