Chapter 287: Ceremony

"Sean and Harry's are better than ours,"

Fred said, touching Harry's sweater,

"Obviously, Mom is more careful with people who aren't her own."

"Why don't you put yours on, Luo En?"

George asked,

"Come on, put it on; this sweater is both beautiful and warm."

"I don't like dark purple."

Luo En complained half-jokingly, putting the sweater over his head.

"Your sweater doesn't have letters,"

George said,

"She probably thinks you won't forget your name. We aren't stupid either—it's her, often calling us Gored and Freorge."

"What are you two arguing about? Oh, Mr. Green."

Percy Wei Silai walked over; he seemed to be coming to get close.

He had a package in his hand, obviously he was also opening his Christmas gift, and a bulging sweater was already draped over his arm; Fred grabbed it.

"'P' stands for Prefect! Put it on, Percy, hurry up, we all put ours on."

"I—don't—want—to—wear—"

He said vaguely, but the twins didn't care about anything, and hard-headedly put the sweater over Percy's head, knocking his glasses crooked.

"You two!"

Percy chased after the Wei Silai twins again.

"Alright, that's not the point..."

Luo En said helplessly; he poked Harry.

Harry was about to open a box without any self-awareness.

"Harry, look at it in the Hope Cabin."

Sean guessed what this was, and he quickly stopped Harry.

"Oh, oh..."

Harry then woke up like a dream; he looked at Sean with gratitude.

His mind was full of the joy of sharing secrets with partners—Sean must know more than them. But he almost forgot, he just wanted Sean to know, it didn't mean he wanted everyone to know.

Refreshments consisted of turkey sandwiches, toast, jam pudding, and Christmas cake. Although Sean didn't feel much, after eating these, Harry and Luo En were both a bit sleepy.

"This is just lunch... I heard dinner has eight hundred barrels of spiced mead and the Weird Sisters' songs..."

Luo En said so.

When Harry took out the Invisibility Cloak, everyone fell silent.

It was a liquid-like, silver-gray thing that slid onto the floor, gathered into a pile, and shone brightly.

"This is... my father's."

Harry was holding the note, a bit dazed.

"He must love you very much, Harry; you should use it yourself first."

Sean said, and Luo En's little thoughts also vanished.

Yes, Harry had to use it himself.

It seemed Harry would go on a night tour soon.

Sean thought, if he remembered correctly, this time on the night tour, Harry would see the Mirror of Erised.

Sean wasn't very curious about the Mirror of Erised; he had already obtained the magic he most desired.

The Christmas holiday arrived, and the young wizards were playing wildly.

But Sean always had more important things to do, so he walked out of the Hope Cabin.

"Harry, Harry... do you feel that Sean talks more... for example, just now, he wouldn't have said such a long string of words..."

Luo En poked Harry with his elbow.

"Is there? Seems like..."

Harry nodded.

And the reason for Sean's abnormality was the same as the reason why almost all the professors disappeared abnormally.

Headmaster's office.

Dumbledore was full of smiles, especially watching a certain Potions professor staring at the kettle for more than ten minutes, the mischief in his eyes increased.

"Oh—"

Dumbledore suddenly sighed,

Sineipu subconsciously looked at the door, then glared fiercely at Dumbledore.

"You should go see your throat, Albus."

He said gloomily.

"The person I want to see recently isn't Poppy... it's your letter, Minerva."

Dumbledore's beard was completely curled up.

Minerva Marcus Marcus Maige nervously took the letter from the owl's claws that flew in. It was a notice from the Ministry of Magic, notifying them that the ceremony was about to begin and asking everyone to be present.

Not just her, but Professor Sineipu, Professor Fuliwei, Professor Sprout, and others all received it.

Dumbledore looked at the letter, his gaze seeming to be able to pass through the ancient city walls of Hogwarts, seeing the wizard who was so nervous that she had to turn herself into a cat to run over.

"Black cat, what do you think of a black cat? As a lucky sculpture on the third floor."

Dumbledore blinked.

"I think your taste is as bad as ever, Albus."

Sineipu said coldly.

"Lucky black cat."

Professor Marcus Marcus Maige nodded slightly.

"Of course—"

Dumbledore crossed his fingers and laughed happily.

He neither admitted nor denied it, just looked at Professor Sineipu meaningfully.

At the gargoyle of the Headmaster's office.

A black cat leaped into the air and suddenly transformed into a little wizard wearing black robes.

Sean didn't have the password this time; just as he was preparing to try with Cockroach Cluster, the gargoyle had already jumped away impatiently.

The wall behind it instantly split in two, revealing a rotating staircase hidden behind it that moved slowly upward.

"He's here—my goodness—"

The Fat Lady suddenly ran into the portrait in the Headmaster's office.

"Elegance, my lady, the more critical the moment, the more you must maintain elegance."

Sir Cadogan rode his pony heroically, comforting the Fat Lady.

Lady Violet also put on a grand white dress, pulled the Fat Lady over, and stared nervously at the door together.

Subsequently, the brass door knocker in the shape of a griffin was pulled.

A head appeared, followed by a black robe.

"Truly an exciting moment—"

Dumbledore stood up; he was wearing the robes from the opening feast, draped in a purple cloak that dragged to the floor, and wearing a pair of buckled high-heeled boots.

A pair of bright blue eyes behind his half-moon spectacles were full of spirit.

"Then, let me read—"

……

"Now—I announce—'Special Adoption Order Jointly Issued by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the Ministry of Magic' takes effect today!"

Dumbledore blinked at Sean.

Then Sean was hugged by Professor Marcus Marcus Maige, who came over elegantly, almost at a trot.

He had once trotted over like this, and now—the wind in his ears was getting louder and louder.

Professor Fuliwei clapped hard, and Professor Sprout smiled like the winter sun.

……

Sean didn't know how he came out of the Headmaster's office, only knowing that it was drizzling in Hogwarts, and he stood in the castle, having a place to hide from the rain.

On the table in the Headmaster's office, the names on a list also changed:

【Sean Green, Guardians: Minerva Marcus Marcus Maige; Severus Sineipu】 ===== CHAPTER 288 =====