"Severus Snape?" Nicol whispered a repeat, but couldn't find the name in his memory.

Of the people he knew, there was only one wizard alive who had something to do with potions, and the last time he saw her was sixty years ago...... Or maybe seventy years, too much time, he can't remember it a little.

"It's the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts." Kyle reminded from the side.

"Huh?"

Nicol was surprised for the second time, and couldn't help but ask, "Is the threshold for Hogwarts so high now?" ”

A Defence Against the Dark Arts professor actually brewed the most complex potion at the moment, are Hogwarts professors so versatile?

Isn't this a bit too rolly, how do other schools live?

"No, no...... You are mistaken. Connor quickly explained, "Professor Snape has always been in charge of Potions, and only this year he became the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. ”

Hearing Connor say this, Nicol nodded abruptly.

If that's the case, it's much easier to accept.

"Looks like he really cares about you." Nicol said to Connor, "By the way, he probably used the Nirvana Ash left behind by Fawkes." ”

"Sorry, I don't know." Connor turned to look at Kyle.

"Yes." Kyle then said, "I remember Professor Dumbledore saying earlier that when Fawkes was nirvana, some of the ashes were taken by Professor Snape. ”

"No wonder." Nicol nodded.

At this time, he also vaguely remembered that when he went to Hogwarts two years ago, Dumbledore also mentioned the name Severus, and said that some of the ashes had been used by him.

It's just that Dumbledore only said this at the time, and didn't mention what Severus taught, plus his attention was on the part of the ashes in Kyle's hand at the time, and he didn't care about it.

Now everything is clear.

The half of the ashes that Severus Snape had taken away at that time were boiled into the Phoenix Potion in front of him.

"That's amazing...... Nicol whispered, and then he turned his head to look at Kyle, the corners of his mouth twitching.

"Tsk......"

Wizards just can't make comparisons.

To be honest, there aren't many things that can interest Nicol now, but Connor, who met for the first time, brought him a gift that matched his heart.

Look at Kyle again, every time we meet, I will find something for him to do, and he can't refuse, he has more work in the past two years than in the previous thirty years.

And more importantly, Kyle always beats his opera hall idea.

With such a comparison, the gap immediately came out.

"No, I'm not wrong." Kyle muttered, "He's indeed a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor now. ”

"I don't mean that." Nicol stretched out his hand, "Hurry up, take it out." ”

"Take what?" Kyle didn't react for a moment.

"A gift." Nicol said confidently, "You came to visit me, an old man over six hundred years old, didn't you bring a Christmas present?" ”

Kyle opened his mouth, and his whole body went numb.

What is the situation, why did Nicol suddenly care about this.

Although he also prepared gifts, compared to the phoenix potion that Connor could resurrect, his opera poster that could be played was a bit out of his hands.

"Why don't you ......" Kyle thought for a moment and took out the golden cup and placed it on the table, "I'll give this to you?" ”

"Don't." Nicol refused without even thinking about it.

"It's a Hufflepuff gold cup." Kyle couldn't help but say, "Didn't you say before that it's a temptation that all alchemists can't refuse?" ”

"Ten minutes ago it was like that, but now it's different."

Nicol calmly took out the potion and shook it, "With this, I can reproduce it at any time, so for me, this thing is just a lump of gold." ”

"The last thing I lack is gold."

The biggest feature of the Golden Cup is that it is stable enough that even after being eroded by Voldemort's soul fragments, it can still be preserved intact.

And the Phoenix Potion also happens to be the best stable material in alchemy, so Nicol is really right to say that.

"But it's a Hufflepuff gold cup...... The meaning is not the same. Kyle tries to emphasize another aspect of it.

"It's just for you." Nicol still didn't care, "I graduated from Beauxbatons, and I have nothing to do with the Hogwarts Big Four. ”

Kyle stopped talking for a moment.

During this process, Perenal looked at the two of them with a smile all the time, and from time to time brought something he thought was delicious to Connor.

Connor didn't have the appetite for it, though, and she stared blankly at Kyle and the golden cup on the table.

What did they just say?

Hufflepuff's ...... Gold Cup?

Is that Hufflepuff from Hogwarts?

As a Hogwarts student, she certainly knew what it meant.

Like the Sword of Gryffindor and the Ravenclaw Tiara, the Gold Cup is the most precious treasure in the eyes of every Hufflepuff student.

I didn't expect it to be disgusted here? Even Kyle is a Hufflepuff like her.

Connor looked at the glittering golden cup on the table again.

That's right, it's the same size and shape as the gold cup in the portrait of Helga Hufflepuff in the common room.

"Leave them alone." Perenal patted Connor's hand at this point, "What they think in their hearts is completely different from what they say. ”

There were some things that Connor didn't understand, but she knew everything.

Nicol wasn't dissatisfied with the Gold Cup, he was just teasing Kyle.

As for the reason, it is very simple, it should be that he was so involved in studying these two things some time ago that he lost track of time and missed an important opera.

Nicol was annoyed for days.

Originally, he had forgotten about it, and it had nothing to do with Kyle, but it wasn't just in time.

But knowing the truth, she didn't intend to stop it, just smiled and watched Nicol embarrass Kyle, as if she was watching a good stage play.

Kyle naturally didn't know any of this, and he grabbed his hair as Nicol stared at him, a little worried.

He didn't expect Nicol to even refuse a Hufflepuff Gold Cup, when would he be able to pick a Christmas present?

And it's a golden cup, how can it become a mediocre lump of gold here with Nicol.

Wrong...... Kyle's eyes flickered.

But that's fine, he was reluctant to give the gold cup away, and he was just polite when he took it out before.

When Nicol is embarrassed to accept it, it will have nothing to do with him.

