The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 282 Celebration (Please subscribe, please bookmark, please vote)

That night, after dinner, Ryan was about to take a walk around the castle, but when he walked out of the hall, he saw Hermione standing in the entrance hall.

"What are you doing here?" Ryan asked curiously, "Everyone should be celebrating in the common room at this time, why don't you go and relax together?"

"It was because everyone was celebrating and I thought it was a bit noisy so I came out for a walk. I ran into Harry and the others when I was going downstairs just now. I knew you were behind me so I came down to wait for you."

"Thank you!" Ryan suggested after a smile. "I don't like noisy places either. Let's wait until Harry and the others have celebrated for a while and the common room is a little quieter before we go back."

Afterwards, the two climbed up to the astronomical tower. Because everyone was celebrating at that time, there was no one else on the astronomical tower. Standing on the astronomical tower, you can see the last red sunset in the west and the full moon that has risen in the east.

"Today's game was indeed a bit thrilling, but you performed very well." Hermione walked to the astronomy tower and leaned against the castle wall. "By the way, what is the content of your next game?"

"I don't know." Ryan shook his head and took out the crystal column from his pocket. "This thing is a very simple alchemical product. I checked it and found that its function is that it will glow when it is close to something. So I guess the next game may be for us to find something."

"According to previous competition records, in most cases the organizers will inform the contestants of the content of the next game through puzzles at the end of the first game. But now it seems that this time is a little different. I feel that they seem to have increased the difficulty of the competition this time. Didn't they say that this competition will ensure safety? But look at Krum who is severely burned. How can the organizers increase the difficulty of the competition when it is obviously not safe enough?" Hermione said in a somewhat excited tone.

"I think it may be because there are six people participating in the competition this time. Only by increasing the difficulty can we select the real warriors." Ryan also said while leaning against the outer wall of the castle.

As the two chatted, the sky gradually darkened. The moonlight sprinkled on the astronomical tower, covering everything on the tower with a layer of soft moonlight like silvery white frost and snow.

“——So the next game is the kind that tests my abilities in many aspects. I think I have no problem with it.” Ryan concluded.

"I think so too, but it's better to be cautious in this situation. After all, there have been too many accidents in this competition." Hermione stared at Ryan seriously after she finished speaking.

"Don't worry, you know I'm not such a reckless person." Ryan looked at the serious face of the girl in front of him. The silver moonlight sprinkled on her face, making Hermione's face look different from usual.

After staring at him for a few seconds, Hermione felt a little strange and asked, "Why are you looking at me? Is there something wrong with my face?"

"No, it's just--I just think you're really pretty..."

Hermione's face suddenly turned red, like a lovely red apple. Ryan looked at her face and laughed.

"Okay, stop laughing—" Before she finished her words, she lowered her head and laughed. After the laughter stopped, Hermione took Ryan's hand and walked towards the stairs: "I think we may have stayed in the astronomy tower for a little too long. Now we should go to the celebration party in the common room."

"By the way, when did we first meet?" Hermione suddenly asked as they walked down the corridor back to the common room.

"Well, let me think--" Ryan stopped in the corridor. "It should be in the second or third grade of elementary school. The school held a performance and you played the piano. Then I was directed by the teacher to give you flowers after your performance." "Ah, I remember it too. You looked like a nerd at that time--"

"Nerd? Are you sure you're not talking about yourself? Haha--"

When the two of them laughed and joked all the way back to the Gryffindor common room, there was another burst of cheers and noise. The tables and chairs were piled with small mountains of cakes, and there were pots of pumpkin juice and butter beer. The twins set off some fireworks they made themselves, and many stars and sparks flashed in the air.

Dean Thomas, who was good at painting, hung a number of banners in the common room. Half of the banners showed Harry riding a Firebolt and flying around a Hornet, while the other half showed Ryan using an electromagnetic cannon to knock down a dragon.

"Where have you two been? Why are you back so late?" When Ryan pulled Hermione to sit on the sofa, Harry was eating a chocolate cake. From the way he ate the cake, it can be seen that he really hasn't eaten well for a long time.

"We just talked a little bit about what the next game is going to be about," Ryan replied.

"What? What's the content of the competition?" Harry immediately put down the cake in his hand. Perhaps he was a little hasty just now, so Harry was obviously choked. It was not until he took a glass of butter beer handed over by Hermione and took a few sips that he swallowed the cake in his throat. "What did you find?"

Ryan then told Harry that the crystal was used to track something, and concluded, "I guess this competition is about us going somewhere to find something, and compared to previous years, this year's competition is more difficult because there are more people. So it's best to make some preparations in advance, especially about survival and combat in the wild."

"Thank you so much!" Harry said, "If you hadn't reminded me during this match, I might not have known to ask Sirius. I would have made a fool of myself in the match."

"You were just anxious at the time. You will definitely think of it after you calm down." Ryan saw Ginny coming over with a small plate of snacks. "Okay, I won't bother you anymore. I'll go see what the twins are doing over there."

"Ryan, Hermione. Would you like a sandwich?" Fred handed it over on a silver plate. Hermione was about to reach out her hand when Ryan held her back, then smiled and said to Fred, "Hey, I made this medicine, I could smell it from a distance."

"There's nothing wrong." George, who was standing nearby, said after sniffing it. At this moment, Neville suddenly turned into a golden retriever with a snap.

"Hermione, can I borrow your Ryan for a moment?" The twins pulled Ryan to the table and said loudly, "Don't worry, this is just the new effect of our animal cookies. Five Sickles at a time, very cheap. And this recipe has been verified by Ryan, so it is absolutely guaranteed to be safe."

At this time, Neville also changed back to his original appearance, and then laughed with his classmates. Soon, the dozen or so cookies that the twins used for trial sales were snapped up by everyone.

"I wish our business will prosper." After selling all the cookies, Ryan and the twins clinked their butterbeer bottles together to celebrate.

It was almost one in the morning when Ryan lay down on the bed. He was thinking about how to use the dragon blood and future dragon products, and summarizing the gains and losses of today's game. Soon, sleepiness came over him, and he closed his eyes, yawned, and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)