Chapter 197: What about the black ones, but the white ones?
Early in the morning, the school officially closed, and the Hogwarts Express was waiting on the platform for the students to return.
Nicks' mother, Diana, and house-elf Jin Yan get off the train and see Nicks and Tifa hug them cordially.
Diana wore the clothes she bought when she first went to Diagon Alley, which was very much in line with the wizarding style, but Nix thought that the dress was old-fashioned and not good-looking, and she bought a lot of beautiful clothes for her mother, but she chose this one.
The school is represented by Professor McGonagall, who is the Gryffindor dean and is more familiar with the Nix and Tifa studies, and seeing Diana is actually a kind of home visit.
Tifa wasn't afraid of what Professor McGonagall said, her grades were good and she didn't make mistakes.
The Knicks weren't worried, the mistake he made was to register with Old Deng, and Professor McGonagall didn't know much.
"Welcome to Hogwarts." Professor McGonagall was kind.
"Thank you." Diana said embarrassedly: "Nicks is in a hurry to write the letter, I can only choose a gift at home, I hope you can like it." ”
Professor McGonagall was surprised: "You're so polite. ”
For first-time visitors to Hogwarts, all the views are stunning. Professor McGonagall took Diana to the Black Lagoon, and the two of them entered the castle in a small boat enjoying the view.
In the auditorium, Diana whispered to Nix, "That giant octopus is so scary, I don't even know what to do if I fall into the water?" ”
Tifar replied, "Don't worry, Mom." If you fall into the lake, the big octopus will save you, that's our lifeguard. ”
"Are you sure it will save people, not eat them?" Diana was shocked, can a wizard be so big a monster into a pet?
Dumbledore met Diana in the Great Hall, Diana was very enthusiastic about Dumbledore, and gave the elixir to Dumbledore as a gift, it was nothing, no one would know what was inside in the beautiful packaging, but Diana said it, probably because she was afraid that Dumbledore would not know what the potion was for, after all, there was no instruction manual.
The Knicks were embarrassed that the potion was made by Dumbledore, and it was really ...... to give him as a gift
Dumbledore gave Nix a strange look, opened the gift and said to Diana, "I made this potion, it belongs to you, ma'am." ”
Diana was stunned, her face was a little red, and she didn't know what to do.
Old Deng didn't want to make Diana ugly, he continued: "Madam, in the wizarding world, the elixir of life is very precious, many wizards will wage war for it, and if you leave it behind, it will invite disaster, it is best to drink it now." ”
After speaking, Lao Deng handed the potion to Diana.
Diana took it over and looked at the Knicks.
Nicks nodded, his excuse was that Diana drank the elixir, and now it should, probably, probably no problem, right?
Watching Diana drink the elixir, Dumbledore nodded with satisfaction. "I'm missing, I still have business to attend to, and I hope you have a great Christmas at Hogwarts."
After a brief welcome ceremony, Diana and Nicks go to Gryffindor Tower together, and Mother stays with Tifa for the time being.
There were very few people in the Gryffindor common room, and most of them went home, except for Harry and the Weasleys. Hermione's arm was bandaged, and she struggled to write her homework with her left hand.
Diana knew all of them through Tifa, and she took out the greeting gifts to everyone. Ron, who is the most unbearable in Tifa's mouth, also has it.
Harry's gift was a collection of items from the broom cabinet at home, an old model collection.
The Weasley twins are a bag of gold coins.
Diana smiled and said, "I heard Tifa say that you are preparing the store, which is a little bit of my heart." ”
The twins glanced at each other and said to Nix, "Auntie is much more generous than you." ”
Nix sneered.
The twins said one by one.
"Although we are very happy to have Golden Galleons."
"But it's not in line with our style."
"So we decided to treat it as your investment."
"Wait until we make money."
"We'll give you some of the proceeds."
"How about 2.5 percent?"
"2.5 percent per person."
"That's five percent of our revenue."
"Only for you."
"Can't give it to the Knicks."
"Tifa can think about it."
"She's beautiful, after all."
Nix laughed: "You guys are miserable, my mother just drank the elixir, and when you are old, my mother is still young." ”
There was a sudden silence in the lounge. Everyone forgot about investment, forgot about Jin Galleon, and focused on the elixir of life.
Ron whispered, "Really? ”
Harry whispered, "Really, when he was in his first year, he wanted to keep the Philosopher's Stone, but it was Headmaster Dumbledore who stopped him and gave him an elixir in exchange. ”
Ron: "No wonder he's going to be kidnapped, having an elixir at home is sure to provoke the Death Eaters." ”
Hermione: "You say he's a Death Eater!" He was a Death Eater who had already handed over the elixir. ”
Ron: "Maybe he's got a lot of them. ”
Hermione angrily punched Ron.
A gift to Ron is a book, Carnegie's The Weakness of Human Nature. Nicks looked at the book and lamented that his mother's euphemism didn't work, and if Ron could read it, it would be counterproductive.
Hermione's gift was a quill pen that was enchanted with ink that never wears and never dries up, and is very useful.
Ginny's gift was the best of all, a ladies pouch with a traceless stretching charm. Not only is it beautiful but also very practical, which others are very envious of.
Tifa took her mother to her little bedroom, helped her put away the bedding, and asked, "Mom, you give gifts when you meet, do you give them gifts for Christmas?" ”
"The first time we met, it was me as an elder to give some greeting gifts, and when we were together this year's Christmas, of course I would prepare gifts for them, and there would be no more in the future."
"Then it doesn't have to be so valuable, Luna doesn't have any." Tifa was reluctant.
"Isn't it valuable? I deliberately chose something that didn't look worthless. "Diana knew too little about wizards and didn't know what was worth and what wasn't.
Tifa shook her head and popularized the values of the wizarding world to her mother.
At noon, the Knicks approached Professor McGonagall, who was discussing with Snape.
"Professor, can you take our family to Hogsmeade after lunch?"
Professor McGonagall nodded in agreement, "Lost the visit?" OK. ”
"Yes, show her around, let her know that Hogsmeade is not dangerous, and buy some Christmas presents for others."
Snape on the side said with a cold face: "I hope no one will send me the strange black liquid this year, otherwise I will let him know that it is powerful." ”
Professor McGonagall: "Snape, don't threaten the students. ”
Nix said regretfully: "It's a pity, I'm ready, it's hard to find a suitable one for temporary gifts, what do you think of the white liquid?" ”
Snape's expression was hideous, and he said word by word: "No need. ”