Hogwarts from another world

Chapter 140 Prongs, Padfoot and Wormtail

Matthew and Neville followed Hermione up the hill.

The weather was nice, there was a cool breeze, and the hillsides were covered with wild grass.

Compared with the noisy streets of Hogsmeade, this hillside looks very deserted, with almost no people visible.

But this is definitely good news for Matthew, so that no one can disturb him and eavesdrop on Slughorn's conversation; as for Neville and Hermione, they worked in tandem to "give Matthew a break" ".

Matthew put the soft little ears Hermione gave him to his ears——

There was a sound of "tons, tons, tons" coming from inside.

Horace Slughorn appears to be sipping his favorite mead.

"Great, Rosmerta!" He said excitedly, "Today's mead seems to taste better than before."

Immediately afterwards, Mr. Rosmerta's voice rang: "Yes, Professor. This is Cherovina mead imported from Slovakia. It has not been opened before. You are the first person to enjoy it..."

"Yes, yes," Slughorn said with a smile, "I have to bring a few bottles back to the office and enjoy them slowly... Speaking of which, you are really a clever little kid, Rosmerta, ever since you were a student. His business acumen has always been great..."

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As he listened, Matthew couldn't help but frowned.

Mr. Rosmerta, the owner of the Two Broomsticks pub, seemed to sit next to Slughorn... They began to reminisce and chat...

This made Matthew think for a time that Miss Elaine Shafik had left.

And on the other side——

"This girl is a freshman. I haven't seen her before. She seems a bit unfamiliar..." Rosmerta said suddenly.

"Yes," Slughorn introduced, "Little Shafiq is only eleven years old this year."

"That's quite rare, to be appreciated by Professor Slughorn at a young age," Rosmerta complimented, "Miss Shafik, your future will be limitless... Come, try the mead, it tastes great. !”

Elaine Shafiq whispered a few polite words there.

"How's business going, Rosmerta?" Slughorn said happily there.

It seemed that Mr. Rosmerta had really left the bar business to his wife and stayed with Slughorn and the others.

Matthew just wished he could leave now... at least before Slughorn drank the mead.

"Don't mention it!" Mr. Rosmerta sighed, with an indescribable loneliness in his tone:

"You know, in the past month, those dementors have searched my bar three times... Many old customers couldn't stand it and were scared away by those monsters... This has a very bad impact on business, Very bad... Hogwarts students are allowed to come to Hogsmeade today, so it seems business is pretty good..."

It seems that even though the dementors guarding the main entrances of the campus are deterred by Principal Grindelwald's "obscene power" and do not dare to enter the Hogwarts castle, they are still unable to settle down and are eager to absorb wizards. , or happiness in Muggles.

A usually lively place like Two Broomsticks has become the "hardest hit area".

"These are extraordinary times...burp..." Professor Slughorn burped in embarrassment, "Actually, I don't like those guys either, they always remind people of unpleasant things..."

"...and Longbottom told me that they were very angry with Grindelwald - because the headmaster wouldn't let them enter the castle..."

"I'll pour you another glass." Rosmerta said suddenly, "However, the alcohol content of this mead is a bit high."

"It's okay, I drink a lot...Although I usually force myself to drink no more than one glass of wine a day...but this mead tastes really great!" Slughorn said intermittently.

His voice sounded a little drunk.

Then, there was a sound of rushing water.

"Dementors... they are here to protect everyone from more terrifying threats... We all know that something terrible happened in Azkaban..." Slughorn continued.

"I really don't understand," Mr. Rosmerta continued to sigh. "It is indeed unheard of for three escapees to appear in Azkaban... However, this is different from Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. What does it matter? No matter how stupid those fugitives are, they would not dare to break into Hogwarts where Principal Grindelwald and Principal Rosier are!"

Matthew quickly pricked up his ears, because this was also the question he had always wondered about.

"Because you don't understand... you don't understand..." Slughorn said, his voice sounding a little hazy:

"Rosmerta, do you still remember that incident fifteen years ago?"

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Fifteen years ago?

Matthew counted, which was 1977...three years before Harry Potter was born...which class of students Severus Snape and his friends were in the original book, in seventh grade.

"Fifteen years ago, it was so far away; I'm afraid I have forgotten it." Mr. Rosmerta seemed to shake his head.

"No, you will definitely not forget it...the students in Gryffindor House at that time..." Slughorn suddenly lowered his voice:

"James Potter... Sirius Black... and Peter Pedro..."

Fortunately, Neville attached the button to the back of Slughorn's chair...so that Matthew could barely hear Slughorn's voice clearly.

"When you said that, I remembered it!" Mr. Rosmerta said quickly:

"James Potter and Sirius Black, they like to come to my place to drink butterbeer... so funny, I still remember them so well, two funny little guys, they often make me laugh, just like playing a double act... …”

"...Of course, as well as their good friend Peter Pedro, the little chubby boy who often follows them like a follower...and James's archenemy Severus Snape, they used to be in my There was a fight in the bar... I can still remember that gang of people!" Mr. Rosmerta seemed to be immersed in memories.

Then, he became a little disappointed: "But after that, I didn't see them anymore... They must have graduated... They didn't come back to see them either..."

"No." Horace Slughorn whispered, "It's not graduation... The superficial statement is that they were expelled from Hogwarts for their suspected research on extreme magic..."

"...In fact, they did a terrible thing...and were forced to escape from Hogwarts..." Professor Slughorn's voice became more and more serious:

"James, Sirius and Peter, they were on the run for a few years, and then they were captured by the Aurors... Get hold of Azkaban!"