Chapter 68: It Doesn't Stop Here
The curse is attached to that remnant soul.
Fresh flesh and blood has a natural attraction to the residual soul.
Jiang Li wanted to make a Horcrux that was more suitable for the remnant soul to see if he could trick the remnant soul of the crown out.
The residual soul also has consciousness. If it senses something that is beneficial to the soul, it may abandon the original container.
She asked Abraxas to buy some materials, but Abraxas had not replied to her messages recently. It was Lucius who sent the things by owl. She didn't know what happened to the Malfoy family.
Guessing that all the gifts outside had been opened, Jiang Li walked out of the alchemy room.
Snape had already sorted the gifts into categories. The snacks and candies were placed on the table, the alchemical materials were placed aside, and there were some small jewelry and pendants.
What attracted Jiang Li's attention the most was the ornament that James gave her. It was a hand-made pile of "feces"?
Looking at the golden poop-shaped ornament with wings, Jiang Li wondered if he didn't deduct enough points, otherwise how would the other party have the time to make such a thing.
Snape realized that the "feces" should be the Golden Snitch, but he didn't intend to remind him.
"What are you going to do with these things?" Snape asked Jiang Li.
Jiang Li squatted down and picked some candies on the table.
"We can't finish all these candies, so pick out some that you like and give the rest to the children in the welfare home."
Snape was a little surprised. He thought Jiang Li would keep the candy, but when he thought about her usual behavior, he didn't find it strange.
She has always been considerate of others.
"There are quite a few potion ingredients here that I think are suitable for you. I'll need the alchemical materials, and the other knickknacks can be placed in our storage room."
The storage room was cast with a traceless stretching spell. Jiang Li placed a lot of cabinets in it. She would clean out unimportant things regularly, and for some more meaningful items, she would put them in a conspicuous place on the glass shelf and would go and take a look when she had time.
Jiang Li took out the Christmas gift that he had prepared for Snape from the room.
"what is this?"
The gift box felt heavy in his hand, and Snape asked in confusion, "What is this?"
"It's a year's supply of your magic shampoo." Jiang Li said with a smile.
Snape: "..."
I have the urge to throw away the gift in my hand.
"I'm lying. How could I give you shampoo?" Jiang Li looked at his dark face and said with a bright smile, "What I gave you is hair softener. It's a brand recommended by Lucius. It's not Potter's, but it's very useful."
Snape: "..."
He shouldn't have expected Jiang Li to give him any serious gift.
Snape carried the gift back to the room helplessly. The moment he opened the gift, he was slightly stunned.
At the bottom of the box were precious potion ingredients, covered in a transparent box, and on top was a grey sweater and warm-looking gloves, as well as a photo frame.
The photo in the frame was taken last year with Jiang Li under the Christmas tree. Jiang Li was hugging his shoulders with a bright smile.
Snape took out the photo frame, placed it on the bedside table, and gently stroked the face in the photo, his eyes revealing a tenderness that he himself did not notice.
"Ali!!"
In the evening, Lily and Petunia came over.
Penny threw herself into Jiang Li's arms, hugged her tightly, her eyes full of joy.
"You seem to have grown a little taller."
Jiang Li touched Penny's head and felt that she was a little different. She seemed more confident and there was light in her eyes.
"Really? I didn't even feel it."
Penny looked at Jiang Li's gentle eyes and couldn't wait to tell her the good news about herself, "I was admitted to Eton College in advance. They said I can go there directly next semester."
"Penny is really amazing. She made a plane that can fly without electricity during an invention competition and won first place. A TV station's invention program also invited Penny to participate in the competition. Everyone nearby knows Penny's name."
Lily looked so proud, as if she was the one who won the award.
"Thanks to Ali for teaching me so much knowledge during the holidays, otherwise I wouldn't dare to participate in the competition."
Penny looked at Jiang Li with sparkling eyes, and finally realized the meaning of Jiang Li's words.
Since she was admitted to Eton School, the Evans' attitude towards her has improved a lot. When chatting with neighbors, they would take the initiative to mention and praise her.
