281 Obstruction and Expectation
Charlie?Taking an early vacation?
Just as Karan was stunned, Steve was also stunned suddenly. He stared enviously at the golden bubbles conjured by Professor Flitwick. He wanted to get closer and take a closer look, but was expressionless by Gaspar. grabbed the collar.
"Can I still leave early?" Gespar asked, ignoring Steve who was being tightened.
Even though he wasn't cast, Fabian didn't let his questions go unnoticed.
"Of course you can, but the premise is that you don't miss the lessons you should teach." He replied.
"This also means that we can leave Hogwarts one night early and in time for dinner." Gideon said.
"But this is enough. If we hurry up, we can also help our little sister Molly prepare dinner." Fabian continued.
"Speaking of which, I forgot to thank you, Alastor." Gideon seemed to want to high-five Moody to celebrate, but when he saw the other party's cold expression, he had to put it away angrily. palm.
"I heard Fabian say that you interceded for us. If it weren't for you, we might have to wait until tomorrow before we can leave."
"It's not a big deal." Moody said in a low voice, which made him look like he was not accepting gratitude at all, but like he was threatening someone.
At this time, there was a banging sound from the door of the auditorium, which was the sound of wood hitting the ground.
Professor Kettleburn came over, and after seeing a few people, he nodded at the equally cold Moody.
The students looked at this scene in amazement. Each of these two people was more terrifying than the other. When they got together, even the warm auditorium became cold.
"Hey, Professor Kettleburn, your probation this time should be lifted soon."
Fabian seemed to want to break the awkward silence, but judging from the look in Professor Kettleburn's eyes, this didn't seem to be a very good question.
"At least wait until this Christmas is over." He said coldly: "I originally wanted to ask Hagrid for help, but since you are so free, then you can come with me."
Facing this sudden and unreasonable disaster, Fabian immediately said with a bitter look on his face: "I still need to prepare for the next class..."
"This won't take you long." Professor Kettleburn interrupted unceremoniously: "It's just clearing some snow in the forest, they have blocked the road."
Fabian had no choice but to leave with his head hanging. He looked like he didn't want to be alone with Professor Kettleburn at all, just like any other student in the study.
"Okay, let's continue decorating the auditorium."
After the two left, Moody said unexpectedly.
"Decorating the auditorium?" Gideon looked at him in surprise: "Are you coming to help too?"
"Why not?" Moody said: "Hagrid, you can come too, maybe you need to move some things."
"Uh, oh!" Hagrid nodded blankly.
As Gideon walked, he muttered doubtfully: "This really doesn't seem like something you would do."
Moody looked grim and replied, "It's Christmas after all."
Karlan and the others looked at them blankly. After a while, Karlan suddenly whispered: "Professor Kettleburn seems to have had a fight with Moody."
Lily looked at him doubtfully: "What does this mean?"
"Haven't you seen it yet?" Karan said: "They deliberately separated the Prewett brothers and stared at them separately. It seemed like they were on guard."
Lily finally understood.
"But they don't seem to have done anything," she said puzzledly: "The matter in the secret room has nothing to do with them. At least there is no connection so far."
"Maybe it's just because it's almost Christmas." Karan said inexplicably.
After seeing the puzzled looks in his eyes, he continued to explain: "The school didn't seem to want any more problems to arise before the holidays, but it didn't know how to stop them, so it had to keep an eye on Prewett in this way. Brothers."
"It sounds like this." Gaspard commented calmly: "But these things have nothing to do with us. Do you still want to go to the preparation room?" He suddenly suggested: "The wind chime powder has been roughly made. It’s out, just some final finishing steps left.”
"I'm going." Steve was the first to answer, but then he said with a bitter look on his face: "The chicks haven't shown any signs of waking up yet. If I can't succeed this time, I really have no choice but to I asked my father for help. Even if this is not allowed by Dorcas, it must not continue to be delayed."
None of them had any objections to this. Just as Steve said, the Phoenix chick was unconscious for too long. If it continued to be delayed, some other problems might arise, and they also Really tried my best.
"How long will it take before the wind chime powder is successfully produced?" Karan asked.
"Probably in the afternoon," Gaspard replied, "just in time for dinner."
As soon as he heard this, Karan immediately lost interest in waiting.
"I'm going to the library," he said.
Lily didn't plan to stay in Gaspard's magic tent for that long, especially since nothing could be moved.
"I'm going too," she said.
The few people separated at the door of the auditorium. Before Karan and Lily could get far, Snape suddenly appeared.
"You are finally out." He said with a gloomy face: "I have been waiting at the door for a long time, but I didn't expect Moody to stay inside all the time, so I had to wait for you here."
"Are you still avoiding him?" Lily asked in surprise. She thought about Moody's speculations about Snape's spies, and for some reason, she actually giggled.
Those things sound like so much fun.
"This is not funny." Snape said excitedly, his face suddenly turned red: "And I didn't avoid him."
After a pause, he added in a low voice: "I just don't like him. I get annoyed when I see him."
"This is really embarrassing for you, Snape." Karan said with a smile: "You actually bothered the most powerful Auror in the Ministry of Magic? I hope you won't ask him for help."
"Help? Help for what?" Snape said disdainfully, with sarcasm in his tone: "It's better to ask him for help than to ask you for help. Am I right, little genius wizard?"
"Of course!" Karan replied unceremoniously: "I will pull you back in time, the future number one Death Eater."
"Okay!" Lily, sandwiched between the two of them, said helplessly: "Stop joking and go to the library quickly. I don't want to leave my homework until the holidays."
She said and deliberately glanced at Karan: "Speaking of which, I also want to be like Professor Prewett and return home early. Penny must have missed me."
"Oh? Really?" Karan said without changing his expression: "Then you can go to my house and use Floo powder through the fireplace to return to the Leaky Cauldron, so that you can go back early."
Lily froze.
"This seems to work really well. It can save me a lot of time..." She murmured quietly.
But when she saw Karan who was smiling but not smiling, and Snape who was surprised, Lily came back to her senses in time and immediately gave Karan a hard beating.
"I won't deliberately violate school rules like you did!" she said angrily.
"It's better to be like this, first in grade." Karan said in his usual pretentious tone. Lily was so angry that she chased him angrily, while Snape ran helplessly behind.
He even rolled his eyes like Karan did before.
But the corners of his mouth were still slightly raised.
It's finally time for a holiday.
This was the first normal dinner he would have with his family.
And this time it’s not just mother and son.
And one of his few friends, Karan, will be there.
"I hope nothing happens again."
He murmured silently in his mind, looking forward to the holiday.