The Bard at Hogwarts

London, Diagon Alley.

Although Diagon Alley is always bustling with people before school starts every year.

But today's hustle and bustle seems to be even greater than in previous years. It seems that people from the magical world of England have gathered together, and the whole street seems to be boiling at any time.

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"So, you secretly bought a house in Hogsmeade during the summer vacation?"

Hermione's eyes widened, regret written all over her face. She only stayed in France with her parents for a month, but she missed so many things.

Ino smiled lightly.

"Yes, what else should I do? I have never had a stable place to live in London. I can't live in the Three Broomsticks forever."

He turned his head and looked at Hermione quietly.

After a summer vacation, Hermione seemed to have grown a lot taller, and her iconic pair of front teeth seemed to have been trimmed, making her look neater and cuter.

The girl in front of her was no longer the slightly green Miss Rabbit standing at the gate of the elementary school.

Hermione also felt Ino's eyes falling on her from time to time, and couldn't help feeling a little shy.

But this feeling of being noticed also gave her a strange joy.

"By the way, Ino, have you read the list sent from Hogwarts?" Hermione suddenly remembered something, with a hint of excitement in her tone.

"You won't believe that Gilderoy Lockhart is going to be our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year!"

Hermione's eyes sparkled, as if she had discovered something great.

"Lockhart? He does have a knack for writing novels."

Ino said in a calm tone. He had briefly read a few of Lockhart's novels at Ms. Rosmerta's place.

One by one, both the plot and the rhythm can capture the reader's psychology very well.

"Don't you like him?" Hermione asked softly.

There was a hint of temptation in his words, and she could tell that Eno didn't seem to like Lockhart.

"It's not that I don't like it. To a certain extent, Lockhart is also... Huh?"

In the middle of speaking, Ino suddenly stopped, his eyes already attracted by the scene not far away.

Looking along the line of sight, I saw Lucius and Arthur wrestling with each other at the entrance of Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore.

Judging from the current situation, the battle seems to be a draw.

Because both Lucius and Arthur had obvious scratches on their faces, and each other's robes were also full of footprints, which shows the intensity of the confrontation just now.

This scene also made him secretly sigh. In fact, the fight between Lucius and Arthur was, to a certain extent, reminiscent of the confrontation between Malfoy and Harry.

This fateful antagonistic relationship seems to have been doomed for a long time.

Ino turned around and said apologetically to Hermione: "Sorry, Hermione! I have to go over and say hello."

"It's okay, I'll wait for you here." Hermione nodded slightly.

She also saw Ron in the crowd, but her reason told her that the past would serve no purpose other than adding conflict.

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As the pace moved, Ino squeezed into the first scene.

What is different from the original story is that this time there is only Lucius alone and no Draco.

Of course these are all trivial matters.

Looking at the two people fighting, Ino did not rush forward rashly, but instead looked around calmly.

Finally... I found Tom's vintage notes among the debris on the floor. It must have been accidentally dropped by Lucius during the fight.

The reason why he was so sure was entirely because this notebook gave him the feeling of facing the giant spider in the dark jungle, an evil that had the ability to corrode and enchant, although the ability to enchant was very weak in the notebook.

Now that the notes have been confirmed, all that's left is to break up the fight.

At some point, a thin layer of frost quietly condensed on the ground where the two were wrestling.

"Ouch……"

"Give me a hand..."

Arthur and Lucius, who were wrestling together, slipped on their feet and fell to the ground.

However, as luck would have it, after they fell down, their eyes met, and their lips even touched each other.

"Merlin... Arthur cheated! He even kissed others arrogantly in front of his mother."

"Then we will have another Slytherin brother in the future?"

"That can just replace Ron. I don't like him anyway."

Although George and Fred on the side kept making witty remarks, each other's eyes widened, for fear of missing a wonderful moment.

"You two, go and separate them. Isn't that embarrassing enough?"

Molly looked up and saw that there were already crowds of people watching all around.

There was even a lot of modest clapping and whistling.

At the same time, Ino quietly walked up to him, and while lifting the magic, he also pulled Lucius up.

"Good day! Uncle Lucius."

He just said hello and didn't mention anything about the battle.

After all, it's about a man's self-esteem.

"I'm telling you a joke." Lucius raised his head, and after realizing that the person holding him up was Ino, a forced smile appeared on his face.

"I think you should go back. No matter what happens, we can talk about it later."

Ino deliberately made a move to look around.

Sure enough, Lucius also noticed the crowd around him.

"Ino, you are right, I have to leave."

Lucius stood up, his eyes flickered a few times, and then looked at the Weasley children.

"Put away your things quickly, they are scattered all over the floor! This is the best thing your great father can give you."

After that, Lucius quickly squeezed out of the encirclement.

As the parties left, the crowd around them gradually dispersed, and two columns were quietly and orderly formed in front of the door of Flourish and Blotts.

After all, the most exciting part was over, and they did not come here to watch the excitement. The important thing was to wait in line for Lockhart's signature.

...

"Sir! Can you make way? You accidentally stepped on my things."

The soft and sticky voice came into his ears, and Ino couldn't help turning around. In front of him was a little girl with a green face and bright red hair.

The girl held the corners of her clothes tightly with her hands, looking at the ground with a slightly timid look. There were several blank parchments there, and they were as messy as the dead leaves scattered in autumn.

"Sorry, I didn't mean it!"

Ino squatted down and picked up the parchments one by one.

In the process, somehow, a figure unconsciously emerged in his mind, the little girl in the welfare home who was always timid and easy to cry.

The figure of the little girl gradually overlapped with the image of Ginny in front of him.

In a moment, or even shorter.

Ino opened his suitcase, and then took out a brand new set of stationery in Muggle mode.

The latest set of products from Wenrenju, an automatic water-absorbing feather pen, two bottles of large-capacity ink, and three soft-cover notebooks.

"I like the notebook on the ground very much, the style is very retro. So, can I exchange these with you?"

Since everyone is reporting to Professor McGonagall, let him report it, anyway Dumbledore will definitely see it.

"Go away! Stay away from my sister."

A voice containing anger sounded.

Looking at Ron, who was angry in front of him, Ino also suppressed his temper and explained:

"I just accidentally stepped on the parchment of this lady, so I plan to make some compensation."

"Our family doesn't want your things, Ginny, let's go!"

Ron picked up the retro notebook on the ground.

Then he grabbed Ginny's arm and turned away without saying a word, not even taking the scattered parchment on the ground.

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