When Harry awakened in the school infirmary, he told Hermione and Ron that the stag figure was his father: "I saw my Dad.He applies as a hack in a taxi company to drive the taxi night shift, because he is an insomniac: "I can""t sleep nights" and he finds nothing meaningful to do during the days."They were interrupted by Mr.Shellhammer who urged Kris Kringle with "a few tips on how to be a good Santa Claus" - he was to memorize and push a list of certain overstocked toys on undecided children:Before you go up on the floor, I just want to give you a few tips on how to be a good Santa Claus.Well, I just threw my guns down and walked away.The little bastard shot me in the ass so I limped to the nearest saloon, crawled inside a whiskey bottle, and I""ve been there ever since.