Chapter 17
Chapter 17
Don't forget to eat, and don't forget to come back to bed at night. "Walking on the spiral staircase leading to the bedroom, Kino instructed Snape like this.
Snape frowned, "Understood, don't be so long-winded."
"Tch, good intentions don't pay off." If Lily hadn't entrusted Snape to him before leaving, asking him to take good care of Snape, Kino wouldn't waste his time talking.
Back in the dormitory, lying on the soft bed, sleepiness did not come as expected.Keno, who couldn't fall asleep after turning over several times, simply sat up, took out the mail-order Christmas gift from under the pillow, and began to prepare the Christmas present.
"Lily is a girl, and girls like to dress up..." While muttering, Gino flipped the mail-order brochure to the accessories category, and the necklaces, earrings, and bracelets instantly dazzled Gino.It seems that in the end, I chose a card issuer.The color of this hairpin will change with the weather. For example, it is orange on a sunny day, black on a cloudy day, and white on a cloudy day... It should still be in line with girls' taste.
After choosing Lily's gift, Snape certainly couldn't let it go.However, there were many good choices for presents for Snape. Gino directly exchanged a mail order from the potions store, and bought some relatively expensive potion ingredients, which was considered a hemorrhage.
After giving away Lily and Snape who were close to him, the Potter four naturally couldn't forget that they were also in the same dormitory anyway, so it would be embarrassing if they gave him a gift but he didn't return it.
Potter's gift is also very good, as long as it is related to Quidditch.Gino didn't have a mail-order order from the broomstick store, but he happened to see a set of Quidditch commemorative badges on the Christmas gift mail-order list, all of which were famous Quidditch players over the years.
"Such a gift should be fine, right?" Gino tapped the mail order list with his fingers, and finally ticked off the set of commemorative badges.
Kino didn't even think about the gift for Peter, and just ordered some candy and it was over.Peter's family was not in a good position, and Potter would occasionally give him some high-end candies sent by his family.Gino noticed that every time Peter received candy, he seemed particularly happy.
Gifts for Sirius were more troublesome.Although Jino and he lived in the same dormitory, they didn't have much contact with Sirius.However, judging from his daily performance, he should also be a guy who pays great attention to his personal image.Kino swore that he had seen Sirius casually brushing his hair more than once, or letting his hair casually hang in front of his eyes, creating an illusion of elegance.
"I really want to give this guy cologne perfume directly!" It's a pity that you can't find such a thing as cologne perfume in the magic world.Moreover, there is no way for Keno to leave Hogwarts now and go to the Muggle world.However, without cologne, it would be nice to find something else instead.After rummaging through the mail order, Gino decided to give Sirius a puppet toy.Thinking about coming to their Black family, they can be regarded as a big family. As the eldest son of the Black family, Sirius should not lack anything, so why not give him some fun things.
The last gift for Lupin made Gino think about it for a long time, and after much deliberation, he couldn't think of a gift suitable for this good old man.In the end, I had no choice but to give him the book.
After giving away the dormitory, gifts from other acquaintances will naturally be given, especially that Wendy.Gino has been trying to keep a close relationship with her, but she still can't understand Gino's attitude.
"It's better to give her a set of spell books." While finding a book on spell teaching in the mail order of Lihen Bookstore, Jino was thinking about what to write on the Christmas card for Wendy. "Well, why don't you write: 'To Wendy, I hope that your spell will no longer require my counseling in the coming year' Well, it is not only a blessing, but also an expression of my attitude."
After preparing the Christmas presents, it's time for lunch.When Gino came to the auditorium, the empty auditorium with few people made Gino feel a little desolate.
Even the tables in the auditorium have reduced the amount of food served, and the few lonely plates look particularly bleak.
It's better to go directly to the kitchen to get something to eat, at least the atmosphere there is still hotter.Thinking of this, Gino left the auditorium and went down to the basement floor, scratching open the pear in front of the kitchen door.
"Mr. Jino, do you have any orders?" The house elf Kiki, who is familiar with Jino, appeared in front of Jino the first second he entered the kitchen, bent so deeply that his nose almost touched her. The floor is gone.
