Although she knew the harsh reality, Hermione didn't get depressed for long.

After lying on the table and being silent for half an hour, Hermione was refreshed again:

"I figured it out! Only if I am strong can I change all this! I decided to study hard and aim to become the Minister of Magic! ”

"Then come on." Hallie replied lazily, turning the page of "Fifty Rare Plants on the Verge of Extinction" in her hand backwards.

She didn't believe Hermione would be able to accomplish this almost unattainable goal, unless she could actually find the Witch of Calamity's materials.

When the time comes, Harley can complete the ritual with a war, a disaster against the purebloods.

Only in this case can Hermione have the opportunity to completely break the confinement of the pure-blood family and become the Minister of Magic.

As for the rest...... Hallie thought it would be better to go to sleep, after all, she had everything in her dreams.

……

The Christmas holidays were pleasant, as there were almost no people in the library, so Mrs. Pince no longer minded the students talking loudly.

In fact, only Harley and Hermione were resident in the entire library.

And the Percy and Weasley twins also occasionally come.

Percy had come here to study books on the Ministry of Magic system and prepare for his goals after graduation. After all, he has always been an ambitious man.

Fred and George, on the other hand, were looking at all sorts of Transfigurations and Potions, and muttered something from time to time.

Harley felt that she had a chance to communicate with them, as the two of them read potions books that were not easy.

As for the students from the other colleges, the few who stayed were apparently more fond of the warm fireplace in the common room, so never showed up in the library.

The night before Christmas, Hallie, who had gained experience, left a small crack in the window.

It was cold, but she had to leave a path for the owl.

"I really froze to death." Hermione complained before going to bed,

"Last year, owls threw Christmas presents right at my doorstep, and I didn't need to leave a window at all."

"If you're too cold, you can come here, I don't mind." Hallie had wrapped herself in the covers.

"Forget it, the quilt monster has tied me to the bed, and I can't get up." Hermione rolled over on the bed and wrapped herself a little tighter.

The next morning, when Hallie woke up, she found a pile of presents piled up at the head of her bed.

Many of these gifts were sent by the masters of magic, and most of them were handwritten by them, with signatures and annotations from them.

Harley wasn't surprised. The other day, when Harriet asked Professor Dumbledore what gifts to send to these old people, Professor Dumbledore hinted at this result.

Harley, on the other hand, followed Professor Dumbledore's suggestion to send the old people greeting cards and items about their little hobbies.

For example, the former Slytherin headmaster, Horace Slughorn, wanted nothing more than a new discovery or major progress in Potions, but the best candied pineapple.

Professor Dumbledore gave Harley a small homemade alchemy device, a speculum.

The speculum may be small, but its entire body is made of precious magical metal, and it has the ability to spot dark creatures, which is invaluable.

Harley couldn't help but sigh that Professor Dumbledore was really wealthy, and Harley was a little embarrassed to give him only a handmade cardigan.

Professor McGonagall gives Harley a Transfiguration book and says in the greeting card that she has a Transfiguration Club, which is the club's textbook.

Professor Snape gave him several precious potion recipes, and mentioned something very important in the greeting card:

He wants to take Hallie to the School of Magic Potions tournament during the summer.

It was a very important game, but Hogwarts had been absent for decades.

On the one hand, Voldemort was at his peak at the time, threatening the entire British wizarding community, so that everyone did not have time to think about such an international event.

On the other hand, it's also because Hogwarts hasn't had a suitable Potions talent for a long time.

Professor Slughorn thought that Snape and Lily would be the most likely to win the tournament for Hogwarts.

But in those years, Voldemort's power was at its peak, so the other schools refused to take Hogwarts with them.

And now, Voldemort has been gone for so many years, and as long as there is the right talent, no other school will refuse Hogwarts to join the event.

It's a pity that none of the previous two Hogwarts can play, and no one can even match one-third of Snape's skills when he was a student, so he can only regret his absence.

And now, after discovering Hallie's super-potent potions talent, Professor Snape has rekindled hope.

Since I can't win the Potions Championship at the School of Magic myself, it's good that my students can do it.

And these potions recipes were prepared by Professor Snape for this tournament.

He asks Hallie to familiarize herself with the recipe during the holidays.

When school started, Professor Snape would pay out of his own pocket and provide plenty of material for Hallie to practice.

Looking at Professor Snape's parchment greeting card, Harley was also a little moved.

This kind of event, which is sure to have access to the Potions Master, is naturally reluctant to be absent.

So she solemnly put away the parchment scrolls containing the potion recipes, and prepared to spend the rest of the holiday studying them.

Once again, the classmates offered Harley a lot of candy, which was similar to what Harley gave them in return.

Hermione gave Harley a set of Muggle-based teething tools, as wizards only had the magic of teeth correction, and no one seemed to have developed the magic of teeth cleaning.

Fleur gives Hallie a book about Beauxbatons and invites her to go on vacation in a greeting card.

Harley was a little excited, but the thought that she was going to participate in the School of Magic Potions Tournament suddenly felt that she might not be able to go.

Hermione was also woken up by the sound of Harley opening the present.

Her gifts weren't much, so they were quickly dismantled.

Hermione happily wrapped the red scarf that Hallie had given her, "Hallie, did you knit this by hand?"

You can even use this technology! This lion is so realistic! ”

As she spoke, Hermione studied the gold trim and the golden lion around the edge of her scarf.

Hallie's face flushed slightly.

This time, her gifts to many people were homemade woven clothes, especially those who had no heirs, and Harley sent a full set, and inadvertently mentioned in the greeting card that it was made by herself.

But it didn't take much of her time, after all, it wasn't a lot of work to manipulate the silk and hair to manipulate the needle and thread at the same time, and to weave clothes at the same pace.

The two settled their breakfast with candy and had a hearty snowball fight with the Weasleys siblings.

At noon, the auditorium was decorated as usual, and it looked magnificent.

More than a dozen silver frost-covered Christmas trees and ceilings are adorned with friezes and snowflakes cured by magic.

The long tables had all disappeared, after all, most of the students had left, and the students left behind from the four houses together were less than twenty-five.

So Professor Dumbledore simply cast his magic, making all the tables and chairs sit aside, and replacing the long table with an oversized round table.

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(Thanks to the nine-tailed Yanhu for the tip!) ）

(End of chapter)