Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 309 Edible Black Magic Mark? 4th Academy Totem Staff?

Next came Hermione's gift: a meticulously compiled notebook filled with magical knowledge that Hermione had painstakingly gathered, knowledge that she considered quite obscure and that Dudley might not have explored.

Dali glanced at it a few times, then put it away with a wry smile on his face.

The gift he gave Hermione was also pre-arranged: a transformation charm in beetle form, created by absorbing Rita Skeeter's Animagus power through an energy-stealing charm.

After transforming into a beetle, it becomes so small that it is difficult to detect, and it can also fly.

Hermione, a restless and resourceful clever person, will surely find a way to use this gift someday.

Neville wasn't good at picking gifts, and like Ron, he gave Dudley a box of Lemon Sherbet candies.

Dudley strongly suspected that Neville had asked Ron for advice before having someone buy it.

Furthermore, Ron may have reminded Neville not to buy Lemon Olaf, but to buy other candies to avoid it being the same as his gift, but Neville remembered it as insisting on buying Lemon Olaf candies.

Dali shook his head and put the candy away.

His gift to Neville was an upgraded Memory Ball.

Neville's original Memory Orb only changes color when Neville forgets something, but it doesn't tell Neville what he forgot, making it a completely useless magical item.

The upgraded memory ball from Dali not only automatically jumps into the owner's pocket to prevent the owner from forgetting to bring it, but also rings an alarm when the owner forgets something, loudly reminding the owner what they forgot, which is quite intelligent.

The gift Seamus gave him was the insights and experiences he had accumulated while practicing the Explosion Charm and developing new functions for it.

This is very valuable for reference; Dali, please keep it safe.

As for the gift Dudley gave to Simo, it was a set of protective clothing specifically designed to slow down the energy of the Explosion Curse.

This can greatly reduce the danger of Simo developing and training the Explosive Charm.

Simo is still young and his magic isn't particularly strong. If he makes a mistake with his spell, at most he'll just end up covered in soot.

However, once the magic power increases, spell errors will no longer be minor accidents that can be laughed off.

Developing new spells and conducting spell experiments is dangerous.

According to the original story timeline, Luna Lovegood, who will not be enrolled until the second half of next year, lost her mother to a spell malfunction during an experiment.

Therefore, the development of spells cannot be taken lightly.

Dudley then opened another gift, which was from the Weasley twins.

At this moment, Ron woke up. He looked at the enlarged dormitory space, the neatly stacked piles of gifts, and Dudley, who was happily unwrapping gifts, and immediately let out a scream.

When he realized that the scream couldn't penetrate the protective barrier Dudley had set up for him, he quickly got out of bed and crawled into the protective barriers of his other roommates, waking up Harry, Neville, and Seamus.

(The protective barrier set up by Dudley has the ability to identify enemies and will not prevent Ron from entering.)

"Dali, why didn't you wake us when you woke up? You were secretly opening your presents all by yourself!"

After waking everyone up, Ron, still in his pajamas, launched into a slightly resentful complaint at Dudley from afar.

At this point, Dudley was not Dursley's teaching assistant to them, but a good friend with whom they could joke around.

"Don't be so startled! There's still plenty of time! Now that you're awake, let's open our presents!"

Dudley quickly replied, then continued to examine the gift the Weasley twins had given him.

These mischievous twins always give such unique gifts.

The gifts were wrapped together, making it impossible to tell which one was from Fred and which one was from George.

All I know is that there are two gifts: an anti-curse set and a box of strange candies.

The anti-curse suit consists of an anti-curse hat and anti-curse gloves, and can deflect ordinary curses.

The specific method is to wear a curse-proof hat and gloves. When another wizard casts a curse on you, you can stare into their eyes to deflect the curse back.

This is one of the few legitimate magical items that the Weasley twins researched that isn't a prank toy.

In the original story, they also developed it, but much later.

In the original story, the Ministry of Magic ordered 500 of these anti-curse suits, which could only protect against ordinary curses, demonstrating the decline of the British magical community.

Fortunately, Dudley has brought about changes to the wizarding world; otherwise, the British wizarding community would still be as vulnerable to risks as ever.

Back to the other gift, a box of strange candies.

The candy the Weasley twins gave them was quite different from the candy their brother Ron gave them.

Most people wouldn't dare to eat it.

Dudley was very familiar with the shape of the candies in the box, or rather, all the current Hogwarts students were familiar with it, because it was hanging in the air above the playground outside the castle!

Dudley flipped through the note the Weasley twins had placed in the gift box.

The label says this box of candy is called 'Edible Black Mark,' and it doesn't look good or taste good.

If you eat it, you will feel nauseous for several days in a row, nothing will taste good, and you will only feel like gagging.

After reading the instruction manual, Dali couldn't quite describe his feelings. He felt that the thing was both useless and somewhat useful.

In short, the box of candy and the anti-curse set combined weren't as useful as the alchemy notes Dudley gave to the Weasley twins.

But when it comes to gifts, the practicality isn't the most important thing; the sentiment is what matters most.

But what are the Weasley twins' intentions...? Are they trying to further prove Gryffindor's courage to Dudley?

Maybe! After all, they've turned the Dark Mark into prank food.

Dudley shook his head and carefully put away the Weasley twins' gift.

In the distance, Harry and his roommates had already started unwrapping their gifts, their exclamations and chatter filling the air, their voices brimming with excitement.

As for Dali, only one last gift remained.

Judging from the outer packaging, this gift is a long, narrow object, and it was a gift jointly presented by four people.

"Christmas gifts for the Dursley teaching assistants—Cedric Diggory, Draco Malfoy, Percy Weasley, and Cho Chang."

This was a joint gift from the four college branch representatives appointed by Dudley.

This surprised Dali somewhat. He hadn't put much thought into the gifts he gave these students; he simply selected four booklets from his own study notes based on their individual learning progress and sent them over.

I never expected them to send me a gift together.

Without using his X-ray vision, Dali opened the gift with a mix of trepidation and excitement.

As the wrapping paper was gradually removed, a delicate and luxurious hardwood cane came into Dudley's view.

The top of this walking stick is set with a large emerald, with rounded corners, making it both beautiful and easy to grip;

The staff is long and straight, of moderate thickness, and is decorated with the totem beasts of the four academies.

Lions, snakes, badgers, and eagles encircle the staff, their patterns filled with the representative colors of their respective academies, creating a vivid and colorful effect.

Dudley was pleasantly surprised. He picked up the cane and played with it, finding that its length was a better fit than his previous Smetine cane. Whether he touched the ground with the tip of the cane or swung the cane, it was incredibly easy to use.

Clearly, the person who gave the gift put a lot of thought into it.