On Christmas Day, the sky did not clear up. It had been snowing all night and the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow.
The room was very dark. The thick curtains blocked the cold air that seeped in from the gaps in the windows and also blocked the light from outside. The book that Albert had finished reading late last night was placed on the desk, and he was still sleeping.
Not long after, hurried footsteps were heard outside the corridor. Nia, wearing pajamas, ran to Albert early in the morning to ask for an explanation because she did not receive a Christmas gift from Albert this year. This made Nia very unhappy, and she had been frowning since she woke up in the morning.
The fat cat named Tom came in as soon as the door was opened. He seemed to sense something and looked up at the birdcage hanging by the window.
In the birdcage, Sheila shook her head and stared at the uninvited fat cat. She raised her paw, smacked the bird's peck, and stared at Tom with malice in her eyes.
"Tom, come on!"
Nia raised her hand and pointed at Albert's bed, as if she was going to close the door and let Tom out.
The fat cat charged forward and accelerated, pouncing on Albert on the bed. But perhaps because he was too fat or for some other reason, he failed to jump over and almost hit the edge of the bed.
Sheila, who witnessed this scene, made a cooing sound as if she was mocking Tom.
"Stupid Tom!"
Nia bent down, picked up Tom, and put him next to Albert's bed. Tom began to rub Albert's face with his tail, and soon woke up the person on the bed.
"Stop it, Tom." Albert said sleepily. When he opened his eyes, he saw Nia with her hands on her hips, looking down at him with a stern face.
"Christmas present?"
"I thought you had forgotten!" the girl couldn't help complaining.
"How could I forget? Put on your clothes first. It would be bad if you catch a cold!"
Albert picked up a coat from the hanger, put it on Nia, and ruffled her hair. Under Nia's dissatisfied gaze, he opened a box, took out a woolen scarf and handed it to Nia.
"How many scarves did you buy?" Nia found that the styles of the scarves were pretty good, but there were several scarves in the box, which made him a little dissatisfied.
"I bought them for the whole family." Albert said with a smile, "Grandpa Luke and Grandma Shana asked Sheila to send them yesterday."
"oh!"
Although it was a little different from expectations, the girl felt much better after receiving the Christmas gift.
"Don't fight, or I'll deduct your snacks."
Albert turned around and said to the two pets on the table who were about to start their station.
When Tom heard that he was going to deduct snacks, he jumped down from the table and started rubbing Albert's feet to beg for snacks. Sheila looked at the fat cat with contempt and made the "gugumiao" sound again.
"Okay, I'll give it to you later."
Albert bent down and picked up Tom, then looked at Nia with a smile and said, "Have you prepared a Christmas present for me?"
"Of course." The girl puffed out her chest proudly, "I'll give it to you later."
"Go back and change your clothes, it would be bad if you catch a cold." Albert reached out to touch Nia's hair again, but was successfully avoided by the other party.
"Stop messing up my hair."
Nia disappeared in a flash.
When Albert got dressed and went downstairs, he found that the Christmas tree was piled with gifts like a mountain, which stunned him.
"Son, I just realized you're so popular in school." Herb smiled and put on the scarf Albert had just given him. "When I woke up this morning, I found a bunch of Christmas presents sent to you."
"Um."
Albert responded casually, and he found the gift from Daisy and Herb from the pile of packages, which was a beautiful brown wool sweater and brown wool socks.
He took off his coat and gestured to put it on himself.
“It looks good.”
Daisy said with satisfaction.
"That doesn't matter who picked the gift," Herb said proudly.
"You picked out wool socks," Daisy reminded her.
"You are my wife."
Herb wasn't embarrassed either. He kissed Daisy's cheek, tied the scarf around her with a smile and said, "Albert picked a nice scarf. I bet he bought the same style for our whole family."
Albert ignored the couple who were showing their affection early in the morning and concentrated on opening his Christmas presents.
Grandpa Luke and Grandma Shana gave him a newly published copy of "Economic Theory" and the best-selling novel "Weirdo Frond".
Isobel gave a pair of woolen gloves.
Well, that was a gift they bought in Hogsmeade before the Christmas holidays, and both parties gave each other the same style of woolen gloves.
