Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 205 Special Banquet

Abt saw that Mike had been reading the newspaper for too long, so he patted Mike on the shoulder and joked:
"What's wrong? Do you like seeing others praise yourself so much?"

"No, it's just that it's the first time I've appeared in a newspaper, and it feels a little special."

Mike quickly put down the newspaper in his hand and responded with a smile.

Although the smile was still on his face, Mike was not so calm in his heart.

If he guessed correctly, this photo is likely to trigger the plot of the next school year.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's go to the restaurant." Mario looked at the wall clock in the hall and said, "This time I specially prepared the side meat of the Romanian ceratopsian!"

As soon as this remark came out, Professor Flitwick's eyes lit up, and he got up and was about to walk towards the dining room.

Mike, on the other hand, was stunned. He didn't know what the side meat was, but he knew that it was a Romanian ceratopsian, a large fire dragon native to Romania.They have black-green scales and long golden horns, which they use when hunting to pinch their prey to death before eating.

The horns of this fire dragon have extremely high medicinal value. After being ground into powder, it can be used as a formula for many rare potions. In the international market, its horns are classified as B-grade commodities (extremely rare), and for this reason, Romania The ceratopsian was almost wiped out.

Now Romania, the origin of the Romanian ceratopsian, is already the most important fire dragon protection area in the world, where wizards from all over the world study the Romanian ceratopsian and raise them intensively. It is precisely because of the efforts of these wizards that the Romanian ceratopsian It is not extinct.

At this time, Abt popped up again, like a roundworm in Mike's stomach, and explained to Mike the concept of Romanian ceratopsian and side meat.

However, due to the conflict between Muggle common sense and wizard common sense, it took Mike a long time to understand what side meat was.

It turns out that side meat, as the name suggests, is the meat of the side of the dragon, but not all the meat on the side can be called side meat.If you insist on describing it, the side meat is equivalent to the filet in beef, a kind of tenderloin from the upper loin of dragons.

And when Abbott and Mike explained, everyone didn't stop, and they arrived in the restaurant after a while.

After everyone came to sit down at the long table in the center of the restaurant, an old wizard in butler's attire led several young people in butler's attire to start serving the dishes.

If Mike remembered correctly, this was the first time he saw a servant butler in Abbott's house, so he asked:
"Uncle Mario, so you still have a housekeeper?"

"Of course, after all, the Forli family is a family that has been passed down for thousands of years." Uncle Mario laughed and said, "Let me introduce you, this is Perot, the head steward of our Forli family, and Those young men are all grandsons of Perrault."

"Hello, dear guest!"

The old man in butler clothes named Perot waited until Uncle Mario had finished speaking before bowing to Mike and Professor Flitwick and saying hello, and Mike and Flitwick immediately replied hello.

Seeing that the two sides had finished greeting each other, Uncle Mario continued: "Perot's family has been the steward and servant of our Forli family for generations, but the times are different now, and the number of wizards is declining day by day, so the gifted children I am They were all sent to work in the Foley family's property, leaving some untalented ones to stay and work in the manor. In addition, those house elves don't like to appear in front of guests, so it's normal that you haven't seen them. "

Although what Mario said was relatively cryptic, Mike still understood what he meant.

The so-called talent should refer to magical talent, that is to say, the human butlers and servants staying in Foley Manor should be some dumb guns without magical talent.

Mike couldn't help but feel a little moved. Because wizards can use magic, their work efficiency is several times that of ordinary people. Just look at Filch and you will know that cleaning the corridors can be done with a few others, but he But he has to talk and talk for a long time. To be honest, a house elf is comparable to dozens of ordinary people in terms of housework.

Uncle Mario's arrangement is entirely out of pity for those squibs. They don't know magic, so they can't integrate into the wizarding society.But because they lived in the wizarding society since they were young, they couldn't integrate into the Muggle world.If it wasn't for Uncle Mario raising them, they would starve to death sooner or later.

