"Something to do with personality?" Harry asked curiously, "And what kind of character does my Patronus represent?" ”

"Smart? Smart? Gentle? Hermione guessed.

Ron also came up and said, "I heard that the stag fights with his horns, but he usually looks docile - maybe that means that you usually look gentle, but you are wild inside!" ”

Harry turned his head to Maca and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Marca shrugged, "I think Ron is right, but I have a better word for it here—'Man show(1).'" ”

"What does that mean?" Harry wondered.

"Well, you can interpret it as 'discreet yet elegantly sexy.'" Maca patted Harry on the shoulder, then turned and walked out the door, "That's it for this special Charms class for the Christmas holidays, so it's up to you to practice more." ”

"Hey, Maca!" Hermione stopped him, "There's a Christmas dinner tomorrow at noon, I think—"

"Oh, sorry. I've got some reservations for tomorrow, I'm really sorry. "My roommate, you know, Ernie McMillan, invited me to their family's Christmas party—I think it would take all day. So ......"

"Okay, well, then ......" Hermione pursed her lips, her tone sounding a little lower, "Then I wish you a Merry Christmas in advance." ”

"Oh! Are you going for a big meal? Ron and Harry didn't feel anything, just looked at him with a little envy and said, "That sounds good......

Maca waved her hand at them, then quickly disappeared around the corner.

……

The next morning, Maca deliberately chose a more formal dress.

This is something he had prepared the last time he planned a farewell party for his graduates, and although he didn't need to dress so formally, once he chose to step into the social circle, he had to make some preparations.

No, it will soon come in handy.

The MacMillan family is one of the Twenty-Eight Sacred Families of British Wizarding World, and although the name sounds earthy, its meaning is always hard to ignore.

Of course, that's all in the past.

Nowadays, among these twenty-eight pure-blood families, almost all of them are not as good as before. For example, Neville's Longbottom family, or Voldemort's Gaunt family.

And, of course, the Black family.

There is an old English saying that "A bad bush is better than the open field." (2), and there are at least a few pure-blood families that are doing well, and Ernie's McMillan is one of them.

Incidentally, Maca went through the fireplace in Hogsmeade Village.

"I can't figure out why my apparition is always off......" Maca shook her head, and then slipped headlong into the fireplace, "McMillan's house." ”

Boom!

Tyrande coughed and laughed as he looked at the magic flames that faintly came out of his fireplace.

"Ahem...... The structure was revamped and it was much better......"

But what Tyrande didn't know was that just now, the green flames from Maca's use of Floo Powder spewed directly out of the chimney of his house, and several jackdaws that were looking into the chimney were swept together to Ernie's house......

When Maca came out of Ernie's fireplace, the hapless jackdaws fell out of the chimney pipes and rolled all the way to the middle of the living room.

"Oh, is this your Christmas present to me?" Ernie stood up from the table and looked curiously at the Jackdaws as they got up in the room.

Maca looked back at the fireplace, also confused.

"No, I think...... They're probably just trying to get a ride or something. He spread his hands, saying he didn't know either.

"Alright! Anyway, you're welcome to my home. Ernie beckoned to him, "Have you had breakfast?" Don't mind a glass of milk, right? ”

At this moment, the man who was sitting on the throne stood up.

"Are you Mr. McLean?" He politely said, "We always hear Ernie talk about you, and to be honest, you're much better than Ernie." ”

"Oh, it's over, Mr. McMillan." Maca bowed slightly, "Ernie also helps me a lot, and sometimes brings me some late-night snacks - you should know, the kitchen is right next to the Hufflepuff common room. ”

"Haha, yes, of course!" Ernie's father nodded, "I was a Hufflepuff too, and I always went to the kitchen to find food...... In fact, Ernie knew from me where the kitchen was long before he entered school. ”

"It's such a memorable parent-child fun story." Maca said, walking over and sitting next to Ernie, "As Ernie told me before, you are a gentle father. ”

"Did he really say that?" Ernie's father glanced at Ernie in disbelief.

