After returning to school, Luke's life became fulfilling again.
His gift-giving plan was relatively successful, and even Snape, who had always been wary of him, actually gave him a good look now. It seems that those precious experimental materials were not given away in vain.
Speaking of which, if people from other families saw Luke giving gifts like this, they would most likely call him a prodigal.
"My dad would be furious with me if I gave something of similar value to Luke before he gave it to me!"
This is what Malfoy said when he showed off the gift Luke gave him to his followers.
The smugness on his face was barely concealed.
Of course, the gift he gave Luke wasn't ordinary. Although they are just some decorations, they are not low in value.
After meeting Luke, Harry politely expressed his gratitude and said that he would definitely find an opportunity to make up for this Christmas gift for Luke.
It’s not that he has no money, he just doesn’t have the means to buy things.
After Ron scratched his head, he asked Luke if he wanted another pet. He can give Scabbers to Luke, provided that Luke promises that he cannot put Booker and Scabbers together.
Because Booker really covets Banban’s body.
But the gift Luke sent made Ron a little desperate. He didn't know how he could give Luke a gift of similar value.
To be honest, he had no intention of giving gifts to others in the first place. How could he have any spare money on hand... He didn't even give Harry his money.
And now Harry said that he would give Luke a gift later and put him in a difficult position. You can't say now, 'I'm very happy that you gave me a gift. But if you want me to return the gift, then I am very poor. Although this is true.
Luke was quite interested in Scabbers. He didn't touch the mouse at first because he hadn't made plans for him yet. Now, Luke has a basic idea of the role that Peter Pettigrew can play. So now is not the time to keep this mouse by your side.
"No, Banban is your pet. After all these years, you'd better let him stay by your side."
Luke patted Ron on the shoulder and ignored the kid. But judging from Ron's expression, he was now feeling both grateful and guilty.
Visible to the naked eye, the mouse, which felt like it was about to die, also breathed a sigh of relief, but there was a hint of evil in its eyes when it looked at Ron.
Unhappy after booker a cat. He was angry at how his feast appeared and disappeared out of thin air. So he angrily blocked Luke's hand that was about to hug him, and jumped into Taylor's arms, pretending to be pitiful. In this way, I received comfort and support from Taylor and a group of girls. Also helped Luke get a lot of eye rolls.
Then there was the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin. This time Professor Snape did not sit in the audience, but became the referee. Harry complained to Luke before the game that he felt like Snape was staring at him. In fact, it was just an illusion. The place where Snape's eyes stayed the most was in the auditorium, especially where Professor Quirrell was.
It was obvious that there was something wrong with Professor Quirrell that could no longer be concealed from anyone.
And Professor Quirrell's complexion is actually very good now. He looked just a little pale.
"His life force has been replenished and his pain has been alleviated. What can make the evil shadow feel happy must be holy blood and even life."
After Taylor glanced at Quirrell, he subconsciously said this. Luke really felt that this girl had started to use magic stick skills.
The game was so fast this time that Luke didn't even know whether Quirrell wanted to take action or not. In less than three minutes, Harry found the Golden Snitch.
Naturally, this speed did not break the record or anything. But it is indeed a very short game. The other teammates' first round of offense and defense hadn't even been completed yet, and Harry had already blown the final whistle of the game.
Harry had always told Luke that at least half of the credit for this military medal was due to him. Luke just nodded. Such thanks are gratefully accepted.
Afterwards, Harry told him about the Invisibility Cloak and the Mirror of Erised with great interest. When he heard Dumbledore and Harry complete their first heart-to-heart talk under the guidance of the Invisibility Cloak and the Mirror of Erised, Luke sighed in his heart.
The Mirror of Erised that Dumbledore has is really useful. First he caught himself, then he caught Harry, and now he wants to use it to catch Voldemort. One fish eaten three times belongs to yes.
After that, Luke and Tyler were dragged to the library by Hermione to start their final review.
With ten weeks left until the final exam, review started.
This kind of learning attitude will definitely make those college students who work hard for two hours and get 60% in the exam feel ashamed.
Not to mention there are still ten weeks, even if there are still ten days, it is still a rare animal to start preparing for the final college exam.
Luke couldn't remember the last time he studied for an exam.
Probably... last time.
Just as he was staring at the book in front of him and his thoughts drifted to the edge of the universe, Luke suddenly felt his hand being poked.
Then he looked up, and before he could ask Taylor what was going on, he saw a sneaky Hagrid in a coat not far away.
His body type really doesn't match his movements.
"Like an elephant getting ready to hide in the bush."
Looking at Hagrid's movements, Hermione frowned.
Luke inexplicably felt that this metaphor was very appropriate, and then lamented that the power of the magic stick was so strong. In just a few days, Hermione started talking a bit like the magic stick.
"You should change the way you speak. It's not necessary, it's really not necessary."
Luke said to Taylor earnestly. But Taylor just nodded without any expression on his face. It's obviously just perfunctory.
At this moment, Hagrid, who was looking around, saw Luke, so he said hello to Luke with a bright smile on his face, and then came over.
"Long time no see, Luke, I like your gift very much!"
Hagrid looked very happy: "That book "Chaos of Magical Creatures" really opened a new door for me. It is said that this book is hard to find on the market. Thank you!"
A Chaos of Magical Creatures, a book about the hybridization of magical creatures. This is very similar to Hagrid’s research direction. It's all a bit crazy.
This book did not sell well when it was released because few people agreed with his views.
But later this book became a treasure because related research was gradually promoted. Luke knew about this book because the experiment notes of an ancestor of the Gaunt family mentioned that this book inspired him a lot.
