The Bard of Hogwarts

Chapter 58 Purchasing and Distributing Gifts

The Three Brooms' guest room far surpasses the Leaky Cauldron; the room size alone completely blows Old Tom away.

Not to mention, Ms. Rosmerta thoughtfully placed various Christmas decorations in all the rooms, and even a small Christmas tree two feet tall at the foot of the bed.

In the cozy and quiet room, Ino felt relaxed. She got up and stood by the window. Hogsmeade under the night sky looked even more beautiful.

One after another, colorful magic lamps swayed and shone brightly in front of the shop.

This rare and beautiful view made him stand by the window for a long time. It's like how people always yearn for excitement and joy, but they don't realize that just sitting quietly and watching that excitement and joy is also a rare experience.

Whether you participate or not is not important; what matters is the experience and the feeling.

At that moment, he probably understood why the old nanny in the orphanage always watched the children play with a smile on her face. It wasn't just passing the time out of boredom, but a different kind of experience.

……

He didn't know how long he stood by the window, but when the lights on the main street began to go out one by one, he turned around and walked to his bed.

Sitting on the bed, I slowly opened the suitcase.

Unlike previous versions that doubled in size, this time, opening the suitcase revealed a deep, empty space inside.

Ino stuck one leg into the box, felt as if he had stepped onto a staircase, and then slowly walked down.

From the outside, it looked as if the suitcase was slowly swallowing him up.

However, in reality, this was the result of him asking Dumbledore for help before the holiday.

The Extension Spell, as a high-level spell, even involves the mysteries of space, and cannot be learned in a short time, a fact that Ino was well aware of.

Even if it were barely usable, he wouldn't dare to expand the capacity of his box.

Safety is one aspect, but we also need to be wary of being discovered, since the Ministry of Magic has explicitly prohibited the unauthorized use of Extension Charms.

Therefore, there is a world of difference between doing it himself and asking Dumbledore to do it.

As for the latter, I estimate that as long as the box isn't shoved right in Fudge's face, even if it's placed at his feet, Fudge will selectively ignore it.

After all, the same mistake can lead to different outcomes depending on who makes it.

……

Ten seconds later.

Ino also entered the space inside the suitcase.

It's not as exaggerated as Newt's, like a city.

However, after Dumbledore's renovation and expansion, it now has an area of ​​nearly 10,000 square feet, which is about 2 to 3 basketball courts.

Although the area isn't large, it's perfectly adequate to build a small house and plant some flowers, grass, and fruit trees in front of it.

Of course, these are not what he is considering right now. His purpose in coming here is simply to get a bedtime book.

Pansy sent me books about sunshine before the holiday.

What interested him in this book was the unparalleled importance of sunlight in Western stories and folk tales.

Light, hope, justice, courage... the meanings that sunlight symbolizes are too numerous to list.

……

Time flies, and a night slips away in a blur.

As the sky gradually brightens, the first rays of dawn gently caress the windowpane and quietly spill into the room.

In the warm bed, Ino slowly woke up.

As he opened his eyes, he caught a glimpse of the hazy dawn light in the room, and the tranquility and beauty of it gradually drew him into deep thought.

Last night, he stayed up all night to finish that book, which was less than half an inch long, and he now has some understanding of the Sunshine Curse.

This magic is more like a variant of the Guardian Charm, and it's also a spell that places extremely high demands on one's emotions.

The tranquil beauty of dawn, the intense heat of midday sun, and the nostalgia and sorrow of evening sunset.

In short, this magic is constantly reflecting a wizard's mood changes, and interestingly, dark wizards are also unable to cast this magic.

After a brief moment of thought.

As Ino gazed at the sunrise streaming into the room, he slowly picked up his wand.

"The sun shines again!"

As the words fell, the tip of the wand in his hand flickered like an old-fashioned tungsten filament light bulb with unstable voltage, and it took several seconds before it gradually lit up.

Perhaps influenced by the environment, or perhaps it was innate, but in any case, the tip of the staff was illuminated by a ray of dawn light.

Like the sun before 8 a.m., it is bright, soft, and warm, and even if you look directly at this sunlight, it will not feel dazzling.

moment.

Ino dispelled the spell, then sat up from the bed, stretched lazily, and went to the bathroom to begin her morning routine.

After all, while the seamlessly extended box is larger, it still needs to be filled with corresponding items.

Although I don't plan to buy any flashy big items, I can prepare candy, snacks, and even dried food and herbal seeds in advance.

……

Half an hour later.

Ino, carrying her suitcase, left the three brooms alone.

Unlike his leisurely stroll last night, he went out with a plan today, so he walked briskly along the wide streets.

Honey Duke candy, Literati House, Devis & Bans stores, herbal medicine shops...

Shopping and strolling around are really two completely different modes.

From the moment I started sweeping with three brooms until I finished buying all the things, less than two hours had passed.

During this period, he not only bought a large amount of candy that could be stored for a long time, but also various books, parchment, ink, various fruit tree plants, and a whole bag of fresh mandrake leaves.

As for the essential flying tools, let alone flying carpets, there isn't even a single place in the entire Hogsmeade that sells flying brooms; the only brooms available are at Zoco's Joke Shop.

A toy broom priced at 23 Galleons, also known as a rampage broom.

When a wizard tries to fly on it, the broom will quickly reverse, making the wizard headfirst. It also has five prank modes, including spinning wildly, braking suddenly, and throwing people off.

Perhaps for safety reasons, this broom only flies a meager 3 meters.

Although I didn't buy what I wanted, I did see all sorts of strange and interesting gadgets.

Similarly, it gave him a new understanding of the pranks in the magical world. Fortunately, wizards are physically strong; otherwise, any of these items would probably cause serious injury in the Muggle world.

at the same time.

After buying everything, Ino arrived at the last stop of her trip: the Owl Post Office.

Christmas gifts are always a must. Although he's off-campus and doesn't know how many gifts he'll receive, he still has quite a few to give away.

"Malfoy, Dumbledore, Pansy, Hermione, Neville..."

While pondering her next move, Ino pushed open the door and entered the Owl Post Office.

However, upon opening the door...

Hundreds of innocent, large eyes immediately catch the eye, giving the feeling of stepping into a magical zoo.

The room wasn't very spacious, as the shelves on both walls were filled with owls, from great eagle owls and barn owls to nimble little scops owls and snowy owls; by my estimation, there were at least one or two hundred owls.

Upon hearing the door open, the owls all tilted their little heads in unison, looking at the visitor with curiosity.

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