One morning in mid-December, Luke woke up with no sunlight.

Looking through the window to the top of the Black Lake, he saw something white.

It's snowing.

And when Luke walked to the auditorium, he saw the cheerful twins.

The two of them talked to Luke about the fact that they had enchanted a few snowballs and sent them to chase Quirrell on the back of the head.

Of course, they've done it as secretive as possible. Didn't tell the news to more people either.

Luke's such a thing made Luke feel that the twins were bold and reckless, and at the same time, he also muttered a sentence in his heart about the corrective power of the original plot. This is true, I thought the twins had already known and was in danger of Quirrell, but I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen.

But also, if they don't dare to do this kind of thing, they won't be twins.

After all, Quirrell was dangerous, but the twins still hadn't seen his danger. Quirrell had repeatedly lost all those encounters that existed in the shadows, and now he was almost at the end of his rope.

He's not crazy, he's not going to break the boat right away, and in Luke's opinion, he's too calm to do it. But when exactly will it be forced to the point of fighting on its own? Luke himself didn't know, he could only be ready to turn his face and take one step at a time.

"It's going to be released tomorrow, Luke, will you stay in school?"

George asked, with some anticipation.

"We can't go home this holiday. Mom, Dad, and Ginny are going to see Charlie. ”

Fred smiled and spoke, obviously saying that he couldn't go home, but he didn't seem to be unhappy at all, but a little excited.

After all, it's cool for a child at this age to be detached from their parents like a big child.

And as far as they knew, Luke should have no more relatives, so the two of them expected that Luke should also stay at school and spend this Christmas holiday with them.

They have even thought of entertainment such as 'Jungle Adventure', 'Deep Castle', 'Late Night Kitchen', etc.

But things don't always work out that way.

Luke slowly shook his head in the expectant eyes of the two and said, "I'm sorry, although I would love to have a wonderful Christmas holiday with everyone. But...... I still have a little more to attend to this holiday season. ”

"I've received invitations to a few pure-blood families, and of course, I'm not going to make contact with them right now. But the Lance family's property accepted me, and there were some other private matters, and I couldn't stay in school if I wanted to. ”

Regret was written all over Luke's face.

He has been in this world for so many years, and it is the first time he has spent Christmas with others, but he didn't expect a lively Christmas holiday to be in the soup again.

As for whether it will be alone this year...... Luke himself couldn't say for sure.

But no matter what, he will accept it calmly.

I've been alone for so long, and I won't be able to adapt to loneliness just because I've spent two more days with everyone.

Or rather, he still enjoys solitude.

The disappointment on George and Fred's faces was palpable, but after a moment they adjusted their minds.

"It's okay! It's also a matter of time for you to be busy. ”

But after saying that, Luke frowned as if he had suddenly thought of something, and after a moment he asked, "Do you two want to come with me?" Go and see your future storefront. And I think you two have a lot of little things by now. Already ready for production? ”

In fact, Luke is about to forget about this lucrative business.

Even the Twins didn't pay much attention to it. Because of the pre-research funds given by Luke, they haven't used up yet. They finally experienced what it was like to be wealthy.

And the two people who felt that they were not short of money for the first time subconsciously put the matter of opening a store back. I haven't forgotten it, but I'm not in such a hurry.

George and Fred looked at each other again

"We're not in a hurry, Luke." Fred sorted out his thoughts and said, "Although we have this thing, it is not much, and it can't support a store." ”

"If we're short of money, we might be able to sell our own things while buying currency." George added, "But now we're not short of money, and you don't expect to make money from this, so we want to invent a little bit more and let the whole store sell only our own stuff!" ”

George's words are still very imposing, and it does sound a little ambitious.

But it's all based on the fact that the two of them are not short of money at all now. Of course, it's not a mess, in fact, although the living expenses given by their parents are still tight, as long as the two of them don't invent, plus the money they get from various ways, the two of them can still live a very nourishing life after all.

Feeding the family can't be done for the time being, but they can do it without involving too much experience to the family, and they can even do it well.

And all of this is indispensable for the help of the teenager in front of him.

The twins looked at Luke, their eyes burning a little.

They were sentimental about Luke. Truly grateful.

"In that case, it will work. Anyway, the store is for you. ”

Luke doesn't care, since such a choice was made by the twins, then he will not refuse. After all, these inconsequential little things are not worth persuading him to do.

Wesley's family is short of money? Lack of money is better. He wished that Mr. Wesley would come directly to him to borrow money, or just ask for money.

As long as the Wesley family can be put into their camp, that will be enough.

Even on the surface, there are enough gains.

"Okay, then I won't say more, you just have to make a decision. I still have something to do here, so I'm going to get busy first. ”

After saying that, Luke didn't talk much nonsense, and walked towards the auditorium.

Walking inside, he saw Harry, Ron, Hermione, Taylor, and Malfoy all in the Great Hall, helping Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick with the Christmas decorations.

Hagrid was putting the fir tree he was dragging into the corner.

I don't know what other people think, but when Luke saw the not-so-small fir tree, dragged by Hagrid with one hand, easily dragged to the corner of the auditorium, and then picked it up with both hands and stood it in the corner, he couldn't help but sigh.

Human beings, as expected, have limits.

Moreover, instead of a Christmas tree, there are 12 of them in the auditorium...... Didn't have any of that last night......

"Luke! Don't be idle, put that tree over there with the same decoration as the rest of the trees! ”

Professor McGonagall saw Luke with sharp eyes, and of course she would not let Luke be idle, such a gang of labor, not in vain. When it came to work, Professor McGonagall didn't think of Luke as a student like the others around her.

Luke didn't refuse, nodding his head and walking in Hagrid's direction, pulling out his wand.

