The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

"If you ask me, perhaps she encountered an invincible opponent and had an accident during her escape."

He then looked at Scott, his face displaying a clearly insincere apology.

"Sorry, I hope you don't mind me saying this, but you obviously can't beat that girl and her house-elf combination, can you?"

Scott shook his head. "Sorry, I don't know about house-elves' combat abilities."

"Of course you don't know."

Williamson said this as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and then turned to look at Shackleton.

“You should know very well, Kingsley. House-elves, those sneaky creatures, may not be very powerful, but they can be quite good at ambushing.”

Shaker turned to look at him, but said nothing.

Williamson pressed on, saying, "Now that the wand has been checked, we really shouldn't waste any more time here. There are still many things we need to do."

Shakel nodded, seemingly convinced.

"Let's leave it at that for now."

He stood up and said to Scott, "This matter ends here for you for now, but... if any new leads related to you are discovered later, I will come back to you."

After saying that, he didn't wait for Scott's response and simply Apparated away.

"Kingsley!"

Williamson also stood up.

"Sorry, that's just how he is, all impulsive and energetic."

He smiled apologetically at Professor Flitwick and then Apparated away.

What a kind person!

Scott was very grateful to Williamson; he was a truly rare and kind person.

But he still maintained an expression of complete ignorance.

"Is everything alright, Professor?" he asked Professor Frivi.

“It’s alright,” Professor Flitwick said with a smile. “It was just a routine inquiry.”

He then gave Michael and Amelia, who were sitting on the other side, a reassuring smile.

"Please rest assured that the Ministry of Magic will investigate this matter thoroughly, and Hogwarts will protect innocent students."

Afterwards, he declined Michael and Emilia's enthusiastic invitation to breakfast and also left the Trollope house.

After Professor Flitwick left, Emilia, who had been smiling, suddenly turned cold.

"You two..." Her gaze shifted between the father and son, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Scott looked at Michael upon hearing this.

But Michael gave him a "good luck" look and then lowered his head to pretend to read the newspaper.

"No, Mom."

Scott said obediently.

"I have nothing to hide from you."

"is it?"

Emilia stared into his eyes and asked.

"Ah."

Scott nodded repeatedly.

Emilia stared at him for several seconds before looking away.

“Okay.” She relaxed and leaned back on the sofa. “A smart woman doesn’t pry too much into a man’s secrets.”

Scott breathed a sigh of relief.

"But what's with that girl? I heard she's only in first grade? An 11-year-old girl already bringing her family's servants to cause trouble for her classmates?"

Emilia said again.

"You know, I was still playing with dolls when I was 11 years old!"

“Yes, you didn’t start handling guns until you were 12,” Michael muttered softly.

Scott wanted to say that the other party wasn't just looking for trouble, but wanted to kill him.

But he held back and didn't say anything.

However, he could also imagine that it would be strange for Travers to be normal, given that he was raised by strange magical images and house-elves.

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Chapter 102 Christmas Gift, The Daily Prophet

After breakfast, Scott sat cross-legged under the Christmas tree and began unwrapping this year's presents.

First was the most conspicuous wooden box. Scott picked up the greeting card attached to the box, opened it, and saw that it was prepared by Michael and Emilia.

Scott opened the box with anticipation and found a box of somewhat tattered books and manuscripts.

"..."

He casually picked up an old piece of parchment and looked at it, only to find that it appeared to be a recipe.

"That was a medieval alchemist's notebook."

Michael stood behind him and said.

"These books and documents are ones I specifically sought out. They all seem to be related to the occult. As for whether you can find anything useful, that's up to you."

"Thank you."

Scott put the box aside and began unpacking the other gifts.

Soon, more and more books began to pile up around him.

"..."

Scott didn't understand why so many people were sending him books.

Most of these were gifts from Ravenclaw students.

What kind of impression did he leave on those people...?

Is he the top nerd in Ravenclaw?

Fortunately, my close friends weren't that bored.

Roger gave him a set of English Quidditch All-Stars figurines, which could walk and talk, and even fly on little broomsticks.

This was very useful for his research on transfiguration.

Eddie gave him what was supposedly "the most fashionable outfit for London teenagers," including a complete set of clothes, shoes, and jewelry.

Scott unfolded the outfit, looked at it, and then casually tossed it aside.

The Weasley twins sent only one envelope.

Scott shook the envelope, opened it, and found a handwritten piece of cardboard.

It reads: "[Weasley's Joke Shop Lifetime VIP (20% off)]".

"..."

Looking at the piece of cardboard, Scott couldn't help but admire Fred and George; they were truly geniuses.

Their joke shop didn't even exist yet, and they were already handing out membership cards!

He then took out another slip of paper from the envelope and unfolded it.

[Dear Scott]

We stayed at school for Christmas, while Mom and Dad went to Egypt to visit Bill.

Because we're a little short on cash, we've decided to borrow from the future to prepare a big gift for you. Please remember to keep it safe.

It will definitely be very useful in the future.

Fred, George.

...I don't believe you for a second.

Scott thought.

Don't think I don't know you guys made a lot of money selling my Transfiguration notes.

However, he also knew that the two guys probably wanted to save up the money to start a shop.

He shook his head and continued unwrapping the gifts.

Harry and his two friends also gave him gifts.

Harry gave him a box of Honeydukes candies, just like the gift Scott gave him—both were delivered with a perfunctory air.

Ron sent a greeting card, expressing his gratitude to Scott for his help with his sister's matter.

This is worth less than the gifts Fred and George received.

However, Scott knew, of course, that he was much poorer than his two twin brothers, and that writing a thank-you card was already a sign of his thoughtfulness; he couldn't ask for more.

Hermione's gift was an oral care kit and a letter thanking Scott for answering her questions about Transfiguration.

Next came Cedric's gift.

Thanks to her father, who worked in the Department of Magical Creatures Control at the Ministry of Magic, he sent her a box of small crystal bottles, each containing a piece of body tissue such as hair or nails shed from a magical creature.

Scott was very pleased with the gift.

Luna brought over a large, empty glass bottle, saying it contained the harassing fly she had caught.

She felt that carrying the bottle around would scare away other harassing horseflies and protect her mind from disturbance.

Scott thought, let's just accept it.

He discovered that Mrs. Weasley, Ginny, Bill, and Percy had also sent things over.