The third grade wizards came to the lake and found Professor Snape standing alone.
"Isn't it about the exam?"
"Why is there nothing?"
"Naked test?"
The simple environment makes the little ones make random guesses.
"Snape is so weird today -" Betty stared at Snape's face for a long time.
As we all know, Snape usually has a poker face. It's the cool kind with an expressionless face. But today is different. His mouth formed a U-shape and his eyes narrowed into slits, showing a...
A weird smile.
"Maybe he ate too much dog meat," Ivey maliciously guessed.
"Quiet -" Snape kept his expression and shouted.
The whispers immediately disappeared
"I know you are very nervous now. You must have forgotten what was taught in class in your empty brains. But it doesn't matter. This is what I expected. I never had expectations for you." When he came up, he directly mocked you.
He shocked everyone and made the little ones look at him angrily.
"Haha - it seems that most people do not agree with my point of view. Then I am willing to give you a chance to prove yourself." At this point, Snape's voice suddenly became strange. "There is no written test in today's exam, only a practical test!"
Your hands-on ability."
As soon as these words came out, the little wizards were very happy and took out their wands one after another. This year, under Professor Lupine's step-by-step guidance, they learned well. Even Neville was full of confidence.
"But Professor - where is our opponent?" Looking at the empty grass around her, Hermione raised her hand and asked.
"Good question." Snape, for the first time, did not mock Hermione. He waved his wand, and four long tables appeared on the grass on the right. Then he waved again, and four cylindrical containers appeared.
"Why does this thing look familiar?" The little wizards of Hufflepuff felt that this thing seemed familiar.
Just when everyone is confused
"This is something I borrowed from the kitchen - a magical kitchen tool that can be baked or stir-fried, all by hand."
"Kitchen utensils... no way..." As soon as these words came out, Ivey was suddenly stunned. He had a bad feeling.
"The content of the exam is very simple. With the college as a unit, each family will cook a dish."
"..."
"But Professor, we are taking the Defense Against the Dark Arts test!"
"Yes! We are wizards, not chefs"
Many students expressed dissatisfaction
"As long as the final dish produced by the college is not unpalatable, then all the staff in this college are qualified." Faced with the students' protests, Snape said calmly and slowly, "Or... you really want me to
Take a closer look at your learning results."
"..." Everyone was silent now. Being able to pass the exam in Snape's hands was considered a blessing from God. If you don't believe it, just look at the results of the Potions class.
Looking at the silent students, Snape smiled even more. "If you don't have any objections, I will announce the theme of this exam——"
As he spoke, he tapped his wand. A single-row shelf appeared among the four tables, similar to the kind used to hang meat in a vegetable market. Four processed animal carcasses were hung upside down on hooks. "Dog meat!"
"...Sure enough" Ivey rolled his eyes.
"These are greyhounds carefully bred by four Muggles. If you listened carefully during class, you should know how rare this kind of meat dog is."
"Considering your age, I have already prepared the main ingredients for you. But each college is limited to one. If the cooking fails, you will be eliminated directly and the entire college will fail."
"As for other side dishes, seasonings, and kitchen utensils..."
Following Snape's words, various raw materials, side dishes, condiments, pots and pans, etc., appeared one by one on the four long tables.
"One college, one desk, exam time is two hours - start now"
After everything was arranged, the students were left looking at each other. He leaned directly against the willow tree and closed his eyes to rest.
Hufflepuff here
"Ivy!" As soon as Snape finished speaking, Mike grabbed Ivy and said excitedly, "Are you okay?"
Ivey slapped his chest and replied vigorously, "I can make him stretch himself to death!"
"Okay, brother! It's up to you~" Justin is also full of confidence
"You are a genius! Ivy" Hannah Abbott flattered her wildly
"Ivy is so handsome!" Susan Bones said not to be outdone.
"..." Betty
Compared with the cheerful atmosphere here in Hufflepuff, the other three houses can be said to be gloomy and gloomy.
If you want to talk about eating, they are good at it. But they don't know how to do it at all. A group of people who have no clue can only stare at Hufflepuff's business.
Gryffindor here
"Do you know how to cook?" Harry asked. In fact, he knew how to make some simple breakfasts. But he also turned a blind eye to such big dishes.
"Don't mention it, I've never eaten dog meat before." Simo shrugged.
"I only know how to bake bread"
"I know how to make salad greens"
...
"What about you? Didn't you help at Ivy's house?" Ron looked at Hermione
"Help with the dishes," Hermione replied expressionlessly.
"..."
It seems that the friends in the Lion Court are not very good at it.
"What should we do?" Harry scratched his head
"Don't you have a good relationship with Ivey? Ask him for help~" Parvati Patil reminded
"No! That's cheating!" Hermione disagreed.