"Hey! Luke, how did you sleep last night? ”

Seeing Luke coming, Hagrid enthusiastically began to greet people with little nutrition.

This is also normal, although the relationship between the two is not bad, but after all, it has not reached the level of mutual trust between Hagrid and Harry.

He and Hagrid occasionally went on patrols of the Forbidden Forest together. In a sense, this is also taking what each needs and there is no greater emotional connection.

Now Luke and Hagrid are acquaintances and friends. But that's about it.

"Not bad, what about you? Are you still patrolling the forest at high intensity these days? ”

This semester, the forbidden forest has basically not stopped.

Almost every day, Hagrid patrols the forest and finds the remains of some magical animals with apparently abnormal causes of death.

The frantic contraction of the centaurs is not normal at all. And it's impossible for professors to keep an eye on the Forbidden Forest all the time. When they saw that the thing that didn't know what it was never left the Forbidden Forest to cause destruction, the professors withdrew their energy from the Forbidden Forest.

Of course, this does not mean abandoning the defense of the Forbidden Forest.

On the contrary, Hagrid's patrolling intensity has been further increased, which has brought Hagrid's research on magical beast hybridization to a certain standstill, but he is not unhappy. Because patrolling the Forbidden Forest is also a very enjoyable and rewarding job in itself.

That's what he thinks of himself.

And Luke never stopped getting the news, from Hagrid, but also from the Rune Serpent.

The unicorns are well hidden, but it's not a way to do it. The other party's search is obviously very organized, but the pattern is difficult to grasp. So it can be said that it is only a matter of time before the unicorns are found.

All Luke and Rune could do was drag this time back.

If it really can't be delayed, neither of these two guys will take the initiative to show up to protect the unicorn.

Because it's not worth it.

It really drove Voldemort to turn his face, and Luke himself was about to face a level of danger beyond normal. That's not what they want. Not to mention Luke himself, the Rune Serpent wouldn't have agreed.

"The intensity is still very high, but there are still no more clues."

Hagrid sighed helplessly. However, the other party obviously did not follow the goal of destroying the ecology of magical beasts in the Forbidden Forest.

The situation at hand, though tricky, was within Hagrid's range of acceptance.

Because there are still many eight-eyed giant spiders who die.

Hagrid is not a fool, the eight-eyed giant spider population is really about to get out of control if it is not restrained, and the current situation is not necessarily a bad thing for the entire Forbidden Forest.

"It's okay, things will settle down. If the other party really goes too far, the professors won't look at it. After all, the Forbidden Forest is also an important asset of the school. ”

Luke pointed his wand at the Christmas tree, looked at one of the decorated trees over there, and then waved his wand slightly.

The tip of the wand glowed with a halo, and Hagrid saw that the needles turned into ice cubes and merged with super-fast speed, turning into beautifully shaped pillars of Xiaoice.

There are also some ice crystals that have been fused in the past, turning into Q versions of various magical beasts.

When looking at the Q version of the fire dragon, Hagrid was not only amazed, but also moved.

If you can raise a fire dragon, it would be a beautiful thing!

He gave Luke a thumbs up as he thought about it.

When Luke finished transforming the Q version of the last phoenix, he could feel the consumption of his mental power. However, it is still within acceptable limits.

Turning around, I saw Taylor and Hermione.

"Luke, are you going to spend your Christmas holidays here?"

Hermione didn't talk much nonsense, and asked straight to the point.

"There's something to take care of, Gemma and I will go outside together."

Luke didn't hide it from the two people in front of him.

Although they knew that these two people must be doing something serious when they went out, but for some reason, Taylor and Hermione both felt a little surprised.

"Sister Gemma is going with you?"

Taylor asked, puzzled.

Luke nodded and said, "The Lance family is about to hand over the property, and I'm not good at this part, so let Senior Sister Gemma take charge of this matter." This was said at the beginning. ”

In this way, it is even more difficult for two people to say something.

"What about you? Go home? ”

Luke felt a somewhat dreary atmosphere and picked up the topic very calmly.

Hermione nodded, "Go home, my mom and dad also want to ask me about my life at school in person." They are still curious about the life of a wizard. ”

Luke nodded, this was not expected.

"I also have to go home and spend Christmas with my grandmother."

Of course, Taylor's words were not finished, so she glanced at Luke meaningfully, and Luke naturally understood. When Taylor came home, he had to tell his grandmother what he saw Luke like.

Originally, they were going to refuse admission to Hogwarts, but Grandma still let her come, just to see if Luke was worth relying on.

From the current point of view, Luke rarely hides anything in front of Taylor, so Luke's strengths and weaknesses have basically been presented in front of Taylor. It's not all, but it's enough to make a certain judgment.

Luke nodded, and after thinking about it, he still took two pine needles from the Christmas tree behind him, and then turned them into two notes and handed them to the two girls in front of him.

"It's not recommended, but if you have anything to do during the holidays, you can send a letter here. I can reply promptly as long as I am at home. ”

Both girls nodded and put the note in their pockets.

Then Hermione took a pen and paper out of her other pocket, and after writing down her address, handed it to Taylor, but Taylor didn't answer. Instead, he groped for an inconspicuous ball from his pocket.

Handing Luke both the ball and the address, Taylor said, "I'll use this if I contact you." I don't know the address of my home now, so I'll have to wait until I ask my grandmother. ”

Of course, not knowing is an excuse, and it can't be said to be true.

However, such a trivial matter, depending on the relationship with Taylor and the ability of which grandmother, Luke is willing to accept it.

"No problem."

With that, he put things in his belt.

And just as they were about to talk about some trivial matters, Malfoy also ran over.

"Luke! My dad invited you to our house for a Christmas dinner! ”