Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

Chapter 91 Christmas Gift

"He didn't clean his room, didn't know how to treat his injuries, didn't eat properly, and only knew how to drink that crappy brain-stimulating potion..."

In the messy office, Euphemia said with disdain, but her hands were not idle at all. In no time, she cleaned up all the paper crumpled and waste manuscripts on the floor.

The office, which had not been cleaned for several days, looked brand new, which amazed Lynn.

He secretly reached for the unfinished letter, wanting to "destroy the evidence", but was held down by Euphemia, who then forcefully pulled it away from his hand.

Carefully folding the letter and stuffing it into her magic bracelet, Euphemia raised her wand and swung it at Lynn viciously.

A magical power as gentle as a drizzle wrapped around him, and in an instant, his hair and beard were neat and his whole appearance was completely changed.

"Is this the thing that made you forget about food and sleep?" Euphemia was very satisfied with her spell. She sat down leisurely, looked at the eye-catching Hufflepuff emblem on the bookshelf, and asked softly, "Is this really written by Helga Hufflepuff?"

"That's right, and according to my judgment, its magic power is not weaker than that of the golden cup, and it records priceless knowledge." Lin En touched his chin and said solemnly.

"Although it's not a very impressive magic, it's very useful. I'll teach it to you first, and then slowly teach it to everyone else. This is also Ms. Hufflepuff's wish."

"That's better." Euphemia smiled, as if she was happy for no reason.

Lin En breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked, "Speaking of which, Fei, why did you come here directly?"

"What? Can't I come over?" She, who was smiling and talking just now, immediately glared.

"No, no, I'm just a little surprised." Lynn, who had no idea what was going on, waved her hand quickly, "I thought you were going to stay in Beauxbatons and spend Christmas with Nico and the others."

"Nico said that it's a bit pitiful to leave you here alone, and you have to scheme with Dumbledore all day long. That's why I came to see you, so that you won't be sold out by that old man." Euphemia turned her head away, too lazy to look at him.

"I don't believe that old kid Nico would be so considerate." Lynn muttered, looked at Euphemia whose cheeks were slightly red, and said with a smile, "But I'm very happy. I'm really not used to spending Christmas alone."

Many years ago, the two people who also grew up in an orphanage have been spending Christmas together every year.

First it was Hogwarts, then Birmingham, or perhaps a stopover or holiday destination on a trip.

Sometimes there are friends who come to visit, sometimes not.

"You still have a bit of conscience." Euphemia snorted and pointed at the pile of gifts. "Nico and I have been busy for several days just distributing those runes, but you are so hands-off and still accepted so many gifts."

At a quick glance, there were nearly a hundred gift boxes stacked up, covering the Christmas tree.

That’s not all. While they were talking, a few more owls flew in from the window, dropped their gifts and left.

"They all understand the situation. There are double the gifts." Lin En quickly grabbed her friend's hand, not giving her any room to make a fuss. "There are too many gifts. Shall we open them together?"

Having said that, he walked straight forward, rolled up his sleeves and began to deal with these happy troubles.

These gifts mainly came from Stargazer members and friends that Lynn had made during his travels in previous years.

Most of them are souvenirs such as greeting cards and candies, and some are local specialties, and almost all of them are in duplicate.

As he said, most of his friends understand the situation.

In addition, there are gifts from best friends and Hogwarts teachers and students.

Amanda gathered her old classmates to make a huge photo album, which included all the photos of everyone over the years. It was packed into an extra-large package, and no one knew how the owl delivered it.

But looking at everyone in the photos, Lynn and Euphemia felt happy. The commemorative significance of the photo album was more important than those practical gifts.

Dumbledore's gift was a booklet containing an interesting magic trick - it could make pilled wool socks flat again, which was very much his style.

The gift Lin En gave him was definitely a "surprise" - a specially customized oversized box of Bibi Multi-Flavour Beans, which was full of all kinds of new and weird flavours, and a collection of Muggle fairy tales, which satisfied his expectations.

Professor Sprout's gift was a cookbook, some of which were embellished with edible herbs, full of Hufflepuff style, and there was a handwritten cooking magic at the end.

Professor McGonagall gave away a Golden Snitch, which, with a light click, would switch back and forth between the Quaffle and the Bludger, similar in function to the magic gold coins he had given away earlier.

