Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

Before Snape finished reading, he threw the notebook onto the table and growled, gritting his teeth:

"Douglas!"

He had prepared the normal base ingredients in the kitchen.

The potion base is obviously developed based on some potions.

Douglas did this during school. During a potion class where he was preparing a potion of joy, Douglas took out a piece of beef from somewhere and dipped it into the potion, causing the cauldron to explode...

Since then, Snape thought Douglas had given up that damn idea, but he didn't expect that he hadn't given up after so many years.

Looking at the recipe for the potion base, with his eyes as a potion master, he could tell at a glance that the other party's experiment was indeed successful. The hot pot base retained some of the effects of the original potion, and no other reactions would occur after other substances were added.

Finally, Snape thought about it and stuffed the notebook into the bottom shelf of his bookshelf, out of sight and out of mind.

Compared to adults opening presents, students are much happier when they wake up and see a small pile of gift packages next to their beds.

When George and Fred woke up, they saw an official Hogwarts letter on top of a small pile of wrapped gifts.

"Hey, George, Hogwarts is actually sending us Christmas presents this year. What do you think will be in the envelope? A gold Galleon?"

As he said this, Fred was about to get the envelope.

George seemed to have thought of something and shouted:

"No, I think I guess what it is?"

Fred shrank his hand in fear, then he realized something and looked at George in horror:

"They never do that, do they?"

George shook his head and muttered softly:

"I knew that not having the results the day before the holiday was not a good sign."

Fred also sighed:

"This time the professors didn't ask the class representatives to mark the papers, so we have no idea how many points we got on the test."

George suddenly said cheerfully:

"Hey, my brother, think of something nice. It's a good thing we didn't go home and the report cards didn't get sent to mom."

Fred also looked at his brother in surprise, then quickly opened the envelope.

As expected, it turned out to be the transcript of the five-course exam.

When they saw the report card, they suddenly regretted not going home.

Transfiguration: Good.

Charms: Excellent.

Defense Against the Dark Arts: Excellent.

Astronomy: Pass.

Potions: Pass.

"Snape is so partial. I think I can definitely get a good grade in Potions!"

This scene didn't just happen to the two of them.

All Hogwarts students below the fifth grade received notification of their exam results.

When some people are happy, others are naturally miserable.

Especially those students who did not do well in the exam and went home.

Come to the auditorium at breakfast time.

There were already a dozen Christmas trees covered with silver frost, and the thick ribbons on the ceiling were made of mistletoe and holly.

And magic was cast on the ceiling, and snowflakes as big as goose feathers gently fell down.

There were about a hundred roast turkeys on the table, and they were not roasted in the same way. Some were roasted with traditional onions and sage, while others were roasted with various roast chicken seasonings that Douglas had recommended.

In addition to turkey, there are also various grilled meats and sausages.

In addition to the boiled potatoes we usually eat in life, the kitchen is also equipped with some pancakes...

It's almost a big dinner that is a fusion of East and West.

This dish is not new to this Christmas, it comes after Douglas got his own place in the kitchen.

Almost every year, some dishes that are not included in the traditional Christmas menu are added.

In addition to food, there are also piles of wizard lottery envelopes and firecrackers.

When someone draws one of those raffle bags, there's a blast like a cannon, and they're engulfed in a cloud of colorful smoke, from which various hats pop out, and maybe even some little mice...

When some students saw that it was a little mouse, they smiled and said:

"Thank goodness it wasn't Professor Holmes's test paper. I was scared to death!"

Before he finished speaking, another student said painfully:

"Oh my god, today is Christmas, why is the gift I got a test paper that is five feet long..."

The other students laughed and prayed that they would not be given the test paper.

When Douglas arrived at the faculty seat, he heard Professor Flitwick telling Dumbledore a joke.

Dumbledore wore a lady's hat decorated with flowers.

When he noticed Douglas looking at his hat, he happily took it off his head:

"Merry Christmas, Douglas. Do you like this hat? Come and let me put it on you. You're welcome. I have many more..."

Would Douglas refuse something given by his leader?

Obviously, no matter how much he resisted it in his heart, he still put on the hat with a smile.

But then he drew his wand, smiled and said:

“Since it’s a holiday, I’ll do something different.

When I was traveling, I visited the Muggle world in the East. They worshipped a god there called the God of Wealth..."

After saying that, Douglas's hat and clothes began to change, and then everyone saw a man with yellow hair and green eyes, wearing a prime minister's gauze hat, a red robe and a gold belt, looking very festive.

Douglas's look was very much to the taste of some wizards, especially Dumbledore.

