days at Hogwarts

Chapter 274 Another year of Diagon Alley

Early morning on August 8th, Hampstead Gardens on the outskirts of the city.

The light outside the window is very strong and penetrates the curtains. Although the temperature today is a bit sultry, it is another good summer weather for people who don't have to go out.

"boom!"

With a slight explosion of air, Hermione's figure appeared in Loren's bedroom, with a cunning light in her eyes, like a little squirrel eating bread.

After standing still, I immediately looked towards the bed and saw nothing.

Hermione couldn't help but show a puzzled expression when she saw this: "You actually got up early? Impossible."

At the window, Loren turned around and blinked.

Hanhan standing on the table also raised his head to look at her.

There was a beautiful yellow owl next to her, but she had never seen it before. It also looked up at her and tilted its little head.

Loren remained unmoved and focused on teasing the owl.

The door was not closed, but someone was already inside.The daughter was facing the mirror, combing her disobedient golden brown curly hair with water.

"Look, which girl is so beautiful that she wakes up early just to take care of her hair?" Monica joked with a smile.

Hermione met the gazes of one person and two owls, feeling that they seemed to be watching a joke, and couldn't help but blush slightly: "I'm here to wake you up!"

Shaking her head, Hermione turned over the letter and looked at the list of books to be used in the next semester: "Standard Spells, Level [-]", "Intermediate Transfiguration Guide", "Looking Through the Fog to See the Future", "Wizards' Monuments"... "Monsters of Monsters" Book"!"

The manager burst into tears with joy and loudly called for other store employees to come over. They worked together to calm down the hundreds of monster books and let them pile up quietly.

He went to the drugstore to buy some ingredients needed for the Potions class, and Loren also added some common medicinal materials that he thought would be useful.

Monica rubbed the corners of her eyes. She had been too tired recently. There were more people drinking soda drinks in summer, and there were also more patients with dental problems, including cavities, wisdom teeth, hot and cold sensitivity... They were mainly old customers. They identified Gran She and Wendell couldn't avoid it at Jie's dental clinic, and they had been busy these days.

Monica felt a little emotional, as if her daughter had grown up in just a blink of an eye, and she was about to enjoy her gorgeous youth.

The manager was stunned. He looked at Loren and then at the books in the cage. He couldn't believe it: "Really, really?"

It seems to be the same today.

Her hair is thick and fluffy, growing wantonly like her thirst for knowledge and curiosity, and has strong vitality.Most of her face was covered by her hair, and only through her delicate collarbones and fair skin could one see that she was a beautiful girl.

Wearing a pure white dress, the skirt is neither long nor short, with irregular ruffles. A few strands of hair hang down diagonally from her forehead, and she has a youthful atmosphere.The girl's lips were thin and delicate. After applying lipstick, she added a bright and charming meaning. She pursed her lips and smiled. The moment of beauty seemed to make Loren's whole body electrified by a weather spell.

Before Loren could answer, a loud sound pierced the air, and the two halves of the "Monster Book of Monsters" grabbed the other one and cruelly tore it in half.

Madam Malkin made the two men stand on footstools at the back of the shop, and she and another clerk put robes on them, pinning them to fit their lengths.

Early morning two days later.

"Do you want lipstick? Mom can break a new one for you."

"Hogsmeade..." Hermione was silent for a moment, feeling extremely complicated.Under someone's instigation, the activity week that was supposed to be the most anticipated event for the third grade wizard no longer had any appeal to her.

"Add a little more hairspray."

……

Loren raised the letter in his hand: "It's a notice from the school——"

"Are you a student of Hogwarts? You are here so early!" Mrs. Malkin greeted with a smile. She was the same as when Loren first met her two years ago, short, chubby, and dressed in Dressed in purple.

Unwilling to give up, Hermione grabbed his shoulders and shook him, her tone unconsciously taking on a coquettish tone: "Let's go, Loren~"

They were both still little ones at that time, even more green than they are now. In the blink of an eye, they both grew a lot taller.

Loren's eyes looked at the girl. She was at the age of dazzling youth, and she looked beautiful even in her simple dress.She was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt with a white base decorated with a simple Dalmatian dog pattern. Below was a pair of light and loose brown shorts. White socks and dog cartoon slippers made the exposed calves straight and white. Like lotus root.

