[GGAD] Adherent

The sun was unexpectedly bright on the morning of Christmas Day. When the first rays of morning light shone in through the cracks in the curtains, Albus seemed to feel that the temperature of the whole room rose several degrees instantly. Lying in bed, there is no happier time than this moment.

After struggling between getting up and staying in bed for a while, Albus finally rubbed his sleepy eyes, propped himself up and sat up slowly.He took off his nightcap, got out of bed, went to the window and drew the curtains with a jerk.

The snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped. He opened the window, and suddenly a biting cold wind hit his face. Just as Albus was about to close it again, a huge white object suddenly flew in front of him. After reacting, he was hit right by the snowball.

Albus frowned and wiped away the snow stains on his face with the back of his hand. He looked down and found Anna smiling apologetically at him with her wand up.

"I'm sorry, Albus." Anna apologized, "I didn't control my strength well, I wanted to say hello to you..."

Wanted to say hello?

How else can you greet someone with a snowball in their face?

However, Albus did not expose Anna's little lie, he looked at Aberforth and looked at him gloatingly, and he became playful for a moment.He said "The magic wand is coming", and immediately pointed it at the snow downstairs. Then, he also accidentally "won't control it well" and greeted Aberforth warmly.

Aberforth was still dazed, and Albus hastily closed his window.Taking off his pajamas, Albus put on his leather boots, wrapped the woolen scarf that Grindelwald had given him around his neck, and the moment he opened the door, he used magic to shake the thick snow in front of the door. Clean it all up.

Aberforth came up to him with a look of menace, and Albus asked them with a smile, "Good morning, how did you sleep last night? Why did you get up so early?"

Aberforth threw the snowball he was holding onto Albus' woolen coat and replied, "Anna wants to play with the snow."

"Albus." Anna stepped up and asked, "Are we going to the market this year?"

"Of course," said Albus. "I'm going to buy a turkey, ingredients for a mince pie, and lots of... oh yes, and we're going to make our own Christmas cake."

"Muggle fair? Or...?" Anna asked again.

"Of course it's a Muggle fair." Albus said, "There are far more things prepared than those wizards."

This answer was what Anna wanted to hear. She had been to the wizards' bazaar before, and her impression was that there were only some magic potions and some moving gadgets there.And Muggle fairs will bring out an endless stream of new things every year, whether it's for food, play, or use.

Why can't they wizards learn from Muggles and do something creative?

Like popcorn baked with dragon flames, Arianna thought.

The Muggle fair they were going to was in London, a hundred miles away from Godric's Hollow.Albus held out his hand again, and before he could speak, Aberforth and Ariana understood what he meant.

Fortunately, this time the apparition did not make Aberforth faint again, but his feet still felt a little wobbly, even though he was already standing on the flat ground in a deserted alley in London.

Aberforth walked out leaning on the wall, and the streets of London were already crowded with people.Albus said, "Go straight two streets, then turn right and you're there."

The small wooden houses in the market are covered with Christmas decorations. Each wooden house is an independent entity, and the products sold are different.

"Can Galleons be used here?" Aberforth asked.

"No." Albus said, stuffing coins into their hands. "Muggles use pounds and pence. They don't recognize or know there are Galleons."

The market in London was huge, and Albus told them to meet at the gate in two hours, and then dispersed.Albus looked at the assortment of goods, the surprise on his face was no less than that of Ariana, some gadgets even Albus had never seen before, he stopped in front of a wooden house, staring at a sculpture for a long time.

"It's not like England," said Albus.

The seller of the sculpture was a middle-aged man in his 50s and [-]s. With a stubble on his face and his fat belly, he explained: "Good eyesight, this is the work of a French artist."

Albus nodded, and the man walked to the left and continued to introduce: "This is also France, and there are more German works."

"Aren't there any in England?"

"Yes, but not many." The man said, "It seems that you still don't know. Britain's status in Europe is not as good as before, especially Germany's overseas colonial expansion, coupled with the alliance with Italy and Austria, Its status is now higher and higher."

After finishing speaking, the man hooked his hands towards Albus, and Albus listened to him, and he lowered his voice and said, "I'll tell you one more thing, look at the situation, there will be a war in a while. indefinite."

Albus was taken aback, and suddenly remembered what Grindelwald predicted last night. He clearly remembered that the other party also saw this imminent war in the near future.

