There was a heavy snow in the sky, and Hagrid was dragging a pine tree into the Great Hall, his beaver fur and shoulders covered with a layer of snow, which was being decorated for Christmas, and Professor Flitwick was directing the streamers to hang on the beams.

"Merry Christmas, Hagrid! See you next year. Seamus said hello to Hagrid and walked out of the auditorium with his small suitcase.

He had already submitted a notice to go home for Christmas, and although Hogwarts was very comfortable, it was very necessary to go home. The Christmas break starts today and runs until January 5 of the second year, which is the winter break at Hogwarts.

Harry and Ron were ready to stay at school, and the twins and Hermione would be home today, riding in a carriage pulled by Thestrals, to the Hogwarts train station. The train station was just across the Black Lake, but there was no need to take a boat to get there, and the horse-drawn carriage followed the edge of the lake to the train station, where they had come.

The new students took a small boat across the Black Lake at the beginning of the school, more to let the little wizards remember the path traveled by the four founders. In those chaotic times, the secrets of wizarding were revealed, and the Crusaders and various witcher guilds were encircling wizards, although most Muggles did not harm wizards.

But at that time, their opponents were not only Muggles, but also themselves, and in the matter of war, Muggles were far better than wizards, and the endless spies, the betrayal of a few wizards, and the huge number of Muggles caused unspeakable problems for wizards.

In the beginning, there were many wizards who were keen to enjoy the burning at the stake after being captured by Muggles, and enjoyed the pleasure of escaping at the stake again and again, and wizards were not afraid of ordinary burning at the stake, they had the ability to manipulate fire.

But it was all a Muggle ploy, and as the wizards let their guard down, the Muggles sent out a large number of renegade wizards, putting the captured wizards to death, and reducing the already scarce wizarding population again.

As the power of wizards weakened, werewolves, bloodlines and other forces lurking in the shadows began to mobilize and encircle wizards with Muggles. The times create heroes, and whenever there is a crisis, there will always be someone who stands up to help the building to fall and turn the tide.

Four young wizards stepped forward and took refuge in an abandoned castle with some of the wizards who did not want to join the war, and covered it with magic, so that the Muggles would not be able to discover the place.

But this was not enough, because their opponents were not only Muggles, but also wizards who had rebelled because of Muggle material or religious reasons, races that had once been ignored. While educating the people who were hiding, the four young wizards united with the living forces outside and began a long struggle.

The four wizards were Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. With one battle after another, the war gradually stopped, and werewolves and vampires were beaten to their deaths, and finally had to hide again in the darkness.

The mutinous wizards were named one by one by Godric Gryffindor, and the remaining Muggles, unable to find the wizards, had no choice but to give up and turn the finger on the werewolves and bloods who fought with them.

They had been surviving under the oppression of wizards, but now they were betrayed by their former allies, and their strength was even weaker, and even weaker races disappeared into history. They could never understand how Muggles came out of the continent and killed all their other brothers to become the only Homo erectus.

It can be said that in terms of war, Muggles are several versions ahead of wizards, not to mention that they are now almost equal in strength, even if there is a huge disparity in strength, it is difficult for wizards to curry favor from Muggles.

After the war stopped, the four wizards officially founded the Wizarding School, which is now Hogwarts, and had students make small boats to cross the Black Lake, in order to give them a taste of what it was like when the founder of Hogwarts was founded.

"You mean there's an invisible horse pulling us along at Mhm.," the twins asked incredulously.

"It's not a horse, it's Thestrals, only those who have seen death can see it. Seamus took the trouble to explain.

All four of them sat in the carriage, but the twins still couldn't believe it, and asked him in turn, "Since we can't see it, how can you prove that there really is Thestrals, and not that this carriage is moving forward on its own." ”

Seamus reluctantly pointed out the car window, "Although Thestrals are very lightweight, they also leave footprints, and those strange footprints on the snow." ”

"Yes, it's said in 'A History of Hogwarts', but you didn't read the book carefully. Hermione waved the book in her hand to them, which was A History of Hogwarts.

When they arrived at the train station, the red Hogwarts Express stopped on the platform, waiting for them. While playing with the Rubik's Cube, Seamus looked at the snow outside the window, and when the school started, the railway was surrounded by green mountains and green waters, and now it is a white expanse.

