In the dark doorway, a girl curled up on the steps, humming a ballad in a low voice.
It was a ballad popular in Norway. The melody was slow, and it sounded a little sad.
Coupled with Elijah's unique and slightly hoarse voice, it was as if he had brought people into a beautiful painting.
Unfortunately, Elaine couldn't remember the lyrics. She could only hum. She liked singing, but she couldn't remember the lyrics of any song.
In this aspect, Hermione and Ginny were much better than her.
Their styles were also different. Ginny knew a lot of wizard songs, most of which were cheerful, mostly songs by the Eccentric Sisters. This type of song was very suitable for her. On the other hand, Hermione knew almost all the songs by Muggle. Many of them were popular in recent years. The tunes were relatively soothing, beautiful, and the lyrics were also very pleasant.
Elaine's tunes were like pictures, while Hermione's songs were stories.
Their styles were different, but the common point was that they were all very pleasant to listen to, and the atmosphere was also very good.
Hermione, Elaine, and Ginny's songs left a deep impression on Elwyn. He felt that this year's Christmas Eve was very meaningful.
Because it was too late, he was woken up by the sound of Harry and Ron opening Christmas presents the next morning.
"Merry Christmas, Elwyn!"
"Merry Christmas!" Elwyn rubbed his eyes and sat up.
The room was a little dark, and the small window was almost completely covered by snow.
The presents under his bed were piled up into a small hill. He didn't know when they were delivered, but there were clearly no presents when he came back last night.
"What were you guys talking about?" Elwyn asked.
"About Lavender's present for Ron," Harry said with a smile.
Elwyn looked at Ron, who was sitting straight on the bed in front of the window, holding a thick gold chain in his hand.
On the chain were a few big gold words: My Sweetheart.
This was really a rare Christmas gift among students!
"She wouldn't really think that I would wear it, would she?" Ron said in disgust and hurriedly stuffed the necklace under his pillow. "Don't tell anyone else, especially Fred and George. I really don't understand, how could she think that I like this kind of thing? "
"This gift is actually not bad, although the style is a bit bold."
"Tell me the truth, Ron. Have you ever revealed the idea of going out with 'my sweetheart' hanging around your neck?" Harry asked with a smile.
"No, absolutely not. My progress with her isn't as fast as you think." Ron defended himself.
"Yeah, you only got to kissing," said Elwyn.
"I can't wait to spend every minute kissing," Harry added. "Progress is really slow."
"Elwyn, how far have you and Hermione progressed?" Ron hurriedly changed the topic.
"Probably to the extent of kissing, but I need to get Hermione's permission. It's not as casual as you and Lavender." Elwyn said, remembering last night's singing in Ginny's room and Hermione under the quilt. Before leaving, Hermione did secretly kiss him.
Just to this extent, progress is actually quite slow …
After checking the Christmas gifts, Elwyn and the other two went downstairs.
The girls got up later than them and didn't come until lunchtime. None of them looked like they had slept well.
When they sat down for Christmas lunch, everyone was wearing a new sweater, which was Lady Weasley's Christmas gift for everyone.
Everyone had a new sweater, except for Lady Weasley herself and Hibiscus Chinensis. Lady Weasley didn't seem to want to waste a sweater on Hibiscus Chinensis. In addition, Lady Weasley was wearing a brand-new witch hat, which was dark blue like the night sky, with sparkling diamonds like little stars. She also had a dazzling gold necklace around her neck.
The necklace was as thick as the Christmas gift Ron received, but it was definitely made of pure gold.
"Fred and George gave it to me! Isn't it beautiful? "
"Beautiful!"
"Not bad."
"It suits you, Lady Weasley."
They all praised her. Fred and George had recently made a lot of money, which improved the living conditions of Weasley's family a lot.
During this Christmas holiday, Elwyn saw a lot of new things in the Burrow.
Lady Weasley no longer mentioned that Fred and George should work at the Ministry of Magic. The twins had worked hard. These changes couldn't be brought by working at the Ministry of Magic, especially after the incident with Percy. In fact, Percy's name seemed to have disappeared from the family, and no one mentioned him.
At the dining table, they chatted aimlessly, talking about this year's Christmas gifts, Hogwarts, and about the homestead of the house elves. Bill and Hibiscus Chinensis sat near the fireplace and showed off their love. Hibiscus Chinensis used her fork to feed Bill turkey. The rest of the people were staring at them.
Lady Weasley snorted angrily. She hadn't accepted Hibiscus Chinensis as her daughter-in-law yet.
She was about to say something to stop Hibiscus Chinensis from doing this, but she immediately stood up from the chair in a panic. She covered her heart with her hand and stared out of the kitchen window.
"Arthur!" Lady Weasley cried. "Arthur, it's Percy!"
"What?" Mr. Weasley turned around.
Everyone immediately looked out of the window. Ginny stood up and looked outside.
Elaine also looked around curiously. She hadn't seen Percy yet. She had only heard about him from Weasley's family.
Outside the window, it was indeed Percy Weasley.
He was striding over the snow in the yard, his tortoiseshell glasses flashing in the sun. However, he wasn't alone.
"Arthur, he, he came with the Minister!"
Sure enough, Rufus Scrimgeour was right behind Percy.
More than two years ago, Elwyn had met Scrimgeour after the Quidditch Cup of Time incident caused by the vampire attack. He looked much older than he had then, but he was still very spirited. He was wearing a somewhat shabby wizard robe, and his long, thick gray hair and black cloak were covered with snow.
Before anyone could say anything, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley exchanged a startled look, and Mrs. Weasley
The door opened, and Percy stood in the doorway.
There was an awkward silence. Then Percy said stiffly, "Merry Christmas, Mother."
"Oh, Percy!" Lady Weasley cried and threw herself into his arms.
Scrimgeour paused in the doorway. He leaned on his cane and watched the touching scene with a smile.
"I'm sorry to disturb you," he said. Lady Weasley had turned to him and was wiping her eyes with a smile. "Percy and I are running some errands nearby. He couldn't help coming to see you, you know."
Having said that, Percy had no intention of greeting the others.
He stood stiffly and unnaturally erect, looking over the heads of the crowd.
Mr. Weasley, Fred, and George all looked at him with straight faces, especially the twins, who were gnashing their teeth.
Anyone could see that the Minister's visit was planned and premeditated.
Just as Elwyn had guessed last night, his targets were Elwyn and Harry!
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