Chapter 64: Disfigured old man

In the corridor outside the common room, a hanging ribbon of holly and parasites has been pulled up; the armor and portraits on the roadside have also been polished and very clean; and in the auditorium, Professor Flitwick is setting up The decorations on the Christmas tree are decorated with small shiny icicles and small candles...
　　 Although Christmas has not really come yet, I can already feel the atmosphere.
　　 Of the four long tables in the auditorium, three of them were moved to the wall, leaving only the last one.
　　 Obviously, it seems a bit silly to use the original college dining table when most of the students have already left school.
　　 Matthew saw that almost a dozen students, sitting at the only long table left, were eating breakfast.
　　 Most of them are unfamiliar faces, and most of them should be students from Muggle families who are now "homeless" like myself!
　　 At the same time he thought to himself.
Most of the people he met at Hogwarts have left school... The few exceptions are probably Hermione Granger in Ravenclaw and Harry in Gryffindor. Evans; they seem to stay at Hogwarts.
　　 It's just that they can't see their faces at the table now.
　　 Matthew found a place at the long table and sat down.
　　 The breakfast during the Christmas holidays is a bit richer than usual.
　　 In addition to the usual food, there are more gingerbread, tree trunk cake, smoked salmon, smoked ham, turkey sandwich...
　　 The taste is not bad, and Matthew's breakfast is fast.
　　 When Harry Evans just entered the auditorium, he dropped the half-eaten turkey sandwich in his hand and left here.
　　Professor Rozier on the podium also cast a stern look at Matthew's wasteful behavior.
　　……
　　 Leaving the castle, Matthew walked in the direction of the school gate.
　　 To be honest, this is the first time he has walked this road since he entered school for more than three months.
　　 The gate of the school is made of steel and is now opening. It has a magnificent appearance, with many stone pillars on both sides, the largest of which has a wild boar with wings at the top.
　　 Mr. Pringle sat lazily at the gate, holding a registration form in his hand.
　　 "Name, college, and grade?" he asked coldly.
　　 "I am Matthew Wickfield, a first-year student in Slytherin." Matthew replied.
　　 Mr. Pringle brushed a few times, wrote a few lines on the registration form, and then waved his hand to Matthew: "Remember to come back before dark, otherwise you will be at your own risk!"
　　 "Understood." Matthew nodded.
　　 Then, he stepped through the gate of the castle and out of the Hogwarts campus.
　　The road leading to Hogsmeade Village is a rough, muddy road covered with thick white snow.
For senior students, this road is not unfamiliar, because every year after they get off the Hogwarts Express, they take a carriage pulled by night skies and walk across this path to Hogwarts’ campus.
　　 For a first-year student like Matthew, because he came to the school by boating across the Black Lake before, he has not walked this way.
　　 On the way, almost no other people can be seen.
　　 is also normal. Generally only Hogwarts students can take this road, and now there are not many students left on the entire campus.
　　 But Matthew didn't panic or worry, stepped across the thick white snow on the ground, and moved on.
　　 To be honest, the walk to Hogsmeade was very uncomfortable. Although Matthew wrapped a scarf on the lower part of his face, the exposed part was quickly frozen to aches and pains, and later became numb.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, there is a fork in the road ahead, leading to Hogsmeade Station on one side (where the Hogwarts Express train stops), and on the other side, there is no doubt that it leads to Hogsmeade. It's from Toku Village!
　　 walked into the small road to Hogsmeade Village, and after another five minutes or so, he arrived at his destination this time.
　　……
　　 Unlike Hogwarts, which is deserted at this time, Hogsmeade Village is very lively.
　　 Hogsmeade, after all, is the only pure wizarding village in Britain. Although the students are on holiday, the shops are still open. All kinds of people in the magical world shuttled through the shops in the village without realizing it.
　　 At a glance, the village is full of cottages made of thatch, and the roofs are covered with snow; because of Christmas, the surrounding trees are also covered with magic candles.
　　 Many small shops in Hogsmeade are very famous among Hogwarts students
For example, the Honey Duke Candy Store, which sells chocolates and all kinds of magic candies. When Matthew passed by it, he found that it was full of customers; and the Joko Joke Store, because it sells many materials for pranks and tricks. The naughty students of UU reading www.uukanshu.com like it very much; there are also two broom bars, where the butter beer, hot mead, red wine, and even cherry juice are excellent...
　　 It's just that Matthew walked past these busy shops one by one.
　　 Then, he walked past the Hogsmeade Post Office; a small house where you could smell owl from a distance, and there were owls flying around from time to time.
　　 Finally, he found a small bar at the intersection of a side road.
　　 Seeing everything in front of him, Matthew was slightly surprised.
　　 Originally, he just came over to take a look with the mentality of trying.
　　 did not expect, the bar in front of me is still very similar to the original book
　　 a tattered wooden sign, hung on a rusty bracket on the door, on which is painted a chopped pig's head, with blood infiltrating the white cloth covering it.
　　 At the same time, on the signboard, there was a line written crookedly:
　　 "Hog'sHead."
　　 Matthew hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and knocked gently on the door.
　　 But there was no response.
　　 Matthew raised his hand and tapped again.
　　 After waiting for about thirty seconds, the door of the bar was opened.
　　 An old man who looks grotesque. He is tall and thin, and his long hair and beard are gray.
But these are not the main points. What's more hideous is his face. The old man's face is densely covered with dozens of scars. It seems that the whole person has been disfigured... It looks very hideous, if it is a timid person, I'm afraid I will be fainted directly!
　　 In addition, Matthew didn't smell the scent of sheep in his imagination.