This holiday didn't start well. I don't know what happened in the school. Maybe it was because the temperature dropped too suddenly and violently, and a vicious flu broke out among the students.
Two-thirds of the students who stayed in school were infected, and every one of them was sneezing and running a fever.
However, there are special medicines in the wizarding world. Madam Pomfrey's special cold medicine takes effect in a few minutes after drinking it. The minor side effects are not worth mentioning - it's just smoke from the orifices.
So the whole school can always see white smoke coming out of some little wizards' heads, nostrils and ears, like human chimneys.
Ted and Neville were not hit. They were both in good health and felt nothing at all.
But Neville was in a very low mood these days because of the Parseltongue incident.
And Ted, he's also pretty low-key.
Ted: I was a little scared when I heard about colds and coughs, maybe because I had post-traumatic stress disorder after all those years.
Because there are not many students staying in school during the Christmas vacation, the house elves in the kitchen can show off their cooking skills more.
Various dishes are served one after another, and some dishes that are not suitable for making in large pots are now available.
For example, spicy shredded chicken~
George was sweating profusely while eating hard.
Fred, who was next to him, complained: "You're such a jerk, I thought you had a parseltongue attack!"
The little wizards nearby laughed after hearing this.
Don't tell me, the twins' funny behavior of making jokes about Parseltongue and the heir these days is still very useful.
Now the students are not as wary about things like Neville's Parseltongue and the Chamber of Secrets as they were at the beginning.
These two guys still have some ideas.
The next day was Christmas. In addition to the three Nevilles, there was also a little black boy named Dean in Neville's dormitory.
Seamus went home for the holidays, but Dean stayed at school for family reasons.
The boy was so nervous that he secretly called his mother. He didn't dare to sleep until Neville fell asleep at night.
Whenever Neville stood up or spoke, he was like a mouse meeting a cat.
This made Ron angry. Last year, the two had a quarrel over football, but they originally reconciled.
As a result, Ron had a big fight with Dean this year because of his attitude towards Neville.
Neville advised: "Ron, you don't have to do this. It's okay."
Ron waved his hand and said angrily: "It's not all because of you. I got angry when I saw him like that. It's like someone wants to eat him!"
In the evening, Ron was writing something in front of his desk. After writing a few sentences, he scratched his head, as if he had a headache and didn't know how to write.
Jerry walked over quietly: Diudiu, diudi, diudi~ It’s me!
"Ron, you have been working very hard recently! What are you writing about? Let me see!"
Ron quickly covered his notebook: "Brother Jie, don't want it~"
But Jerry still saw it, and he had read it out: "The slug made 6 galleons and 12 sickles, and the amulet earned 3 gold longons and 13 sickles! George missed me by 2 gold longons, saying that my Little contribution! I remember him, I won’t have this brother in the future!”
"Good guy, you've made a lot of money!"
Jerry's heart was moved - how about I spit out two buckets of slugs too? !
…
The next day was Christmas, and Merlin blessed me with a beautiful day.
When Ted opened his eyes, it showed that he had received a mission:
"Ding~Trigger the task:
[Shining Smile (Green)]
On this great day that everyone is celebrating, of course you should be happy too. As Professor Lockhart's proud disciple, I have the obligation to promote his bright smile.
Goal: Hold a toothpick in your mouth and show everyone your sparkling smile 30 times.
Reward: 250 experience points, card [Shaking Tiger (green)].
It’s good to have good teeth, good appetite, and it tastes great when you eat it! "
Yo! This card looks awesome!
This bonus card is actually a ghost tiger? !
Ted sat up from the bed. During the vacation, there were only himself and Ansu in the dormitory, and it was already a separate room.
Ted saw gifts piled high on the floor at the foot of the bed. Hold on to your joy first and go wash up. Then come back and open the presents.
The first thing to open turned out to be Hagrid's gift, which was a bundle of unicorn tail hairs!
Because Ted was very interested in unicorn hair during previous exchanges.
Hagrid has a messy cushion at home made of unicorn hair. But the best unicorn hair is the tail hair.
For this bundle of unicorn tail hair, Hagrid went to the Forbidden Forest every day to collect unicorn hair in the middle of winter.
Mrs. Weasley gave Ted a hand-knit scarf this year with a T on it. There is also a large piece of raisin cake, which is very sweet.
It seems that after seven years of studying, Ted should be able to put together an "Aunt Molly suit".
Ted's Christmas gift to Aunt Molly was "Classic Knitting Patterns 101" from a Muggle bookstore. It's just right.
