In Hogsmeade, the bright sunshine and the thick snow on the roadside are not strange. This is the case here all year round. At best, there is a difference between "very cold", "very cold" and "a little bit cold". And once you get used to the chilly breeze, it's actually quite warm here today.
This village composed entirely of wizards is not big, and the roads in the village are only one main road and four relatively narrow branch roads. Wizards are naturally much more efficient at clearing snow on the road than Muggles, so even though it snows here every now and then, every road for people to walk on is clean.
Now under the rising sun in the morning, the slightly damp road reflects the bright golden light. Walking on it will even make people feel that the feet are paved with gold bricks, which is so dazzling.
At this moment, the number of people coming and going on the streets of the village is gradually increasing. Needless to say, the children are about to start their shopping spree again.
At this moment, at the intersection leading to Hogwarts, a boy and girl, a few feet apart from each other, were slowly walking towards this side. But for some reason, their walking posture seemed a little stiff.
When they got close enough, they found out that it was Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley who had gone through a lot of twists and turns before they could get together.
To be honest, Harry had already noticed that they were walking along the bridleway from Hogwarts Castle, and they barely exchanged a few words. He himself felt uncomfortable, because ever since the two of them pierced the layer of paper between them, he felt that something invisible and intangible had replaced the layer of paper, making him and Ginny a few more The embarrassment of being alone together.
Yes, he didn't know what he should say. Let’s not talk about trying to please girls! At least he had to say something to prevent the two of them from always being in such a stalemate, right
"Think quickly, you have to say something to liven up the atmosphere!" Harry secretly encouraged himself.
But just when he wanted to subconsciously discuss today's weather with Ginny, unexpectedly Ginny spoke before him.
"Harry," the beautiful red-haired girl pursed her lips and said softly, "I know what you are thinking, you don't need to think too much. We have known each other for so long, you can just act like you usually do. Already…”
"Well," Harry heard this and wanted to work harder, "Ginny, I think I can't treat you like I did before... That would be too unfair to you. Um... By the way, Ginny , what do you think we go to Honeydukes first? While there aren’t too many people there yet, we can buy some snacks and eat while shopping.”
"Harry—"
Ginny was a little excited by Harry's words.
Come to think of it! Over the years, she had been one-sidedly fond of Harry, and she knew that Harry didn't seem to have any feelings for her. In order not to embarrass Harry, she never once took the initiative to express her feelings for Harry.
The past few years have been too long for Ginny. It has been so long that the strong feeling she had for Harry was almost washed away by time and gradually faded away, becoming dull and blurry.
In order to prevent herself from completely forgetting this emotion that gradually faded over the years, she even found a boyfriend that she didn't like very much, and used another more incomplete relationship to remind herself of it all the time. Don’t forget your original intention.
In this world, how many pure first loves can be preserved intact into the future? Not to mention others, at least Ginny really did it.
When she heard Harry say "It's not fair to you", a certain emotion deep in Ginny's heart suddenly burst. When her nose became sore, she even had the urge to cry. .
How long had she been waiting for this day
"...Okay, let's go to Honeydukes first." Ginny sniffed secretly, and then took the initiative to take a step closer to Harry.
"What, what's wrong... It seems that what I said just now is good? But what happens next? To strike while the iron is hot, what should I say next..." Harry walked up and down in a daze. The closer Ginny got, the more he felt his hands and feet. I feel a little disobedient, and even my brain seems to be running out, "... No, I can't think more, my mind is blank."
Not to mention that Harry walked like a Muggle robot, and every joint in his body was rusty. On the other hand, Ginny gradually recalled something from her childhood. A past event.
That was before she entered Hogwarts... No, she remembered that even Ron hadn't received the admission notice at that time!
At that time, she saw a long article in one of her father's old newspapers, and a magical photo on it attracted her. It was a little baby who was still in his infancy. He had a strange lightning-shaped scar on his forehead, which looked particularly unique.
At that age, Ginny was not fully literate—at least she could barely read the news, but she couldn't read all the words in the article, but she could understand the numbers! Once she learned that the baby was only a year older than herself, she really became interested.
What is the reason for such a small baby to make headlines
Ginny, who read with little knowledge, clutched the newspaper and ran to find her mother to read it to her. After that, she learned for the first time that there was a boy named "Harry Potter", who was the "savior" of the entire British wizarding world!
In fact, there are many articles recording Harry's past, not just a slightly yellowed copy of the Daily Prophet. After the Dark Lord was eliminated, magazines, newspapers, and even books during that period were like a carnival. The story of Harry Potter defeating the Dark Lord was almost overwhelming.
It is for this reason that Harry is now known to so many people, and one can recognize him just by looking at the scar on his forehead.
And for the same reason, after Ginny read various versions of stories about Harry, she began to admire her older brother more and more, who was born a year earlier than her.
When the whole world promotes a hero, then he is a hero - at least children of Ginny's age basically think so, even Malfoy before school is no exception.
So, when Harry went to visit the Weasley family, Ginny was so excited that she didn't know what to do. That day, excitement and shyness both took over Ginny's little head and successfully filled her head!
Ginny once thought that that might be the most regretful time in her life, because when her mind fell into chaos, she subconsciously fled back to the room.
Sometimes, once you miss the first time, the difficulty of thinking about the second time will rise sharply. And when she missed the opportunity again and again for the second and third time, even though she had become more mature and more generous in dealing with others, the difficulty of speaking again seemed to stay at the highest point forever.
To this day, not long ago, she almost thought that her feelings for Harry would never be reciprocated in her lifetime.
I just didn't expect that happiness would come so unexpectedly and so unprepared.
The two walked quietly side by side on the street. One's mind was blank, while the other's was filled with emotions and memories. Although their thoughts were completely opposite, they were surprisingly tacit in their actions, and neither of them said anything to break the slightly warm peace.
Of course, if you have a destination, you will eventually reach it. Even though both of them walked very slowly, Hogsmeade was only a small village in total, and within a few minutes the Honeydukes candy store was already there.
"Let's go! Go in and take a look..." Harry stopped first and led Ginny into the door of Honeydukes. "What do you want to have? I think the chocolate balls here are very good, and the strawberry custard filling It was delicious."
As Harry said before, because it was still early, those who came were the more impatient little wizards. Therefore, although there are many people, it is not overcrowded, even for Honeydukes, which is most popular among children.
"Hmm..." Ginny looked around the store, looking a little hesitant.
The Weasley family has never been rich, and the pocket money given to them is naturally very small. As the only daughter in the family, Ginny had more funds than her brothers, but that was actually not much.
Today she actually wanted to add some study tools by the way - her old quill pen had some problems recently and it was time to replace it with a new one.
"... By the way, the weather has gotten a lot warmer today, so I think I can try coconut sorbet again."
She said this, and after greeting Harry, she walked briskly towards the freezer. Honeydukes’ coconut sorbet is a pretty pink color with some faint shimmer on the surface, which looks quite interesting. Of course, more importantly, they are cheap!
"Oh, that's not bad." Harry followed Ginny and then shouted to the boss, "Please give us two pieces of coconut sorbet, thank you!"
"Ah, I can just pay for it myself..."
Ginny was about to take out the money, but found that Harry had already handed over a shiny gold Galleons. That coconut sorbet doesn't even use a silver galleon. Is it too much to use gold galleons? Didn't he bring any change
"No, no, I'll just pay." Harry said, "You go and see what else you want... Sir, get another can of chocolate balls, the strawberry custard kind."
"How can this be possible! I'd better pay for mine myself—"
When the two of them were struggling over such a trivial matter, in the direction they came from, a figure was slowly walking towards this side with his friends...