Hermione gave Albert a box of sugar-free chocolates and a greeting card to thank him for his help.
Albert certainly knew what help Hermione meant.
The Weasley twins gave Albert a book called "12 Secrets to Charming Witches", which was undoubtedly used to pick up girls. It is hard to say whether it is useful or not, after all, neither of them has found a girlfriend yet.
Lee Jordan's gift was the usual cocoa beans, a big box that lasted for who knows how long.
Truman also gave a book.
In addition, he also received a bunch of greeting cards.
The remaining books and notes were basically gifts from old friends with whom he kept in touch. Albert was surprised to find that he also received a two-sided mirror as a gift from Nicolas Flamel.
"Why do people like to give you books?"
Nia looked at the pile of books and notes, opened her mouth in surprise, and finally couldn't help but ask.
There is no way. The books in the unpacked packages can be piled up into a small mountain.
Nia had sharp eyes and immediately noticed the "Twelve Magical Ways to Charm a Witch". Her expression suddenly turned bad.
"Where's my gift?" Albert asked.
"Give!"
When Nia saw the new gloves in Albert's hands, she handed the gift to him a little unhappily. It was also a pair of gloves, well, the same style as the ones in Nia's hands, but the color was a brighter light brown.
"I like it very much!" Albert took off his gloves and put them back on himself.
Seeing this scene, Nia smiled with satisfaction. When she was thinking about how to destroy the book "Twelve Magical Ways to Charm Witches", she found that Herb was already reading the book.
"Is it useful?"
Daisy put the grilled steak on the table and looked at Herb and asked.
"It's quite interesting indeed." Herb said with a smile, "But I doubt our son will need it."
"Have you found a girlfriend?" Daisy asked bluntly. She thought Albert would find a witch girlfriend.
When Nia heard this, she pursed her lips and stared at Albert, waiting for his answer.
"I plan to look again in two years." Albert said without hesitation.
"If you see someone you like, act fast and don't let others get to you first." Herb said with a smile, "If you don't have money, I'll give you an advance. This book is also good. Take a look when you have time. I think you should be able to find one over there. There are only a few wizards over there, so there won't be many to choose from. Remember to act first if you see someone you like. After all, you're so outstanding, you'll definitely be able to hook up with the other person easily."
Albert was speechless for a moment, he had not expected Herb and Daisy to have such an attitude, he had indeed hooked up with one.
Of course, he didn't plan to tell his family about this. If he admitted that he had a girlfriend, his family would probably explode. Herb and Daisy would definitely ask him for photos or ask him to invite her to their home.
"Albert is so good, there is no need to worry about this problem. Even if you can't find a suitable one, it's good to pick one from us." Nia said angrily, "Also, it's best not to watch this kind of messy stuff, it will teach people bad things."
Nia directly confiscated the "Twelve Magical Ways to Charm Witches".
Herb didn't care too much. He had great confidence in his son. If he really wanted to find a girlfriend, it would not be difficult. After all, he was so outstanding that there were many people chasing after him.
"I'll buy you a bookshelf in a few days. Judging from your attitude, I guess the bookshelves in your room won't be enough before you graduate." He said, looking at the books piled on the coffee table.
"Well, I really need to buy another one."
Albert sorted the books and was suddenly speechless. Although he really liked reading, he felt helpless when he received a pile of books.
He didn't want to end up like Dumbledore: "People insist on giving me books."
After opening a pile of gifts, Albert's hands suddenly stopped because he found out that the sender of the package was actually Snape
Snape actually gave himself a Christmas present. Is this candy falling from the sky
Many professors at Hogwarts have a good relationship with Albert, and they will also give Albert Christmas gifts. For example, Professor McGonagall gave Albert a notebook on Animagus Transfiguration this year.
But Albert never received a gift from Snape.
"Do you want to open it?"
Albert hesitated for a moment, but finally gave up. He felt that there was probably nothing good in it. After all, he had made Snape famous a few days ago. Albert would never believe that Snape did not bear grudges.
In addition, there was a package without a sender's name on it, which looked suspicious no matter how you looked at it. Albert finally gave up opening the two packages and prepared to go back to school to find other people to share the items in the packages.