This Saturday morning was traditionally the time of the first "Hogsmeade Week" of the new term.
Almost all the little wizards above grade 3 who were allowed to leave the Hogwarts's castle for free activities chose to participate. In fact, according to the rules of the new semester, students of all grades could choose to use this weekend to return to their respective homes and reunite with their parents. However, due to the rise of the floating city, most parents chose to come to the Hogwarts themselves instead of letting their children go back. This way, the little wizards in grade 1 and 2 who were too young could begin to explore the city of Hogwarts with the company of their parents.
Cheap replicas of the Gubrai Immortal Fire, known as the Eternal Fire, had been installed in the city and streets of the Hogwarts, illuminating the streets and shops of the city for the staff who slept during the day, the customers who shopped at night, and the tourists who wanted to explore the night view of the Hogwarts at night. However, this did not give any advantage to the new guards in the city and the armed forces of the Umbrella Red Department who wore masks with night vision equipment.
The commercial square outside the Ravenclaw Temple in the southern part of the city of knowledge had become the first choice of the students and tourists today. This was the commercial center of Hogwarts that never closed its doors. The announcement stated that this place would never be closed except for festivals.
The Umbrella Corporation in the city also had a headquarters in this commercial area, not far from the shops they served or owned. Other than a few patrol boats and the Umbrella Wizards who rode on fire dragons, most of the floating ships of various models were also parked in the square and the docks on the outer shell of the city. After all, the manufacturing industry of Hogwarts had just started not too long ago. The workshop owners who lived here still needed time to adapt and plan a new production plan.
"There aren't so many people in Diagon Alley …" Ron was a little stunned when he saw the commercial area that had begun to flourish. "Let's not talk about Hogsmeade Week or Muggle's train station … I've never seen so many people at once …"
"It's' Hogwarts Week '! It's not 'Hogsmeade Week' anymore! Ron, Allen has announced the name change! "Jenny held Harry's arm and looked at Ron and Lavender who followed them with an unpleasant expression.
"So many people remind me of Muggle City." Harry patted Jenny's shoulder, trying to lighten the mood. "Look, the steps of the temple are filled with … uh … I noticed that there are quite a few foreign wizards?"
"That energy nucleus has been placed in the temple for people to visit. These people must be after the divine artifact …" Ron looked very proud. "That's not bad. Did you see the way these foreigners look at us?"
"Luo, you are right! From now on, we Hogwarts Adepts will feel superior no matter where we go! " Lavender was almost hanging on Ron's body. "The only bad thing is that we ran above the clouds after we rose up. It's a little hot. Let's go to Madam Pardev's teahouse to rest." She acted coquettishly. "Madam Pardev's teahouse rented a big shop here and opened a branch that's even bigger than the main store … Let's go take a look!"
Lavender pinched her throat and laughed. Her voice was like sprinkling sugar. Jenny, who was holding Harry's arm, couldn't stand it anymore. Harry also felt a little uncomfortable because of Lavender's sudden sense of superiority. Thus, they tacitly looked at each other and decided to get rid of Ron and his wife.
Jenny took the initiative to speak up. "Lavender, you and Ron can go by yourselves. It's such a hot day, I want to eat something cold."
It seemed that Lavender didn't want to spend too much time with her boyfriend's sister over the weekend. She waved her hand at Harry and the others, then quickly dragged Ron, who still wanted to explore the new city with Harry, to the side.
"At least look on the bright side. The new city is so big. There won't be many classmates who can see them being lovey-dovey …" Jenny looked at her brother and his girlfriend and sighed.
"Jenny, we can go to Madam Pardev's teahouse in Hogsmeade." Harry had made some progress in reading his girlfriend's thoughts. "Sirius wanted to look for me today … I told him I had to catch up on my homework … I hope we won't run into him later."
"Then we have to keep our eyes open … Sirius was actually free at that time? Is his department so free? My dad and Percy were so busy after the floating city took off … The pureblood families in the country and the magic governments abroad are all trying to contact the Ministry of Magic … "Jenny was quite pleased with her boyfriend's attentiveness." You have to go back to the new hut with me before dinner. Mom is preparing dinner for us … But for now, we can go to the Florin Popco's ice cream shop to take a look. I saw an advertisement on TV yesterday that said it's near the west porch … "
"He's the only one who has so much free time … Josephine Harris has already written me a few letters to remind my godfather not to be late or leave early … He has work today, but he still invited me to visit the new city … Jenny, you know what I mean …" Harry sighed. "Let's go. Florin is very nice to me. He knows a lot about medieval witchcraft. When I was staying at the Broken Cauldron, I often did my homework in his shop. He helped me a lot with my thesis on medieval witchcraft and gave me a free box of ice cream every half an hour."
Florin Popco's ice cream shop was not hard to find. It was located on the second floor to the left of the west porch under a huge parasol. Everything was brand new. The parasol was enchanted and the colors on the surface of the parasol changed. There were also advertisements flashing on it for today's specials, such as chocolate, raspberry, and crushed nut ice cream.
At this moment, Emily was in Florin's cold drink shop with her followers, who were carrying bags of various sizes.
"Miss Harris! Welcome! Finally, we don't have to wait until the holidays to see you here … "Florin Popco walked over with a smile. He was wearing a red magician's robe and had a mustache. He looked very friendly and harmless, but most wizards respected him because he was the descendant of Dexter Popco, the former headmaster of Hogwarts.
"Mr. Popco! I'm so glad to see you outside of Diagon Alley! " Emily's eyes followed the changes of the desserts and cold drinks on the menu. Her smile became more sincere and innocent. "I want a toffee ice cream, three strawberry peanut butter ice cream …" Emily looked back at Draco and his two followers. "As for these gentlemen …"
"A green applesauce ice cream and two extra large chocolate chip cookies will be fine." Pan Xi keenly took over the conversation and described her boyfriend's taste to the boss. The oversized portion made the tall Crabbe and Gower smile uncontrollably.
"Green applesauce? Didn't Draco just eat an apple when he came? Okay … "Emily shrugged." Oh, by the way, help me get a gill pudding … "She paused." And a Catalan caramel custard and … Mr. Popco … Is there any dessert that isn't sweet? "
"Dessert that isn't sweet? Uh … "Florin Popco was a little embarrassed. He did not know how to satisfy the taste of the little princess of Harris in front of him. In fact, if it was someone else, he might have thought that she was here to make trouble or prank him." If you're willing to wait a little longer, I can make a non-sweet bitter coffee-flavored dessert from scratch, but gill pudding … Miss Lovegood usually comes here every day during class … She's on holiday today, but she doesn't come by herself … Her style is quite similar to her father's magazine … "
Gabrielle was a little confused. "Didn't Luna say that she's sick and is on holiday?"
"I suspect that Allen is accommodating her laziness … In any case, I don't believe that Allen is so powerful that there's no illness that he can't cure." Draco was aware that there was something fishy going on. He said with some resentment, "Recently, Allen doesn't want to play with me … with us."
"It's not Miss Lovegood, it's me who wants to try it …" Laura looked at Emily and took the initiative to find a reason to take it.
"Well, I just bought it for Laura, but Luna's health hasn't been good recently, but it seems that her temperament hasn't changed. She actually sneaked out and bought desserts to eat …" Emily looked at the Wolf Mother's daughter with satisfaction. Laura did not know Luna's true identity, but she still keenly found a reason for herself.
After the floating city took off, Luna announced at home that she wanted to study magic and take care of the temple, so she temporarily took a break from school in the name of illness. But now Emily was not sure whether this crazy girl really had something to do or just wanted to be lazy.
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