days at Hogwarts

Chapter 276 He went up!

After Harry left, Loren and Hermione paid for the ice cream and continued walking down the street to visit Diagon Alley.

When they passed by a magical animal store, a big ginger guy suddenly jumped out of the store. It was a long-haired cat. Its little paws were picking at Loren's trouser legs, and its round eyes were looking pitiful. Looked at him anxiously.

Hermione's eyes sparkled: "What a beautiful cat!"

You have some aesthetic filter for cats, Loren thought silently.

This ginger cat's hair is lush, fluffy and soft, and feels good to the touch, but it looks unhappy, with the corners of its mouth downwards and a gloomy expression, a bit like a weird persimmon.

Loren bent down and took the big guy into his arms, rubbed it and scratched its chin: "Are you here to seek refuge with me?"

"Meow--" The cat clamped its throat and tried to make a sweet sound, but when it opened its mouth, the sound broke. The voice was hoarse, like a cat with a smokey voice.

Crookshanks: "..."

Hermione couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing. She felt that the cat was even more cute. She stretched out her hands to smooth the long hair on its back.

Loren couldn't help but laugh. He probably remembered who this cat was.

Crookshanks listened to the laughter of the two people and felt that the cat's life was difficult.

If it hadn't sensed that this person's aura was very close to him, it wouldn't have suddenly jumped out of the cage, and wouldn't have followed the tricks of those little trolls in trying to win sympathy.It turned out to be self-defeating, and now I have no face to see anyone.

The ginger cat buried her head in Loren's arms, not daring to see people or stop being a little clipper.

"Crookshanks!" A witch wearing thick black glasses chased out of the store and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the cat in their arms, "Great, I thought you were hiding in the dark again. "

"Thank you for stopping this naughty guy for me." She thanked the two of them, and then took the cat from Loren's hand. "It's just because this cat is so naughty that it has been kept in the store for a long time. People want it.”

She turned and walked towards the shop. Crookshanks couldn't stay any longer and screamed at Loren and Hermione, looking extremely pitiful.

Hermione's heart softened and she pulled Loren to follow her quickly.

The shop is very small, the walls are densely hung with cages, the air smells bad, and it's noisy because the guys in the cages are all squeaking, chirping, or hissing .

Two huge purple toads sat in a cage and gorged themselves on dead blowflies, making them drool.A frighteningly large turtle sat by the window, its shell on its back shining like a gem.Poisonous orange snails squirm slowly on the walls of the glass tank.A chubby white rabbit turned into a satin hat with a snap, then changed back again, and kept changing like this.

There were also cats of every color, a cage of noisy ravens, and a basket of funny fluff balls the color of custards buzzing.There was a large cage on the counter, and the sleek black mice inside were playing a jumping game with their long bare tails.

The magic power of these magical animals is very weak, and they all have inconspicuous abilities. It is more like a pet shop than a magical animal store.

Hermione dragged the witch just now to negotiate the price. As for Crookshanks, the clerk was eager to sell it as soon as possible, so he seemed to have no bottom line on the price.

Loren looked around and asked enthusiastically: "Are there no magical animals such as invisible beasts, bird snakes, catnives or poisonous horned beasts here?"

"The customer was joking. Those dangerous magical animals are strictly prohibited from private breeding and trading by the Ministry of Magic." The witch with dark eyes raised her head. She looked around and saw that there were only two of them in the store, and she added in a low voice, "If the customer really has an idea, I can introduce some channels——"

"No!" Hermione interrupted their conversation categorically. She glared at Loren fiercely, "It's only 10 silver coins. Pay the bill!"

"Okay, okay." The witch said hurriedly. She probably said something she shouldn't have said. She even gave him an extra wicker frame.

Hermione held the wicker basket containing the cats in one hand and dragged Loren, who looked regretful, away with the other.

After leaving the store, Crookshanks was no longer restless. He pulled it out of the wicker frame and followed Loren around him. The fluffy little thing was so well-behaved, even if it wasn't so cute, it would still be cute. People like it.

"It seems to like you very much." Hermione's tone was a bit sour. It was obviously a pet she bought, but Loren turned out to be more like the owner of the cat. "The same is true for dolphins, and the same is true for cats. These animals are very Close to you.”