"Although I don't know how to describe it, Douglas, your outfit is indeed very festive. It reminds me of Santa Claus in the Muggle world, except that his clothes are not as exquisite as yours."

As he spoke, Dumbledore dressed himself up as Santa Claus, and the professors around him laughed.

Those who were opening gift boxes turned their heads to look when they saw two people in red suddenly appear in the staff seats.

Douglas saw that the students below were looking at them and waved his wand in the air.

The falling snowflakes suddenly turned into gold coins and fell down.

(Gold Galleons cannot be directly transformed using Transfiguration.)

The students scrambled to grab the gold coins until they realized they were not real currency.

Dumbledore was equally pleased: "Aha, a nice Transfiguration spell!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his wand, and suddenly all kinds of socks appeared in the air above the auditorium. Those socks opened their mouths wide, took in the fallen gold coins, and then fell to the ground.

Professor McGonagall seemed to be interested too.

She also waved her magic wand, and the dozen or so Christmas trees suddenly started singing Christmas carols, and the silver frost hanging on them turned into small butterflies and began to fly around the trees.

The students were stunned. The last time they saw such a scene was at the Halloween party.

Douglas was also very satisfied with this scene. He felt that this gave the feeling of a festival in the magical world.

Chapter 123 New Semester

Thanks to the participation of several professors' magic, this Christmas banquet allowed the children to temporarily forget about receiving their report cards in the morning.

The teachers sat together, chatting and eating.

Professor Snape hardly spoke the entire time, even though Dumbledore told several jokes.

He also glanced at Douglas with a forced smile.

Whenever the two looked at each other, they would snort coldly at the same time.

As the banquet was drawing to a close, Draco Malfoy left the Slytherin table.

Pretending to pass by the Gryffindor table, he said loudly to his companions:

"It's hard to imagine that a representative of Potions class only got a passing grade.

The thought of having to chop vegetables like a house elf in his next class...

Alas, as a class representative, this makes me feel very ashamed! "

If he didn't have a smug smile on his face, maybe everyone would have believed it.

Everyone at the Gryffindor table looked strange in an instant.

After all, for some reason, most of the Gryffindor students' grades in Potions class were suppressed.

Harry and Ron stood up directly.

However, after taking a look at the staff seats, Harry sensibly refrained from taking action. Instead, he said loudly:

"Oh~ The vegetable chopping method was invented by Professor Snape... So in your eyes, Draco Malfoy, Professor Snape is just a crazy house-elf?"

The Ravenclaws at the table next to Gryffindor also heard what Harry said and were stunned.

They all looked at Professor Snape.

Snape felt the student's gaze and turned his head to look at him with cold eyes.

After hearing what Harry said, Draco secretly glanced at Professor Snape in the staff seat, and found that Professor Snape was looking at him, and his face turned pale instantly.

Without saying a single harsh word, he immediately fled with his followers.

Then there was a burst of applause from the Gryffindor table.

Ron excitedly patted Harry, who was equally excited.

George and Fred acted like respectful servants, each carrying a plate of grilled meat and a glass of juice.

"Ah, great hero!"

"Snape is a crazy house-elf, haha... I mean Slytherin is so unreasonable and has no respect for professors at all, haha!"

The professors in the staff seats also noticed Gryffindor's movements. Professor Snape wanted to come down and take a look. He always felt that Gryffindor's joy was related to himself, but Dumbledore kept pulling him away, asking him to listen to his jokes...

The party was joyous, especially after the rescue.

Hagrid, that big guy, drank one glass after another and got himself drunk. Then he started hugging and kissing the people around him, which scared Douglas so much that he ran away immediately.

Just kidding, even if it was a kiss on the cheek, he couldn't stand Hagrid's big mouth.

After the banquet.

Everyone drank a lot of wine, even Professor Snape, who usually had a sallow face, had a few blushes on his face.

The students scattered even more.

George and Fred ran outside into the snow and quietly promoted the new product they had been researching recently - snowball bombs.

This is a kind of firecracker that, after being ignited, can automatically gather the surrounding snow into snowballs, which can last for one minute.

The inspiration came from the last time Professor Holmes talked about the snow monster.

The students who knew about Professor Holmes's last operation also gathered in the snow.

Before leaving, they all shouted in the auditorium that they wanted to have a snowball fight and secretly looked at Douglas.

In the end, Douglas didn't even go.

7 p.m.

Douglas arrived at the Burrow on time through the fireplace of Honeydukes Candy Shop, and thanks to Mr. Weasley's extensive connections, he was able to arrange a private Floo Network for him.

As he walked out of the fireplace at the Burrow, he heard Ginny shouting:

"Mom, Professor Holmes is here!"