Chapter 17: Christmas
Christmas is approaching, and the whole of Hogwarts is filled with a cheerful atmosphere, with the students all looking joyful, and the Great Hall is beautiful and spectacular. The walls www.biquge.info of the Pen & Fun Pavilion are covered with weeping ribbons of holly and mistletoe, and a full twelve towering Christmas trees are erected throughout the room, some with shiny Xiaoice pillars, and some with hundreds of candles twinkling, adding to the festive atmosphere of the school.
Unlike many of his classmates who went home for Christmas, both Harry and Ron signed the list of students who had been on campus for the holidays brought by Professor McGonagall, the former signing normally, and the latter because the Weasleys were on their way to Romania to visit Charlie.
"Hey, Harry, have you noticed, there's been something wrong with Hermione since she found out who Nicol Lemay was that day. Ron at the table whispered.
"yes. Harry nodded. "I actually saw her wandering in class today. ”
"I saw it too. Ron added. "As soon as I got out of class, I disappeared. ”
"Something must have happened. Harry tapped the bowl in front of him with his knife and fork, making a crisp sound.
"We should think of a way. Ron said.
Harry nodded affirmatively.
As for Malfoy, he also felt that something was wrong lately.
He sensed Pansy avoiding him.
Once or twice can be explained by illusion, but the more times it is, it will certainly not be a simple coincidence.
Except for Malfoy's time in the library, Pansy would always sit with him at the dinner table and in class, sticking to him, and occasionally Malfoy would guide her with her homework after class. By the way, he taught her two self-defense charms, but Malfoy found that Pansy almost never came to him these days. They even run away as soon as they see him.
Like now.
"Pansy. Malfoy greeted Pansy.
Pansy, who was sitting in a lounge chair, stood up like a frightened rabbit, with some East XC behind her in her hands, and stumbled out of the lounge, not daring to look at him.
"Is this retribution? Malfoy could only smile helplessly.
In the library, Hermione was flipping through a tome of books. After knowing who Nicol Lemay is, it is obvious that she is no longer obsessed with the forbidden book area, and many areas with normal materials can also be found, after all, it is much easier to know the target now.
"No, I'm going to focus. Hermione said to herself. Originally, it was impossible for her to be distracted while studying, but since that day, she has found that she always remembers memories of him.
The displeasure on the train, the apologies and acceptances in the library, and Hogsmeade's trip to the candy house, and the fear of his face to the troll, and perhaps a final look of indifference. Hermione tried to get him out of her mind, but couldn't. Distracted in class, distracted when doing homework, even now when she goes to the library to read a book, she will still be distracted, she will unconsciously laugh when she thinks of the happy memories before, but the joyful smile will soon bring a touch of bitterness.
"Hermione, you're going to forget about him for a moment. Hermione patted her face and said to herself again.
Christmas is finally here, the students should stay in school, they should go home, and Malfoy is on his way home.
Half a day is not too short, but it is not too long, and Malfoy arrived at his destination after a good night's sleep on the train.
When Malfoy got off the train, he saw Narcissa waiting for him at the platform.
"Oh my God, baby, how did you lose so much weight. Narcissa said exaggeratedly, pinching Malfoy's face as she spoke. "Is it bad at school? I'm going to tell your dad and ask him to make a suggestion on the board. ”
"It's just a delusion, mother. Malfoy shifted the subject. "Didn't my father come?"
"He said he had something important that he couldn't come, what was more important than our baby, right?" Narcissa belittled Lucius again.
"Alright, Mother, I don't think we have to stand here, do we? ”
"Yes, let's hurry home, you must be frozen, the fireplace at home must be warmer than the school. Narcissa said again.
Malfoy couldn't help but hold his forehead.
Through the Floo network, the two quickly returned home, and I have to say that, apart from the shortcomings of the unbearable feeling of vertigo, this mode of transportation is indeed satisfactory, because it is indeed fast.
After a hearty dinner, Malfoy returned to his room.
Narcissa lamented that her son had grown up and stopped whispering to his mother, although he hadn't said much before.
Malfoy wasn't idle in the room, he was worrying about Christmas presents.
"There's not much contact at school, but let's give them some snacks. "It was a snack gift for Crabbe and Goyle.
"It's a headache for the eldest lady, I don't know where to provoke her again. Malfoy remembered Pansy's previous performance, and didn't know what to give, so he went to Hogsmeade again to buy an oversized quill, because he saw that Pansy's quill had all the feathers on it, and it also came with a bottle of rainbow ink.
Finally, there was Hermione, and Malfoy didn't know what to do. "Well, let's help her. Malfoy sighed and wrote a few words on a sticky note, strapped to the owl's feet.
After taking care of these things, Malfoy felt a little sleepy and went to bed, and the next day there was a very important thing waiting for him to do.
Nothing was said all night.
When he woke up, Malfoy rubbed his sleepy eyes and went to the Christmas tree in the living room. There were a bunch of colorful boxes underneath, and in addition to gifts from friends from school, there were other relatives who didn't know very well.
"Well, don't you feel like you've been abandoned by me?" Malfoy seemed to see through the letter that Pansy was smiling evilly. "But I'll give you a Christmas surprise, this is the glove that Miss Ben has so mercifully knitted for you, how about it, are you grateful to me now." ”
After reading it, Malfoy saw a pair of gloves quietly placed in a beautifully packaged box, which was not very beautiful, and the needlework and thread were also exposed in some places, and the color matching was not very good-looking, but it made Malfoy's heart warm.
"I just wanted to surprise me, but I'm probably a little embarrassed. Malfoy couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Pansy's previous behavior, and the letter said that he was very generous, but in fact he was still embarrassed.
Anyway, the gift made his mood happy.
Then there were the gifts of two chubby duns, well, banana-flavored slug lollipops and orange-flavored chicken lollipops, and Malfoy felt he should go back and teach them what petrification was all about.
Finally, there was a small piece of paper with the words "Thank you" in Juanxiu's handwriting. ”
"It's for the best. Malfoy thought.