pertwk Chapter 675 The Trick Room Open in Hogsmeade
Chapter 675 The Trick Room Open in Hogsmeade
Chapter 675 The Trick Room Open in Hogsmeade
It must be said that the addition of the Weasleys Wizarding Arts Studio instantly revitalized the stagnant village of Hogsmeade.
Whether it's because the exaggerated signboard's daily laughter is too noisy, or because the Death Eaters have been quiet for a long time, some shops that were previously closed have reopened.
Of course, the number wasn't large, and it wasn't as lively as it was two years ago.
Fortunately, the Three Broomsticks reopened, Honeydukes, the most popular shop, was also open, and with the newly opened Weasley's Wizard Witchcraft and Wizardry, most students weren't too disappointed.
Siren followed Fred and George into the store and found that it was almost identical to the store in Diagon Alley, even the position of the display cases was exactly the same.
"If a repeat customer comes to buy something, no matter which store it is, we hope that they can find what they want immediately."
Fred explained.
But Siren suspects they were just too lazy to design another interior design, so they simply copied the original from the Diagon Alley flagship store.
However, Fred and George insisted that this was characteristic of Weasley's Magic Tricks Shop, and that future stores would be the same—they seemed unsatisfied with only two stores.
The store was packed, and although Filch forbade any students from bringing or using any of the Weasleys' Tricks & Magic Workshop's products, this did not dampen the students' enthusiasm.
The things here are so interesting, from the wonderful stories of the Daydream series to all sorts of magical potions, they broaden the students' horizons and make them wish they could spend every last nut in their pockets to buy them all.
Will Filch find out and confiscate the items? No need to worry at all. Fred and Joe have promised they will find a way to get the items into the castle, and the guests will just have to pay.
Such considerate service was obviously irresistible to anyone. People were constantly coming to them with gallons and shicoons to pay their bills.
Professor McGonagall—since arriving at Hogsmeade, she has remained in the three brooms, seemingly completely unaware of what is happening here.
but----
Looking at the display case labeled "Witch's Potions," Xiren couldn't help but think of some unpleasant things.
Ever since the Weasleys Magic Tricks opened, love potions have become rampant.
When Slughorn held his Christmas ball, many witches tried to get them to eat chocolates or candies laced with love potions, and this practice hasn't completely disappeared to this day.
Xiren received a lot of candy at Christmas, but he hasn't dared to eat any of them yet, for fear that one of them might have been spiked.
But when Celen told Fred and George all this, neither of them felt any remorse.
"Do you know how well this sells?" Fred gestured dramatically, spreading his arms wide. "People need it—"
"We need it too—"
"And you, Celen, you need this." George took another bottle from the counter.
It's a size bigger than the Golden Snitch, and it contains blue potion.
"What is this?" Xilun asked.
"The antidote to the love potion," Fred explained enthusiastically. "It comes in handy when you sense something's wrong."
"How much?" Siren asked.
"The same price as aphrodisiacs." George raised an eyebrow.
Xilun fell silent—selling aphrodisiacs on one hand and antidotes on the other, they're quite the businessmen. Otherwise, how could they have bought Zoko so quickly?
Furthermore, the method for brewing the Love Potion is not fixed, so its antidote is also not fixed. Apart from potion masters like Slughorn and Snape, it is difficult for others to brew the corresponding antidote in a short period of time.
So, buying ready-made is still the most cost-effective option.
Silen also bought a bottle, and Fred and George gave him a very good price—five Sickles, which was practically cost price.
But Siron was still not happy, because he didn't have to buy it.
"You don't need to drink it. This is a volatile potion," George said considerately.
After leaving the trick shop, Xiren went to Honey Duke and bought some candies with special effects, such as hairy tooth mints that can clean teeth and mouth, toad mints that have a great throat-soothing effect and can make your voice louder, and squeaky bee candies that can make people float.
The place was as crowded as ever; Xilun waited in line for a long time before finally paying.
When he arrived at the three brooms, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were already waiting for him.
Earlier at Weasley's Wizarding Tricks, Ron and Fred got into an argument after exchanging only a few words—he couldn't understand why he had to pay double for his purchases, so he stormed off to another store, and Harry and Hermione had no choice but to follow him.
Before leaving, they arranged to meet Xilun at the Three Brooms.
The plan was the same as the last Hogsmeade Week, but unlike the last one, this time they encountered no setbacks.
There were no Death Eaters suddenly barging in and casting Killing Curses on them, nor were there any drunken, loud guests. The atmosphere in the Three Broomsticks couldn't be better.
Sheren and Harry sat at a table against the wall (Hermione thought it was safer there, without worrying about being attacked by Death Eaters outside the window).
They each ordered a butterbeer and, while drinking, guessed who Tonks was.
"I bet Tonks is here." Harry carefully observed the customers sitting at the bar.
"Maybe it's that big-nosed wizard." Ron looked at the guy on the far left of the bar. "If you look closely, you'll see he keeps glancing this way at us every now and then."
“Aurors don’t make such obvious mistakes, Ron,” Hermione retorted. “I bet it’s the guy sitting by the door; that’s the best spot in the whole bar, where he can see everyone clearly.”
Harry thought so too, "and many people also ordered Tonks' favorite mead."
"Stop guessing, none of them are Tonks," Siren said. "In fact, she's the one who stands out the most in the whole bar."
"The most conspicuous one—Ms. Rosmerta?" Hermione looked up in confusion and glanced into the bar.
At that moment, Ms. Rosmerta was handing Neville a bottle of butterbeer, and there seemed to be nothing unusual about it.
Why?
"Didn't you guys notice that the butterbeer is especially hot today?" Xiren glanced down and saw that his butterbeer was steaming, too hot to drink.
"Hmm, is there a difference?" Hermione asked, confused.
"Of course there's a difference. Butterbeer tastes best at 50 degrees, which is what Ms. Rosmerta always did," Siren said. "Obviously, Tonks didn't know that there's a cooling process after pouring the butterbeer into the glass."
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