William Gandalf Stark

Of all the Christmas gifts, William was most looking forward to Dumbledore's.

The principal was wealthy and generous, giving only the finest gifts. William wished every day was Christmas.

Of course, before preparing the gift, William first wrote to his sister Anne, subtly hinting at it.

Last Christmas, William learned important information from Anne: Dumbledore didn't like books, but preferred wool socks.

William considers himself well-informed and knows about leg fetishes, face fetishes, foot fetishes... but this is the first time he has encountered a "stocking fetishist."

William then boldly guessed that Dumbledore legs, so he sent him a bottle of calcium supplements to help with his osteoporosis.

Finally, the headmaster gave him a Hogwarts model, the kind that moves.

Unfortunately, Anne didn't tell William this time that the little girl was still angry that he didn't come home for Christmas.

In order to trick... oops, I mean, to get a precious gift from Dumbledore, William had to rack his brains and think hard.

He originally wanted to give the principal Melatonin to improve his memory and prevent Alzheimer's disease, but that product wasn't on the market yet.

He also wanted to give the all-powerful Dr. Liu his miracle medicine.

For example, the Medicine King's Pain Relief Formula that I saw on TV every day in my past life.

This medicine is said to be "medicine for bones, used by emperors in the past, capable of repairing bone cavities, costing only three yuan a day, and curing rheumatism and bone diseases."

It's a miracle drug... As long as Professor Dumbledore takes it, he's guaranteed to be cured and have a great appetite.

Unfortunately, William couldn't buy any either, and in the end, he had no choice but to give away the alchemical products he had made with Nicolas's help.

It was something similar to a hand warmer, which William made into a badge shape.

By channeling magic into the badge, heat can be continuously generated.

This is a great thing in winter; as long as you carry it with you, you can keep warm even when wearing only a thin layer of clothing.

This was his first relatively high-end alchemical product.

William quickly found Dumbledore's gift, and he opened it to find a silver ring inside.

After William put it on, he discovered that it was no ordinary ring; like his Warming Badge, it was also an alchemical artifact.

William channeled his magic into the ring, and it began to Transfiguration, quickly turning into a silver longsword with an incredibly sharp blade.

William was extremely satisfied; it was a magic sword, also imbued with anti-magic properties.

This sword is far more valuable than the badge William gave me.

If you lose your wand, you can use this sword for close combat.

A magic wand in one hand, a sword in the other!

The strongest melee mage?

William decided to find some time to learn swordsmanship and become a white Gandalf.

William stroked the sword with obvious delight, then glanced at Hermione.

She also received a gift from Dumbledore, but it was only a book: * Career Planning and Wizarding Subject Selection *.

William laughed and said, "I told you not to give me books, but look, the principal gave you a book as a gift too."

He handed the ring he had received to Hermione, and the girl played with it out of curiosity.

"This book is great. It helps me better understand which courses to choose in third grade, preparing me for future career planning."

Hermione brandished her sword, then spoke seriously.

What do you want to be after graduation?

"I haven't decided yet." Hermione shook her head, raising an eyebrow. "What do you think I'm capable of?"

"Or how about becoming Minister for Magic?" William suggested.

It's a real shame Hermione isn't a minister.

The girl rolled her eyes. "Then I'll just go back to Hogwarts and become a professor."

William pursed his lips and sighed, "Let's not. The school already has one Professor McGonagall; if there are two, I think the students won't be able to handle it."

Hermione glared at William and continued unwrapping her gift.

She didn't have many gifts, and after unpacking the quill pen Ron had given her, she helped William unpack his gifts as well.

"Chocolate, chocolate, more chocolate! Why is it all chocolate?" Hermione rummaged through the gifts.

"William, do you like chocolate? I don't remember that."

"It's alright," William shrugged. "Never mind that, I don't know most of them anyway."

In fact, it wasn't just the girls at Hogwarts who gave him gifts; William, being the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, still had quite a few fans in the United Kingdom.

William couldn't reply to everyone; he didn't have the time or energy.

"Ah, this is a gift from Margery Selwyn. I remember that girl bought you Amortentia on the train."

"Not even a reply?"

"Of course we have to return the favor, and we also need to send gifts. These are all big customers of the Mystery Shop."

William glanced at the greeting cards from the Slytherin students, then put them down.

Others may choose not to give Christmas presents, but these girls absolutely have to!

Who can blame her when she's a rich woman?

Hermione opened several gifts and soon saw a pink package.

What kind of script is this?

"Oh, let me see." William glanced at the greeting card. "In French, it's a gift from Phoebe."

"Phoebe?"

"Yes, one of my French teachers, who is also my pen pal."

"She was a student of Beauxbatons; I met her at the Order of Merlin ceremony," William explained quickly.

When Hermione opened the gift, she found a photographic crystal ball inside.

This crystal ball, similar to a video recorder, can save a portion of the scene.

Hermione held the crystal ball, and images quickly appeared inside. It was Beauxbatons School of Magic, with a melodious female voice explaining things carefully.

However, they were speaking French, Hermione couldn't understand.

At the end of the scene, a beautiful silver-haired girl appears, holding the hand of a smaller girl, seemingly introducing her to an older brother.

Hermione looked at it several times before putting it back in the gift box.

She decided not to open the gift.

That's pointless!

"Looks like that's all. Most of them are either chocolates or books. Can't you give me something more interesting?"

William packed everything into his bag, glanced at the silent girl, and reached out, saying, "By the way, Hermione, where's your present?"

"What present?" Hermione asked sternly. "You didn't give me a Christmas present either!"

William glanced at Hermione's frostbitten cheeks and pulled a badge from his pocket.

The badge had a cartoon image on it: a witch with long brown hair.

"Here, this is my Christmas present for you. I drew the portrait myself." William tossed it over.

Hermione glanced at her cartoon character a few times, then took it with a rather "disdainful" expression.

The girl seemed to just remember something, and scoffed, "This is my first time learning, it's so-so... don't mind it."

She tossed me a scarf, but it was so ugly, with huge needle holes—the kind you could stick a quill pen in.

This isn't even as nice as the scarf Professor Quirrell wore.

Hermione seemed to catch a glimpse of William's smile out of the corner of her eye, and her expression turned even colder. She raised her sword, and with a light swing, chopped off the Yeti's head.

"William, what are you laughing at? Do you think it's ugly?!"

Hermione had a smile on her face, but her eyes gradually turned cold.

"No... Ah!" William's eyelids twitched as he looked at the sword in Hermione's hand.

"Ah, I suddenly remembered that Bobocha is still in the library. I'll go check on it."

After William had run far away, Hermione stared at the badge in her hand and muttered, "You idiot!"

After the girl swore, she felt a little better and quickly and angrily pressed the Yeti's head back down.

Behind the Yeti, the words "William Stark" were written.