Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

She and Vizette often did this when they were in the cloister;

She brought a few pastries from the Hogwarts kitchen and brewed a pot of herbal tea. She held a copy of "The Quibbler" in her hands, while Vizet held a notebook.

Sometimes she reads articles from "The Quibbler," and sometimes Wizette shares new discoveries;

What impressed her recently was Wizette sharing her findings about the Boggart.

She felt that the Boggart was very similar to water, and that the Boggart could reflect people's fears just like water reflects their images.

Although Boggarts do not have their own form, they can condense people's fears into concrete images, much like water freezes into ice.

“When we can go there, we must first visit Lady Patif’s Tea House…” Emika Miller imagined. “Luna, let’s go together then!”

“Okay!” Luna nodded and turned her head slightly to look out the window.

An owl suddenly appeared outside the window; it looked like a scops owl. It circled twice in the air and then disappeared quietly, only Luna noticed it.

Luna smiled knowingly, put away her textbooks and parchment scrolls, and said, "I need to go out for a bit..."

“Oh! Go ahead, go ahead!” Amyka Miller nodded, not surprised at all.

Luna strode towards the door of the common room, her roommates' sighs echoing behind her: "I hope this school year ends quickly so we can go to Hogsmeade too!"

……

Luna continued looking out the window, where the adorable scops owl reappeared, guiding her downstairs and into a corridor where Vizet stood not far away.

“Sorry to keep you waiting!” Vizet said, pointing to the one-eyed witch statue beside him and lowering his voice, “There’s a secret passage here that can take you to Hogsmeade.”

“Actually, you could go over openly.” Luna smiled. “I’ll just sneak over.”

“Of course we’ll go together!” Vizette smiled as well. “I feel a little strange if we don’t take this secret passage!”

He raised his wand and tapped the statue's hunchback, "Split left and right!"

After a series of soft sounds, the statue's hunchback split in two, becoming a secret passage.

"Flash!" Vizette lit up her wand and held out her hand to Luna. "Now, let Guide Vizette... lead the way for you!"

Chapter 177 Hogsmeade Village

Vizette and Luna emerged from the cellar and stood in a corner of the Honey Duke shop.

Luna looked around at the students and whispered in Vizette's ear, "There are so many people here!"

The store was packed with students, many of whom were incredibly focused as they picked out their favorite candies.

Vizette's earlobe tickled a little, and he suppressed a laugh as he said, "So... there's no need to worry so much. They're all busy shopping and won't pay much attention to their surroundings."

Luna looked at a student not far away, whose gaze kept shifting between two boxes of candy, his brows furrowed tightly;

The student was having an internal struggle, deciding whether to take the pink coconut ice cream or the light blue coconut ice cream next to it;

He seemed to want to carry them all, but unfortunately, he already had a lot of things in his pockets, hands, and shoulders, so there wasn't enough room for two cans of popsicles.

“Their expressions…” Luna smiled, her voice much louder than before, “are just like yours when you’re writing a thesis… extremely serious!”

Vizette touched her nose, coughed lightly, and said, "So this is what I looked like when I wrote my thesis?"

“There’s something different…” Luna thought carefully, “Your brows aren’t furrowed as tightly…”

"His lips only part slightly when he is carefully choosing his words, but he will quickly purse them again."

Vizette tried to imagine what it would look like, then shook her head slightly and said, "Doesn't that look very serious?"

“He’s just very serious…” Luna shook her head repeatedly, “and he’s enjoying it. His eyes are like a Sniffer who’s found a jewel. How can he be serious?”

“There are many jewels here, and I’m having a bit of a problem…” Vizette laughed. “Why don’t you help me choose some? I’ll send some to Mr. Lovegood too.”

Luna laughed and nodded gently, saying, "I'll make sure to find the right candy for Mr. Niffler!"

The shop dares to use a name like "Honey Duke," so the candies and snacks it sells must be incredibly diverse, which is why so many students come in to buy them.

The regular candies include marzipan, cockroach candies, licorice wands, ice cream, toffee, and chocolate. They are all neatly arranged on the shelves near the wall, which looks quite impressive.

Most of the space in Honeydukes is arranged as aisles and a magic candy area;

All sorts of enchanted candies are displayed on more elaborate shelves, arranged in a circle to showcase the magic contained within them.

The shelf area where the Super Bubble Gum was located was filled with bluebell-colored bubbles;

According to the description on the shelf, the bubbles blown by Bubblegum Super Bubble Gum can float in the air for several days.

Zizi Bee Candy is actually a type of fruit juice milk jelly ball, a candy that makes people float in the air;

A salesperson was floating inside the shelf, holding a rope in his hand, presumably to prevent himself from floating to the ceiling and hitting his head in case of an accident.

