Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 461 The So-Called Dress

With the slow arrival of autumn, the sunshine time in the country has become shorter and shorter, and the sun in the sky has slowly sunk into the other side of the mountain just before dinner.

Magic candles were also lit early in Hogwarts Castle for lighting.

Mike walked slowly in the dim corridor like this, the bright yellow light of the candle hit him, shining on his solemn Ravenclaw uniform and his conspicuous blond hair.

It was dinner time at this time, but Mike did not stay in the restaurant like everyone else, but walked towards the basement swaggeringly.

Today is Saturday, the day I made an appointment with Professor Slughorn to attend the 'Slug Club' banquet.

Unfortunately, except for the girl named Emma and another boy from a big pure-blood family in Ravenclaw, none of the people Mike knew was invited.

As he walked, Mike couldn't help thinking that if Benjamin was still at Hogwarts, he would definitely be invited, after all, his talent in potions was so outstanding.

Mike, who was thinking wildly, also unknowingly came to the corridor outside the Potions classroom, but there were two figures erected here early.

"Harry! You should be wearing a bow tie, your tie is so ugly!"

Under the dim light, Hermione was looking at Harry with disgust.

It can be seen that Hermione attaches great importance to this banquet.

She once again changed into the pale pink dress she wore to the Goblet of Fire Christmas dinner, and used magic hair softener to recomb the messy hair, and even her plain face appeared. There are some traces of make-up.

It's just that Hermione seems to have forgotten one thing, that is, in the eyes of some old-fashioned nobles, dresses, especially evening dresses, are consumables. They can only be worn once for a banquet, and they are things that are thrown away after wearing them.

This is a means of showing off that some bored nobles came up with, and it is also a screening mechanism.

Because a set of dresses is expensive, by fabricating the unspoken rule that a set of dresses can only be used once, they can show off their wealth, and they can also effectively screen out those fake nobles who sneak into the banquet.

If it was an ordinary school banquet, those pure-blood nobles would not say anything. After all, the majority of Hogwarts students were ordinary students from ordinary or poor families, and doing this would easily cause public outrage.

But it will be different at the 'Slug Club' dinner where the elite gather later, and Hermione is likely to be mobbed because of this incident.

On the other side, Harry, who was being disliked by Hermione, put on the dress that Sirius specially prepared for him for this kind of scene. Well, the style was exactly the same as what Sirius was used to, and they were both extravagant and extravagant.

It's just that Sirius didn't organize it for him this time, and this complicated evening dress looked a bit messy on Harry's body, which was also the main reason why he was disgusted by Hermione.

"Shut up, Hermione! I don't need you to teach me how to dress!"

Harry retorted angrily while twisting his crooked tie. It could be seen that the relationship between the two of them was very bad because of the 'Half-Blood Prince Textbook'.

Hermione snorted coldly and stopped talking to Harry, but she didn't leave directly, but watched Harry frantically fiddling with his crooked tie, planning to wait until Harry was at a loss what to do. Do it when you beg her.

Even though she is a girl, she is much better than Harry in terms of knowledge of ties. After all, she often helps her father tie ties at home.

It's a pity that Mike's appearance made her plan come to an end.

"Let me do it, Harry."

Mike walked up to the two of them and directly took over the job of helping Harry straighten his tie.

Harry was taken aback by Mike's sudden appearance, raised his head and exposed his neck, and stammered at the same time:
"Thank...Thank you!"

"You should learn how to tie a tie after you go back." Mike said as he loosened Harry's tie and tied it again. "You must know that as a gentleman, wearing a tie is a compulsory course."

"Can you teach me?"

Harry said with bright eyes.

Hearing this, Mike raised his eyebrows and said:

"I'm afraid not, Harry, you'd better ask Sirius for advice. I guess he'll be very happy then."

A look of joy appeared on Harry's face as soon as this remark came out, and it was obvious that he had understood what Mike meant.

Mike, who finished tying the tie for Mike, looked at Hermione, who was still sulking, and said casually:
"Why are you all changing into evening dresses? I remember that there was no dress requirement on the invitation letter."

Hermione hesitated to speak, but Harry on the side rushed to say:

"It was Hermione and Ron's idea. They felt that this was the only way to show how important we are to this banquet."

"Really..." Mike's eyes were still scanning Hermione, "but we are still students, I think we only need a clean and tidy school uniform to deal with this kind of scene. I believe Slughorn is too This means, otherwise, I wouldn’t have marked the dress code on the invitation letter.”

Hearing that Hermione and Harry finally noticed the Ravenclaw uniform Mike was wearing at this time, Hermione didn't respond, but Harry looked anxious.

"What to do! Mike! Do I want to change into my uniform now? But my uniform hasn't been washed yet. Isn't it bad to wear dirty clothes to a banquet!"

"Um, in that case, you should go wear a uniform." Mike perfunctory Harry and then looked at Hermione, "And you, Hermione, do you want to change into a uniform?"

"no need."

Hermione answered coldly, and then walked into the Potions class without thinking.

Seeing this, Mike also frowned. It was really hard for him to speak about this matter. If he said it directly, he would feel very embarrassed with Hermione's character while Harry was still present, but his hint The other party can't understand, what should I do?

Mike couldn't think of any solution for the time being, and after struggling in the spot for a while, he could only decide to see the trick at that time.

Always, as a friend, I can't let Hermione be wronged for no reason.

