Among the group heading to Hogsmeade, Su Er was still with Hermione, and beside Hermione were her relative, Susan Bones, and Hannah, whose long hair fell to her shoulders. Of course, wherever Hannah was, Neville was there too.
Come to think of it, he had not run into Neville in the castle for quite some time. Neville and Hannah spent much of their free time in the greenhouses, helping Professor Sprout.
A Gryffindor, yet exceptionally gifted at Herbology, Hufflepuff's specialty. A considerable share of Gryffindor's House Cup points came from Neville's contributions in Herbology.
"Shall we meet at Honeydukes later?" Before they reached Hogsmeade, Su Er quietly leaned close to Hermione and asked softly in her ear.
Feeling warm breath brush gently against her earlobe and into her ear, Hermione blushed, discreetly drew away from Su Er, and gave a dainty nod.
Back at the castle, Hermione had already learned what Su Er planned to do during this Hogsmeade Weekend: turn the Acromantula venom they had harvested from the Forbidden Forest not long ago into cash.
There was no apothecary in Hogsmeade, and Hermione did not know how Su Er intended to turn this half pint of venom into Galleons, but she wisely refrained from asking further.
So, where was Su Er planning to "fence his goods"? Surely you handsome and beautiful readers in front of your screens had guessed by now.
Ha, exactly. That one, that very place.
Before long, a hanging sign appeared ahead, swaying in the wind with half its lettering missing-the Hog's Head Ba. The "r" had vanished, leaving only a large, faded "B."
Its full name was the Hog's Head Bar, the place Su Er had visited once before and had a brief, unpleasant experience.
This was where Hagrid had made his shady deal with