novelraw Chapter 138
Chapter 138
February 2, Valentine's Day, nine o'clock.
Although it is February, the weather has begun to warm up, especially today's sunshine, which seems to be able to dispel all the cold in winter.
Alice thought it was a good day to hang clothes and quilts.
So when she saw a person and a cat lazily sitting on the balcony, she was a little annoyed: "I stayed in the cellar every day at school and couldn't come out. How come I know the beauty of the sun when I go home?"
Today was the weekend, and Snape, who had no classes, could enjoy enough happy time at home before returning to Hogwarts before the dinner party.
But Alice is not so lucky, her working hours are weekends.Nobody likes working, or working on their birthday.Not even if the place of work is her favorite Hogwarts.
The furball condescended to glance at Alice, then turned around slowly, leaving her with only a round head.Obviously, the warm sunlight has corroded the hairball's brain, making it hard to tell who is the owner.
"Go and stay!" Alice mercilessly lifted the fur ball off the coffee table, "If you can't help, don't get in the way on the balcony!"
Snape paused the hand holding the newspaper, then continued to browse today's news as if he hadn't heard anything.
With a "meow" sound, the fur ball left the balcony unhurriedly.It seems that it has already found a lot of spare rest areas.
Alice watched the furball climb up to the second floor, and turned around to find that someone was still motionless, so she had to wave her magic wand to let the clothes hang neatly on the clothes rail.
During this period, because of her large-scale movements, the storage basket slid on the ground, making a harsh sound.
"The same goes for drying with a charm."
Alice turned her head and raised her eyebrows exaggeratedly: "It's just drying clothes, so why bother you?"
Snape reluctantly put the newspaper aside, waved his wand, and the rest of the clothes were immediately lined up and hung on the pole.
"It would have been better earlier." Alice sat on the chair, drank a big sip of black tea, and still kept talking, "I am the only one who does housework every day. You just need to be on the table at meal time, and Mao Qiu still hates it." My cooking is not as good as Hogwarts."
Smelling the stronger perfume than usual, Snape silently did not refute.Irregular menstrual periods meet birthdays, which is understandable.
"Who didn't say that my cooking skills were good? Now a cat hates it!" Alice said, looking at Snape suspiciously, "You don't think my cooking is bad, do you? "
"No." Snape replied without hesitation.
Seeing that Alice still had a tendency to continue talking, he followed up and said, "It's the same with drying these clothes by magic. You will have to work hard to take them back when you can save them."
"Anyway, it's hung up with magic and then retracted. What's the trouble?" Alice asked back.
"If I remember correctly, you were still complaining about hard work when you just hung up your clothes."
"I never said it was hard work," Alice retorted immediately, "and the quilt clothes that are dried by magic are not as comfortable as those that have been dried in the sun?"
"Personally, I don't think there's any difference between the two," Snape said, waving his wand to retrieve one of his wizard robes from the hanger. "If you don't think so, you can prove your point."
Seeing that Snape was going to dry the clothes with a spell, Alice didn't stop him.
Seeing that the wizard's robe had been completely dried, she opened her mouth: "This dress has been exposed to the sun just now, and it does not form a strict control group with the clothes on the clothesline."
Alice glanced at the clock, and continued without waiting for Snape's reaction, "Okay, I'm going to work soon."
According to experience, nine to ten o'clock is almost the time for students to wake up on weekends.When we set off later, it happened to be the time for the students to come to her for psychological counseling after breakfast.
Snape nodded, and picked up the newspaper again.
Alice's eyes widened: "I said I'm leaving."
"And then?" Snape asked.
Alice took a deep breath: "Where is my gift?"
"Are you going to accept the gift at this time?" Snape was a little surprised, "I thought you would at least hold it until night."
"Why should I endure it? Today is my birthday, and I can receive gifts anytime I want." Alice said word by word.
"The drawer on the right side of my desk."
Alice ran away.
Soon, she came back holding a small box with a complicated expression on her face.
"Why, don't you like it?" Snape asked.
"No," Alice put the small box on the table carefully, "is this a gift you thought of yourself?"
If Snape really thought so, then it can only be said that it was completely unexpected.But she felt that there was a high probability it wasn't, or not just Snape.
Snape was very honest: "I consulted Narcissa's opinion."
"Who is Narcissa?" Alice narrowed her eyes, why didn't she know what other women Snape knew.
"Draco Malfoy's mother."
"Oh," Alice relaxed, and sat back on the chair, "Didn't you say that you and the Malfoy family are just ordinary friends?"
