The first thing that caught their attention was a low and soft whine that could not be concealed even after the door was closed. The sign at the door read, 'Easy Owl Shop - Gray Owl, Screech Owl, Grass Owl, Brown owl, snowy owl'.
"owl!!"
At a glance, Nina saw someone carrying a pet cage coming out of the store. With bright eyes, she tugged on Harry's sleeve and swung it hard, "I want an owl, Harry!"
"We will, but you can't go shopping with the pet cage," Harry lowered his head and stroked the little girl's hair and said, "We can come here to buy owls at the end, how about that?"
Nina immediately broke out into a cute smile that could make Harry faint, nodded her head vigorously, and turned her longing eyes around, scanning each house. The little girl wanted to be the first to see any one, and wanted to spend a long time shopping in any one. This desire made her unable to make a decision.
"May I remind you, you have to look at your dress robe first. If we don't find the style we're satisfied with, we have to go to the store in Hogsmeade to look again." Draco poked Harry's lower back, "You must need one. ...Oh Merlin, is that fire?!"
The Quidditch shop was right across the street, so Draco was attracted to something as soon as he swiped it. The name of this thing sounded very familiar, and Draco's eyes were glued to it. He looked unruly and unruly just now. I reminded you of your attitude for the last time, and now I am dragging Harry with my eyes shining: "The latest flying broomstick, I heard that professional players are very fond of this model. It represents the highest level of broommaking technology at present!!"
"Yes, and I heard that the Irish International Quidditch Team ordered seven fires for their players this year."
A man who made Draco pout in disgust and Harry smile in surprise walked over from the door of the owl shop, holding an owl cage in his hand. He was slender and taller than when Harry saw him last year, and his facial contours were deeper, making him even more handsome.
"Long time no see, Malfoy, long time no see, Harry, I must say you are a rare visitor now," Cedric greeted them warmly as he walked over. He was one of the few people in the school who was listening. After talking about the rumors and articles in the newspaper, Harry was still treated as friendly as before, so Draco didn't snort. Harry was also very happy to see him and hugged him. Of course , in terms of height, this requires Cedric to bend down, "When you won first place this year, I wanted to congratulate you, but you were never at school... came to go shopping?"
He immediately saw the little girl that Harry was holding. He knelt down with a smile and looked at Nina: "Merlin, what a lovely little lady there is here. Is this your sister, Harry?"
All r□□enclaw students know that Harry has a sister who is very cute (there are photos to prove it), and Cedric has also heard about it.
"Yes, this is my sister, nina, nina, and this is my senior, cedric." Harry shook Nina's hand, "She is one of my friends. You must treat her well."
Nina was stared at by this handsome big brother, and she grabbed Harry's hand a little embarrassedly, blinked, and finally said fluently: "Hello, Cedric, nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too, little lady." Cedric's smile was filled with the affinity between an older man and a young man. He shook hands with Nina and stood up. Then he noticed that Harry and his group were There was another person who was stunned when he saw Wanda clearly.
"You, you, you," Harry was surprised to find that Cedric's generous demeanor and cheerful voice had all disappeared at this moment. He became a bit dull, like an unoiled machine, with his tongue tied, and he kept saying Harry If you don't understand, "You are... no, I mean, it was you, at that time..."
Moreover, his face and neck were covered with a layer of red a few seconds ago, and they immediately turned red. They must have looked extremely hot.
Draco was a little confused at first, but after thinking about where Cedric had seen Wanda, he snorted. After all, he was a person who was better at observing words and emotions than Harry. Draco stared at Cedric, looked him up and down, and shook his head - so brave.
Harry glanced at him suspiciously.
"...This is my sister, Wanda." Although he was very curious, Harry still introduced Wanda to Cedric honestly. The latter nodded calmly, stretched out his hand, and said normal things, but did not give Harry anything sufficient. Interpreted message: "Nice to meet you."
"I'm...so honored to meet you," Harry saw Cedric trembling strangely as he shook hands with his sister. His reaction and speed were as if Wanda had a thorn in his hand, but his tone was extremely respectful. Very weird.
