Homecoming from Hogwarts

Chapter 184 Halloween

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Dazzling lightning pierced the silent sky, the screaming hut was rumbling and crumbling with thunder, and the torrential rain shot the ground like a silver sword, violently shooting towards every corner.

A large group of magically transformed bats spread their wings and soared in the torrential rain. The doors of every house were decorated with pumpkin lanterns lit with candles. Mysterious singing was melodious in every street in Hogsmeade village. , even thunder and heavy rain can't stop the joy that Halloween brings to the villagers.

"I must leave early today, Crookshanks."

The sky was dark, but it was only in the evening. Amosta, who had packed up everything, looked at the big ginger cat crouching on a rotten sofa in the corner of the living room, and said with a smile.

Since the last time Crookshanks got sweets from Amosta, it has been particularly keen to take a walk in this house, and Amosta, who is alone all day, does not object to having a little guy to talk to him , Therefore, there is no intention to drive it away.

Meow--
Crookshanks let out a soft cry, and did not obey the orders to leave the Screaming Shack as usual.

"Today is Halloween, and I'm not sure if the naughty children in the village will come to this haunted house to play adventure games on a whim later, and a friend and I have made an appointment to have dinner tonight. "

Amosta walked over, knelt down and rubbed the fluff on Crookshanks' head, and said gently,

"The dinner on Hallow's Eve is a big feast. If you run fast, you may still have time to follow Hermione to get some good food and drink."

Meow--
Crookshanks lowered his head even lower, obviously not wanting to leave. Faced with Amosta's puzzled eyes, he raised his paw and pointed to the sky, then scratched at another mountain, and, constantly Repeat this action.

It wasn't until quite some time before Amosta, who was half-ignorant and half-guessing, could barely figure out what Crookshanks meant.
"Well, you want to invite your stray dog ​​friends over here to shelter from the rain?"

Crookshanks clasped the sofa tightly with its lowered paws. It nodded, its body tensed, and an imperceptible tension flashed in its bright yellow pupils.

"You are quite loyal——"

Amosta laughed, but he didn't immediately agree.

If Crookshanks' friend was a cat, Amosta didn't care, but he was a little worried about the oversized black dog that he had seen from a distance that night, because the house was, after all, a cat. A dilapidated building, if a big energetic dog is allowed to make trouble here, Amosta is not sure if he will see only a pile of ruins when he comes tomorrow.

"All right--"

After hesitating for a while, Amosta nodded and agreed, and he asked in a slightly solemn tone.

"The stairs to the second floor are about to collapse, I hope you two can stay on the first floor honestly. Also, the spiders and mice in the cage can be your Halloween feast, but you have to tell the dog , You are not allowed to destroy everywhere, otherwise, I will treat you two as materials for experimenting with magic!"

Zoko's Joke Shop is the most eye-catching magic shop this Halloween. The owner of this shop didn't know where he got the inspiration from. He put an expansion spell on a jack-o-lantern, making it swell to the size of a house. Big, and controlled by spells to float into the air.

Under lightning and thunder, such a huge jack-o-lantern swayed with the wind and rain. This scene is undoubtedly very visual. Even Amosta, who came down from the mountain, couldn't help but stand on the street and take a second look.

Several little guys in awnings ran out of Amosta's house shouting joyfully. Everyone held a large handful of fancy-packaged candies in their hands. In the narrow alleyway, Amosta's face Turning sideways with a smile, to make way for the group of little guys.

Turning his head, Remus was standing at the door, looking at him with a smile on his face.

"How's the research going, Amostar?" Lupine asked kindly.

"As usual, there is no breakthrough."

Amosta said lazily. He walked past Lupin and walked in first. When he saw the scene inside the house, he couldn't help but stifled his footsteps, with a slightly surprised expression on his face.

