HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

Chapter 123 Birthday Gift



The arrival of the third project is still a long way away, and before that another important day arrives, that is Qiu Zhang's birthday.

In the early morning, warm sunlight streamed into the dormitory through the gaps in the curtains. Qiu Zhang slowly opened his eyes and looked sideways, only to see many gift packages already placed by the fireplace. This array was no less than Christmas.

Qiu Zhang jumped up from the bed excitedly. He didn't even have time to put on his slippers and walked barefoot on the blanket.

Qiu Zhang slowly opened the package from top to bottom. His mother sent Qiu Zhang a beautifully crafted sapphire brooch, but it was a pity that the party had already passed and there was little opportunity to wear it.

Father, okay...

Qiu Zhang felt helpless, and suddenly had the urge to sew the package back together.

Her father very pragmatically sent Qiuchang study books related to the NEWT exam to encourage her to study harder and pass the exam as soon as possible.

Wood's package was just a thin envelope, and Qiu Zhang was a bit novel. Did he finally stop sending himself Quidditch-related supplies?

Qiu Zhang opened the envelope curiously and saw a platinum invitation inside. Qiu Zhang slowly took out the invitation and placed it under the sun. He could clearly see the golden lines on it.

"Puddlemere United vs Kenmare Kestrels"

It seemed to be an invitation letter for Wood's team to compete. Qiu Zhang found that there was a piece of jammed paper in the envelope and slowly pulled it out. On it was a letter written by Wood to himself.

Dear Qiu,

I am no longer a substitute member in this competition. Remember to come and see me show off my skills! I have specially reserved the best seat for you, exclusive to Oliver Wood, exclusive to VVVIP luxury!

See you on August 8th!

——Miss you Wood

"Pfft, what? Wang Po is selling her melons and boasting about herself!"

Qiu Zhang somehow inexplicably thought of this old saying from Wood's boastful act of recruiting Qiu Zhang to watch his game. He reached out and flicked the invitation letter, which was still glowing with golden glitter, and the corners of his mouth rose with a satisfied smile.

After packing up all the gifts, Qiu Zhang discovered that there was a small box the size of a palm next to the sofa in the corner. It was a dark green gift box with lace.

Qiu Zhang slowly opened the box with curiosity and doubt. The first thing that caught his eye was a long greeting card with a line of small words written on it——

To you who need luck the most now!

To you who need good luck the most right now!

Qiu Zhang picked up the greeting card, and a small bottle of golden potion at the bottom of the box was revealed. Qiu Zhang's eyes were immediately attracted to this small bottle of potion. Its liquid exuded a fine golden white light, which seemed even more shining in front of the warm flame of the fireplace.

Qiu Zhang turned the bottle curiously and saw a test strip stuck on it with the three characters "Fu Ling Elixir" written on it.

"Elixir of Fortune?"

Qiu Zhang remembered this potion. Professor Snape had demonstrated it to everyone in the Potions class a few days ago, but he seemed to be inexplicably clumsy about it and had not yet succeeded in making it.

but……

Who gave this elixir to me? And what does it mean to need good luck?

“surprise!!!”

Suddenly, the sound of paintball explosions came from the sky above, bang! With a sound, colorful ribbons instantly enveloped Qiu Zhang, and Marietta, Lilith and Fawcett behind him all walked forward slowly carrying a plate of strange-shaped cakes.

"Happy birthday! Qiu!"

Fawcett couldn't wait to drag Qiu Zhang and the two people carrying the cake downstairs to the lounge. Everyone in the lounge was already happily waiting for Qiu Zhang to appear and then give her a big surprise.

As soon as Qiu Zhang came down the stairs, he felt a towering birthday hat being put on his head, and an eagle-shaped blow-and-roll toy was stuffed into his mouth. As Qiu Zhang's breathing rose and fell, the rolled-up note was blown out. It turns into an eagle and makes a deep hawk cry from time to time.

"Seventeenth is a big day, make a wish now!"

Marietta held the cake in front of Qiuchang, and her friends in the lounge cheered, clapped and cheered. Qiu Zhang couldn't help but be moved, his eyes turned red, he clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and made a wish to the flickering candle in front of him.

I hope everything goes well, I hope I have good luck, and I hope there will be a happy ending in the end!

"Hoo!" After making his wish, Qiu Zhang opened his eyes and blew out the candle. It was also celebrated and applauded by friends.

"Wow! Qiu, look at my gift!"

"And mine!"

"Wait, shouldn't we share the cake first?"

