Chapter 374 Slytherin Special Offer This Week (Acridine for a Monthly Pass!)
Meanwhile, the Hogwarts kitchen.
"Quick, quick, quick! Everyone move, don't let me see you being lazy."
Elena held an open small book in her hand, put one hand on her hip, looked around at the house elves in the kitchen and said hurriedly. "Officials from the Ministry of Magic have arrived at the gate of the castle. According to the itinerary, they will first meet
Being invited to the auditorium to enjoy today's breakfast at Hogwarts with all the teachers and students of the school - I don't want any surprises in the whole process."
An accurate and almost rigid concept of time is one of the most important factors leading to success.
For Elena, if she wants to perfectly execute the "real and fake Dumbledore" plan and grasp the movements of Albus Dumbledore and everyone in the Ministry of Magic in real time, it is undoubtedly the most important link.
Needless to say, no one in the wizarding world today can monitor Dumbledore and the Minister of Magic at the same time without being discovered, not even a master of spells like Gellert Grindelwald.
But as the head chef of the Hogwarts kitchen, Elena has a very fair reason to know the movements of Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge at any time - the house elves who provide services in the kitchen.
According to Gamp's basic law of transformation, neither food nor drink can be created out of nothing.
So as long as Dumbledore is still receiving people from the Ministry of Magic, there must be a house elf serving tea and water in secret, and preparing delicious cookies, candies, etc. The passage between the Hogwarts kitchen and the principal's office
, is the best monitoring position.
"Burley, have you checked the Hogwarts school history roster that I asked you to check?"
Elena folded her arms, looked in the direction of the kitchen and shouted loudly.
In order to give everyone who comes to the Ministry of Magic an impressive Hogwarts experience, Elena has specially prepared two sets of dining specifications. All visitors can choose the same dish category as the school they graduated from, or the faculty and staff.
Uniform supply of seats.
However, according to her understanding of the politicians in the Ministry of Magic, Cornelius Fudge and Dolores Umbridge, who like to show off, will definitely choose the same dining standards as the students.
Ministry officials will likely follow the Minister and Under-Secretary's choices.
"Checked it out, Cornelius Fudge, Slytherin House. Dolores Umbridge, Slytherin House. Walton MacNeil, Slytherin House. Rufus Scrimgeour
"The Minister and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Magic, the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Animals, the Auror Office, the Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures, the Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation... what a luxurious lineup."
Elena raised her eyebrows, took the roster from the house elf Burley, and looked at it carefully.
Considering that there may be discussions on how to deal with the big snake in the secret room, as well as some general strategic support issues in the future, almost all the directors of the major departments with combat capabilities in the Ministry of Magic were present. If all this wave of people were included at this time,
If it is under control, the entire British Ministry of Magic will almost be completely destroyed.
"Very well, let's prepare two menus for each visitor to the Ministry of Magic in the corresponding order on this list."
Elena nodded with satisfaction, paused for a moment, and then added something extra after thinking about it.
"By the way, the minister and deputy minister's portions are prepared according to the most authentic Slytherin cuisine, without any deodorization. The devil's pepper dipping sauce was also prepared for me to be extremely spicy.
"
After a day of buffering time yesterday, most of the young wizards in Slytherin House have accepted the new "dark cuisine" recipe, and based on the feedback from the students at the table, Elena has actually made some slight changes.
, in order to better meet the taste preferences of little wizards.
Frankly speaking, except for the generally slightly bigger taste, the dishes in Slytherin House are second only to Hufflepuff House in terms of overall taste and nutritional value - for a small number of people
, even better.
Unsurprisingly, in this day and age, the only place in Europe where you can eat authentic leek boxes, cold folded ear root, coriander beef cubes, durian cakes... is probably the Slytherin House of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Already.
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On the other side, the main hall of Hogwarts Great Hall.
The British have always had a good concept of eating time. Unless it is the end of the world, no matter how urgent the situation is, they cannot disrupt their step-by-step process of enjoying four meals a day.
There are no exceptions to this habit, even in the magical world.
Under Dumbledore's sincere invitation, everyone in the Ministry of Magic did not hesitate for too long and happily joined the breakfast at Hogwarts Castle. After finishing breakfast, they planned to go to the principal's office to discuss business slowly.
After all, for these wizards who graduated from Hogwarts, it is actually a very pleasant surprise to have the opportunity to relive the food at their alma mater - although, after so many years, the reality may be slightly different from what they remember.
.
The auditorium of Hogwarts is very large. In order to receive officials from the Ministry of Magic, the house elves have arranged a row of tables and chairs next to the staff seats in advance, and each visitor has been carefully marked on it.
's name.
Following Dumbledore's guidance, Cornelius Fudge walked to the seat where his nameplate was placed and sat down.
There was no food on the shiny golden plates yet, which was in line with his memory. Only when the Headmaster of Hogwarts announced the meal, would food appear on every table.
However, Cornelius Fudge keenly noticed that there was an exquisite small menu placed in front of everyone on the faculty bench - and there were two menus placed in front of everyone in the Ministry of Magic.
"This is……"
Cornelius Fudge picked up the two menus and looked at Dumbledore with some confusion.
"As I said before, Hogwarts is trialling a new dining model. The dishes on each college's table depend more on the types of crops students choose to grow in their respective gardens. In order to avoid waste, so
Hogwarts has changed from its original banquet format to a self-service ordering format."
Dumbledore smiled gently, pointed at the young wizards who were gradually walking into the auditorium, and explained to everyone in the Ministry of Magic.
"It's not easy for you to return to Hogwarts, so the kitchen has specially prepared two menus for you to choose from - the standards of the Hogwarts staff vegetable garden, and the standards of the Hogwarts staff garden when you were studying at Hogwarts.
The unified standards of the college.”
As he spoke, Dumbledore looked at the menu in his hand carefully, cleared his throat, and read very clearly.
"Eggs Benedict, fried okra, pan-fried bacon..."
The next moment, three kinds of steaming food appeared on the golden plate in front of Dumbledore.
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"Actually, I personally recommend..."
Dumbledore glanced at the wizards from the Ministry of Magic, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but add.
"You may consider using the portion from the faculty and staff... because according to the current rules of Hogwarts, everyone must finish whatever they order and cannot waste it."
"I see, Professor Dumbledore, you've taken the trouble."
Cornelius Fudge nodded in enlightenment and took a closer look at the menu in his hand. Sure enough, he found the Slytherin House menu with a silver-green snake-shaped emblem on the edge.
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It has to be said that just this small detail of the double dining menu made Cornelius Fudge instantly feel better about Hogwarts, as if he had once again returned to the time when he was still studying decades ago.
of that time.
As time went by, many students also noticed the extra guests in the auditorium today, and started discussing with each other in low voices.
As the current Minister of Magic in the United Kingdom, Cornelius Fudge is still quite recognizable.
Feeling the curious gazes of the surrounding students, Cornelius Fudge and a group of Ministry of Magic officials involuntarily sat up straight, and the expressions on their faces were not as casual as before.
"Now that I'm here at Hogwarts, I naturally want to try the same dishes as my classmates..."
Cornelius Fudge waved a friendly hand to the little wizards, smiled and picked up the menu, curiously looked at the strange dish names on it that he had never heard of before, hesitated for a moment, and cleared his throat.
Although I have never heard of the names of these dishes, according to Dumbledore, since these crops and dishes are chosen by the students, then they must...
Before Cornelius Fudge could finish the thought in his mind, an indescribable smell filled the air from the dinner plate in front of him.
this……
The habitual official smile on the middle-aged wizard's face froze instantly. Professor Dumbledore seemed to have said just now that he must...eat them all?!
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