Professor Flitwick gave Lynn's version a new alchemical doll in return, which can perform difficult moves in various forms, thus upgrading Lynn's version in all aspects.

There is also Professor Barbling's unique copy of Magic Runes, Hagrid's good wine, Madam Hooch's Quidditch ticket set... there are so many things to choose from.

The little wizard also received many gifts.

Hermione gave Lynn a brand new pair of glasses with gold rims, probably because she noticed that the pair Lynn usually used was a little worn out, so she was very considerate.

Doris gave a small crystal ball with lively flames burning inside that kept changing into various shapes. It should be the result of her latest fire spell practice.

She has a talent for this.

Harry and Ron brought a box of Honeydukes' new ice cream cake, which tasted very good and was loved by Euphemia. She ate half of it in a short while.

Neville and Luna's gifts were the most special.

One was a sparkling amethyst, and it came with instructions that said it could protect against attacks from the dark arts.

The other was a badge made of a carrot with the stargazer’s logo on it, as if it had been carved by hand.

Although they were of no use, Euphemia couldn't help laughing while reading them, and Lynn also found them interesting, so she put them directly on the bookshelf in a prominent position.

There is also Cedric, Boyce, Andrew... The gifts from the little wizard are not expensive, but they are full of imagination and always make them smile.

It took the two people an hour or two to slowly and leisurely deal with all the gifts.

Just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a leisurely owl flew in from the window.

From a distance, he could hear heavy breathing - it was Errol from the Weasley family.

It struggled to fly into the house and collapsed directly on the desk. Euphemia fed it some vitality potion and it recovered. It ate Lynn's owl food in big mouthfuls.

It came with two small gift boxes and a letter.

Lin En pulled out the letter paper inside -

[Dear Lynn, thank you for creating an opportunity for me to work with Percy. Although I was unable to visit Bill, I believe he would understand. I am glad to tell you that the previous Muggle communicator has made progress. The experimental records are attached. I also wish you and Euphemia a happy holiday - Arthur Weasley and his family]

"Arthur has achieved results so quickly? This is really a surprise." Lynn looked at Euphemia happily, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

The girl had already opened the gift box. The neatly written experimental records were placed on the table, and on the other side was a pen.

It looks ordinary, but it holds a secret.

It was enchanted and had the ability to write automatically, like an automatic quill pen.

There was a note next to the pen.

[Chief, I wish you a happy Christmas and a happy New Year. Working with my father is a novel and informative experience. I should take back what I said before. My father is doing a very meaningful job. In addition, the magic on the pen is a recent achievement. Please give me your advice. - Percy Weasley]

Chapter 92: Just like the first time we met

"Like Bill said, Percy needs some guidance, but he's a good kid after all."

Euphemia also saw the note and played with the pen with interest, speaking in a soft tone.

"He is ambitious, which is not a bad thing, but he needs to understand power and responsibility. Understanding his father is the first step, which can prevent him from going astray." Lin En said with emotion, "Are you going to prepare for his and Doris's assessment?"

"How else can I count on you?" Euphemia rolled her eyes coquettishly.

"Don't say that. It makes me sound unreliable." Lin En smiled bitterly. "Eat something first, then go out for a walk?"

"You just know how to change the subject. You're just unreliable!" She kicked Lin En.

"You haven't taken a walk in the Forbidden Forest in years, right? Snow is rare," Lin En advised.

Euphemia thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's true...but I'm not wearing a coat, it's too cold outside!"

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Seeing that he had appeased the ancestor, Lin En quickly opened the wardrobe and gently put the coat on her.

As the door closed, the "Out on Vacation" sign swayed and finally fell to the ground with a thud.

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At breakfast time, the trio walked into the auditorium, where many young wizards who were staying in school were already sitting.

Professor McGonagall was working with Professor Flitwick on the decorations in preparation for the dinner party.

Seeing Hermione walking by, Professor McGonagall put away her wand and said with a smile, "Merry Christmas, Granger. I like your gift very much."

"Merry Christmas, Professor McGonagall." The little witch nodded modestly. "Professor Eric said that you like Quidditch-related props very much, so I made one accordingly." The Christmas gift she gave was a scarf embroidered with the England team's mascot, which was now being worn around the dean's neck.

