New Professor at Hogwarts

"Do you think Percy will agree?" Snape asked leisurely, with a strange smile on his face.

Xia Ran spread her hands and said: "I don't know, but I think he might agree? After all, Percy is a very smart wizard, and he is indeed quite capable. Of course, I can see his desire for power, which is also not good. light."

In the original time and space, Percy turned against his family because of his desire for power. He drew a clear line and treated each other like strangers. Although he finally came to his senses and joined the Order of the Phoenix to fight against Voldemort and the Death Eaters, this was enough. It shows how powerful his desire for power is.

"well!"

Dumbledore suddenly sighed and blamed himself: "Such a young child shouldn't be allowed to bear such an important responsibility, but I'm afraid... if I gain power, maybe it won't be Voldemort's problem."

Due to his experiences when he was young, he was determined not to hold power anymore to avoid arousing the dark side in his heart, so he stayed at Hogwarts safely for decades. Even though the Ministry of Magic repeatedly nominated him for the position of minister, he was always rejected. Dumbledore refused each one.

"By the way, Xia Ran, I may have to return your Resurrection Stone to you in a few days." Dumbledore suddenly said. The Resurrection Stone was in Xia Ran's hand and was lent to Dumbledore some time ago.

Xia Ran waved his hand casually. Anyway, he didn't need the Deathly Hallows, the Resurrection Stone.

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Christmas is coming soon, the snow is still flying, and the temperature is as cold as ever. When Xia Ran got up in the morning, there were a lot of things piled beside the bed, all of which were Christmas gifts given to him by others.

"A magic book given by Dumbledore, okay... a bottle of potion from Snape, why didn't he write the name and purpose of the potion?" Xia Ran looked at the vial in her hand, frowned, and didn't After recognizing what the potion here is, it seems that I have to ask Snape specifically. After all, his knowledge of potions is not advanced enough.

But he was also a little surprised, because Snape actually gave him a Christmas gift, which was a big deal!

Is their relationship that good?

Xia Ran was confused. Of course, he couldn't return the things to Snape and say that I'm not familiar with you and don't need your gift? That's really funny. Although Xia Ran didn't send Snape a Christmas gift, Xia Ran still accepted the potion gift he sent.

"Well, at worst, I'll just make it up to him next Christmas."

Xia Ran opened another thick package. Inside was a black wool sweater, which was a Christmas gift from Mrs. Weasley.

He tried to put it on and it was quite warm.

When he came downstairs, there were only Mrs. Weasley, Kreacher and Mr. Weasley, Lupine and Sirius in the kitchen. The little wizards were still sleeping and hadn't gotten up.

"Mrs. Weasley, thank you for the sweater." Xia Ran sat down with a piece of bread and a glass of milk. At least he didn't have to worry about his life when he lived here.

Mrs. Weasley smiled and said: "As long as you like it. Is black okay? I think black is more stable. Other colors are too bright for a professor."

Xia Ran gave a thumbs up and praised: "Great!"

"ah!!!"

Suddenly there was a scream from upstairs.

"cool!"

"marvelous!"

Two more exclamations.

Several people in the kitchen looked at each other with confused expressions, except Sirius, who seemed to have a smile on his face.

"They're yelling again. There's really no quiet time." Mrs. Weasley muttered.

"Okay, Molly, it's holiday now, let them go." Mr. Weasley said while flipping through the newspaper.

Boom, boom, boom! !

Several footsteps ran down the stairs, and Harry, Ron, and the twin brothers all got into the kitchen together, each carrying something in their hands.

"Firebolt??" Lupine was surprised. What Harry, Fred, and George were holding happened to be the latest flying broomstick - the Firebolt. It is the fastest broomstick in the world and has a very exquisite style. , it is rumored that every Quidditch club in the world has ordered such a broomstick, which is what every Quidditch player dreams of.

"Oh my God, Firebolt, where did you get it?" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed.

Harry, Fred, and George all pointed their hands at Sirius and said, "A Christmas gift from Sirius!"

Sirius waved.

"Oh, Sirius, this thing is too expensive." Mrs. Weasley said. She doesn't watch Quidditch games very much, but she also knows the name of the Firebolt. It is the best and most expensive broomstick. For the Weasley family, He said that he couldn't afford such a broom. After all, their children's textbooks and magic robes were all second-hand.

The Weasley family has too many children, and they only rely on Mr. Weasley's salary, so their life has always been quite tight.

Sirius smiled and said: "The three of them are Gryffindor's Quidditch players. Of course they must be equipped with the best broomsticks." He looked at the three of them and said: "Can they win the Quidditch Academy Cup this year? ?Don’t let down the Firebolt.”

"Don't worry, man, you will definitely win the Quidditch championship!" George said confidently.

Harry and Fred nodded repeatedly. They had never been so confident.

"By the way, Sirius, thank you for the owl." Ron thanked him. He was holding an owl cage in his hand. Inside was a thin owl that kept flying around in the cage, looking very lively.

Sirius looked a little embarrassed and said: "I caused you to lose a pet, so of course I have to give you a pet as compensation. Well, this owl may be a little small, but it is very active. I met it outside. , no one wanted it, it was pitiful, so I bought it, I hope you like it."

He added at last uncertainly.

"Oh, sure, man." Ron grinned. He suddenly made an unexpected move and handed the owl to the big ginger cat curled up in the corner of the table and asked, "What do you think? ?Must be an owl?”

Crookshanks meowed twice.

"Good enough for me," Ron said happily, "Now it's mine."

"Sirius, it cost you money." Mr. Weasley said. Ron's owl may not be expensive, but the Firebolts in Fred and George's hands are very expensive.

"It's a trivial matter," Sirius said in a nonchalant tone.

Sirius is the only heir to the Black family, which is one of the oldest wizarding families in the magical world. Needless to say, their family wealth is undoubtedly one of the best in the magical world.

Sirius is truly a super rich man!

Xia Ran sighed secretly, but he also had a lot of savings, and he was definitely far away from being a rich man, but he still had everything in his daily life, so he didn't have to be too frugal and budget-conscious.

After a while, Hermione and Ginny also came down after opening their presents. The kitchen was decorated with colored lights and all kinds of wonderful fireworks, many of which were made by the Weasley twins. The Christmas tree was from Lupine. Brought back from outside.

A group of people celebrated Christmas here, putting aside the threat of darkness for the time being. After all, the situation was not completely out of control yet.

This is almost the most lively Christmas Xia Ran has spent in more than ten years.