Chapter 18: Gifts (Ask for Recommendations!) )
Iger gave Hagrid a custom-made oversized dragon fur coat, which cost more than forty Galleons, and the price was super expensive...
Since three days ago, Egger had been customizing it at the Fengya Wizard Costume Shop, and he happened to take it out today.
What was given to Professor McGonagall was a spell-cast emerald necklace, which looked dignified and noble, and the price was also not cheap, as long as you gently stroked the necklace, the necklace would fly out of two winged unicorns, which was very beautiful.
He gave Professor Flitwick a wand maintenance kit and Snape a delicate dark green robe, God knows if the guy would wear it, but Iger didn't care, he just had to do it.
The gift to Professor Sprout was a weeding trio endorsed by a master herbalist: dragon skin gloves, a dustproof apron and a small shovel that could be turned into a variety of weeding tools at will.
Aisha's is a delicate bracelet that spreads out into a black silk gown with a slight stroke, and there is a place on the inside of her arm where she can place her wand.
The gift for Dumbledore was much more interesting, as Egg bought a whole box of cockroaches and a large pile of woollen socks.
I vaguely remember that there seems to be a mention in the book that Dumbledore saw himself holding a large pile of wool socks in the mirror of Eris, wool socks are a metaphor for family affection in the UK, and Iger can't find him a son, but he can still find a sock.
Basically, the professors at school and those who knew each other, Egger, gave gifts, and even the elves in the cafeteria, Egger, bought a piece of chocolate each.
"Oh my God, Halloween is expensive, isn't it?" Egger tilted his head helplessly.
Hermione shook her head in disagreement, "Egger, the things you bought are too expensive, I see that everyone else uses that kind of silver coin." ”
"Perhaps." Iger shrugged and took Hermione to finish his beer, when an apparition appeared at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger were sitting on the couch at a loss, and when they saw Iger returning, they immediately stood up and greeted them.
"Egger, it's great you're back..."Chris looked at Egg and asked, "Did you clean up the house today?" ”
Iger shook his head, a little confused.
"When we came back, we found that the lawn was neatly tidied up, and the things in the house were all tidied up, even the ledgers in the safe and everything else were sorted out." Jane said with some panic.
Egger was stunned, why is this style so familiar?
Then an excited voice rang out: "Mr. Egger! ”
In front of several people, Kaka, who was wearing a pillowcase, wiped his tears into his eyes and looked at Egg excitedly.
"Kaka?" Iger looked surprised.
After a while, a few people sat down at the dining table, and Kaka sat next to Egger with a snub of snuggling.
"You mean, Snape gave you a sock on behalf of the Headmaster and told you where I am, right?" Iger smiled.
Kaka nodded: "Kaka is leaving Hogwarts, Kaka is free, this is terrible. ”
"Rest assured, that big hooked nose just wants you to come to me, it's okay, I'll take you in." Iger rubbed Kaka's head and introduced it to the Granger family, "This is Kaka, a house-elf. ”
After a while, Egg realized Hermione's inkblots and chatter, and she kept attacking the house-elf system and trying to convince Kaka to live a free life.
"Kaka doesn't want that kind of life that is worse than death, Kaka wants to serve Young Master Egger!"
The elf's screaming voice said so, and he used to call him sir, but now he calls him young master directly.
Iger didn't know if Snape was misappropriating the school's public property, after all, the house-elves were technically part of the school's property.
The Granger couple also said they would be happy to take Kaka in and not need Kaka's labor, but apparently frightened Kaka.
"House-elves are creatures that have been enslaved by the wizarding world for a long time, and they have been indoctrinated with this kind of thinking since they were born, and we can't change it, but we can only be as good as we can for them." Iger explained to the Grangers: "Asking for them strongly will only break them, and you have to take your time to change that." ”
With Kaka's arrival, the Granger couple no longer had to do any housework, and Iger was once again living a life that was ready for breakfast when he woke up in the morning.
However, Hermione couldn't stand Egg's appearance, and kept asking Egg to release Kaka, which made Kaka always stay away from her like a plague god.
Compared to Hermione's behavior, the Granger couple seemed much more sensible, they understood what Iger meant, and just tried to give Kaka as much kindness as possible, such as letting him eat together, buying him some delicate sheets or something, which once made Kaka very moved.
Early on Halloween morning, Ruck slipped into the window with his wings flapped and threw himself on Egger's bed, looking so tired that he couldn't laugh.