She was no longer an invisible person at home, and her parents seemed to suddenly realize that they had an older daughter.
This was the second birthday cake in her life that was not blown away by others.
Although Lily's parents still favored her after she came back, they also took her feelings into consideration and would not forget her when they went out to eat.
It turns out that after a person achieves success, the world will really become kind to her, and she will have more and more friends around her.
Lily studies very hard every day now, and she wants to make herself better.
But she always felt that Jiang Li was her best friend.
"I know you can do your best, and you deserve all the honors." Jiang Li looked at Penny tenderly, and looked at the faint dark circles under her eyes and said with concern, "You must be very tired during this period."
Hearing this, Penny was slightly stunned, and tears flowed unconsciously.
She hugged Jiang Li and buried her face in his neck. Her eyes were hot and she felt a little aggrieved.
During this period, everyone praised her for her intelligence and looked at her with envy.
But Penny knew she was not a genius, and she had to spend more time studying every day to stay at the top.
Everyone thought it was easy for her to get the first place, but no one knew that she was still studying difficult problems late at night.
Only Jiang Li saw her efforts. The maturity that Penny had pretended to have during this period was instantly exposed. She was completely defeated and hugged Jiang Li tightly, sobbing softly.
Jiang Li felt a wet sensation on his neck and realized that it was Penny's tears. He patted her back gently and said, "Penny, you've done very well."
Lily didn't know why Petunia was crying, and stood there at a loss.
Snape watched this scene and handed Jiang Li a handkerchief.
Jiang Li wiped Penny's tears, looked at her red eyes, and teased, "Your eyes are like little rabbits."
Penny sniffed and her emotions had calmed down a lot.
Lily breathed a sigh of relief and hugged Penny and said, "You scared me to death. I thought mom and dad had done something to you again."
"My parents didn't do anything to me." Penny wiped her eyes and covered it up, "I just haven't seen you for too long, and I'm a little excited."
"So that's how it is." Lily believed it and comforted Penny, "It's okay. We will have a holiday in a few months. We will have plenty of time to play together then. Don't be sad. I will write to you often."
"it is good."
Penny nodded and hugged Lily, feeling somewhat touched.
Her sister is the best sister in the world.
Snape looked at the scene of the sisters getting along and remembered the sarcastic Petunia in his previous life.
I wonder when everything started to change.
His eyes fell on Jiang Li's face. He saw that she tilted her head slightly, a strand of light golden hair hung by her ear, and there was a gentle light in her eyes.
Penny took out her Christmas present and handed it to Jiang Li.
Jiang Li opened it and found it was a medal for an invention competition.
She looked at Penny in surprise and asked, "Why did you give this to me?"
Hearing this, Penny's cheeks turned red, and she said embarrassedly: "If it wasn't for Ali's words to wake me up, I wouldn't have been able to participate in the competition.
So I want to give this medal to you and share my glory with you."
"This is the first medal you won. It's a very meaningful thing. Are you sure you want to give it to me?" Jiang Li asked hesitantly.
"It doesn't matter. I will win many awards in the future." Penny said confidently.
She has tasted success and will never stop there.
She will always strive to improve.
Jiang Li was amazed by her confidence. At this moment, Penny was like an eagle spreading its wings, destined to soar above the sky.
Lily also came over, handed over her gift and said, "Ali, this is the bracelet I prepared for you, but it's not as good as the alchemical necklace you gave me."
She and Penny received Jiang Li's gifts in the morning. They knew that the alchemical necklace Jiang Li made himself could also resist evil curses.
Jiang Li took a look and found it was a hand-woven bracelet.
She put the bracelet on her hand and smiled at Lily, "Thank you, Lily, I like it."
Lily was very happy. When she gave the bracelet to Jiang Li, she was still worried whether it was too cheap, but Tiffany said that the thought was equally important. Fortunately, Jiang Li did not dislike it.
"What gift did you give Ali?"
Petunia looked at Snape, who was silent, with a critical look in her eyes.
Snape:?
What kind of look is that?