Chapter 254 A meaningful Christmas gift
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Nian Gao Pei Ma Tuan
Overnight, the temperature in the Scottish Highlands dropped sharply, and a blizzard broke out without warning.
When Glenn woke up, it was still dark, but the time on the clock had already pointed to 9 o'clock.That's how it is in winter, I overslept before I know it.
Fortunately, their class was a Care of Magical Creatures class. Due to the heavy snow, Professor Kettleburn's stump was so uncomfortable that he simply canceled the last class of the semester.
Glenn looked at his two roommates who were still sleeping soundly, changed his clothes alone, and left the dormitory.
Instead of waiting for Qiu to join him for breakfast, he quietly walked out of the common room to run some personal errands.
Since Christmas is approaching, it’s time to worry about Christmas gifts again.
Regarding Qiu's gift, Glenn had already made a plan, and he just took advantage of this opportunity to prepare the gift when there was no class.
He opened the map and relied on the automatic pathfinding function to reach the end of a corridor next to the prize display room on the fourth floor.
There are two rooms here, one of which is Mrs. Hooch's office. Here are the official balls for the Quidditch game. Not long ago, the house elf Dobby just enchanted one of the Bludgers here. Let it focus exclusively on Harry slamming.
The other room is a storage room, used to store some Quidditch-related things, such as the old broomsticks and maintenance tools used in flying lessons, as well as some spare balls and the like.
Obviously, these were not the gifts Glenn wanted to prepare.He glanced again on the ground to make sure no one was nearby and Mrs. Hooch was not in her office or storage room.
"Hey~"
There was a flash of golden light, the flash skill was activated, and Glenn's figure instantly appeared in the storage room.
Teleportation ability that ignores the Anti-Apparition Curse, yyds.
There were no windows in the storage room, and there were no candles or lights. The whole room was dark.Glenn waved his hand casually and summoned a ball of light out of thin air.
Facts have proven that the ability to cast spells without a wand can save a lot of unnecessary trouble.At least Glenn didn't have to bother taking his wand out of his pocket.
The storage room was relatively tidy, with no accumulation of dust.Facing the front was a row of broomstick racks, filled with all kinds of broomsticks, all of which had been out of work for a long time and could only be used reluctantly to give flying lessons to freshmen.
The brooms of each academy team member are not kept here, but in the broom shed outside the castle.
Glenn walked around the broom rack and continued inside, seeing several rows of suitcases arranged neatly.The suitcases were shaking slightly, as if something was struggling to get out.
There is no doubt that these are spare game balls, and the ones struggling inside are those grumpy Bludgers.
Behind the spare ball, against the innermost wall, is a row of tall cabinets.
From the front, these cabinets look a bit like medicine cabinets in a traditional Chinese medicine shop. They are all neatly decorated with small drawers, and each drawer is inlaid with a golden nameplate.
Glenn walked over slowly and looked at one of the nameplates in the light.
1975/11/7
Gryffindor VS Slytherin
Seeker: James Potter
If nothing else, this is the place Glenn is looking for on this trip.
He approached the cabinet and carefully searched the nameplates on other small drawers under the fluorescent light.
1983/5/15
...
July 1989
...
1991/11/17
Hufflepuff vs Ravenclaw
Seeker: Qiu Zhang
found it!
Glenn's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his face.
He gently opened the small drawer.There was a soft blue velvet blanket with the Ravenclaw emblem on it.
On the soft rug, a tiny golden snitch gleamed.
The Snitch, as we all know, is a special ball with a physical memory that is never touched by bare skin until it is released for competition.Even their makers must wear gloves during the entire process.
This magic, known as physical memory, can be used to identify the first person who touched it, in case of disputes over catching the ball.
Because of this, each Golden Snitch is one-time use and can only be used in one competition.
But catching the snitch is a memorable moment after all, so since Hogwarts started holding the Quidditch Cup, they will collect the golden snitches used in the game and make a book with the date, game and seeker. golden nameplate as a souvenir.
