The first Hogsmeade Day after Voldemort disappeared has finally arrived, which means that the little wizards can put aside their worries and enjoy a leisurely life.
Just as Maka and Scrimgeour expected, the lightning-fast pursuit did not bring a bad mood to everyone, but instead made them feel more at ease.
During breakfast today, Professor McGonagall made a rare invitation to Maka, saying that they might have afternoon tea or something together in the afternoon. Of course Maka was very happy about this. After all, this time he also had some important matters that he needed to discuss with Professor McGonagall.
So, before the afternoon tea arrived, it was his free time.
"Luna, where should we go first for a while?"
Walking on the path that extends all the way to Hogsmeade Village, bathed in the warm sunshine, you can still faintly hear birds chirping in the distance. This makes people feel like spring is coming soon.
But because the area where Hogwarts is located has a relatively high altitude, the temperature obviously rises more slowly than other places. If you want to wait for the snow to melt, it will probably be much later.
"Honeydukes?" Luna said casually, but her eyes were always attracted to the snow-covered bushes on the roadside, seeming a little absent-minded, "Maka, do you think there are any rare animals there?"
"Maybe there will be a few sleeping goblins, right?" Maka shrugged, "Of course, where there are goblins there are usually martens."
"That's not uncommon," Luna tilted her head, "There are quite a few in the Weasley family's yard!"
"Yeah! The Weasleys don't clean them very much - just grabbing them and throwing them out won't do any good, you know." Maka squinted her eyes, as if she felt that this kind of life was really pleasant.
Although he could reach Hogsmeade village in one go with the help of the portkey, it was also a particularly natural enjoyment to take a walk there when there was nothing important to do.
As long as you keep walking along this trail, you can see the lake in the distance from time to time. It is winter now, and the lake is still blocked by ice. When the ice and snow melt in spring, the gleaming color of the lake will be the most wonderful natural scenery. Even though Maka has seen it countless times, she still can't get enough of it.
The two walked side by side on the path, occasionally chatting casually and without meaning, and soon they could see the village in the distance.
Today, Hogsmeade will be filled with crowds of little wizards again, and almost every shop will usher in another wave of busyness. No, it has just begun and the streets are already overcrowded.
Even standing on the street like this, Maka could faintly hear the laughing duet of Fred and George. It was obvious that they had come up with some interesting ideas.
Honeydukes Candy Shop is located in the center of the village. You need to pass several shops along the way. This morning, Maka had to pick up Luna, who was always in a daze, so she had already missed the first group of people arriving here. The flow of people on the street also greatly restricted their forward speed, making them seem a bit drifting in the crowd.
"What happened in the front?"
It is the nature of social creatures to like to join in the fun, whether they are Muggles or wizards. Maybe something happened there, which aroused everyone's curiosity - even if they didn't know what happened inside afterward.
"I remember... that should be the Fengya wizard clothing store, right?" Maka is not a person who likes to be crowded with a lot of people, but Luna is not necessarily the same. Whether she joins in the fun or not depends entirely on her mood, "I want to go Do you want to take a look?"
"What?"
Luna's attention was obviously not there. After hearing Maka's words, she turned back blankly and looked at him doubtfully.
"No, it's nothing... let's go!" Maka shrugged indifferently and continued walking forward with her.
However, even if you don't touch some things, they always like to come to you. Maka and Luna had just walked a few steps when suddenly the crowd next to them started to commotion, and then a guy wearing a black hood rushed past them and quickly passed through the crowd to the other end of the street. Ran away.
"Apparate? He's Apparated! Oh, there he is - catch him! He's stolen something..."
The noise came from the crowd at the back. Maka had heard that voice before. He was the owner of Fengya Wizard Clothing Store. But, a thief? Stealing a clothing store
Maka glanced in the direction where the thief was escaping. The guy had obviously gone away and disappeared into the crowd.
"...What did he steal?" Maka heard another familiar voice.
"Is it Harry?" Luna blinked.
"We'll find out if we find him!"
"Oh! And Ron—they're always together!" Luna clapped her hands happily.
But Maka didn't pay attention. He was recalling the figure that flashed by just now - to be honest, the figure looked quite short. Who was the thief
Moreover, at the moment when Maka was closest to the thief, he sensed a strange fluctuation of magic power. He was sure he had encountered that feeling before, but he couldn't think of it for a while.
