Chapter 384 A new recipe for old radishes and old potatoes (seeking a monthly pass)
A few minutes later, Elena and others left the underground vault and returned to the first floor of Hogwarts Castle.
The only difference from before is that in addition to a small flat-headed owl, Luna also has a large handful of golden Galleons in her arms - according to Elena, this is what she gave to her partner.
A gift for my daughter to meet her future schoolmates.
Although I don't understand why Elena is so interested in Luna, considering Elena's age and gender, Xenophilius Lovegood, who has already joined the "Hogwarts Foundation" camp by default, also agrees.
I'm not really worried. If it's a brat, he might be a little nervous, but if it's a girl, it doesn't matter.
Of course, the more important thing is that compared to the unimaginable grand development goals in Elena's mouth, the rare excitement and smile on Luna's face was what prompted Xenophilius to finally decide to believe in Elena and Deng
Bullido's reason - since the death of his wife Pandora, he hasn't seen Luna like this for a long time.
As a clumsy single father, Xenophilius actually knew very well that Luna needed more than just a father. She also needed the company and conversation of peers. If all of this could make Luna make friends with someone
A friend... Even if this friend doesn't seem so harmless... Xenophilius is very satisfied.
"Then, please allow me to excuse you for a moment."
Dumbledore smiled slightly and nodded politely towards the Lovegood family and Elena.
"There is still some time before lunch starts. During this period, Elena, you can take...well, I mean Xenophilius, you can take your daughter to visit and walk around the school for a while."
As if he suddenly remembered something happy, Dumbledore glanced at a certain white-haired dumpling, a smile quickly flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Elena seriously and added another sentence.
"As for Elena, just stay with the Lovegood family for a while, no need..."
Before Dumbledore could finish his words, there was suddenly a noisy flapping of wings outside the castle. Dumbledore raised his eyebrows in surprise and raised his head to look at the sky outside the door.
Following Dumbledore's gaze, he saw a phalanx of owls approaching Hogwarts Castle.
Judging from the flight trajectory, it seemed to be heading in the direction of Elena and others, flying straight over without any circling.
Ten seconds later, this transport brigade composed of dozens of strong, round-faced, fat chickens landed in front of everyone. As the owl landed, the floor trembled slightly, and several heavy packages fell on the 3rd floor.
"Oh, by the way, this is the new issue of The Quibbler."
Looking at Dumbledore who was a little surprised, Xenophilius Lovegood patted his head and quickly explained, "You mentioned in your letter before that you would collectively purchase for all the teachers and students of Hogwarts.
That batch of publications.”
Nearly a thousand copies of "The Quibbler" stacked together are quite impressive. In order to deliver this package on time, Xenophilius Lovegood specially hired many owl messengers at "expensive" postage.
As for the recipient, it is naturally written by himself.
After all, neither the mysterious "A·K" nor Albus Dumbledore seems to be an option to accurately receive the letter - and if the package is not signed for after one day, then which one comes with
The letter signed by Dumbledore will be automatically sent to the Daily Prophet, although Xenophilius is not sure how effective it will be.
"In the letter?"
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows, glanced at Elena beside him, and nodded noncommittally.
"I understand. In short, Miss Kaslana will take care of this matter. We will see you in the Hogwarts Hall later. If nothing else happens, the Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge and others will also be there by then.
Will appear in the auditorium."
After saying that, Dumbledore smiled apologetically and disapparated directly in front of the three of them.
There is no doubt that Gellert Grindelwald was much better at dealing with Ministry officials than Dumbledore.
Based on Dumbledore's understanding of Grindelwald, under the current situation, Grindelwald would not take the initiative to make any inappropriate remarks or do any radical behavior in front of the "young people" in the Ministry of Magic.
But even so, basic concerns still exist.
Therefore, after making sure that the dust had settled on Elena's side and that there should be no more unexpected situations, Dumbledore was naturally eager to return to the other side to understand the progress and status of the discussions in the principal's office.
“Is this all from this issue of The Quibbler?”
Elena casually opened a corner of a package, glanced at the magazine pattern displayed on the surface, and asked Xenophilius Lovegood behind her.
"That's right, according to what we communicated before, there are a total of one thousand copies here."
"That's enough. Just put these in a corner of the auditorium for now and I'll take care of them."
Elena thought for a while, walked to the empty dining table in the auditorium, and knocked on the table with her knuckles, "Burley, this magazine piled at the door, I hope it will appear in front of every student's plate during lunch.
——At the same time, open to the page about the "Hogwarts Calendar"."
Hogwarts Castle has a variety of magical magical passages. During these days as a kitchen chef, Elena has learned that instructions given through the auditorium table can be directly transmitted to the Hogwarts kitchen directly below.
middle.
This is why the teachers and students of the school and the people of the Ministry of Magic can summon the exact food they want directly in the Hogwarts auditorium with just a menu.
This is somewhat similar to a microphone, but it is not the original sound transmission, but relies on magic. According to the explanations of the house elves, how to accurately identify the accent and calibration, and even involves the contract between the castle magic and the elves.
magic.
"Burley? Dinner plate?"
Xenophilius looked at Elena strangely, and subconsciously looked around the empty hall.
Crack. Crack.
The next moment, only a few small explosions were heard in the auditorium.
Several house elves wearing Hogwarts-patterned napkins appeared next to Elena, bowing respectfully, with the humility Lovegood was familiar with, and a slightly different sense of respect.
"No problem, chef. Also, today's menu..."
"Just follow what was planned yesterday, wait a minute -"
Elena waved her hand, suddenly paused, tapped her lips thoughtfully with her fingers, narrowed her eyes cutely, and spoke slowly and softly with a hint of danger.
"I just thought about it. Professor Dumbledore and Mr. Apokalis are both very young. The menu for us young people is a bit too greasy and sugary for them. Maybe
Not particularly suitable.”
"what do you mean……?"
Burleigh, the house elf, blinked his big eyes, a look of confusion appearing on his face.
"Remember the sugar-control healthy meal I mentioned before? Don't add any oil. Boil potatoes in white water, boil beef in white water, wash and cut the cabbage. As for the seasonings, a stack of coarse salt and a stack of deviled pepper sauce.
That’s it.”
Elena said bitterly, these two rotten old guys, don't expect to eat anything delicious again this week.
I believe it won’t take long for them to understand why there is a saying: no matter who you offend, don’t offend the person cooking at home.
As for whether this diet plan will be implemented, there is no difficulty at all for Elena. She only needs to explain it to Madam Pomfrey, who is responsible for the health management of teachers and students in the school at the same time - this seat
The strict school medical director next to Dumbledore will definitely supervise Dumbledore's three meals a day very carefully.
After deciding in a few words the tragic meal arrangements for Old Potato and Old Carrot for the coming week, Elena turned around and smiled shyly at the stunned Xenophilius Lovegood behind her.
"As you can see, I forgot to introduce it just now. In addition to being a first-year freshman, I am also the chef of the Hogwarts kitchen. If nothing else happens, from now on, for a long time,
The entire school kitchen will fully implement my will - at the same time, this is also the source of the first batch of graphic materials for the future food section of "The Quibbler" as I mentioned below."