Chapter 399 Snape’s Gift
By the afternoon, Kyle finally returned to Hogwarts.
The Thestral carriage did not return to its starting point, but landed near Hagrid's hut.
"I was just wondering when you would come back."
Hagrid came over and patted the Thestral's wings, "How do you feel?"
"It can completely replace the train as a means of transportation during school and holidays." Kyle said with a smile.
"The school director will not agree." Hagrid said with some regret, "Raising the Thestrals is a huge expense, much more expensive than a train."
"That's right." Kyle nodded.
The Hogwarts Express is not as fast and comfortable as the Night Horse Carriage, but it is more economical and can be moved out when needed and can transport all students at once.
It is definitely impossible to change the school director, Kyle just said it casually.
Before returning to the castle, he gave Hagrid a vial of dragon's blood as payment for the Thestral's fare.
Although the bottle was sealed, the Thestrals' keen sense of smell still smelled the smell of dragon's blood, and they immediately became restless.
Hagrid tried to control them, but the effect was not obvious, and he was soon surrounded by three thestrals.
But by this time, Kyle had returned to the castle.
There was only one person in the Hufflepuff common room, frantically catching up on homework.
"Long time no see, Winsty." Kyle greeted.
After hearing the noise, Winsty looked up and asked in surprise: "Did the train arrive so soon this year?"
"Oh, no, I didn't come by train," Kyle said. "Where are Connor and Cedric."
"Connor is in the library," she said. "I don't know about Cedric. He went out early in the morning, maybe with a few people from Gryffindor."
"thank you, I know now."
"You're welcome." Winsty continued to lower her head after saying that.
The price of playing like crazy for two weeks during the vacation is that she still has homework for five classes to do, and she doesn't know if she can finish it today.
Kyle gave her a sympathetic look, turned around and walked into the dormitory.
The small room was filled with various gifts. Kyle picked some that interested him and opened them.
This year Professor Dumbledore and Mrs. Weasley gave the same gift, which was a sweater.
Mrs. Weasley gave a reddish-brown one, while Professor Dumbledore's one was light yellow with brown stripes, and the style was more novel, and he had obviously studied it specially.
It seems like he really wants to open a shop in Hogsmeade.
As for other gifts, they are basically all kinds of books, candies and the like.
Halfway through the demolition, Kyle heard a knock on the door.
Then Kangna opened the door and walked in.
"I heard from Winsty that you are back."
"Well." Kyle said, "I came back early because I didn't take the train.
"Need help?" Kangna asked, looking at the gifts around her.
"Of course, you came just in time." Kyle gave up a position.
"Where did you go on vacation?"
Kangna found a place to sit down and asked curiously while unpacking the packages: "Cedric said that the letters we wrote to you were all sent to your dormitory, but you were clearly not in the dormitory."
"I'm at Nicoléme's house," Kyle explained. "The owl can't find my location."
"Are you in Paris?" Connor asked.
She remembered that Kyle had been there once before during vacation and stayed for a month.
"Not that far, this time in Devon." Kyle said.
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With Kang Na's participation, the gifts were quickly opened.
Connor picked up the last box. There was no signature on it, but she recognized it at a glance. It was Snape's handwriting.
She opened the box curiously...
Inside was a bare old quill, and a small bottle.
Kangna looked up and quietly threw the broken quill under the bed when Kyle wasn't paying attention.
"Kyle, Professor Snape gave you a bottle of joy potion."
"What?" Kyle raised his head in surprise.
Snape would actually give him a potion? This is strange enough.
He had thought that Snape would give him a broken quill... just enough to match the moldy parchment from last year.
"Look." Kangna handed over the potion bottle.
The bottle is not big, and the potion inside is a beautiful peacock blue color. You can still see some bubble-like things when placed under the sun.
"Really happy?" Kyle whispered.
It had to be said that the features and everything were right, but he still couldn't believe it.
It shouldn't be. Could it be that Snape drank the potion that Mikel brewed?
"Of course it's true."
Connor said happily, "When I gave Professor Snape my Christmas gift, he said he wanted to give you a surprise."
"Christmas gift?" Kyle asked, "What did you get him?"
"A set of potion grinding tools," said Connor, "and the sweet coffee from Mrs. Puddieff's teahouse."
Kyle's heart tightened.
"So the coffee you bought that time was not intended to be given to Professor Dumbledore?"
"No." Connor said matter-of-factly, "Didn't you say before that the principal and Professor Snape recommended that very sweet pudding?
I thought, he must also like that kind of sweet stuff. "
"Does he like it?" Kyle asked.
"You should like it." Kangna thought for a moment and said, "He came to ask me where I bought it the next day."
"you said so?"
"I told him," said Connor. "I told him that we drank this at Mrs. Puddieff's teahouse in Hogsmeade."
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Kyle took a deep breath and silently put away the bottle of "joy potion".
No need to think about it, this thing is definitely fake, and it is definitely impossible for him to drink it anyway.
Kyle still wants to live until graduation.
And recently, he had to avoid Snape, and he also had to prepare more bezoar for detoxification.
This thing is sold in Hogsmeade, and the price is not expensive. Kyle is going to stock up on it for a hundred yuan.
Be prepared.
Not long after opening the gifts, the sky got dark.
The other students also came back, walking into the common room talking and laughing with the excitement of the holidays.
The opening party was as sumptuous as ever.
Dumbledore, wearing a purple robe, walked briskly into the auditorium.
"Kyle, have you noticed that the principal seems very happy?" Cedric asked softly, holding a piece of baked potato.
Not just him, almost everyone could see that the principal looked much happier than usual.
"Maybe I received some good news."
Kyle glanced up.
Dumbledore seemed to have said something witty to Professor McGonagall next to him, making her laugh non-stop.
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