Easter Holiday.
Hogsmeade Village.
Today was undoubtedly a rare day of fine weather. It was mid-April, and by nine in the morning, the sunlight was already dazzling.
The sunlight was warm but not scorching, the temperature just right. By this time, Scotland had shaken off the rainy season. The misty moisture around the Forbidden Forest and the lake had turned into morning fog, gleaming with iridescent colors under the sun. A trace of coolness still lingered on the grounds outside the Castle, making everything feel pleasant.
Such fine weather, combined with the holiday, was perfect for an outing.
Loren unwrapped two strawberry-flavored lollipops, handed one to Hermione, then stuffed the other into his mouth and crunched it to pieces as he walked out through the school gates, muttering indistinctly through the candy.
"Mm... I still can't understand it. What kind of proper professor names his kid Teddy?"
With the candy in her mouth, Hermione tasted the sweet strawberry flavor spreading across her tongue. Her expression was rather helpless. "And I can't understand what kind of proper student associates such a normal name with a breed of dog."
"You said that, not me."
"You went on about it for three hours yesterday."
"..."
Their muffled voices gradually faded into the sunlit morning mist as they walked away.
Beyond the school gates, crystal-clear dew still clung to the flowers and grass on both sides of the path. Fairies and bees mingled together, fluttering their wings as they gathered around the stamens, sparkling in the sunlight.
The path was flat, and the soil was damp. Since it was Easter Holiday, only a few people invited by Professor Lupin had permission slips to travel outside the Hogsmeade Weekend schedule. Harry and Ginny were incredibly enthusiastic about the newborn baby and had set out early