The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

After Dumbledore's order was over, it was Tom's turn.

Tom first put the candies in his hand on the counter, watched Ambrosio Froome weigh them one by one, and then calculated the total price. Tom watched Frum put the pepper naughty boy on the scale and said casually: It might be more fun if it had the shape of a pepper.

In the end, Froome actually took out a few chili peppers.

"These can also breathe fire, but they are a bit spicy, so they don't sell well."

Tom looked at those finger-long, fiery red peppers and became interested, so he added them to the shopping cart.

"Is there anything else you want to buy?" Mr. Frum was very quick with his hands and feet. He had packed up all the candies during the conversation.

"I also want to buy a kind of wine-filled chocolate, the kind that makes people breathe fire after eating it."

"Fire chocolate, a wise choice." Mr. Frum took out a beautifully wrapped gift box from the counter. "It has been selling well recently. Mr. Lockhart, I have another kind of chocolate here - that kind of chocolate. , there is a little magical potion mixed in it, which can-"

"No need!" Tom felt that Dumbledore's eyes next to him seemed to become sharp all of a sudden. He was afraid that the boss in front of him would say something he shouldn't have said, so he quickly interrupted him, paid the bill and left in a hurry .

After this trip to Honeydukes, Tom's wallet became thinner and he had two big bags in his hand. It was obviously unrealistic to go shopping with two bags, but fortunately Dumbledore took out a small money bag and stuffed all the candies they bought into it.

"The Invisible Stretch Charm is a very practical little magic spell. However, every item with the Invisible Stretch Charm cast on it theoretically needs to be reported to the Ministry of Magic."

"Then your money bag...?"

"I said it was in theory." Dumbledore put the money bag into the sleeve of his robe. "This spell can greatly improve the living standards of wizards. Will you use it?"

Tom shook his head.

"You can go to the library to find teaching materials. I remember there is a book that explains it in detail..."

They arrived outside Honeydukes and headed to their destination, the Pig's Head Bar. Tom wanted to come here on a whim. The most fundamental purpose of his trip to Hogsmeade was to buy wine-filled chocolates. Now that this task has been completed, let's take the opportunity to walk around - come here.

On a whim, Tom chose the Pig's Head pub as the next stop on his Hogsmeade journey. Going here is, firstly, to admire the historical and cultural relics, and secondly, to allow Dumbledore to restrain his sky-breaking sense of presence. Tom really didn't like being looked at like a monkey by a bunch of strangers.

If Dumbledore followed him wherever he went for the next day, he would rather go back to the castle immediately.

The Hog's Head Pub is at the corner of Hogsmeade, at the intersection of a small road that turns off from the post office on Central Avenue. When Dumbledore passed by the post office, he seemed to remember something important, so he temporarily canceled his plan to go to the Pig's Head Bar. After pointing out the location of the bar to Tom, he walked into the post office and disappeared behind the post office door.

The so-called important things may not exist at all. Dumbledore just didn't feel ready yet and didn't want to go to the Pig's Head pub. Then let Lockhart go alone! Dumbledore felt that Lockhart would not do anything too outrageous, and Dumbledore was willing to give him this trust.

Following Dumbledore's instructions, Tom found this historic but very dilapidated tavern. The bar is located at the intersection of a small road, and there is a sense of decay everywhere: the wooden signboard is rotten, and the brackets that support it are also covered with rust. It makes a "creeping" sound when the wind blows a little. Tom believed it was only magic that kept it from falling away. The sign depicts a severed pig's head wrapped in blood-stained white cloth. This is probably the origin of the name of the Pig's Head Bar.

Before arriving at the bar, Tom wrapped himself in a robe, leaving only his eyes exposed. But the robe is not his strongest disguise, Lockhart's identity is.

He opened the door and walked in. The first floor of the Pig Head Bar is a bar, and the second floor is a hotel. There was only one small, dark, and very dirty room on the first floor. The lighting inside the bar is very poor. Even during the day, candles are lit - the light from the outside is almost impossible to penetrate because of the thick dirt accumulated on several windows. This kind of place is literally a place of filth and evil.

[Task: Wandering in the world. Goal: Explore the magical world

Five stages of progress: 2/16 Pig Head Bar map unlocked]

There are some rough wooden tables inside the bar, with some candle ends lit on them. The floor looks like dirt, but it is actually a stone floor with centuries of accumulated dirt on it.

The house exuded a strong smell of mutton. Tom didn't want to continue visiting the ancient ruins after smelling the smell. Of course, this bar is not for tourists. Visitors obviously have other purposes.

There were only a few customers sitting in the bar, and everyone was sitting quietly in their seats, which made the bar so quiet that it didn't look like a bar. Among the few customers were a strange man whose whole head was wrapped in a dirty gray bandage, and a witch who was wrapped in a thick black gauze scarf from head to toe.

There was a dirty bar in the center of the bar, with some old-looking wine bottles on it, containing suspicious liquids. There was a bartender standing behind the bar, holding a cup and a rag that looked dirtier than the cup - this rag gave people the feeling that it was better not to wipe it.

Everyone in this group of people had a strange feeling, with the word "bad guy" almost written on their faces. But in the Pig's Head Bar, it blends into the atmosphere perfectly. There was also a very strange man sitting next to the bar. He is strange because he has a strong sense of separation from this bar. Anyone who looks at him will feel that he does not belong here: he is dressed too neatly, decently and cleanly.

It was a handsome young man, wearing a bowler hat and a double-breasted black windbreaker. These decent clothes gave him a sense of incongruity with the surrounding environment. More importantly, he made no attempt to cover his face. Everyone has an unobstructed view of his face.

When Tom walked into the Hog's Head, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him. But most of them only glanced at them and looked away. Only the decent "weirdo" didn't follow the unspoken rules and looked at Tom and kept making excuses.