The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

Snape was right.

Christmas is indeed coming.

In fact, just two days later, Hogwarts went on Christmas break.

Due to the Triwizard Tournament and the Yule Ball, few people went home during the holidays this year.

The professors assigned a lot of homework as usual.

But almost everyone has no intention of caring about those things.

Everyone has already fallen into a sea of ​​joy.

Snow fell heavily on the castle and grounds.

Beauxbatons' light blue carriage looks like a big pumpkin covered in frost in winter, and the little gingerbread house sprinkled with frosting next to it is Hagrid's cabin.

The sides of Durmstrang's ship were covered with ice and became smooth and translucent, and the sail ropes were also stained with a layer of hoarfrost.

Every day, a large number of students gather in the snow, running and playing, and from time to time they have a large snowball fight, and then shake the snowflakes all over the castle, leaving wet and dirty footprints on the floor. , causing Filch to roar.

In this jubilant atmosphere, John seemed extremely busy.

He not only had to shoulder the task of monitoring Moody, but also urged Michael to continue the investigation of Bagman and Crouch.

Also prepare the Christmas gifts to be given this year.

Compared to previous years, this Christmas gift is much more special and complicated.

Mainly because John always remembered to give the kind Mrs. Weasley a proper gift.

In addition, the gift given to Michelle this year must be special and meaningful.

And Snape and McGonagall.

These two professors are the closest John and Michelle are to each other at Hogwarts.

They gave both of them a lot of help.

Especially in the early days, they really gave John and Michelle a lot of support.

Of course, John thought Snape was more of a disservice.

But John had to admit that Snape still meant well.

He just doesn't have the talent or experience in love.

Therefore, the gifts that should be prepared must be prepared and must be meaningful to satisfy these two people.

Apart from that, the most important thing at hand for John is still preparations for attending the Christmas ball.

In the week before Christmas, John was almost too busy to keep his feet off the ground.

Except for the few hours he spends with Michelle Niwai every day, discussing dresses, jewelry, and dance matters, he is almost always busy.

It wasn't until the night before Christmas that John really settled most of the things. After enjoying a sumptuous Christmas dinner with Michelle, Draco, Harry and others, John fell asleep peacefully.

Before going to bed, he still had a bright smile on his face.

Because he is confident, the gifts he prepares will surely satisfy everyone.

……

The next morning.

Weasley Burrow.

Although the children including Charlie, Bill, Percy and Ron did not come back for Christmas this year, the Christmas atmosphere in the Burrow is still very strong.

Now the whole house is decorated with various lanterns, licorice candies and other decorations.

There is also a Christmas tree standing in the living room on the first floor.

Mr. Weasley got up early and started doing housework.

As soon as he came downstairs, he saw the gift boxes piled under the Christmas tree.

There are not many gift boxes and they are not large in size.

After a brief inspection, you can find that these are all greeting cards and some small gifts sent by the children.

Although it was worthless, Mr. Weasley was still very happy.

After all, this is what the children want.

After appreciating it for a while, Mr. Weasley restored all the gifts to their original shape and put them back under the Christmas tree - he wanted Mrs. Weasley to experience the joy of opening gifts.

Immediately afterwards, he started cooking, cleaning, clearing the snow, feeding pigs and chickens...

Mr. Weasley apparently doesn't do much housework.

The tasks that Mrs. Weasley was accustomed to doing became very difficult and hard under his hands.

But he persisted.

Because this is the result of his volunteering.

The reason is to let Mrs. Weasley, who has worked hard for a whole year, have a comfortable sleep.

But what he didn't know was that Mrs. Weasley had already woken up.

At this moment, Mrs. Weasley was hiding in the dark and smiling as she watched him work clumsily.

Life in the Weasley family was difficult and difficult.

Due to Mr. Weasley's upright character and pro-Muggle character, he was suppressed by the Ministry of Magic.

In addition, he has a habit of extravagance and waste.

Therefore, his salary is simply not enough to maintain the operation of this big family.

The family had been sustained largely by the fields and livestock maintained by Mrs. Weasley.

But Mrs. Weasley never regretted marrying Mr. Weasley.

