Compared with the lively atmosphere at the Defense Association headquarters, the shelter seemed deserted, with no festive atmosphere at all.
No, it should be said that they didn't plan to celebrate Christmas, or rather, they didn't plan to celebrate Christmas in the shelter.
Many underage wizards were unable to attend the Christmas ball due to their age, and they had a lot of resentment towards Albert. After learning that Albert had come to the shelter, they stared at him with resentful eyes, which made people speechless.
Albert could understand that anyone hiding in a shelter all day would not be in good health, but...
"You seem to have forgotten your situation. Once you go to the Christmas ball, the traces on you will completely expose the association's headquarters to the sight of the Silk Eaters, and..."
Albert's expression became more and more strange, and he asked, "Why don't you hold your own Christmas party?"
These words stunned everyone. Obviously, no one expected Albert to say that, nor did they expect it to be like this
Why not have the party in the sanctuary
yes!
Why not have your own Christmas ball
But... many people feel that something is not right.
As for what was wrong, they couldn't tell for a moment.
"That's true, but we have nothing here, how can we hold a Christmas ball?" someone muttered.
Everyone suddenly understood!
yes!
How can they hold a Christmas party when they have nothing here
"Are you sure there's nothing?"
Albert raised his hand to suppress the noisy voices around him and glanced at everyone present.
"As long as you are willing to spend some time clearing the hall, there is more than enough space there for holding the banquet. And then, it shouldn't be difficult to get a player. As far as I know, Mr. Tonks has one, so I'm sure he wouldn't mind lending it to everyone."
"No problem," Tonks said cheerfully.
"As long as you get some more food, you can hold a simple Christmas ball." Albert felt that the reason they didn't expect to prepare a Christmas ball was entirely because of his own problems. They had not yet adjusted from their previous comfortable life in Hogwarts, which led to them still liking to blame their problems on others.
"But there's no food, no butterbeer, nothing..."
"Don't you have hands? Just cook whatever you want. Even if you don't know how to cook, you can ask Mr. Tonks to buy some food from outside. It's not a difficult thing. I remember that all the money we looted was kept." Albert interrupted impatiently, "Don't blame others for everything. You have hands and feet. Just find a way to get what you want."
"Or do you think the Christmas ball held at the association headquarters is like the one held at Hogwarts a few years ago?" Albert looked around at the "children" whose fantasies were shattered, and shook his head, "Don't be silly, they are just having fun."
No one expected that Albert would actually give them a lecture. Even though some of his words were unpleasant to the ear, they were actually reasonable. They had hands and feet, so it was not difficult for them to hold a Christmas party in the shelter.
This can also open up new ideas for them.
"You are amazing."
Mr. Tonks smiled as he looked at the group of children who were whispering, then turned to Albert and said, "However, you are too strict, although those children do lack exercise."
"No, they are no longer children after they were expelled from Hogwarts. It's too comfortable here, making them completely forget their miserable situation." Albert shook his head in disappointment.
"They are wanted criminals. If they are caught by the Ministry of Magic, they will surely die." Albert looked at the group of "children" who were about to quarrel. "They are no longer the students in Hogwarts who had everything handed to them and liked to lose their temper when they encountered problems."
Mr. Tonks remained silent, for Albert was telling the truth, though it was a little cruel.
"Believe it or not, they will have to come to me to solve the problem later." Albert looked at the crowd that had already turned into a quarrel and said, "Hannah used to be in charge of this place, but she also went to the association headquarters to attend the dance. Without anyone to help organize the team, they just became a mess and couldn't even figure out how to coordinate and organize."
As soon as Albert finished speaking, Mr. Tonks saw several people walking towards him. They came to argue with Albert and hoped that Albert could help them find a solution. Just like Albert said just now, they needed someone to help with the command.
"I'll leave it to you. Should be okay, right?"
"and you… "
"I plan to go to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. If they are willing, I will invite the members of the Order of the Phoenix to come to the sanctuary to hold a Christmas party."
"Will they come?" Mr Tonks asked, his mouth slightly open.
"Yes, this is a good opportunity for both parties." Albert said meaningfully. "By the way, call other people in the shelter to help. More people will make it more lively."
