The Death Eater Christmas Performance Squad
William only threatened them a little before releasing them.
However, there are still punitive measures in place, such as...
He's accumulated a month's worth of Ancient Runes script homework, and he hasn't even graded it yet—it covers five grades in total!
The work arrangement at Hogwarts is extremely unreasonable; there are so many students, yet so few teachers, and their salaries are so low...
They're really making one person do the work of seven!
Even the production team's Niffler wouldn't dare use it like that.
I wonder where all the money went. Is it like Sirius, where the school reimburses him for Christmas presents?
William dared not speak, nor dared he ask.
However, when wages are low, there is no motivation to work.
Procrastination is another kind of illness, just like writing. You put it off from morning till night, and you don't feel satisfied until you've finished writing.
A terminal illness etched into our DNA, incurable!
Similarly, William assigned the Ancient Runes script homework with ease, but when it came to grading it, he kept putting it off.
He'll drag it out until the weekend, until the Christmas holidays, and if he changes even one word, he'll lose.
Now everything's fine; William can leave it all to Anne and the others, he can just sit back and relax, and he doesn't even have to pay a penny. He's so happy!
Everyone sat in a row at the long table, hunched over, and began writing furiously, referring to the standard answers William had given them.
William leisurely sipped his tea, casually enjoying the snow scene through the window.
The guys couldn't stand it for more than an hour in the study, and they all made up excuses to go to the "toilet".
Only Mormont remained lying on the carpet at William's feet, but he had long since fallen asleep.
William stroked the fluffy wolf tail for a while, then glanced at the sky. Hermione and Phoebe should be heading back soon.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, their names appeared on a map.
Like at Hogwarts, William also used the Tracking Charm to create a Marauder's Map.
The area covers the entire Ottery St Catchpole.
William would detect any Death Eaters approaching in advance.
Therefore, his "fortress" Fianto Duri, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Death Eaters could not get in.
Of course, William would love for Death Eaters to come in so he could check for any defensive vulnerabilities.
According to reliable sources, a special Christmas squad of Death Eaters will be performing for guests tonight.
But that's for tonight; the important thing now is to eat.
Hermione and Phoebe bought a lot of ingredients, preparing to showcase their individual talents.
To be fair, Hermione doesn't need to demonstrate. She has already proven herself to be the true "God of Cookery."
She clearly focused all her skill points on academic ability and memory.
When it comes to cooking, I wouldn't say I'm completely bad at it, but... I'm utterly terrible at it.
Fortunately, he usually eats Hogwarts food, otherwise William's height would probably have shrunk to Harry's level over the years.
Hermione's fried rice is absolutely amazing—it looks, smells, and tastes amazing, and it even glows!
Upon closer inspection, wow! It's still a brownish light!
William swore in the name of his best friend Tom Riddle that it was definitely not hair, otherwise Tom would have been hit by a car and killed on his way out that morning.
Phoebe's cooking is delicious. William ate her cooking when he traveled to France a few years ago.
That was truly unforgettable.
Hermione and Phoebe began preparing the ingredients, with William assisting them.
But here's the problem...
If he uses magic, he's accused of lacking involvement and disrespecting the ingredients; if he does it himself, he's criticized for being clumsy and only making things worse...
It's clearly a kitchen for three people, yet William doesn't deserve the title "Position".
William slipped away under the pretext of going to the restroom.
I went for a walk in the yard and got angry again.
If the two people inside are great-aunts, then the people outside are a bunch of sweet little cotton-padded jackets... the kind with black hearts.
The hot spring water he brought in finally made the lotus flowers bloom in the dead of winter.
Several girls treated the lotus flowers like little wishing wells, throwing Galleon at them, and soon the lotus flowers were riddled with holes.
Upon seeing William, they pulled him aside to have a snowball fight.
But it seemed they had agreed beforehand that none of them would team up with William.
The enemy side consists of five people: a younger sister, a Veela little girl whom they are raising as their adopted sister, a Loony, a Half-blood -Giant female who always wants to knock herself unconscious with a club, and Centaur woman who just wants to make money easily while lying down.
William really wanted to say, "I won't call you despicable, five against one, perfect for some fun..."
But without magic, what's the point of him playing?
William had no choice but to seek help, and after much persuasion, he managed to convince Hermione and Phoebe, who were cooking, to form a three-person team.
Under William's command, although they fought with great discipline, they were outnumbered.
Especially Ygritte and Fire Kiss, one is strong and has high health, a typical meat shield; the other has accurate hits and is good at kiting.
William and Hermione had no choice but to follow Phoebe, the France, and raise the French salute in surrender.
After surrendering, Hermione and Phoebe stuffed a few more snowballs into William's collar and warmed their cold hands with his warm neck, and they were satisfied.
William grinned as he pulled snow from his clothes, suggesting they all go to the backyard for a soak in the hot springs.
Then, with a series of crackling sounds, another seven or eight snowballs were thrown.
Finally, the group of girls went to soak in the hot springs without any qualms, leaving William alone to Yeti.
After the snow in the yard was used up, William did not go to the door to shovel snow, but instead used Snowflake-Creating Spell to continuously create snowflakes.
He built thirty Yeti of various sizes and all sorts of Fantastic Beasts in one go; it was quite a magnificent sight.
Once the task was completed, he stood with his hands on his hips, exuding pride and confidence, waiting for the girls to come out and praise his competence.
But bathing is a delicate process for girls; they won't come out of the bath unless they soak for an hour or two.
Soaking for so long, aren't you thirsty? Doesn't William need to go in and bring you water?!
It was already dark when the group came out in the evening, and everyone hurriedly started cooking in the kitchen.
After the sumptuous dinner was prepared, a large table was filled with people, creating a rare and lively scene.
The house was decorated in a riot of colors, with flowers in abundance, and the stair railings were wrapped with holly and metal foil; large bunches of mistletoe hung from the eaves.
After the dinner, Anne, Gabrielle, and Luna played hopscotch outside, throwing stones at each other.
Inside, Celine Dion's voice was playing from the record player; it was from her new album, "Falling into You."
Her melodious voice flowed out, gently permeating the room.
Phoebe seemed to find it very pleasant to listen to and started singing along.
Veela's voice has a seductive effect.
Hermione stayed up all night with William last night and is even more tired than him.
She had gotten up even earlier that morning, and hearing Phoebe's singing made her even sleepier. So she sat on a small stool, rested her head on William's lap, and dozed off.
William reached out and gently stroked her hair, which made the girl even sleepier.
Inside and outside, songs and laughter alternated, with the occasional crackling of embers in the fireplace, but it wasn't noisy at all; on the contrary, it was very peaceful.
William gently stroked Hermione's head, his gaze lowered as he stared at the map, faintly visible in the lamplight, and said softly:
"They've arrived... the Christmas performance team!"