Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Chapter 119 White and Black

Ellie's departure still made Ike a little sad, but when a magizoologist who is well-known in the magic world made such a move, there was nothing he could do.

Moreover, in fact, Ike himself knows that being taken away by Newt is the best choice for Ellie.

As the Christmas holidays approached, the pace of Hogwarts slowed down again.This has become the norm, and although there are big and small things happening in the first half of each school year, it will magically return to calm around Christmas.

Both professors and students are used to it.

Unlike last year, not many students chose to go home this year, especially those in the third grade, who basically stayed in school.Today's British wizarding world is actually not peaceful. The Ministry of Magic has dispatched a large number of Aurora, some of them are distributed around Hogwarts with Dementors, and the rest are all over the UK looking for traces of Sirius.

They didn't know that Sirius was an illegal Animagus, and all the searching and searching was futile.

But that's what the Ministry of Magic does, and it seems like it's been happening almost every hour since Fudge came to power.

On the Saturday before Christmas, Hogwarts opened the second permission to go to Hogsmeade, and when this weekend is over, it will officially enter the Christmas holiday.

The little wizards are still very excited, the timing is just right, everyone is thinking about buying something they like in Hogsmeade, maybe they can get the envy and appreciation of their family and friends during the holiday.

Of course, this is for those who choose to go home for the holidays, and those who stay in school to make the holidays more interesting.

Just like last time, Ike put all the potions he had practiced brewing for so long into a small handbag. He didn't go so early, and he came to the Pig's Head Bar almost at noon.

A few days ago, it snowed several times, and the whole of Hogsmeade was covered with thick snow, and the weather was unbearably cold.Even though he had prepared in advance, Ike still felt his body was frozen.

After covering up and walking into the bar, Ike saw a witch in a thick coat sitting on the previous seat at a glance.Rubbing his hands together, he sat down directly opposite the witch.

"I thought it would really be after Christmas." The witch greeted.

"Just trying my luck."

"What would you do if you didn't meet me today?"

"Sell it to someone else." Ike replied casually, skillfully put on the Silencing Charm and Blur Charm, and then directly put the bag on the table.

The witch looked at Ike with questioning eyes, and began to check the contents after getting permission.

"The compound decoction and the antidote are almost the same as last time...Huh? There is even a bottle of Buffy's brain refresher!" The witch was surprised, "Is this the good one or the bad one?"

"You won't believe me when I say it's good, even though it's true," Ike replied casually.

Ever since he received a bottle of Buffy's Brain Refreshing Potion from Snape in July, Ike has been working hard to brew a bottle by himself. After several months of hard work, after the potion skill finally reached LV5, he finally managed to This bottle did the trick.

Of course, the effect is naturally not as good as Snape's bottle, but the gap is not too big.

"Okay, okay, it doesn't matter if it's true or not." The witch nodded, put away all the potions, and took out a money bag.

"It contains 500 Galleons."

"The quantity of potion this time is about the same as last time, so I will give you the same price as last time. I can't give you this bottle of Buffy Brain Refreshing Potion at the market price, but you are not at a disadvantage at the price of 150 Galleons. "

After checking the number of Garen, Ike nodded and put it away.

"Pleasant to work with."

As she said that, just as she was about to get up, the witch suddenly asked, "By the way... since you can get the Buffy Brain Refreshing Potion, what about the Bliss Potion?"

"I can give you 300 Galleons a bottle!"

"No Felicity Elixir." Ike shook his head, "Also, this is the last transaction."

"Don't!" The witch panicked, "I can raise the price for you!"

"Sorry." As soon as the words fell, Ike tore off the Silencing Charm and Blurring Charm, opened the door and left.

The 500 Galleons came in, and his assets had increased by nearly half. Ike was actually not short of money now, and he didn't need to buy expensive things like flying broomsticks. This amount of money could even buy a house in some wizarding villages. A better house.Just buying some common potion materials and alchemy materials, the cost is actually not that big.

If it was those expensive materials, Ike could go to the Forbidden Forest to find them by himself, or he could go to Snape's storage room secretly to play the autumn wind.

Anyway, Snape couldn't do anything to him.

After waiting at the door of the Three Broomsticks for a while, Stuart and others who purchased another batch from Honeydukes finally came.Pushing the door open, there are still many people, but it is rare to have a seat.After ordering their own drinks, they began to share their gains.

Ms. Rosmerta quickly brought up the drinks, and Ike took a sip of his lemon honey black tea, listening quietly to Stuart and the others chatting.

After a while, the door of the bar opened, Ike glanced at it and shrunk his body subconsciously.

"What's wrong, Ike?" Terry asked.

"It's nothing." Ike shook his head and shrank again.

The trustworthy Stuart looked around, saw the three Hermiones who had just squeezed into the table two tables apart, let out a long "oh", and then pulled Lateri.

"Okay, okay, don't think about it, Ike's nemesis is here."

"Oh..." Terry, Michael, and Anthony all acted like they had suddenly realized it, but Ike shrank back again, almost putting himself under a spell of disillusionment.

Seeing Ike like this, several people finally stopped in satisfaction.It's not anything else, the main reason is that Ike is really going to be bullied here, and when they return to school, there will be no good fruit for them.

With Ike's strength, they wouldn't even notice if they were dealt with unconsciously.

"If I'm not mistaken...that's Harry Potter?" Terry felt a little belatedly, "Isn't there no way for him to come to Hogsmeade?"

"Maybe he has something else to do." Stuart didn't care at all, "Don't worry about this, it's a trouble."

If everyone's attitude towards Harry in the first grade was still based on curiosity and admiration, then after the things he did in the past two years, especially after the halo of defeating the Basilisk last year, at least LaVine None of the Crowes were too fond of Harry.

A few people chatted for a few words, and naturally changed the subject.

After a while, the door of the tavern opened again, and it was Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick, followed by a man whose head almost reached the ceiling, chatting with a fat and polite wizard wearing a cupola. Hagrid and Minister Fudge.

This time, it was Harry and the three who wished to hide themselves.

The professors went to the bar to turn around, and then walked to the seat next to Harry. The Christmas tree next to the table moved quietly, just blocking the table between Harry and the professors.

Ike quietly sat up straight, moved his fingers slightly, and the conversation over there immediately fell into his ears.

"Do you think Blake is still here, Minister." It was Ms Rosmerta's voice.

"I'm sure it's still there," Minister Fudge replied. "You know, there's no way he'd let that kid go."

"It's really unimaginable. Among so many people who have taken refuge in that unnamed person, Sirius is the last thing I can imagine..."

"It's nothing, you don't know the worst thing he did..."

"You should remember who his best friend was at school," said Professor McGonagall. "James Potter and Sirius Black, never were two people as close as they were..."

Ike picked up the cup and took a sip, facing Stuart and the others, while listening to Professor McGonagall's conversation.

To be honest, if he didn’t know the plot and judged only by what they said, Ike would also think that Sirius is a terrible person, betraying and killing his best friend, no matter what age and place They are all intolerable, and escaping from Azkaban also shows that he has extraordinary abilities.

Now, who would have guessed that the really bad guy was Peter Pettigrew, who has always been submissive and timid, just following James Potter and Sirius?
In a daze, Ike seemed to see a black dog looking straight at the room opposite the bar.

Suddenly, an imperceptible smile inadvertently appeared on the corner of his mouth. Accompanied by the words "...The Loyalty Curse...The Secret Keeper..." in his ear, Ike took another sip of the sweet honey lemon black tea.

"Sorry Blake, maybe I have to intervene..."

(End of this chapter)