Chapter 85 Plans for the Second Year
As we walked forward, the house at the end of the alley became clearer.
A two-story building, the house does not occupy a large area, but it reveals a hint of Victorian elegance and solemnity.
The main body of the house is made of dark marble. After years of baptism, it exudes a quiet and ancient charm.
On the outer stone wall, roses and ivy are intertwined, adding a bit of mystery and vitality to the small building.
"Great! Really!"
Looking at the house in front of him, Ino couldn't help but praise, then turned his head to look at Pansy behind him.
"Let's take it! I like it very much. I don't need to look at the other two. Now can you tell me its real price?"
"Haha, it's actually not that expensive." Pansy chuckled and opened a piece of parchment, then pointed to one of the contents.
"Look, a house similar to it was only sold for 15,000 Galleons before."
It's only 15,000. Ino looked at the parchment in front of him speechlessly. Before entering school, he thought he had a bag of gold coins, and he was considered a wealthy man.
But now it seems... among these pure-blood families, he is only richer than the Weasleys.
"I can only pay 9,000 Galleons first, and I will raise the rest as soon as possible. I will probably... repay all the remaining balance before I graduate."
Ino said apologetically. In fact, if possible, he really doesn't want to owe money.
But the house in front of him really fits his aesthetic taste. Whether it is the environment or the layout, it perfectly fits the style of a wizard's residence. It is mysterious, heavy and full of a sense of time.
...
Near noon.
Ino returned to the Three Broomsticks alone.
After paying a full 60 1.2-ounce gold coins, he successfully exchanged for a real estate sales contract with the Ministry of Magic's seal and signature. At this point, the bag of gold coins given by Old John was almost gone.
Pushing open the door of the Three Broomsticks, what came into view was Ms. Rosmerta's half-smiley expression.
"Are you sending your girlfriend home? Let me guess, did you go to Madam Puddifoot's Tea House?"
"Pansy is not my girlfriend! She is my creditor." Ino said unhappily. I don't know if all students from Hogwarts are like this. Ms. Rosmerta is curious all day long.
"Creditor?" Hearing this, Ms. Rosmerta changed her previous joke and asked seriously, "Did something happen?"
"It's nothing, I just bought a house in Hogsmeade." Ino raised the corner of his mouth and said in a relaxed and slightly implicit tone.
He didn't hide the fact that he bought a house, but he couldn't hide it.
After all, Hogsmeade is such a small place, at most the size of a small town, and everyone knows clearly if there is any disturbance.
"My Merlin! When I first met you, you ran out to buy an owl. It's been a short while since you ran out to buy a house. You won't buy my bar next time, will you?"
Looking at Ms. Rosmerta's slightly exaggerated expression, Ino said half-jokingly:
"Buy a bar? Although I really want to, I'm really in debt now. I'm also thinking about telling stories here part-time. Of course, I'll give you 30% of the tips as venue fees."
"Hurry up and put away your few Knuts." Ms. Rosmerta glanced at the empty lobby speechlessly, "Expect to make money here? Do you think every day is Christmas?"
"That's true..." After reacting, Ino was also a little surprised.
After all, Hogsmeade is just a residential area, not a commercial street. The largest economic circulation may be every weekend, when students from Hogwarts third grade and above come here to spend money.
...
Before dusk.
After paying for the accommodation for the past few days, Ino also returned to the alley in the morning with a suitcase.
Looking at the small building full of years, unlike the last time he looked at it from a distance, this time he walked straight to the door.
"Ahem! Ahem..."
Pushing the door open, a choking smell of dust hit him in the face. The room was covered with thick dust, the floor was covered with spots, and the foxy girl in the corner...
"It's careless!" He said to himself. When he looked at the house in the morning, he was also confused by the appearance of the small building. Who would have thought that it would be so rotten inside.
"Sweep it clean! Clean it up! Guard it safely!"
Seeing this scene, he immediately took out his wand and cast three household cleaning magics in a row. Then he waited at the door for a long time before walking into the house with his suitcase.
The effect of the magic was also immediate. Looking at the old furniture and the spotless room, Ino breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time he also had a sense of belonging.
The house has two floors, and it is estimated that the single floor is only 60 to 70 square meters. Downstairs is the living room and a one-piece kitchen with a dining room.
The second floor is an open bedroom, with a walnut double bed in the middle and a large desk facing the window on the other side.
Although the furnishings on the second floor are extremely simple, he doesn't care. It's better to be more spacious, which is convenient for future purchases.
...
Time is sometimes like a professional seeker riding a new broom, always catching the hidden golden snitch when no one reacts.
Two months of summer vacation, more than half of it has passed quietly.
During this time, Ino basically spent all his time in his own cabin.
In addition to practicing magic, most of the time during the day, I go to the pine forest behind Hogsmeade and cut down some dead pine trees to make furniture, coffee tables, sofas, tables and chairs, books, shelves, etc.
With the cutting spell and the pasting spell, the process of making furniture is really not too simple. Not only is there no work, but there is a kind of fun of stacking blocks.
On the second floor, in front of the desk.
The owl of Hogwarts delivered the list of items for the second year as promised.
Looking at the series of book titles on the parchment, it is not difficult to know that the popular novelist Lockhart has become the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts after all.
"I really don't know what he is thinking, hey..."
With a sigh, Ino put down the parchment in his hand. Compared with the elusive headmaster, he still believes in Professor McGonagall more.
Whether it is based on the understanding of the story or the correspondence during this period.
In short, he also found that the starting point of Professor McGonagall's doing anything is always for the little wizards in the castle.
If Professor McGonagall were the headmaster, she would never allow someone like Lockhart to teach in the school.
Because of this, he was also considering whether to tell Professor McGonagall about the so-called secret room at the right time to avoid panic in the second half of the semester.
As for stopping the diary in advance, sorry! He is not that great yet, or he is not that capable of dealing with a story that has changed the trajectory.
…
Humans are actually very complex creatures, or people's hearts are always complex and changeable.
After crossing a bridge, eating a bowl of rice, and meeting some people, their ideas will change accordingly.
After experiencing Middle-earth, although Ino no longer believes in any story plot unilaterally, he will not be stupid enough to be a hero.
Similarly, just like the wave-particle duality of light molecules revealed by the double-slit experiment.
Perhaps when he is in the story and looks at the story from the first perspective, the story has actually changed.
But these changes are still within a certain range. If the notebook is really prevented from entering Hogwarts, Dumbledore will know nothing about the Horcrux.
If this is the case, the future direction of the story will change too much.
So the best option is to let the notebook in, and then secretly tell Professor McGonagall.
As for the opportunity and excuse, Ino has already thought of it.
In the magic world, what is more magical than divination? He only needs to buy a crystal ball before school starts, and then pretend to perform.
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