There's also a very interesting mint ice cream that's shaped like a toad, similar to a chocolate frog.

If you swallow it whole, it will occasionally twitch while it's melting in your stomach, which is quite stimulating.

At the Honey Duke shop, Vizet and Luna lingered for quite a while, selecting several interesting candies;

I plan to share some of it with my roommates when I get back, and send the rest to Xenophilius Lovegood.

The portion of candy intended for Xenophilius Lovegood consisted of strongly flavored candies, such as licorice wands, pepper rascals, and exploding sandwich gummies.

According to Luna, before the accident, Xenophilius Lovegood was very fond of Pepper Boy and would often perform for her and her mother how to breathe fire with his mouth.

These magical candies are incredibly creative. Just like the fire-breathing feature of Pepper Boy, they are actually a combination of several magical potion ingredients that create a fire-breathing effect without producing the high temperature of a real flame.

It's the weekend, and Vizette was just subconsciously analyzing the ingredients of Pepper Boy because of its flavor;

He didn't intend to really delve into which potion ingredients were used in Pepper Boy.

……

The streets of Hogsmeade Village are equally bustling, with residents and tourists alike, but the majority of visitors are Hogwarts students.

Most of the students were carrying large bags and small packages. At the location of the Wenrenju quill pen shop, Wizette also saw Hermione and Ron, who seemed to be planning to buy some stationery to take back to school.

Of the third-year students, only Harry was unable to go to Hogsmeade Village due to the accident that happened during the summer vacation.

Neville mentioned this in the Entrance Hall; Harry recently used his time after school to submit a paper to The Voice of Hogwarts.

According to what he knew, Harry's paper seemed to be related to the knockback charm that Lupin had just taught.

As planned, Vizette also published a paper titled "The Resonance of Magic and Hobbies: Doing What You're Good At" in The Voice of Hogwarts.

Inspired by this paper, Neville is also preparing his own.

He is particularly skilled in herbalism, so he plans to submit a paper to The Voice of Hogwarts that will be related to herbalism.

……

Vizet and Luna turned into an alley and took a side path to the Hogsmeade Post Office to mail the packaged candy to Autry St. Catchpol Village.

On their way back to the main road, they encountered a group of professors;

Several professors from the required courses gathered together, just in time to head into the Three Brooms Bar.

Lupin walked at the front. He must have seen Luna. After a slight surprise, he gave a kind smile.

Flitwick was saying something and was about to turn towards where Vizet and Luna were when Lupin deftly turned to the side, subtly blocking Flitwick's view.

He then casually opened the door to the Three Brooms Bar and invited the professors to come in.

Lupin's actions brought smiles to both Vizette and Luna's faces.

Not wanting to disappoint Lupin, they changed course and headed to another pub in Hogsmeade Village—the Pig's Head.

……

Vizet and Luna entered the Hog's Head through the main entrance. Aberforth Dumbledore, who was wiping glasses, looked up and asked somewhat perfunctorily, "Would you like something to drink?"

"Hmm?" After Aberforth recognized the two of them, his tone remained rough but carried a hint of amusement. "Instead of going to the Three Brooms or Madame Patif, you've come to the Pig's Head?"

During the daytime, the Pig's Head Bar is rarely occupied; when Vizet and his group arrived, there wasn't a single customer.

With a broad smile, Aberforth picked up his wand and tapped the glasses, cleaning the two glass cups, which looked as if they were coated with a white film, until they were sparkling clean.

He placed the cups in front of the two of them, rubbed his hands together, and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go get you some pomegranate juice!"

Chapter 178 Send fewer gifts, come over more often

Before Wizette and Luna could say anything, Aberforth stepped out from behind the bar, displaying agility beyond his years, and disappeared from their sight.

Luna blinked. "Just as energetic as Headmaster Dumbledore!"

“Yes!” Vizette agreed, “He’ll be even more energetic when there are more customers at night…”

The two sat at the bar, and Vizet told Luna about the funny things that happened at the Hog's Head, like Aberforth's labyrinth of souls, or like the stories of Aberforth and his patrons...

They chatted for a while, and then Aberforth returned to the shop, with a round wooden barrel floating behind him, the Honeydukes logo still visible on it.

"Forget about the butterbeer." He waved his wand, and the barrel floated lightly onto the table. "How about some pomegranate juice?"

As a bar, Pighead Bar naturally stocked with butterbeer;

However, the patrons here seem to prefer strong liquor, so butterbeer is rarely ordered and has been sitting in a corner, covered in dust.

Aberforth held his wand and gently flicked the barrel, causing pomegranate juice to fly out and splash into the glasses in front of Vizzette and Luna.

His control over magic was so strong that the pomegranate juice poured completely into the glass without spilling a single drop.