Christmas at the Black Ancestral Home

At Black Ancestral Home, Harry and Ron's Christmas was nothing special; it was just an ordinary lunch.

Sirius, carrying a large plate of roast turkey, complained that he hadn't seen Kreacher lately. Although he was certain Kreacher wouldn't run away and was probably just hiding, he still felt somewhat uneasy, since Kreacher knew too much, including all sorts of things about the Order of the Phoenix and Harry.

After lunch, the group visited Arthur at St Mungo's Hospital in the afternoon, but his excessive enthusiasm aroused Molly's suspicion. She noticed something amiss by looking at the bandages Arthur had just changed.

"Arthur! Your bandages weren't supposed to be changed until tomorrow, so why were they changed today!"

Molly's voice was somewhat shrill, expressing her dissatisfaction.

However, Arthur's reaction was even more abnormal. He stammered for a long time without being able to utter a complete sentence. Molly forced him to reveal the truth.

"It was Augustus Pai's idea... Don't be angry, Molly ... He's just an intern, he's always been very interested in medicine... I mean, he prefers that old-fashioned treatment... what's it called? Yes, sutures, Molly, it really works well for Muggle wounds..."

Molly didn't want to hear any of this; she let out a sharp screech because she couldn't believe her husband had used Muggle treatments.

They loudly accused Arthur of being stupid, saying that the name sounded like a wound being stitched up with thread.

"What! It's really true!!!"

Harry spent the entire holiday with Sirius, but something happened during that time that made him feel like the sky was falling.

Harry was playing chess with Ron that day, his rook locked in battle with one of Ron's pawns, when Molly suddenly knocked on the door and came in.

"Harry, can I come to the kitchen for a moment? Professor Snape wants to talk to you."

"Stomp it! Stomp it now! You idiot, it's just a soldier! Excuse me, Mrs. Weasley, what did you say?"

Looking at the two children engrossed in their play, Molly sighed and repeated what she had just said.

"Professor Snape is in the kitchen; he has something to tell you."

Harry's expression changed from happy to horrified in an instant, and he involuntarily covered his mouth with his hands, looking both scared and incredulous.

"Snape??"

"Yes, darling, and you should call him Professor Snape. Hurry up, he won't be here long."

Molly looked at Harry with a hint of reproach, then went downstairs first. Harry followed behind, his mind racing, trying to recall if he had done something wrong again that had allowed Snape to chase him all the way to Black Ancestral Home. It couldn't possibly be because he got a "T" on his homework, could it?

When Harry pushed open the kitchen door, he saw Sirius and Snape sitting there staring at each other, neither of them able to stand the other.

"Sit down, Potter."

Snape glanced at Harry, then turned his head away and said something that displeased Sirius.

"I say, Snape, isn't this my house? Who gave you the right to give orders here!"

Snape's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he didn't immediately confront Sirius. Instead, he gestured for Harry to sit down, gave a cold laugh, and then spoke.

"I wanted to speak with you alone, Potter, but Black ..."

"Please call me Harry's godfather!"

Sirius was still yelling loudly, and Snape finally couldn't take it anymore.

"Oh, really? The Godfather who was once imprisoned, and whose first kiss was probably stolen by Dementor?"

"Sweet!"

Sirius suddenly stood up and pulled out his wand, startling Harry so much that he quickly stopped his godfather.

"What, am I wrong? Since you don't want to leave, then stay. I understand how you feel; haven't you always wanted that sense of participation? I'll grant your wish, but it's best not to eat chocolate while listening, because I've heard that dogs die from eating chocolate..."

Snape's words were like poison, infuriating Sirius to the point that he grabbed Snape by the collar, ready to duel him.

Professor Snape, having already won, didn't want to lower himself to the level of this fool. He straightened his clothes, moved a certain distance away from Sirius, and turned to Harry to continue speaking.

"Headmaster Dumbledore sent me to tell you that starting next semester, I will teach you Occlumency, Potter."

Before Harry could speak, Professor Snape continued.

"However, you can only receive one private tutoring session per week, and you can't tell anyone, especially that old woman Umbridge."

"May I ask, what is Occlumency?"

"Go ask your godfather who's in jail."

After saying this, Professor Snape raised his eyebrows, stood up, and began to walk towards the door.

"I'll be waiting for you in my office at 6 PM on Monday. If anyone asks what you're doing there, just tell them you need extra Potions lessons. After all, anyone who's taken my class knows how much you need them!"

Professor Snape made a graceful turn, his cloak billowing behind him.

Hogwarts Academy.

Ayi Duo and Goyle and their group were having a snowball fight by the Black Lake, while Su Yu didn't go out. Instead, he hid in the special common room he had modified in Slytherin and slacked off.

The firewood crackled and popped in the fireplace as Su Yu lay on the giant plush sofa Luna had made, leisurely enjoying Daphne's massage with his eyes half-closed.

Hermione was holding Crookshanks, the little guy who had been quite unruly lately. He had just torn Fa-jie's fashion magazine to shreds, Fa-jie had only lightly tapped his head. He was practically the only "powerful" creature to have provoked Fa-jie and escape unscathed.

Kurama and Ginny were examining the game console that Carson's butler had given Su Yu. It was the latest PS1! Sony Corporation had only released it in 1994, and it wasn't available in Europe until August 1995.

Wow, is this what 3D games are like?

Ginny gripped the controller, maneuvering the car on the screen with various drifts and overtakes. Ridge Racer, released alongside the PS1, can be considered a groundbreaking masterpiece for the console.

"But I still want to play Tekken..."

Kurama pouted, randomly pressing the buttons on her game controller while complaining, and secretly taking a couple of bites of cheesecake.

Meanwhile, Ka-jie was organizing the recent data on the Shadow Compass Society. After all, Su Yu had handed over such a huge task to her, becoming a hands-off manager.

"Here's the latest news on Voldemort; it seems a member of his organization has infiltrated Voldemort's ranks."

Ka-jie pulled out a piece of intelligence and placed it in front of Su Yu, gesturing for him to take a look and decide what to do next.