It's dinner time now, and the hall is packed with people. Sufficient heating allows everyone to take off their coats, leaving only their underwear. The overall red-based decoration style looks even more warm on this day of reunion.
Today's diners are mostly family units. Relatives have just returned from all over the country and are looking for a restaurant to have a simple meal at noon. In the evening, the street will be deserted and the restaurants will be closed at that time.
"It's pretty good." Ivey is very satisfied with the layout of the restaurant. There aren't many seats, but it's mainly decorated well.
He didn't intend to make a lot of money, he just wanted to find something for Rebel to do and build a reputation for hot pot. So even if the restaurant was full of guests, it didn't look crowded. On the contrary, there was enough private space between the tables.
Coming to the second floor, the decoration here is even more exquisite. Because there are multiple bars selling drinks, and the kitchen and staff lounge are also on the second floor, the space is limited. The only seats reserved are for two people, mainly open to couples.
Just climbed the steps to the third floor
"We're finally here~" came a familiar voice
He raised his head and saw Irene lying on the handrail of the stairs waiting for him.
"Thank God, you still remember that you have a son." Ivy complained as he went upstairs.
"Ouch! Don't say that! Aren't they waiting for you to eat?" Irene hugged Ivy and rubbed his head.
"Are you sure you're waiting for me? Isn't it the special hot pot base?" Aiwei looked distrustful.
After saying this, I could clearly feel my mother's fawning movements stiffening.
"Uh - ha - how could that be!"
"hehe--"
As expected when we walked into the house, there was a long table filled with all kinds of food. Several women in the family were sitting around the table, guarding a pot of boiling water.
"You are so slow." Wendy crossed her legs, looking like a hostess.
"You're really waiting for me to 'eat'!" Ivy looked at his embarrassed mother expressionlessly.
"Hold on, hold on, I'm going to starve to death," Erin yelled, pressing Ivy down on the seat.
"Hmph - I'll settle the score with you later" Ivey snorted and took out a piece of base material from his bag.
"I haven't gotten the ingredients recently, so I have the last bit left. Let's try it together." When it came to eating, Ivey was no longer depressed. He took out the improved pot bottom for everyone to taste.
"What do you want to do when you come back this time?" Wendy asked casually while rinsing the beef.
Ivey picked up a bunch of noodles and said, "Swish - swish, I was just afraid that you would miss me, so I came back to see you."
"I won't accompany your friends anymore," Erin teased.
"Why should I accompany you?" Ivey said lazily, "They are too busy to be busy."
"Something happened again at Hogwarts!" Erin became excited.
"Why are you so happy!"
"I want you to take care of it! Come on - tell me"
Helplessly, she rolled her eyes at her mother, "You know there is a secret room in the school, right?"
"Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets? Isn't that a campus legend!" Erin was a little confused.
"I don't know if there is a secret room, but I have already seen the monster."
"You're not hurt?" Erin frowned.
"No. Fortunately, it was me and Betty. If it were anyone else, I really don't know how we died." Ivey said in a joking tone. The matter has passed, and there is no need to say it anymore to worry them.
"What kind of monster is it?" Wendy asked
"Basilisk, have you heard of it?"
Erin and Wendy both shook their heads in confusion.
"To put it simply, it's an egg laid by a rooster and a snake hatched from a toad." Ivey explained simply.
"But how does a rooster lay eggs?" Rebel asked cutely.
"Don't ask, everything is possible in the magical world." Ivy didn't know how to explain it to her. He also wanted to know this question.
"Is it dangerous?" Wendy asked again
"It's very dangerous. The venom of the basilisk is very deadly. What's even more terrifying is its eyes. Looking directly into the basilisk's eyes will kill you immediately. Indirect contact can also turn people to stone."
"You know so clearly, someone has been tricked?" Irene said.
"Well, a hapless Muggle, and Mrs. Norris."
"Oh ~ that annoying cat" Irene still remembers it, but the impression may not be very good.
"Speaking of this, I want to introduce you to a new friend. You probably haven't met him yet." Ivy looked at Betty with a smile.
Betty was spreading magic knowledge to Rebel in a low voice. She understood what Ivy meant and asked Best to jump on the table and show his figure.
"Meow~" An extremely cute big-headed black cat appeared in front of everyone
"Hey - kitty" Irene hugged her in her arms and started petting her. "It's so cute." Wendy next to her also started to take advantage of it.
"Hu~lu~" Best hummed comfortably. This beast seemed to know the identities of the ladies present, and acted extremely well-behaved and cute.
"Where did you buy it? Bring one for me," Irene said excitedly, grabbing the cat's face.
"No. This damn cat is quite rare. You can't buy it." Seeing it being held in the arms of the girls, Ivey was very unhappy.
"Rare? What's so special about it?" Irene was puzzled.
"Didn't you realize that it was invisible just now?" Ivey was speechless.
"Hey~, being invisible is not a rare thing, it's just an ordinary magical creature." Irene looked unconcerned.