But to be honest, Harry didn't think that Cedric's restless attitude was fear or hatred. He and Wanda had never met before. "So - she, I mean, this is your sister, Harry?"
Cedric turned his face hurriedly, not daring to look at Wanda again, and started to talk to Harry hurriedly.
"Yes, didn't I just say that this is my sister," Harry raised his head slightly to talk to him, "I also have an older brother named Peter, who is twins with Wanda, well, but he doesn't look particularly similar."
"...I must be," Cedric breathed hard, finally looking calmer, "I am the first person to know who this is? Oh, except Malfoy."
"What does that mean?" Harry said a little confused.
"He was referring to the time when your sister and I went back to get the unicorn blood," Draco put his mouth close to Harry's ear and whispered, "she was running so fast that I couldn't keep up. There were a dozen of them in hogwarts." Everyone saw her, but no one knew who she was, no one knew her. Oh, that cream-like hufflepuff with only one face was also there at that time. I bet you, he must have seen her and also Remember her face."
"What does it mean like cream..." Harry couldn't help but twitching at the corner of his mouth, "But Wanda looks like..." He gestured to Wanda, who glanced at her little brother and shook her head, "...I don't remember. ?”
"Of course she doesn't remember seeing him, she was on her way, you idiot." Draco said contemptuously, "And of course he remembers her, because he was not on his way, but met her by chance..." He considered it, "Yes, Met her by chance."
"You sound like you're writing a story," Harry pushed him away and started talking to Cedric again, who was speaking slowly, "Are you here to go shopping today, Cedric?"
"Ah, oh, there is something wrong with this little guy. He has been very lethargic recently. Let me ask if there is any medicine that can help it." Cedric raised the cage and showed them the listless and shaky gray forest in the cage. Xiao said a little distressedly, "But the store clerk said she couldn't see anything wrong and it wasn't sick. I think I might have to go find a veterinarian."
Cedric put his hand in, and the owl in the cage purred a few times and began to peck his hand like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Look, that's it." Cedric said a little helplessly, "It used to be very docile," he said distressedly.
"Owl!" Nina stretched her neck to look at the owl, "Harry, he said his name is Julian!"
"Ah, it is indeed called Julian," Cedric said in surprise, "How do you know, little lady?"
"It's him!" Nina emphasized, and the owl whined several more times, "He told me, and he also said that you looked a little stupid just now."
Although few people present, except Draco, didn't quite understand what this meant, Cedric must have understood it, because his face turned into a big tomato again, and at the same time he looked at Nina in surprise and opened his mouth to Harry. , the latter thought for a moment, raised his finger and made a shushing gesture.
Fortunately, this is a magical world, and any weird things will not attract the attention of passing wizards. Rather, it is difficult for people who are based on shopping to listen carefully to what they say and see what they are doing.
"Oh my God, Harry, he said he is in love," she said with the owl chirping a few times. Nina looked at Harry and then at Cedric. The little girl showed a very sympathetic and sad expression on her face, although to the eyes of adults, It was a bit funny, but Nina's eyes were red, and she sniffed, "His love interest is an owl in hogwarts. It's the holidays and they are separated, so he is too sad to eat. Harry, long-distance relationships are good." How pitiful..." She stretched out her hand and touched the owl's feathers pitifully, "Poor little one."
The owl changed from pecking Cedric harshly and painfully, and gently let her touch it several times.
Who taught you the term long-distance relationship? Harry thought and corrected: "No, this is not called a long-distance relationship. For a bird, it is difficult to call it a long-distance relationship at such a distance... and the vacation is only a month or two, so he will be able to go back soon."
"So seriously?" Cedric raised the cage in disbelief, "Really, Julian, you miss your girlfriend so you can't eat or cheer up? Do you want me to let you sneak back to Hogwarts? "
The gray owl immediately became energetic—visibly to the naked eye—and flapped its wings a few times in the cage.
"He said, 'Yes, and don't expect me to help you deliver things ten times a day.'" Nina translated for him sincerely. "He is almost exhausted."
"Ten times," Draco said, "I didn't realize you're still a shopaholic. Ory, Pansy's shopping frequency is only three times a day."
Cedric's face turned red again, and Harry guessed that the so-called ten trips a day must not be shopping.