She recognized Mr. Weasley's philosophy.

She loved this silly Arthur.

Of course, the most important thing is that Arthur loves her too.

As long as the children were away, Arthur would bring her a small gift every day after get off work.

Sometimes it's a bouquet of flowers, sometimes it's an apple, sometimes it's a bag of fragrant cupcakes.

He would always say that he picked, picked and bought it along the way.

But how could a wizard with [Apparition] and Floo Network have the concept of a smooth path?

This was clearly done by Mr. Weasley.

After accepting the gifts, they will have a dinner together, which may not be that sumptuous, and then dance to the music played by the old gramophone in the slightly crowded living room...

This was a habit they had maintained since their wedding.

Mrs. Weasley's nose felt a little sore as she recalled those beautiful scenes from the past.

She wiped the corners of her eyes and turned to go to the kitchen to reprocess the food Mr. Weasley had cooked.

Otherwise, with Mr. Weasley's terrible cooking skills, they wouldn't be able to eat it later.

However, she just turned her head and saw a huge glass greenhouse erected next to the Burrow.

Mrs. Weasley frowned, the emotion in her heart disappeared and was replaced by anger.

"Arthur——"

She yelled, "What did you spend your money on again!?"

"Ah? I didn't!"

As Arthur spoke, he ran over from the pig pen with a big wooden spoon for mixing pig food.

Mrs. Weasley ignored him and walked angrily towards the greenhouse.

But when she actually opened the door and entered, she was shocked to find a big sign hanging inside, which clearly read:

[To the kind Mrs. Molly Weasley]

【Wish you a Merry Christmas】

【John Shafiq; Michelle Shafiq】

There is also a book and a bulging bag tied with a string under the big sign.

Among them, the bag contains seeds of various magic herbs, and the book contains instructions on how to grow magic herbs and the use and maintenance of the greenhouse.

This is John's gift to Mrs. Weasley, a professional magical warming tent.

It's actually not that different from the warming tent John arranged inside the magic suitcase.

John's greenhouse, under Dobby's management, is now able to steadily produce magical herbs such as mandrake and white fresh herbs.

It's just that after John got the Black family property, he didn't think much of such a small gain.

But for the Weasley family, the income this greenhouse can produce is absolutely huge!

John believed that with this greenhouse and Mrs. Weasley's diligence, the Weasley family's life would get better and better.

Mr. Weasley also arrived at the greenhouse.

After roughly reading the entire "Instruction Manual", Mrs. Weasley's eyes turned red.

"This child...how could this child give such an expensive gift?" Mrs. Weasley choked, "No! We have to give it back! The gifts we gave them cannot be compared to this, and we cannot let the children Suffering..."

As she spoke, Mrs. Weasley prepared to write a letter.

But Mr. Weasley caught her and held her in his arms.

"Oh, what are you doing! Don't hold me back, you still have to write a letter! We are already an old couple..."

Mrs. Weasley spoke, still struggling.

"Don't go, this is a gift from the children. If you really go back, the children will be sad. John and Michelle are both good children. They must have put a lot of thought into this gift. "Mr. Weasley said with some emotion, "I am sorry for you, Molly. I am too useless and cannot give you a rich and comfortable life. If I..."

Mr. Weasley's mouth was suddenly covered by Mrs. Weasley.

At this moment, Mrs. Weasley finally stopped struggling.

She also hugged her husband.

As the two looked at each other affectionately, a blush appeared on Mrs. Weasley's rough face.

"oops--"

Mrs. Weasley suddenly became shy and began to hit Mr. Weasley on the chest with her small fists as she had done when she was a girl.

But she forgot one thing.

She is no longer the pretty girl she was when she was young.

Time has tempered her into a strong and capable wife and mother.

Her fist hit Mr. Weasley's chest, causing a series of muffled sounds that made Mr. Weasley's face look painful.

But even so, Mr. Weasley did not stop his wife.

There was a smile hanging from the corner of his eyes, showing real pain and happiness.

And at the same time.

Inside the Potions office.

Snape was also looking at a gift box outside his bedroom door in a daze.