The Anderson family's original skiing plans for the Christmas holiday were canceled. Luke and Sansa will come over to spend Christmas together. No one in the family complained about this, as they were not very enthusiastic about skiing itself.
On Christmas Eve, Albert saw Herb lingering outside Nia's door, seemingly considering whether to put the gift on his daughter's bedside table.
"Santa Claus is no longer popular now." Albert motioned to Herb to put the Christmas presents next to the Christmas tree downstairs.
"I've already told him about this." Daisy, who was wearing pajamas, looked at the two people in the corridor helplessly and shook her head to remind them, "You should also go back to bed quickly. Don't stay up late. You still have to get up in the morning to open Christmas presents."
The next day, Albert was awakened by Nia early in the morning.
There was no way, Tom's cat face was close to his face, which made Albert lose all his sleepiness in an instant.
"I couldn't find your Christmas present." Nia reached out to ask for it.
"Here it is. We haven't had time to put it next to the Christmas tree yet." Albert reached out and pushed Tom's face away. He stood up, took out a beautifully wrapped box from the drawer and handed it to Nia.
"What about mine?" he asked. The two siblings had been giving each other Christmas presents for a long time.
"Next to the Christmas tree downstairs." Nia opened the package, picked up the badge and asked, "It's beautiful. By the way, what kind of bird is this?"
"Phoenix, you can also call it a firebird or an immortal bird. It is said that Headmaster Dumbledore has one. However, I have never seen a phoenix." Albert took out a piece of dried fish from the drawer and handed it to Tom, saying, "And your Christmas present."
As he said this, he tore open the wrapping paper, pulled out a small dried fish from it, and shook it in front of Tom, easily attracting his attention.
However, when Albert was about to put the dried fish into his mouth, Tom's face came close to him and made an anxious meowing sound.
"This guy is so bad, Tom, we won't play with him anymore." Nia put the badge in her pocket, reached out to pick up the cat, took the bag of dried fish and went downstairs, leaving Albert alone with a dried fish.
"White Christmas!" Albert got out of bed and walked to the window. He reached out to open the curtains, looked at the snowflakes falling outside, and sighed.
When going downstairs, Albert couldn't help but look under the Christmas tree, where there were still a bunch of small packages. Nia was already sitting at the dining table unpacking her own package, so... the rest were all hers
Albert walked under the Christmas tree and started unpacking:
A few books, a few greeting cards, and a Quidditch poster. Well, it was given by the Weasley brothers. Although Albert didn't know who the guys in the poster were, he had planned to take it back to school and put it up in his dormitory. The poster should be the team that the twin brothers supported. A small bag of candy. Albert took a look and found that it was given by Shanna to thank him for his help at the beginning of the school year. Lee Jordan gave him a box of Bibi Every Flavour Beans.
There was also a Today's Transfiguration magazine, but it was a past issue. Albert looked at the sender and found that it was from Professor McGonagall.
Albert was very curious, would Professor McGonagall also give him a Christmas present
And then a scarf
"How is it?" Nia asked nervously, "I picked this color."
"Very beautiful." Albert wrapped the scarf around his neck. It was quite warm. It was a gray and white children's style. Okay! He was only twelve years old and still a child. There was nothing to complain about.
The rest were either candies or books. Albert was not surprised at all to receive books, as it had always been like this.
The breakfast was extremely sumptuous, but the Anderson family did not eat immediately. Instead, they waited for Luke and Sansa to come over. At about half past ten, the family of six enjoyed breakfast with Christmas songs. After eating, they curled up on the sofa, watching TV programs and chatting about some light topics.
Nia originally wanted Albert to perform some magic, but after considering it, Albert decided not to agree.
To be honest, he still couldn't figure out what the Ministry of Magic's Trace was. Although he had asked other people, no one knew the principle behind the Trace either.
Normally, the notice prohibiting the use of magic outside of school would be received before the first year's summer vacation.
However, Albert did not want to take any risks. It would undoubtedly be unwise to rashly exploit legal loopholes without any preparation.
Although you don't use magic, you can still do a lot of things, such as playing wizard chess or chatting about interesting things.
However, when it comes to wizard chess, it is clear that no one can match Albert.
After Herb lost another game, he temporarily gave up playing wizard chess with his son.
Fortunately, Daisy brought out a large bowl of freshly fried French fries from the kitchen at this time, giving him a good excuse to end the chess game.
"Tom, don't tease Sheila, be careful of getting pecked." When Albert went to wash his hands, he took the short-haired cat away from the owl, muttering, "Did I name it wrong? It should be called Jerry. Tom and Jerry, what a great combination."
"Sheila sounds better." Nia couldn't help but remind her.
When Albert came back after washing his hands, he heard a scream. Tom, who had a nasty claw, was finally pecked hard by the owl.
Sheila obviously didn't intend to let Tom go. She chased it and pecked it fiercely with full fighting spirit. Tom, in a desperate state, had to hide under the sofa.
Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Sansa brought some owl food to Snow, then bent down, picked up Tom from under the sofa, and used dried fish to soothe his wounded heart.
"Tom is getting fatter." Nia took out the birthday present Albert gave her and showed it to others.
"It's good for cats to be a little fatter." Sansa smiled and scratched Tom's chin, "Don't you think so, Tom?"
"When will it be able to fly?" Nia raised her hand and poked the Griffin. "Besides, is there really such a creature in our world?"
"Yes. But they are said to be in unknown places." Albert was putting French fries dipped in ketchup into his mouth.
"Everyone in the wizarding world is like this, why do they have to hide like mice?" Daisy sat next to Herb and the two leaned against each other.
"After all, there are few wizards, and most ordinary people are afraid of powers beyond their understanding." It was Luke who answered.
In fact, many people fear magic, but envy others for having magic. Then, for various reasons, they regard those who can use magic as monsters and find reasons to persecute them. Humans are such creatures.
Tom was lying on the table, staring at the toy with its wings spread out, and trying to fiddle with it with his claws.
"Albert, have you read the book I picked for you?" Daisy suddenly asked.
"I've finished reading it. It's a very good book." Albert nodded. "It's a pity that what's in the book is just what's in the book after all."