Homecoming from Hogwarts

In order to avoid explaining to their classmates what the packages the three of them were carrying were for, Hermione, Harry and Ron got up early in the morning with a tacit understanding. When they had breakfast in the Great Hall, the staff table above them On the table, only Snape was eating quickly, and there were only three of them sitting alone at the Gryffindor table.

Harry glanced at Snape with greasy hair in disgust, and was really wondering how Professor Blaine could maintain a good relationship with such a person.

But his malicious gaze seemed to be noticed by Snape. Snape, who was eating, suddenly stopped and looked at him expressionlessly.

Before Snape noticed his contemptuous look, Harry quickly lowered his head and pretended to deal with the bacon on the plate. He was not afraid of Snape, but they had to go to Hogsmeade later to do something meaningful. The thing is, at this time, he didn't want to be picked on by Snape.

The road that no one used during the entire Christmas holiday was covered with a layer of melting ice and snow. Once you stepped on it, the snow mixed with mud was enough to cover your feet.

"We should be smarter, shouldn't we?"

Ron's old clothes had been sent home. He had nothing to give to the children in the orphanage at school, so it was natural for him to help Hermione carry her parcel. Walking out of the woods and looking at the endless fields away from Hogsmeade village, Ron said breathlessly,

"We don't need to take this path at all. The secret path of the hunchback witch on the fourth floor is a better choice."

"Oh!"

Harry, who was also struggling to carry a package, glared at Ron angrily.

"That's right, Ron. The problem is that you reminded me a little too early. Why didn't you wait until we got to Hogsmeade to talk about it?"

Hermione, who was huddled in her cloak, listened to Harry and Ron's bad words, looked back at him and giggled. Ron and Harry shared her things, so she was the easiest one.

Suddenly, two more students walked out of the slightly dark forest they had just passed. The two people holding hands attracted Hermione's attention. She squinted her eyes and took a closer look, and suddenly exclaimed softly. There was a sound.

"how?"

Harry stopped with great vigilance, turned his head and looked back. At a glance, his expression immediately became dull.

"It's that idiot Diggory and his partner at the ball. Who is that girl?"

Ron was attracted by the strange behavior of Harry and Hermione. After turning his head and taking a look, he said casually and looked at Harry beside him. He knew that the girl next to Diggory was also a student in physical education class.

But when Ron felt strange, Harry did not answer his question. Instead, without saying a word, he strode forward, much happier than before.

"Hey, wait, what's wrong with you?"

Ron shouted, looking puzzled.

"That girl is Cho Chang from Ravenclaw, one grade above us." Hermione said softly. After looking at Harry's back sympathetically, she tugged on Ron's sleeve.

"Come on, Ron, I don't want to explain to them what our packages are for-"

The development of things often backfired. When they discovered Cedric and Cho Chang, these two people also discovered the three of them. Before Cho Chang could stop him, Cedric waved to them and shouted happily,

"Hey, wait!"

Cedric took Qiu Zhang's hand and dragged Qiu Zhang, who was a little embarrassed, to run forward quickly. He was a little confused as to why the three Gryffindors ignored his greeting, and Cedric, who pretended they didn't hear, quickened his pace a little more.

The packages on Harry and Ron's shoulders slowed them down. When Cedric's shout was thirty feet behind them, even Harry couldn't pretend not to hear it and could only stop. Waiting for Cedric to come over with a dull expression, he didn't look at the two people at all, pretending to admire the snowy scene on the field, just treating them as air.

"Oh, good morning-"

After Cedric pulled out his muddy boots from the snow nest and kicked them, he nodded and smiled at the three people, completely unaware of Qiu Zhang's unnatural expression next to him.

Ron just shrugged. He was not familiar with Cedric, and the two of them hadn't even spoken.

Hermione glanced at Harry quickly, knowing then that she couldn't count on a cordial conversation between Harry and Cedric.

"Good morning, Cedric, Cho Chang--"

"What are you doing?"

