HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

Qiu Zhang could finally go home for Christmas this year. The day before Christmas, Qiu Zhang and Cedric agreed to go to Hogward Village to spend their own Christmas day.

As usual, he and Cedric cooperated tacitly to trigger the mechanism of the Whomping Willow, and the two went to Hogward Village through the Shrieking Shack.

This year's Hogward Village is still covered with snow, and patches of universities cover their rooftops, pine trees, and streets, seeming to cast a holy halo over this old little village. Except it's still cold...

"Huh...how come the weather in Hogward Village is completely different from that in Hogwarts? It's too cold."

As soon as Qiu Zhang finished speaking, he saw a sudden layer of warmth on his neck. It turned out that Cedric had divided half of his scarf for Qiu Zhang to tie.

Qiu Zhang turned his head to say thank you, but found that he and Cedric had been very close for some time. Qiu Zhang could even see his reflection in Cedric's deep eyes.

"Sed..."

Cedric was not much better. The consequence of wrapping two people with a scarf at the same time was that he would unconsciously stick to Qiu Zhang to prevent the scarf from rubbing off. Just like this, the faint citrus scent on Qiu Zhang's body was looming, which made Cedric He couldn't help but get close to Qiu Zhang's neck and smell it carefully. He looked at Qiu Zhang's slightly confused eyes and blushed instantly in embarrassment.

"This scarf..."

It turned out that Qiu Zhang discovered that this scarf was given to him by her last year. Cedric breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down his inexplicable heartbeat, with a gentle smile on his lips.

"Yes, I always carry it."

Cedric stretched out his hand and rubbed the embroidered words Cedric&Qiu on the lower corner of the scarf repeatedly, his eyes gentle and focused.

Afterwards, Qiu Zhang warmed himself up and cast a warmth-preserving spell on himself, and the two of them left the Shrieking Shack and entered the territory of Hogward Village.

Qiu Zhang has already thought about it. He will definitely buy a lot of rare treasures in Hogward Village today. After buying Christmas gifts for his friends, it seems that today will be a fruitful day!

Qiu Zhang first went to Fengya Wizard Clothing Store to customize a royal blue dress for Marietta, then went to the Joke Shop to buy magical prank items for the Weasley twins, and bought some Quidditch information for Wood. magic items, and sent a brooch to Senior Davis... During this period, Qiu actively advised Cedric on choosing gifts for his friends.

……

"Oh, little sweeties, you are here again. Sometimes I can't help but wonder how easy it is to break through the walls of Hogwarts..."

Mrs. Pudif's sweet voice came from the side.

"Mrs. Pudifu~ We are so tired today, you'd better stop teasing us..."

Mrs. Pudif glanced at the gift boxes and various magic items piled on the floor, and nodded thoughtfully.

"It's understandable...then do you need some encouragement from Fat Angel to liven up the atmosphere?"

Cho Chang and Cedric shook their heads in agreement almost simultaneously.

"unnecessary!"

"Still not working, thank you!"

Well, Mrs. Puddieff looked like she was a little bit disappointed, and then turned around and walked away.

"and many more……"

Qiu Zhang couldn't hold back his sympathy and still hesitated.

"Wait, maybe... no, no, no..."

Well, it was because of that moment of not refusing that we had the spectacular scene now.

Some of the white and fat little angels were lying in Qiu Zhang's arms and smiling sweetly at her, some were jumping crazily on Cedric's back and called him a back slap, and some were in the air as usual. Fly around and scatter different candies.

Qiu Zhang was immersed in such an environment and looked into Cedric's eyes opposite him, and could only smile helplessly.

...at dusk...

At dusk, the sky in Hogward Village was dyed bright red, reflecting the white snow on the roof with a warm orange color.

Cho Chang and Cedric planned to return to Hogwarts after resting. Qiu Zhang first put all the gifts and purchases into the bag with the telescopic charm, and then left the teahouse with Cedric.