"But Pero, your family is still able to give birth!" Uncle Mario said with emotion, "Unlike us, we used to pursue pure blood too much, and always married in small circles, resulting in a great decline in fertility. In this generation, only Abt and Ailian are a pair of sons and daughters."

As soon as this remark came out, Mike, who was still thinking about the fate of the Squib, immediately opened his eyes wide, and looked at Abt sitting next to him in shock, saying, "You still have a sister?" ' look.

Abbott did not disappoint Mike, and explained with an awkward smile: "Ellen is the same age as you, and she goes to school in Beauxbaton, France, so you haven't seen her. They will have a few days later for summer vacation, how many days will you spend?" I should be able to see her when I come back someday."

Mike suddenly realized.

And at this time, the food was almost served. Because of the previous trip to the Ministry of Magic, this lunch was a bit late, and Mike and Abbott were already hungry.But since the dishes served at this time were some ordinary Muggle dishes, they all just ate a little bit, saving their stomachs for the finale later.

Everyone was eating lunch talking and laughing, and finally, the long-awaited Romanian ceratopsian side meat was served.

I saw a few young guys in butler uniforms lifting four huge porcelain dinner plates to Mike and the others. Each of these circular dinner plates has a diameter of about 1 meter, which may be because the plates are too thick. Because of this, these dinner plates required two people to lift them, and Mike also noticed that they were already sweating profusely when they lifted the dinner plates to the table in front of Mike.

Seeing this, Mike strengthened his previous judgment. These people are indeed squibs, and any wizard would have used the Levitating Curse long ago.

Pulling his attention back to the giant dinner plate in front of him, Mike saw a super-large dragon steak placed flat on the dinner plate, and it was covered with a layer of dark brown sauce, exuding a rich flavor. scent.And there are a few pieces of broccoli on the empty space of the dinner plate as decoration.

While Mike was carefully observing the dragon steak, four girls who looked somewhat similar to old Perot brought four bowls of creamy mushroom soup in front of the others.

However, with Long Pai ahead, Mike and the others didn't bother to drink the soup first. After the host, Uncle Mario, moved the knife and fork first, Mike and the others immediately started fighting.

Holding a knife and fork, he cut off a corner of the dragon steak and put it in his mouth. Immediately, a strong aroma of sauce filled Mike's mouth. After chewing for a while, the taste of the sauce gradually dissipated. There was a smell similar to venison but But it was countless times more delicious than venison, and the taste of the meat gushed out, so delicious that Mike closed his eyes.

What surprised Mike the most was the taste of the meat. Although it didn't have that so-called melt-in-the-mouth feeling, it didn't make him feel hard to bite, it was a very moderate taste.

Mike opened his eyes and looked at the cut on the dragon steak, and found that the dragon steak was indeed fully cooked, so he nodded slightly and started eating again. In order to have a good taste, Mike even cut a large piece of meat at a time. Pile up small pieces of dragon meat before eating.

Mike also ate a lot of steaks in his previous life, from low-end fast food on the road to high-end restaurants with thousands of dollars a piece.

Some people who have never eaten steak or have only eaten low-end steak may think that well-done steak is not delicious at all, and ordering well-done steak in a restaurant will be regarded as unprofessional.

But in fact, the doneness of the steak just represents different tastes.

The reason why they feel that the well-done steak is not tasty and not tender enough is simply because the grade of steak they eat is not high enough and the chef is not professional enough.

In fact, the real top steak is well-done is no worse than other cooked.

After all, Mike wasn't fully developed yet. After eating a large pile of dragon steaks that he had cut in front of him, he already felt full, so he decided to take a short rest.

At this time, his eyes also fell on the creamy mushroom soup beside him.

Mike, who happened to be a little thirsty, leaned down and took a big sip, but the moment the milky white soup entered his mouth, the expression on Mike's face became extremely intoxicated.

fresh!
The unique milky aroma of the cream rushed directly to Mike's head with a burst of extreme saltiness, causing Mike's brain to go blank for a short time.

