Now that Luke is a professor, he can naturally enter and leave the school and enter Hogsmeade at will. If necessary, he could even stop living on campus. After all, it's only a few minutes' walk to Hogsmeade, and you can easily reach anywhere by turning around and using the Floo Network.
Walking on the streets of Hogsmeade Village, Luke was also quite curious.
Although it is said to be a village, it is actually not simple. After approaching the village, the stone roads and small buildings are all very ordinary things. But speaking of it, it is naturally much simpler for these wizards to build roads and houses.
So these things look quite exquisite, but in fact they may not be as laborious to build as a normal person would build a tent. It’s just that finding building materials is a little more complicated.
Hogsmeade Village is the only school district housing in the UK. It is a pity that Hogwarts is under closed management, otherwise the low price of Hogsmeade would have to be doubled. But even so, apart from Diagon Alley, this is the place with the highest land price in the British wizarding world.
There are also many shops here, although the number is not as many as in Diagon Alley. After all, the essential function of Diagon Alley is a shopping street. And Hogsmeade is, after all, a village of people.
However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the necessary features, even a wand shop, it can be found here.
Luke looked at the signboard of "Ollivander's Wand Shop" and couldn't help but stop and raise his eyebrows. Now he knew why the Ollivander family was not short of money.
Since there can be one branch, there will naturally be other branches. After all, a family, even if it has a small number of people, can never make enough money just by relying on a wand shop.
If it's a chain, then there's no problem.
The chain of wand shops, when I think about the Ollivander family in the UK, is actually a family that migrated from the Mediterranean... I can only say that this Ollivander family is not as simple as everyone sees.
But Luke’s destination this time is naturally not the Ollivander family. He has not had any dealings with other members of the Ollivander family. The only person he is familiar with is the current head of the Ollivander family.
The two men still exchange quite a lot of letters and maintain quite close contact on wand matters and all other matters.
In other words, the current Luke has a good relationship with many Chunxuya family members. But it's a pity that I don't know if this good performance can last until the end. In other words, in the end, several more will follow Luke.
Will Ollivander definitely stand by him? Luke has never had this confidence.
He raised his arms and shouted, and the tiger's body shook. He couldn't even imagine the scene of friendly and enemy groups kowtowing and paying homage. Because he does not think that he is a natural leader, and he does not think that his enemies will be a group of brainless idiots.
He stood at the door of Ollivander's Wand Shop for a long time, and when he came to his senses, he was laughing. He didn't expect that just a sign would bring him so many emotions.
At this time, an old man with gray hair and a slightly stooped appearance walked out of the store door. The old man wore a tall wizard's hat and carried a pumpkin-headed basket. Watch Luke wave enthusiastically.
Seeing this, Luke also walked over. But at the same time, vigilance has also been heightened. He was always alert to possible attacks when walking inside Hogwarts, let alone coming to Hogsmeade. Even if this place is considered the back garden of Hogwarts, it is still essentially a village with a large flow of people.
It cannot be said that the school relies entirely on this village for its supplies. After all, really large quantities of supplies rely on the Hogwarts Express. But this is still a very important supply location for the school. There are quite a few people coming and going every day.
It is not uncommon for one or two dangerous people to hide in a place like this. For example, Sirius Black was hiding in the Shrieking Shack in the original book. He is the best example.
It stands to reason that Luke doesn't need to be so nervous at all. After all, his talent is emotional control, and this talent has not been leaked too much. Except for Hermione and Taylor, Professor McGonagall knew a little bit, and Dumbledore guessed it. So you don’t have to worry about someone specifically guarding you
Fan his talent, and then use corresponding means to sneak attack him.
However, Luke has never been arrogant. When facing these people, his first reaction is still vigilance. Even if his talent tells him that this person will not pose any threat to him, he will still maintain the minimum level of vigilance.
He had to admit one thing... he was really a little afraid of death. After all, if what he did was done, it wouldn't be called digging roots. It would definitely make some families disappear from history and become fuel for the new era. Based on this, if he had any self-awareness, he would have to be careful all day long. There is no need to be cautious and walk on thin ice, at least there must be less carelessness.
"Here's candy, happy Halloween!"
The old man grabbed a handful of candies and stuffed them into Luke's pocket with a smile on his face.
Although it was not night yet, but seeing a particularly pleasant-looking little guy standing in a daze at his door, there was no need for him to stick to that time.
"Want to go in and take a look? I'll give you a 20% discount today."
He just thought Luke was a student out to buy a wand. Although the professors have always been strict with the little wizards. But in the final analysis, if there is an accident and they need to buy wands, professors are still willing to grant students leave to come to Hogsmeade to buy wands.
As for whether the wands here will be inferior to Ollivander's Wand Shop in Diagon Alley... that's just a worry. After all, they are all wands made by one family, so there won't be much difference in quality between the items in the store.
