Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Chapter 24 Purchasing Agency
Hermione's eyes slowly widened, and she obviously understood something. She trembled and said, "So, that's it—"

"That's right," said Wade. "That's Harry Potter."

"-Death Indicator!" Hermione shouted at the same time.

The two looked at each other.

"-Harry Potter?" said Hermione in surprise.

"...It was just a joke." Wade said helplessly.

The two looked at each other again.

Hermione frowned.

It dawned on Hermione.

"No wonder..." She whispered, "Percy - Gryffindor's prefect, a fifth-year Weasley - said that in the past, whenever students were not allowed to go to a place, Professor Dumbledore would explain the reason. But this time, he just said that students were not allowed to enter the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor, but he didn't say why."

"If it had been clearly stated that there was a three-headed dog hiding there, even the Weasley twins would not have gone there to seek death, let alone Potter, who is only in his first year." Wade was not surprised. "The vague warning was intended to attract the curious Gryffindors. Dumbledore probably left some kind of test there."

He remembered that Harry Potter played a real-life level-breaking game in the first grade. He and his friends each solved a level with their own wisdom and ability. In the end, Harry used the "magic of love" to kill the final boss Voldemort.

The seven Harry Potter books are each more substantial and darker than the previous one, but the first one is still full of childlike fun. Even the conspiracies and tricks seem innocent and cute, with Voldemort coming to Harry Potter to gain experience.

"How could he do this!" Hermione's fear immediately turned into anger: "Someone might die! Is it okay? Or does he not care about Harry Potter's life at all?!"

"Then you were caught off guard and got hurt by the three-headed dog?" Wade asked back.

"That's not the case. But that's because it started out - ah -"

Hermione suddenly understood, as if she had seen the truth through the fog.

"I guess - just a guess - maybe Dumbledore put some restrictions on the three-headed dog so that it would not actually attack the students who strayed in, but just scare them. But if you want to do something further, the three-headed dog will not sit idly by." Wade said carefully.

"I saw it standing on a trapdoor," said Hermione. "It must be guarding something."

"If the facts are as we suspect," Wade said finally, "Harry Potter will certainly know what it is guarding."

……

The progress of things seemed to be slowed down, perhaps because Hermione was angry with Harry and Ron and ignored them, so she didn't get any further news. But Wade didn't care much about these things. He knew that everything was under the watchful eyes of Dumbledore, so there was nothing to worry about. Compared with Harry Potter's adventure, the progress of spells made Wade more worried.

In the most recent practice, he accidentally discovered that it was not only when he was instructing others that he could see the arc of the correct way to cast a spell. When he looked in the mirror, he could also see his own guide line, which made his spell practice much faster. So Wade took some time to practice potions - there were always a lot of common materials on the shelf at the back of the potion classroom, free for students to practice, but because of Professor Snape, most students were unwilling to step into the underground classroom except for class, even Slytherin students were the same.

Wade practiced potions in his spare time, and Snape turned a blind eye and occasionally pointed out his mistakes in a sarcastic tone. Overall, as long as you are not too sensitive, you can still learn a lot from him.

Every time this happened, Wade was glad that he was a Ravenclaw - if he was a Gryffindor Lion, he might have been kicked out by Snape on the first day he secretly stepped into the Potions classroom?

One afternoon, Wade successfully made a pot of wound cleanser, which was evaluated as "barely usable" by Professor Snape, who asked him to send it to Madam Pomfrey in the infirmary - the Quidditch match was about to begin, and the infirmary would become busy at this time.

When Wade returned to the Umbrella House from the school infirmary, he found that everyone was very excited. They all gathered around Theo. Even Hermione put down her book and said thoughtfully, "I want three feet of parchment and five bottles of ink. I heard that there is a kind of shorthand quill pen that is very useful. If there is one, I also want to buy two -"

Theo was writing down the notes quickly while Michael shouted, "Oh, come on, Hermione. I know you love to study, but life would be so boring if you only study! You should buy yourself something fun! Honeydukes' candies are great! I recommend the Super Bubble Blast, which fills the room with blue bellflower-colored bubbles. It's almost a girl's favorite. Fizzy Bees are also a hot seller, as is the Butterbeer from the Three Broomsticks. Almost everyone can resist a drink."

"Hmm..." Hermione hesitated for a long time and said, "Then bring me another Galleon of candy! No weird things like cockroach piles!"

Although it was not convenient for her to bring the candies back to the dormitory - she would definitely be questioned by other girls and might even make some sour gossip - she could put the candies in the umbrella house and share them with her SSC friends.

"What are you talking about?" Wade walked over and asked curiously.

"You're finally here, Wade! We've all been waiting for you!" Neville said happily, "This week is the first Hogsmeade weekend. All students above the third grade can go to Hogsmeade Village."

"I know!" said Wade, "but what does this have to do with us first years?"

Of course, Wade had heard of Hogsmeade. It was the only village in Britain with only wizards and no Muggles. It was said to be very unique and interesting, and it was right next to Hogwarts, within walking distance.

However, Hogwarts stipulates that only students in the third year and above can go there on certain Saturdays, and they must have the signature permission of their guardian, so Wade and his friends will not be able to go to Hogsmeade until at least two years later.

"It didn't matter at first." Michael said excitedly, "But Theo said - a third-year Hufflepuff student said that he could help the younger students buy some of the things they wanted, and he also made a list of goods in Hogsmeade Village. Theo and Ryan said that they could help us add the things we want."

Wade took the product list and asked curiously while reading it, "Who is so kind? He doesn't mind the trouble - or is he trying to make a profit?"

Ryan shook his head and said, "No, Cedric doesn't help out just to make money."

Wade was startled: "What did you say his name was?"

"Cedric." Ryan said, "Cedric Diggory, top of the third grade, there is almost no Hufflepuff student who doesn't like him."

(End of this chapter)