So he bought a copy from someone else and gave it as a gift to Hagrid.
It can only be said that the Ollivander family is so generous. They have basically never refused Luke's reasonable requests. Although they will give money, the favor is real.
Luke didn't mind communicating in depth with the Ollivander family. After all, almost no one thinks that the Ollivander family is a threat.
They have no political stance and just stick to their wand business. Although it is very profitable, in a sense, this is indeed a unique business. There are usually only one or two professional wand makers in a country. Everyone else was almost uninterested.
So as long as the Ollivanders didn't say that Luke would have to pay for this favor with his body, then he felt that he would most likely accept it. If one owes a favor to the extent that the Ollivander family, a typical example of neutrality, favors oneself, that would be the most beautiful thing.
"You're welcome. After all, I think that book is very valuable, and it's a gift. It just makes me happy."
Luke said to Hagrid with a smile.
Hagrid wanted to thank him again, but inexplicably felt that the emotions of the two girls around him were not quite right, so he was too keen to continue the topic. Although he looks quite tough, he is actually a relatively sensitive and sensible person. Although it can be rough at times.
However, roughness is the nature, and sensitivity is a 'gift' from the living environment since childhood.
You can't expect that a society that's not very friendly to Muggle wizards and extremely unfriendly to Squibs will have any preferential treatment for a giant half-blood. Normal treatment is a luxury for them.
This is why Ms. Maxim, the principal of Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is so repulsive to her true identity, and she still denies it even when she is around people of the same kind.
She didn't want those criticisms that had ceased to appear on the surface to appear in front of him again. This is unacceptable to her.
"I've got something good to show you, Luke."
Hagrid winked at Luke mysteriously. It was a pity that this statement could easily lead to misunderstanding.
Luke, who was plucked out of his unreasonable associations, nodded naturally: "Want to keep it a secret? Can it be done tonight?"
"Okay, no problem, but tonight the two of us may have to patrol the forest first... No, I will patrol the forest by myself, and you can keep an eye on it for me."
After saying that, Hagrid left directly without giving Luke a chance to ask questions.
Hermione looked at Hagrid's leaving figure and frowned: "Mysterious..."
Luke smiled: "If you are interested, let's go together tonight. Hagrid will not refuse."
Hermione was about to refuse because it was against the rules, but after thinking about it, she was a little curious, so she didn't say anything.
Taylor nodded slightly. Danger There is a high probability that there will be no danger, but since Luke proposed to take the two of them there, he must have other things to arrange.
This kind of thing...she was used to it.
Luke looked at Hagrid's back and sighed in his heart.
He knew what Hagrid's secret was, it was nothing more than a dragon egg. But when this dragon egg appears, it means that the last battle of the first grade is not far away.
His changes to the original plot were not so crazy. The main reason was that Dumbledore kept a close eye on things and there were some things that he couldn't get involved in. But after all, he cannot be allowed to sit idly by in this matter.
Obviously, after this battle, Hermione no longer had the desire to review. It didn't take long for Taylor to be dragged away to whisper. Luke was also very happy and wandered around the library freely.
The books here are quite attractive to him. After all, these books don’t cover exactly the same categories as those at home.
In the library, he could even find several classics from the Muggle world.
Such as "Les Miserables".
Take this book off the shelf. Judging from the cover, this book may not have been read since it entered the library. There is no dust on it, which only shows that Mrs. Pinsi is diligent in maintaining the library.
Of course, there's a reason why dusting them requires nothing more than a cleansing spell.
Luke held this familiar book in his hand for a long time before stuffing it back into the bookshelf.
This book is almost destined to be unknown in this library. Luke didn't even know what the person responsible for including this book was thinking. Was it just to enrich the library?
The books on these rows of bookshelves are full of books, of course there are only a few from the Muggle world. I guess it was just for fun. More of it is from the wizarding world. A book that could be regarded as high-quality fantasy in the Muggle world is actually a solid documentary here.
Luke casually pulled out a book. The exquisite cover used golden lines to depict a picture of a wizard wearing robes and holding a wand, attacking a giant dragon with magic from a high position.
In the upper right corner of the book cover, "Dance of the Flying Dragon" is written in gold-plated fonts.
A book I picked out at random was all related to flying dragons. Obviously, dragons are quite popular creatures in the wizarding world.
So it's understandable that Hagrid is so obsessed with dragons. After being fired for illegally raising dangerous magical animals, he still chose to illegally raise a dragon...
Although Luke thought this was crazy, it was understandable. What man can resist the temptation of raising a dragon?
Luke calmed down and quietly read this book with mediocre grammar, thin plot, and clichéd story. The development of the wizarding world is really bad.
"This book is not good..."
Hagrid, who was sitting by the burning fireplace, pointed at the book on the table and complained mercilessly to Luke.
"Although the whole story seems very exciting, it is too self-praising. The knowledge about dragons is also a bit strange. In most cases, it is very proficient, but sometimes the explanation is not quite right."
Hearing Hagrid's words, Hermione frowned, stepped forward and picked up the book.
"'Flying with the Dragon', Gilderoy Lockhart..." Hermione shook her head, "I've heard that he seems to be a very powerful wizard and has written many books with high sales."
"This does not prove that he is right." Hagrid shrugged, "There are some mistakes that a layman like me can see."
Hermione wanted to retort, but Taylor's voice interrupted her.
"Lockhart aside, Hagrid, are you sure this is hatching an egg?"
In the center of the fire, under the kettle, lay a large black egg.
"I feel like I'm cooking..." Taylor looked at Hagrid suspiciously.
No way, I’m really an outsider...