Just as Fred and George described it, Cedric was really slow at times. He didn't realize that the three people opposite him didn't particularly want to talk to him. He still looked at Hermione with a bright look on his handsome face. smile,

"What are you going to do? I mean, these two big packages?" "Oh well--"

A group of people walked forward slowly. Hermione hesitated for a moment and then responded,

"Some old luggage, I plan to send them home. The owls in the school can't handle such heavy packages, so I plan to go to Hogsmeade. The post office there can help solve this problem-"

The confusion in Cedric's brows and eyes suddenly disappeared. He let go of Qiu Zhang's hand and said to Hermione diligently,

"This package doesn't look light."

His eyes swept between Harry and Ron. After a moment of hesitation, Cedric chose the more familiar Harry.

"I can come and help you—"

If Hermione hadn't secretly reminded him during the first game that the warriors were dealing with a fire dragon, then there would have been no chance that he would have successfully passed the test. Therefore, Cedric just wanted to help Hermione.

However, Cedric was completely unprepared for the fact that his enthusiasm was completely unreciprocated.

Harry moved his steps and avoided Cedric's extended hand. Faced with Cedric who was a bit caught off guard, Harry just muttered:

"Need not--"

Harry's excessive behavior made others frown, while Cedric looked a little embarrassed.

"Oh, Harry can handle it-"

Only two girls, Hermione and Qiu Zhang, knew what was going on with Harry's coldness. Qiu Zhang pursed her thin, light pink lips, and a blush appeared on her cheeks. She didn't know whether it was due to anger or shyness.

Hermione sighed in her heart, but smiled, and wanted to change the subject quickly, but even with her brain, she couldn't think of what to say for a while, so she could only ask awkwardly,

"You, um, plan to go to Hogsmeade?"

Ron's cheeks suddenly bulged up, as if he was amused by Hermione's stupid question. Fortunately, Cedric didn't find anything wrong. He held Qiu Zhang's hand again, his smile filled with satisfaction. and happiness,

"Yes, Qiu is going to Literary Residence to buy quills. However, we plan to go to Pudifu Tea House together-"

"Pudif's Tea House?" Ron blinked and said in confusion, "Is there such a shop in Hogsmeade?"

"It's in the alley behind the Three Broomsticks pub -" Hermione, who was good at answering questions, subconsciously said, "I heard Lavender say that that place is suitable for couples to date, ahem, I mean -"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Hermione immediately realized that she shouldn't say this in front of Harry, and she quickly made up for it,

"Well it's very quiet there, suitable for chatting-"

Harry's expression suddenly tightened, and he suddenly had the urge to take off the package from his shoulders and throw it and Cedric into the ditch beside the road.

Ron, on the other hand, was stunned when he heard Hermione say this, and then nodded thoughtfully, his eyes eager to try.

"Well, see you later--"

This journey was really torturous. Several people traveling with them had their own thoughts. Only Cedric didn't notice anything. He talked to Hermione with great interest about their training in physical education class yesterday, while Hermione could only do it in autumn. With an increasingly unkind look in his eyes, Zhang forced himself to continue chatting with him.

Hogsmeade finally arrived. Cedric waved to them and led Cho Chang in the other direction. Harry, who said nothing along the way, glanced at Cho Chang uncontrollably, and he thought he was hiding there. The movement was immediately caught by Qiu Zhang, and the girl quickly turned her head to the other side as if she was a little frightened.

Harry pursed his lips, suddenly feeling extremely depressed.

"Shall we-"

Staring at the retreating figures of Cedric and Qiu Zhang, Ron's eyes showed eagerness.

"We'll also go to Paddy's Teahouse later, maybe it will be interesting -"

"Come on, Weasley-"

Harry, who was expressionless, strode towards the Bee Duke. Looking at his back, Hermione's eyes were full of sympathy. After sighing, her request was rejected, while Ron, who was a little unwilling to do so, trotted to follow. Harry

(End of this chapter)