And Harry on the side also saw the tangled face on Mike's face, he patted Mike on the shoulder and said:

"You don't have to worry about it. Hermione hasn't had a good relationship with us recently because of the 'Half-Blood Prince' incident. I guess she must be under too much pressure from studying. So I'm thinking of taking her to Hogsmoor tomorrow. Tokumura is going shopping, what do you think?"

"Very good doctrine, she really needs to relax."

"Ha! Do you think so too? This is really great!" Harry said happily, "It's a good thing you're here, Mike. Hermione is ignoring me now, and Ron hasn't been invited , if you don't show up again, I will have to face Slughorn and those people alone, it will be a nightmare!"

……

After chatting with Harry for a while, Mike and Harry opened the door of the Potions classroom together.

As soon as the door was opened, the aroma of all kinds of food rushed in. Mike and Harry, who had been hungry all afternoon, couldn't help but took a deep breath.

"It seems that this time there should be no need for us to bring our own food."

Mike joked with a smile, while Harry on the side was also amused by Mike's words.

At this time, the Potions classroom has taken on a completely new look. All the crucibles, cabinets, and even tables and chairs are gone. Instead, there is a huge long table filled with various delicacies in the open space in the middle of the classroom. And a champagne tower next to it.

The soft, warm-toned beams of magic lamps shone on the tall champagne towers, making them shine brightly.

The ceiling in the classroom is also engraved with various beautiful murals. The murals seem to depict a banquet. This should have an allusion, but Mike's lack of knowledge in this area is very appreciated. If you don't come to this kind of art, you can only think that the maid pouring wine on the mural looks good.

"Oh! Look who's coming! Two fine lads! Harry and Mike!"

Just as Mike and Harry were looking at the decorations in the classroom, a familiar voice came from the side.

Mike and Harry turned their heads, and saw Slughorn walking quickly with a big belly and joyful face.

His voice was so loud that all the people in the classroom who were still talking to each other cast their gazes over at once.

Since it was the first time to attend the official banquet of the Slug Club, many people present were wearing formal evening gowns like Harry and Hermione. Of course, there were also many people wearing college uniforms like Mike. But they also all made some tricks on their uniforms.

For example, the Hufflepuff boy not far from Mike has a unique badger-shaped brooch pinned to his chest. Judging by the simple appearance and the magical aura emanating from it, this brooch should be a priceless Antiques!

It was the first time to attend such an 'upper class' (greeting to the Duke of ZOOM) banquet. Harry was obviously a little uneasy. He timidly hid behind Mike, trying to avoid the hot gazes of those around him.

Reflective Mike was much more natural. He greeted Slughorn with a smile, and stretched out his hand to hold him together.

"Glad to have you here, Mike."

"It is my pleasure, Professor."

Suddenly, Slughorn's eyes fell on Mike's Ravenclaw uniform, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly:
"Wow, what a nice dress!"

Facing Slughorn's praise, Mike didn't talk to Slughorn but smiled at Slughorn, and let go of his hand tacitly.

Mike had to admit that Slughorn did have some vision. Although the Ravenclaw uniform he was wearing at the moment looked the same as an ordinary uniform, it was actually completely made by the Los Santos Demon. cloth' and 'anti-magic fur', in terms of anti-magic ability, this uniform will definitely not be much worse than the combat uniform of the Los Santos Wizards, but its cost is ten times that of the combat uniform !
On the other side, Slughorn came to Harry again after exchanging greetings with Mike.

He looked at the fancy but obviously expensive dress on Harry with a strange expression on his face.

"Well, this is really a fine dress." Slughorn said hesitantly, "but I don't know why, it always gives me a very familiar feeling, I seem to have seen others before. I love wearing this dress."

Harry also looked a little embarrassed, he didn't know how to reply to Slughorn.

Fortunately, Mike came to the rescue in time and said:

"I guess that person must be named Sirius Black, right? There is probably no one else in this world who likes such... um, such a fancy dress."

"Crack! You're right at all!" Slughorn snapped his fingers excitedly, "I remember, it's Sirius, that handsome guy liked this kind of outfit very much when he was a student. Hogwarts led the trend for a while, and it wasn't until Dumbledore stopped everyone."

After speaking, he looked at Mike happily and said:

"I have to say that your description is really good. I really can't find a better word to describe this style of clothing than the word fancy, but I don't like it very much." He turned his head to Harry again. Say, "Oh! I'm not saying it's bad what you're wearing, it's just that... well, you get the idea. I'm too old to understand this youth trend."

Harry nodded embarrassingly. Seeing that Slughorn frowned, he hurriedly asked:
"By the way, Harry! How could you think of dressing like this? What do you have to do with Sirius?"

"Sirius he... he is my godfather."

The smile on Slughorn's face froze suddenly, and he stared blankly at Harry, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Seeing this, Mike smiled lightly, and decided to add fuel to Harry's fire, so he jokingly said:

"Black is raising Harry as his own son. I believe you can see that. Harry's dress is a replica of Black. It's a parent-child outfit. Sometimes when we get together would tease him and tell him he should start a family with a woman, but guess what Blake said? He said Harry was enough for him, and that was touching!"

Harry was a little embarrassed by what Mike said, he scratched his head, blushed and lowered his head.

But Slughorn was different, he keenly learned the news from Mike's words - Sirius Black wanted Harry to inherit the Black family!
This is simply news that can shock the magic world!
The wealth and power accumulated by the Potter family and the Black family for thousands of years will be concentrated in Harry alone in this generation, which will make Harry surpass the Malfoy family and become the richest in the entire country and even the European wizarding society in one fell swoop. , the most honorable wizard!
At this moment, Slughorn looked at Harry with almost wet eyes!
(End of this chapter)