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She should like it...
It was just a short sentence, but Harry wrote it very seriously.
After he stopped writing, he looked at the card in front of him with a chuckle, and stretched his waist as if relieved from a heavy burden...but his movements suddenly froze!
There was a sound of very light footsteps behind him. At first Harry thought it was Crookshanks running around, but when he subconsciously glanced back, he found that there was no...
wrong!
There must be someone behind me!
The other party seemed to be trying to hide, and moved carefully with every step, but Harry could still hear the footsteps getting closer.
In addition, there was that tiny, carefully suppressed panting... It was almost close to his neck!
"Ha... Oops!" A girl's coquettish voice came from behind, and then there was a thin breeze blowing gently towards Harry.
However, Harry, who was extremely vigilant at this time, dodged away immediately, letting the people behind him fly away.
Hmph, sneak attack from behind...
"Hermione?"
Harry quickly recognized who was coming by the sound, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab him, but he was caught in the bend of his leg by the uncontrollable toes of the opponent, and his whole body fell forward uncontrollably, throwing him Pressed firmly on the bed.
"This is...uh~"
Feeling that the softness under his body was completely different from the mattress, Harry tried to prop up his body in a panic, but his hands that were thrown around in the busyness touched something!
And what's worse, he still took it as a point of strength in a twitching brain, and squeezed it a little harder...
Although I don't have any feeling for the time being~
"Well…"
Hearing the soft hum from the 'empty' bed under him, Harry withdrew his hands like needles, and at the same time his heart became very cool.
Well, this time it's completely over...
When Hermione recovers, she can't tear herself apart~ (horrified)
"Harry... can you get up first, I'm on top of you..."
But to his surprise, Hermione didn't "hurt up and hurt people" as he thought, but just gently pushed his chest with a pair of small hands.
"Oh..." Harry's face froze, and he hurriedly rolled over and got out of bed like a spring.
Standing awkwardly by the bed, Harry didn't know what to do at this moment.
"I just... want to put on this invisibility cloak to tease you, why are you reacting so badly..."
Hermione sat up from the bed, and slowly lifted off the magic cloak that was draped over her body. While complaining, there seemed to be a hint of sourness in her voice.
"Hold...Sorry, I'm really, a little too nervous..." Harry responded incoherently, his mind was completely messed up now.
The sudden shock, as well as the tactile sensation just now, all of these made his heart flutter.
So much so that when he saw the flushed Hermione constantly appearing under the invisibility cloak, he would even unconsciously think of those scenes of lifting the hijab in the weddings of the previous Celestial Dynasty...
"That...invisibility cloak, why do you have such a thing?"
They were silent for a while, before Harry finally choked out a word, barely breaking the awkward atmosphere between the two.
But soon, he found himself asking a useless question.
"I don't know... This is something that the owl brought to me suddenly, and the sender's name is not written on it."
Hermione's ten fingers were twisted together, and her tone was muffled: "And this invisibility cloak should actually belong to you. The note attached to the package said that it originally belonged to your father, so you have to entrust me to return it to you." Original owner."
Chapter 75 Gifts Are (Won't) Please Everyone (8/10)
"My stuff..." Harry nodded slightly, and took the Invisibility Cloak that Hermione handed over.
It was cool to the touch, and this fluorescent fabric had a strange touch, as if it was woven with water, and it kept flowing in Harry's palm.
With just a cursory inspection, Harry could tell that the Invisibility Cloak was nothing short of extraordinary, because apart from the impeccable workmanship, he couldn't hear any magic flowing through it!
As long as there are magic items, there must be a sound of magic power, and this sound must be heard by Harry, but this invisibility cloak is an exception!
This means that it may be able to completely 'disappear', and even completely hide itself and the magic power of the user.
Theoretically, as long as you put on this invisibility cloak, unless you expose yourself or the other party has particularly superb detection methods, you will never be discovered!
It is indeed a rare and good thing. If Harry remembers correctly, in the original book, Dumbledore should have given him this invisibility cloak.
My biological father in this life actually had such a good baby, could it be a family heirloom?
"Harry... I didn't prepare a specific Christmas gift for you, but I just wrote a greeting card, is that okay?" While Harry was contemplating the specific origin of the Invisibility Cloak, Hermione suddenly handed over a card, "In this Above, I made a wish..."
At this moment, Hermione's heart was extremely tangled.
She reconfirmed through what happened just now that Harry really didn't feel safe at all since he went to study at Hogwarts.
Just like now, even at home, as long as there is a little trouble related to magic, he will instantly tense up.
Hermione didn't want to see Harry like this.
So, if it's an important family member...then it's up to you to help him make this wish.
"Oh, what a coincidence?" Harry raised his eyebrows in surprise, and picked up the card he just prepared from the table, "The gift I prepared for you is actually a greeting card~"
In Harry's mind, instead of preparing any substantive gifts for Hermione like giving others, it would be better to fulfill her long-standing expectations and make her feel completely at ease.
It's just that she didn't expect Hermione to go with him.
Hmm... If his guess is correct, only one of his and Hermione's wishes must come true.
So they are Maggie's gift... Uh, the identity doesn't seem very appropriate~
"Anyway, let's read it...my wish." Before Hermione could speak, Harry hid the other party's greeting card close to his body, and then made a gentlemanly gesture of 'please' to Hermione.
"This...this is?!"
Looking down at the greeting card in her hand, Hermione froze in place.
"Harry!!" In the next second, a huge surprise swept over.