He exchanged a few words with the man, said goodbye and left in a hurry.After buying the ingredients, Albus wandered aimlessly in the market. He walked to the Christmas tree in the middle of the market and took a rest by its huge trunk. The Christmas tree was decorated with a century-old pine tree .

Suddenly a gust of wind blew past, and there was a rustling sound overhead, and then Albus suffered from being hit by snow for the second time today.

There was a crisp laughter from the side, and Albus turned his head, only to find that it was a Muggle kid laughing at him with his stomach in his hands.Albus is also a good-tempered person, and he likes children, so naturally he won't care about him.The kid smiled for a while, and when he saw Albus's embarrassed face, he also suppressed the smile on his face.

Probably thinking that Christmas is a holiday that should make people feel happy, the child fumbled in his pocket for a while, then he walked quickly to Albus, broke his fingers, and put the thing he was holding in his hand. to his palm.

The child ran away without paying attention, and Albus opened his palm to see that it was a piece of gold coin chocolate.

Albus let out a "puchi" laugh. It happened that Aberforth saw him, walked behind him and suddenly said, "What did you see? So happy?"

Albus threw the gold coin and chocolate in his hand to Aberforth, and the other party caught it, and after seeing what was in his hand, he asked, "Who gave it to you?"

"A Muggle kid."

"Why did you give you sugar for no reason?"

"Because he's a kind man." Albus smiled, and he glanced at the watch on his wrist, it was almost time to go back.

"By the way." Aberforth suddenly stopped Albus from behind, and he asked again, "Albus, do you have a girlfriend?"

Albus was taken aback, turned around and stared at Aberforth, he was silent for a while, and then replied: "No girlfriend, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Aberforth scratched his head, averting his eyes and said, "The scarf is nice."

"Thank you."

Aberforth still had a lot of things to say, but once these words came to his lips, he didn't know how to ask them, especially about this scarf. Usually, the person who gave this kind of gift had a special relationship.

Albus didn't say anything on the surface, but he was aware of Aberforth's careful thinking. In order to reassure the other party's doubts, he spoke first, "I was the one who said I wanted the scarf."

Aberforth didn't answer, the two walked one after the other, Arianna was waiting for them at the entrance of the market, holding a white bag in her hand.

"What did you buy, Ana?" Albus asked.

"Gingerbread, chocolate..." Anna said, looking at the food in the bag, "and Albus's favorite raspberry jam and toffee finger biscuits! I didn't expect to buy them all here."

Albus was a little happy, after all, he hadn't had time to buy these things he loved to eat.The three returned to the alley, waited until the crowds at the intersection dispersed, and then used magic to return to Godric's Hollow.

It took a whole morning to visit the market, and after returning home with the ingredients, Albus plunged into the kitchen, busily preparing their Christmas dinner on the stove.

"By the way, Anna, Aberforth." Thinking of something, Albus poked his head out of the kitchen and shouted, "I invited Bagshot and the others over for dinner. After all, there are only two of us in the valley."

"They?" Aberforth caught on. "Is that bad guy from Durmstrang coming too?"

"Aberforth, can't you just hand in the name of the person?" Arianna complained beside him, "It's Mr. Grindelwald."

"Yes, he's coming too." Albus said and walked out of the kitchen, "I'm roasting the turkey, just wait another three hours."

"So long?" asked Aberforth. "Can't you use some magic?"

Albus shook his head: "Don't keep thinking about using magic. Don't Muggles have to roast it for four or five hours for such a big one? Sometimes waiting is also a joy."

"It's time to preach again." Aberforth's face was full of helplessness, "Albus, put away your associate professor appearance, this is not at Hogwarts, you are at home now."

Albus and Anna laughed at the same time, it was the happiest Christmas they had had in years, even though their father and mother were long gone.

Albus thought of his father, Percival, and his mother, Kendra.Although he came back for a hundred years, he still failed to prevent the accidental death of his mother. Ariana couldn't remember what happened when she was manic, so he and Aberforth lied to her together.

They told Ana that their mother, Candela, had died in a magical accident, and that she had inadvertently hurt herself while casting a spell, which caused such a tragedy.

Albus placed his mother in the place where Anna was buried before, and erected a monument with the same inscription "Where the treasure is, there is the heart".

Just as he was lost in thought, Aberforth, who was at the side, suddenly said something unpleasant: "Would you like to prepare a gift for that Durmstrang later? I don't want to."