"We will all fail if we don't cheat." Ron looked at her provocatively, "Hermione, you don't want to get zero marks in Defense Against the Dark Arts~"
"...but...Ivey seems to be very busy." Hermione looked at Ivey's busy figure and hesitated.
"It doesn't matter! Just agree to it," Ron immediately replied, "Leave it to me, I'm thick-skinned."
With that said, he rushed over.
When he came close, he leaned towards Ivy. He didn't want to——
"Ha--got a spy!"
Suddenly I heard a joke. Then I was knocked down by Mike and Justin.
"What are you doing! Let me go! I have something important to discuss with your chef," Ron struggled as he was pinned to the ground by the two men.
"Fart! You're just here to gather information," Hannah cursed, then waved her hand casually, "Drag him down and kill him to make a warning to others."
"Yes!" the guardians on the left and right ordered. One of them grabbed a leg and was about to throw it into the river and drown him.
"Wait! - Don't - Betty! Help me!" Ron shouted forcefully as his hands dug a ditch on the ground.
"..." Betty looked at them expressionlessly. There are enough strange things today.
"Save him alive first." Betty walked over, "None of you know how to cook?"
"Who said that! We just don't know how to make dog meat." Ron, who had escaped the disaster for the time being, was still arrogant.
"So you can cook roast turkey?"
"Of course! I was the chef at home last year."
"Well," Betty didn't want to expose it, "just do it the way you roast a turkey, and it will pass no problem."
After finishing the move, Betty turned around and prepared to leave, "Okay, let's throw him into the river."
"Wait!" Ron quickly stopped her and blurted out, "How to cook a turkey!"
Hearing this, Betty stared at him quietly with bright eyes.
"Uh... I mean... it's been a while since the last time I made it. I can't remember some of the steps clearly... Please help me recall."
Betty walked up to him with empty eyes, squatted down and "marinated, removed the fishy smell, brushed with oil, baked, and seasoned."
"Yeah~ I remember the last three steps. But how to pickle and remove the fishy smell."
"These two steps can be done together. Stuff onion, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, pepper, star anise, and it's all done. Don't forget to cut a few cuts on the dog's body to make it easier to get the flavor. Then smear the whole body with salt and it's OK."
"Yes, yes - that's it, I remembered it." After hearing what she said, Ron immediately nodded like a chicken eating rice.
"Remember?" Betty asked
"Don't worry, I have a very good memory." Ron said with a high face.
"Well, that's good - throw him into the river."
"Eh???"
...
Under Ron's iron face, Gryffindor finally started.
But there are still two brothers staring at each other.
Ravenclaw here
"It seems Ron has succeeded in getting what he wanted." Looking at Ron flopping in the river, Tate crossed his arms with a clear expression.
"Do you want me to go?" Padma Patil asked, who was also staring at Ron.
"Don't worry, he just came back from swimming," Anthony Goldstein said leisurely
"Yes. When Ron tells you the method, you can go find Parvati." Michael Corner agreed.
Several people from Yingyuan stopped and watched calmly. Things were moving forward steadily as they expected, they just needed to wait patiently.
It's just pity that our snake hospital needs technology but no technology, and it needs connections but no connections.
This is a group of real young ladies. The house elves are basically responsible for the three meals and housework. So let alone them, their parents may not even know how to cook.
As for popularity... we might as well discuss technical issues.
"Draco, think of a solution quickly" Pansy Parkinson shook Malfoy's arm
"I'll go find the Dean." Malfoy, who had no clue, could only ask Snape for help.
"Sir~" He came to Snape anxiously
"Huh?" Snape opened one eye and looked down at him.
"You know, we are not good at doing this kind of thing. I hope... you... maybe... can..." He hesitated, beating around the bush for a long time, and did not dare to express his intention directly.
But after all, it was his own college, so Snape took out a roll of parchment from his sleeve and threw it to him.
"Professor! This is unfair!" Ron couldn't accept it when he saw this. He was almost suffocated by the squid in the lake for the secret recipe.
"Every house can get a recipe from me," Snape explained in hindsight.
"Haha - it's you who are stupid, you can't blame others," Malfoy mocked.
"Shameless!" Hermione whispered.
Snape has been showing partiality for more than a day or two, and there is nothing anyone can do except complain a few times.
"Are we going to get the recipes?" asked Antony of Ravenclaw.
"No need." Tate remained indifferent. "Having a recipe and knowing how to make it are two different things. Gryffindor can make Ron so happy just by conveying it verbally. The steps must be easy."
"That's right" Michael Corner nodded.
"The plan remains unchanged, I'm going over," Padma Patil said