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Chapter 855 Christmas Gift (Part )

Finally, Christmas came. Just like in the book, Harry didn't want to go back to the Dursleys. He wanted to apply to stay at school, but because he was invited by Ou Mengmeng, his guardians were the Dursleys, so he could only write to his dear Aunt Petunia to ask for permission. Apparently, the Dursleys approved the letter and he went to the Fosters with peace of mind.

Of course Hermione had to go home for the holidays. Although she was a little reluctant to leave the treasure house, she missed her dear parents more. She also prepared a very beautiful silver charm for them. Originally, there was a lucky charm on it, but it was old, so Hermione specially asked old Foster to help clean it and strengthen the lucky charm. Her parents wore it, although they would not pick up money every day, but they could ward off some minor bad luck.

Draco really couldn't escape this time. He went back to various European countries to meet his noble relatives and strengthen the ties between the families. Of course, what he didn't say was that his parents knew about Professor Qi Luo, but it was not easy to say the inside story in the letter. He felt that he should still meet his parents. As the only heir, he was of course aware of the family's betting, so he had to work hard for the family and his parents. Try to get rid of that person's control.

As for Ron, he was left behind because his parents had to go to Romania to visit his brother Charlie. If it were just Ron, he and Ou Mengmeng could go home, but the other four children in their family were all in Gryffindor, so it was not easy for Ou Mengmeng to invite them again.

Harry spent the happiest Christmas of his life at the Foster's. The three of them went to Foster's Muggle house together, which was located in an ordinary wealthy area in London. It was very close to the city center and the atmosphere of Christmas was everywhere. The streets were crowded with people. Everyone wore Santa hats and held Christmas whistles in their hands, blowing them from time to time. There was also Santa Claus on the street handing out cheap little gifts, which made the children very happy.

Harry had never celebrated Christmas like this before, and he didn't know there would be so many people. Of course, they also met Hermione's family. Ou Mengmeng called to inform them. Hermione didn't expect them to come to London for the holiday, so she brought her parents out together. The two families walked on the avenue together, feeling the Christmas atmosphere of London.

Hermione's parents, the Grangers, breathed a sigh of relief for the first time. As parents, they had given birth to a little wizard. Even though they had received an explanation and had taken them to Diagon Alley, they still felt deeply uneasy. It felt like they had lost their daughter forever.

And now, seeing Mr. Foster taking the children to celebrate the holiday in London made them feel more at ease than Professor McGonagall taking them to Diagon Alley.

It shows that wizards can live normally in the Muggle world, and there is no difference between them. Especially when they went to Foster's Muggle home, compared with their middle-class community, this place is considered wealthy, and what's especially good is that Ou Mengmeng told them that the mailbox here is a magical item. If they have something to do, they can just put the letter or note into the mailbox, and grandpa will receive it immediately.

This made the Grangers feel more at ease, because their communication with their daughter was actually one-sided. Their daughter wrote back, and then they tied a gift on the owl's leg and gave it to it to reply. But if something really happened, they couldn't count on it at all. With this mailbox, they could notify their daughter in time if something happened. The Grangers held old Foster's hand and kept saying thank you.

The next morning, Ou Mengmeng and Harry received Christmas gifts from various places.

Hermione gave them Muggle chocolates. At this time, Hermione no longer felt lost in the original world. She could treat the two worlds fairly and they were about to be harmoniously unified. So she picked her favorite. She didn't think the candy in the wizarding world was tastier. Harry gave Hermione a magic headband he found in the house. It was made of top-grade magic silver. The best thing was that its magic circle was still there. No matter how much hair there was, no matter how difficult it was to bind, it was not a problem for it. When it was put on, it could be combed smoothly and fixed well. He paid old Foster to clean it up and engrave a blessing for Hermione. Sometimes he felt bad when he saw Hermione's messy hair.

Ou Mengmeng gave Hermione the complete set of wizarding codex that she had always wanted. Even though it was second-hand and she had collected and exchanged it bit by bit, it had taken a lot of effort over the years. This set of books was quite expensive, and even though Hermione had money now, she was reluctant to spend it. So Ou Mengmeng gave it to her directly. Anyway, if it was just a reference book, there was no need for her to keep it.

Draco gave Harry ten pairs of thick wool socks. They lived underground, and even though they had house-elves, it would be difficult to ask the elves to wash the socks and underwear. Draco, knowing himself and Harry, gave him the most suitable gift.

As expected, Harry was very satisfied. As a roommate, everything was self-explanatory. Just like what he gave Draco was the magic potion shampoo he made himself, which was a combination of shampoo and conditioner, ensuring that his hair would not fall out.

Giving it to "Little Petunia" was much easier, because old Foster stipulated that no expensive gifts could be given, except for handmade items. Draco knew that they didn't lack anything, so he made a wand case himself. Since "Little Petunia" had more than a dozen wands, he made one that could be attached to the armpit, so that Little Petunia could easily draw a wand, and didn't have to dig around in the dragon skin bag for no reason.

What Penny gave him was a bit more funny, a tie clip with a small silver comb. With this, he could hold his tie while the small comb could be put in his jacket pocket, so he could comb his hair anytime and anywhere. There was also a note attached, which read, "Your head may be cut off, your blood may flow, but your hair must not be messed up!" But I have to say, the item was custom-made and very beautiful.

Harry also felt that giving Penny a gift was the most difficult. After struggling for a long time, he finally gave Penny a nutritional supplement that he made himself, because seeing that she ate like taking medicine every day, it would be better to let her take medicine. Ou Mengmeng was a little speechless. She felt that this child could not be kept. Did anyone give medicine during the Chinese New Year? But forget it, what else can be done for such a silly child!

Of course, Ou Mengmeng received many small gifts from the Order of the Phoenix, such as the Weasleys' hand-knitted sweaters. Of course, Ron did not get the purple-red one, because when Ou Mengmeng wanted the Weasleys' sweater, she told Molly that she wanted the purple-red one, and reminded Ron that he liked the golden red one, which was also the main color of Gryffindor. So, everyone was comfortable over the years.

Harry didn't get the Weasley sweater because Harry and Ron were barely related and not in the same house, and Molly certainly wouldn't knit a sweater for an unrelated child.

Ou Mengmeng gave Molly and her husband a Muggle car model and a new magic recipe. As for the others, she thought it would be best to give them money, but she couldn't do that. So old Foster stepped in and gave five gold galleons to each of the four Weasley children who spent Christmas in the academy. Of course, Ou Mengmeng also made a pair of beautiful leather shoes for little Ginny.

It's so hot today. I went to buy some rat poison and rat glue to see how it goes tomorrow morning.