It's just that he didn't expect that Nicol was not only embarrassed, but he didn't look down on the gold cup.

Although the result is similar, the meaning is very different.

"You don't just want to be polite?" Nicol seemed to see Kyle's thoughts, and said with a squint of eyes.

"Of course not." Kelgan laughed twice. "I was just joking to liven up the atmosphere, in fact, I already had the gift ready."

"Then take it out." Nicol reached out again, looking at Kyle with interest.

He had already decided in his heart that no matter what Kyle took out later, the result would be like the golden cup just now.

Nicol didn't believe that Kyle could get another special Horcrux...... Like Gryffindor's sword.

But even if he did, Nicol didn't think he would be interested.

Of the things left behind by the legendary Big Four, only Gryffindor's sword is not a traditional alchemical item, but a weapon crafted by a goblin.

To Nicol, that kind of thing is better than a lump of gold.

It turned out to be exactly what he thought, Kyle didn't have a Horcrux anymore, but he had something else.

Under Nicol's gaze, Kyle quickly put the gold cup back on the table and pulled out a delicate silver jar.

"I stole this from Professor Dumbledore." Kyle said solemnly, "You don't know, he hasn't spoken to me for more than half a month for this thing." ”

"Oh?" Nicol raised an eyebrow.

He didn't doubt Kyle's claims.

When Kyle took out the jar just now, he recognized it as Dumbledore's stuff at a glance.

Depending on the habits and characteristics of each alchemist, the alchemy items they make will also be branded differently.

Even if it is the same thing, after different alchemists make it, there will be slight differences in the details...... This is a sign that belongs to them alone, which is equivalent to the signature on the article.

And the silver jar clearly "wrote" Dumbledore's name.

There is another point in addition to this.

When he saw Dumbledore two days ago, the other party really looked sullen, and he didn't think much about it before, just because of Voldemort.

But now that I think about it, his expression was more like the depression of having something snatched away.

At the thought of this, Nicol's expression immediately changed...... Even Dumbledore felt distressed, which was a bit interesting.

"Oh, this jar is so delicate." He smiled and said, "But there is one thing I don't understand. ”

"What?" Kyle asked.

"You said you got it from Albus just to prepare me for Christmas, right?"

"Hmm." Kyle nodded repeatedly, "It took a lot of effort on my part. ”

"That's weird." Nicol picked up the jar and looked at it, "According to Ling, this was at least half a month ago, but I only decided to invite you to be a guest yesterday, and the timing is a bit wrong." ”

"Ah, this ......," said Kyle, hesitantly, "is what I saw in my divination class...... Surely I have a gift for prophecy. ”

"It's even weirder." Nicol said, "It's not that I want to deny your talent.

"But Kyle, I wonder if you remember that crystal ball you just saw in the room? It was also an alchemical item, and its purpose was to let me know any prophecies about me.

"If I'm not mistaken, it hasn't been lit up in five years."

Nicol stares at Kyle with burning eyes, as well as Perenal and Connor, especially Connor, who has seen someone who can make Kyle so passive for the first time.

…… It's kind of interesting.

"I, I was wrong." Faced with Nicol's question, Kyle quickly changed his words: "Actually, I saw that I was going to go on a long trip for Christmas, and I guessed that I would come here." ”

"yes, that makes sense." Nicol showed a look of happiness, "I thought the crystal ball was broken, that thing is not easy to repair." ”

"Oh, and, thank you for the gift, I love it." Nicol said, picking up the jar on the table. He didn't even look at what was inside, so he handed it directly to the house-elf Tata on the side, and told him to take it back and put it away carefully.

It looked like he was afraid that Kyle would regret it.

Kyle could see it, too, but what could he do...... Faced with an old wizard who was more than six hundred years old and was still cheeky and a scoundrel, he had nothing to do.

Tata's craftsmanship is good, and this sumptuous dinner is no worse than a Hogwarts dinner, and there are even many dishes from other countries with all kinds of tastes.

The other three were all happy, but Kyle, who was chewing dry bread for everything.

But Kyle didn't expect that this was just the beginning, and that what was even more chilling was yet to come.

After dinner, Perenal took Connor on a tour of the estate, which had a lot of magical features...... The ceiling that changes the weather at any time, the immersive opera hall, and all kinds of alchemical items everywhere......

This is not seen anywhere else.

Even though Connor was bent on finding a quiet place to finish reading the book in her hand, she was still attracted by the magical places and left with Perenal.

"Do you like to listen to opera? Or a concert? ”

"Very little." Connor's voice sounded a little stiff. "Does radio count? I often listen to the radio music of the Weird Sisters. ”

"Radio music is also good, great for students, and I remember watching a Christmas party in Warbeck ten years ago, when radio sales tripled...... Come with me dear, I'll take you to see the live version again. ”

The two quickly disappeared down the stairs.

At the same time, Nicol also took the bottle of phoenix potion again and couldn't wait to go to the laboratory just now.

It seems like it's just a blink of an eye, and Kyle is left alone, oh no, there's a house-elf Tata.

"Mr. Kyle, if you're done eating, would you please give me a moment?" Tata said, holding a rag and looking up at Kyle.

Kyle subconsciously stood up and walked to the side.

"Thank you, sir." Tata said he slapped the table, and the table immediately moved, swinging its legs and trotting along with the chair into a corridor that suddenly appeared on the left.

Tata quickly wiped the floor clean and followed, before the hallway vanished into thin air.

Kyle watched the whole time.

He knew that the hallway led to the kitchen, but he had never been, and Tata hadn't given him the chance.

As soon as he had the idea that he was idle anyway, he might as well go to the kitchen and take a look, and the corridor disappeared.

At this moment, he was really the only one left, and no one cared, as if there were only three people here.

(End of chapter)