"Hmph, helping him solve such a big trouble is not free for life. Why are you stopping me from asking for more books?"

"Heh~~"

Hermione hummed, took his hand and walked towards the next shop.

"Yes, I believe it. You can ask Principal Dumbledore next semester to learn how to deploy an anti-Apparition magic circle in the bedroom."

Hermione closed the book "Parting Through the Fog to See the Future" in her hand, put the pendant around her neck, and looked at him with a smile: "Loren, Loren, how many secrets do you have that I don't know about?"

"Yeah," Hermione nodded, "We need -"

"Well..." Hermione pondered for a while, then changed her way of expressing it, "My birthday is all arranged by you, so just follow my arrangement for your birthday."

"There's no special news. It's just that third-year students can visit Hogsmeade openly. They must have their guardians sign the permission form enclosed with the letter."

If it weren't for the large golden letters "A Monster Book of Monsters" printed on the cover, Hermione would have thought it was some kind of scary beast.The little witch fell into silence. This was different from the magical textbook she had imagined.

Hermione covered her mouth and chuckled twice. It was clear and crisp, like a silver bell, and fell straight into Loren's heart.

In fact, no one wanted to buy more books more than Hermione, but she always felt that this behavior was like taking advantage of others.

Hmm... The uncommon ones are all expensive. He just picked Professor Snape's wool.

"I've tried it on, dear, you will look better in this!" Mrs. Malkin also smiled, "By the way, this lady's footstool is as high as yours."

Hermione didn't care. The next semester was next semester. If this bedroom was really anti-Apparition, she would still be able to enter the bedroom if she had the unlocking spell.

The Galleons I got from selling the unicorn hair haven't been spent yet, so I don't need to go to Gringotts.They first went to Madam Malkin's robe store to buy new magic robes. Loren and Hermione's school uniforms no longer fit, with the trouser legs and sleeves a few inches too short.

"Stop! Stop!" The manager couldn't stand anymore and quickly grabbed a book on the edge of the cage. Even if he was bitten, he would not let go. His fingers quickly ran across the spine of the book. The monster book immediately let go and lay quietly in his hand. Palm.

The other monster books in the cage were quiet for a few seconds, and then suddenly started to boil. As if they had learned some efficient method, they quickly joined forces in pairs to imitate the two books just now.

At the same time, she is also her husband's wife and the mother of their daughter. She does not do as much work in the clinic as Wendel, but she always has to work harder at home. In order to prepare breakfast for the family, she is often the first to get up in the Granger family.

I went to the Changing Ink stationery store and bought enough ink and quills, and most importantly, parchment. Hermione used too much parchment to write her History of Magic paper, and there wasn't enough parchment left to complete her Potions paper on the shrinking potion. .Loren found the color-changing ink interesting and bought two bottles.

"Get out of the way!" the manager yelled impatiently, put on thick gloves, picked up a big cane covered with knots, and walked towards the cage door where hundreds of "Monster Books of Monsters" were closed. .

"Is it my birthday or yours, why do you start making wishes?" Loren joked with a smile.

The weather is very good today, with blue sky and white clouds, and the sun is warm but not scorching.

The sight in the store surprised Hermione. The store usually displayed gilded magic books as thick as a pyramid, but now the bookshelf was gone and replaced by an iron cage containing hundreds of strange books.

There were past issues of the Daily Prophet on the counter of the stationery store. Loren glanced at them while waiting for Hermione.

After briefly treating the injury on his hand with a healing spell, the manager quickly came over, grabbed Loren's hand and shook it, with tears in his eyes: "Thank you! Thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't dare to think about this. How much loss the monster book will cause, even more than the two hundred "Invisible Book of Invisibility" that disappeared after being bought..."

"Useful! Really useful!"

After saying that, he pushed him out and closed the door neatly.

Monica shook her head and walked up: "My little Hermione, stop torturing your hair so hard. Mommy will teach you some girly skills. Your hair doesn't have to be all tied up. It doesn't look good if it sticks to your scalp. Take out a few strands..."

"Well, why haven't I received the book list that Harry mentioned a few days ago?" Before he could finish speaking, Hermione couldn't wait any longer. She walked closer in slippers and snatched the sheepskin from his hand. A quick look at stationery.