"Hey, Dad! If you don't believe it, forget it! Ernie poured a glass of milk for Maca and placed it in front of him, "Don't talk about that, come, try this—it's from our farm." ”

The Christmas banquet at MacMillan's house will begin at noon, and there will be quite a few guests; In the afternoon, there is a tea party, as well as some small activities that are messy, and guests can participate freely and spend some time.

But the highlight is the evening ball, where more pure-blood families will attend. According to Ernie, it will be very lively.

"The Yule Ball rotates every year between a few good families, but I don't really like it – it's always formal." Ernie pouted, "But it's a show of our family's glory, and I love that!" ”

Soon, guests arrived one after another.

Here we have to talk about the MacMillan family's mansion.

Although the various arrangements are very low-key, they can't hide their essence, that is, one word - big!

It is a three-storey mansion with few floors, but it is very spacious. As far as the living room goes, it's almost half the size of half a Hogwarts auditorium.

You know, Hogwarts is a castle.

Of course, as far as the dwelling was concerned, Maka had seen the Blois Fort in the Ville family. In comparison, such a large place does not seem to be much at all.

Maca straightened her clothes, repositioned her bow tie, and followed suit.

The purpose of his visit this time was more to socialize, especially those old pure-blood families. After all, no matter how much those families declined, they still reigned supreme in the wizarding world today.

And in his plan, their presence is indispensable.

Just as he was smiling and skilfully greeting in the crowd, Ernie suddenly walked over with a little girl—it was Hannah Abbott.

"Maka, Hannah has arrived—" he said, "don't make any fun here, how about we go play with broomsticks in the backyard for a while?" ”

"Broomsticks? Right now? Maca was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, of course!" Ernie laughs, "Hannah always says she likes to see you on a broomstick, it's so cool!" ”

"No, no...... I didn't say that......" Hannah blushed, "Hello, McLean......"

"Oh, hello." Maca nodded, then glanced back at the crowd, "Then let's go fly for a while." ”

"That's right, fly for a while! The weather is so nice today...... As it happens, Layla has arrived," Ernie was saying, when she suddenly shouted out the door, "Layla, here!" ”

Maca looked back, only to see a little girl who looked even more reckless than Hannah trotting towards her.

Did she still bump into one or two people, and every time she had to stop and apologize. was just more than ten meters away, and she was stunned to walk for several minutes.

“…… Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...... Right—"

Just as she walked up to Maka, she was turning around while apologizing, and hit her head on Maca's chest.

"W-I'm sorry!"

"If you could have looked in the direction of your walk, you wouldn't have to say so much sorry......" Maka said, helping her up.

"Hey, Ernie wasn't calling me!" As she spoke, she glanced at Maca, then whispered, "Oh! You're not that ...... Well, McClegan! ”

"It's McLean!" Ernie whispered.

"Oh! Sorry – McLegan. She apologized again.

"Well, although you are very polite, don't you think it is still a mistake?" Maca shrugged.

"Really?" She stuck out her tongue, "Hmm...... I'm sorry! ”

McClegan is McClegan! Anyway, Maca doesn't care much about her surname, so it's not a big deal to stagger.

"Then let's go to the backyard! Broomsticks are waiting for us! Ernie said excitedly.

"I love broomsticks!" The little girl followed, "Then let's go!" Well...... McLeggam? ”

When Maca heard this, she spread her hands and said, "Yes, my name is McLegan...... Let's go! ”

While it's important to deal with those wizarding families, there are many ways to get started. To be honest, it's a good way to have more friendships with young wizards than to talk nonsense with adult wizards.

……

While Maca was busy with her plans, Harry and Ron were unpacking their Christmas presents for the year......

"Mom gave me another hooded leather coat...... Maroon again! See if you got one too? Ron asked, turning his head.

Harry too, and Mrs. Weasley gave him a scarlet hooded leather coat with a Gryffindor lion knitted on the placket, as well as twelve home-baked minced meat pies, some Christmas pastries, and a box of crunchy peanut flakes.

He looked at it happily for a moment, then moved it all away. Then he saw a large, slender package underneath, and a small, inconspicuous package.

"What's that?" Ron looked at the big one with a pair of chestnut socks in his hand and asked curiously.

"I don't know." Harry shook his head and reached for it.