"—That was still incredibly impressive."
Hermione let out a soft sigh. She could now clearly distinguish the gap between Registered Wizards, Grand Wizards, and Legendary Wizards. Looking around, the tavern was gradually growing crowded, but visibly, there was not a single Grand Wizard present. Most of the patrons did not even wear Registered Wizard badges.
Even high-ranking Grand Wizards who were only within Hogwarts' sphere of influence were still high-ranking Grand Wizards.
They were already goals that many wizards could only dream of attaining in their lifetimes.
Bang!
A huge metal tray landed heavily on the table in the corner. It held three mugs of beer, fried fish, and a large pile of fries, yet not a drop had spilled.
"—Four Silver Coins and twelve copper coins, please!"
The tavern owner rather rudely interrupted the conversation between the two young wizards, then muttered, "It should have been thirteen copper coins, but this early in the morning... let's make it auspicious. The ketchup and horseradish sauce are on the house!"
With someone ordering food worth thirteen copper coins first thing in the morning, it was no wonder the tavern owner was in a bad mood.
"—Do we pay first here?" Hermione sounded slightly surprised.
"It wasn't like this last month."
An old wizard with graying hair stretched out his neck like an old turtle and explained with a smile, "The tavern used to let customers settle up when they left, and even allowed tabs... But lately, because of that major event at Hogwarts, many unfamiliar wizards have come to Hogsmeade. Some of them have behaved very, very, very badly..."
He shook his head, using "very" three times in a row. Clearly, he had an extremely poor impression of certain people.
"—If it were only a few wizards skipping out on their