CHAPTER XXIX
Hogwarts' abundant magic in the air allowed Gael's realm to rise rapidly. Considering the rate at which he had been in London at almost the same rate as a turtle climbing, Gale was happy with his current situation.
Most of the students went home, and Hogwarts became quiet and empty. Seaver and Gale don't have to look for empty classrooms when they want to study. But there were still some things to do in the Room of Demand - they were beginning to brew the second stage of the potion potion.
With the accumulated experience of boiling potion in the first stage as a foreshadowing, this time the two of them only used it a dozen times, and successfully completed the basic brewing of the potential potion, and then began to make the real elixir.
This time, because the amount of night flowers to be added at the end was a little vague, the two of them had to boil out eight pots of basic medicinal liquid. Because of this, even the gifts from Lily and Penny on Christmas morning failed to soothe Gail's sleep-deprived heart.
On January 9, the day of Seaver's 12th birthday, Seaver had to drink the second stage of the potion or he would lose all his efforts. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Gail has been a little frightened by a nervous breakdown recently.
Holding the pair of emerald cufflinks that Lily had given herself, and looking at the cufflinks that Lily had given Severus in a slightly different shape, Gail was a little speechless. He and Severus don't even have a gown, where do they need cufflinks? The reason why Lily gave this to herself must have been just because she thought it looked good and bought it.
As for Penny, her gift is a thick pile of materials. There are some details that even Gail didn't notice. It's like about the aristocracy of the wizarding world or something. After Petunia searched the British Library in combination with the genealogy inside, she found that around 16□□, that is, after the promulgation, there had been a subtle adjustment of the title in the native United Kingdom.
Some titles disappeared suddenly, and the book was only a simple and crude sentence of "no heirs after death, take it back". This is very absurd, and the system of succession and demotion of titles does not correspond to the family situation recorded in it. Penny concludes that the aristocratic families in the wizarding world are actually "pseudo-nobles", and they are complacent about the glory obtained by their ancestors, but in fact, these glory is long gone.
"In other words, we're dealing with a group of nouveau riche who seem to be from a family, right? There is basically nothing left but money. Gale said thoughtfully, after reading it hastily.
Severus shook his head: "Time is the most effective way to accumulate strength, these families have been inherited for thousands of years, and some of them are not just glittering gold gallons." "He was a little disapproving of Gail's attitude. At no time, you should not lightly say anything about someone or something, and you should never despise anything that seems simple. Gail's mentality was probably too smooth since he was a child, and Severus didn't know how to make Gail realize it.
Gail waved his hand indifferently to indicate that he understood, and began to dismantle the rest of the gift listlessly. Mrs. Evans gave Gail a small blueberry cake, just enough for him and Gail to eat. What Severus gave Gail was a game of chess that he found in the Room of Requirement.
Well, he himself gave Severus a Potions book with the imprint of the Library found in the Room as a Christmas present, and they were both half-pounded.
It's worth mentioning that there are actually a lot of good things in the Responsive Room. Gale and Severus, the two "poor", came from this place where most of their gifts came.
It seems that the two of them have a tacit understanding and have given Lily lily flower patterns and defensive jewelry. He sent a brooch, and Severus gave a hairpin.
Of course, Gail didn't choose one over the other, and rummaged through the mountains closest to the door, and found a bracelet made of trumpet flower patterns, and even a very protective magic circle on it. Severus and Penny hadn't even met in person, so naturally they didn't give gifts.
The gift he gave to Mr. and Mrs. Evans was a necklace, and Mr. Evans's gift was a tie clip.
A few gifts were quickly dismantled by two people. After eating breakfast, the two of them went back to the responsive room on the eighth floor.
The peaceful Christmas holidays soon passed, and the peaceful days of Gale and Severus were gone. Lily, who returned to school, excitedly showed Gail the necklace that Penny had given her: "Penny said that girls should dress themselves carefully, and since I have a brooch and a hairpin, she gave me a necklace, which was given after Christmas!" Christmas Present is a Book......" Speaking of that book, Lily was a little emotionally depressed.