"It's also very smart"
“Our round cakes are also very smart.”
"If it were smarter, it could go to Hogwarts," Ivy argued, dissatisfied with Erin's argument.
"I said you two -" Wendy interrupted the argument between the two, "Eileen, why are you acting like a child?"
"It's just that I haven't been in shape all day long." Ivey leaned towards his mother-in-law.
"Don't be poor. What happened to the secret room? What's the result?"
"No results. I just blinded one of the Basilisk's eyes. There shouldn't be any more problems in the near future. But I don't know who the heir is yet, so I can't solve it."
"Any suspects?"
"Yes, Lucius Malfoy. Harry and the others all suspected it was him."
"Why?" Wendy asked
"Do you know the house elves of the Malfoy family?"
"I heard Nellie say it, it seems his name is Dobby." Irene thought for a moment.
"Who is Neli?" Ivey was stunned.
"Your house elves - we'll talk about this later. Go on, what happened to the Malfoy elves?" Eileen asked.
"Dobby betrayed Lucius. He may have overheard Lucius's plan, so he secretly visited Harry during the summer vacation and warned him not to go back to school. Later, Harry was injured and ran to Hogwarts again.
Looking for him. But he spilled the beans and accidentally told Harry that the Chamber of Secrets had been opened. So Harry and the others deduced that Lucius was the heir. He should have opened it when he was in school, and now he teaches Draco...
How Malfoy opens."
"If the news you said is true, then the heir cannot be Lucius Malfoy." After hearing what happened, Irene expressed her opinion.
"Why?" Ivey also knew that he was not, but lacked a convincing reason.
"He is a student of the same generation as us, and we are both from Slytherin House. This kind of thing didn't happen when we were in school." Wendy answered.
"That's right, we never heard of the Chamber of Secrets when we were in school. And that was the time when Voldemort was rising. If he had this ability, he would have offered treasures to Voldemort long ago." Irene looked down on Malfoy and the others.
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"Does he have any plans and want to hide them secretly?" Ivey asked tentatively.
"Do you think Draco Malfoy is scheming?" Eileen asked.
"He may not even have the brains. He leads two followers around all day long, just like the silly son of a landlord."
"So, Lucius is almost the same as his son when he was in school. He is a brainless person. He is not as good as little Malfoy. He doesn't even have a follower."
"That's it~" Ivey thought for a moment, "If I'm not of your generation, I'll have to move on. Have you heard any elders say this?"
"Who would talk about this if it's okay? If you hadn't mentioned it today, I wouldn't have remembered it." Eileen said that she had never heard anyone say it before.
"No, someone might know" then Wendy said
"Who?" Ivy quickly asked, and Irene also looked at her doubtfully.
"Hagrid"
"Hagrid knows?" Irene asked first before he spoke.
"It's just possible. After all, Hagrid was the gamekeeper when we were in school. As for how old he is, I don't know. But everyone knows that he dropped out of school midway. So he must be at least one grade higher than our generation."
"Well - very important news. I will write to tell Harry this later." He knew the truth, but was afraid that there would be no clues.
"Hurry up and do your research, we are also very curious about who is Salazar Slytherin's heir." Wendy smiled.
"I always feel like we went to a fake magic school. More things happened to you in two years than in our entire school years." Erin complained.
"Then you have to ask our savior. Everyone has benefited from him."
"This is not a good sign. Hogwarts has been peaceful for so long, and nothing went wrong even when Voldemort was at his most powerful. Doesn't Dumbledore care about it now?" Wendy was puzzled.
"Even if Dumbledore knew, he would not interfere. I have talked to him several times, and I probably know what he thinks." Ivey knew it well.
"He really put his money on Harry Potter?" Eileen also guessed something.
"Well, Dumbledore is very powerful, but he cannot kill Voldemort. Compared to Voldemort, who cannot die, his strength is declining every day as he ages."
"So he's grooming Harry to be his heir? In case no one can stop Voldemort after he dies?"
"More than that, he seems to be looking for a way to kill Voldemort completely."
"Is there any progress?" Erin asked
"Who knows~" Ivey spread his hands
"Albus is already old, and he still worries about these things all day long. From the first generation of the Dark Lord to the present, he has been protecting everyone for so long, and it is time to enjoy his old age. Future generations will have their own blessings, and what will happen in the future
Just leave it to future generations." Wendy said with emotion.
"This is a matter of opinion. People always hope that someone else will hold up when the sky falls. Besides, you are standing and talking without back pain. If he doesn't hold up, who will hold up?" Ivey curled his lips.
"You're the one~" Wendy said matter-of-factly, "Don't you brag about how awesome you are all day long? This one is invincible and that one is invincible."
"Why should I support it?" Ivey said angrily.
"You are the only man in our family. If you don't support me, who can you support?" Irene slapped the table, raised her legs and stepped on the chair, like a female gangster.
"..." Ivey was choked and lost his temper.
"Just support me! After all, Harry is the one taking the lead!"