It is somewhat similar to the meaning of the best player in a football match collecting match balls and champagne. The only difference is that the snitch is kept in the castle, while the football is taken home by the players themselves for collection.
What Glenn is looking for this time is the first Golden Snitch that Qiu caught in the official College Cup competition.
For a good seeker, the commemorative significance is self-evident.
Glenn conjured a pair of gloves and put them on, took the snitch out of the drawer and put it into the gift box he had prepared.
The snitch spread out his silver wings, flapped them lightly a few times, and put them away with almost no struggle.
Goal accomplished, Glenn gently closed the drawer and left the storage room.
"I didn't urge the snake to attack Justin! The snake didn't even touch him!"
When passing by the second floor, a slightly angry and slightly trembling voice came from the library.
Glenn walked in with some curiosity and saw Harry and several Hufflepuff second-year students confronting each other.
"Just a little bit!" the person opposite who seemed to be the leader retorted.
If Glenn remembered correctly, this person should be Ernie MacMillan, one of the future prefects of Hufflepuff.
"If you want to take advantage of me," he added hastily, "I might as well tell you that you can trace our family back to nine generations of wizards, and my bloodline is as pure as anyone's, so..."
Harry interrupted angrily: "I don't care what kind of blood you have! Besides, why would I attack a Muggle-born student?"
"What are you talking about?" Glenn walked up and asked, "Hello, little Hannah, long time no see."
He noticed Hannah in the crowd and said hello with a smile.
It seemed that because of his appearance, the tense atmosphere in the air calmed down a little.
"Ernie said..." Hannah glanced at the angry Ernie hesitantly and explained in a low voice, "Harry Potter may be...the heir of Slytherin."
"He also said that the reason why I was able to survive that spell when I was a child was because I was a big devil who had the ability to compete with Voldemort."
Hearing him mention the words "Voldemort", the young wizards all gasped.
"You also saw what he did in the duel club - instigating the snake to bite Justin!" Ernie bit his lip and said to Glenn.
When Glenn woke up, it was still dark, but the time on the clock had already pointed to 9 o'clock.That's how it is in winter, I overslept before I know it.
Fortunately, their class was a Care of Magical Creatures class. Due to the heavy snow, Professor Kettleburn's stump was so uncomfortable that he simply canceled the last class of the semester.
Glenn looked at his two roommates who were still sleeping soundly, changed his clothes alone, and left the dormitory.
Instead of waiting for Qiu to join him for breakfast, he quietly walked out of the common room to run some personal errands.
Since Christmas is approaching, it’s time to worry about Christmas gifts again.
Regarding Qiu's gift, Glenn had already made a plan, and he just took advantage of this opportunity to prepare the gift when there was no class.
He opened the map and relied on the automatic pathfinding function to reach the end of a corridor next to the prize display room on the fourth floor.
There are two rooms here, one of which is Mrs. Hooch's office. Here are the official balls for the Quidditch game. Not long ago, the house elf Dobby just enchanted one of the Bludgers here. Let it focus exclusively on Harry slamming.
The other room is a storage room, used to store some Quidditch-related things, such as the old broomsticks and maintenance tools used in flying lessons, as well as some spare balls and the like.
Obviously, these were not the gifts Glenn wanted to prepare.He glanced again on the ground to make sure no one was nearby and Mrs. Hooch was not in her office or storage room.
"Hey~"
There was a flash of golden light, the flash skill was activated, and Glenn's figure instantly appeared in the storage room.
Teleportation ability that ignores the Anti-Apparition Curse, yyds.
There were no windows in the storage room, and there were no candles or lights. The whole room was dark.Glenn waved his hand casually and summoned a ball of light out of thin air.
Facts have proven that the ability to cast spells without a wand can save a lot of unnecessary trouble.At least Glenn didn't have to bother taking his wand out of his pocket.