"A simple friend indeed," Snape explained, "but that doesn't prevent me from asking her for her opinion."
"Okay," Alice changed the subject, "Which part of the whole gift did you participate in?"
"I chose earrings, and Narcissa recommended several styles."
Alice is satisfied, at least she participated in most of it, which can be regarded as hard work.
But then she had a question again: "Why did you think of giving me earrings?"
Snape replied logically, "Because I saw you wearing earrings."
"..." Alice thought for a while, and felt that what he said made sense.
Because I have worn earrings, I must have pierced ears, and I don't dislike earrings.And compared to other accessories, earrings are simpler and less prone to mistakes.
The clock on the wall rang, Alice put on the studs and pushed her hair behind her ears: "How is it?"
"Very suitable." Snape reminded, "If you don't leave, I'm afraid it will be counted as absenteeism."
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As long as I see Alice's students today, I can see that she is very happy.
"I'm sorry, I don't like boys who are younger than me," Alice smiled and rejected the little boy who confessed to her, "You are only in the third grade now, maybe wait until the sixth grade to think about dating?"
Most third grade boys don't really understand what liking is.Alice believed that if Professor Sprout was several decades younger, countless boys would be surprised to find that they also liked Professor Sprout.
"I will always like you!" The little boy who was rejected was not discouraged. He came with the unique courage of Gryffindor, and he was also full of confidence when he left, "When I grow up, you will definitely love you!" Take mine!"
Alice, who was already happy, smiled even brighter.Children are so cute, as cute as a fur ball without a cat language translator.
"Professor Hall, are you happy?"
Alice turned her head and saw Hermione holding several books, and behind Hermione, Harry and Ron who were also holding books but looked displeased.
"Today is a happy day, isn't it?" Alice pointed to the book in Hermione's arms, "Although you are not yet at the age of dating, there is no need to study so hard today."
"Exactly!" Ron yelled. "Who in normal life studies on Valentine's Day?"
Harry nodded frantically, obviously dissatisfied with this behavior.
"That's because there's an exam coming up soon," Hermione replied, "and you have to prepare early."
Alice has no reason to dissuade, because she was like this back then.Of course, the sooner you prepare for the exam, the better.
But after thinking about it, she still said, "Aside from studying, do you have any goals?"
"What target?" Hermione asked.
"What kind of person and career do you want to be in the future? You are studying now to become that kind of person in the future." Alice took a few books that Hermione obviously borrowed from the library. , and then learning extracurricular knowledge will be more targeted."
Hermione nodded blankly, apparently still digesting Alice's words.
Alice then looked at Harry and Ron, who were full of expectations: "As for you, you should hurry up and learn the knowledge in class."
"Yes—" the two elongated their tone and answered listlessly.
Very good, today is equivalent to doing a few small psychological counseling and employment guidance.Alice looked at the three of them, and was about to turn around and go home in satisfaction.
"Professor Hall!" Seeing that Alice was about to leave, Hermione hurriedly said, "Your stud earrings are beautiful and match the color of your eyes very well."
Because she was a girl, Hermione noticed that Alice was uncharacteristically pinning her hair behind her ears.And on her earlobe, there appeared two sparkling blue diamond earrings.
"Thank you for the compliment!" Upon hearing this, Alice stopped in her tracks, "I also think it's very beautiful."
"Who sent it for Valentine's Day?" Hermione asked.Although Alice is said to be Snape's girlfriend, it seems unlikely that Snape would send a Valentine's Day gift.
"It was from Professor Snape." Alice deliberately did not say that it was a birthday present, but she saw the expressions of the three people including Hermione as if they had been struck by lightning.
Especially Harry, who directly rubbed his ears and pinched Ron.
"Professor Snape is not as unkind as you imagined." Alice put away her smile and turned to Hermione seriously, "So you plan to ask me for help?"
He refused to let her go and kept saying good things, either delaying time or asking her for something.
"Actually," it was Harry who spoke this time, "it's the money owed."
"There's still a year left, there's no need to be so anxious," said Alice.
She wished that Sirius would repay the loan later so that the interest could be charged a little more.Anyway, the Black family is famously rich.
Harry shook his head: "Sirius asked me to ask you, is it okay to pay off debts with antiques?"
"Antique?" Alice couldn't keep up with Harry's train of thought for a while.Why hasn't she heard that the Black family is also in the antique business?
"Black's ancestral house, there are a lot of antiques inside." Harry was a little embarrassed, "Sirius said that you have time to go and have a look, and just take what you like."
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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!