The days at Hogwarts

"Hogsmeade is great too!"

Even Ginny's eyes were sparkling: "Can I buy new textbooks?"

"Ahem!" Molly tried her best to suppress the smile at the corner of her mouth and folded the note reservedly, "Ron and Ginny's request can be met. Your father and I need to discuss the matter of George and Fred... In addition, there are also Harry, Loren and Hermione, who were also attacked at the time."

The three Lorens looked at each other and blinked. They didn't expect it to be their business.

Harry waved his hand quickly: "No, Mrs. Weasley, we-"

"You guys are divided into one hundred galleons each," Molly interrupted. She looked at Loren and the three of them seriously, "I will take out the money tomorrow. You can deposit it into Gringotts' underground vault, or you can use it. Come buy something on your back-to-school list.”

"Mrs. Weasley..."

Loren and the others still wanted to refuse, but facing Molly's serious eyes, they had no choice but to nod and agree.

The wind was howling outside the Burrow, and the leaden black and heavy clouds seemed to fall down at any time, but there was a lively and lively scene inside the house. George and Fred were pretending to be coquettish and begging their parents, and the other Weasley children were causing trouble. From time to time there were loud jeers.

Loren sat next to Hermione, smelling the girl's faint fragrance.

This big family...

The next day, Diagon Alley.

The sky in London was also pitch black, and anyone could tell that heavy rain was brewing, but it would still take some time, and the temperature was therefore cool, with no sun at all. It was a good weather to go shopping.

Molly bought an ice cream for each of the seven children, asked George and Fred to look after their younger siblings, and went to Gringotts to exchange money.

Loren and others were strolling leisurely on the street.

As the school year approaches, Diagon Alley is full of Hogwarts students and parents, as well as tourists staying in the UK for the Quidditch World Cup. Words such as "basilisk", "veela" and "death eaters" can often be heard around them. .

George and Fred looked at the surrounding shops with appreciative eyes, shaking their heads and commenting:

"I'd say Mr. Florin's ice cream is really good, but their sign is too small..."

"The Eela Owl shop window is too ordinary and not attractive at all."

"The Hopping Magic Joke Shop, oh it brought us so many fun times, but I must say, these posters are so corny..."

Listening to their mumbling, Loren couldn't help but worry that when the shop assistants came out to beat up the twins, would they be affected...

Hermione tugged on Loren's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Did Mrs. Weasley agree to give them money to open a shop?"

"Of course... no." Loren tasted the ice cream in Hermione's hand and shook his head in disgust. It tasted like strawberry again. "Mrs. Weasley said that the two hundred galleons that belong to them can be given to them, but it must be them. After graduation, you can’t even open a shop with two hundred galleons.”

Hermione nodded, seeing the vicious look in the street clerk's eyes, she pulled Loren away from the twins.

Ron smacked his lips while sipping the ice cream and asked, "Besides what's on the list, do you want to buy anything else?"

Harry started counting on his fingers: "New quills, twelve rolls of parchment... and replenishing my potion ingredient box. Lionfish spine powder and belladonna essence are almost gone."

"Twelve rolls of parchment?" Hermione looked at him doubtfully, "Can't this only be used for two weeks?"

Loren also looked at him in confusion: "Magic potion raw material box? Isn't it a raw material box?"

"..."

Harry and Ron fell silent and quietly took two steps to the side, staying away from these two crazy people.

Molly came back before the ice cream was finished. In a short time, she bought textbooks and medicinal materials, leaving only her dress robe.

There are four clothing stores in Diagon Alley, Madam Malkin's Robe Store, Extraordinary Clothing Store, Fengya Wizard Clothing Store and the second-hand robe store that the Weasley family is most familiar with.

Madam Malkin's Robe Shop is located on the north side of Diagon Alley. The owner, Madam Malkin, wears many hats. She designs, cuts and makes garments by herself, and entertains customers and sells them herself. In addition to Hogwarts school uniforms, there are many other styles of wizard robes suitable for various occasions, and even plus-size clothing. It is said that Hagrid learned to make his own clothes from Mrs. Malkin.

