Ravenclaw's Sapphire

Hermione pushed open the door of the Three Broomsticks angrily. As soon as she entered the bar, she felt extremely comfortable. The howling wind outside was blocked by the thick doors and windows, and the fireplace inside the house was burning brightly.The bar was very noisy and the bar was almost half full.Most of the guests found a table to comfortably enjoy the drinks in their hands, only a short wizard chose to sit in front of the bar.

Hermione wanted to find a table first, but it suddenly occurred to her that she chose the three broomsticks to wait for someone, so she walked quickly to the bar and found a seat in the corner.

"Little guy, what do you plan to drink?" The woman who was busy at the bar came over and asked enthusiastically.Hermione noticed that the woman was beautiful, with a curvaceous figure, and even though she looked older, she still had a mature and seductive charm.

"Er, a hot butterbeer, ma'am, would you?" Hermione added. "You know it's pretty cold out."

"No problem, my butterbeer is always well-received here, especially in this kind of weather when the wind blows like a knife." The lady quickly prepared a mug of warm butterbeer and pushed it to Hermione , she saw Hermione's uncomfortable eyes, and said actively: "I am the owner of this small bar, you can call me Rosmerta. Is this your first time in Hogsmeade, little Gryffindor?" guy?"

"Ah, yes... Thank you for the butterbeer, Ms. Rosmerta." Hermione took a big swig eagerly, feeling her cold body start to heat up immediately.She found that Rosmerta helped her lower the alcohol content, which made the butterbeer more of an alcoholic drink. "You're such a caring person."

"It's nothing, I receive a lot of children like you here every year. And Minerva once protested to me, saying that I induced her students to drink alcohol - since then I will pay special attention to changing the alcohol content for you , I don’t want to get into any trouble because of it.” Rosmerta smiled.

"Really good, ma'am." Hermione nodded appreciatively at her.Rosmerta brought her another small plate of snacks, and went back to her own business.

Hermione looked around the bar as she sipped her drink.As one of Hogsmeade's signatures, the three broomsticks are often the first choice for tourists and students who come to visit. The whole building is obviously a warm and comfortable arrangement, which is very suitable for sitting and talking among friends. , or even a date between couples, but anyway, it is not suitable for a person to hang out.

When she thought of this, a burst of embarrassment welled up in her heart.During this period of time, she had been having conflicts with Ron because of the problems between Crookshanks and Scabbers, because Crookshanks seemed to be eyeing the prey, and as long as Scabbers appeared in its field of vision, it would fight desperately. Go grab it and scare Scabbers into running around—it also made a lot of noise a few days ago, disturbing the entire lounge.Ron was very angry, because Scabbers was his pet, and even though he always said that the mouse had various flaws, he still cherished it.

The sinister atmosphere between the two was relieved because Harry couldn't come to Hogsmeade. They needed to comfort him instead of quarreling on their own, because Harry's uncle and aunt didn't sign his application form, which meant he Not being able to come to Hogsmeade was a serious blow, and Harry's loss made the two of them temporarily make peace.

But this peace only lasted for a short time, ending when Hermione told Ron that she had to go with Zoe in the afternoon.She knew that the two boys were somewhat estranged from Zooey, after all, Zooey had always been hostile to them and always ridiculed them.It's just that Harry seems to have a more tolerant and gentle attitude towards Zooey, and Ron has always been a boy who has no intentions and doesn't know how to restrain his emotions.

She and Ron had a very serious quarrel. In the previous conversation between the two who gradually became more explosive, Ron forgot to pay attention to his wording and said some harsh and rude words to Zoe, although they were not insulting. , but it was enough to irritate Hermione-to know that in the entire Hogwarts, except for the two boys, Zoe was her only friend of the same sex.

Ron couldn't understand Hermione's yelling. He felt that Hermione just wanted to fight, and it didn't matter whether the trigger was Zoe Siegel. He was fed up with her self-righteousness , like she always likes to defend her cat, not only trying to find a justification for her cat's behavior, but also regardless of what happened to Scabbers, preferring his pet to be killed by that crazy cat.

The two were completely drowning in their respective rage, throwing aside reason and restraint, and their tone became more and more intense.Finally, when everything reached its peak, they chose to part ways with each other at the same time.

"Okay, you can go to that Siegel, and go shopping with her hand in hand! Anyway, you top students can just hug each other and discuss advanced spells by the way. It must be better than being with us idiots. You're so much happier together! As for Harry's gift, I'll pick it myself!" roared Ron, his face and ears turning red. Bar!"

