After seeing Harry, Professor Dumbledore greeted with a smile:

"Hallie, Hermione, you're here? Come and sit down, everybody sit together today.

After all, there are so many people in the castle now, and it would be stupid to sit in separate houses. ”

The two sat down next to Professor Dumbledore, who smiled and showed off his new woollen sweater:

"Hallie, you're pretty good! It must have taken a lot of work. ”

"Nope." Hallie's face was slightly red, but she lowered her head to hide it.

A few moments later, Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape arrived.

Professor Snape had also wrapped his newly received silver scarf around it, and was reluctant to take it off even though it was very warm in the auditorium.

"This scarf is so beautiful, it fits your temperament perfectly." Malfoy exclaimed, he was one of the few people in Slytherin who hadn't made his way home.

Professor Snape nodded, but did not speak, but in response.

As the meal approached, the people in the castle were almost there. Most of the elective teachers who don't usually show up also came to the Christmas party.

"It's a pity that Sybil didn't come, and I was going to open a bottle of sherry." Dumbledore said with some regret.

Lunch was hearty, and Professor Dumbledore, although he didn't open sherry, did open a few bottles of mead.

Despite Professor McGonagall's stated that there were students present, Professor Dumbledore should not drink alcohol.

But he insisted on taking a drink anyway, and poured it in the direction of the European continent.

The glass of wine quickly evaporated in the air and vanished without a trace.

And Dumbledore didn't suppress the alcohol, and let the alcohol rise, making the old man's face flush and full of memories.

And Harley also took the opportunity to taste a little of this magically made mead. It tastes pretty good, much better than the wine in the aristocratic banquets.

By the time Professor McGonagall found out, Harley had drunk the bottle of mead.

"Hallie!" Professor McGonagall was annoyed.

However, considering that it was Christmas, she did not let out a lion's roar, but suppressed her voice and whispered:

"You're only twelve! How can you drink! ”

Professor Snape turned his gaze sharply, and after hearing Professor McGonagall's words, he turned his murderous gaze to Professor Dumbledore.

"It's alright, Professor McGonagall." Harley felt a little drunk, after all, she didn't use magic to force it down.

However, Hallie's alcohol consumption has always been very good, and she has always been a thousand glasses at the banquet, which makes the teeth of all kinds of nobles itch.

This bottle of mead was nothing to her.

The two Hufflepuff first-year students, who didn't leave, watched with awe as their senior sister drank the mead and let out an exclamation.

Professor McGonagall looked at Hallie and thought that it was Christmas, so she didn't say anything more.

After enjoying a sumptuous Christmas feast, Hallie decides to give herself a day off and take a stroll around the castle.

But before she could do that, she had two more words to say to Professor Snape.

"Merry Christmas, Professor!" Hallie ran briskly to Professor Snape's side, hands behind her back,

"Do you like the scarf I knitted for you?"

"Thank you very much, Hallie." Professor Snape had a rare smile on his face, and he shook the scarf around his neck,

"Honestly, it's a lot more precious than the potions materials that other people gave me."

Hearing that Professor Snape liked his gift, the smile on Hallie's face grew even brighter:

"Since you like it, Professor, then I'm relieved. Next time I'll help you knit a whole outfit. ”

Professor Snape had a rare hint of anticipation in his eyes, nodded slightly, and said nothing.

As she and Hermione left the auditorium, Harley thought to herself:

"The Forbidden Flowers are probably stable, and after a while, talk to the Professor, and Professor Snape should provide me with a lot of Forbidden Flowers.

After all, the gift I gave him was very much to his liking, and this flower has not been found to be used in the right way in this world.

So it's just a rare and special material now, it's not expensive, and I can probably buy a little more.

With the forbidden empty flower that contains the prohibition rules, it should be able to replace a lot of materials.

Then I just need to find two more, no, those three materials, and then I can restore Sequence Five. ”

……

After giving herself a break on Christmas Day, Harley spent the next few days researching information about the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's Potions tournament.

According to the parchment and information Harley retrieved from the book, the School of Witchcraft Potions Tournament is organized by eleven schools of witchcraft and wizardry around the world, as well as the International Confederation of Wizards.

There are two rounds in the tournament, or two plus one.

In the first round, the official will give the specified potion and provide the corresponding materials.

Each participating magic school can send two contestants to brew the potion.

At the end, the judges will score the scores, and the top 10 players will advance to the next round.

The next round is equivalent to two games.

Because the contestants have to enter a magical garden full of potion materials, and find the materials they need within the time limit.

This is a test in itself, especially since there are no magical beasts in the Enchanted Garden, and the environment is different in different locations.

Many potions that require a certain part of the magical beast's body to be brewed cannot be crafted, and the search for materials must also take into account the environment in which the material lives.

Players must take these factors into account and find the material as quickly as possible.

After all, the faster you can find the ingredients, the longer you can save yourself time brewing potions.

After finding the ingredients, the contestants need to make a potion from the ingredients they have found.

The judges will give the final score based on the difficulty and quality of the potion, and announce the winner.

The referees of the matches are usually internationally renowned Potions masters, so there is no need to worry about the fairness of the referees.

These Potions Masters are not going to ruin their reputation in order to promote their apprentice and give him a false name.

For a potions master who can live for a long time, reputation is more important than anything else.

What's more, even if he forcibly gives his apprentice the title of champion, the onlookers are not stupid.

"Isn't it strange that these Potions Masters rarely show up? I've never seen their messages in the newspapers.

How could they be willing to come and be referees? ”

While Hallie was lying on the bed reading, Hermione was watching from the sidelines.

She had always known that Hallie had correspondence with the Potions Masters, and had perused the letters that she could read.

As for Professor Snape preparing to take Harley to the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Potions Tournament, Harley did not hide it from Hermione.

"Let's get to know potential juniors." Hallie's fingertips slid over the pages of a book, looking at the names written on them.

These names that can be recorded in books are all Potions Masters who are well-known in the circle of magic masters, and most of them have served as referees for this match.

"If you look at the records in the book, many masters have a certain tendency to study potions.

They must have potions that they are not good at making.

At this time, getting to know more potential juniors or friends at the same level may play a key role at some point in the future. ”

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

(End of chapter)