Tuofan clothing store is equivalent to a luxury clothing store in the magical world. They pursue magnificence more than comfort, with more exquisite materials and more exquisite workmanship. Their main customer group is pure-blood families who are not short of money. Suede top hats with unicorn fur hats and peaked hats with gold and silver pagoda buttons are all their products.

Fengya Wizard Clothing Store is a chain brand clothing store with branches in London, Paris, and Hogsmeade Village. It also generously sponsored this Quidditch World Cup. This store not only sells traditional robes, but also novel styles of clothing.

Weird socks, wizard hats with vulture specimens, fire dragon leather boots... Fengya is always at the forefront of fashion in the wizarding world and leads the trend.

As for second-hand robe shops, the Weasley children are all familiar with them. They are cheap and affordable, and what you see is what you get.

Under a tacit understanding, everyone took Molly to Mrs. Malkin's Robe Shop and bought a dress that was almost the same style as a school robe, but the color was not black and there were several colors to choose from. , there is no school badge on the chest, but some flowers and plants.

After buying all the items needed for the start of school, Molly led the seven children to the Leaky Cauldron, preparing to borrow the fireplace from Old Tom to return to the Burrow. Loren and the others followed slowly behind, their eyes dripping. of turn.

George shook his shoulder and bumped into Fred: "Did you see the notice on the wall? The shop at No. 93 Diagon Alley is about to expire..."

Fred looked melancholy: "I saw it, it didn't say rent, but we definitely don't have enough money."

"Go and ask, at least you need to know how much is missing."

Listening to the two people muttering, Ron, who had been eavesdropping all the way, asked softly: "It's about to expire, but it's long before you graduate. What's the use of asking?"

"!!"

George and Fred were so frightened that they almost screamed and jumped away. When they saw Harry and their bad brother, they pushed them away in disgust: "It's none of your business, just go away and go away."

Ron glared at them: "Be careful I tell mom!"

"Be careful we drop spiders on your bed in the middle of the night!"

"Despicable evil wizard!"

"A timid little baby who is afraid of spiders."

Within a few rounds of the confrontation between the two sides, Ron screamed and wanted to die with the twins.

Loren and Hermione lagged behind, completely unconcerned with the farce ahead. Loren was thinking about the dress she had just seen when passing by the window of the Tuofan clothing store, and quietly glanced at the girl with his peripheral vision.

Hmm...it must look good on her.

Hermione was also musing on her own little thoughts. She didn't pay attention to the traffic at all, nor did she notice Loren's eyes. They were crowded together in a daze, and the two of them were forced to walk shoulder to shoulder on the spacious street.

Looking at the old signboard of the Leaky Cauldron getting closer and closer, Loren stopped and shouted: "Mrs. Weasley, please go back first. I suddenly remembered that I still haven't bought some potion ingredients."

George responded: "Yes, Mom, we also have some materials to buy."

Fred quickly covered Ron's mouth, his head moved rapidly, his lips didn't move but a voice came out from between his lips: "A bag of Bibi's multi-flavor beans."

"Um..." Ron struggled and raised two fingers.

"make a deal."

Hermione slowly raised her right hand and whispered, "Sorry, Mrs. Weasley, I also forgot to buy a book."

"..."

Molly frowned, looking at them suspiciously.

Chapter 437 Heading to Hogwarts

"Heh-"

Harry opened his eyes and sat blankly for a while. He took a few seconds to let his brain start up. His eyes found his friend leaning against the window. Harry asked vaguely, "What time is it?"

"At seven o'clock, Percy called the ministry car to take us away. Mrs. Weasley said you could sleep a little longer."

Loren looked at the village covered by heavy rain and took a deep breath, filled with wetness and freshness.

