Chapter 707 Birthday Gift (Page 12)
Chapter 707 Birthday Gift
As the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, Number 12 Grimmauld Place is rarely so lively.
Every place was cleaned, even the picture frames were wiped down and decorated with bright colors.
Although Mrs. Black's sharp curses were harsh, she still couldn't stop Fred from attaching a red pointed hat to her picture frame, and even Kreacher pretended not to see anything. He looked like he was hitting his head with a broom and walking upstairs with his eyes closed.
Pointed hats of various colors can be seen everywhere in the house. The walls and windows are decorated with lace ribbons. On the ceiling, unicorns and phoenixes blown up from balloons are flying around, making it very lively.
When Kyle opened the door, he saw Fred and George laughing and throwing a few fireworks.
Fireworks exploded on the ceiling, and seventeen golden elves with wings flew merrily, surrounding him.
"Don't play with fireworks in the house..." Mrs. Weasley came over and said to the two of them calmly.
Then she stepped forward and gave Kyle a big hug, "Fortunately you are back, today is a big day... Happy birthday, my dear."
"Yeah, it's very important." Fred said with a smile.
"After today, you will be considered an adult wizard." George said.
A wizard comes of age at seventeen, and today happens to be Kyle's seventeenth birthday.
Starting from tomorrow, all restrictions on young wizards, especially the rule that underage wizards are prohibited from using magic outside of school, will be completely ineffective.
This also means that he can use magic as he pleases without any restrictions... Even though he does so now, such as this morning's Death Eater attack and the previous attack on the dementors, no one mentioned him The illegal use of magic outside the school includes Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror Office.
But that was just because everyone knew that he was about to turn seventeen and chose to turn a blind eye.
If it was last year, Fudge would never have allowed him to deal with the Dementors.
But starting from tomorrow, this problem will be completely solved.
"Stop standing at the door and come in." Fred and George dragged him to the restaurant.
Dinner was almost ready, and Mrs. Weasley hung two bright red banners above the extremely sumptuous dinner table, which read.
[Happy birthday to Kyle and Harry]
【Celebrate Kyle's coming of age】
Yes, today is not only Kyle's birthday, but also Harry's, except that it's his sixteenth birthday.
It was a big day for two people to celebrate their birthdays on the same day. Almost everyone in the Order of the Phoenix came.
The first ones to come back were Lupin, Mr. Weasley, Tonks and Kingsley. They seemed to have made an appointment and came back together after the Ministry of Magic got off work.
Moody and Mundungus also came. Although Mrs. Weasley didn't like the thief very much, today was a special day after all, so she didn't say anything.
With so many people gathered together, the scene was very lively. Everyone did not discuss the issue of Voldemort and the Death Eaters for a long time, but gathered together to talk and laugh.
When it was almost eight o'clock, the door was pushed open again, and Diana and Chris walked in from the outside.
"Oh, Diana, I'm so glad to see you. I thought you were going to stay in the Ministry of Magic again." Mrs. Weasley trotted over, "Today is the day when Kyle comes of age. It would be a shame to miss it. .”
"Yes, Molly, you are right." Diana smiled and said, "So no matter what, I will definitely come back."
"But won't there be any problems over there?" Mrs. Weasley was worried.
Of course Diana knew she was talking about the Department of Mysteries.
"Don't worry, my colleagues are easy to talk to."
……
By eight o'clock, everyone was sitting at the dinner table. Mrs. Weasley was in a good mood. She had never been so happy during the entire holiday.
"Before eating, I think we have one more important thing to do." She took out two beautifully wrapped boxes and handed them to Kyle and Harry respectively.
"This is a gift, happy birthday."
"Thank you." Kyle smiled and took the box. Inside was a watch with a golden planet pattern on the dial. After Kyle put it on, the strap fit perfectly on his wrist.
Harry's watch is also a watch, but of a different style. It looks like a golden snitch. It was obviously carefully selected by Mrs. Weasley.
After that, others also gave gifts that they had prepared.
Fred and George's Gift is a big pack of the Joke Shop's hottest products.
Moody gave him a looking glass. He thought that both of them should be more vigilant and always pay attention to the dark wizards or Death Eaters hiding around them.
Lupine's gift was a tie, the latest model from Madam Malkin's Robe Shop. In order to buy these two gifts, he had to advance one month's salary in advance.
There was also Mundungus. Kyle wasn't very familiar with him, but he had met him a few times before. His gift was two pieces of silver jewelry. It was hard to tell where he had stolen it.
But Kyle expressed his gratitude.
After spraying the hair dye given by Tonks on your hair, you can freely change the color of your hair according to your mood for a period of time...it can be regarded as a simple version of the Disguise Magus.
Harry used it on the spot, turned his hair red, and excitedly asked Ron if it looked good.
But Kyle felt a little ashamed, so he secretly put the hair dye into his pocket... This made Diana look disappointed. She really wanted to see what Kyle would look like after changing his hair color.
When everyone had given gifts, she also took out her own gifts.
A photo album, and some parchment.
"I put all the photos of Lily that I could find in it." She handed the album to Harry, "From her schooling to her graduation to her marriage to James, there are seventeen photos in total."
"Thank you, thank you..." Harry took the photo album excitedly.
It was obvious that he wanted to open her, but felt it was inappropriate, so he just held her tightly in his arms.
Then Diana gave the pieces of parchment to Kyle.
"The content on this will disappear tomorrow, remember to read it quickly." She warned: "In addition, if a second person sees it, the content will also disappear instantly."
Kyle was a little confused. He felt the touch on his hand. It was just ordinary parchment, the most common kind in Diagon Alley.
Until he saw the top line of the parchment:
【Merlin's Notes】
The corner of Kyle's mouth twitched suddenly, and then he quickly closed the parchment because he heard Diana's words. During this period, the others also turned their heads to the side in tacit agreement.
Mundungus seemed a little hesitant, and Sirius, who was sitting next to him, put his arms around his neck.
After Kyle completely put away the parchment, they started chatting again as if nothing had happened.
"Haha, it's finally my turn." Sirius rubbed his hands.
As a well-known prodigal son, Sirius's gift was as unoriginal as ever. What he gave to Kyle was a solid gold Quaffle.