"What is this? How come I've never seen one?" the twins asked curiously, seeing what he was playing with all the way.

The Rubik's Cube Seamus was already very proficient, and continued to stare at the scenery outside the window, and replied without looking back: "This is a Muggle toy, I think it's not bad to exercise finger dexterity." ”

With the whistle blowing, the Hogwarts Express enters Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, and they step off the train to the exit of the platform, where there is a small room with a wrinkled old guard, and everyone is lined up next to a wall, which is the exit.

King's Cross train station is right from here, but you can't go out too many people at a time to avoid Muggle notice.

As soon as they were out, Mrs. Weasley was waiting for the twins outside the station, with Percy standing beside her, who had come out a little earlier. Hermione followed his parents away, and Daisy and Jack stood by the platform, waiting for him.

"Bye-bye, Seamus. ”

"See you next year. ”

After they said goodbye to each other, Seamus walked up to Daisy and Jack, they hadn't seen each other for more than three months, and Seamus gave them a big hug as soon as they met, "Go home." ”

Seamus returned to his long-lost home, and the furnishings inside were exactly the same as before, making him feel a sense of security, like a person who had been wandering outside for a long time, with a haven of rest.

After a short break, Daisy showed him how the house had changed, adding a basement and using a telescopic charm, which was extremely large, with a large number of crates and manufactured iron balls.

Daisy had written to him two days earlier to tell him that the first bombs had been made, but Seamus decided to leave the final step of making the bombs at home, considering that Christmas was approaching, and the bombs were not shipped to Hogwarts.

The number of semi-finished iron balls that was made was so terrifying that Jack bought an entire production line dedicated to making iron balls. The daily shipment can reach 5000, which is the result of quality control.

There are now countless crates stacked in the basement, and each box contains only 10 bombs, which are not stacked in the chests to prevent affecting the texture on the bombs.

The final step of making a bomb is not complicated, you just need to mix the ink and fill all the text with ink, and you can complete it. But it's not easy, because the sheer volume represents the workload.

Seamus took out a huge iron bucket, plated it with gold, and poured the hard-won eight-eyed giant spider venom into it, which was the rarest material, and Lupin had already sent a reply that he was trying to collect the eight-eyed giant spider venom.

However, the letter did not come with it, and the White Owl Mail Company would not allow their smuggling, so Lupin decided that it would be safest to return to it himself once he had collected enough of them.

So in a short period of time, the eight-eyed giant spider venom that Seamus could use in his hand was also obtained from Hagrid, which was about ten pints or so. Only 5,000 bombs can be made, which is the output of the iron ball production line in one day.

However, it didn't matter, although the production of iron balls greatly exceeded his expectations, 5,000 pieces were enough for him for the time being. The excess iron balls would also be stored in the basement for his later use, and the production line would have been an unprofitable act.

After the eight-eyed spider's venom stabilizes in the barrel, it will evaporate quickly and steadily, which is why it is difficult to obtain venom from the dead eight-eyed spider, because once the eight-eyed spider dies, the venom will quickly evaporate and lose its effect.

Unless it can be stored in an airtight container, protect it from light. Seeing that the venom was not surging and began to stabilize in the barrel, Seamus knew that it was about to start evaporating, and hurriedly added the aconitum juice that had been prepared to prevent evaporation.

Seamus then uses Transfiguration to conjure up a large furnace with a prepared blue chime fire underneath, which is a relatively stable flame that is used as a heating source for many potions.

When the small bubbles began to bubble up, it was time to add the beetle eyeballs, and Seamus quickly poured the calculated amount of beetle eyeballs into it, like a bag of black sesame seeds, and stirred clockwise with a special spoon. The beetle eyeballs will slowly melt in the liquid, and when they are all melted, the most important ingredient is added, the African tree snakeskin.

The African tree snake skin will also melt in the liquid, and after melting, it will form a blood-colored gum, covering the surface of the liquid, at this time, use the prepared fire dragon blood, pour it on top of the gelatin, the fire dragon blood will gradually absorb the heat, slowly react, and when the fire dragon blood boils, it will also become transparent, and then the transparent fire dragon blood will be taken out.

The last bit of gum in the African tree snakeskin is boiled over a simmer, and the ink used to draw the bursting magic circle is made.