Chapter 309 A deserted Christmas

Christmas is coming, but the atmosphere in the castle is not as cheerful as before.

Nearly Headless Nick and Bloody Barrow were both attacked, which turned the already tense atmosphere into a real panic.

Even ghosts can't be avoided... What kind of terrible power can actually hurt people who are already dead?

The students did not want to stay in school for a moment, and those who had previously decided to stay in school also asked their professors to change their plans.

People are rushing to book seats on the Hogwarts Express, looking forward to returning home for Christmas.

In the few days before leaving school, Harry had been completely isolated. No matter where he went, there were people staring at him from a distance, neither approaching nor letting him out of sight.

Everyone is afraid that he will release the monster in the secret room again.

"Ignore them, Harry."

During a meal, Ron packed a few chicken legs into his carry-on bag and said, "Those people don't know anything. You have an invisibility cloak. If you really want to do something secretly, they will just Being able to stand there stupidly in a daze."

"Yeah, maybe I can scare them with the invisibility cloak." Harry twitched the corners of his mouth and forced a smile.

"This is a good idea." Ron said, "Especially that MacMillan. If you suddenly appear behind him, he probably won't dare to follow you anymore."

"Don't make bad ideas, Ron, Harry is in enough trouble as it is." Hermione placed a plate of pudding in front of Harry.

"Just wait a few days, and the polyjuice potion will be ready. We can coax words out of Malfoy at any time, and the truth will be revealed by then."

"I hope so." Harry took a mouthful of pudding.

The sweet and sour smell of orange really made him feel better.

Next to him, Ron put another piece of toast into the bag.

"I was just going to ask, what are you doing with all this food?" Harry asked doubtfully, "If you are short of snacks, I still have some candies here..."

"It's not me, it's Banban."

Ron sighed, "It has lost a lot of weight in the past few days, and I want to replenish it."

"Don't you have rat tonic?"

"It was all used up yesterday." Ron took out an empty bottle.

"Isn't this a year's supply?" Hermione frowned, "Is it really okay if you use it up now?"

"Not only is there no problem, it's not enough." Ron said, "Maybe it's because Banban is getting older, and the effect of the tonic is obviously much less than last year."

He looked at Hermione and asked, "By the way, is there a method for brewing mouse tonic in the book "Powerful Potion"?"

"No!" Hermione's face was a little stiff.

She really wanted to see what kind of structure Ron's brain was...Who on earth would think that the "Powerful Potion" locked in the forbidden book area taught people how to make rat tonics.

But Ron didn't notice Hermione's eyes at all. He lowered his head and whispered: "Maybe we can go to the room on the eighth floor and have a look... everything is there."

"Good luck to you..." Hermione replied perfunctorily.

…

Finally, the semester was over, and the castle suddenly became much quieter.

On Christmas Day, Kyle got up early and opened a pile of presents at his feet.

There have been many more people giving away books this year, and the number of books has almost equaled that of candies and snacks.

Fleur Delacour was sent a crystal music box from France containing all the songs of the Unicorns.

This is a band from France, very famous in the wizarding world.

Dumbledore and Connor both gave away gloves.

The principal continued last year's style, using Fox's feathers to embellish it, and the socks just made it into a suit.

But Kyle just took one look at it and put it together with the pair of socks he had never worn before.

It’s too eye-catching...

Kangna's skills have improved a lot, and the gloves are very comfortable to wear.

After opening the gifts, Kyle walked out of the dormitory.

The entire common room was empty, not a soul in sight.

This year Connor was also taken back by Snape, and Kyle was the only one left in Hufflepuff.

Cedric originally wanted to stay with him, but Mr. Diggory sent five letters in a row in one day, so he had to give up this idea.

But that’s fine too.

He stayed because he wanted to investigate the matter of the diary. It would be more convenient if there were fewer people.

But the Gryffindor side was much more lively.

All the Weasleys chose to stay in school, including Ginny and Percy.

The Weasleys went to visit Bill, and they didn't want to travel that far.

It is worth mentioning that Mr. Weasley was promoted due to his excellent performance in the surprise inspection.

So a week before Christmas, he officially took up the post of Director of the Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Items... Although his job remained the same, his monthly salary increased by ten galleons.

…

Kyle simply ate some sandwiches in the common room, then got up and headed to the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor.

But the strange thing is that today the door seems to be welded shut, and it cannot be opened no matter how hard it is.

It wasn't until ten minutes later that Hermione walked out.

After seeing Kyle at the door, she suddenly became nervous.

"Kyle, why are you here?"

"Of course I'm going to use this Room of Requirement." Kyle said, "Aren't you the same?"

"So it's called the Room of Requirement?" Hermione breathed a sigh of relief when she heard it wasn't related to Polyjuice Potion. "It's a very appropriate name."

"You don't know?" Kyle laughed, "According to different needs, it will transform into corresponding rooms, that's why it's called this."

"We found it accidentally." Hermione explained: "At that time, we were looking for a place to brew... and practice potions, and then a door suddenly appeared in this place, filled with cauldrons and magic potions. Medicine books.

But there is no record of this place in any books or maps about the castle... It took us a long time to find the pattern of its appearance. "

"This is a hidden room in Hogwarts. It is protected by special magic and cannot be mapped." Kyle said, "You will definitely not find it on the map."

"No wonder..." Hermione nodded, but she seemed to think of something and became nervous again. "But why are you waiting outside."

"Do you also want to practice potions, but you can't get in because I'm there?"

She couldn't help but feel nervous. The polyjuice potion had not yet been brewed successfully. If what Kyle needed happened to be the potion room, wouldn't he be able to see it at a glance after entering?

"No, it has nothing to do with that. I'm not going to come here to brew potions." Kyle shook his head, "But because it only has one door, it can only correspond to one room. If someone is in it, others will naturally be there. It’s useless.”