"Can I prepare something to eat?" Jino asked kindly
"Of course, Mr. Jino, it's an honor to serve you." Kiki bowed again, then turned around and quickly put some food on the plate, which were some of Jino's usual meals.
"Are these enough, sir."
"Enough." Gino nodded, and used the floating spell to levitate the plate, ready to take it back to the dormitory to eat.
Before leaving, Kino suddenly remembered something, turned his head and asked, "Kiki, did Snape summon you today?"
"No, sir. Mr. Snape did not summon Kiki today."
"I see. Thank you for the lunch you prepared for me." It seems that Snape forgot to eat lunch again, forget it, let him fill his stomach with the potion he brewed.
Back in the common room, the fire in the fireplace was burning very vigorously, making people feel warm as soon as they entered.Gino picked an armchair near the fireplace and ate his lunch slowly.
With the bulging stomach after eating and the warm air around him, Jino felt dizzy all over.Leaning on the soft armchair, the frequency of Kino's fingers tapping the armrest gradually decreased until it became silent.
"Doctor, tell me whether my disease can be cured or not?" In the haze, Jino heard an anxious male voice growling loudly, "Tell me, whether my disease can be cured or not!"
"Mr. Ji, calm down. Trust us, we will do everything we can to treat you."
"I don't believe it!" His vision gradually became clearer.As far as I could see, a man in black casual clothes stumbled and sat down on the ground, "The cancer is terminal... Oh, it's actually terminal."
"Mr. Ji, are you okay?" Another man in a white coat came out from behind the desk and helped the man in black.
"You say I'm okay? You say, I'm a dying person, okay?" The man closed his eyes tightly, his handsome features distorted by the pain.
The man in a white coat tried his best to comfort him, "Mr. Ji, medical science is advancing rapidly, and it may be possible to treat advanced cancer in the near future. Please don't give up hope of survival."
Hearing such reassurance, the man in black just opened his eyes, and his eyes turned from empty to firm, "You are right, there is still a chance, I don't believe I will die like this."
"It's best if you think about it. Let me help you with the hospitalization procedure. Given your current condition, it's best to stay in the hospital for observation."
"it is good."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scenery before Jino's eyes also changed suddenly, from the doctor's office to the ward of the inpatient department.
"Xiao Ji, why are you so young at such a young age?" A middle-aged uncle lying on a hospital bed asked with a smile.
And the person he questioned, Xiao Ji who was wearing a hospital gown, just glanced at the uncle lightly, without saying a word.
"Oh, I know what you're thinking even if you don't tell me." The uncle continued to talk to himself. "Are you thinking, 'There are so many people in the world, why am I so unlucky that I have a terminal illness? There are so many damn people in the world, why should I be the one who had the accident?' Ah, Xiao Ji, are you Don't you think so?"
"Uncle, you are not only quite old, but you also talk a lot of nonsense." The young man who was called Xiao Ji by the uncle gave the uncle a cold look, his eyes were like knives.
The uncle continued to say indifferently, "When I first got sick, I was just like you, with a sad face and complaining all day long. But after so long of treatment, I also want to open it. I have my own Personal fate, I have to accept my fate. I am happy, and I am unhappy. I have decided to stop the treatment, and go out to this world while I can still move, and live a young life. An addiction I've never had before."
And the young man who was accosted by the uncle said sarcastically, "You are also quite old, so naturally you have enough money to live, and if you delay, it will not be a few years."
"Oh, you young man just doesn't show any morals." Although he said reproachful words, the uncle still had a smile on his face, "Forget it, it's fate that I met you once, uncle. , I will remember to send you a postcard."
"Tch, who wants that kind of thing."
After this sentence ended, the scene changed again, but this time, the end point was darkness.
"Complete all the tasks I assigned you in exchange for a chance to survive. Do you accept such a condition?" The cold and heartless voice did not seem to come from a human being, but more like a machine.
"Can you really cure me?" The clear voice was full of longing for life.
"Hmph, ignorant mortal, for me, curing you is just a matter of hand." The ridicule and contempt were clearly discernible.
"Okay, I promise."
"Very good, remember, you only have three chances to fail the mission. When you fail the fourth mission, you will be wiped out directly."
"I know, I won't fail."
"Very well, I will take you to your place now
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