"Maybe it's talent." Loren smiled and used his feet to hold the cat away a little, so as not to accidentally step on its tail while walking.

I visited a second-hand junk shop, bought a bound volume of "The Daily Prophet" at the newspaper office, and then visited the Jumping Magic Joke Shop. The day ended like this.

……

In Hampstead Gardens on the outskirts of the city, the sunset was orange-colored and the clouds were like cloth. Everything in the field of vision was dyed with a layer of golden light, which was brilliant and brilliant.

boom!

The sound of gas explosions was heard, and the door of Granger's house, which was empty one moment, was suddenly filled with two people and a cat.

As soon as he stood still, the ginger Crookshanks jumped out of Loren's hand, lay down under a bush on the roadside and retched with his mouth wide open: "vomit-"

Not daring to disturb it rashly, Hermione knelt down and watched with some distress: "This is the first time it has Apparated. It must be very uncomfortable now."

"It will be nice to wait until I become more proficient in apparition," Loren said.

After a while, Crookshanks vomited a fur ball from his stomach, whimpered a few times in comfort, and soon became energetic and began to circle around Loren's feet again.

Hermione felt relieved and laughed and said, "I am so worried about this little thing. I am really heartless."

After shopping, the cat is fine, and it’s time to say goodbye today.

She stood up and looked at Loren, then suddenly hesitated and whispered, "Well, goodbye?"

"Wait!" Loren looked at her with burning eyes, "I've been holding it in for a whole day. Where is my birthday gift?"

Hermione felt that his gaze was like a fire spell, igniting the golden sunset glow. The air around her suddenly heated up and became scorching, causing the blood in her body to speed up unconsciously and her heart to beat rapidly.

The gift is in the pendant, which is a tie bought at a Tuofan clothing store.

In the morning, Monica, who was combing her daughter’s hair, learned about the birthday gift she had prepared and smiled jokingly: “Usually only wives prepare ties for their husbands~”

Thinking of her mother's instructions, the little witch's face turned red, and Hermione didn't dare to take it out.

It's all mom's fault... I should have given it a different gift if I had known earlier!

"Here, it!" Hermione pointed at the ginger cat, "This cat is my gift to you."

Crookshanks: "Meow?"

"So that's it." Loren sighed, making an infinitely sad expression, his tone full of grievance, "It doesn't matter, even if I've been looking forward to it all day, oh no, for a whole year. Although this is just a bird I suddenly remembered the cat I bought, even Harry’s birthday gift was prepared in advance. Even if-"

"That's enough, that's enough!" Although Hermione knew that this man was pretending to be weird, she just followed this trick. Who called him Loren?

Hermione pursed her lips and took out the red-gold-striped tie from the pendant.

There's nothing special about the style, it's just a Gryffindor classic, except that the fabric used by Tuofan Clothing Store is much better than Madam Malkin's, and the texture looks better, and it also has some added functions of being warm in winter and cool in summer.

Hermione's eyes were wandering around, but she didn't dare to look directly at Loren: "Tie, birthday present, bought from Tuofan Clothing Store."

A proud smile appeared on Loren's lips: "Tie my tie."

"You!" Hermione said angrily.

<divclass="contentadv">"Who told you to lie to me just now? This is compensation for my injured heart!" Luo Lun said confidently.

Hermione's fist hardened. If today wasn't this man's birthday, she would definitely hurt his body as well.

But who asked him to celebrate his birthday?

Hermione stood in front of Loren and felt the heat of his breath, which made her feel even more burning. The girl gritted her teeth and said, "Close your eyes!"

"Okay." Loren closed his eyes obediently.

Looking at the person in front of her, Hermione pursed her lips and remained silent, her eyes shining with luster... He was much more pleasing to the eye when he calmed down.

She unfolded the tie and passed it around his neck. Although she had seen her father tie a tie and her mother tied a tie for her father, this was the first time the girl had tied a tie for someone. She was a little unfamiliar and her hands unconsciously touched his chin and Neck, hot and burning.

In panic, he tied his tie even more slowly.