"OK."
Mr. Tonks took on the task reluctantly.
Under the resentful gazes of everyone, Albert left the shelter directly. When he arrived at the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, Mrs. Weasley was preparing Christmas dinner for everyone.
They were very surprised by Albert's arrival. After hearing Albert's proposal, they were stunned and looked a little hesitant. Everything here was almost ready.
However, after learning of Albert's proposal, Kingslai also thought that this was a good idea and would help unite others. After discussing with others, he agreed to Albert's suggestion.
After all, the students who were expelled from the asylum were also members of Dumbledore's Army, and could be considered the reserve seeds of the Order of the Phoenix. This Christmas party was a good opportunity for both parties to communicate.
"Is the Defense Society participating too?" Harry asked curiously.
"No, they have already started the banquet at the headquarters." Albert explained, "This is a temporary idea. As for the food, you can spend some money to buy it from the Muggles. You know, there are many shops with pretty good food over there. I think this shouldn't be a difficult task for you."
He said, looking towards Kingslai.
"The biggest problem is that I don't have any pounds."
"I have."
"That's no problem." Jins nodded.
"What about the food in the kitchen?" asked Mrs. Weasley, rather annoyed.
"Let's take them all with us!" Sirius said without hesitation, "It's always a good idea to prepare more food."
"I'm coming with you," Hermione said suddenly. "I know where the food is really good."
"I'll come too." Ron also wanted to go, but was rejected by Kingsley because they didn't need so many people, and Ron didn't understand Muggles and might easily get into trouble.
The three of them went to the Muggle world to buy fast food.
Of course, since the purchase quantity was relatively large, in order not to attract other people's attention, they bought them separately in chain stores across the UK.
"What did you buy these for?"
Hermione asked in confusion after noticing Albert had bought an extra batch.
"For the members of Dumbledore's Army who remain in Hogwarts!" Albert put several pizzas into the seamless stretch bag.
"You're going to Hogwarts?"
Hermione was very surprised when she learned Albert's next plan. She originally thought that Albert would stay for the party.
"After all, they are one of us. It's impossible for everyone to celebrate Christmas while they are the only ones hiding in the Room of Requirement and eating bread."
When Albert went over, there was a small party going on in the Room of Requirement, and they had gotten some pies from the Hogwarts kitchens.
"Albert!"
As soon as Albert appeared, he was surrounded by students.
"Merry Christmas, look what I brought you."
Albert smiled and handed them the traceless stretch bag, which contained the food he had just bought. "I bought it from a Muggle store on the way. I hope you don't mind!"
"Of course I don't mind, thank you, it's the best Christmas present ever."
Ernie asked people to share the pile of steaming delicacies that Albert brought. Everyone was equally amazed at the Muggle food, and it tasted very good, too.
"I heard they're having a dance over there?" Ernie was quite envious. He also wanted to go, but there was no house-elf to pick them up.
"You can also hold a dance party here. If you want to dance, just play some music."
While Albert was speaking, some changes took place in the Requirement Room.
Albert waved his wand lightly, and a radio appeared out of thin air. After being knocked twice by Albert, it began to play a familiar song.
Albert brought more food than expected, even dessert. Everyone excitedly placed the food on the table and poured Albert the butterbeer that Aberforth had sent.
"Give!"
Luna handed Albert the butterbeer.
"Hold on."
Albert nodded to the people here and dumped all the Christmas gifts he and Fred had prepared under the Christmas tree, and soon a small mountain of gifts piled up there.
"This is?"
For the students who stayed in the Room of Requirement to fight Snape, receiving Christmas gifts was a big surprise.
"These are the Christmas gifts I prepared for you." Albert introduced them to everyone with a smile, "The red one is prepared by me, and it contains foreign desserts. The other packages are prepared by Fred."
Albert took the butterbeer that Luna handed over, clinked his glasses with theirs, and then everyone actually started singing Christmas songs.
"Are you leaving?"
Everyone felt sorry that Albert was leaving. They actually hoped that Albert could stay and spend Christmas with them.
"Yeah!" Albert glanced at the progress of the mission and said with a smile, "I have to go to the shelter again to make sure he doesn't mess things up."