The rain started falling in the early morning when the sky was bright. A hint of gray appeared in the distant sky, and soon it darkened. Thick black clouds gathered and became lower and lower. Within a few minutes, the heavy rain poured down on the sky, covering the ground like rain. beads.

"Won't sleep anymore."

Harry shook his head, hearing the sound of continuous rain in his ears. It seemed that the dreary atmosphere surrounding the end of the holiday at the Burrow was shattered by the heavy rain. He quickly put on a sweater and jeans and went downstairs to have breakfast with Loren.

Charlie and Bill were reading the newspaper while eating breakfast, in the same posture as Arthur's usual movements.

The girls had also gotten up. Hermione and Ginny were sitting together, staring blankly at the fireplace downstairs. Loren and Loren followed their gazes and were also stunned.

Amos Diggory's big head hung in the middle of the strong fire. His lips were moving and he was saying something quickly. The flames were flying around, but he was not affected at all:

"Mad-Eye said he heard someone breaking into his yard and heading towards his house, before being repelled by a trap he had set in a dumpster."

Arthur sat in front of the fireplace, casually recording on the parchment with a quill, the flames shining on his forehead: "This is a normal thing for Mad-Eye, and then, what does it have to do with us?" ?”

It happened that Molly walked past the fireplace carrying the buttered bread, and Digory's eyes followed the buttered bread: "Oh, then the Muggles living nearby heard the banging and shouting, and they went to call. - What do you call them... By the way, Kincha. When Kincha arrived, there was a dumpster that was still spewing garbage... Arthur, you have to go, if Rita S. If Kit makes a fuss about this, our office will suffer."

"Oh my god..." Arthur groaned, "Where's the guy who broke into the yard?"

Digory rolled his eyes: "Arthur, you know Mad-Eye well. No one would sneak into his yard in the middle of the night except for the wild cat that ate the defeated potato skins... Think about his criminal record." Record……"

Molly put down the buttered bread and looked up to see the two people listening attentively at the corner of the stairs, a little speechless.

Moving lightly, she reached out and pinched their earlobes. Molly said in a soft voice, "Stop standing there stupidly and go have breakfast... George and the others haven't gotten up yet?"

Harry shook his head stupidly. Mrs. Weasley's hand holding the bowl was very hot, and he felt a little embarrassed.

"I'll call them. You guys have breakfast quickly. I'll ask Bill and Charlie to take you to King's Cross Station later." After Molly finished speaking, she walked upstairs.

Looking at the stupid Harry, Loren shook his head and sighed softly.

If you are being manipulated by your mother-in-law now, you will be even more statusless in the future.

Forget it, these are all trivial matters... Diggory was just talking about Mad-Eye Moody. He remembered that Moody was the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts this semester. Counting the time, it seemed that he had been killed.

No, he wasn't killed, he was just harvested as a Pokemon in a box.

When passing by the dining table, Loren reached out and rubbed Hermione's head, making the already messy hair even more messy.

Hermione rolled her eyes, wondering what the man was thinking. It was because he had bothered to comb his hair that it was messed up.

The conversation between Digory and Arthur continues:

"Mad-Eye didn't use a wand, right? He didn't actually attack anyone, did he?"

"I dare say he jumped out of bed and looked out the window and let whatever he saw happen. The good news is there were no casualties."

"..."

Harry sat down on the chair and took a bite of the buttered bread. It was fluffy and sweet, but he was not in the mood to savor it now. He raised his head and asked softly: "Do you know who Mad-Eye is? Ron always talks about it too." This name?"

Hermione glanced at the big head in the fireplace and lowered her voice and replied: "I have seen him. He is Dumbledore's friend and a legendary Auror. He made outstanding contributions when he was young. Because he is too old, he has retired."

"Legendary Auror..." Harry chewed the bread thoughtfully, "Just listening to what they said, I thought Mad-Eye was a crazy and weird old wizard."

