Chapter 286: When Sending and Receiving Gifts

Nawei also left school. He went to buy his own wand.

When the Hope Cabin was left with only Sean, he still felt at ease. The winter sun seemed to want to shine through him, snowflakes drifted onto his carving knife, and he heard the panel's sound:

【You have practiced rooster cookie production once with the standard of an apprentice, proficiency +1】

There was a lot of good news this winter, and Sean also completed the production of the last cookie.

Once the last cookie reached 【Entry】, he could unlock a new alchemy title.

When exhausted, Sean ate two Mrs. Norris cookies in one breath, and in the blink of an eye, the cabin was empty.

Only a black cat remained, walking strangely on the snow.

Its white cat paws sank into the snow, then lifted up as if startled, seemingly because it was a bit cold.

In this state, Sean didn't share the fatigue state with his wizard self, because he couldn't even perceive where his magic power was, so how could he be exhausted due to excessive consumption?

There was only one night left until Christmas, and Sean's mind was occupied by one thing.

A strange thing that could make the lake water ripple.

The noise of Michael, Anthony, and others rarely stopped, and that jumping bean pod wasn't watered too much, so it was much more energetic.

What was placed in front of Sean became a wonderful winter night; gifts had piled up into a small mountain in the dormitory, and the Christmas tree was hung with all kinds of shiny little things.

An owl flew in, holding a yellowed letter in its mouth.

After Sean finished reading, he started writing a reply. The owl flew away with Sean's Galleons, and the original letter was placed in a small wooden box by Sean.

Many letters had already been placed here, and the most signatures were of course Jia Siting; although England already had mobile phones, he seemed to like this form very much.

And the letter Sean received now, placed on the inside, from distant London, was written like this:

【Dear Green:

Even if it is full of danger and uncertainty, you must love; this is a great and remarkable thing.

—Roland Taylor】

……

Hogwarts was a bit colder; the wizards who left could go home to reunite with their families, and the young wizards who stayed... could of course enjoy a sumptuous lunch.

Sean originally thought about having a big meal, but when he woke up in the morning, the first thing he saw was another small pile of packages at the foot of his bed.

So he started opening gifts.

A small box was opened by him first, and inside were dozens of photos.

There were photos in the compartment, which was when the three first met; there were also photos of Xiang Hemin's birthday, when she hadn't wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes; and the warm sun at the edge of the Forbidden Forest and the busy scenes in the kitchen.

【To Sean Green:

My mother said:

Going to a castle as far as the Scottish Highlands is like a trip.

And the meaning of travel,

Is an unexpected encounter.

I often say I want to go to the distance,

Oh,

Sean,

Do you know,

I have arrived】

The wind rolled with white snowflakes, Sean put the letter away; in Hogwarts Castle, winter hadn't been cold for a long time.

The second box was an exploding cracker, covering the entire Ravenclaw dormitory with ribbons; Sean knew who sent it without thinking.

Then the third, the fourth...

Gifts never seem too many.

The Great Hall.

Sean had never attended such a sumptuous Christmas feast.

On the table were a hundred fat roast turkeys, mountains of roast meat and boiled potatoes, large plates of delicious small sausages, bowls of buttered peas, and many Christmas puddings. Dishes of thick and rich meat gravy and cranberry sauce were also piled together—every few steps along the table, there were even piles of wizard crackers waiting for you.

These wonderful wizard crackers were not like the shabby crackers sometimes bought in the orphanage, which only had some small plastic toys and flimsy paper hats inside. These were wizard crackers used by the Fred twins.

Sean pulled a wizard cracker; it didn't make a loud bang like a cannon, but made a sound like a flute, engulfing the long table in a blue mist, while exploding a mole-like hat and a few lively little pigeons from inside.

At the head table, Headmaster Dumbledore changed his pointed wizard hat into a woman's hat decorated with fresh flowers; Professor Fuliwei had just told him a joke, and he was laughing happily.

He looked at Sean intentionally or unintentionally; there was no one around Sean, so some restless young wizards appeared.

"Hurry, Abbott, remember? He replied to your letter, just send another little thing!"

A witch with deep eyes smiled and poked Hannah Abbott.

"He replies to everyone's letters, and, and, Sally-Anne, just because Mr. Longbottom brought the herb guide, I, I really want to thank him..."

Hannah blushed; the Hufflepuffs all liked Mr. Green, from top to bottom.

He compiled the "Herb Guide" separately, and like that magic history notebook, it was accurate, comprehensive, and vivid and interesting.

According to Mr. Longbottom's stuttering words, it was written word by word in the greenhouse, but it was free; if you want to help in the greenhouse, you can get a copy.

Importantly, the first page of the book says:

【Dedicated to every wizard who loves nature, going to the greenhouse is not a must, and talent is not a must. When you are willing to pick up a hoe, herbs truly begin】

In general, because of this "Herb Guide," the reputation of the name Green among Hufflepuffs changed from "very talented, very distant, makes people a bit afraid of him" to "that must be a cold-faced but warm-hearted wizard."

"Hurry! Hurry!"

Hannah got closer and closer under the instigation of Sally-Anne and others, and Dumbledore's smile became kinder and kinder.

Until—

"Merry Christmas! Sean! You definitely can't imagine what Harry received!"

Luo En ran over from far away; he sat beside Sean, scaring a group of little witches.

"Merry Christmas. Luo En, did you forget, there's also Mrs. Wei Silai's sweater..."

Harry was a bit embarrassed, and then unhesitatingly made Luo En embarrassed again.

"My mom said she must send you one; if you ask me, that's basically... my goodness! You put it on!"

Sean knew what Luo En was talking about... Mrs. Wei Silai also sent him a sky-blue sweater.

"Very warm. Mrs. Wei Silai has good craftsmanship."

Sean said; he now had seven sweaters, just enough to change into one every day.

"Merry Christmas!"

"Hey, look—Sean and Harry also got a Wei Silai sweater!"

Fred and George appeared; they were both wearing blue sweaters, one with a big, yellow "F" on it, and the other with a big, yellow "G" on it. ===== CHAPTER 287 =====