Chapter 207 The upcoming Christmas party

After a night of heavy snow, Sunday finally arrived, and the first half of the semester officially ended as the morning light broke through the dark night.

Time away from school is originally a time for students to indulge, because at this time they can finally be liberated from the endless sea of ​​questions from teachers in various subjects, the annoying College Cup competition, and one magic paper assignment after another. They will be able to relax their brains and bodies through a long, leisurely and satisfying Christmas vacation.

But at this time, the castle that should have been filled with laughter and laughter was instead filled with panic questions one after another.

Even though it had only been less than a night, the news that Hufflepuff's first-year student Justin Finch-Fletchley and Gryffindor's ghost Nearly Headless Nick had both been petrified by the heir to the Chamber of Secrets had spread throughout the world. covered the whole school.

And it was this incident that completely turned the tense and uneasy atmosphere in the castle into a state of near panic.

Among them, Justin's experience did not get everyone's real attention. Although Finlay was a Muggle-born wizard and a Hufflepuff that Slytherins always looked down upon, he was still a human being.

What really made the students most uneasy and even frightened was what happened to the almost headless Nick.

What could do this to a ghost?

As we all know, a ghost is a magical being that is in a state of half-life and half-death. Except for an extremely long time and a completely dead soul, almost no force can cause serious harm to the ghost's spirit body.

Peeves in 1876 relied on its strangeness to force the entire Hogwarts school at that time to sign an agreement with it and give it more permissions, including the ability to have boys on the first floor every week. Take a swim in the bathroom, give priority to stale bread in the kitchen to throw around, and get a new hat custom-made for it by Madame Bonabile (a famous French hat maker at the time).

Finally, feeling respected, Peeves handed over his scimitars, a couple of crossbows, a large caliber muzzleloader, and...well, yes, a small cannon.

But no one knew how it got those things at the time!

But Nick, who was also a ghost and almost headless, was petrified by the heir to the secret room!

Petrified! Not moving at all!

So, what terrible power can harm a dead person or a ghost? After all, not even the original principal, Professor Eupracia Moore, was able to place any restrictions on Peeves.

No one can figure it out even if they rack their brains, and the unknown is always the scariest thing!

But luckily today is the day to leave the school on the Hogwarts Express. Ever since they learned the news that Nearly Headless Nick was petrified, many students didn't even bother to eat breakfast and hurried back to their common rooms to prepare their meals. After packing their luggage, they hurried to Hogsmeade Village Station, trying to grab a good seat as soon as possible, as if it could help them relieve the huge psychological pressure.

By eleven o'clock in the morning, accompanied by a huge whistle drifting in the distance, silence as thick as the snow on the ground enveloped the entire castle.

After bidding farewell to their friends who left school, the students who stayed on campus began to enjoy their own Christmas vacation.

There are more students staying in school this year than last year.

Wright clearly remembered that last year, he, Harry, and the four Weasley brothers were the only six students staying at school during the Christmas vacation. But this year, Ravenclaw has Wright and Changchu, Gryffindor has brothers Harry, Hermione and Weasley, as well as little sister Weasley, and Slytherin also has Villita and Draco. , Crabbe and Goyle, thirteen people in total.

As for the Hufflepuffs who stayed in school, there were no Hufflepuffs, even though their college had the largest number of students in the school.

Part of the reason is because most of the Hufflepuffs are born as Muggles, and part of the reason is that, in fact, leaving school during the holidays is a reasonable operation for normal students.

If it weren't for the fact that he was truly homeless and that he didn't have a permanent house that could be called a "home" for the time being, do you think Wright liked to stay at school during the holidays?

The same goes for Villita. Both she and Wright can be considered homeless children.

But for Villita, Wright now serves as a kind of family member. So for her, there was no fundamental difference whether she was inside the castle or outside the school. As long as she can stay with Wright, Villita is satisfied.

According to the contents of his memory, Wright knew that Harry, Ron and Hermione stayed at school together during the Christmas vacation because they had to brew Polyjuice Potion; while the other Weasleys stayed at school together because of Arthur. He and Molly went to Egypt to see Bill, so they didn't go home together, including Ginny. As for Draco and his two silly followers, it was most likely that Lucius ordered them to stay in school. of.

So what happened to Chang Chu? Wright thought a little strangely. It seemed that she didn't stay in school for her own reasons. After all, during the holidays, she always disappeared early in the morning, and she didn't know where she went if she left early and returned late.

Can't they get together with Hermione to make Polyjuice Potion? Wright suddenly thought of a possibility.

When he thought of this possible reason, Wright's imagination immediately opened up. If Chang Chu brewed the polyjuice potion, what would I get?

Moreover, if Hermione will be the cat girl, what will Chang Chu be?

Unconsciously, a few days passed and the dawn of Christmas arrived.

A biting cold wind was blowing outside the window, and the castle was surrounded by white snow. Looking out from the window of the dormitory, Wright could even see the large lake that seemed to have turned into a huge piece of ice, as well as the few icebergs placed on the hard lake. A huge snowman, that was the effort of Harry and Fred all yesterday afternoon.

Wright was wearing pajamas, holding a steaming cup of black tea in his hand, squinting and looking at the scenery outside the window happily.

Suddenly, a neatly dressed Chang Chu walked into the dormitory, holding a gift for Wright in her hand.

"Merry Christmas! Wright, are you awake yet?" Chang Chu walked to the window and handed the gift box to Wright.

Wright first placed the teacup on the window sill, then took the box and opened it. A luxurious quill was lying quietly inside the box.

"..." Wright closed the box silently. Although they have been in love for such a long time, he wouldn't be so perfunctory about giving gifts, right? And it's a quill he never uses.

Just when Wright looked at Chang Chu expectantly, hoping that she could give him some other gift reward, she hurriedly ran out of the dormitory.

"I'm leaving. See you at the banquet tonight." Chang Chu's farewell voice came from outside the door. As she walked away, the voice got longer and lower.

This... doesn't matter if you don't take your heart, why don't you take your kidneys? Not even a kiss?