[HP] look at you

Two days before Christmas, several house-elves in the family were sent around by Elton.From the inside to the outside, every corner of the manor was cleaned, the floor was wiped so that it could almost be used as a mirror, and even the hillside outside the manor was rested with grass.

Olivia felt that Tian Tian's small body was exhausted and thin.

"The cleaning doesn't have to be so thorough." Olivia couldn't help being speechless after seeing her old housekeeper order the elf to clean all the glass in the attic.

Although the house elves don't need to pay wages, they can't do this to death.

Elton said solemnly: "There are guests coming this year, how can we not be careful?"

The honor of the Orpington family is always the first priority of this dedicated old housekeeper.

"Miss Olivia, you have to hurry up and decide on the dishes for the Christmas dinner, the types of wine and desserts, and the music to be played that day, all of which must be prepared in advance." Elton held the list and urged.

"Just like last year."

"How can it be! We used to be our own family, so we can be casual. This time you invited friends, and preparing food according to your friends' tastes is the way the Orpington family should treat guests."

"Yes." Evangeline rarely agreed with Elton's words. She smiled ambiguously, "Maybe he is the future male master of the Orpington family."

Olivia had a severe headache.

She went out with Snape that day, and when she came back, Evangeline had a wicked smile on her face: "You went out with the Snape kid, right? I went to ask Irene, and his kid is not here today." At home. Are you... um? To be honest, it's nothing to be ashamed of."

Olivia rolled her two big eyes.

This level of gossip should be unmatched in the wizarding world.

On Christmas Eve, early in the morning, the manor was filled with the smell of barbecue and the sweet and greasy taste of desserts.Bells and snowflakes with magical effects are hung everywhere in the corridor and under the eaves, creating a wonderful snow effect with the jingling sound.

Magically preserved fresh flowers are placed in the vase, and the stretched petals are covered with crystal water droplets. The fire in the fireplace is burning vigorously, and the expensive fragrant pine wood exudes a pleasant fragrance.The Christmas tree was sprinkled with glittering gold powder and silver powder, and the beautifully dressed fairies held up their skirts quietly in front of the ornaments.The pool in the garden is spraying water, and the mermaid statue is posing enchantingly.

Olivia looked at it and felt a little painful.

Elton has spent a lot of money... She has to look at the account book to calm down.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Erin and Snape arrived.As the only living host, Olivia received the two and exchanged face-to-face kisses with them respectively.

This intimate contact made Snape's face burn uncontrollably.

Olivia didn't need to look back to know that Evangeline must be holding the picture frame and smiling like a fox who stole a chicken.

Irene brought two bottles of high-end red wine as a gift for the visit, and she and Snape both gave her Christmas presents.She put it under the Christmas tree to take it apart and look at it later.

It was still very early before dinner, and this time was originally used for chatting, but Olivia and Irene really had nothing in common, and after a few polite words, they were speechless.It was inappropriate to only talk to Snape, so she simply put herself as a child, took out Evangeline's portrait to deal with Irene, and dragged Snape into her room.

This was the first time Snape had entered Olivia's room.Before coming to Orpington Manor, he was always active in the activity room, lounge and study room, and had no chance to enter the bedroom.

But he didn't enter the real bedroom either. Her room was a duplex with a living room. He just sat with her on the sofa outside.

Using the word "just" seemed a little too revealing, and he swore he didn't have that much regret.

Olivia took an orange from a fruit bowl and peeled it.

"Have all the gifts for Lily and Mary been sent out?" she asked casually.

"I asked the owl to send it out before I came." Snape moved his nose, and the sweet and sour fragrance of the orange peel permeated the whole room, "This year, we also prepared Professor Slughorn's and the Giggs brothers' two share."

Not surprising to Professor Slughorn, who had almost taken Snape on as a student by now - although he wasn't too picky about his students.

"The Giggs brothers are the two you knew before?" Olivia carefully tore the white silk from the orange petals.

Snape couldn't help but look at the slender fingers she was holding. Her little finger was habitually curled up slightly, just like when cutting potion ingredients.

He corrected her several times, saying that it was not easy to use force, but she never changed.

In fact, this pose looks really nice.

"Well, the method of making potions is quite flexible."

"This can be seen from their surnames."

After finally peeling the orange, Olivia gave Snape half of it.

Snape took it, pulled a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, it was so sweet that his heart softened.

"This year's oranges are delicious."

"Yeah," he said.

When chatting until dinner, Olivia took Irene and Snape to sit down in the dining room. Elton refused to eat together. When he had a guest, he really wanted to display the score.

Olivia mercilessly pushed him down on the seat.

The house elves kept putting food on the long table, the smoked salmon gathered into flowers, roasted for ten hours, the shiny turkey, the prosciutto with honey and cherry pomegranate sauce cut into thick slices, Roasted crispy potatoes with cranberry sauce and gravy, creamy soup sprinkled with cinnamon, red prawns with separated shells, salads piled up into a beautiful Christmas tree, various puddings, cakes, fillings Pies and fruit pies, as well as wine, brandy, and fruit juices.

It's so rich that it makes people feel a little stressed.

