"Professor Kate." Before Draco could speak, Snape took the lead, "I'm already dealing with this. As he spoke, he motioned to the students who were standing there.

Snape's remark did make Phyllis a little embarrassed, mainly because none of the students involved in the incident were Ravenclaw. If there are students at Ravenclaw House, Phyllis doesn't care if you're done with it, she has never hidden her preference for Ravenclaw; But if Ravenclaw weren't involved, Phyllis would be just a misnomer "Vice Dean", and meddling in the conflict between Gryffindor and Slytherin would seem a little too long.

After a moment of silence, Phyllis looked at Draco and said, "I hope Mr. Malfoy can maintain the glory of the pure-blood family." With that, Phyllis ignored the matter and continued walking towards the Great Hall with Professor Flitwick.

Looking at Phyllis's back, Snape snorted with a scornful smile and turned away.

After Malfoy and the others were laughing wildly, Ron gritted his teeth and said, "One day, I'm going to teach them a hard lesson......" He looked at the auditorium and said in the same tone, "And those guys." ”

Hermione knew that the "guys" that Ron was talking about later included Professor Snape, who had just left, and did not mean to implicate Professor Kate, who was about to walk to the professorship.

But she didn't know what to say.

Ron wasn't lenient with himself and strict with others. If he were Professor Kate, he would definitely take care of it, but the problem is that Professor Kate is not a Gryffindor, but a Ravenclaw!

This is actually a difference between two kinds of thinking: Gryffindor's spirit is not only brave, but also righteous, even if the timid and cowardly Neville will do anything to help his friends at critical moments; But Ravenclaw is different, they advocate reason, what should be managed, what should not be managed, and how to manage what should be managed, they all need to weigh it. Again, it is not easy to make the inference that "you are a friend of my friend, so you are also my friend". If you're not a friend, why meddle?

For Phyllis, it was a trivial trifle, but it was not the same for Harry and Ron. It was the first time they had dealt with Professor Kate up close, and there was no doubt that this glamorous, icy witch had not made a good impression on them.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry held a sumptuous pre-Christmas dinner, and after this meal, the students who were going home for Christmas had to pack their bags and set off, and there were very few students who remained in the castle, but only a few. They will have a relaxing holiday, and so will the professors at Hogwarts.

But obviously, Hogwarts Castle is not the right place to relax. In Phyllis's eyes, Hogwarts Castle was Dumbledore's territory, where she had a sense of being watched. The feeling was not intense, but it was ubiquitous, which made Phyllis feel uncomfortable.

"Ready to pack?" After attending the feast, Phyllis returned to her lodgings and said to Amy, "We're going to leave tomorrow." ”

Phyllis's chosen holiday home was not the Kate family's ancestral home in Cheshire – she had been locked up for seven years, and that place had no good memories for her.

A few years ago, Phyllis spent three months building a log cabin deep in the Forbidden Forest. It's dangerous – because there are quite a few powerful monsters around, but it's safe – and it's a great place for Phyllis to get away from that feeling of being watched.

Also, because it's far from people, Phyllis can also complete some magical experiments there that might make a big noise.

Built by Phyllis – or rather, designed by Phyllis – the cabin built by Amy is located in a valley deep in the Forbidden Forest, more than twenty kilometers from the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

The environment of the valley is good, if it is early autumn, the mountains and forests are green, the creek is murmuring, the gentle breeze caresses, and it is a beautiful scenery. But it's winter, and when Phyllis and Amy get to the hut, they're freezing to death.

Phyllis sniffled, took out her wand, and wrote a special lightning rune, and the rune culture made a light on the door, and Phyllis stepped forward and pushed it, and the thick wooden door was opened.

"Burn the fireplace." Phyllis said as soon as she walked into the cabin.

"Yes, master." Amy answered.

A few days ago, Amy came over and cleaned the cabin, swept away the dust, prepared the bedding and bedding, and prepared the firewood next to the fireplace. Deep in the Forbidden Forest, there is no shortage of wood, and next to the fireplace are stacked thick hardwood, which is very resistant to burning.

Amy picked up a few sticks of wood, propped them up in the fireplace, snapped her fingers, and the orange flame rose, and soon the room began to warm up.

Phyllis sat on the couch in front of the fireplace, and said as she lit the fire, "Why is it so cold this winter!" If I had known, I would have worn more and come back. ”

Because she had to walk more than 20 kilometers in the woodland, in order to facilitate her movement, Phyllis only wore a set of cashmere underwear, a leather jacket and tight jeans on the outside, and did not wear a warm but inconvenient down jacket, or even did not bring it at all. Phyllis regretted it halfway through, but she couldn't go back and get it then, because the time would come. There was no way, Phyllis had to grit her teeth and continue walking.

Amy helped pack up the salutes they had brought, hung the clothes in the cloakroom, stacked some of the magic materials used by the master on the bookshelf in the study, and then lit the kitchen fire as well, boiled a pot of boiling water, and made a cup of black tea.

Phyllis took a sip of black tea, collapsed on the sofa, looked through the window at the fine snowflakes that were swept by the cold wind, and said: "The happiest thing in the world is nothing more than hiding in a warm room and watching the snow outside." ”

Amy, who was busy cleaning, turned her head to look outside, and said in a high-pitched voice, "It's really snowing, but fortunately we've arrived." ”

It's hard enough to travel in an ordinary woodland, let alone the Forbidden Forest, which is full of dangerous magical creatures, and if you add to that the heavy snowfall, Amy really has to advise her owner to stay at Hogwarts Castle altogether.

Phyllis picked up the teacup again, took a sip of tea, and said, "How's the dinner prepared today?" ”

In order to avoid the coldest part of the morning, Phyllis and her family set off after lunch, when the sun was setting in the west, and it was already evening.

Amy said with some embarrassment: "Master, the ingredients are ready, but it will take a while to be fully ready." ”

Phyllis smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's a holiday, I'm here mainly to recuperate and relax." ”