The gray eagle cooed several more times, and Nina immediately said: "That's not shopping, Julian said it was...ah," she realized at this time, looked at Cedric apologetically, and bowed a little. Bowed, "I'm sorry, Charles said this is a private matter. Even if Julian said it, I shouldn't have listened. I'm sorry, Brother Cedric."
"It's okay," Cedric said magnanimously, "I have to thank you for helping to figure it out... what's wrong with him. You're awesome. My father works for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, but he doesn't know much about talking to animals. He is not even one-tenth as capable as you."
Harry felt proud in his heart, but tried to keep his face modest.
"This is just her talent. Unlike Mr. Ory, being able to do that job requires more than just talent." Harry touched Nina's head, but couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, "Nina just likes every one." It's just an animal - I hope no privacy is violated."
"Actually, it's nothing." Cedric coughed a few times and cleared his throat. He was a little embarrassed. He glanced at Wanda, who was waiting for the chat to end. He glanced down at Wanda, who was looking at a store brochure placed outside the door, and whispered to Harry. He muttered, "I'm just replying to every girl who writes to me."
Harry wowed, opened his eyes wide, and whispered: "Love letter?" He remembered the last time Draco received a love letter, and said apologetically, "That's so sorry, love letters are a very private matter... "
Draco's forehead jumped. What he hates the most now is the word 'love letter'. As soon as this word appears, his vigilance is heightened.
"——I think, before others speak," he glared at Harry, "you'd better not make any conclusions without authorization, especially those that are very - self-righteous, Harry."
When he said this, Harry knew that this guy still remembered the love letter, and couldn't help but sigh - he was too vindictive.
"It's nothing special. Some are true and some are not. You know, I have a lot of friends." Cedric did not deny that some of them were love letters. He was quite candid. "I have to write letters to reject the owners of those love letters, and I have to follow me." Friends exchange letters. They organized a small group activity this year and went camping in Norway. In order to help my father with some things, I stayed and did not go. But correspondence is still needed - in fact, there is nothing that cannot be said, and it is all It’s Julian’s fault, I didn’t expect him to be so talkative. It seems that the little guy was tired some time ago.”
"Maybe it's because you've become extra handsome recently," Harry teased, "so everyone has discovered your charm and is writing to you one after another."
"When you and Malfoy get to my grade," Cedric said kindly, "you'll be worried about this too."
"I think this is still far away from me." Harry said honestly.
"What's there to worry about? Just burn it all." Draco said coldly.
He added secretly in his mind.
——Burn the portions for two people together.
Wanda put the book down and reminded them aloud: "You have been standing here for a long time -" The green eyes glanced at Cedric, who felt a slight dizziness again, and his whole body began to stiffen involuntarily, and his words were inconsistent. His movements began to become clumsy.
Wanda is undoubtedly very beautiful. When cedric saw her for the first time, she was like a burning fire, unforgettable; but now she is standing in the sun, she is clearly standing here, but she is like a unique scenery, her bright red figure makes people Shops and pedestrians are reduced to a gray background, because nothing shines brighter than her.
But those green eyes made Cedric feel a kind of mysterious charm that gripped her soul, making people dare not disturb her even for a second.
"It's time to walk around and check out other stores. Don't waste your friends' time, Harry."
This means telling them to stop standing and chatting. Cedric thought a little uncomfortably.
Harry didn't care at all. Although he knew that Wanda was not happy, he still tried to ask Cedric: "Want to go shopping together, Cedric? Do you have time?"
But Cedric waved his hand stiffly.
"Thank you, Harry, but... yes, my father, my father is still waiting for me to go back. He will have something to do for a while." He started to speak a little incoherently again.
So Harry had to say goodbye to Cedric with regret.
"See you at the beginning of school!"
"See you at the beginning of school."
…………
Watching Harry's group walk into the Quidditch store, Cedric stayed there for a moment, then patted himself hard several times. He reached out and tapped the owl in the cage with a little loss, and said softly:
"Precious opportunity, why do you say everything...Julian, you bad guy, I won't prepare bacon and scrambled eggs for you when you go back."
Julian the owl responded with a flurry of pecks.