Secondly... the wand, to put it bluntly, is actually a consumable. It is extremely rare for a wizard to only use one wand for his entire life. Even if it is someone else's wand, the fit is not very good, and they will gradually adapt to each other after long-term use.
It is of course impossible to say how precious a wand is.
So it is not impossible for even younger students to buy wands.
Luke took the candy away, but said sorry to the old man. After all, he really wasn't looking for a wand.
[Currently used, it is the most complete and best-used app for listening to books. It integrates 4 major speech synthesis engines, over 100 kinds of sounds, and even supports offline reading.
donkey.
In addition to being unsightly, another very important thing is that it is stubborn.
Walking into the Pig Head Bar, Luke looked around but didn't see any customers. But yes, Halloween night will be more lively, and everyone will still be more peaceful during the day.
At night, the Pig Head Bar will be particularly lively.
A sullen old man stood at the bar and wiped a dirty wooden wine glass with a dirty cloth.
Seeing Luke walking into the bar, he frowned and said, "We only sell alcohol here..."
He doesn't mind selling it to children. After all, this is the child's own choice, and he doesn't want to care about it. But because he is a child after all, he will still give a special reminder.
Luke smiled: "Butterbeer!"
This is the most common drink in the wizarding world. Although it is called beer, the alcohol content is very low and the taste is more like a drink. Even children can drink it.
If you are a minor wizard, this is the only beer you can drink. Of course, that was in The Three Broomsticks . At the Hog's Head Bar, even if you want a small amount and a little firewhiskey, Aberforth will provide it. But it won’t offer much.
Aberforth looked at the young man in front of him and his brows not only did not relax, but instead furrowed deeper and deeper. Without slow movement, he waved the wand lightly, and a beer glass flew up from the pile of glasses and fell towards the beer barrel. When the cup is in place, the faucet of the beer barrel opens automatically, and the yellow beer flows out of it and pours into the cup, creating a layer of white foam.
The moment the cup flew up, Luke took a closer look at the cup. Fortunately, the cup was still barely clean. At least it won't make him feel unpalatable.
So Luke breathed a sigh of relief. All these actions fell into Aberforth's eyes. Aberforth was not an idiot, so he could tell that Luke disliked his shop being a bit dirty.
He knew it himself, but the customers at the Pig Head Bar were generally not like the people at the Three Broomsticks. They went for a clean place, good drinks, and a beautiful proprietress.
But because this place is remote and relatively hidden, Aberforth's personal style is to be indifferent, so it has become a good place for doing business and discussing privacy.
Butterbeer was pushed in front of Luke by Aberforth, and then he asked: "Luke Gaunt, what are you doing here?"
He didn't recognize Luke at first, because he had never seen Luke in person, but he had black hair, lake green eyes, excellent looks, well-dressed, and a little bit of mysophobia. Such a young man himself Not much, plus being near Hogwarts, at this age, being able to come to Hogsmeade Village and the Hog's Head Bar, this person just needs to have "I am Luke Gaunt" written on his face. .
Luke took a sip of butterbeer and nodded. He didn't like drinking, but the wine tasted really good. It didn't have the slightly bitter taste of beer, but had a light milky aroma.
"Are you asking about this too?" Luke put down the cup and asked with a slight smile.
There was a hint of ridicule in his smile. After all, according to his understanding, Aberforth never asked him who was in the store. Of course, this is bullshit. After all, if Death Eaters really came in, they would be more likely to be kicked out or fight.
The same is naturally true when facing Luke. What is the agenda of such a man who can be said to be a man of the hour?
Aberforth's frown deepened. For a moment, he couldn't figure out what Luke was thinking. His relationship with his brother is really average. But even so, I heard my brother mention the young man in front of me many times.
Albus had only seen two people notice him to this extent. One is named Gertler Grindelwald and the other is named Tom Riddle. With these two lessons learned from the past, I am afraid that this Luke Gunter will not be a fuel-efficient lamp.
When such a person comes to his place... If he doesn't have to think too much about it, then he is really an idiot.
"I'm just here to meet someone. Why do you need to be so nervous, boss?"
Luke looked at Aberforth's threatening face.
His expression couldn't help but feel a little funny. But after smiling, he also knew that it was best not to continue teasing Aberforth here.
So Luke stood up with the glass in hand.
"Boss, if someone comes, remember to ask him to come to me on the second floor."
After that, he walked directly towards the second floor.
Aberforth was suspicious. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that there was a hint of nervousness in Luke's tone when he said this.
Luke Gunter, nervous?
Who would he be nervous to meet?
Aberforth began to seriously consider whether to tell his brother what was going on here.
But after thinking for a moment, he still said nothing and just continued to clean his wine glass silently.
Take a look first, don’t be in a hurry.
And about ten minutes later, when the bell rang at 10 a.m., the door of the Pig Head Tavern was opened again...
