After spending a few minutes arranging the recruitment process and work for Gilderoy Lockhart, who was temporarily unemployed at home, Elena put down the few copies of "I Can Magic" in her hand and turned her attention to the rest of the Christmas presents.

The second gift was a package sent by Hannah Abbott.

Compared to the book sent by Hermione, Little Iron Girl is finally reassuring in this regard, the package contains handmade chocolates made by Hannah herself, but what makes Elena a little strange is the note that came with the letter.

[I received your gift and love it very much!The box is the chocolate I tried to make for the first time, I hope Elena you can have a good Christmas! 】

"Gift?" Elena frowned in confusion.

She didn't remember what Christmas presents she had prepared for Hannah, she was in the mood to think about Christmas these days, and all her attention was almost on the collapsing Red Alliance.

Shaking her head, Elena put aside the note in her hand, and put aside her doubts for a while—when the holidays were over in a few days and Hannah and the others returned to school, they would find another opportunity to explore on the side.

"Hermione, Hannah...... This should have been sent by Luna. ”

Elena glanced at the rest of the gift boxes, one of which was painted with brightly colored comic greeting cards, and underneath was attached a small, delicately wrapped envelope, which was opened to reveal a thick stack of washed photographs.

From the early morning at Hogwarts to the night at Hogwarts, from the noisy Great Hall to the quiet and relaxing girls' dormitories, from the mottled corners of the vine-covered walls to the edge of the dark Forbidden Forest overgrown with bushes...... I don't know when, Luna quietly recorded the entire Hogwarts scene with the camera in her hand.

And in every photo, you can see the delicate smile of a silver-white haired little angel.

"Luna, what a ......"

Elena sat on the carpet, flipping through the pictures Luna had taken of her, the corners of her mouth curled up in pleasure.

Although she had always felt unimpressed before opening the Christmas gifts, because she had forgotten to send them out, she naturally did not expect to receive any gifts in return, but after these gifts were removed, she suddenly became really fragrant.

"Strange, it's a similar situation again. ”

After looking at Luna's washed magic photos, Elena casually opened the greeting card and glanced at it, slightly stunned.

Similar to the note Hannah sent before, Luna also mentioned "her gift" in the greeting card she sent, and said that she liked it super, super much, and that Sister Elena was her closest friend in the past decade.

"It's weird......"

Soon, Elena sat down on the carpet after unwrapping all the packages, muttering softly thoughtfully.

Surprisingly, there were no Dumbledore and Grindelwald gifts in the pile.

In addition to her three best friends, there were a few small gifts from the professors of various departments at the school, and even the normally cold Professor Snape gave her a set of crystal potions bottles—and even Mrs. Weasley, who was only a one-sided relationship, sent her a red "Weasleys" turtleneck sweater and a large box of her homemade milk fudge.

"What do you mean by old turnips and old potatoes?"

Elena looked around at the dazzling array of snacks around her, as well as the various quills, crystal potions bottles, a few daily spellbooks, and strange greeting cards and replies that were scattered around, and there was some suspicion in her blue eyes.

Forget it, anyway, she didn't expect to receive any Christmas gifts from the beginning, and now she is quite happy, but in this way, she will have to return the gift every Christmas after that.

What a headache.

Elena shook her head, not thinking further.

......

Moments later, the Gryffindor common room.

If the girls' dormitory was completely dominated by Elena, then almost half of the Gryffindor common room was now occupied by red—the lounge was almost full of Weasley boys.

Percy Weasley, the eldest, sat at the square table against the wall, quietly flipping through a heavy book.

Near the door, the twins, who had just returned from the snow outside, were standing in the doorway shaking their wizard robes, and judging from the pile of snow scattered around the entrance, it seemed that the two had just experienced an extremely exciting snowball fight.

As for Ron Weasley, he was now in the most comfortable armchair by the fire, playing wizarding chess and eating everything he could poke with a fork - bread, mushrooms, sausages, chicken legs......

As the first-year wizards at the bottom of the food chain in the entire academy, it is difficult for them to occupy the best position in the common room so leisurely, which is usually a privilege that belongs to the senior students by default.

Whoa—

In this laid-back atmosphere, a small figure staggered down the girl's spiral staircase on the right, holding a large pile of snacks taller than her, and then buried herself in the center of the lounge.

"Merry Christmas, everyone...... This is a gift I received, let's eat it together!"

Elena pushed aside the snacks above her head, popped out of the candy pile, and smiled as she looked at the little wizards around her.

"Huh?!, Sister Elena, you're kind of showing up. ”

Harry, who was staring at the chessboard and meditating, stood up abruptly and looked at the white-haired dumplings that suddenly appeared in surprise.

"Hey, Harry, this game isn't over yet!"

"Even if it's a draw, we have about the same number of pieces left. ”

Harry, who had finally been freed from the chess game, waved his hand and said quickly—as a kid who was new to wizarding chess, he had been almost pressed to the ground by Ron these days, and there was no room to fight back.

Now that he finally saw the elusive Elena these days, Harry naturally wouldn't miss this rare break.

"Draw?!You're embarrassed too...... Even if I let you be a knight and a bishop, I won't be able to equalize. ”

Ron pursed his lips contemptuously, a look of pride on his face.

"Alright, Ron. Don't bully Harry, it's not right to abuse vegetables. Hey, that's ......."

Elena glanced at the look of help in Harry's eyes, shook her head with a smile and was about to say something, her eyes fell on the chess pieces in Ron and Harry's hands, and suddenly she snorted a little strangely.

If she remembered correctly, Ron had brought wizard chess to school, but it was already a very old chess piece, and it looked tattered and impressive—according to Ron, it was still the wizarding chess that his grandfather had left behind.

But now that it had been replaced by a new set of black and white marble chess pieces, it looked particularly delicate and beautiful, and Ron was standing next to Harry's shivering soldier, ready to kill him.

"Oh, this is what you sent the eldest sister! It's amazing, Simo will definitely die of envy when he comes back!"

Following Elena's gaze, Ron first nodded with a fluttering eyebrow, and then scratched his cheek in some embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, Elena-sama, but I accidentally forgot your Christmas present when you gave me such a delicate and valuable gift, and I will make it up to you next year - or I will apologize for roasting you a few chicken wings?"

"By the way, and the Quidditch manual you gave me, big sister, it's also super good. Harry on the side also looked a little cramped.

“...... Never mind. ”

Elena was silent for a moment, her eyebrows twitching, and she responded with a smile.

"As long as you like it......"

She suddenly understood what Dumbledore and Grindelwald had given her for Christmas.

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(Mom!!)