Chapter 45 Harry and Ron’s Gift

Until Christmas Day, Harry and Ron couldn't believe that they actually knew who Nico Flamel was without Hermione, and even exchanged a few words with him!

"Ron, do you know what Mr. Flamel is talking about the Philosopher's Stone?" Harry sat on the ground, unpacking a large pile of gift boxes in front of him, and turned to Ron and asked, "You You know what I mean, you are a pure-blood wizard and you should know more about these things than I do."

"Don't mention pure blood and not pure blood. Only a hateful family like Malfoy would say that!" Ron retorted.

As he said that, he seemed to remember something, and burst out laughing, "Speaking of Malfoy, do you still remember that on the day of the holiday, Draco Malfoy was crying and fussy, and was carried by his father? The scene of leaving Hogwarts, hahahaha..."

Harry remembered Malfoy's embarrassment and laughed too. The two laughed for a long time before reluctantly stopping.

"So you don't know what the Philosopher's Stone is?" Harry asked, forcing the topic back on track and suppressing his smile.

"Okay, I really don't know." Seeing that the topic change failed, Ron sighed, "We can wait for Hermione to come back and ask her. She has read so many books, she must know what the Philosopher's Stone is!"

"That's all." Harry nodded.

He looked at his gift boxes on the floor and asked hesitantly: "You said... Professor Dracula has helped us so much, should we also prepare a Christmas gift for him?"

"You should indeed give him a gift. He even saved you once on the Quidditch pitch." Ron nodded.

As a little wizard who had been fostered at his aunt's house and had no friends or pocket money since he was a child, Harry had never had the opportunity to give Christmas gifts.

When he came to Hogwarts this year, he received a large amount of wealth left by his parents and made many good friends at school. This made his Christmas more meaningful and warm. I finally have the ritual of exchanging Christmas gifts with others.

But after all, this was Harry's first time to experience such a complete Christmas. He subconsciously only thought of giving Christmas gifts to his friends, but forgot to prepare one for Professor Dracula, whom he admired most.

Just now, he saw a large number of Christmas gift boxes on the ground, and thought of his phone call with Nico Flamel yesterday, and then realized that he should express his feelings to Professor Dracula!

"Ron, help me think of what to give the professor!" He was anxious and shook Ron's shoulders.

But Harry's mood soon dropped, "For someone as powerful as the Professor, he probably won't lack anything..."

"Don't say that, Harry, giving gifts is just a formality, the most important thing is to grasp the details!" Ron said with a very experienced look, patting his chest, "Think about it, what Professor Dracula usually likes to do ?”

"Um...like to lean against the wall and have fun?" Harry asked uncertainly.

"That's not what I'm talking about!" Ron waved his fist, "You have to think about specific aspects. For example, what are the small habits that the professor usually has?"

Harry thought hard for a long time before hesitantly said: "Professor Dracula... seems to always be holding a lollipop or a goblet?"

"That's right!" Ron slapped his thigh, "So Professor Dracula likes to eat lollipops and drink alcohol!"

"Uh... Is it that simple?" Harry looked confused, feeling that this was different from the cold and cool image of Professor Dracula he had imagined.

"You don't understand this. Powerful wizards always have some little quirks." Ron said confidently, "For example, Dumbledore, my mother once told us that he had to eat I have a sweet tooth, which is why I have to go to St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Magical Maladies every year to have my teeth treated for cavities!”

Harry had a weird expression, but thinking about Dumbledore's usual weird little fun, he nodded convinced.

"Ron, then I'll leave the gift preparation to you. I believe you will do a great job!" Harry patted Ron on the shoulder, took out a handful of Galleons from his pocket and handed it to him. , "Be sure to buy the best gift for Professor Dracula! If there are some left at the end, you can buy some snacks for yourself."

Ron had never seen so many Galleons in his life, and he couldn't help but swallowed.

Then, he patted his chest heavily and assured: "Don't worry, it's absolutely fine to leave the preparation of gifts to me!"

Then, he ran out of the dormitory in a hurry.

He was going to send a letter by owl to the shop in Hogsmeade so that he could prepare Professor Dracula's Christmas gift as quickly as possible.

And Harry received too many gifts from fans or admirers, so he could only continue to sit in the dormitory and open a lot of gift boxes with trembling hands.

"Huh?"

When he opened the last package of light Christmas gifts, he couldn't help but let out a small chuckle.

A liquid-like, silver-gray substance slid to the floor, gathering into a shiny pile.

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Hogsmeade is a wizarding village located near Hogwarts Castle, which can be reached quickly across the long wooden bridge on the west side of the castle.

Because of the similar distance, Dracula received the gift that Harry and Ron had asked to be sent from the merchants in Hogsmeade at noon that day, before the start of the Christmas party.

Dracula looked at the crooked writing on the gift box -

Merry Christmas, with the professor’s favorite lollipops and wine, \u0026

"These two young men have a bright future. This will save me the trouble of purchasing again!"

He nodded with satisfaction, snapped his fingers, and the gift box peeled off and unwrapped.

However, the moment he saw the gift, Dracula's face immediately darkened——

Among the gifts sent by Harry and Ron, a bottle of beautifully packaged vodka stood in the center of the gift box, surrounded by a circle of Ron's favorite sunshine orange flavored lollipops, inserted in an orderly manner on the base. , exuding colors like bright sunshine...

"..."

With an unlucky look on his face, Dracula pushed the sunny orange lollipop and the bottle of spicy vodka away from him, and once again used magic to wrap them in the gift box he had just opened.

A bat appeared out of thin air, lifted the gift box, flew from the window to the principal's office on the eighth floor, and delivered it directly to Dumbledore.

Then, Dracula, who was still not relieved, suddenly appeared in Quirrell's office.

"Assistant Quirrell, wait until school starts to find out the holiday homework of Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, and mark it according to the strictest standards!"

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