Soon, the time came to the middle of December.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and then the snow outside Hogwarts Castle is almost several feet thick. Even the black lake is covered with a thick layer of ice, so that many students begin to
Go skating on the lake on weekends or when you don’t have classes.
And today, of course, Anne and Hermione are among them!
Originally, Hermione wanted to invite more Gryffindor classmates, such as Harry and Ron?
But unfortunately, not everyone has skates, and not everyone can skate, so in the end, only the two of them came.
At this moment, they were wearing skates, thick down jackets, cotton gloves on their hands, thick scarves around their necks, and two red snow hats on their heads.
So cheering and paddling happily on the frozen lake.
"Why--"
"Annie!"
"What are your plans for the holidays?"
And the reason why Hermione asked this was naturally because she was about to go on vacation!
Hogwarts' Christmas vacation will last for two weeks, from the day before Christmas to after New Year's Day. Students can choose to stay in school for the holiday. The school and college will prepare sumptuous Christmas banquets and other related arrangements for students who stay in school.
Now, many students have begun to discuss it, and Hermione is naturally no exception.
Because, except for the longest two-month summer vacation and the next two weeks or so of Christmas vacation, there are basically no other particularly long vacations at Hogwarts. Therefore, this vacation is not suitable for students.
It is undoubtedly very important.
As for why a group of wizards who trusted Merlin and were once hostile to the church wanted to celebrate such a festival or even have a holiday, that was unknown.
"arrange?"
()
"There are no arrangements..."
(′～`●)
"In two weeks, maybe they will go home?"
()
It's just possible, going home or something, that's just what Anne said casually.
Anyway, she didn't go to Professor McGonagall to sign up to stay in school, because she had long been tired of staying in school, and it was absolutely impossible to stay in school. However, she didn't have that kind of thing in this world like going home, so maybe she would
Just wander around and play hard for two weeks, right?
"Yeah?"
"That……"
"When the time comes, can I visit your home during the holidays?"
Seeing that Anne was going back, after thinking about it, Hermione asked in a strange way, because she had been curious for a long time and wanted to know what kind of family Anne came from, and she was even better than Miss Granger.
?
"ah?"
!?('')
"this……"
(﹏)
"Of course it's no problem!"
(ー△ー；)
While she nodded her head in agreement with a sullen pretense, Annie had already begun to wonder, should she arrange a 'home' for herself before the vacation begins?
Perhaps, she could first spend money to ask the goblins of Gringotts for help, and ask them to arrange a remote overseas island for her. Then, she could use some anti-spying magic, and then decorate a house there.
Then grab some creatures and throw them in?
As for the servants, there is no need to worry. She can just make a few of those goblins or house elves, or simply release Xiao Bai?
"That's great!"
"That's what we settled on!"
"As for when to go, I will ask the owl to deliver the message to you then!"
With that said, Hermione excitedly took Anne's hand and began to leave the surrounding crowd of skiers, sliding directly towards the depths of the Black Lake, towards a place with fewer people.
"..."
ヽ(～｀；)
Come on!
Now, Anne had to make arrangements even if she didn't want to, otherwise, her secret would be revealed, and it would be difficult to maintain her character.
"Right!"
"Annie, now that Neville has almost all the ingredients for the potion formula, he has received the frozen living Grass Ridge Insect that you had someone send him."
"The frozen spell is said to last for three months?"
"As for the troll's snot, it seems that Dumbledore also gave him a lot..."
"The only thing left now is unicorn blood. Do you really have to go to Knockturn Alley to buy that kind of thing?"
"I heard that there are all dark wizards there, and students are not allowed to go in there. And unicorn blood is very expensive. Maybe you can't buy a small bottle for hundreds of gold galleons?"
Having said this, Hermione's face couldn't help but look a little depressed.
Because she knows that unicorns are very precious magical creatures, and they also have powerful magic power. Even their hair can be used to make wands, and if you want the blood of unicorns, it is undoubtedly better than
Getting precious hair is even harder!
"As for the unicorn..."
ヾ(▽｀;)ゝ
"There should be one in the Forbidden Forest, right?"
(o▽)o
Annie, who continued to slide forward, asked somewhat knowingly, then looked directly at Hermione and suggested.
"I know!"
