Tom cat breaking through the dimensional wall

Chapter 478 Kitchen Management Rights

September 9st is the enrollment time for Hogwarts.

September 9nd is the official time for students to start classes.

Students' timetables will be distributed after breakfast.

Just when everyone was starting to enjoy breakfast, Tom wore the Sorting Hat on his head and Fox on his hand, like a playboy walking a bird and teasing a dog, walking in the castle with steps that he didn't recognize his relatives.

In front of the portrait of the Fat Lady, walk back along the corridor, go down six floors, follow the marble stairs into the foyer, and then turn left to reach a wide stone corridor.

Because the stone corridor is underground, there are no windows around it, so there is no natural light.

Ambient lighting is only provided by candle chandeliers from the ceiling.

Therefore, the entire stone corridor was illuminated by candlelight in yellow-orange color, and where the raised bricks and barrels were stacked, there was no candlelight, so the dark shadows were clearly defined.

Coming down from the marble spiral staircase, you can see an oil painting taller than a person on the stone brick wall.

In the oil painting, there is a silver bowl filled with various fruits.

Tom Mu stepped forward, stretched out his paw, and scratched a pear in the painting.

It seemed that the pear couldn't stand the itching, and it couldn't help but tremble and giggle.

With a flash of light, the pear suddenly twisted and transformed into a large green doorknob.

Tom held the door handle and pushed the door open. Inside was the large kitchen of Hogwarts.

The kitchen is huge, as big as the auditorium hall.

In fact, the Hogwarts kitchen is located directly below the Great Hall.

Like the auditorium above, the kitchen also has four rows of long dining tables.

A little comparison can reveal that the placement of these tables is exactly the same as the placement of the tables in the auditorium above.

In fact, the food that Hogwarts students eat every day is naturally not generated out of thin air.

There are hundreds of house elves in Hogwarts castle.

The food that students usually eat is prepared in advance by the house elves in the kitchen, placed on the kitchen table, and then transferred directly to it through magic.

Because the elves usually don't appear in front of students.

So the average lower grade students don't even know that there are house elves in Hogwarts.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Tom Mu's attention was immediately attracted by a huge soup pot directly opposite the door.

The pot was huge, as high as a story.

Below the soup pot is a blazing fire.

On the side of the soup pot is a small ladder spiraling upward.

At the top of the ladder, there was a house elf holding a huge spoon and stirring a large soup pot.

"Sniff sniff~"

"The taste of food, it's a pity that I can't eat, otherwise I really want to taste it."

Tom sniffed the Sorting Hat on his head, then twisted and began to speak.

"Gah! Gah gah gah!"

Fox seemed to have found fun again, never missing an opportunity to laugh at the Sorting Hat.

Tom Mu ignored the hat and the phoenix and walked towards the kitchen.

The elves in the kitchen are busy.

The elves cast magic in the sink next to it, and the pots and pans were automatically cleaned in the bubble water.

An elf snapped his fingers.

A huge pumpkin the size of a car floated directly behind it and followed the elf to the other side of the kitchen.

Turning around, Tom saw again where the elves were processing meat.

Two tables were placed together, covered with pork and beef.

At this time, there was an elf standing on a piece of steak, constantly stepping on the steak under his feet.

This made Tang Mu's eyes darken.

Especially since these house elves never wear shoes.

Even though they washed their feet when stepping on the meat, Tang Mu still couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Tom knew about house elves.

Know that this creature's loyalty is literally engraved in its bones.

Once they have any disrespectful thoughts towards their master, they will punish themselves crazily.

What's more, they and even most people don't have any bad thoughts.

Therefore, Tom Mu can be 100% sure that the reason why these elves stepped on the steaks with their feet was not to vent their anger and revenge.

Stepping on the steak is one of the cooking steps of this dish.

But here's the problem.

It is said that out of sight is pure.

Before, I just thought the food wasn't very tasty, but now I also think it's a little unhygienic.

Tom's idea of ​​contracting the Hogwarts cafeteria became even more determined.

"Mr. Tom, if you are hungry, please go upstairs to the auditorium to have a meal. It is breakfast time now."

While Tom was visiting the kitchen, a house elf who looked a little older stood in front of Tom.

Generally speaking, no one is allowed to enter the kitchen.

So the house elf in front of him actually meant that he was chasing people away.

When Tom heard this, he looked at the house elf.

The image is no different from the movie.

It has ears as big as a bat, protruding brown eyes the size of tennis balls, a pointed and long nose, and almost no flesh on its body.

His thin body was covered only with a worn pillowcase.

The only thing that made Tom feel somewhat relieved was that the pillowcase covering his body was at least quite clean.

House elves who are good at cooking magic and household magic always have a way to clean themselves up.

Even if they don't have new clothes to wear.

"Meow?"

Tom tilted his head.

"My buddy asked for your name."

The Sorting Hat opened his mouth to help translate.

Even though it didn't speak, the house elf in front of it could understand it.

"My name is Donneau, sir."

The elf Tangnuo bent towards Tom Mu.