Hermione was too excited to say a word, and threw herself into Harry's arms regardless!
She never dreamed that the wish Harry wrote on the greeting card was actually the opposite of her own wish... completely opposite!
'I'd like to go to Hogwarts. '
'I would quit Hogwarts. '
It's just two simple sentences, but it's the best gift they've received in this festival.
...
That night, Hermione couldn't fall asleep for a long time, and kept thinking about the past over and over again.
From the mischievousness when putting on the invisibility cloak for pranks, to the blushing when there is a little embarrassment, to the touch when exchanging wishes at the end...
To be honest, when she handed Harry the greeting card she had written, she had really prepared for the worst.
Now that she knew that Harry didn't have any affection for Hogwarts, and that she agreed to enroll entirely because of her own reasons, as a family member, especially as a sister, Hermione felt that she had an obligation to take care of Harry's mood.
But in the end, it was Harry who completely warmed her heart with a surprise.
He saw through his thoughts and confiscated his greeting card first, making his wish invalid...
And he is willing to choose to stay in that place he doesn't like for himself!
Every time she recalled the words on that card, Hermione would even laugh out loud in a daze under the covers.
But in fact, for Harry, he really didn't feel wronged by making such a decision.
The previous incidents made him truly understand Hermione's expectations. Also as a family member, Harry felt that he had to protect her expectations at all times!
What's more, Harry was attacked by a Bludger on the Quidditch field, which means that Quirrell...or Voldemort, has officially targeted him!
In this situation of losing the opportunity, Harry could no longer stay in the world of ordinary people, because it would definitely bring trouble to the Grangers.
Therefore, he must return to Hogwarts, and he must deal with Voldemort as in the original book!
Because when avoidance is inevitable, the only way to win is to fight back!
...
The three-week Christmas holiday came to an end soon. This winter holiday, Harry had a busy and fulfilling life, and basically had no time to relax.
Because apart from being with his family, he spent most of his time studying, learning the knowledge that normal children should have mastered.
He didn't want to become an 'illiterate' in the general public's perception just because he was exposed to magic.
Hermione agreed with him on this point.
Of course, he will never forget the most important gift, and everyone who received the gift on the back-to-school day was also very happy.
Professor Flitwick even put on that new bow tie that very day, showing it off around the campus with his head held high.
Several other friends at school also received gifts from Harry at the same time, and Neville got a memo saying that Harry thought this was what he really needed.
The memory ball produced in the magic world can only remind the user to forget something, but it cannot intuitively let the user know what has been forgotten, so the important thing should be written several times, and then nailed to the bedside, table, or even It is more reliable on the cuffs of clothes.
Ron got a brand new set of wizard chess, he likes to play this kind of game very much, but he only has an old set of chess pieces at hand, so after getting the gift, he couldn't put it down, and he took it out to play every day.
He even couldn't hold back his excitement during the short break of the latest Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and secretly played a game with his tablemate Seamus Finnigan... Fortunately, the chess pieces were not blown up~
Fortunately, the good-tempered Professor Quirrell did not criticize, but instead gave Ron a lot of stumbling pointers.
As for Peeves, it got a brand new hat... It's just that as an English ghost, it doesn't know the meaning of green, brackets laugh~
"Hmph, boring Muggle stuff."
In the dark underground classroom, Professor Bat looked at the brand-new crucible in front of him, and his attitude seemed quite disdainful.
"Don't always use a heavy metal crucible to cook potions, it's easy to be chronically poisoned~"
But when he saw the note inside the crucible, his originally stinky face rarely showed a hint of arrogance.
"Mr. Granger, I am very grateful for your Christmas gift, but I still decided to deduct one point from Ravenclaw as a punishment!" And in the transformation class the next day, Professor McGonagall was also facing Harry 'Qi hum hum' scolding.
"Hey, what did you give Professor McGonagall?" Hermione asked helplessly in a low voice.
"The corner massager for cats, it's the one I made for Crookshanks and Mrs. Norris~" Harry poked his ears nonchalantly, "Looking at the radiant look on our professor's face, I know she must have After a long time, but now you are getting angry and deducting my points, it doesn't make sense at all~"
Hermione: ...
Come on, Professor McGonagall is just an Animagus, not a real cat? !
If I were Professor McGonagall, I would definitely deduct [-] points from Ravenclaw while shouting in private~
(ps Christmas holidays for British students are actually winter vacations, from around December 12th to early January, about three weeks, and the following is plastic English~)
Hermione: I'm willing to quit from Hogwarts.
Harry: I'm willing to stay at Hogwarts.
Chapter 76 There is no Philosopher's Stone in Philosopher's Stone (9/10)
After the Christmas holiday, the busy campus life began again, especially in a college dominated by intellectuals like Ravenclaw, you could almost see boys and girls reading K in the common room at any time.
Strangely enough, Hermione has been an exception of late.
This student girl who has always strived to be the first in the exam has been going to the library almost every day these days, but she is always soaked in a pile of idle books that are not needed for the exam, and she often reads several books. Hour.
Her behavior even aroused the dissatisfaction of the librarian Mrs. Pince, who had ordered Hermione many times to leave before the time limit.
Mrs. Pince also said in private that if it wasn't for Filch's good relationship with Harry, she would have kicked out Hermione with a feather duster who refused to leave the library every day~
"So... what are you looking for so persistently?" Harry asked suspiciously.
"Hmph, of course I'm investigating important information." Hermione smiled playfully, and spread the huge old book in her hand in front of Harry, "Nicole Flamel, have you heard of the name? ?”