The Strongest Badger at Hogwarts

The Pig's Head is tucked away in a remote corner of Hogsmeade village.

As soon as Harry and the others came here, they understood why this small bar was called the Pig's Head Bar.

The wooden board on which the pig's head served as the shop's sign was hung from rusty brackets over the door, with a picture of a severed pig's head, blood seeping through the white cloth that wrapped it.

It was the first time for Harry's trio to see such a scene, and they had an ominous premonition.

They didn't think there would be much business in a bar with such a weird sign, especially since the location was so remote.

And when they actually entered the bar with apprehension, this idea became more determined.

Because the interior of the Pig's Head pub is completely different from the Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade village.

The big bar in the Three Broomsticks always feels bright, clean and warm, but the Pig's Head has only one small, dark, very dirty room, and the whole room smells of sheep. Smell.

The few bay windows in the walls were so thick with grime that little light could penetrate, and a few candles were burning on rough wooden tables.

The most outrageous thing is that the ground in the bar that should have been paved with stones has completely disappeared at this moment.

The dirt accumulated over the centuries has raised the ground by more than ten centimeters!

However, when Harry suppressed his nausea and lifted his feet from the slightly sticky 'floor', he unexpectedly discovered that there were still such things in this 'authentic' medieval-style bar. Quite a few customers.

For example, the weirdo at the bar who had his whole head covered with gray-black bandages, but he was still able to pour a smoking, burning thing into a gap in the bandages on his mouth cup after cup.

And a couple of hooded figures sitting at the table by the bed.

Or the pointy-nosed old hag by the fireplace.

...

The three of Harry noticed keenly that the moment they entered, these people all stopped what they were doing, and looked at them with weird eyes without any kindness.

Obviously, this was caused by the school robes on the three of them.

Of course, it may also be because the three of them are not as weird as the group of people in the bar right now.

After all, when a normal person enters an environment full of weird people, then that normal person becomes the weirdest person in it.

Being watched by so many eyes, Harry felt his body stiffen a lot.

His forehead was constantly sweating, which diverted his attention to a large extent, making him less concerned about the poor sanitation around him.

On the contrary, the two brothers George and Fred performed like ducks to water here.

They greet everyone in the bar very naturally.

He even secretly drank the wine in his glass while greeting the bandage man.

This scene made Harry's hair stand on end.

He felt that the next moment the bandage man might angrily take off the bandages on his body, and then reveal his mummy-like face and swallow George and Fred in one gulp.

To Harry's surprise, however, the man in the bandage didn't seem offended at being drunk.

Not only that, the other party even talked and laughed with George and Fred for a while, and then pressed the reminder bell in front of him again, indicating that he needed another drink.

"Don't put on such an expression, Bud is a good man!" Fred returned to the team and whispered to the three of Harry, "He was cursed and disfigured in order to save his teammates during an expedition to the ruins." Well, the anti-curse of this ancient curse has long been lost, so now he can only wear a bandage all day long, and he doesn't dare to go to normal bars, so he can only stay in the Pig's Head Bar for a while.

Most of the guests in this bar have had a similar experience and are not bad people.

So adjust your expressions and eyes quickly.

You make them feel so uncomfortable! "

The three of Harry were shocked when they heard this.

They didn't expect this to happen.

But if you think about it carefully, it can actually make sense.

After all, Hogsmeade is the only village of pure wizards remaining in the entire country, and it is also close to Hogwarts.

The Ministry of Magic would not allow any gathering point of dark wizards in such a key location.

It's just that under such circumstances, the expression management ability of Harry's trio has basically lost control.

So they can only lower their heads lower so that the customers around them can't see their faces.

Seeing this, George and Fred felt a little helpless, and could only keep explaining to the surrounding customers.

Fortunately, at this moment, the bar owner finally came out sideways through a back door.

He was a grumpy-looking old man with a mass of long gray hair and beard.

He was tall and thin, and from the outline of his face, which was mostly hidden by a bushy beard, Harry always felt that he looked very familiar.

"How the hell do you drink so fast?"

The bar owner said to the bandage man angrily.

This made Hermione jerk her head up and glared at him angrily.

Even before.

Now that we already know the story of the bandage man, what the bar owner said just now seems too much.

This gaze was undoubtedly spotted by the bar owner.

He just glanced at George, Fred and the others, and immediately understood what happened. He didn't say anything more to the bandage man, and directly remixed another glass of the same drink.

It wasn't over yet, and he quickly went back into the back room.

When he came out again, there was already a huge wooden box in his arms.

The expressions of the three of Harry turned ugly in an instant.

Because the entire surface of the wooden box is covered with a thick layer of dust, and there are many pitted rat tooth marks, and the tooth marks in some places are so deep that the butter beer inside can be seen directly through the gap.

And these are obviously the 'immediate goods' that George and Fred mentioned before!

puff--

The wooden box was placed on the bar, which was also covered with a layer of oil, and there was a muffled sound.

The bar owner clapped his hands and said:

"Old rules, three Galleons."

The price of a bottle of Butterbeer is two Sickles, and there are twenty-four bottles in a box, that is to say, the total should be forty-eight Sickles, but the boss in front of him is charging a full fifty A silver Sickle can be said to be quite a scam.

However, it is not unacceptable considering the exaggerated price of these butter beers after George and Fred brothers shipped them back to Hogwarts.

"Boss, we are not here to buy goods this time."