It took a long time for Mike to recover. He looked at the bowl of creamy mushroom soup again. Seeing that the mushrooms inside seemed to be a little different from the usual mushrooms, he looked at Abt who was munching on the dragon meat and said:
"What kind of mushroom is this? It's too fresh!"

"This is the foot of the walking mushroom." Abt managed to swallow the dragon meat in his mouth before explaining, "The walking mushroom is named after it, which means a mushroom that can walk. It is not strong but tastes good. So there are no more wild walking mushrooms, and what you eat now is cultivated by the Hunter family. The feet of the walking mushroom are the most delicious part of the whole walking mushroom."

After finishing speaking, Abbot continued to fight the giant dragon steak, and after Mike nodded, he drank this special bowl of creamy mushroom soup again.

Immediately, the huge restaurant became quiet, only the sound of everyone chewing and swallowing remained.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Flitwick and the others stopped, but there were still quite a few dragon platoons left in front of everyone.

Although it was a bit wasteful, Uncle Mario still asked people to remove the dragon meat. After all, although the food was good, it was not so good that people would eat it even if their stomachs were full.

At this time, the servants brought some snacks and tea after clearing the long table. After everyone was full, they began to drink tea and chat.

Uncle Mario and Professor Flitwick talked about their experiences at Hogwarts the most, and Mike, a student at Hogwarts, could obviously join in on this topic, so the atmosphere among the crowd was pretty good. Well, no one is left out in the cold.

While chatting, Mike suddenly thought of something, so he asked:
"By the way, Uncle Mario, Professor Flitwick. Do you know a master swordsman who is good at using European long swords? I want to learn how to use long swords."

"Why did you suddenly think of using a sword?"

Professor Flitwick asked with a look of surprise.

But Mike just scratched his head at this time, and said that he wanted to learn more melee combat methods, and he could also exercise his body by the way.

Originally, Mike planned to go to the Muggle world to find a swordsmanship instructor to teach him how to practice swordsmanship, because although the European longsword is considered a niche kind of swordsmanship, there are still many clubs in the UK that specialize in this, and the coaches there are also very professional .But Mike gave up the idea after careful consideration.

Because Mike is a wizard first, and a European long sword user second, magic is Mike's main way of fighting.

However, the Sword of Victory and the Oath is a two-handed long sword. Although it can be used with one hand, the swordsmanship instructors in the Muggle world use both hands to hold it. This is extremely unfriendly to the wizard Mike, because this He cannot cast magic when using the sword of victory and oath.

That's why Mike decided to look for a swordsmanship teacher in the wizarding world. Only a swordsmanship teacher who is also a wizard can teach him how to use the sword and wand in balance.

Mike is not afraid that there are no wizards who are good at using long swords. After all, Godric Gryffindor, the founder of Gryffindor College, owns a European-style long sword.

Although this Gryffindor sword is not as good as the sword of victory and oath in Mike's hand, it is indeed a legendary silver sword.

This sword is made by goblins. It is not only extremely sharp, but also has the ability to absorb other substances to strengthen itself.

In the original book, it can be used to destroy the Horcrux because it absorbed the basilisk's venom when Harry Potter used it to kill the basilisk.

Now this sword is hidden in the sorting hat by Dumbledore as a family heirloom of Gryffindor College. It is said that only the real Gryffindor can take out this Gryffindor sword from the sorting hat.

This shows that there has been a routine of double cultivation of monsters in the wizarding world since ancient times, so Mike thinks that this technique should also be passed down.

As expected, Professor Flitwick did not disappoint Mike. After a moment of contemplation, he said to Mike:
"When I was obsessed with duels, I did know a wizard who was good at using long swords, but I haven't contacted him for a long time. Well, I'll write him a letter tonight."

"Thank you, Dean!"

Hearing this, Mike was overjoyed. He had always had a treasure but didn’t know how to use it. He obviously had the sword of victory and oath, but he could only use it under certain circumstances. This made Mike lose his hair for a while.

Well now, if the wizard that Professor Flitwick mentioned can teach him, then the Sword of Victory and the Oath will hopefully become Mike's regular combat power.

(End of this chapter)