"Of course I will, Zoe has never been as inconsiderate as you, at least I am very happy with her! And I am glad that you can finally see your true colors, Ron, you are ignorant You big stupid ass!" Hermione sneered meanly, and she roared, regardless of the surprised eyes of the people around her, "I am extremely proud of being a Gryffindor. But if I can choose again, I think so, I should really like to go to Ravenclaw, at least I won't meet some people who will make me angry!"

They both stopped shouting at the same time and faced each other, panting and glaring at each other.Hermione's lips quivered, and she stared at Ron, seeing his fists clenched.After a long time, "Well, I think we should all calm down." She said indifferently.

"Hmph!" Seeing that Ron agreed with her opinion, the two separated in opposite directions.

*****

Even going back in time, Hermione felt that she would still have conflicts with Ron, but that didn't mean she wouldn't feel down about it.She was drinking intently from the butterbeer in her hand when Rosmerta had just finished wiping the glass and came up to her again.

Rosmerta seemed to be eager to find someone to chat with, she walked to Hermione with a mysterious smile on her face: "How about it, do you want another drink?"

"Really good, ma'am." Hermione smiled coyly. "I'd be glad to have another."

Rosmerta fully charged her, this time she did not leave immediately, but approached Hermione's direction, half of her body covered her left view, and pointed to another customer who had been drinking silently at the bar.

"What kind of person do you think such a person would be?"

Seeing Hermione's confused face, she continued: "You know that there are probably some decent people coming and going around my side. They don't need to cover their faces. Generally, people who like to cover up will go to the other side of the street. Pig's Head Bar."

"Maybe it's just that he feels the need? Ma'am, I mean he might just have a reason to wrap himself up... like today's weather."

"Maybe, but then we'd lose some interesting conversations," Rosmerta said. "I tried to communicate with him before, but he felt too withdrawn to even enjoy my collection of jokes." Le. Do you think he's going to be Sirius?"

"W-what?" Hermione was stunned, not knowing why she said such words suddenly.

"Sirius Black, he's the best talking point these days." Rosmerta said, taking a snack from Hermione's table at the same time, "although these dementors wandering around Hogsmeade are really It's so annoying - my business has dropped at least [-]% because of these guys - but the minister won't say anything about pulling these guys back, I think it must be because the ministry has found Sirius nearby He is probably hiding among us... You don't seem surprised by the news at all."

She looked at Hermione with interest: "I have the habit of subscribing to the Daily Prophet, ma'am." But Hermione knew that her explanation was weak, because the "Daily Prophet" never stated that Xiao Sirius's destination, plus the Ministry of Magic always put some smoke bombs on it, to confuse Sirius' judgment - if he really read this paper.

But Ron's father, Arthur Weasley, happened to be a Ministry of Magic official, and Harry had stopped by the Weasleys' room in the middle of the night and overheard them discussing it.As a loyal believer of the mysterious man, Sirius Black wanted to break into Hogwarts and kill Harry—isn't it natural for this boy who ruined his master and his future together?

Not to mention that they were still in Azkaban, and heard Sirius chanting, "He's at Hogwarts...he's at Hogwarts..." These, Hermione and Ron all came from Harry's mouth Having heard that, Mr. Weasley finally told him something, and she knew far more than anyone else, so naturally she wouldn't be surprised by Rosmerta's inferences.

"I still don't think he's Sirius, ma'am," said Hermione, unconsciously adopting her aggressive debating attitude. "Just from his height and build, it's not like that at all. If he was He has disguised himself—for example, if he drank compound potion, then he can step into the bar openly, instead of wrapping himself so bloated, which will only arouse suspicion of others..." She was very serious, "Finally, if there is a bar with suspicious people down the street as you said, why did he choose to hang out here?"

She finished a long list and found Rosmerta smiling at her, as if her serious speeches would give her enough entertainment.Hermione suddenly felt a little embarrassed again. She lowered her head and took a big gulp of hot butterbeer to avoid meeting Rosmerta's eyes.

"Relax, honey, don't stretch yourself so tight," Rosmerta said, "We're just talking about a random, interesting topic, and I know he can't be Sirius, just trying to tease you Play—I know what that face looks like under the robe."

Her smile suddenly became weird, as if she thought the subject was ridiculous.

"After all, no matter how depraved Sirius is, it's impossible for him to want to become a house-elf."