One of the chubby boys reached out to signal, which made Qiu Zhang laugh. He rubbed his head and nodded in agreement.

"That's right, let's share the cake!"

"My girlfriend did this, you are so lucky!" Luke suddenly felt proud and stood up with his head held high and put his arm around Marietta's shoulders to show off.

"What Mary did is amazing, Luke! Hahahahahahaha"

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone was amused by Luke's conspicuous behavior, even Marietta pushed her away in disgust to help Autumn divide the cake.

"Looks like I don't have to go to the auditorium for breakfast this morning!" A girl with a small appetite sighed as she ate the cake. While sighing, she shrugged with satisfaction at the sweet cake.

"I'm okay, don't worry!" The chubby boy touched his still remaining belly, patted it and nodded with satisfaction.

……

Maybe it was because of his 17th birthday, but Qiu Zhang felt like he had suddenly grown up. After all... you can do a lot of things at 17, right?

Just talking about the annoying and inextricable bug of magic traces, it no longer existed after Qiu Zhang turned 17!

Hmm...Qiu Zhang really likes life after 17!

Qiu Zhang had no reason to be happy all day long, with a happy smile on his face. Even when he faced the arrogant "Professor Moody", he didn't lose face. He was always crazy but had his own unique style. The calm Professor "Moody" was not used to it, so he quietly stayed away from Qiu Zhang without provoking her.

After class in the afternoon, Qiu Zhang went to the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor as usual, but was hurriedly pulled to the empty lawn by the black lake by two people.

"Wait, wait, wait... So, what can't be said in the Room of Requirement and you have to go out of your way to do it!"

Qiu Zhang was grabbed by one arm by George and Fred and ran continuously from the eighth floor to the outside of the lawn at a speed that he would never have done before. He could hardly keep up with his breathing and almost lost his breath.

"It's not something important..."

"We just need an open space—"

"You are invited to watch our show!"

The breeze blew slowly, and their orange-red hair fluttered in the wind, making the two of them look quite dashing and handsome. Their eyes were filled with excitement and joy, which seemed to inexplicably arouse Qiu Zhang's emotions.

but……

"You want to perform? What will you perform? A comedy talk show?" Forgive Qiuzhang, this was the first thing that came to his mind when he saw their faces and their usual styles. She seemed to be able to imagine the two people shaking their bags on the stage and making people laugh.

"No~No~" George stretched out his fingers and shook them slowly, feeling pained by Qiu Zhang's perfunctory guess.

"This is a birthday gift for you, be serious!"

Fred and George looked at each other, and then in tacit agreement, they raised their wands and shouted a spell that Qiu Zhang had never heard before against the blue sky.

The next moment, countless small fireworks bouquets flew out of the sky one after another, blooming into colorful fireworks, crackling and making a pleasant swish-bang explosion.

Qiu Zhang stared at the dazzling scene in front of her, and couldn't help but open her mouth in shock. There were also many fireworks blooming and exploding around her, and she felt a steady stream of happiness welling up in her heart. , as if someone had lit her up like these firecrackers and fireworks.

The fireworks in front of him suddenly changed. The colorful and dazzling fireworks gathered together and slowly shrank to a minimum. Just when Qiu Zhang thought that the fireworks show was over and wanted to applaud the two of them, the fireworks suddenly exploded again and turned into many numbers. Countless little rabbits jumped in the air and flew towards Qiuzhang, until the three of them exploded into countless shining star fragments and fell on Qiu Zhang.

Qiu Zhang felt like a firework stick. As these dazzling fireworks bloomed, his body became excited and hot.

"How's it going? It's awesome!"

Fred looked at Qiu Zhang who was stunned and still immersed in the fireworks show. He couldn't help but raise his head proudly and show off to Qiu Zhang.

"Well, it's great. It can be said to be a must-have item for family reunions, travel, and dinners with friends!"

"Oh, who asked you to analyze it as a joke product? I mean, as your birthday present, how about it?"

George pushed away the still complacent Fred, stretched out his clenched fingers, and there was a small sparkling flame floating in the sky on the palm of his hand. After a few crackles, the flames clustered into a few words.

happy birthday!

"Yes, I like it very much." Qiu Zhang nodded honestly, held the back of George's hand, stared at the small flame in his hand seriously, and blew it happily.

……

"Boom...boom...boom..."

The castle bell rang dull and heavy. Looking at the sunset that was about to set in the sky, Qiu Zhang suddenly thought that he still had classes.

"OMG! Astronomy class!"

