[HP]Blue Soul

The tiring and exciting journey is over. Although no birds and snakes were found this time, there is no doubt that the harvest is huge.The most valuable is naturally the Gestroti grass.After returning to Cokeworth, Allen ran around non-stop and sold hundreds of Geistroti grass through the black market in various countries.Charlotte privately withheld ten plants from her share and sent them to Severus.

A week before Christmas, Allen said to Charlotte: "It's all sold! Come on, I'll take you to Gringotts."

Allen couldn't wait to use Apparatus directly to bring Charlotte to Diagon Alley.Gringotts, as Charlotte first saw it, stood tall in Diagon Alley, white marble gleaming in the sun.It was Charlotte's first time at her vault, so she was a little nervous.

It may be because Allen opened it for her, but her vault is actually in a relatively deep place.The roar that she noticed the first time she came, this time it sounded more clearly in her ears.It turned out to be a dragon that was chained up heavily. Its body was full of scars, which made Charlotte a little unbearable. Alan also said with a little regret: "This is a dragon that has lost its freedom. But there is no way, Gu Ling The pavilion is known as one of the safest places in the world, and this dragon is one of the guarantees."

Charlotte could only look at it condescendingly, for her vault was up.The goblin who led the way unlocked the door, and a thick green smoke came out of the door. After the smoke cleared, Charlotte gasped. It wasn't as empty as she had thought, but a pile of Full of gold coins, silver bars, and copper nats as high as a mountain.At this time, Charlotte really realized that what Allen said was true.

Charlotte looked at the gold and silver dazzledly, and murmured: "I'm rich..."

"Don't be too surprised, girl." Alan leaned against the wall and said, "When we are lucky in the future, we can find more rare things. By then, the vault probably won't be able to hold it."

Charlotte looked back at Allen, her eyes brightened.

"Do you need to withdraw some money to visit Diagon Alley? Buy some gifts for your little boyfriend and girlfriend?" Allen asked, "Is your little boyfriend not coming back for Christmas?"

Charlotte's mood dropped immediately, and at the beginning of December, she received a letter from Severus, saying that he was going to attend the funeral of the senior's father, so he would not be back this Christmas.So she was about to spend her first Christmas without Severus.

"You can spend Christmas with me," Allen reassured, "I think Star would be happy to spend Christmas with his favorite Miss Lottie."

"Wouldn't that be intrusive?" Charlotte asked.

Allen gave Charlotte a look: "Of course not! I am the only one in the manor, and I wish someone would accompany me. So, I have spent Christmas alone for many years. So this time, Xia Is Miss Lotter willing to honor you?"

Charlotte readily agreed, because of what Allen said, she felt a little bit of empathy. Since the world is at the same time, why not spend Christmas together.Afterwards, Allen helped her fill the purse together.He ran wildly in the car again, and returned to the sun.

"Can you buy it yourself? I have something to go to another place." Allen said.

Charlotte nodded.

"I'll come to you when the time comes, don't come here by yourself, that's not a place for a child as old as you to go." Allen quickly disappeared at the end of the street after speaking.

Charlotte raised the purse in her hand and shook it. There was the sound of jingling coins colliding inside. She took a deep breath and started her shopping trip.

First in the stationery store, she bought Lily an exquisite quill pen and a bottle of ink that can change color when writing as a Christmas gift for her; She bought two sets of low-key and not fancy ready-made clothes, which just kept Severus from being too rude at the funeral of the senior's father; in Lihen Bookstore, she bought a lot of new books for herself; She stood for a while, thinking of Alex, Crewe, and Beard, and finally gave up on buying a new owl.

She also visited a pharmacy, and when she entered, she wondered if it was Severus' drug distribution channel, but soon she was attracted by the various things on the shelves.Jars of herbs, dried grass roots, and brightly colored powders of all kinds lined the walls, and miscellaneous things hung from the ceiling.Charlotte bought a rare unicorn horn and unicorn tail hair there as a birthday present for Severus.

Then she came to the Quidditch boutique, because she saw several young wizards and witches crowded excitedly in front of a podium with a beautifully shaped broom.Taking a closer look below, I saw "Nimbus 1500" engraved on the end of the broom handle.

Soon the wizard and witch left, leaving only Charlotte standing in front of the broom.The owner came over and introduced this broom to Charlotte: "The latest version of the Nimbus 1500 is the fastest and best broom. The Quidditch national team uses this broom. How about it? Interested?"

"Is it expensive?" Charlotte asked.

"It's okay, it's okay. 1500 Gold Galleons, which just matches its model." The owner said with a smile.

Charlotte gasped, knowing that she had spent less than a hundred Galleons and some silver Sickles on a big purchase just now.Charlotte thought about what Alan said about the value of a single Gestilotti grass, which was no less than 5000 Galleons. Finally, she gritted her teeth and decided to buy it as a birthday present for Lily, who loves flying.