Maybe it was Christmas Eve, so I saw senior students from Hogwarts from time to time on the way, but fortunately, there weren't many classmates that Qiu Zhang and Cedric knew.

It wasn't until the two of them were about to reach the Screaming Shack that a familiar figure came into Qiuzhang's sight. It was actually Wood and several Gryffindor friends who had just come out of Devis and Bans store, holding several packaged Quidditch props in their hands...

Suddenly, Wood looked up, as if he and Qiu Zhang were looking at each other for a moment. Qiu Zhang was so frightened that he pulled Cedric into the Three Broomsticks bar next to him.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Qiu Zhang's nervous expression, Cedric looked at Qiu Zhang with a gentle tone and showed concern.

"It's okay, I just saw Oliver. You know, if Oliver and my mother sue me for violating school rules and coming outside the school, my mother will be very angry!"

Qiu Zhang felt his heartbeat gradually calming down, and led Cedric to sit down in a corner of the tavern.

"Want something to drink?"

A boy with fried hair and the smell of alcohol and tobacco came over and asked impatiently.

"Um...I'd like a butterbeer then!"

Qiu Zhang was choked by the unpleasant smell that hit his nose. He couldn't react for a moment. He frowned and didn't know what to say. He just pointed at the first signature drink on the menu.

"We're not in third grade yet, can we drink?"

Cedric's tone slowed down, with some worry and hesitation.

"It's so cold, how about two hot meads!"

Cedric looked at Qiu Zhang, with a soft smile on his lips, seeking Qiu Zhang's consent.

Soon, two glasses of hot mead were served. Qiu Zhang drank sip after sip, looking at the door of the tavern with very concerned eyes from time to time.

"How about I go and help you see if Senior Wood is still there?"

Seeing that Qiu Zhang seemed to be very concerned, Cedric offered his help in a gentlemanly manner. Qiu Zhang immediately waved his hand and looked away.

"It's okay, he probably didn't see me. Let's go back to school after drinking the mead..."

After saying that, Qiu Zhang continued to drink her mead slowly, taking small sips and sipping from time to time, looking very satisfied.

"Hiccup~hiccup~"

Only then did Cedric realize that Qiu Zhang's cheeks were flushed at some point, his ears were already red from the ear bones to the earlobes, and his eyes were blurred, as if he was drunk.

"Qiu, you..." (only a glass of honey wine)

A flash of panic flashed in Cedric's eyes, and then he looked worried and supported Qiu Zhang, who was swaying, and stood up.

"Qiu, let's go back to school!"

Hearing his name, Qiu Zhang tilted his head subconsciously, a drunken smile hanging on his lips, but his eyes looked at Cedric lazily.

"Seh~de~(?ˉ??ˉ??)"

Qiu Zhang smiled foolishly. Seeing that Qiu Zhang was not very awake, Cedric's eyes were full of worry. He supported Qiu Zhang with both hands, who was still about to jump up and down, and carefully led her out of the tavern and planned to go back to school.

Holding Qiu Zhang's waist with one hand, he carefully pushed open the wooden door of the screaming shack with the other hand. As the old wooden door opened with a creak, an unexpected figure appeared.

"Senior Wood!"

Wood, who was stuck in the darkness without any light, had a cold expression. He stood motionless and stared at Cedric with dark eyes. His expression seemed like he had lost several Quidditch games...

The two of them, plus a dazed Qiu Zhang, froze in place for a moment of silence, unable to reach a stalemate.

After a long time, Wood walked up to Cedric and picked up the sleepy Qiu Zhang, who was about to fall to the side. He then turned around and left without looking back.

Cedric wanted to reach out to save him, but he just stayed on the spot for a long time. His eyes were lost and he stared at the back of Wood holding Qiu Zhang as he left for a long time. He couldn't recover for a long time. In the end, he just slowly curled up his fingers and clenched his fist and took it back. The lowered eyes also had a dark and unclear expression.