Harry and Ron quietly hid aside. Their grades this semester were not ideal, and something went wrong in the last Transfiguration class. They didn't dare to appear in front of Professor McGonagall.

But having said that, both of them were in a good mood today.

Harry received a note on the Disarming Spell, and Ron got a limited edition signed poster of the Chudley Cannons.

"Uncle Eric is so cool to have gotten this!" Ron was overjoyed as he sat away from Professor McGonagall.

Harry also nodded vigorously. He had always felt that he had a affinity with the Disarming Charm, and now he wanted to find a place to practice it well.

But before he could say anything, Hermione strode over, sat directly next to the two of them, and took out a book from her bag.

"No way, Hermione! It's Christmas!" Ron wailed exaggeratedly, "Is it really necessary to work so hard?"

"No way." Hermione rolled her eyes at him. "This is a draft of the first issue of 'Ancient Magical Studies' next year. It contains my article. Professor Eric personally helped me to adjust it! He changed a lot of content... He is worthy of being an authority!"

Harry and Ron hurried forward and saw a familiar name at a glance.

"You're awesome, Hermione!" Harry was genuinely happy for his good friend, and Ron also shouted excitedly.

The little witch happily hugged the draft. It was the best Christmas gift she had ever received.

At this time, Lynn and Euphemia walked into the auditorium side by side, just walking towards the professor's seat in front of the three of them.

"Who is this person?" Hermione was surprised.

Harry was also puzzled.

"Haven't you seen her?" Ron was a little surprised, but still introduced, "She is Uncle Eric's friend, Ms. Euphemia Fox."

"Euphemia Fox..." Hermione's eyes suddenly lit up, "I see! I've read the ancient magic paper they co-authored. They were research partners!"

"Good students always have unique ways of recognizing people." Doris came over from the Slytherin table, sat next to the three of them without any hesitation, and said with a smile, "Merry Christmas, Hermione. Ms. Fox is now the professor of ancient magic at Beauxbatons."

"Beauxbatons?" Harry blinked blankly.

"It's a magic school as famous as Hogwarts, and it's the largest in Europe." Hermione introduced it briefly, and then looked at the professor's seat in confusion, "Why did she come to Hogwarts? Christmas is not a good time to visit friends."

Lynn and Euphemia were already seated, chatting and laughing with Professor Sprout.

"It's a long story." Doris smiled mischievously. "Do you see Ms. Fox's coat?"

"!"

The three little wizards looked in the direction Doris's finger was pointing and their eyes widened.

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After a leisurely breakfast, we saw two rows of footprints outside the castle leading directly to the forbidden forest.

On the snowy ground, the heavy leather boots would make a "crunching" sound every time they stepped on it, sometimes it was the snow, and sometimes it was some dead branches and leaves that fell in autumn.

Before I knew it, I had walked a long way and the castle was looming in the distance.

Euphemia's cheeks were slightly flushed by the wind.

She gently raised her arm, stretched her hand out from the wide cuffs, and poked the snow-covered branches with her fingertips.

In the rustling sound of the falling snow, the two people's heads were covered in white.

"This is where we first met," she said cheerfully, pointing to a tree stump in the distance.

“The time when you were chased by an eight-eyed giant spider and I saved you?” Lin En teased, “Of course I remember. I can’t forget it.”

"Nonsense!" Euphemia punched him lightly, "You couldn't even light a fire properly at that time! You could only hide in the tree hole with me."

“I was only eleven years old at that time. It was already good enough that I could drive them away with strong light. I also carried you and ran for a long time. You must have been scared to death, right?” Lin En was very unconvinced.

Euphemia turned her head away: "I don't care! You weren't handsome at all that time anyway!" The corners of her mouth rose slightly, and so did her tone.

"I've never been handsome in your eyes. I'm used to it." Lin En shrugged. "Do you want to go and take a look at the tree hole? You probably can't get in with your current size."

"What do you want to say?" Hearing the taboo words, the girl's beautiful eyes were filled with anger and her fists were clenched. "Look if you want, I don't believe it! We went in together back then!"

Before she finished her words, she had already run away, and Lin En could only hurry to catch up.

The distance that seemed so great in childhood is nothing now.

After a while, the two of them stood under an ancient tree.

They hid here that year and used the Mist Spell to confuse the eight-eyed giant spider.