The owner took the broom off the plinth, took Charlotte to the counter, and said, "It's absolutely worth buying. The speed of the light wheel 1500 can reach 100 miles per hour, and it can turn 360 degrees on the spot, and it has excellent performance. Very trustworthy. If you add 10 gold Galleons, I can also send a set of broom care tools, do you need it?"

Charlotte nodded. The 1500 Galleons were paid out, so what's the point of adding 10 Galleons?

"Then fill out this form and write down the delivery address. We have special delivery owls here, which can be delivered directly to your home." The shopkeeper took out two pieces of parchment and put one in front of Charlotte. And handed her a quill, then held up another one, pointed to the amount of money on it and said, "Sign this gold coin transfer letter again, and you can see if the number of gold coins is correct. After signing, Gu Ling The cabinet will transfer the money to my account."

Charlotte filled out the form, and there was an item on it that happened to be "gift purpose" and "reservation time". She ticked the gift purpose and filled in "January 1973, 1" in the appointment time. Filled in Hogwarts for the address.After filling out the form, she carefully looked at the gold coin transfer form, and after confirming that there was no problem, she signed her name in the lower right corner.When she put down the quill in her hand, the gold coin transfer book suddenly flew into the air, emitting a golden light, and finally disappeared in the golden light.

"It's done!" said the shopkeeper.He picked up the form and corrected it carefully, "For gift purposes. Okay, we will definitely send it to Hogwarts on time and on the same day."

Charlotte, who came out of the Quidditch boutique, took a deep breath, thinking that after she bought such expensive things, she might not be able to control her desire to buy anymore.She entered the Bouncing and Frolicking Magic Joke Shop, walked around in it, and came out with another bag of magic fireworks.

Putting a bag of magic fireworks beside her, Charlotte sat on the seat outside Florin Fusco's ice cream shop and ate a strange hot ice cream. Of course, she happened to be caught by such a contradictory combination Attractive.Charlotte scooped up a scoop of ice cream and put it in her mouth, the ice cream immediately turned into sweet water and flowed down her throat.She looked at the entrance to the Leaky Cauldron just at the end of the street, and there was a wizard knocking there, and the door suddenly appeared.Holding her chin, Charlotte thought helplessly, if the Leaky Cauldron was the only entrance to Diagon Alley, how would the Squibs get in by themselves?through the fireplace?This is really an unsolvable question.

After returning from Diagon Alley with a full load, the time passed quickly, and it was Christmas Eve in a blink of an eye.

After waking up in the morning, Charlotte packed up a few clothes and prepared to go to Allen Manor to spend these days.But on the way, she plans to visit Betty's pet shop first.Because Mrs. Betty went to London to spend Christmas with her son and daughter-in-law as usual, and this time she went with the excitement of seeing her grandson. Tammy was the only one left in the shop, and her home was far away, so Charlotte thought I want to stay with her.

It was cold outside the door. Charlotte tightened her thick jacket before hurriedly heading to the shopping street. When she passed by Evans' house, she greeted Mrs. Evans at the door. Petunia He waved to her from the window on the second floor, but quickly retreated to the warm home.When Charlotte arrived outside Betty's pet store, through the glass window, Charlotte saw Tammy talking to a man who was holding a brown puppy in his hand.

Soon Charlotte recognized the man. He was the man who had come to treat the dog in the rain. The gossip ladies called him "the one whose girlfriend ran away with someone else".

The two chatted very speculatively, Tammy's face was full of smiles, Charlotte hesitated for a while, and decided not to go in and disturb them.At this time, Mr. Gary from the carpenter's shop passed by with a few bottles of wine in his hand. When he saw Charlotte, he walked over enthusiastically and said, "Charlotte, why are you standing here?" After answering, he said excitedly, "I've been studying your drawing for a few days, and it's really good. I just made the part diagram yesterday. Forgive me, I still made the part diagram. I have a kind request. "

Charlotte said suspiciously: "You said."

"It's like this, I still want to make one about the size of my wooden bear and put it in front of my shop. The wooden bear has been stored for two years, so I want to change it to something fresh. Because this is your idea, I need Ask for your opinion. If you agree, I can make you a few small ones for free. I can refund you the deposit you gave before." Mr. Gary rubbed his hands and said, the beer hanging on his wrist banged ring.

"That's not my idea." Charlotte said with a smile, "I also saw it in a book, I just drew it, so you can make it big. I will also look forward to it , can you let me ride on it for fun?"

"Haha, of course," said Mr. Gary.

"That's fine. As for the deposit, you don't need to return it to me." Charlotte suddenly had a new idea, "Can I choose some other decorations in your store?"

