Chapter 391: Mrs. Padif, the Master of Making Sugar

It's getting closer to Christmas.

One morning, the muddy grounds were covered with a layer of crystal white frost, and the castle was filled with a busy Christmas atmosphere.

Professor Lupine placed several small Christmas trees in the classroom, with various candies hanging on them, so that the little wizards could take them as they pleased.

Kyle estimated that this was probably Professor Lupine's biggest expense this semester.

There is also Professor Flitwick, who decorated the Charms classroom with colorful lights. They will turn into thumb-sized elves when people are close, and fly around the classroom with flapping wings.

The trip to Hogsmeade was scheduled for the last weekend before the end of the semester.

Fred and George did not set off with the others. They decided to give Harry a bit of a festive atmosphere, so they stayed in the castle for the time being.

Hogsmeade before Christmas looks like a Christmas card, with thatched roof huts and shops covered with a layer of freshly fallen snow, holly garlands hanging on the doors, and bouquets of gifts dotted on the trees. magic candle.

The last time he came here, he had already bought most of the things he needed to buy. Cedric proposed to check out the only shop he had never been to... Mrs. Padiff's Tea House.

As if it had been discussed in advance, Qiu immediately agreed, and even roped in Connor and Kyle.

"Penello said it was the most worthwhile place to visit in Hogsmeade." She said, "We haven't been there before."

Connor was immediately interested.

Kyle followed, looking at Cedric with an appraising look.

"Why do you want to go there?" he asked.

"What?" Cedric turned his head, as if he didn't understand anything, "I'm just curious. After all, in the entire Hogwarts, we have only been to Mrs. Puddieff's Tea House and the Shrieking Shack."

"Yeah..." Kyle's voice rose slightly, "But as far as I know, only couples go there, haven't you heard of it?"

"No, no..." Cedric said hesitantly, and then abruptly changed the subject, "Do you think Fred and George won't be able to find us after they arrive..."

When he said this, his ears turned red.

Kyle didn't continue talking and followed his words and explained: "You don't need to worry about this at all. The first thing they did when they arrived in Hogsmeade was to go to Zuko for an hour. Why? Time comes to us.”

"Ha, that's right."

…

So, a few people crossed the main road and arrived at the door of the small teahouse.

There was a notice posted on the door, and Qiu read the contents above.

"Ministry of Magic Order

Customers, please note that without further notice, dementors patrol the streets of Hogsmeade at sunset every day. This measure is to protect the safety of residents and will not be lifted until Sirius Black is arrested...

Merry Christmas! "

Kyle also saw what the notice said.

It seems that the Ministry of Magic must have received some news and transferred most of the dementors here.

It's a pity that it's of little use... If Kyle guessed correctly, Black should be no longer in Hogsmeade.

Others didn't care either.

The notice clearly stated that dementors would patrol the streets only at sunset, and it was still daytime.

Qiu pushed open the teahouse door.

It's really small here, with just a few small round tables, and it's so steamy inside that it seems like everything is decorated with ruffles and bows.

Because the table was too small, they could only sit on two adjacent empty seats.

"What do you guys want to order?" Mrs. Puddieff came over and asked.

She was a little fat, with shiny black hair in a bun, and struggled to squeeze between the two tables.

"Four cups of custard coffee, thank you." Qiu seemed to have done her homework in advance. After Mrs. Puddieff left, she explained in a low voice: "Penello said this is the best."

Kang Na, who had been looking forward to this place before, was now blushing, and she had obviously noticed something strange in the teahouse.

Here they are all in pairs, holding hands.

But after all, she still blushed and sat next to Kyle.

Mrs. Puddieff soon came over with four cups floating in the air.

There is a layer of white custard spread on the brown coffee, which looks pretty good.

Kyle took a tentative sip and then put the cup down.

For a moment, he wondered if Mrs. Puddieff was secretly in love with Dumbledore.

This coffee is completely prepared according to the principal's taste.

It was as sweet as a cup of pure syrup, and he didn't taste any coffee at all.

Even the faint bitter taste is more like the taste of concentrated syrup.

I'm afraid house elves will feel ashamed after seeing this sugar-making technique...

The few of them stayed in the teahouse for a while, and Kangna suddenly approached Kyle and asked in a low voice: "Is there anything else here?"

Like Kyle, her cup was also full of coffee, and she took a sip and never touched it again.

The two of them have similar tastes, and neither of them likes this kind of overly sweet food.

Kyle shook his head. He didn't know what kind of drinks were available here, but even coffee could do this well, and black tea and the like were definitely not much better.

After thinking for a moment, Kyle asked, “How about we go to the Three Broomsticks.

Order a glass of butterbeer, a plate of pine nut biscuits and two barbecue pies... It's too early to start today, I haven't had breakfast yet. "

Kanna's eyes lit up when she heard about the meat pie, "Okay!"

The two looked at each other and stood up at the same time.

"Should we call them?" Kanna asked Cedric and Qiu next to her.

"Forget it." Kyle shook his head.

The two men didn't know what they were talking about, and they didn't notice anything wrong around them.

"That's right." Kanna covered her mouth and smiled.

Kyle went to pay, and the two quietly left the teahouse and walked towards the Three Broomsticks.

On the way, Connor looked at the cup of coffee in Kyle's hand and asked in confusion: "Don't you dislike this? Why did you buy another cup?"

"This..." Kyle looked at the cup in his hand and said: "This is not for me, it's a Christmas gift for Professor Dumbledore."

"Professor Dumbledore?" Connor hesitated: "Will he like this taste?"

"Of course." Kyle nodded: "If you observe carefully, you will find that Professor Dumbledore always eats more desserts when he attends a banquet.

And the last time I went to the principal's office, he was still recommending a frosted sugar pudding to Professor Snape.

That's a new product of Honeydukes, which is also sweet and greasy. I think this coffee should be very suitable for his taste."

"Is that so? I have never noticed it before." Connor blinked.

Then she didn't know what she remembered, and looked back in the direction of the teahouse thoughtfully.