Chapter 195: Hogsmeade Week

On the lawn behind the castle, three young wizards wearing thick robes walked out of the castle once again.

They ignored the rumbling thunder overhead, the howling wind crashing against the castle walls, and the sound of branches snapping in the Forbidden Forest in the distance.

In a few hours, they would be battling this storm in the greenhouses outside.

But their expressions were calm, and they even chatted and laughed occasionally; of course, most of the time it was Jia Siting talking, Sean nodding, and Neville smiling shyly.

Doing a difficult thing alone is somewhat painful and hard to endure, but when the number of people is expanded, the joy found in the bitterness of those gathering moments is enough to cover the current hardship.

Before they even reached the greenhouse, they heard the noisy voices of the seniors:

"Bruce, you damn bastard! Stay away from that Bubotuber!"

At this moment, Senior Leon was waving his wand to move other plants, not expecting that Senior Bruce had just provoked the Bubotuber and then scurried behind Senior Pister.

Behind him, the Bubotuber was waving its vines wildly, looking very angry.

Through the colored windows of Greenhouse Three, Sean guessed that Senior Bruce had touched its fruit. "One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi" mentions:

The Bubotuber is a vine plant that looks like a stump covered in boils and can produce pods as large as grapefruits. As soon as someone tries to take its pods, it will suddenly extend tentacle-like vines to attack the person.

Before Bruce could hide behind Senior Pister, Senior Pister dodged Bruce skillfully as if he had eyes in the back of his head. Finally, the Bubotuber's vines whipped onto Senior Bruce's shoulder all at once. He let out two "ow" sounds and instantly became much better behaved.

Professor Sprout looked at the three, her eyes squinting into slits with a smile, and then she walked away from Greenhouse Three with a vigorous pace.

Ah—her new sprouts were coming; thanks to them, Greenhouse One was as orderly as it was now.

Yes, because the greenhouses possess certain dangers, the division of labor between the Professor, the Hufflepuff seniors, and Sean and the others had always been different.

The Professor would handle the most dangerous Greenhouse Seven alone; it is said that there are even small Whomping Willows inside, though it is unknown if that is a rumor.

Senior Bruce and the others usually busied themselves in Greenhouse Three, while Sean and the others naturally took charge of the plants in Greenhouse One.

At the entrance of Greenhouse One, Sean saw Senior Bruce and the other two filing in from Greenhouse Three; behind them, the Bubotuber's vines were waving wildly.

"Aha!"

Senior Bruce made a face at the greenhouse.

"Idiot."

Senior Leon looked at Bruce, who had messy hair and was covered in mud, and was somewhat speechless.

This guy just liked to go looking for trouble.

"Oh! Look, it's little Green!"

Senior Bruce had just turned around when his eyes suddenly lit up,

"I bet you must be full of anticipation for Hogsmeade village, right?"

He suddenly leaned over mysteriously and said with a smile.

"..."

Actually, not really. If Senior Bruce hadn't mentioned it, Sean would have even forgotten about it; after all, this had nothing to do with lower-year young wizards.

"Mm."

Looking at the senior's expectant eyes, Sean tried hard to be expectant as well.

"Oh—I said it, little Green, I will repay you, not just for the bet, or the Howler..."

Senior Bruce raised his eyebrows; his brow was sharp, revealing a sharpness completely different from his affability.

"Take it, choose well!"

After he finished speaking, he hummed a little tune and dragged away Leon, who was still drinking water, and Pister, who had just received seeds from Professor Sprout.

Leon choked on a mouthful of pumpkin juice in his throat; even from far away, Sean could hear Senior Bruce's subsequent screams.

Upon entering the greenhouse, Sean opened the letter. Actually... he had always felt that he had received too many letters recently.

However, what a certain young wizard clearly didn't notice was that this seemed to be because he spoke too little.

【Don't earn a penny of price difference! Little Green, surprise—receive this Hogsmeade village shopping list.

Although I would be happy to pay for you all, unfortunately, Leon didn't agree to let me use his wallet...】

It would be strange if Senior Leon agreed...

Sean continued to read down:

【But the good news is, Pister agreed to let me use his wallet to pay the full amount for your shopping alone.

So please feel free to shop boldly—don't feel bad for the wallet!】

Senior Pister, huh...

Sean recalled that honest and gentle face in his mind.

【You can try your best to share the list behind with your friends—remember?

Hufflepuff's philosophy is—Must! Share!】

Don't worry about whether I can handle it; I won't let Leon and Pister's hands, shoulders, and necks stay idle.

But don't exceed too many people, otherwise Pister's neck won't be able to bear the weight.

Attached is a list:

(Dervish and Banges: Magical maintenance tools;

Honeydukes Sweetshop: Lollipop quills, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans...

Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop: Self-correcting ink, Answer-writing quills, Homework planners...)

Hogsmeade week suddenly had something to do with Sean again; looking at the attached list, Sean also had a bit more anticipation.

There are many interesting things in the Wizarding World, and Sean was also prepared to purchase more parchment, ink, and so on.

There were also a few things Sean was relatively interested in, such as the homework planner—it is a small notebook that can magically track a student's learning progress. Every time you open a page, it will remind the student to complete their homework on time, and only after completing the homework can they do what they like to do.

This way, Sean would save a lot of recording time and just need to flip through it.

Or like Eternal Ink—it is a special ink; any writing done with this ink will carry magic and will never fade.

In short, this was an ingenious surprise, and Sean was slightly stunned.

In October, the weather got colder and colder, the rain increased, and the nights became darker, but the mud, the gale, and the rainstorm could not destroy the joyful mood of the three after coming out of the greenhouse.

"You mean—Sean, the seniors are willing to help us purchase items in Hogsmeade village?"

Jia Siting couldn't believe it; they had just finished envying those high-year wizards, and so quickly, luck had fallen on them?!

The three stepped deep and shallow on the wet ground, splashing mud.

"My god! We must hurry and inform Hermione of this good news. She has flipped back and forth through the introduction to Hogsmeade village several times!"

Jia Siting whispered expectantly.

Looking at the seven pieces of parchment Sean took out from behind the letter, Neville and Jia Siting's eyes didn't turn away at all. ===== CHAPTER 196 =====