George and Fred said to the boss mysteriously, "We want to borrow the Floo fireplace in your store."

The bar owner glanced at George and Fred, and said lightly:

"no."

"Why?" George said, eyes widening suddenly, "We've been partners for so many years! Don't you even want to help with such a little help?"

"First of all, the business between us is not a cooperation at all. If you insist on pursuing it, you should thank me for seeing your pity, so I give you a chance to make money." The bar owner said calmly, "Secondly, It's still class time right? It's fine for Hogwarts students to skip class to visit Hogsmeade Village, but they still want to go outside? Do you really think you're amazing?

Last but not least, there is no Floo fireplace in my bar. "

After the bar owner finished speaking, the surrounding guests burst into laughter, and the entire bar was filled with a joyous atmosphere.

George and Fred were so angry that their faces turned red, and they turned around and took Harry's trio to leave.

But just as they turned around, the bar owner grabbed them by the back of their necks one by one.

"What are you going for? You two brats are really getting better and better, and you have even learned to abduct lower grade students!" The bar owner's eyes suddenly became severe, "Where do you have to prepare today? Do it What? Explain everything clearly, or don't blame us for being rude!"

The bar owner had just finished speaking when the two hooded guests in the corner and the old witch by the fireplace stood up.

They directly separated the Harry trio from George and Fred.

George and Fred became angry when they saw this scene, and shouted:

"We are not traffickers! We really have important things to do!"

The Harry trio finally understood what was going on.

They really didn't expect that the people in the bar would think of the matter in the direction of human trafficking. Hermione couldn't help explaining:

"George and Fred are telling the truth, we were not trafficked!"

"Oh? Really?" The bar owner said unmoved, "Then tell us about your 'important' things."

"This matter is very important. It concerns the life and death of the entire Hogwarts. I cannot speak in front of so many people!"

George said indignantly, but what greeted him was even more violent ridicule around him.

Fortunately, the bar owner seemed to believe their words, and continued:

"Then you come in with me and talk alone. If the matter is reasonable, then I will let you go. But if I find out that you are lying, then... Hehe, those who wanted to find trouble with me were sent to Azkaban It's not like people haven't."

After saying that, the bar owner led George and Fred to the back door, Harry's trio also followed, and the guests who were protecting them did not stop them.

Behind the bar is obviously the place where the boss lives every day.

Compared with the bars outside, it is much cleaner here, but it is definitely not clean.

The random furniture and wine bottles are the best proof.

Probably the cleanest place in this room is on the innermost wall.

There is a magical portrait of a young girl on that wall. The young girl in the painting is wearing a blue dress. Although she looks smiling, there is a deep melancholy in that smile.

The owner of the bar probably took the painting down and wiped it often, and the portrait and the surrounding walls were spotless.

"Tell me, what is going on here?"

The bar owner sat down on a dirty sofa and said.

Hearing that George and Fred looked at each other with some confusion, they finally gritted their teeth and told most of the things they knew.

Of course, they did a lot of rationalization in order to make this matter understandable and acceptable to ordinary people.

"So, what you're saying is that Dumbledore and his henchmen are probably being besieged by Voldemort and Death Eaters at the Ministry of Magic right now." The expression on the bar owner's face was extremely weird, "And now they are controlling Hogwarts. It is a young man named Link. Maybe this young man deliberately delays time and does not save Dumbledore because he wants to completely seize control of Hogwarts?"

Just seeing the expression on the bar owner's face, the hearts of Harry's trio sank.

Ron complained bitterly:

"George, Fred, what you're talking about is outrageous! It's the way it is, but . . . alas! I knew no one would believe it! I . . . "

"No, I believe so."

Before Ron could finish his sentence, the bar owner spoke again.

Hearing this, the three of Ron and George and Fred were stunned.

And the bar owner went on to say:

"So you are now going directly to the Ministry of Magic to save Dumbledore and the others, right?"

George and Fred nodded in a daze, they hadn't recovered from their ignorance.

"Then don't waste any more time, I'll go with you too." The bar owner pulled out his wand expressionlessly, "Come on, grab me quickly, and I'll take you to the Ministry of Magic."

"But...why?"

George said with a puzzled look on his face.

The behavior of the bar owner in front of him was really abnormal, which made him instinctively vigilant.

Even, like the previous customers and bar owners, he thought of words such as trafficking.

After all, the price of a young wizard of their age on the Knockturn Alley black market is quite outrageous.

The bar owner was not used to it either, he snorted coldly and said:

"Whether you like to go or not! If you don't want to be with me, then go away."

As he spoke, the bar owner had already started waving his magic wand.

The space around him quickly distorted.

Seeing this, Harry gritted his teeth, and directly reached out and grabbed the bar owner's shoulder.

"Harry!"

Ron and Hermione gave a gasp when they saw this, and grabbed Harry as well.

Then came George and Fred.

Crackling——

After a burst of firecrackers exploding, Harry and the others instantly disappeared in place.

When they got down to earth again, they found that they were already in a dark alley.

The innermost part of the alley is a mountain of garbage, and several wild cats are searching for food on the garbage mountain.

The appearance of Harry and the others made their hair stand on end, and they ran out of the alley screaming.

But looking in the direction of their departure, it is a road full of traffic.

On the other side of the road, a flash of bright red instantly caught Harry's eyes.

It was a slightly shabby red telephone box!