Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 64: A disfigured old man

In the corridor outside the common room, the hanging flower ribbons composed of holly and mistletoe have been pulled up; the armor and portraits on the side of the road have also been polished and are very clean; and in the auditorium, Professor Flitwick The decorations on the Christmas tree are being arranged, and small shiny icicles and small candles are hung on it...

Although Christmas hasn't really arrived yet, the atmosphere can already be felt.

Of the four long tables in the auditorium, three of them were moved to the wall, leaving only the last one.

Apparently it seems silly to use the old house dining tables when most of the students have already left.

Matthew saw that there were about a dozen students sitting at the only long table left, eating breakfast.

Most of them are unfamiliar faces, and most of them should be students from Muggle families who are now "homeless" like myself!

At the same time he secretly thought.

Most of the people he knew at Hogwarts had already left school... the few exceptions were probably Hermione Granger from Ravenclaw, and some from Gryffindor. Harry Evans; they seem to be still at Hogwarts.

It's just that they can't see their faces at the dining table now.

Matthew took a seat at the long table and sat down.

The breakfast during the Christmas holidays is a bit richer than usual.

In addition to the usual food, there are gingerbread, tree trunk cake, smoked salmon, prosciutto, turkey sandwiches...

The taste is not bad, and Matthew's breakfast is also eaten very quickly.

Just as Harry Evans entered the auditorium, he dropped his half-eaten turkey sandwich and left.

And Professor Rozier on the podium quickly cast a stern look at Matthew's wasteful behavior.

……

After leaving the castle, Matthew walked towards the direction of the school gate.

To be honest, this is the first time he has walked this road in the three months since he entered school.

The gate of the school is made of steel, and it is now open. Its appearance is very gorgeous, with many stone pillars on both sides, and the two largest stone pillars have a winged wild boar on the top.

Mr. Pringle sat lazily at the gate, holding a registration form in his hand.

"Name, college, and grade?" He asked calmly.

"I'm Matthew Wakefield, a first-year Slytherin student," Matthew replied.

Mr. Pringer swiped a few times, wrote a few lines on the registration form, and then waved to Matthew: "Remember to come back before dark, or you will bear the consequences!"

"Understood." Matthew nodded.

Then, he stepped through the gate of the castle and walked out of the Hogwarts campus.

The road leading to Hogsmeade village is a rough and muddy path covered with thick snow.

For senior students, this road is not unfamiliar, because every year after they get off the Hogwarts Express, they will take a carriage pulled by thestrals, walk through this path, and come to Hogwarts. Watts campus.

As for first-year students like Matthew, because they came to school across the black lake by boat, they did not go this way.

Along the way, there are almost no other people in sight.

It's also normal, this road is usually only used by Hogwarts students, and now there are not many students left in the entire campus.

However, Matthew didn't panic or worry at all. He stepped on the thick white snow on the ground and continued to move forward.

To be honest, the walk to Hogsmeade was uncomfortable. Although Matthew wrapped the lower part of his face with a scarf, the exposed part soon became painfully cold, and later became numb.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, a fork appeared ahead, one side leading to Hogsmeade Station (that is, where the Hogwarts Express train stops), and the other side undoubtedly leading to Hogsmeade Station. It's Hogsmeade!

Walking into the small road leading to Hogsmeade village, after another five minutes or so, he arrived at his destination this time.

……

Unlike the deserted Hogwarts at this time, Hogsmeade Village is bustling.

After all, Hogsmeade is the only purely wizarding village in the whole of England. Although the students are on vacation, the shops are still open. All kinds of people from the magic world shuttled unknowingly among the shops in the village.

At a glance, the village is full of thatched huts, and the roofs are covered with snow; because of Christmas, the surrounding trees are also covered with enchanted candles.

Many small shops in Hogsmeade are very famous among Hogwarts students——

Examples include Honeydukes Candy Shop, which sells chocolates and other assorted magical candies, which Matthew found crowded with customers when he passed by; The material ~IndoMTL.com~ Those naughty students like it very much; there is also the Two Broomstick Bar, where the butter beer, mulled mead, red wine, and even cherry juice are all very good...

It's just that Matthew walked past these lively shops one by one.

Then, he walked past the Hogsmeade post office; a hut that smelled of owl droppings from a distance, and owls flew by from time to time.

Finally, he found a small bar at the intersection of a side road.

Looking at everything in front of him, Matthew was slightly startled.

Originally, he just came here to take a look with the mentality of giving it a try.

Unexpectedly, the bar in front of me is still very similar to the original book——

A dilapidated wooden signboard, hanging from a rusty bracket above the door, depicts a severed pig's head, blood seeping through the white cloth that wraps it.

At the same time, on the signboard, there is a line written crookedly:

"Hog's Head."

Matthew hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door.

But no response.

Matthew raised his hand and knocked again.

After waiting for about thirty seconds, the door of the bar was opened.

An old man with a strange temper. He is tall and thin, with long gray hair and beard.

But these are not the main points, what is more ferocious is his face, this old man's face is densely covered with more than a dozen scars, it seems that the whole person has been disfigured... It looks very ferocious, if you are timid I'm afraid I'm going to faint from fright!

In addition, Matthew didn't smell the mutton smell that he imagined on the other party.