Hogwarts: Nagini captured at the start

Chapter 58 Sneaking into Hogsmeade Village

The potion on the parchment scroll is named Murphy Eri, and it is divided into two parts: the upper part, Murphy, is for nightmare invasion, and the lower part, Eri, is for triggering the hidden fears deep within.

If the two are used in combination, within a month, the user will experience their deepest fears in endless cycles in their dreams. Moreover, when the mental damage reaches a certain level, hallucinations are very likely to occur, causing irreversible harm.

Robin: Um, the Murphy Elixir concoction process isn't too difficult, the main problem is getting the materials. Aside from the infusions of two-ear grass and selfheal, the student storage lockers don't have any of the other materials.

So how can we gather all the materials?

Should we seek help from Professor Sprout?

No, that won't do!

Putting aside whether Sprout has those materials or not, Hogwarts rules clearly state that first-year students are prohibited from mixing potions on their own. If she discovers something amiss and reports it to her superiors, then it's really game over.

Infiltrate Snape's private storage room?

No, that won't work either!

In order to brew a compound potion, the three little ones managed to steal a piece of African tree snake skin from Old Bat. Old Bat only glanced at the storage room and knew something was missing. If a dozen or so items were missing at once, he would definitely dig three feet into the ground to find the thief.

Luo Bin sprawled on the ground, looking dejected. "I can't beg, I can't steal, so how about I go buy some? Oh, right, buy, buy materials."

He suddenly remembered that there was a pure wizard village next to the school—Hogsmeade Village!

In a street frequented by wizards, herbal shops are an essential amenity. If you have money, you can definitely get what you want there.

The original book mentions that Hogsmeade is located in the mountains above the snow line, where there are no seasons, it snows all year round, and the temperature has never risen above 0 degrees Celsius.

The school stipulates that students in the third grade and above may visit Hogsmeade Village for sightseeing and shopping on specific days, with the consent of their guardians.

Luo Bin is a first-year student and an orphan without a guardian. He doesn't meet either of the two conditions for leaving school and entering the village, but he has Liu Xiaolu, who beat him up!

You should know that the tunnel under the little green tree leads directly to the Screaming Shack in Hogsmeade!

After roughly formulating a purchasing plan, Luo Bin withdrew his consciousness from his sea of ​​consciousness and, accompanied by the howling wind outside the window, soon fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, before dawn.

Dressed neatly, Robin left a note on his desk that read, "I'm going to read, don't disturb me," and quietly slipped out of the castle, heading to the Willow Tree.

Shh! Shh!

The little green willow tree, sensing its owner's arrival, happily swayed its branches.

Fearing the rustling sound would attract Professor Sprout, he quickly ordered the Willow to stop.

"Stop! Stop now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Little Green suddenly stopped moving, as if it had been petrified. Luo Bin moved closer and could sense the emotions it was radiating: sadness and grievance.

He pressed his ear against the tree bark and said a few comforting words, which cheered Little Green up again.

Tsk, what a childish thing to do, he cried after being scolded and then had to be comforted!

After calming Xiao Lü down, Luo Bin reached out and struggled to pry open the tree roots one by one. Finally, between two tree roots as thick as pythons, he found a large hole that a person could crawl through.

"Little Green, is this the tunnel leading to the Screaming Shack?" Robin asked in a low voice.

A tree root, about the thickness of a little finger, stretched out in front of it and swayed downwards in a personified manner.

Having received an affirmative answer, Robin headed forward and crawled inside, following the sloping earthen slope until he reached the bottom of a very low and dark tunnel.

He pulled out his eating utensils, waved them twice, and chanted, "Fluorescent light!"

A white light emanated from the tip of the ebony wand, allowing him to see the environment inside the tunnel.

The tunnel was very long, winding and twisting with no end in sight. At the top of the tunnel, there were many plant roots of varying thicknesses piercing through the earthen walls and hanging down. Perhaps because it hadn't been ventilated for a long time, the air was filled with a strong musty and earthy smell.

Robin pulled out a handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose, bent over, held up the glowing wand, and moved forward as quickly as possible.

Fifty minutes later, the tunnel changed from flat to sloping upwards. Luo Bin wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought to himself: This is damn long!

He crawled upwards, and after turning a corner, he saw a very small and faint light—that was the exit!

After passing through the exit, Robin arrived at a messy, gloomy room.

The wallpaper on the walls of the room was already moldy and peeling off, the floor was covered with straw and stains, the broken furniture was covered with scratches and bite marks from wild animals, the windows were boarded up, and the faint light came from a wide-open door on the right.

Robin walked through the door and into the foyer, arriving at a spacious courtyard covered with thick snow. He stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance, where he could see rows of low buildings.

Clearly, the Screaming Shack is located on the outskirts of Hogmode village and is not popular with the villagers.

After all, influenced by the wolf howls on the night of the Lupin full moon, the villagers unanimously believed that the shack was a haunted house, and even wizards with magic did not want to provoke such a big trouble as ghosts.

Robin took off his witch's robe and changed into disguise on the spot.

The shoes were changed into platform leather boots, the witch's robe was replaced with a fitted winter coat, and a long black cloak was put on, along with a hood and a mask. The hair turned golden and the eyes turned sky blue.

After making sure his camouflage was in place, he trudged through the snow toward the group of buildings ahead.

Although it's not Christmas yet, the commercial street in Hogsmeade Village looks like a Christmas card.

The huts and shops were covered with a layer of loose white snow, and holly wreaths hung at the entrances, along with candles that had been enchanted by wizards.

Robin's first stop was the condiment joke shop, which was closest to him.

It is separated from the Honeydukes candy store, which is mentioned many times in the original work, by only one house. The store has large glass windows, and inside the windows are various props that can be used to play pranks.

For example: fireworks balloons that explode when they take off, teacups that bite your nose when you drink water, candy that makes you burp when you eat it, perfume that makes you lose your sense of smell when you smell it, and cannonballs that emit a fecal smell when they explode.

On the first floor of the store, near the stairs, the Weasley brothers, with their striking red hair, were discussing how to make the most of the props they had.

Luo Bin overheard a bit of their conversation as he passed by, and well, the two brothers were still obsessed with Loris!

Last time, you turned someone into a hairless cat, who was depressed for a week. Only after drinking an animal-grade hair growth potion did they dare go out and accompany Filch on patrol. This time, are you planning to turn them into a long-haired monster?

It's the kind that's always covered in hair.

That's brutal, absolutely brutal!

Like the other customers in the store, Luo Bin strolled around at a leisurely pace.

Finally, he chose a transparent pigment that only showed color under specific conditions and evaporated without leaving any trace. After paying 10 nut, he turned and headed to the famous candy store.

(End of this chapter)