Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Chapter 278 The Difficulty of Traveling
This year at The Burrow was relaxed and depressing.

Easy to understand, no matter what it looks like outside, as long as the Weasleys are in the Burrow, there will never be a shortage of laughter, even if those two people who used to provide most of the laughter are not here now.

However, today's severe situation has affected this happy place. Mr. Weasley's promotion is a good thing, but also a bad thing. After all, he has to go to work every day to face danger.And Bill, plus the twins who have been in the shop in Diagon Alley, Charlie who has not yet returned to England, and Percy, the guy who has not been in touch with his family so far, is the same.

Mrs. Weasley was worried. Although she never showed her vulnerable side, the clock that was always on her body to represent the safety of the Weasley family said it all.

Harry didn't notice the tension hiding in the relaxed atmosphere of the Burrow, maybe Hermione did, but she wouldn't tell Harry and Ron about it either.

To be able to spend the rest of the holiday in peace, and to have a garden Quidditch with Ron, Hermione, and Ginny every day, such days are already paradise for Harry.

Much better than at the Dursleys' in any case.

Of course, he still knows what's going on outside. The "Daily Prophet" publishes some bad news every day, Mr. Weasley and Bill will also say some news that has not been published in the newspaper when they come back, plus members of the Order of the Phoenix who come to visit the Burrow from time to time, everything Both made it clear to Harry that the horrors created by Voldemort and his followers were still sweeping across Britain.

This, on his birthday, did not change.

"There have been two more dementor attacks." Lupine, who specially brought Harry a birthday cake, hugged him, and said in the chat with others, "And the one in the north a few days ago They don’t shy away from Muggles at all now, and the Ministry of Magic simply doesn’t have enough manpower, and they were all sent to those big cities by Scrimgeour, when I arrived…”

"Okay, let's talk about something else, Remus..." Mrs. Weasley frowned and handed a piece of cake to Lupin, but Fleur took over before she could finish.

"Remember Florin Fusco?" Fleur said.

"The one who owns the ice cream shop in Diagon Alley?" Harry continued. "What's wrong with him?"

"According to the current signs, he should have been robbed, and he is in the store." Fu Rong said.

"Why? He's a nice guy, and he always treats us to free ice cream, although it's very small..." Ron stopped talking under Mrs. Weasley's glare.

At this time, Mr. Weasley said: "Speaking of Diagon Alley, it seems that Ollivander has disappeared."

"Ollivander from Ollivander's Wand Shop?" Ginny asked in surprise.

"Yes, that's him. There is no trace of a fight, and no one knows whether he left by himself or was kidnapped by those guys."

"Who should freshmen turn to for wands?" Harry asked.

"There's Cedric, he's been working in a wand shop since he graduated, and Amos has had a few fights with him about it," said Mr. Weasley. "He's not good at making new wands, but selling freshman wands should be. It's still ok..."

While eating the cake, Harry listened to them chatting about the outside world, with mixed emotions in his heart.Cedric, he knew, Hufflepuff's outstanding graduates, except for... that man, the best person at Hogwarts during the Triwizard Tournament.

And... Qiu's boyfriend...

The birthday night passed so plainly, and everyone was worried about things. Although there were constant laughter, the atmosphere was still a little depressed.But by the next day, the depression was gone.

Harry has received a letter from Hogwarts that he has been chosen as captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team!
"Great! Now you have the same status as the prefect, and you can also use the prefect's exclusive bathroom, and other things." Hermione sincerely sent her blessings.

"Harry, that's so cool! You are my captain now! Of course, if you let me play...hahaha..." Ron happily played with the badge representing the captain, and began to fantasize about the new semester. good life.

"Come on, Ron, you suck!" Ginny broke Ron's illusions mercilessly, and the two immediately quarreled.

No one tried to persuade, and no one tried to fight. This is a very normal thing in the Burrow.

"We can't procrastinate any longer. We have to go to Diagon Alley to buy you things for the new semester." Mrs. Weasley grabbed a Weasley with one hand, pulled them aside, and said seriously, "As long as Arthur doesn't work overtime on Saturday, so we will go there on that day!"

"In this situation, I wouldn't go there without him!"

Faced with Mrs. Weasley's serious attitude, Ron even made a joke, but was immediately taught a lesson, and he was really honest for several days.

On Saturday morning, Xu Shi was finally going to Diagon Alley. Everyone was a little nervous, for fear that Mr. Weasley's overtime work would ruin the plan.

Fortunately, that didn't happen.

Towards evening, a car pulled up outside the Burrow.Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny all wrapped themselves in a large cloak, and got into the car one by one at Mrs. Weasley's urging.

"That's great, this car is so spacious!" Ron stretched his limbs comfortably. He is now very tall, and he usually has to shrink in the Burrow.

"Don't get used to it, it's just for Harry." Mr. Weasley, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, turned his head and said, "He's the first-level protection now, and there are other security measures when we get to the Leaky Cauldron."

The car drives very fast, even faster than the Knight Bus, but it is more comfortable and will not roll around in the car due to sudden braking.Arriving at the Leaky Cauldron smoothly, they got out of the car one by one, and saw what Mr. Weasley called "other security measures".

"Hagrid! Long time no see!" Harry greeted enthusiastically, and Hagrid held him directly in his arms and let him go after a while.

"The Ministry of Magic was going to send a group of Aurors over, but Dumbledore said that as long as I was there, it would be enough." Hagrid warmly hugged the others again, and beckoned them in, "Okay, let's go in... "

The Leaky Cauldron was very deserted, only old Tom stood behind the bar, and he didn't need to wipe the table with the dirty rag, lying on it very bored.

Seeing Harry and the others coming in, they just raised their heads to say hello, and then lay down again.

"In this situation, you know, everyone is afraid to come out..." Hagrid deliberately lowered his voice, although it was useless.

They walked through the bar and came to the small courtyard with a trash can.Hagrid tapped the wall with his pink umbrella, and the wall rolled away, revealing a winding path.

After going through another doorway, they finally came to Diagon Alley.

(End of this chapter)