Hermione gave her a pair of woolen gloves, which she knitted herself! It can be seen from the craftsmanship that even if there are many wrong threads, one is bigger and the other is smaller.
But sending goose feathers from a thousand miles away is not a courtesy but a heavy affection, so I can’t say anything else.
Harry gave a copy of "Blake's Alchemy Secrets", a book about alchemy that belongs to the Black family's collection~
…
After dinner in the morning, Ted waited for his friends in the auditorium early.
He held a toothpick in his mouth, wore a scarf around his neck, and had an Ansu with reflective feathers on his shoulders. He was as handsome as Ponyboy and smiled at every classmate he met, making people unable to open their eyes.
"What the hell, what's your rank? Hurry up and complete this mission while there are few people!"
Ted took the time to show off his white teeth and wanted to end it as soon as possible without letting more people know.
Then the friends came, starting with Hermione.
"Ted, thank you for your gift. I like it very much. Ansu, Merry Christmas~"
Hermione looked at Ted and asked strangely: "Ted, what's wrong with you?"
"No, it's okay, I remembered something happy." Ted quickly put away his smile, just a few points away, come on!
For the Ghost Tiger card, I absolutely cannot give up halfway.
Fortunately, Hermione didn't go into details and excitedly told Ted about the Christmas gifts.
"The magic comb you gave me is very useful." She shook her head from side to side and showed Ted her hair. "It's very smooth and saves time."
Miss Xueba's time is precious and she doesn't spend much time combing her hair, so her hair always looks fluffy and messy.
But with Ted's invention of smooth shampoo and a Christmas gift - a magic wooden comb that automatically combs your hair, you can do it in minutes, and it's much better now.
It was a wooden comb carved from ebony wood, and Ted specially carved a cartoon-style pattern of Miss Beaver with flowers on it. Very attentive~
Hermione didn't notice Ted's "sinister intentions", and smiled: "Do you know my first reaction when I just got the magic wooden comb? It reminded me of the story of Snow White! I thought, could it be me? Will you faint if you comb your hair with it?"
In the story of Snow White, there is a scene where the queen uses a wooden comb to assassinate her.
First the belt, then the wooden comb, and finally the poison apple.
But speaking of Snow White, Ted had some ideas - should he tell his friends a dark fairy tale?
At this time, the four Gryffindors also arrived. Ted gritted his teeth, picked up a toothpick, and smiled brightly at the four of them.
Jerry quickly covered his eyes: What? So dazzling!
The four of them were confused: Is this some weird Christmas ritual?
Ron whispered with a serious face: "No, Ted seems to be possessed by Lockhart!"
Hermione asked curiously: "Ron, what did you do?"
Jerry shrugged: "Ron's old owl really can't work anymore. It lost its fur so badly that when it came to deliver packages in the morning, it bumped into Ron's bed and almost died."
Hermione gave Ron a fresh brush and cleaned up the stray feathers on Ron's body.
In any case, Ted was relieved. This task is finally completed!
If the laughter continues, the students will have to go to the school hospital on their own.
Friends wish each other a Merry Christmas and thank each other for their gifts.
Ted's gift to Neville is still a book - "The Wonderful Journey of the Shepherd Boy", a Muggle book, published in 1988.
It is a book about dreams, destiny and choices. It's like a fairy tale, but also like chicken soup.
Ted wrote on the title page of the book: When you truly desire something, the entire universe conspires to help you achieve it.
Give Ron an amulet, made of unicorn hair from Hagrid.
The Protector Tree is a magical sorbus tree that protects those who touch its trunk from attacks by dark creatures. Unicorn hair can also be channeled to suppress dark forces.
Ted added a calming psychic power to the amulet to prevent nightmares.
Ted heard from Jerry that Ron always had nightmares during this time - some injuries that would take a long time to recover from.
There is also a prank toy given to Harley. When the box is opened, a boxing glove will pop out and punch you. Harley has tricked several people all morning.
Muggle-made Nike sneakers for Jerry.
In addition to his friends, Ted also gave Luna a copy of "One Thousand and One Nights".
Give Professor McGonagall a Quidditch Seeker figure - a Q version of Professor McGonagall riding a broomstick chasing the Golden Snitch.
He also anonymously sent Snape a large bottle of the smooth shampoo he developed, hoping that he would pay attention to his personal hygiene~
Ted also spent pounds on a bearskin coat from a Muggle fur shop and gave it to Hagrid.
At this time in the hunter's cabin, Hagrid just opened Ted's gift and took out this special large bearskin coat.
He was extremely happy: "Look at it Yaya! It's so smooth. It's much better than the moleskin coat I packed myself."
(End of chapter)
