"Joy Lloyd is your father? Yes, I should have guessed it." Professor Sprout looked at the letter that Hope handed her in surprise. The signature of the letter read "Joy Lloyd."
With this familiar feeling, Hope almost forgot that when Joey took him to Diagon Alley, everyone who saw him was so surprised.
"I wonder if it would be convenient for me to ask, who is your mother?" Professor Sprout asked hesitantly.
"Nothing inconvenient, my mother is Theresa Lochman, professor." Hope replied.
Professor Sprout frowned, with a faint smile on his lips, and whispered to himself: "The one from Slytherin? I remember that they didn't seem to deal with it very well at the beginning. It can be said that fate is wonderful."
"What professor are you talking about?" Hope asked, not hearing clearly.
"Um...it's nothing. I approved your leave, but I hope it won't be too long. Although you study well, I still hope you won't miss too many courses." Professor Sprout returned the letter to Huo Pu then asked, "So how do you get there? Do you need to borrow the fireplace in the principal's office?"
Hope took the letter handed over by Professor Sprout and said: "I have already written to my father. I told him that I would wait for him at the Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade. My father seems to be quite happy. If you’re in a hurry, it should be here soon.”
After receiving a note from Professor Sprout and rejecting Sprout's offer of escort, Hope left Hogwarts Castle for Hogsmeade.
Hogsmeade is very close to the castle. It takes less than 20 minutes to walk there. This is Hope's first time here. Hogsmeade is known as the largest wizarding village in England. It is naturally very lively, but it is not as popular as the castle. Diagon Alley is still a bit worse.
While passing by Zuko's Joke Shop, two familiar figures caught Hope's attention. Although the other person was wrapped tightly, his height and quite consistent movements could tell that it was the two of them.
Hope maliciously took out the voice-changing button that he had made in his spare time when he was learning spells such as voice amplification spells and silent spells.
Just record the voice of the person you want to imitate, put it to the throat and it will be the voice of the other person when you speak.
Coincidentally, he recorded the voices of all the professors during class, including of course Professor McGonagall's.
After finding the button marked with Professor McGonagall, Hope put it to her throat and cautiously came to the two of them.
"Fred, George, what are you doing here if you're not in class?"
Hearing this familiar voice, the two figures with their backs to Hope froze obviously, and subconsciously ran away. Isn't this run a good way to confirm their identities?
The two people who came over to think about it stopped running. They turned back dejectedly and said feebly, "I'm sorry, Professor." When they saw Hope, who was laughing and dying, their tone instantly changed to surprise: "Hope, it's you! How did you do it?"
Before Hope could react, the two began to move their hands up and down, trying to find the answer.
"Wait a minute, don't touch there." Hope strongly suspected that the two men were seeking revenge, but after saying these words in Professor McGonagall's voice, the two had a cold war and subconsciously let go of their hands.
After breaking free from the restraints of the two, Hope took off the button attached to his throat and handed it to the two.
"Stop looking for it, it's just this thing, just stick it to your throat."
After taking the voice-changing button, George couldn't wait to stick it to his throat, and then said to Hope: "Hope, as a first-year freshman, sneaked into Hogsmeade, Hufflepuff dunked a hundred point!"
Hope: (╰_╯)#, several meanings.
"Isn't it true that only third-year students and above can come to Hogsmeade? Why are you two here? Aren't you afraid of being caught by the professor?" Hope asked.
Fred tightened his tightly wrapped clothes and said, "Don't worry, we made a disguise. We've run out of dung eggs. Let's go to Zuko's Joke Shop to buy some goods."
Fecal eggs? Does anyone know how to play with that disgusting thing? Hope, who was lucky enough to smell it once, doubted whether it was really stuffed with feces.
George said: "It's you, aren't you afraid of being caught wandering around here?"
Hope raised the leave application note in his hand and said, "I'm legal."
George and Fred looked at each other. Have they never asked for leave?
"How did you get the leave? Professor McGonagall and I asked for leave many times, but every time she rejected it with reasons and extra points." George asked impatiently.
"What reason did you use?" Hope asked doubtfully.
"Go to the Joke Shop to buy prank props."
Hope: --? Am I saying that you are upright or that you are courageous? It’s a good thing that Professor McGonagall didn’t put you in confinement.
Hope quickly changed the topic and said: "My dad has something to ask me for, so I asked for leave. It's getting late, and my dad should be arriving soon."
"George, could you please stop talking to me in Professor McGonagall's voice? It feels weird."
Seeing that Hope was about to leave, George reluctantly took off the button and handed it to Hope. He did not forget to praise: "Hope, you are such a genius. This will definitely become a great prank prop." .”
Hope did not take it, but asked instead: "I remember your dream was to open a joke shop?"
George and Fred looked at each other in surprise and asked, "How do you know?"
Um... They are only in the second grade and it seems that they have really not disclosed this matter. Even the quick-acting skipping candy is still in the theoretical stage. How to explain this? Without hesitation, Hope pretended to be calm and said: "You told me this. You have forgotten things."
The two of them blinked, as if thinking about whether they really said it.
Hope quickly interrupted: "My voice-changing button can be sold here, but you have to agree to my request."
Although their store had not yet been established, they had no reason to refuse an interesting product, so the two asked: "What's the request?"
Hope said: "Actually, my voice-changing button has not been completed yet. The finished product I imagined should be able to switch voices at will, but the current one can only store one voice and cannot be deleted. If it is used, it can only be used with another voice. A blank one to save again, I hope you guys can help me finish it.”
Fred and George did not feel embarrassed, but said confidently: "Of course, it is our honor to participate in the production of a great prank prop."
So confident? Hope was surprised instead. He had thought that George and Fred seemed to have opened a shop selling prank props. They should be involved in alchemy. Now it seems that it is indeed the case. Could it be that the Weasley family used to be an alchemist? of?