The storage room was relatively tidy, with no accumulation of dust.Facing the front was a row of broomstick racks, filled with all kinds of broomsticks, all of which had been out of work for a long time and could only be used reluctantly to give flying lessons to freshmen.
The brooms of each academy team member are not kept here, but in the broom shed outside the castle.
Glenn walked around the broom rack and continued inside, seeing several rows of suitcases arranged neatly.The suitcases were shaking slightly, as if something was struggling to get out.
There is no doubt that these are spare game balls, and the ones struggling inside are those grumpy Bludgers.
Behind the spare ball, against the innermost wall, is a row of tall cabinets.
From the front, these cabinets look a bit like medicine cabinets in a traditional Chinese medicine shop. They are all neatly decorated with small drawers, and each drawer is inlaid with a golden nameplate.
Glenn walked over slowly and looked at one of the nameplates in the light.
1975/11/7
Gryffindor VS Slytherin
Seeker: James Potter
If nothing else, this is the place Glenn is looking for on this trip.
He approached the cabinet and carefully searched the nameplates on other small drawers under the fluorescent light.
1983/5/15
...
July 1989
...
1991/11/17
Hufflepuff vs Ravenclaw
Seeker: Qiu Zhang
found it!
Glenn's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his face.
He gently opened the small drawer.There was a soft blue velvet blanket with the Ravenclaw emblem on it.
On the soft rug, a tiny golden snitch gleamed.
The Snitch, as we all know, is a special ball with a physical memory that is never touched by bare skin until it is released for competition.Even their makers must wear gloves during the entire process.
This magic, known as physical memory, can be used to identify the first person who touched it, in case of disputes over catching the ball.
Because of this, each Golden Snitch is one-time use and can only be used in one competition.
But catching the snitch is a memorable moment after all, so since Hogwarts started holding the Quidditch Cup, they will collect the golden snitches used in the game and make a book with the date, game and seeker. golden nameplate as a souvenir.
It is somewhat similar to the meaning of the best player in a football match collecting match balls and champagne. The only difference is that the snitch is kept in the castle, while the football is taken home by the players themselves for collection.
What Glenn is looking for this time is the first Golden Snitch that Qiu caught in the official College Cup competition.
For a good seeker, the commemorative significance is self-evident.
Glenn conjured a pair of gloves and put them on, took the snitch out of the drawer and put it into the gift box he had prepared.
The snitch spread out his silver wings, flapped them lightly a few times, and put them away with almost no struggle.
Goal accomplished, Glenn gently closed the drawer and left the storage room.
"I didn't urge the snake to attack Justin! The snake didn't even touch him!"
When passing by the second floor, a slightly angry and slightly trembling voice came from the library.
Glenn walked in with some curiosity and saw Harry and several Hufflepuff second-year students confronting each other.
"Just a little bit!" the person opposite who seemed to be the leader retorted.
If Glenn remembered correctly, this person should be Ernie MacMillan, one of the future prefects of Hufflepuff.
"If you want to take advantage of me," he added hastily, "I might as well tell you that you can trace our family back to nine generations of wizards, and my bloodline is as pure as anyone's, so..."
Harry interrupted angrily: "I don't care what kind of blood you have! Besides, why would I attack a Muggle-born student?"
"What are you talking about?" Glenn walked up and asked, "Hello, little Hannah, long time no see."
He noticed Hannah in the crowd and said hello with a smile.
It seemed that because of his appearance, the tense atmosphere in the air calmed down a little.
"Ernie said..." Hannah glanced at the angry Ernie hesitantly and explained in a low voice, "Harry Potter may be...the heir of Slytherin."
"He also said that the reason why I was able to survive that spell when I was a child was because I was a big devil who had the ability to compete with Voldemort."
Hearing him mention the words "Voldemort", the young wizards all gasped.
"You also saw what he did in the duel club - instigating the snake to bite Justin!" Ernie bit his lip and said to Glenn.