"of course can."

Charlotte followed Mr. Gary to the carpenter's shop at the end of the street, where he picked several wooden ornaments.Then he returned to Betty's pet store with the small bag.The man in the pet store had left, leaving Tammy sorting the shelves of pet treats.Charlotte pushed the door and went in, and the jingle bell rang. Tammy raised her head with a smile, saw Charlotte, her eyes widened in surprise, and said, "Charlotte! Why are you here?"

"Come and see you." Charlotte said with a smile, she followed Tammy into the lounge, and Tammy immediately poured her a cup of hot tea, and the wood was beeping in the warm fireplace.Tammy sat across from Charlotte, "I heard you went abroad with Mr. Travers?"

"Yes, I went to India." Charlotte took a sip of hot tea, "It's too hot there."

Tammy exclaimed: "It's so good!" She said enviously, "I have never been out of the UK, and coming here is the farthest I have traveled." Then she saw the black bag in Charlotte's hand again, curiously Ask: "What is this?"

Charlotte took a wooden bull out of the bag and put it in Tammy's hand.

Tammy held the wooden cow in surprise and said, "Give it to me?"

"For you." Charlotte said with a smile, "I remember you said that your ranch used to have a lot of cattle."

That was what came to her in a flash of inspiration when Mr. Garry was talking to her.She has always wanted to give Tammy a Christmas gift, but after thinking about it for a long time, she didn't know what she liked, but Tammy once said that her family used to have a ranch in Scotland, and she liked riding on the back of a cow when she was a child, so a wooden cow It should ease her homesickness a little bit, right?

Tammy touched the wooden cow carefully twice, then rushed over and hugged Charlotte, and said in a soft voice, "Thank you, Charlotte. I am very happy."

Charlotte rubbed Tammy's soft brown-red hair and said with a smile, "As long as you like it."

After leaving Betty's Pet Shop, Charlotte rushed towards Allen Manor quickly.Xing Xing was still politely waiting for her at the door.

When she walked into the living room, her eyes had already changed.The living room has been refreshed.Silver and green stripes hung on the walls of the entire living room, the sofa in the center of the living room was moved aside, and a fir tree big enough to reach the ceiling was placed, with all kinds of shiny stars and small circles falling on it There was a big star on the top of the fir-tree, which glowed silver-green against the light of the sky.A small fence was surrounded under the tree, and a layer of white sand and stone was delicately paved inside the fence.There was a circle of empty gift boxes on it.Even Pascal's portrait on the wall was surrounded by colored ribbons, but the inside of the portrait was empty, and Pascal didn't know which portrait he went to visit.

The fire in the fireplace was burning fiercely, making the room very warm. There was a soft light green cushion beside the fireplace, and Xiao Bai was curled up on it and fell asleep deeply.

The dining room is much simpler than the living room. In the middle of the white stones surrounded by small wooden fences, there stands a Christmas tree that is only a little taller than the dining table. There are also some decorations on it. The dining table is polished and shiny, made of silver. Several candles have been lit on the lamp holder, burning slowly.

Allen was not at home, and even Charlotte ate lunch alone.

Allen didn't come back until very late, smelling of alcohol.Charlotte, who had a strong smell, almost lost her sense of smell, and she was a dozen steps away from Ellen who was humming on the sofa in disgust.The smell brought back bad memories for her.Pascal on the wall came back at some point, and he also had the same disgusted expression, saying, "It's no big deal, it's a fixed project every Christmas Eve."

"Per year?"

It appears more than once.Allen on the sofa is like a child who has not eaten candy, fragile and helpless, muttering something with tears in his eyes.This was not the same as the drunk people Charlotte remembered.

"For his little lover." Pascal frowned and said, "Very useless."

As if hearing Pascal's words, Allen suddenly sat up propped up, and said loudly, "I'm promising a lot. Have you seen it, have you seen it?" Allen searched for something on the sofa, and finally found He found the "Fantastic Creatures Weekly" that Charlotte had left there in the crack of the sofa. He lifted it up and turned to the third page, and then said, "Look! Look! I'm on the third page again. What do the comments below say? I'll take a look, I'll take a look." He covered the weekly magazine on his face, thinking that he could read the words clearly at such a close distance, but it was useless, he couldn't see anything clearly when he was drunk.

Charlotte reluctantly snatched the weekly magazine from his face and read it for him: "Mr. Alan Pascal Travers, a new star in the world of magical creatures, has four papers included in the weekly magazine of magical creatures , It is reported that in the future, he will have a new paper that will appear on the first edition, and he is very confident about it. Fantastic Creatures Weekly, published by the British international authoritative magazine in the field of magical creatures."