Hermione sighed again, and then began her garrulous chatterbox mode:
"But we can't get it!"
"We can't sneak up on a unicorn, can we?"
"That is a very serious crime, not as simple as violating discipline!"
"Besides, we probably can't defeat it either?"
"Say no more!"
"Students are not allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest. I heard it is very dangerous?"
"Anyway!"
"The idea of ​​attacking the unicorn in the forbidden forest is definitely not possible!"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but sigh again and again.
Thinking about it, now Neville has collected all the other medicinal materials, but only the unicorn's blood is stuck. This would make anyone anxious.
"Maybe Hagrid can do something?"
()
"Isn't he a ranger?"
(ψ｀▽′)o
Anne didn't find it difficult to solve such a small problem, so she asked Hermione to ask Hagrid directly.
"But……"
"Neville doesn't seem to be able to convince Hagrid to help, right?"
Hermione thought about it seriously and finally shook her head.
"He can't, but he can find someone to help!"
()
"That scar...well, isn't that Harry very close to that big guy Hagrid?"
(〃￣︶￣)
"Last time, they seemed to invite us to go to Hagrid's hut, but we didn't go in the end, right?"
(˙o˙)
Seeing the other party shaking his head, Annie quickly talked about something again.
"Yes!"
"Then I'll talk to Neville later and ask him to ask Harry?"
"After all, Neville wants to cure his parents. Although we don't know whether the medicine is useful, we can help if we can!"
"When the time comes, if we get it all together, I can even help him configure it?"
"I have seen that potion more than ten times, and I have memorized many of the steps!"
After thinking about it for a while, Hermione finally relaxed her brows and made up her mind.
"..."
-
(゜-゜)
However, upon hearing that she wanted to help prepare the potion, Annie glanced at her several times while sliding forward.
Check out the correct version one by one!
At the end, she suddenly hesitated and warned carefully:
"People think..."
(⊙⊙)
"You'd better let him do it himself?"
()°
As for why she said this, Anne must have her reasons.
"Neville can't do it, right?"
"never mind!"
"I haven't collected the potion anyway, let's wait until then!"
Hermione didn't think much at all, she just pulled Annie and continued to slide forward.
'Hi--'
At this time, in the distance, someone seemed to be shouting something by the lake, and then waving vigorously.
But neither Anne nor Hermione knew who the other was calling, so they ignored it.
soon!
Maybe in a few minutes?
Anyway, George Weasley on a broom flew over and intercepted Anne and Hermione who were gliding, and then he hurriedly said:
"Annie!"
"Dumbledore asked you to go back to the castle and go to the classroom on the right side of the stairs on the third floor. He said he has something important to see you!"
After successfully stopping the two of them, George Weasley took a few shuddering breaths of hot breath into his ungloved hands.
It can be seen that riding a broom in this icy and snowy weather without wearing gloves makes his hands uncomfortable?
"What's up?"
∑(△｀)?!
Anne who stopped was a little confused. She didn't know why the bad old man wanted to find her again.
"??"
"Yes, why does Professor Dumbledore want to find Anne?"
Hermione also asked curiously, wanting to know if Anne had caused any trouble again.
"I have no idea!"
"But I saw old Mr. Ollivander!"
George thought for a while and continued to add.
"Ollivander?"
"I see!"
"Annie, they want to check your wand!"
Hermione exclaimed because she remembered a rumor that there was something wrong with Anne's wand, which caused many spells to be unsolvable?
"All right!"
ε=(ο｀*)))Alas
"I'll lend you your broom!"
ヽ(ヽ`д′)┌┛★)`з゜)
As she said that, Anne grabbed George and flew into the sky on his broom, quickly disappearing into the distance.
"??"
"But……"
"How do I get back?"
Looking at Hermione in front of him, then at the huge black lake and the disappeared Anne, George stood up from the lake and was dumbfounded.
"Of course I'm walking back!"
"I'm leaving first!"
"Bye-Bye--"
Seeing George's embarrassment, Hermione blinked, then waved her hand towards the Ron brother with a coquettish smile, and then nimbly slid across the lake towards the far shore.
"Hello!"
"Wait for me!"
"You two nasty little brats!"
"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come -"
"Ouch!"
"Come and give me a hand"
Chapter completed!