The originally dark and dilapidated living room was neatly arranged with hundreds of candles suspended in mid-air. The surrounding walls were covered with twisting golden ribbons, and the roof of the living room was also painted with Hogwarts The auditorium-like magic, at this moment, is reflecting the billowing thick clouds and thunder and lightning above the sky.

The original greasy and stained square dining table in the house was replaced by Remus with a brand new long table occupying half the area of ​​the living room. , Smell, visual full of delicious food.

Seeing all this, Amosta was silent for a few seconds, and turned his head to look back at Remus, who was looking at the Screaming Shack in the rain, with a strange expression on his face,
"You prepared these?"

"Actually—"

Lupine withdrew his uneasy gaze and smiled.

"Albus ordered the elves in the kitchen to prepare it for us, and according to him, he wanted to invite you to the school dinner, but he expected you to refuse the request, so he asked me to bring it directly. "

Ho--
Amosta smiled inexplicably, raised his brows, and nodded slightly,

"Anyway, thank him for his kindness for me, and help me bring him the meal money later--"

"Why, Amostar?"

Remus, who was pulling out his chair and sitting down, couldn't help laughing wryly when he heard this,

"If you were wary of Albus before because of your status as 'Golden Viper', but now he obviously doesn't intend to pursue anything because of it, why do I always feel that you are very repulsive to have anything to do with him?"

Amosta was sitting on the other side of the dining table, and Remus' questioning didn't make him react much. Instead, he smiled and pointed to the wine bottle on the table, and asked softly,

"Do you know what wine this is, Remus?"

"Ogden Fire whiskey, at least 80 years old--"

Although poor and poor, Remus, who had spent half his life in the magic world, was obviously a knowledgeable wizard. After fixing his eyes on the wine bottle, Remus quickly answered this question.

"That's why I don't like getting too involved with him, Remus,"

Bright golden candlelight danced in Amosta's lavender pupils. He maintained a faint smile and said to the bewildered Remus,
"Dumbledore is a very wise wizard, but the problem is that in many cases, he is a bit too smart. I keep a distance from him, hoping that Albus Dumbledore will maintain a relatively friendly relationship. If the two of us suffer too close—”

Under Remus's thoughtful gaze, Amostar sneered and said nothing.

Since leaving Hogwarts, this is the first time that Amosta has seriously celebrated Halloween. Regardless of whether the connection between him and Lupine is to use each other, or to say that there is a little mutual appreciation, tonight, they Thanks again to Remus Lupine.

Time passed little by little, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was very pleasant. They didn't talk about Sirius Black, nor did they discuss Dumbledore. As two generations of Hogwarts professors of Defense Against the Dark Arts, he The two spent most of the time talking about the little wizards in the school, during which Lupine also talked about the situation when he met Harry today.

The sudden torrential rain made the temperature at the end of October even colder, but Amosta and Remus, who drank a lot of spirits, felt nothing.

"correct--"

The dining table was already in a mess, and Remus, whose cheeks were blushing, asked casually,

"Why did you choose to go to the Screaming Shack to conduct magic experiments, Amosta, I went to that place with, and a group of friends when I was in school. The environment inside is very bad, and it seems that there are often beasts infesting it?"

"I haven't seen any beasts before,"

Amosta, who was a little dizzy, said, "There is a cat that often likes to run there to find mice to eat. It's very quiet there, Remus, and no one will disturb me."

Hearing this, Remus, whose eyes were hidden by a strand of hair, was relieved imperceptibly. He smiled and raised his glass to Amosta again.

Boom!

The deafening thunder made the ground tremble slightly, and Amosta also took up the wine glass to pay back to Remus, but when the wine glass was raised, his movements suddenly stopped, and he turned his head to look outside the door.

"What's the matter, Amostar?"

The abyss-like untouchable eyes made Remus tremble, and in a trance, the young man opposite had transformed from Amosta Bryan into Golden Viper.

thump--
"problem occurs."

Amosta put down his wine glass and said calmly.







(End of this chapter)