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Since the last time we found out who Nick Flamel was, nothing special had happened until the Christmas break.

Jerry was studying hard as usual, but during this time his focus was not on the magic spell, but on the refining of the magic potion.

When I went to the library, most of the books I read were about Potions, and most of the questions I asked Snape about were about Potions.

This pleased Snape greatly.

During this period, at Harry's invitation, Jerry and Hermione took a day to visit Hagrid's hut, and they basically made friends with Hagrid.

Hagrid was very surprised that Harry and Ron brought a Slytherin friend with them.

Because he knew that Harry and Ron were very disgusted with Slytherin.

However, after getting along with Jerry, Hagrid soon discovered that Jerry was different from other Slytherins. In particular, Jerry admired the rock cakes he made very much and seemed to be very interested in magical animals.

Hagrid was instantly attracted to him.

As for Harry, Ron and Hermione, they were deeply shocked that Jerry could eat it and that Hagrid made rock biscuits that were so hard that they could knock out teeth.

Especially Ron, he felt that this was something he admired even more than Jerry's excellent magical ability.

Jerry can only say that he is in great health and eats deliciously!

Just like that, the time has come to the first day of the Christmas holiday.

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After breakfast in the morning, except for some who stayed at school, the rest of the little wizards returned to their dormitories and packed up their belongings.

After a while, they will all board the Hogwarts Express and leave Hogwarts Castle, just like they did when they started school, and Jerry is no exception.

However, his things seemed to be extremely few, because most of them had been thrown into small boxes in advance.

"Merry Christmas in advance!"

Jerry, who had already packed his things and pulled his suitcase, walked to the door. As if he thought of something, he turned back and waved to the Malfoy trio who were still packing!"

The Malfoy trio were obviously stunned for a moment. They didn't expect that Jerry, who usually spent most of his time reading and not communicating with them, would take the initiative to say hello today.

But for some reason, the three of them felt a little happy at this moment.

"Thank you and Merry Christmas!"

Nodding, Jerry pulled his suitcase and left the Slytherin dormitory.

When he arrived on the first floor, he did not immediately follow the flow of young wizards to Hogsmeade Station, but came to the Great Hall first.

Because we had made an appointment with Hermione to say goodbye to Harry and Ron here.

Hermione would definitely not choose to stay at school for Christmas because her family was there, but Harry didn't want to go back and see the ugly face of his uncle's family, so he chose to stay at school.

As for Ron, because his parents planned to go to Romania to visit their second son Charlie this Christmas, they also stayed with his two brothers.

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Arriving at the auditorium, Jerry found that today's auditorium was extraordinarily beautiful and spectacular compared to usual.

The walls were covered with hanging ribbons of holly and mistletoe, and twelve towering Christmas trees stood all around. Some of the trees were hung with shiny little icicles, and some were lit with hundreds of candles.

Others are even covered with small golden bubbles transformed by magic.

"Jerry, here!"

Just when Jerry's eyes were attracted by the various beautiful decorations in the auditorium, Harry and Ron waved to him from the Gryffindor table.

"Are you playing wizard chess?"

Jerry walked up and found that Harry and Ron were playing wizard chess, which is very popular among wizards.

Wizard chess is a kind of magical chess. The chess pieces will move to the target square according to the player's command. When the chess piece is captured, it will be knocked over by the opponent's chess piece and then dragged out of the chess board.

Jerry is not very interested in playing wizard chess, but he is very interested in the alchemy of refining wizard chess.

During this period of time, he spent a lot of time studying the "Basics and Extensions of Alchemy" that he had written down from the forbidden book area, which mentioned the alchemy that imparts intelligence to ordinary substances.

However, the content is very profound and he probably won't be able to do it in a short time.

In fact, Jerry was very shocked by this kind of alchemy that can give ordinary substances spiritual intelligence.

If you don't look into it, it doesn't seem to matter, but if you look into it, you will feel that this kind of alchemy is really unbelievable, and even a little scary.

This is equivalent to creating a new race, a new life, belonging to God, with magical powers at the level of Nuwa.

Of course, compared to the real creation of life, it is still far away, but it has already developed in that direction.

Just like now, in addition to following orders, the chess pieces on the chessboard are actually arguing and even putting forward their own views and opinions on Harry and Ron. It is obvious that they have their own personalities, or souls.

There is also a magic car that Arthur Weasley modified with alchemy and magic. It was also because of Ron's excessive use that he ran into the Forbidden Forest in anger, and then became wild and unwilling to go back.

The most outstanding one is the Sorting Hat, which has a life span of thousands of years. Not only does it have wisdom no less than that of humans, it also has special magical abilities.

"Don't send me there. Didn't you see his horse? Send him. It doesn't matter if he died."

On the chessboard, Harry's bishop heard that Harry actually asked him to step forward, and immediately pointed angrily at the soldier next to him and ordered.

Seeing this, Harry scratched his head in embarrassment:

"This set of chess pieces was lent to me by Seamus. They don't trust me enough!"

"There's no point in trusting me. I'm a master at wizard chess. Even Hermione is no match for me."

Ron raised his chin proudly after hearing this.

This is the only ability he can use at the moment.

"Jerry, do you want to play a game with me?"

After taking care of Harry, Ron rolled his eyes and set his sights on Jerry, who was too good to be true.

If he beats Jerry in wizard chess, he can show it out and brag about it later.

"I don't have a wizard chess set. I'll buy one after Christmas and play with you when school starts!"

Jerry just planned to take time to practice alchemy after returning this time, and wizard chess is relatively simple. If he can refine a pair by himself, it can be regarded as an introduction to alchemy.

"Jerry, Harry, Ron, you are all here!"

At this time, wrapped in a big Gryffindor scarf and dragging a super-large suitcase that was almost as tall as her own, Hermione happily walked towards the three of them.

"Hermione, the Christmas holiday is two weeks, not two months. How come you have so many things?"

Jerry felt as if Hermione had stuffed all her belongings into the box, otherwise the box wouldn't be so bulging.

"But I think these things will be used during the holidays!"

Hermione said innocently with her eyes flashing.
Chapter completed!