Christmas is approaching, but the atmosphere in the castle is not as cheerful as it used to be.

The near-headless Nick and the Bloody Barrow are both attacked, which turns the already tense atmosphere into a real panic.

Even ghosts can't be avoided...... What kind of terrible power can actually hurt someone who has already died?

The students didn't want to stay in school for a moment, and those who had decided to stay in school also asked their professors to change their plans.

People are scrambling to book seats on the Hogwarts Express, hoping to go home for Christmas.

In the days leading up to leaving the school, Harry had been completely isolated, and everywhere he went, there were people staring at him from afar, neither approaching nor letting him out of sight.

Everyone was afraid that he would release the monsters in the secret room again.

"Ignore them, Harry."

During a meal, Ron packed a few chicken legs into his bag and said, "Those people don't know anything, you have an invisibility cloak, and if you really want to do something secretly, they can just stand there stupidly in a daze." ”

"yes, maybe I can scare them with the Cloak of Invisibility." Harry tugged at the corners of his mouth, barely smiling.

"It's a great idea." "Especially that McMillan, if you suddenly show up behind him, he's probably not going to dare to follow him anymore." ”

"Don't have bad ideas, Ron, Harry is in trouble enough now." Hermione placed a plate of pudding in front of Harry.

"Wait a few more days, the compound decoction will be almost ready, and we can get the words out of Malfoy's mouth at any time, and the truth will be revealed when the time comes."

"I hope so." Harry took a bite of the pudding.

The sweet and sour orange flavor really made him feel better.

Nearby, Ron filled the bag with another piece of toast.

"I just wanted to ask, what are you doing with all this food?" Harry wondered, "If you're short of snacks, I've got some candy here......

"It's not me, it's Spotted."

Ron sighed, "It's lost a lot of weight these days, and I want to make up for it." ”

"Don't you have a rat tonic?"

"It was used up yesterday." Ron pulled out an empty bottle.

"Isn't that a year's worth of?" Hermione frowned, "You're running out now, is it really okay?" ”

"Not only is it okay, it's not enough." Ron said, "It may be that Spotted is getting older, and the tonic is significantly less effective than last year." ”

He looked at Hermione and asked, "By the way, in that book of "Powerful Potion", is there a method for making rat tonics?" ”

"Nope!" Hermione's face stiffened.

She really wanted to see what Ron's brain was like...... What kind of person is it, I think that the "Powerful Potion" locked in the forbidden book area is about teaching people to make rat tonics.

However, Ron didn't notice Hermione's eyes in the slightest, he lowered his head and whispered, "Maybe we can go to that room on the eighth floor and have a look...... There's everything there. ”

"Good luck......" Hermione replied perfunctorily.

……

Finally, the semester ended, and the castle became much quieter.

On Christmas Day, Kyle wakes up early in the morning and unpacks a stack of presents at his feet.

This year, there are a lot more people delivering books, and the number of books is almost the same as that of candy and snacks.

Fleur de la Cole sent a crystal music box from France that kept all the Unicorn songs.

This is a band from France that is very famous in the wizarding world.

Both Dumbledore and Connor gave them gloves.

The headmaster continued last year's style, using Fawkes feathers to make some embellishments, and socks just enough to make a suit.

Kyle just glanced at it and put it with the socks he had never worn before.

It's too eye-catching......

Connor's craft has improved a lot, and the gloves are very comfortable to wear.

After unwrapping the present, Kyle walks out of the dorm room.

The whole common room was empty, and there was no one left.

This year, Connor was also led back by Snape, and Kyle was the only one left in the entire Hufflepuff.

Cedric had wanted to stay with him, but Mr. Diggory sent five letters in a row in one day, and he had to dismiss the idea.

But that's fine.

He stayed because he wanted to investigate the diary, which was convenient because there were few people.

But Gryffindor's side is much more lively.

The Weasleys all chose to stay at the school, including Ginny and Percy.

The Weasleys had gone to visit Bill, and they didn't want to go that far.

It is worth mentioning that Mr. Weasley was promoted on the grounds that he had performed well in the raids.

A week before Christmas, he officially took up his post as Director of the Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Items...... Although the work has not changed at all, the salary has increased by ten Galleons per month.

……

Kyle ate a few sandwiches in the common room and got up and headed to the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor.

But the strange thing is that today the door is like a welded shut, and no matter how hard you try, you can't open it.

It wasn't until ten minutes later that Hermione came out of it.

When she sees Kyle at the door, she suddenly becomes nervous.

"Kyle, you, why are you here?"

"Of course, I'm ready to use this responsive room." Kyle said, "Aren't you the same?" ”

"So it's called the Room of Requirement?" Hermione breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that it wasn't related to the polyjuice potion, "It's a fitting name." ”

"You don't know?" Kyle laughs, "Depending on the need, it will conjure up the corresponding room, hence the name." ”

"We found it by accident." Hermione explained, "We were looking for a ...... A place to practice potions, and then a door suddenly appeared in this place, filled with cauldrons and potions books.

But none of the books about the castle, or the maps, are written here...... It took us a long time to find a pattern to its appearance. ”

"This is a hidden room at Hogwarts, protected by special magic, and cannot be painted." Kyle said, "You can't find it on the map. ”

"No wonder......" Hermione nodded, but she seemed to think of something and became nervous again. But why are you waiting outside? ”

"Do you also want to practice potions, and I can't get in because I'm there?"

She couldn't help but be nervous, the compound decoction was still not successfully brewed, and if Kyle happened to need a potions room, wouldn't he be able to see it at a glance when he entered?

"No, it's okay with that, I'm not going to come here to make potions." Kyle shook his head, "But since it only has one door, it can only correspond to one room, and if someone is in it, no one else will be able to use it." ”

(End of chapter)