Loren watched these books fight with great interest. The bookstore clerk probably hated Hagrid the most. He didn’t know how the bookstore purchased them. Didn’t he ask the publisher how to tame these books?

Loren shook his head with a proud expression: "You said it was a secret, how could you tell it?"

In the end, the manager, on behalf of Flourish and Blott Bookstore, gave them two sets of textbooks for free and promised a [-]% discount on future book purchases.

The manager of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore walked up to him and asked abruptly: "You're from Hogwarts? Are you here to buy new textbooks?"

As the largest wizarding commercial street in the UK, Diagon Alley is always crowded with people during the school season at the end of August every year, but it is only the beginning of August, so it’s okay at the moment, although there is no shortage of wizards, goblins and charmers coming and going on the street. Baby, but the road is still clear enough for Loren and Hermione to travel freely.

"Wait a minute," Loren couldn't bear to stop him, "Didn't you ask the publisher how to deal with it when you purchased the goods? As long as you touch the spines, these books will quiet down."

Hermione blinked her eyelids, feeling amused: "Am I a little taller than you now?"

When Loren opened the door and saw Hermione like this, he couldn't help but froze.

His expression contained one part courage to face death, two parts fear of pain, and one part the social animal's own desperation.

Loren was unwilling to stay in front of the mirror for a moment, and hurriedly left with Hermione in hand.In order to divert Hermione's attention, Loren dragged her all the way into Flourish and Blotts Bookstore.

"Really? No, it's because the footrest and the heels of your shoes are higher!" Loren frowned and refused to admit it. In fact, girls develop earlier than boys, and Hermione is indeed taller than him now.

Loren and Hermione let them do what they did and cast their gazes on the mirror in front of them. They seemed to see a similar situation two years ago at the same time, when they were brought here by Professor McGonagall.

The sun was so bright that Loren's eyes dazzled for a moment, lost in the girl's charm.

Loren grabbed some dried meat and fed it to the two owls, poking the roots of their wings with his fingers from time to time. The two fluffy birds were not annoyed and focused on the food, letting him tease them.

Mrs. Granger pulled on her slippers and walked to the bathroom.

Just when Loren was in a daze, Grandpa Bates's voice came from the side: "You say it looks good, why are you so stunned?"

<divclass="contentadv">He looked at Hermione with a smile: "Hermione, Loren is left to you today. Keep an eye on this kid for me."

Hermione pulled her hair with both hands and tied them together tightly to tie them up. It was a bit difficult to speak because of the force, and her voice changed a little: "Stop talking, mother, come and help me!"

"Mom dressed me up, how does it look? Does it look good?" Hermione faced the scorching gaze and couldn't help feeling a little shy in her heart.

Hermione smiled brightly and didn't refute.

Hermione glanced at him quietly and slowly figured it out. She pretended to mention casually: "On your birthday, how about we go shopping in Diagon Alley. My birthday was spent in Hogsmeade." , your birthday is in Diagon Alley, it just so happens that we all meet."

The more Hermione spoke, the more confident she became, as if her words were trying to convince herself: "I stopped by to ask if you have any plans for your birthday. Yes, that's it."

When Loren walked out of Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore, she had a look of regret on her face, as if she had suffered a big loss.

Without lingering on this topic, Hermione noticed the unfamiliar owl on the windowsill and asked in confusion: "Has anyone written to me?"

The little witch's eyes lit up: "Harry mentioned this, the teaching material on protecting magical animals prepared by Hagrid is amazing! I really want to read this book now!"

The green covers were covered with a layer of beast fur, and these books were all tangled together, fighting each other menacingly, with broken pieces of paper flying everywhere, and some defeated books crawling on the ground like crabs.

Instead of going to the Leaky Cauldron, the two of them directly apparated into Diagon Alley.

Loren was still teasing the owl.

There are two photos on the left and right of the first page. On the left is a woman with a sinister face, vicious eyes, and messy hair. On the right is Loren's acquaintance, the short, fat and bald Peter Pettigrew.

Loren picked up the newspaper and looked at it. After half a minute, he probably understood what happened.

The Undersecretary of the Prisons Department of the Ministry of Magic defected and freed the Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange.The Ministry of Magic took advantage of the situation and announced the news of Peter Pettigrew's escape. Now, a senior official of the Ministry of Magic and two Death Eaters are listed as first-level wanted criminals.