Qiu Zhang immediately turned around and ran towards the astronomy tower. Suddenly he thought of something, stopped, turned around and ran back.

"Thank you for the fireworks show, mua! mua!" Qiu Zhang politely and symbolically blew a kiss to each of them, then hurriedly waved goodbye to the two of them, turned around and ran away.

"Astronomy class? What kind of class is this?" Fred's head was empty, and he leaned on George with his arms crossed and wondered.

"Idiot, don't you know how many passes you have?" George silently glanced down at Fred, who was still staring in confusion. He took a step back to avoid Fred, causing Fred to lose his center of gravity and fall. A big horse.

"Shit! George!" Fred touched his butt which was so painful from the fall. He got up and was about to make gestures with George.

……

In the astronomy tower, Professor Sinistra finished assigning tasks as usual, distributed star chart homework to everyone, and then asked everyone to disperse and observe the stars on their own.

Qiu Zhang, who barely caught up, saw Cedric holding two binoculars in the corner early. Thank God Cedric brought them for him.

Cho Chang quietly ran to Cedric and took his binoculars.

"Thank you, Ced." Qiu Zhang calmed down his rapid breathing, and then thanked Cedric.

"Why did you come so late?" Cedric looked at Qiu Zhang who was in a hurry and felt puzzled.

"I just watched a wonderful fireworks show!" Qiu Zhang's mood was high and excited again, as if he had thought of some extremely interesting and exciting scene, and his eyes were shining brightly.

"Do you like fireworks?" Seeing Qiu Zhang's excited expression, Cedric couldn't help but ask tentatively.

"Yeah! I like it! Because it's beautiful!" Qiu Zhang nodded in affirmation, with a little sparkling halo in his eyes, like the stars Cedric saw in the telescope.

I don't know if it was Qiu Zhang's illusion, but I always felt that his words must have made Cedric relax and become a little inexplicably happy and relaxed.

Soon, the astronomy class ended. After the students handed over their filled-in star charts to Professor Sinistra, they slowly left the classroom one after another.

Qiu Zhang also wanted to leave, but Cedric held his hand and stayed. Soon, the originally bustling Astronomy Tower became silent, leaving only Cho Chang and Cedric.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Zhang patiently held Cedric's warm palm and looked up at him in confusion, with a gentle and tolerant smile on his face.

"It's nothing. There was just a star that I couldn't see in the telescope. I want you to help me take a look!"

Cedric looked a little embarrassed and scratched his head in embarrassment, seeming a little ashamed of his difficulties.

Qiu Zhang was amused by Cedric's appearance. She rubbed Cedric's head casually and nodded patiently and gently in agreement.

"Of course." Qiu Zhang agreed happily, turning around and getting closer to Cedric's telescope.

She stretched out her hand and gently held the adjusting handle of the telescope, moved her right eye closer to the eyepiece, closed her left eye tightly, and slowly moved to adjust the viewing angle of the telescope, trying to observe the stars that Cedric didn't understand well.

Suddenly, a night purple beady gem pendant appeared in the starry sky and fell down, revealing it within the scope of the telescope.

I don't know what kind of magic spell was cast in the blue-purple gemstone, and it shone with colorful lights from the inside out, like dazzling fireworks. Qiu Zhang couldn't help but blink his eyes, staring at the scene within his sight and unable to look away.

"Happy birthday! My love!"

Cedric's magnetic and deep voice rang in her ears. The gentle tone and ambiguous breath made Qiu Zhang's ears itch inexplicably. She couldn't help but raise her head, and sure enough she saw Cedric shaking his hand. Wearing the night sky purple gemstone pendant.

"For me?"

"Of course, who else could it be?" Cedric smiled fondly, slowly approached Qiu Zhang, opened the hidden clasp of the pendant, put it on Qiu Zhang's neck and personally put it on for her.

Cedric's warm breath sprayed on Qiu Zhang's shoulders and neck, accompanied by the inexplicable touch of fingers wearing a necklace caressing and playing with on his neck, causing waves of tingling and tingling sensations.

"Sometimes I really want to lament how you are so good at it? It's both a bracelet and a dress..."

Qiu Zhang put his arms around Cedric's neck, and the two of them leaned on each other and swayed back and forth, looking at each other with lingering and ambiguous eyes.

"Then do you like it?" Cedric looked at Qiu Zhang intently, his eyes full of tenderness and sweetness.

"Hmm... not bad!" Qiu Zhang pretended not to care, and looked away proudly, rolling his eyes randomly, but there was a smile that could not be concealed at the corner of his mouth.


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