Chapter 106： Chrismas holiday

Chapter 106 Christmas Holiday

After the Daily Prophet announced that Cornelius Fudge would be the next Minister of Magic, about two weeks later, the Daily Prophet's quiz rewards arrived by owl post.

It was still snowing outside, and owl postmen crowded into the auditorium as usual.

Among them, an owl threw the frosted envelope in front of Albert. A moment later, another owl threw a heavy animal skin bag on the table in front of Albert, and the dull metallic sound immediately attracted the attention of other people around.

Albert reached out to pick up the animal skin bag, weighed it twice, and after listening to the crisp sound inside, he guessed what was in the animal skin bag.

He didn't open the animal skin bag on the spot, but put it in his backpack. Then, he pulled out his wand and used a drying spell to remove the frost on the envelope, and then he opened the envelope and read the contents inside.

The letter reads:

Congratulations, Mr. Albert Anderson.

You have won 100 Galleons in the "Next Minister of Magic" guessing activity, please sign for it. — Barnabas Guffey

Note: Before signing, please do not open the animal skin bag, which is enchanted to ensure that Albert himself receives the Galleon.

In the envelope, there is another piece of parchment, which is a magical contract to ensure that the money is signed by Albert himself.

If someone else tries to take money that does not belong to him from the animal skin bag, he will get into trouble. As for the trouble, the letter did not say, Albert guessed it might be some kind of curse, or some kind of tracking magic , allowing them to find the thief who stole the money.

Albert wanted to keep this secret as low-key as possible, but the secret would always spread like wildfire.

Not long after, all the teachers and students in the school knew that he participated in the quiz activity of the Daily Prophet and won a large sum of Galleons.

As for how much?

No one knows the exact amount. Some say 50 Galleons, some say 100 Galleons, and some guess 200 Galleons. In the end, George couldn't help telling the truth, which made a lot of people envious.

Every time someone talks about this, the tone is so sour that it almost corrodes a big hole in the ground.

"Now, everyone calls you "Lucky Albert." Shanna sat in front of Albert, turned around and asked, "How do you feel?"

"Very good, I like this title, and I hope to continue to be lucky, maybe I can win the big prize again." Albert said with a smile.

"You can lie down on the table and sleep for a while, maybe you can dream that you won the jackpot." Shanna couldn't help but rolled her eyes.

"My luck has always been good." Albert took out his wand, waved it in front of several people, and continued to fool: "Mr. Ollivander told me that a wand made of red cedar can give users As luck would have it, my wand is made of redwood."

"Can redwoods bring luck?" Angelina looked suspicious, obviously not believing what she said.

"There is indeed such a saying. It is rumored that a wand made of red cedar wood can bring luck to the user, so this kind of wand is very popular among wizards." Katrina looked up and down Albert with strange eyes, " Of course, there are those who think it's pure nonsense."

"Of course it's true. I guessed right with the help of my wand." Albert looked like my wand could really bring luck.

The face of Lee Jordan next to him was twitching slightly. According to their memory, that was really the case. At that time, Albert just "put the wand vertically on the table and let it fall to one side freely", and then inexplicably decided to press 25 Galleons on Cornelius Fudge.

When Fred told everyone about the situation at that time, everyone was dumbfounded, as if you were **** kidding me.

What kind of coquettish operation is this? Is this the correct posture to win the big prize?

However, this matter did not allow everyone to discuss it for too long, and the Christmas holiday has quietly approached.

After packing his luggage, Albert took the school's Thestral carriage and walked along the snow-covered road to Hogsmeade's station.

"What are you doing?" George asked puzzledly, and he saw Albert reaching out to the front of the carriage.

"Don't you wonder what is pulling the carriage?" Albert pointed to the snowy road, "Didn't you see the footprints on the snow?"

"Is there something pulling the cart?" All three of them were shocked, but the footprints on the snow were the best evidence, invisible horses.

"Thestrals." Albert said softly, "It is said that only those who have seen death can see thestrals."

"I've heard about these creatures, they are very unlucky." Li Qiaodan tried to pull Albert away from the Thestrals, and whispered, "I heard that these creatures will bring terrible disasters to those who see them , is a bad omen."

"You think too much. Thestrals are a kind of flying horse. Its bad reputation is related to the dead. Otherwise, do you think Hogwarts would use them to pull carts?" Albert couldn't help but give Li Jordan a white look, and pulled Put your own luggage into the express train, and prepare to find an empty compartment to rest.

Looking at the leaping scenery outside the window, Albert was in a good mood. Along the way, a few people ate snacks and chatted about what to do during the Christmas holiday.

When I was bored, I also played Bibi’s Big Bean Adventure suggested by Fred. This game is to close your eyes, pick up a Bibi multi-flavored bean and put it in your mouth, and see who is unlucky enough to eat a strange flavor.

Lee Jordan was the most unlucky, he tasted like a piece of soil. He once again declared in front of everyone that he was no longer eating Bibi multi-flavored beans, which made everyone laugh.

When the train started passing through the Muggle town, Albert took off his wizard cloak and put on a Muggle coat. Fortunately, Daisy carefully helped him prepare his coat, otherwise Albert would have really forgotten about it.

In the afternoon, the train finally stopped at King's Cross Station,

Everyone was about to leave platform 9 and 3/4, but they were stopped at the ticket gate by a shriveled old guard who did not allow too many people to pass at one time.

A large number of people came out of the solid wall at the same time, attracting the attention of the Muggles.

However, Hogwarts students still attract the attention of Muggles.

When Albert had just stepped out of the wall, he found a man in unsuitable clothes standing by the wall, surrounded by a few people from the Ministry of Magic.

Among them, there was actually one who used the illusion spell on himself. However, the skill of the illusion spell was not very good, and Albert vaguely captured his position.

Before mastering the Illusion Curse, Albert may not have noticed the other party, but he still has a little understanding of the Illusion Curse now, and it is not too difficult to find a flaw.

"Bye, Albert!"

"Goodbye, Albert!"

Li Qiaodan and Shanna waved goodbye to Albert.

"Goodbye." Albert also waved at them.

"He's there, Mom, Albert is there!" Nia ran towards here while waving her hands. Albert waved to his family with a smile on his face, then turned to Fred and George and said, "Goodbye, I'm leaving first!"

"Goodbye, my family is here too." Fred pointed towards the distance, and Albert saw the red-haired Weasley family, as well as Fred's younger brother Ron and younger sister Ginny.

"What are you looking at?" Nia complained dissatisfied.

"Okay, okay, I bought you some snacks. But I'll bring them to you when I get in the car." Albert reached out and touched Nia's head, but the girl turned her head away.

"Don't touch a lady's head, it's very rude." Nia complained solemnly.

Herb couldn't help laughing, reached out to take Albert's luggage and asked, "How's life at Hogwarts?"

"Not bad, I learned a lot of useful things." Albert said without thinking.

"Welcome home." Daisy smiled and handed Tom to Albert.

"It's getting heavier," Albert said, weighing Tom.

"A while ago, Tom stayed at his grandfather's house for a few days." Nia whispered, "You also know the character of Sansa's grandmother."

Albert looked at his fat cat and sighed softly. After getting into the car, Albert put Tom on his lap, and while grooming him, he muttered, "It's time to lose weight."

(end of this chapter)