Reaching out to untie the small bag at Luck's feet, Iger flipped the bag over, and a rumbling sound rang out, and Egger's room was filled with all sorts of things.
What Egg saw the most was the various foods that had been spelled, and they were floating in small transparent orbs at this time, which seemed to be given to him by the elves in the Hogwarts cafeteria.
Hagrid gave herself a robe, and Aisha gave herself a very angry red shirt, a shirt that could change with the change of figure.
It's not uncommon for professors to send things, Professor McGonagall sent a notebook full of Animagus transfiguration tips, Professor Flitwick sent a delicate locket, but unfortunately it wasn't the Slytherin one...
Professor Sprout sent a small potted plant with whirring meat, and if you poke it, it will spray stinky water... Iger didn't know what it was.
The one who surprised him the most was Snape, who Iger never thought would give him a gift.
Opening Snape's box, there were all kinds of potions, labeled with names and usages, and what excited Egg the most was a bottle in the corner, the words on it made Iger breathe a little heavily.
Elixir...
A whole few hundred milliliters of Elixir!
That's a lot of money... Egg looked at the small glass bottle in front of him with some excitement, and then put it away with great care.
This thing needs to be boiled in a crucible for half a year, and a small bottle is sky-high, not to mention that this is equivalent to the amount of half a bottle of mineral water...
Hagrid was right, Snape was an invisible tycoon!
It suddenly felt like the robes for Snape were a bit cheaper, well, it would be better to give him something better for Christmas.
In the next room, Hermione heard a knock on the door, and as soon as she opened the door, she saw a room full of all kinds of things, and the little girl was dazzled.
"I guess you can tell Kaka that you don't have to cook tonight." Iger smiled.
……
Time flies, and more than a month has passed, and the winter in the UK is still quite wet, and Iger thinks it may be because of the proximity to the sea.
At Granger's house, Iger was nestled on a large soft sofa, holding a thick notebook in his hand, and a pot of hot pot and a large glass of cold beer were boiling on the small coffee table next to him.
It's not butterbeer, it's German beer in Chris's fridge.
Egger lazily tightened his robe, listening to the rustle of snowflakes outside the window, which was very pleasant.
Hermione had always condemned Egger's lazy behavior, believing that Egg was wasting his life, and whenever this happened, Egg would look at her with a smile and say:
"I'm just waiting for you to grow up."
Then Hermione would blush into the room and ignore him.
For now, at least, this is the best way to deal with Hermione's nagging, and the little girl has always been the proud little swan, which can sometimes give the Granger couple a headache.
At present, Hermione's enthusiasm for magic is very high, and Egg's magic books have basically been read by her, and seeing her like this, Egg also helped her order a copy of "Hogwarts, a School History".
Under Kingsley's cover, Egg also taught her some simple spells that were more practical, such as the Levitation Charm, the Flying Charm, and so on.
It took a lot of effort for the little girl to learn the Flying Spell, but it also surprised Egger a little, the attention and magic required for this spell was not what an eight-year-old girl should have.
Back in his room and changing into Muggle clothes, Egg walked out the door and headed for Hermione's school.
When the school bell rang, the little girl walked out of the school with a big schoolbag on her back, and her eyes lit up when she saw Egg, and she ran over quickly.
Two small figures walked on the snow, and after turning into a small alley, the figures disappeared again with a 'snap'.
Not long after the two arrived, the Granger couple returned home.
Shaking the snowflakes off his body, Chris looked at Egg and smiled: "It's great that you guys are back so early, and the streets don't get peaceful every year just before Christmas." ”
"Not peaceful?" Iger was a little strange: "Is there more thieves on the run?" ”
"Probably." Chris shrugged: "I was going to the store today to buy something, and I found that the small supermarket next to the hospital was robbed. ”
"Kaka can protect Mr. Granger's family!" Kaka's voice was high-pitched, and he raised his head and volunteered.
"We're fine, I've done military service before, I have a gun, and of course I have a license to carry a gun." Chris smiled, "But you have to be careful. ”
Iger nodded, and Kaka stood proudly beside Egg: "Young Master Egger is the most powerful wizard!" ”
"I'm glad you said that, but I think the most powerful wizard is Albus Dumbledore." Iger laughed.