Looking at Elton helplessly, Olivia greeted Irene and Snape: "The elves in our family have been lonely for too long, and today I finally have a chance to let them show their talents. It’s all done. Eat more for your face.”

Brilliant Christmas songs came from the magic record player. Olivia took the initiative to find topics to chat with Irene while eating, such as the maintenance of the Prince Manor, how the medicinal herbs are harvested in the medicine garden, and the latest shopping brochure. What items are worth recommending, which one has the latest gossip, how is Snape doing at school.

Snape looked at Irene, who was easily amused by Olivia and completely carried away by the other's words, and couldn't help but sigh, when she wanted to piss people off, she could always choke them to death, but when she took out After the ability to socialize, it will make people feel caring and speculative.

Noticing Snape's gaze, Olivia took the time to wink at him, raised her glass and shook it, Snape also clinked with her from a distance, and drank it down.

After the meal, the host and guests enjoyed the meal, and after the meal, Eileen seemed to be opened up, sitting on the sofa and talking about old things with Evangeline and Elton.Olivia and Snape were sitting in the corner by the window, listening to their chatter, and meeting each other in the middle of the night talking about themselves.

Both of them drank a little wine, the alcohol content was not high, but it just made their bodies a little hot.The room was very warm from the fire, and Olivia's forehead was slightly sweating.

She stood up and was about to open the window to let in some air, and said softly, "It's snowing."

Snape followed her to the window to watch.

It began to snow outside, and the thin snowflakes were warmed yellow by the lights inside, as if even the snow had a warming temperature.

The bells in the room were swayed by the wind, and the decorative snowflakes also fell down one after another, dissipating into fine silver light before touching anyone.

"Christmas has not been so lively for a long time." Olivia stretched her hand out of the window, and a little coolness turned into water droplets after touching her fingertips.

Snape looked sideways at her.Her cheeks were red from the smell of wine, her eyes were moist, and there was a soft smile on her lips.

"I haven't had a good Christmas before," Snape said flatly.

Olivia turned to look at him.

There was no gloomy resentment on his expression, recalling the past, he was already able to maintain peace.

Snape whispered, "My mother will make me some mince pies for Christmas and I'll eat them for days."

"My mother will also let me eat this, saying that I must eat it for ten days to have good luck." When she passes away, Elton will press her to eat one every day.

"After meeting Lily, she also invited me to her home for Christmas." It was a very warm family, not rich, but even the sister who quarreled with Lily occasionally was friendly and harmonious that day. "But her family doesn't like me very much."

The bad boy who came out of Spider's End, which parent can rest assured that he gets too close to his daughter?

"Ivan likes you very much." Olivia complained, "I think you can take her picture frame away." To save her from being annoying all day long.

"Is she in a good mood today?" How come you always look at him and smile.

Olivia said without changing her face: "She is in a good mood every day."

After watching Xue quietly for a while, Olivia suddenly said, "Do you want to listen to me play the piano?"

Snape was slightly surprised: "You will?"

She scratched her cheek: "My mother taught me a little bit when I was young, but I haven't practiced it for several years."

Snape looked skeptical.

Olivia pulled him to sit by the piano, opened the cover, and pressed a few notes for a try.This piano has not been touched for a long time, but it is well maintained, and the sound and pitch are the same as before.

She tried to play a short section, and even Snape, who didn't know how to play the piano, could tell that her fingering was unfamiliar and she made several wrong notes.

Olivia refused to give up: "This one is too difficult, I'll change to an easier one."

Snape listened patiently as she faltered again, and after a while, he finally realized that she was playing Jinglebell.

After playing it twice, she finally became familiar with the keys of the piece, and could play the whole piece smoothly and accurately, and then hummed along with the cheerful melody: "Jinglebells, jinglebells, Jinglealltheway. Ohwhatfun,itistoride,inaonehorseopensleigh,hey ..."

Snape applauded lightly when she finished playing a song.

Olivia pretended to hold up the hem of her skirt and bowed her body.

The clock struck twelve and everyone was saying Merry Christmas to each other.

Olivia sits under the Christmas tree unwrapping presents.

What Lily sent was a beautiful photo album for her to put photos in.What Mary gave was a sweater made of sheep raised on her family's ranch and knitted by herself.Irene gave her a bottle of Felicia, which was a beautiful color, and she decided to keep it as an ornament.

What Snape gave was not a potion, but a bottle of perfume.However, there is no label on the tulip-shaped bottle, and it is obvious that he made it himself.

She took it out and sprayed it twice. It smelled very sweet and sweet, giving people a bright and refreshing feeling.

Sure enough, the potion master was not inferior in making perfume.

"Thank you, I like it very much." Olivia said, looking at Snape.

His dimples of laughter emerged, and he looked away a little embarrassedly.

"Next Christmas, come to my house." He said softly.

Olivia smiled and nodded: "Okay."

The author has something to say:

Thank you Ah Zi for giving me 1 mines, hahahaha, I will try to think about the plot of the academy.

Alas, I am now full of thoughts about how to fall in love. Two days ago, I dreamed of a love story, which still has a beginning and an end.

The most impressive thing is that the male protagonist is a soldier, and the female protagonist’s name was engraved on a bullet. I laughed when I woke up, and people who understand will also laugh →_→