Chapter 92： Life is so difficult

Chapter 92 Life is so difficult

October has just arrived, and Hogwarts Castle is already enveloped in strong winds and heavy rain.

 Heavy rain that lasted for several days caused the surrounding temperature to drop sharply. The cold air spread under the rain curtain and penetrated into the castle silently.

After Albert noticed that he had a cold, he immediately went to the school hospital and got a cup of refreshing potion from the head nurse, Madam Pomfrey. The effect was immediate after drinking the potion. However, the downside is that people who drink this potion will have smoke coming out of their ears for several hours.

For this reason, the twin brothers also gloated a lot.

 As a result, the two of them had not been jumping around for a few days, and their ears started to smoke. However, it seemed like it was a funny thing for the Weasley twins, who even made a train whistle sound that made everyone laugh.

 Outside the window, the rain is still falling.

The Gryffindor common room was brightly lit, with a roaring fire burning in the fireplace, making it warm and cozy. At this moment, Albert was sitting by a window with his roommates doing homework.

“Tell me, will the garlic seedlings be soaked by the rain? This rain has been going on for several days.” George raised his head and looked at the dim rain curtain outside the window, looking unhappy.

"Be careful, if I were you, I would pay attention to your homework." Albert warned, "Don't ruin the paper you are about to finish."

"Ah!" George found a drop of ink on his parchment and couldn't help but screamed, "It's finished, my homework."

"Stop howling, who distracted you while doing your homework?" Angelina's temper was not very good. The Quidditch training a while ago gave her a cold. Even after drinking Madam Pomfrey's refreshing potion, her head was still full of pain. I'm still a little groggy now and can't concentrate on my homework.

"Should we go check it out? I'm a little worried that the garlic will be soaked in water and rot." Fred suggested anxiously.

 With such bad weather, they were unable to check the sprouting of garlic.

Albert couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, and thought to himself: "This is the difference between planting outside and planting in a flower pot!"

“If you are worried about garlic, go out and check, but don’t look for me.” Li Qiaodan said angrily. There was still smoke coming from his ears, the unfortunate man had just drank Madam Pomfrey's pick-me-up.

This new generation was almost wiped out by the epidemic.

"It's useless to go out to check, and there's nothing we can do." George was also depressed. He finally waited for the garlic to sprout, but then there was heavy rain that lasted for several days, and the newly sprouted garlic sprouts were all soaked in water.

 They just grow garlic. Is it really that difficult?

For some reason, the common room suddenly became lively, and people were talking excitedly about something.

 “What happened?” Angelina asked Albert.

"How would I know." Albert stared at the chrysanthemum he had conjured a little depressedly, and placed it in the vase next to him. The chrysanthemums blooming in the vase were all the results of Albert's practice of summoning.

"Notice to Hogsmeade." Lee Jordan pointed to a notice on the old notice board and said, "At the end of October, before Halloween."

“Yes, but that’s an activity for third-year students,” Angelina corrected. She looked a little anxious, and the buzz of conversation in the lounge was affecting her concentration.

"Actually, I'm looking forward to this year's Halloween." Albert has already been to Hogsmeade and is not interested in the only wizarding village in the UK. "I heard from the seniors that Halloween at Hogwarts is very special." Yes, there will be bats flying everywhere in the castle that day, jack-o-lanterns and pumpkin delicacies, and there will also be a party to celebrate Halloween in the evening."

In the novel, after Harry Potter comes to Hogwarts, some monsters always appear every Halloween:

In the first grade, trolls broke into the castle; in the second grade, Filch's cat was petrified; in the third grade, the wanted criminal Black tried to break into the Gryffindor common room; in the fourth grade, the school welcomed Other contestants in the Triwizard Tournament; in fifth grade...

Alia raised her eyebrows and asked, "I don't think there's anything particularly fun about Halloween."

“Don’t you think it would be more fun if we all spend Halloween together?” Albert explained, “It’s fun to play games together, and it’s fun to celebrate holidays together.”

 “It makes sense.” Li Qiaodan agreed.

"Last time, when I went to find Hagrid, I found that in the vegetable patch in his backyard, each pumpkin was half a person tall." Albert continued, "Those pumpkins should be prepared for Halloween."

There is no doubt that Hagrid used the Expanding Charm on the pumpkin.

 Actually, Albert thought that the twins could use the expansion spell on the garlic they grew, since they wouldn’t eat it anyway.

All right! If only Fred and George could use the Expansion Charm.

 Unfortunately, everyone seems to be more interested in Hogsmeade than Halloween. They also heard second-year students complaining about why only third-year students can go to Hogsmeade.

However, Albert and his roommates were not as enthusiastic about Hogsmeade as others. After all, a few people had just been to Hogsmeade not long ago. There wasn't much mystery to them there, and it was useless to go there without any money in their pockets.

After the rain gradually subsided, the twins immediately took umbrellas and went to check on the garlic. By the way, they also took Albert, who was practicing summoning, with them.

 The current situation is not very optimistic. All the garlic sprouts have rotted after being soaked in water for too long.

The expressions on their faces were as gloomy as the dark clouds in the sky.

I had no choice but to wait a long time for the garlic seedlings to germinate, but everything was ruined by a heavy rain.

　　The twins who had put a lot of effort into this suddenly became depressed.

"What are you doing?" Hagrid's furious voice came from the rain.

When the three of them looked in the direction of the sound, they saw Hagrid rushing directly towards them. He didn't even hold an umbrella and was all wet from the rain.

He thought that a few people were planning to enter the woods, so he hurried over, his nose almost crooked with anger.

Albert briefly explained the situation. Hagrid was stunned. He pointed at the twins in disbelief and said, "You grow garlic here?"

Hagrid believed it when he saw the turned-over earthbags and rotten garlic.

"Ahem, actually, they just want to use garlic to try to make an... amulet, which requires a lot of garlic!" Albert explained quickly.

"This is definitely the stupidest thing I've ever heard." Hagrid looked at the three of them speechlessly, reached out and patted Fred and George on the shoulders and said, "It's just planting garlic. Don't be depressed. I can give it to you again." You guys will plant it next to my vegetable garden this time."

"No, Hagrid." Albert interrupted, "This time we plan to transplant the garlic into flower pots and then move the flower pots back to the dormitory. We don't have to worry about heavy rain. The only trouble is that every I need to move out to the sun for a while.”

 (End of this chapter)