Chapter 62: Phina
"The next morning, after waking up, Shanna inadvertently discovered a sensational event: 'My brother received an extra Christmas gift!'
Shanna carefully counted again and confirmed multiple times that this pile of gifts belonged to her brother, not herself.
In other words, her brother made a friend at Hogwarts! Shanna felt like crying with joy. Finally... finally...
Excitedly, Shanna ran to tell her parents the good news.
Although William and Elena were very happy about 'their son finally having a friend,' it was only 6 o'clock in the morning!
So tired, so eager to continue sleeping!
But Shanna didn't care about that; she dragged the two of them back to her bedroom without even giving them time to get dressed.
Seeing the three of them acting so surprised, Bell was speechless, and even felt like hitting someone.
Of course, the target of his desire to hit was only his father, William.
Bell was infinitely tolerant of his cute little sister. And towards his beautiful mother, Bell was obedient to no end.
Fortunately, William didn't know what was going on in his son's mind, otherwise... well, he couldn't do anything about it either...
"Bell, hurry up and open them to see what gifts you've received," Elena urged.
Since they were already awake and couldn't go back to sleep, they might as well take a look. She was also curious.
Suddenly, Shanna became nervous and looked at her brother with anticipation.
Bell opened one gift, threw it aside, then opened another... Oh, this one should be from Mother, can't throw it away, that was close...
"Oh, Bell! Open the gift from your friend first! By the way, is your friend a boy or a girl? Which family is the child from?" Elena urged.
"Her name is Hermione Granger. She's a Muggle-born young witch, and a very talented one," Bell replied casually.
"And I haven't even opened them yet, how would I know which one is from Hermione?"
Perhaps Elena had cast some special magic? The next gift Bell opened was indeed from Hermione, containing some Muggle-made snacks.
Bell unwrapped them and gave each of the three some.
"It tastes no different from what we usually eat," William said somewhat disappointedly.
Bell rolled his eyes.
"We're in England, it's normal for there to be no difference."
Bell glanced at Shanna, who had been quiet since earlier, knowing that his sister was nervous about whether he liked the gift she gave him.
Actually, this kind of nervousness was completely unnecessary, because no matter what Shanna gave him, Bell would cherish it as a treasure for life.
However, since many years ago, Shanna had been nervous every year. After trying to persuade her several times unsuccessfully, Bell just let it go.
To let his little sister relax as soon as possible, Bell hastened to unwrap the gifts.
Soon, he opened Shanna's gift.
Unexpectedly, Shanna had given him a living creature.
Carefully, Bell lifted a sleeping kitten from the gift box. The kitten had bright yellow fur, a small, soft body, and was incredibly cute!
"Do you like it, brother?" Shanna asked eagerly.
"Very much! Does she have a name?"
"Yes!" Shanna smiled happily, "Her name is Phina. I hope she can accompany you at Hogwarts instead of me."
"Shanna can't be replaced! But I believe that with Phina by my side, it should ease the sadness of not seeing my lovely sister."
(*/ω＼*) The little girl blushed shyly and looked extremely satisfied with her brother's answer, very happy.
"How old is Phina?"
"One month."
"One month? Can a kitten grow this big in just one month?" Bell asked curiously as he inspected Phina, not realizing that he would receive an unexpected answer.
"Brother, Phina is not a kitten, she's a Bì'àn," Shanna corrected seriously.
"Bì'àn? What did you say Phina is!?"
"She's a Bì'àn!" Shanna emphasized again. "Bì'àn is a magical creature that lives in Hua country..."
"Stop stop stop, I know what a Bì'àn is. But the question is, where did she come from?"
Bell was baffled. As far as he knew, Bì'àn wasn't something easy to obtain. Many wizards, oh, they were called monks over there, had never seen a Bì'àn in their lives, let alone a Bì'àn cub. Even the monks who saw it couldn't get close to it.
Strength didn't matter, it was all about looks.
Finally unable to hold back, William and Elena, who had been watching the show, burst into laughter.
"I knew you would be startled. I've been looking forward to your expression for a long time," the shameless mother said as she laughed.
"Earlier, Shanna suddenly found us and said she wanted to give you a small animal as a Christmas present, to accompany you instead of her.
We were originally thinking of buying an owl or a cat. But Shanna disagreed, saying 'those ordinary animals are too weak to help my brother in battle,' so she wanted a cute and special animal.
Then your father was planning to get a bird snake, which is relatively easy to get in England.
But Shanna despised the bird snake as timid, and demanded a cute, special, and fierce animal.
Your father was troubled by this. After many inquiries, he finally bought this Bì'àn from smugglers."
Looking at the small creature in his hand, Bell felt both happy and moved, and a little speechless.
'Could it be that my little sister is also a lucky person?'
Considering their own bloodline, there seemed to be nothing wrong with that.
The Bì'àn, a magical creature from Hua country, was once revered as a divine beast in ancient Hua country.
It was said to be one of the nine sons of the dragon, resembling a tiger. Because it could discern right from wrong and had a majestic appearance, its statue was often placed in yamen.
And as the offspring of the legendary dragon, the combat power of Bì'àn was beyond doubt. Not only was its melee ability powerful, its fur had defensive capabilities that were not inferior to dragon scales, and it could fly through the air and breathe fire.
In short, most wizards couldn't beat a Bì'àn one-on-one.
Like other powerful magical creatures, the number of Bì'àn was extremely rare. The value of a Bì'àn cub was immeasurable.
His father actually managed to get one from smugglers? Bell was even thinking about getting to know those smugglers.