"It's in charge of the kitchen."

The Sorting Hat first introduced Tom in a low voice, then looked at Tang New, raised his voice, and said, "We want to contract the kitchen of Hogwarts and add more dishes to Hogwarts."

"No, sir, we can't make the decision. The decision must be made by Mr. Dumbledore. Besides, I think the current menu at Hogwarts is rich enough, and the children all like it."

Tang New said, walked aside, took out a piece of parchment from the cabinet, and came to Tom with his hands raised: "We also have the recipe left by Ms. Helga Hufflepuff. This is his greatness." invention."

Helga Hufflepuff is the founder of Hufflepuff House.

She is also a lady of high moral character.

Although she is very good at food spells, Hufflepuff is a medieval wizard after all.

Not to mention that the food and cuisine of Europe and China in the Middle Ages were not on the same level.

So much time has passed, and the cuisines of various countries around the world have also progressed with the times.

The food now is only better than before.

The dining hall at Hogwarts may have been very strong in the Middle Ages.

But now, even if we don’t compare Chinese cuisine, the cuisine in Europe in 1991 other than the United Kingdom was better than Hogwarts.

Tom Muke has not forgotten his mission.

Since we want to export Eastern culture, food is naturally indispensable.

But the elf Tang Niu in front of him was very determined.

With the stubborn characters of the elves, it is almost impossible to convince them.

There is no other way, we still have to find Dumbledore.

"They are so stubborn. They just don't want to add a few dishes. Your dishes are not much more delicious than theirs."

Tom Mu returned without success.

As soon as he walked out of the cafeteria, the sorting hat on his head began to sway and scream.

Tom's eyes rolled up and he looked at the Sorting Hat.

The Sorting Hat twisted his body in embarrassment: "Don't look at me like that. I have never eaten food from your country, but I believe you."

While saying this, the students of Hufflepuff Academy also came down the marble spiral staircase.

The college's common room was also downstairs, within a row of huge barrels next to the kitchen.

In other words.

Hufflepuff is simply a paradise for foodies.

They go out to the kitchen, and upstairs to the auditorium (canteen).

No wonder some little wizards gained weight in a few years after entering school, and each of them became proficient in food spells.

"Mr. Tom!"

"Hey! Mr. Tom!"

The characteristics of the cat are so obvious that all the students at Hogwarts will remember it just because it showed its face yesterday.

In fact, there are still many people who want to go to the canteen to buy things from Tang Mu.

But this cat is obviously a canteen owner, but instead of staying in the shop, it runs around the castle all day long. However, this did not dampen the children's enthusiasm, but made them more interested in the mysterious Tom Mu.

Everyone wants to go to Tom Mu's store to buy something.

Tom also greeted the children with a grin, and then ran towards Dumbledore's office with Fawkes and the Sorting Hat!

As soon as the gargoyle saw Tom Mu, he rolled his eyes and jumped aside without waiting for Tom Mu to say the command, making way for the cat, hat, and bird.

"Meow meow!"

Tang Mu thanked him and rushed directly into the principal's office.

"bump!"

Tom Mu opened the door and walked directly into the principal's office just like he did at home.

Dumbledore was holding a quill in his hand and was writing a letter at his desk: "Dear Gerard..."

As soon as Lao Dengtou opened his mouth, he was startled by the sudden intrusion of the trio of cats and birds.

The ink from the tip of the pen dripped onto the letter paper, and a small patch of black suddenly appeared.

Dumbledore sighed helplessly. He didn't want people to know that he was still communicating with that person, even though this was the first time in so many years that he was actually preparing to send a letter.

But it would be better if no one knew about this kind of thing.

Fortunately, it was only Tom Mu and the others who came over.

"Mr. Tom, what do you want from me?"

Dumbledore opened the magic drawer and threw the letter he just started into.

You can see that it is filled with letters written by him.

It's just that none of these letters were sent.

On the other side of the drawer, there was a large stack of letters sent by an old man.

Dumbledore had read all these letters, but he could no longer read them back.

"Is such that……"

Before Tom opened his mouth, the Sorting Hat couldn't help but start chirping.

It told everything about Tom Mu's thoughts and the meeting he had just had with Tang New in the basement.

Although there is no extravagance, it is definitely full of nonsense.

It took more than ten minutes to explain something that could be explained clearly in a few sentences.

Fox next to him also sang in harmony, spread his wings, and shouted: "Quack, quack, quack!"

Dumbledore looked at his beloved bird with a constipated face: "Fox, you are a phoenix, can you please stop calling me like that?"

The bald bird put its wings on its hips and raised its head proudly, obviously not intending to pay attention to Dumbledore's request.

There was nothing Dumbledore could do about it.

But he also understood the reason why the Cat Hat Bird came to him.

To put it bluntly, I just dislike the fact that the Hogwarts cafeteria is now unpalatable and unclean.

It’s just a few more dishes, and to be honest, it’s not a big deal.

Dumbledore had also eaten Muggle food, and he could tell by comparison if his tongue was not damaged.

