Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 399 Snape’s Gift

 By the afternoon, Kyle finally returned to Hogwarts.

The Thestral carriage did not return to its starting point, but landed near Hagrid's hut.

 “I was just wondering when you would come back.”

Hagrid came over and patted the Thestral's wings, "How do you feel?"

“It can completely replace the train as a means of transportation during school and holidays.” Kyle said with a smile.

"The school director will not agree." Hagrid said with some regret, "Raising the Thestrals is a huge expense, much more expensive than a train."

“That’s right.” Kyle nodded.

The Hogwarts Express is not as fast and comfortable as the Night Horse Carriage, but it is more economical and economical. It can be moved out when needed and can transport all students at one time.

It is definitely impossible to change the school director, Kyle just said it casually.

Before returning to the castle, he gave Hagrid a small bottle of dragon's blood as payment for the Thestral.

Although the bottle was sealed, the Thestrals' keen sense of smell still smelled the smell of dragon's blood, and they immediately became restless.

Hagrid tried to control them, but the effect was not obvious, and he was soon surrounded by three thestrals.

But by this time, Kyle had returned to the castle.

There was only one person in the Hufflepuff common room, frantically doing homework.

 “Long time no see, Winsty.” Kyle greeted.

After hearing the noise, Winsty looked up and asked in surprise: "Did the train arrive so soon this year?"

“Oh, no, I didn’t come by train,” Kyle said. “Where are Connor and Cedric.”

"Connor is in the library," she said. "Cedric, I don't know, he went out early in the morning, maybe with a few people from Gryffindor."

"thank you, I know now."

 “You’re welcome.” Winsty continued to lower her head after saying this.

The price of two weeks of crazy fun during the vacation is that she still has homework for five courses to write, and she doesn’t know if she can finish it today.

Kyle gave her a sympathetic look, turned around and walked into the dormitory.

 The small room was filled with various gifts. Kyle picked some that interested him and opened them.

Professor Dumbledore and Mrs. Weasley gave the same gift this year, a sweater.

Mrs. Weasley gave a reddish-brown one, while Professor Dumbledore's one was light yellow with brown stripes, and the style was more novel, and it was obviously specially studied.

It seems like he really wants to open a shop in Hogsmeade.

As for other gifts, they are basically all kinds of books, candies and the like.

 Halfway through the disassembly, Kyle heard a knock on the door.

 Then Kangna opened the door and walked in.

 “I heard from Winsty that you have come back.”

"Well." Kyle said, "I came back early because I didn't take the train."

 “Need any help?” Kangna asked, looking at the gifts around her.

“Of course, you came just in time.” Kyle gave up a position.

 “Where did you go on vacation?”

Kangna found a place to sit down and asked curiously while unpacking the packages: "Cedric said that the letters we wrote to you were all sent to your dormitory, but you were clearly not in the dormitory."

"I'm at Nicoléme's house," Kyle explained. "The owl can't find my place."

 “Are you in Paris?” Connor asked.

 She remembered that Kyle had been there once before during vacation and stayed for a month.

“Not that far, this time in Devon,” Kyle said.

 …

With Kangna joining us, the gifts were almost opened in no time.

 Connor picked up the last box. There was no signature on it, but she recognized it at a glance. It was Snape's handwriting.

  She opened the box with some curiosity... Inside was a bare old quill and a small bottle.

Kanna raised her head and quietly threw the broken quill under the bed when Kyle wasn't paying attention.

 “Kyle, Professor Snape gave you a bottle of joy potion.”

 “What?” Kyle raised his head in surprise.

 Snape would actually give him a potion? This is strange enough.

  He had thought that Snape would give him a broken quill... just enough to match last year's moldy parchment.

 “Look.” Kangna handed over the potion bottle.

The bottle is not big, and the potion inside is a beautiful peacock blue color. You can still see some bubble-like things when placed under the sun.

 “What a euphoria?” Kyle whispered.

I have to say that the features and everything are right, but he still can't believe it in his heart.

 It shouldn’t be. Could it be that Snape drank the potion that Mikel brewed?

 “Of course it’s true.”

 Connor said happily, "When I gave Professor Snape my Christmas gift, he said he wanted to give you a surprise."

“Christmas gift?” Kyle asked, “What did you get him?”

“A set of potion grinding tools,” said Connor. “And the sweet coffee from Mrs. Puddieff’s teahouse.”

Kyle's heart tightened.

“So the coffee you bought that time was not intended to be given to Professor Dumbledore?”

“No.” Connor said matter-of-factly, “Didn’t you say before that the principal and Professor Snape recommended that very sweet pudding?

 I thought he might also like that kind of sweet thing. "

 “Does he like it?” Kyle asked.

"You should like it." Kangna thought for a moment and said, "He came to ask me where I bought it the next day."

"you said so?"

"I did," Connor said. "I told him we drank it at Mrs. Puddy's Teahouse in Hogsmeade."

 …

Kyle took a deep breath and silently put away the bottle of "joy potion".

 Don’t think about it, this thing is definitely fake, and it’s definitely impossible for him to drink it anyway.

Kyle still wants to live until graduation.

Moreover, he had to avoid Snape recently, and he also had to prepare more bezoar for detoxification.

This thing is sold in Hogsmeade, and the price is not expensive. Kyle is going to stock up on it for a hundred yuan.

 Be prepared for any trouble.

　　Not long after I finished opening the gifts, the sky got dark.

Other students also came back, walking into the common room talking and laughing with the excitement of the holidays.

  The opening banquet was as sumptuous as ever.

Dumbledore wore a purple robe and walked briskly into the auditorium.

“Kyle, have you noticed that the principal seems very happy.” Cedric asked softly, holding a piece of baked potato.

Not just him, almost everyone could see that the principal looked much happier than usual.

 “Maybe I’ve received some good news.”

Kyle looked up.

Dumbledore seemed to have said something witty to Professor McGonagall next to him, making her laugh non-stop.

 …

 (End of this chapter)