"Yes, yes, this is it. Just wait, sooner or later I will be able to make a name for myself." After speaking, Allen fell back on the sofa and snored softly.

"In his 40s, he is a new star." Pascal said sharply, "I don't know if he can really achieve something in the world of magical creatures after he also becomes a portrait."

Charlotte sighed. Although she felt that Alan was already a somewhat accomplished person, she couldn't change her view of a portrait. She chose not to answer the call. She shouted "star" into the air, and the star appeared soon In the living room, she said to the stars: "Take Allen back to the room."

Xingxing responded, snapped his fingers, and Alan floated up. Xingxing took him through another door of the restaurant and sent him back to bed.Charlotte looked at the sky at night, closed the door, and returned to the room prepared for her by the stars.The room was beautifully decorated by stars, blue and white ribbons hung on the nanmu four-poster bed, and pillows and quilts as soft as clouds were neatly placed at the head of the bed.

After one night, Christmas has come.

In the living room the next day, Charlotte saw Alan with an embarrassed face. It seemed that after waking up, he remembered what he did last night.When he saw Charlotte, he deliberately looked away, pretending to be unwrapping presents under the Christmas tree.But Charlotte sharply saw that there was nothing inside.

And on the white sandstone, next to the empty gift box, there were three gift boxes, one in gold and red, one in black, and one in silver and green.Charlotte immediately understood that these were her gifts, one from Lily, one from Severus, and one from Ellen.

Charlotte decided to give Alan a step down. She coughed twice, walked to Alan's side naturally, and said, "Then let me take a look at my Christmas present."

She opened the black one first, and inside was a bottle of potion. Under the potion was a note, which said: "Charlotte, Merry Christmas. Last time I saw you say in your letter I got a tan myself, and I think this potion will help you (you may be the first person I've ever seen for fair skin). But I hope you can't always count on this potion, when the time is right, Still need to take care of myself. I'll write to you again during the Christmas break. Your Severus."

Charlotte put the potion in front of her eyes and took a closer look. It was a clear pale golden liquid that looked more like an oil for external application, and she was a little reluctant to pour it into her mouth.But Allen's words changed her opinion: "It is estimated that this quality of beauty medicine will cost a lot of money. It seems that your little boyfriend is quite concerned about you. Drink it quickly, let me see, high-quality beauty treatment What kind of effect can the medicine have?"

Charlotte was already immune to the "little boyfriend". She ignored Alan's teasing, uncorked the bottle of beauty potion, and quickly poured it into her mouth.The taste of the beauty potion was not as strange as she imagined, it was like a touch of sweet syrup, moistening the tip of her picky tongue.She shouted in surprise: "It turned out to be sweet."

But Allen said puzzledly: "How could it be sweet? I drank the beauty potion, and it tasted—anyway, potions don't taste good. No, I heard that Felicia Felicia tastes good too, but I I haven't drunk it, it's very troublesome to make."

That's why Severus made some improvements, Charlotte thought.

Charlotte knelt down to continue unwrapping her second present, which was from Lily, who gave her a box of fudge with a note reading "Merry Christmas, Charles. This is my The fudge I made myself is guaranteed to be better than my mother's!" She took out one and put it in her mouth, the slightly chewy fudge was exactly what Charlotte liked, and there was even a hint of lily in it Fragrance.She jumped up holding the fudge box in surprise. She once mentioned it to Lily, but Lily remembered it and made it for her herself.

Finally she opened the silver-green box, and Allen gave her a photo.It was taken in a photo studio before they left Diagon Alley.In the photo, Alan is standing behind Charlotte, putting her shoulders on her shoulders and smiling brightly, while Charlotte leans slightly beside Alan, smiling shyly with her lips pursed.Allen in the photo is also blinking furtively, which was completely unnoticed by Charlotte on the day the photo was taken.

Charlotte reached out to touch the photo, and Charlotte and Allen in the photo escaped her touch one after another, hiding behind the cabinet in the photo, with only half of their faces looking out of the photo nervously.She laughed and said, "This is really funny."

Allen was already standing beside her, "I hope you like this gift." Then he raised his tone again and said, "Look, doesn't this look like a father and daughter?"

"You want to take advantage of me again." Charlotte said so, but her hand gently stroked the photo frame, and what she thought in her heart was: Like.

At night, when the sky was completely dark, Charlotte stood in the snow in the manor and took out the magic fireworks she bought in Diagon Alley.Some fireworks are like snakes walking through the snow, some fireworks are like huge phoenixes flying in the sky, and some fireworks are like bats rushing into the sky with a bang.In the end, they all turned into shooting stars all over the sky and sprinkled on the raised smiling face. The stars also whined and jumped around happily, completely losing the politeness he used to have.Allen leaned against the door, watching them with relief.