Magical Studies at Hogwarts

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

Moreover, Ike himself also knew that being taken away by Newt was the best choice for Ellie.

As the Christmas holidays approach, the pace at Hogwarts slows down again.This has become the norm. Although things big and small happen in the first half of every school year, things magically calm down again around Christmas.

Both professors and students are used to it.

Different from last year, not many students chose to go home this year, especially the third graders, who basically stayed in school.To be honest, the British wizarding world today is not at peace. The Ministry of Magic has dispatched a large number of Auroras, 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 their searches and searches were in vain.

But this is the job of the Ministry of Magic, and it seems that since Fudge came to power, such actions have been happening almost every moment.

Just 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 were still very excited. The timing was just right. Everyone wanted to buy some favorite things in Hogsmeade, so that they might be able to get the envy and admiration of their family and friends during the holidays.

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

Just like last time, Ike put all the potions that he had been practicing brewing for so long into a small handbag. He didn't go there that early and didn't arrive at the Pig's Head Bar until almost noon.

It snowed a few days ago, and the entire Hogsmeade was covered in thick snow, and the weather was extremely cold.Even though he was prepared in advance, Ike still felt like his body was frozen.

After covering up and walking into the bar, Ike saw a witch wearing a thick coat sitting at the last seat.He rubbed his hands and went over, sitting directly opposite the witch.

"I thought it really had to wait until after Christmas." The witch greeted.

"Just here to try 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 spell and the blurring spell, and then put the bag directly on the table.

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

"Polyjuice potion and antidote are almost the same as last time...huh? There is actually a bottle of Buffy Brain Refresher!" The witch was surprised. "Is this a good one or a bad one?"

"You wouldn't believe it if I said it was good, even though it is." Ike replied casually.

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

Of course, the effect is naturally not as good as Snape's bottle, but the difference is not huge.

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

"There are 500 galleons in it."

"The quantity of the potion this time is about the same as last time, so I'll give you the same price as last time. I can't give you the market price for this bottle of Baffy's Brain Refreshing Potion, but at 150 galleons, you won't be at a loss. "

After checking the amount of Galleons, Ike nodded and put it away.

"Pleasant to work with."

With that said, just as he was about to stand up, he heard the witch suddenly ask: "Speaking of which...since you can get the Bafa Brain Refreshing Potion, what about the Felicity Potion?"

"I can give you 300 galleons a bottle!"

"There is no blessed elixir." Ike shook his head, "Also, this is the last transaction."

"No!" The witch panicked, "I can raise the price for you!"

"Sorry." As soon as he finished speaking, Ike took off the silencing and blurring spells, opened the door and left.

With 500 Galleons in his pocket and his assets increased by almost half, Ike is actually no longer short of money. He doesn't need to buy expensive things like broomsticks. This amount of money can even buy a house in some wizard villages. A better house.Just buying some ordinary potion materials and alchemy materials doesn't actually cost much.

If those expensive materials were really needed, Ike could go to the Forbidden Forest to look for them himself. If not, he could secretly go to Snape's storage room to get some autumn wind.

Snape couldn't do anything to him anyway.

After waiting at the door of the Three Broomsticks Bar for a while, Stewart and others, who purchased another batch from Honeydukes, finally arrived.Pushing the door open, there are still many people, but it is rare to find a seat.After everyone ordered their drinks, they began to share their harvests.

Ms. Rosmerta quickly served the drinks. Ike picked up his lemon honey black tea and took a sip, quietly listening to Stewart and others chatting.

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

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

"Nothing." Ike shook his head and shrank back.

Stuart, who was in good faith, looked around and saw Hermione and the three of them who had just squeezed in just two tables apart. He let out a long "Oh" and then pulled Terry.

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

"Oh..." Terry, Michael and Anthony all looked like they suddenly understood, but Ike shrank back again, almost casting a disguise spell on himself.

Seeing Ike like this, several people finally stopped with satisfaction.It's not anything else, the main reason is that if I really bully Ike here, no one will be able to reap the benefits when I get back to school.

With Ike's strength, they wouldn't even notice if he tried to trick them without knowing it.

"If I'm not mistaken... that's Harry Potter?" Terry said with hindsight, "Isn't there a way for him to come to Hogsmeade?"

"Maybe he has other ways." Stewart didn't care at all, "Don't worry about this, it's just 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 losing the halo of defeating the basilisk last year, at least Raven None of the Crows were very fond of Harry.

A few people chatted for a while and then naturally changed the topic.

After a while, the door of the tavern opened again. It was Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick, followed by a man whose head almost reached the ceiling. He was chatting with a fat wizard wearing a dome-hard hat, but it was Ministers Hague and Fudge.

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

The professors first walked around the bar, then walked to the seats next to Harry. Quietly, the Christmas tree next to the table moved to a position that was right between Harry and the professors' table.

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

"Do you think Black is still around here? Minister." This was Ms. Rosmerta's voice.

"I believe it's still there," Minister Fudge replied, "You know, he can't let that child go."

"It's really unimaginable. Among so many people who have taken refuge in that person who cannot be named, Sirius is the one I least imagined..."

"This is nothing, you still don't know the worst thing he did..."

"You should remember who his best friend was in school." Professor McGonagall said, "James Potter and Sirius Black, no two people have ever been as close as them..."

Ike picked up the cup and took a sip. He faced Stuart and others, but listened to Professor McGonagall's conversation.

To be honest, if he didn't know the plot and just judged from what they said, Ike would have thought that Sirius was a very bad person, betraying and killing his best friend, no matter what era or where he was. They are all intolerable to others, and escaping from Azkaban shows that he has extraordinary abilities.

Now, who would have thought that the really bad one is Peter Pettigrew, who has always been submissive, timid and just following James Potter and Sirius?

In a daze, Ike seemed to see a black dog looking straight at the house opposite the bar.

Suddenly, an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and with the words "...Red-gallant Loyalty Curse...Secret Keeper..." in his ears, Ike took another sip of sweet honey lemon black tea.

"Sorry Blake, I might have to get involved..."