Chapter 20: Christmas Eve

A week later, Cynthia finally passed Madam Pomfrey's examination and was honorably discharged!

On the day she was discharged from the hospital, there happened to be a flying lesson. Cynthia walked quickly to the lawn, only to see that everyone was still on the ground shortly after class.

"Good morning! Mrs. Hooch! Cynthia greeted Mrs. Hooch.

"Oh! Miss Black, you're out of the hospital! You are welcome to join us, hurry up and stand in your place, today's lesson is about to begin! Mrs. Hooch looked at the girl in front of her with a smile on her face.

Cynthia strode in the direction of Regulus and Elsa.

"Hey! Regulus, Elsa! I was finally discharged from the hospital, and I was going to suffocate to death every day in the ward! The air outside is just better than the medical wing! Cynthia waved at them.

As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Hodge blew her whistle.

Cynthia grabbed her broom and flew up. She flew high into the air and reached out to touch the flawless clouds in the sky. The warm November sun shone on her body, making her blonde hair look like flowing gold.

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Cynthia was discharged from the hospital on Friday, and in the evening, she went to the Astronomy Tower as usual, and to her surprise, Severus arrived. She was just here to try her luck, but she didn't expect Severus to actually come.

"Severus, I thought you wouldn't be here today!" Cynthia looked at the figure at the staircase in surprise.

"Didn't we make an appointment? Are you thorough now? It's windy here, so let's practice again next week! Severus was a little worried about the girl's body.

"I'm totally fine! No problem, you don't have to worry too much about me! And I haven't had time to thank you yet. Cynthia patted her chest.

"Thank me? Thanks to me for what? The boy was a little confused.

"Well, of course, thank you for the apple pie you brought me that day! That's the best apple pie I've ever had! The girl looked at the boy with a smile.

"But it fell to the ground......"

"That's the best, too! By the way, Severus, Miss Evans was fine that day......"

"Her injuries are not as serious as yours, and she has completely healed in two days. You don't have to worry about ......."

"That's good, one day you ask her out and I'll apologize to her, after all, if it weren't for me, she wouldn't be hurt."

"It's okay, it's not your fault, it's just an accident!"

"That'...... All right...... Let's get to work! ”

“…… Well! ”

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Time flies, and Christmas has come quietly in a blink of an eye.

Cynthia was busy preparing Christmas presents for her friends. It was a headache for Cynthia, and she always had a hard time making decisions.

“…… Well...... One for Siris, one for Regulus, Severus, Elsa, Lucius, Sicy, Bella, Barty, Goyle, Crabbe, Notte, Avery...... Well...... Prepare a copy for Miss Evans, too, and it will be an apology! And Jaime, after all, is a good friend of Siris! Cynthia counted them on her fingers.

The next step is to order them one by one.

She ordered Severus a set of crystal potions, a retractable brass cauldron, and a pair of fine dragonskin gloves. She stored these things in a black suitcase, the suitcase was cast with a traceless stretching charm, small in size but huge in the interior space, which was also a very practical gift.

For Siris was a black velvet bow tie, just right to match the black dress his parents had given him.

Regulus was given a copy of the Encyclopedia of Special Herbs and Their Usage, as Cynthia found that Regulus was particularly fond of studying these things. Elsa's is a pair of black diamond hairpins, which she should love!

I prepared a goose yellow gauze top hat for Sissy, which should look good in the spring! Lucius is a black velvet headband that ties up his long platinum-blonde hair. Bella's was a serpentine pocket watch, and Bella was always fond of something very Slytherin-like.

Give Barty a pair of cashmere gloves and maybe they can go to a snowball fight together after a heavy snowfall! For Crabbe, Goyle, Noether, and Avery it was a candy and a snake brooch.

Give Jaime a set of Quidditch paraphernalia maintenance tools and hope he can put them to good use! Cynthia picked out a necklace of lilies for Lily, and when she got it, she carefully drew a defensive magic circle on it.

So she wrapped the gifts one by one in silver-green wrapping paper and put them in a large box under the Christmas tree in the middle of the lounge. House-elves will place all the gifts on the students' bedside on Christmas Day. (It doesn't matter if he's at home or at school)

At Christmas, Cynthia's family heads to the Black Manor, where all the Blakes meet every Christmas. So Cynthia packed her bags early.

The day before Christmas, the children left Hogwarts on the Hogwarts Express. Cynthia and her brothers waited for the family's carriage in Hogsmeade and headed to Black Manor.