Kayson stood in the corridor, looking at the office with barely any room left to step inside.
"...I still overestimated the Ender Chest. Next time, I should get a bigger one."
He sighed and waved his wand, forcibly using magic to sort through the pile of gifts.
The next day...
"This Alchemy Association team-building event was shopping in a Muggle city in France, so I didn't get you anything related to magic. That would be as boring as an Englishman going to France to look for an English restaurant. Now, Cedric, hand out these gifts."
Kayson instantly placed the gifts he had arranged on the podium, then sat in the chair behind it. He had already decided that if Cedric moved any slower, he could slack through the entire lesson.
Cedric was absurdly fast. In about two minutes, he had handed everyone their gifts, then returned to his seat and waited for Kayson to begin teaching.
"You didn't have to be so quick. Don't you want to enjoy some time slacking off during class?" Kayson stood up awkwardly, pinching a piece of chalk between his fingers.
The young wizards below all shook their heads in unison.
"Fine. Since you all like my lessons so much, let's have a test."
"...Huh?"
After class, Kayson returned to his office with a stack of test papers, thoroughly satisfied. He had handed out all the gifts meant for the young wizards that morning.
Only the professors' gifts remained. He carried gift boxes as large as washbasins from office to office.
He had no idea whether his colleagues liked Muggle gifts, but at the very least, Snape had shown a rare smile when he saw the complete set of balance weights Kayson had given him.
Until Kayson reached Filch.
"I noticed that some young wizards