But fortunately, the evening wind was very slow, the clouds drifted very slowly, and the sun set very slowly. Even Crookshanks, who was circling under their feet, slowed down.

Loren quietly opened her eyes and looked carefully at the girl who was approaching. This was not the time when they were closest to each other. It was also common for their foreheads to touch their foreheads when they were playing and playing.

It's just that this moment seems different from usual. The wind is gentle and the clouds are slow. I can't tell what's different, it's just different.

Hermione's skin was very good, white and delicate, and the golden glow of the setting sun gave her a layer of light. From such a close distance, Loren could see the faint cyan blood vessels and thin hairs on her face.

Her eyelashes are long and she is concentrating on tying her tie. Her eyes flutter like butterfly wings when she blinks.The lips are delicate and beautiful. Although the lipstick on them was washed away when eating ice cream, only some remained on the lips, and the scattered bright red color was even more attractive.

Not sure what it would taste like.

Loren thought this, then he lowered his body slightly and moved closer.

"Well -" Hermione's mind went blank, the movements of her hands stopped, and her heart beat at an unprecedented speed.

Boom!Boom!

Almost jumping out of my chest.

Loren felt a delicate and soft feeling, like pudding.What was stronger than the touch was the girl's exhalation. The suddenly accelerating breath brought the girl's fragrance into his heart.

Warm gently.

The scent of hairspray and shampoo, the scent of detergent on the skirt, the scent of girly milk... I couldn't tell what it was, but my nose was full of Hermione's scent.

……

"Loren, I'm back!" Bates opened the door with a large bag of fertilizer and plant medicine, changed his shoes and entered the house.

He saw an extra ginger cushion on the sofa, and Loren sat upright with a silly smile on his face.

Bates was a little surprised. Loren usually would collapse like a mollusk when his butt touched the sofa, but today his sitting posture was so normal.

"How did you play with little Hermione today? By the way, Wendell and Monica are too busy and tired, so they won't come over. Please ask me to hand over the birthday gift to you." Bates said, and he came closer. I discovered that the cushion was actually a big cat.

This stirred up his memory of managing animals on the ranch. Bates picked up Crookshanks who was sleeping on the sofa, brushed aside its long hair and looked at it, then opened its mouth to look at its teeth.

Bates smiled and praised: "It's a good lamb, but it's a little malnourished. Once fed, it must be a good hunter."

Crookshanks looked confused and allowed Bates to look at it.

Loren still didn't move, looking stupidly at the air in front of him with a stupid smile on his face.

"You're stupid, you don't know what's going on?" Bates muttered and took Crookshanks into the bathroom to give him a bath.

On the other side, Granger's house.

"Hermione, it's time for dinner!" Wendell knocked on his daughter's bedroom door.

"Don't eat—"

Her daughter's voice was muffled, as if coming from the quilt or pillow she was covering her body with.

Wendell scratched his head and seemed to remember something: "You guys went out to play today and had dinner with Loren?"

"Yes! I've eaten!"

This time the voice was clearer, and the daughter seemed to emerge from the quilt, but it was a little strange, her voice seemed to be filled with anger and embarrassment.

"Has the girl's puberty arrived?" Wendell was confused and shook his head as he went to discuss his daughter's puberty with his wife. Then he was scolded by Monica, which made him even more confused.

……

Loren opened his eyes drowsily and woke up from the bed.

When he straightened up, he stretched his arms and lumbar spine, then leaned against the bed and stared at the bedroom door in a trance.Usually at this time, Hermione would Apparate in his bedroom to wake him up.

Then the memory of yesterday gradually came to mind.

My A is up! ?

I actually went straight to A! !

Hermione won't ignore me again, will she?

"emmm..."

She didn't seem to refuse at that time, nor was she angry.

Loren thought so, got up and put on his shoes, rubbed his face and walked to the bathroom. After washing, he found the clean ginger cat on the sofa.

Sensing the arrival, Crookshanks raised his head and opened his yellow eyes: "Meow?"

"It's okay." Loren chuckled, "Let's go wake your master up."

"Meow?"

"That's right, Hermione is your master, and she paid for you."

After picking up Crookshanks, Loren shook his wand and disappeared with a bang.