"What you said is not wrong." Bill chuckled, "He was once a talented and dedicated Auror - should be said to be the best one, an expert in dealing with dark wizards, Azkaban He filled half the prison."

Charlie added: "But he also made a lot of enemies because of it...mainly relatives of the people he caught. After he retired, he slowly became paranoid. From then on, he became suspicious and always He feels that there are dangers all around him. He can see dark wizards wherever he goes. He always pulls out the magic wand and questions others regardless of time or occasion... He doesn't believe in anyone. He is always worried that someone is going to poison him. He feels that food cannot be trusted, even if it is him. My friend cooked it.”

Hermione's eyebrows knitted together; Moody had impressed her, a little oddly, but not to the extent that Charlie had suggested.

On the other side, Molly pushed the twins and Ron who could not open their eyes downstairs. Arthur by the fireplace had already understood the basic information. He put away his quill and put the parchment in his pocket: "Okay, Ah Moss, I know, I’m leaving now.”

Digory's eyes followed him away, and when he saw Molly coming downstairs, he apologized: "I'm so sorry, Molly, to disturb you so early... But only Arthur can excuse Mad-Eye and save him from the danger." Be punished. Alas, Mad-Eye was going to start a new job today. I really don’t understand why he chose last night..."

"It's okay, Amos." Wei Moli pressed Ron on the stool and stuffed a piece of bread into his mouth, "Do you want to eat a piece of bread or something before leaving?

"Oh, my pleasure," Digory said with a cheerful smile.

Molly took a piece of bread and butter from the pile on the table, held it with tongs, and put it into Digory's mouth.

"Thank you." He said vaguely, and then there was only a soft pop, and the big head disappeared into the fireplace.

Hermione whispered, in a voice that only Loren could hear, "If only Mr. Diggory could be so polite to the house elves."

Loren knew that she was still thinking about Twinkle, so he rubbed her hair and said nothing.

A few minutes later, Arthur scratched his hair randomly with a comb, put on a cloak and prepared to apparate. He said to the little wizards on the table: "I have to leave quickly. I wish you all the best this semester. children."

"Goodbye, Mr. Weasley."

"Goodbye, dad..."

……

In the end, Bill, Charlie and Molly took them to King's Cross Station together. Percy apologized repeatedly, saying that he was too busy to get away...

George and Fred were full of doubts about this, but they were stunned when they saw the Ministry of Magic car called by Percy parked at the entrance of the Burrow, and even had a driver.

"Is Percy really valued?" George scratched his head, unable to accept it, "I thought this idiot brother could only be a prefect in school."

Fred kept nodding.

Although there are many people in the Weasley family and six suitcases, the magic car doesn't have to worry about space at all. Even if everyone squeezes in, the space in the car is still very spacious.

The rain was pouring outside the car window, and the rain was crackling. The owls were waving their wings restlessly in their cages. They didn't quiet down until they arrived at the station. The rain outside King's Cross Station was heavier than the Burrow. When I opened the door, I covered my head and face. Water poured towards them, relying on [Invulnerability to Water and Fire] to avoid getting soaked.

Passing through the seemingly solid partition wall between the ninth and tenth platforms, the crimson steam train had stopped on the tracks, spewing out billowing smoke. Looking through the rain, fog and thick smoke, we could see shadowy parents and students everywhere on the platform, and owls were chirping cheerfully one after another, as if they were greeting their friends again after a summer vacation.

Charlie hugged Ginny and said goodbye to her, nodded his sister's slightly red nose, and said with a smile: "Don't be sad, maybe I can see you again soon."

"Yeah..." Bill put his hands in his pockets and sighed, looking at the crimson train with a melancholy expression, "I really hope I can go back to Hogwarts this year... It will be very interesting. I even want to ask for leave to go to school..."

Just as Harry and the others were looking at the two of them in confusion, the whistle blew to urge them to set off, and they had to return to their seats.