The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

"My dear, have you ordered the cake?" A middle-aged woman wearing a beige windbreaker put a bag of dried fruits into the trolley and looked at her husband.

"Of course, we can pick it up tomorrow afternoon. This time I ordered a stake cake. We can also buy some small decorations in the store and then go home and make the cake ourselves - it's time for you to show off your skills." The gentle husband next to the trolley He replied absently, while he was looking at the shopping list in his hand, "By the way, then I crossed out the dried cranberries and dried apples?"

"Of course, this bag of dried fruits contains all the dried fruits I need." The middle-aged woman reached out and took the list and crossed out all the dried fruits on it.

"Let me see, I need to buy a turkey and prepare some other meat..."

"Are we really going to make a turkey?" The husband's head got big when he heard the term. If you were to make a list of all the flashy foods in the world, turkey would be at the top of the list. The turkey looks bright red after roasting, and the sight of such a big one sitting on the dining table can arouse the appetite of diners. So much so that turkeys can be found in all Christmas-related movies and TV series. But if you look carefully enough, you will find that the appearance of the turkey has not changed much from beginning to end.

The reason is that it tastes really bad! ! ! Underneath the bright red skin are muscles as dry as paper, without a trace of fat! Coupled with the huge size of the turkey - one is as big as the upper body of a human being, it makes it extremely difficult to taste. How unpalatable is this thing? Even in Disney, a turkey leg as big as a human face only sells for 80 yuan. This is the most delicious part of the turkey.

That turkey on Christmas Eve will make turkey sandwiches a staple for the family for the next week, which is a nightmare.

"What are you thinking? Of course I'm going to do it!" His wife glared at him, "I remember little Tom will come over for Christmas today, right? You can eat with him."

"I think this will really hurt the relationship between him and our daughter." The husband complained in a low voice about his wife's decision. He reluctantly walked to the fresh food section and picked up a small one. Just underage turkeys. However, when his wife came over, he immediately shattered his last stubbornness and replaced him with a large turkey weighing twenty pounds.

This couple is Mr. and Mrs. Granger who are shopping for Christmas supplies. This Christmas their baby girl will bring her little friend Tom to their home for Christmas.

Although their daughter has not told them clearly about her relationship with Tom, the Grangers can generally guess it. It's just that both parties maintained a tacit understanding and did not pierce the window paper. The relationship between the three is currently in a delicate balance.

After all, the children are still young and the relationship between the two is highly variable. Maybe one day they will break up? Who can tell the feelings of half-grown children, this is the Granger couple's point of view.

After Mrs. Granger picked some fresh meat, ham, sausage, and cheese from the counter, she left the fresh food counter with her husband and the turkey.

Next, the two of them continued to buy supplies according to the list they had made in advance. By the time the list was cleared, the shopping cart was already full.

"So what do you think?" Mrs. Granger suddenly asked Mr. Granger in a confused manner while queuing up at the checkout counter.

"What do you think?" Mr. Granger was stunned and did not respond.

"What do you think of Tom?" Mrs. Granger gave her husband a look: This man looks like a piece of wood.

"Uh, it seems pretty good?"

Mrs. Granger was speechless.

"Then what do you think will happen if he keeps going on with Minmin?"

"Ah, what else can we do, get married?" Mr. Granger gave his wife a strange look. He didn't quite understand what she meant. Is she still a non-marriageist? Didn't see it! It is outrageous that a non-marriage person actually gets married.

Mrs. Granger wanted to hit someone.

"I mean--"

Mr. Granger finally understood what his wife meant, "I think they are suitable. Do you think Tom's background is not good?"

Mrs. Granger was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"But if she wants to develop in the wizarding world, how can the two of us help?" Mr. Granger became worried. "Maybe it will be of no help. If Hermione marries into a wizarding family in the future, what kind of help will it be? What should I do if I bully her? Can you help?"

Mrs. Granger: ...

"And this kind of thing depends on Min Min's attitude after all, doesn't it?" Mr. Granger shrugged his shoulders and moved the items in the shopping cart to the conveyor belt bit by bit.

As night falls, Christmas is getting closer.

…

Harry felt as if his heart was being pinched by something.

"You mean, leave the Dursleys and live with you?" Harry suppressed his excitement and confirmed with Sirius. He was really afraid that he had heard wrongly and was happy in vain.

"Ah, that's not what I meant. What I wanted to say is that if you want, you can try staying at my house for Christmas first. However, there has been no one living there for a long time, so I'm afraid it will be very messy. Anyway, if you want to stay at your uncle's house, If so, I can completely understand, haha ​​- I just feel -"

Sirius was more nervous than Harry. In his opinion, how could Harry leave his aunt and uncle and choose to spend Christmas with an unknown godfather who was even wanted?

Sirius had no idea what kind of life Harry lived with the Dursleys. He subconsciously thought that he was happy there.

"Of course I do!" Harry said hoarsely, "Do you have a house? When can I move in? Don't worry about hygiene. I'm really good at cleaning."

Sirius suddenly turned to look at Harry with a look of disbelief on his face. He didn't expect that Harry actually agreed, and a joy filled his heart.

"Are you really willing? There's no need to accommodate me—"

"I really do!"

Sirius smiled, this time he smiled happily, easily and freely. He hadn't smiled like that in a long time—not in about twelve years. Sirius looked ten years younger when he smiled like this. Before he laughed, no one would realize that he was just under 35 years old. This smile transformed him into what a man of his age should be.

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Note: Hermione's nickname is not mentioned in the book, but there is a nickname called Hermy. I changed it slightly and asked the Grangers to call her Min Min.

Today we would like to introduce the third generation Minister of Magic: Perseus Parkinson.

Perseus Parkinson served as the British Minister of Magic from 1726 to 1733.

He tried to pass a bill banning marriage between wizards and Muggles. In doing so, however, he misread public sentiment. The public in wizarding society is tired of anti-Muggle sentiment and wants nothing more than to keep the peace. So when the next ministerial election came up, Parkinson lost.

However, it can be seen from Professor McGonagall's personal experience that until the early 20th century, there were still huge obstacles in the marriage between wizards and Muggles.