Just as Maka was remembering, Luna stretched out her little hand and pulled his sleeve.
"Maka, let's go there and take a look?"
Maka nodded indifferently, then pushed through the crowd and squeezed in. After passing through the thick wall of people, he finally saw Harry and Ron, and Hermione was also here.
"Hey! Harry, Ron—" Maka greeted them, "What's wrong, was that a thief just now? He came to steal clothes while there were many people?"
"Oh, Maka, are you here?" Ron spread his hands and said, "Who knows? Hermione is asking the boss! Look, her habit of defending others' injustices has happened again!"
"This is a good thing, we should learn from her!" Maka said so, but his casual attitude was almost the same as Ron's, "Are we going to Honeydukes together later? I'm treating you! "
"Oh! It's different when you become a professor!" Ron said excitedly, "I must pick a lot of them!"
As they were talking, Hermione finally finished talking to the boss and turned around and walked over. If she found out that these boys didn't take her anger seriously, who knows how long they would nag her! Both Maka and Ron immediately closed their mouths in silent agreement.
"...I figured it out, there are a lot of socks lost in the store! There are all kinds of socks, and there are even many that just lost one of them - the boss is going crazy!" Hermione walked over happily and complained loudly. He said, "That thief is so hateful, I don't know what he is thinking!"
"Maybe he feels his feet are too cold?" Ron muttered softly.
"Do you think it's possible?" Hermione glared at him, "The coldest days are over. Even if he gets colder, he won't be able to wear thick socks for a long time!"
"How about we go look for him?" Harry tugged at Ron, who was still about to speak, and followed Hermione, "He used Apparition just now when he was surrounded, but he only moved to the outer flow of people. - I really want to see him run over there."
"No, no need." Although Hermione was filled with indignation, she was still rational enough, "He has gone to who knows where... I let him escape at first, but now there are so many people here, I want to find him again. It’s very difficult.”
"So, let's go to Honeydukes!" Ron urged, "Hermione, didn't you just want to refill your candy jar with some fudge? Maka said he's going to treat you today!"
"How can that be okay!" Hermione replied immediately without thinking, then looked at Maka hesitantly and said, "Oh, I'm not saying this is not good, it's just..."
"Don't worry! It's okay!" Maka smiled, "I just bought some candies, you can choose as much as you like in a while! You can have some of everything! I suggest you find some new products to try - Dumbledore used to I always like to do this!"
Although Dumbledore's funeral had just happened not long ago, it would always make people feel a little worried when talking about it like this, but everyone couldn't help but relax when they saw how relaxed Maka was. Dumbledore never refused death. Perhaps the best way to mourn him is to put him in his memories as happily as Maka did.
"Then let's go!" Hermione cheered up her mood first, and then waved her hand generously, "We have finally waited for such a relaxing and happy Hogsmeade day, but we can't let a thief ruin our good life. Feeling!"
A group of five people moved forward slowly in the slightly crowded crowd, and then squeezed into the crowded Honeydukes candy store. This is truly one of the most popular shops for young wizards in Hogsmeade Village. There are so many people that it feels like you have to queue up.
After a while, everyone came out happily holding a few paper bags filled with candies.
"Go find a place to rest! I'm about to die..." Ron felt like he had been through a war and was almost exhausted from being squeezed. "I really shouldn't have come here in the first place."
"The Three Broomsticks are probably packed with people right now," Harry suggested. "Let me see, why don't we go to the Pig's Head Bar! There are always fewer people there..."
"The butterbeer there is delicious." Luna said in a daze, flicking the necklace made of butterbeer oak stoppers around her neck. "Look! I save it every time I drink it!" "
"Hmm... It's really, really good."
Hermione probably thought Luna was looking at what she said, so after a moment's hesitation, she expressed a subtle compliment. Perhaps she was afraid that Luna would ask her what was good about her, so she quickly walked to the front after finishing speaking.
"Pig's Head Bar?" Maka thought for a while, "I don't know if Charlotte is there. I heard that she fell in love with that temporary job after pretending to work there for a few days... Could it be that Abu Fu Si gave her a lot of salary?"
Seeing everyone starting to walk that way, he just thought about it and raised his legs to follow.