"I think you seem to have said that Dumbledore... Headmaster of Hogwarts? Chris took off his clothes and hung them on a hanger and sat down at the table: "He must be strong, right?" ”
"Quite powerful..."Egg nodded in agreement: "Known as the greatest white wizard in the past hundred years, there are countless various aura titles, and he is a very terrifying but very reliable wizard." ”
"It's incredible, I think Egger you are already very powerful, all kinds of magical means." Chris was a little excited, in fact, he had always longed for the wizarding world.
"These are all common in the wizarding world, and they are not uncommon." Egg grinned, "I'm just too strong and irascible with magic. ”
"Really? I'd love to see what the wizarding world is like. Chris laughs.
"Yes." Egg nodded at him: "You can do it at any time if you have time, in fact, I can also help you purchase some things from the wizarding world, although you can't cast spells, but wizards have a lot of very convenient things, such as tooth changing potions or something." ”
Chris laughed, remembering the scene when the two first met.
As the family sat around the table and began to pray, Jane patted Egger's hand in disgust as she tried to grab the turkey leg, and the snow fell outside, and the fire burned in the fireplace inside, and the room was very warm.
"It's weird, it's obviously a lot drier in the house this winter, isn't it?" Jane sat at the table in a sweater and helped a few people share the turkey.
"It's a waterproof and moisture-proof spell." Hermione laughed, "I read the house up and down with Egger. ”
"It seems that our little princess can't wait to go to the magic school?" Chris laughed and joked about his daughter.
"I'm sure Hermione will be very good wherever she is." Jane said with a smile.
Hermione looked very happy with a smile on her face.
"I think a successful education should be inseparable from parents." Egger tilted his head: "There is a saying in the East, it is called the son does not teach, the father's fault, which means that the children are not disciplined well, it is the fault of the parents, and under normal circumstances, what kind of people the parents are, what kind of people the children will be." ”
Chris nodded: "What Iger said makes a lot of sense, it's true, for your sake of being so wise, do you want a beer?" ”
"Chris!" Jane patted her husband a little angrily: "How can you instigate Egger to drink, he is still so young." ”
Egg quickly gave Chris a look, signaling him not to tell Jane about his stealing of the drink.
Chris hurriedly waved his hand: "Just kidding..."
"But Iger is right." Jane snorted a little angrily and put a chunk of thick turkey leg on Egger's plate: "I can see a model of parental education failure today!" ”
Jane looked a little angry: "A couple came to the hospital today with a child to extract teeth, God, to be honest, that child can't be fatter anymore, and has a stinky temper, it looks like he is about the same age as Egger, but he is stupid, especially his parents, I remember it is called Dursley, it seems that they are not from the city of London, and the parents are simply spoiled!" ”
"The anesthetic doesn't hurt, but it definitely hurts when the anesthetic is injected, and the kid screams and waves his arms frantically as if I'm trying to kill him." Jane said with some hatred: "That pair of parents is even more terrifying, they want to come forward and forcibly pull me away again and again, looking at them as if they can pull their teeth themselves!" The child is obviously pampered, and the molars are almost rotten when they eat sugar, but fortunately, it is only the age of changing teeth, and it will grow in the future. ”
Iger was stunned, why did this description sound so familiar?
The Dursleys?
"Aunt Jane, did you see a skinny-looking boy? He was dressed in tatters and had a scar on his head. Iger asked.
"Not really, I don't think they look like a rag family that would let their children wear, and everything in that child is the best." Jane thought for a moment.
Iger knew that according to the character of the Dursleys, Harry would never be allowed to appear in front of outsiders.
He didn't have much of an idea of Harry, but Iger felt that the family was quite complicated.
First of all, Vernon, a typical conformist, has no room for abnormality in his eyes, but to be honest, as a father and husband, that fat man is quite interesting... As for hating Harry, it is probably influenced by Penny.
Then there is Penny, because she is jealous of her sister's magical talent, and her letter to Dumbledore is rejected, so she is extremely psychologically twisted, and tries her best to forget about the wizarding world, but to the extent that she clearly remembers what Azkaban's caretaker was, the desire for magic still has not disappeared from her mind.
And then there's Dudley, Iger doesn't want to say anything, a typical spoiled child, but after Harry saved him, he knew that he put herbal tea at Harry's door and thought about Harry when he moved, this kid still had to be saved...
It is estimated that the reason why the family does not want Harry to go to Hogwarts is that Iger thinks that Vernon is for a normal life, and Penny is an act of revenge, as for revenge against Dumbledore or revenge on Lily, Iger finds it difficult to say, or both?
Expectation, anger, jealousy, unwillingness...
Iger smacked her lips, this old lady is really complicated enough...