"Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, Dylan. Do you have any plans?"
"Yes. I'll probably do some further research into how to use Elf Enslavement more flexibly."
Once the Great Hall had been mostly decorated, Professor McGonagall lowered her head to speak with Dylan.
Hagrid came in through the Great Hall's entrance, carrying a holiday tree.
Professor Flitwick looked over. "Put it over there."
He pointed toward a corner of the Great Hall.
Dylan moved his wand, summoning quite a few red-and-gold holiday ornaments, which fell onto the holiday tree.
"Hey, Dylan, aren't you going home for the holidays?"
Harry and Ron came in with Hagrid. When they saw Dylan, they approached him in pleasant surprise.
"No." Dylan shook his head and waved his hand. Amid an effect of Pink Starlight Particles, a chocolate candy appeared in Harry and the others' palms.
"Avocado chocolate? Hey, I like this flavor!" Ron unwrapped the candy and stuffed it into his mouth. His eyes immediately lit up.
Seeing this, Dylan conjured a few more pieces of chocolate for him and let him stuff them into his pocket.
"This is probably the first time you've been away from home for so long, right? Don't you want to go back and see your parents?" Hermione asked.
"Uh..."
At the mention of this, Dylan couldn't help taking a deep breath.
During the time after he had first come here to study, he and his parents had still kept in frequent contact through letters.
But it seemed that with him gone from home, and with his financial support and various ideas, his parents were making more and more money.
The two of them had simply gone off to enjoy life as a couple.
Twice, he had asked Luna to deliver letters to them, but after waiting several days, he