It's just that Dumbledore didn't pay much attention to this aspect before, and his favorite thing was just desserts.

As long as the desserts in the kitchen are passable, he's not picky about food either.

But if it really makes the food at Hogwarts better in the future, that would be a good thing.

only……

Dumbledore looked at Tom with a smile: "Aren't you going to open that canteen? You're opening a shop and contracting a kitchen, are you busy enough?"

"Of course I'm very busy - woo woo woo!"

The Sorting Hat wanted to agree on behalf of his good brother without saying anything.

Tom Mu quickly raised his paw to cover its mouth.

Tang Mu also reacted to Old Dengtou's reminder.

It can indeed be used in both the commissary and the kitchen at the same time.

But for the world mission, it is obviously impossible for it to only handle the kitchen and canteen.

There will definitely be other things to do after that.

Moreover, it would be so tiring if you had to do everything yourself.

Tom likes to find things to do and have some fun, but he doesn't like to make himself suffer.

Dumbledore obviously also saw what Tom was thinking, so he smiled and said: "Well, the house elves will handle the kitchen affairs. I have agreed to you managing the kitchen at Hogwarts, but this matter You have to discuss it with Tang Niu and the others."

"If a house elf is willing to run the kitchen for you, and the other elves agree, then you have the final say in the Hogwarts kitchen."

With that said, Dumbledore knocked on the table, and the house elf Donne appeared in the office.

Looking at Dumbledore in front of him, Tang New immediately bent down and bowed to say hello.

Dumbledore patiently recounted what happened, and then looked at Tom and Donneau as if they were watching a good show.

Next, there is the matter between Tom and the Hogwarts house elves.

However, Tang Niu looked a little confused and frightened at this time.

It has become accustomed to following its owner's orders.

They do whatever their master tells them to do.

Now that the decision-making power of the matter was suddenly handed over to it, Tang Niu was at a loss for a while.

Although, this can be regarded as the master's order.

But Tang Niu really didn't know what to do with this type of order.

After thinking for a long time, the Sorting Hat became impatient.

The house elf slowly raised his head, seemingly finally making a decision.

It mingled the fingers of its hands together and looked at Tom with its big eyes: "Mr. Tom, you can communicate with all house elves, as long as there is a house elf who agrees to cook your recipe, and that recipe is really better than Hogwart's If Ci's old recipes are good, I will manage the kitchen with you."

This was a decision made after careful consideration.

What it does best is cooking.

As a house elf, it must also ensure that students and teachers can taste delicious food from the kitchen every day.

If Tom's recipe is really better than its own, it will accept it.

If Tang Mu's recipe is worse than his, Tang Niu will never give in for the sake of the delicious food of the teachers and students in the school.

Ok……

Unless Dumbledore orders it.

Dumbledore behind the desk became more and more interesting as he watched, and he couldn't help but want to write this matter in a letter.

"In that case, Tom, when you find the house elf, let it compete with Don Newby. In the great hall, I will let all the teachers and students in the school try your delicious food."

"The final result will be decided by the teachers and students. Do you have any objections?"

Dumbledore's eyes were slitted with smile behind his half-moon glasses.

It feels like Hogwarts is finally getting more interesting.

I believe children will also love this activity.

"A very fair and just decision, Mr. Dumbledore."

Tang Niu bowed.

Tom Mu had no objections.

I think this is pretty good.

"Okay, if there is nothing else, you can go ahead and do your work. I also have something to do."

Dumbledore smiled and grabbed the quill on the table.

Tang Niu immediately bowed and retreated.

Tom Mu was originally planning to leave with him.

After taking two steps, he seemed to recall something, and then suddenly came back. Under Dumbledore's puzzled gaze, he picked up the gilded perch beside the desk as if no one was around, then turned around and left.

Seeing Maomao carrying away the bird stand for Fawkes in his office, Dumbledore subconsciously opened his mouth to say something.

As a result, when he saw Fox following behind Tang Mu with a happy face, Lao Deng shut his mouth again.

The old face was full of melancholy.

Good guy, how long has this cat been here?

The Sorting Hat and Fawkes seemed to belong to it, always following behind.

Carrying Fox's gilded perch on his shoulders, Tom Mu made his way to the first floor and returned to his canteen.

Placing the gilded perch at the door, Fox flew up and parked it consciously.

"What are we going to do next? Are we going to the kitchen to find the house elf again?"

The Sorting Hat asked Tom.

It still remembers this bet.

Tom shook his head. It had no intention of cooperating with the house elves in Hogwarts.

These house elves are all very traditional and normal house elves.

At this time, Tang Mu already had a good partner in his heart.

I believe you will be happier working with it.

But this matter is not that urgent.

After all, Maomao is still the owner of the Hogwarts canteen. School has already started, so it’s not a big deal that the canteen is still closed.

Therefore, Tom decided to open the business first.

In order to show the high-end quality of their Oriental canteens, they still have to have the necessary welcome.

Tom looked at Fox on the gilded perch and grinned his big white teeth.

Come!

This cat teaches you how to speak human language!

(End of this chapter)