Then he remembered something and became happy: "We went to Rodin Girls' School, Penny's school, to watch a Christmas show, and Penny was so good playing the violin on stage!" Those Eton boys are so annoying, they're almost twenty and they're scratching their heads at Penny! ”
There must have been an element of exaggeration in Lily's words, because Gail really couldn't imagine that the boys at Eton College would "scratch their heads". So, in fact, Lily is just dissatisfied with her sister's possessiveness.
Of course, Penny is a wonderful girl, even though she is only 11 years old, she is also a wonderful girl, isn't she? The behavior of the young gentlemen of Eton College should only be out of admiration for the elegant lady!
"By the way, Dad also gave Mom a necklace, because Mom was full of praise for your gift, and Dad was a little jealous." Lily shrugged her shoulders and said, "Obviously, Dad also likes the necklace and tie clip you gave, but he is still so careful, the world of adults is so complicated!" ”
On January 9th, Severus took the second stage of the potion potion, and his whole body was a full five centimeters taller, and his body was no longer skinny and scarred.
Such a change made Gail a little jealous. He doesn't need potion potions, but he wants to grow taller too! Who doesn't want their height to "look down on all beings"? However, Severus was glad that the scars on his body were gone.
When Gail first started school, he had accidentally seen Seaver's upper body, and the messy scars, a few of which Gail could tell were burns from cigarette butts, and some of which were about to disappear.
After the first stage potion was consumed, the scars on Severus's body disappeared, but the appearance of a thin layer of flesh against the bones was not much healthier. It's so good now, although I can't see it when I wear a robe, but the whole person looks healthy, it's amazing!
This time, Gale didn't dare to clean Severus without taking his own hands. Seaver was a little upset when he came to his senses - he didn't want Gale to see him wolf bèi, Gale saw it, but when he finally got better, Gale didn't want to look at it.
Well, in fact, Severus's self-esteem is still at work, and no one wants to be unbearable in others. Gail, as his closest friend—Seaver was a little embarrassed when he said the word—wanted to be equal to Gail and not be in a sense of helping and being helped. Although Gale sometimes does things with other purposes, as a beneficiary, he has no complaints.
It's different from what Lily is to Seaver. Lily is a good girl and a friend of Sever's. If it weren't for Gal Jewel, Lily would undoubtedly be like a light in a painful childhood to Seaver. But it was Gail who met Seaver first, and twice he helped him for no reason - although Gail didn't remember, but Severus regarded Gail as someone closer to him.
If he had a brother or other family member, he would have been like Gail! They will help themselves unconditionally, they will be sad because of their wounds, they will be happy to restore their health, they will do bad things to themselves, and they will ignore their own qiēwolf bèi. The word "brother" made Seaver's heart warm.
Severus's overnight changes didn't go unnoticed from everyone on campus, from the young snakes in the house to Slughorn, or the Gryffindor "Heisters" quartet and Vice Chancellor Professor McGonagall. But everyone was eerily silent, with the exception of Lily.
"How did you grow taller, Severus? I want to grow taller too! Lily excitedly whispered Severus's change at the door of the auditorium.
There was a moment of silence in some of the halls and the people who were about to enter the hall, and then everyone suddenly resumed their commotion, but they all pricked up their ears to eavesdrop.
"Height-increasing potion!" Gail said with a smile, completely unexplained the medicine and other information.
It's strange to believe you! Malfoy, who was passing by, walked in the footsteps of the whole and calmly sat down in his place at the long table.
Lily had never been a girl who liked to get to the bottom of things, and when she got the answer, she waved to Gelsiver and went to the Gryffindor table for breakfast.
Professor Slughorn looked a little ugly when he saw Gail and Severus, and after standing beside them with their faces stiff for a moment. He deeply knew that the height enhancement pills would not increase the height by only five centimeters, nor would it make people smell of night flowers that had failed to be concocted. Based on his decades of experience, the only one that can have this effect is probably the potion potion.
It is a kind of chicken ribs, ordinary medicinal materials, but has very high requirements for concentration and technique. Slughorn's face is a little ugly, 11 years old! Two 11 year olds! What does this mean? What should I do? Yes, just like in the past, just give them t, just suppress them! Young snakes should know how to hibernate, not show off! ――