Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 2717 Firebird Land (25)

As Christmas approached, the atmosphere in the school became more "tensile", as if it had returned to the time of the Triwizard Tournament, the difference was that this time Ron Weasley did not have to participate in the At Laghorn's party, only Harry Potter needs a partner, so a "conspiracy" revolves around him.

   "Where's the chocolate in the kitchen?" Pomona asked Honey, the Hogwarts house-elf who was in charge of it.

   She looked at Pomona in awe.

   "The young witches are fond of chocolate lately," said another house-elf, Robbie, "so the chocolate is gone."

Pomona didn't suspect that the house-elves were pocketing their own money, but she wondered why girls suddenly ate chocolate so much. Aren't they afraid to eat too much and get out of shape, like Fleur Delacour? what?

   "Well, it looks like it's going to be in stock again," Pomona added after Slughorn's menu.

  Since Stringer came to power, the security measures at Hogwarts have become stricter. Not to mention chefs outside the school, even mosquitoes cannot enter.

  If you just want the taste of chocolate and don’t have the hobby of collecting chocolate frog pictures, the chocolate in the kitchen can be melted into the shape the girls want, and then given away.

   It's better to have friendship and chocolate than nothing, Pomona was a little worried about Neville, he was also invited, but this time there was no Ginny to be his dance partner.

   "Which of you ever cooked 'dragon eggs'?" Pomona asked the house-elves present.

  The elves looked at each other with blank expressions.

   "Not one?" Pomona asked.

"I will."

  A hoarse voice sounded in the crowd, and then a bony paw was raised.

  The house elves looked at it one after another. It was Kreacher, the house elf of the Black family.

  When the Black family was still prosperous, they held many banquets, which were said to be very popular.

   "How to cook it?" asked Flem, Hogwarts kitchen supervisor, who was in charge of controlling the heat.

   "Eat it raw." Kreacher said in a gloomy voice, "Master thinks it will retain its medicinal effect."

  Pomona couldn't imagine that scene.

   "You mean like 'beef tartare'?" Pomona asked.

   "Yes." Kreacher said.

   “Okay, it’s up to you,” Pomona said, adding Kreacher’s name to the dish.

Even though the guards are tight, the old slug still exerted his influence and got some former slug club members to attend the school party, so this dish that young people are unlikely to like is still eaten, don't worry Will cause waste.

  After finishing the process, Pomona announced the adjournment, and then went to the wine cellar to have a look.

  As Minerva said, Hogwarts is not allowed to serve alcohol to students. Half of the oak barrels used to make wine in Hufflepuff College were decorations, and the rest were used for magical animals to drink. Beauxbaton's rune horse only drank whiskey.

   "Dragon eggs and whiskey, it looks like someone is going to have a hot night." She laughed teasingly to herself.

   "Looks like you're having fun."

  She turned her head and looked at the darkness behind her.

   Soon after, Snape, dressed in black, came out of the darkness. The first thing she saw was his white shirt collar, and then his pale face.

   "You startled me." She covered her heart and said, "What are you doing here?"

   "Come and collect my reward." He said in a cheerful tone.

  Pomona thought back, remembering his promise.

   "Have you found out why the old slug invited Astonia?"

  He looked at her critically.

"what?"

   "We made an appointment last time at the Room of Requirement, remember to dress nicely." After speaking, she turned and left.

  ‘Remember to dress nicely. ’ said Pomona strangely, looking after him, and went back to his office.

  After taking off the witch hat, she took out the perfume in the cabinet and sprayed it on her body like watering flowers.

  This perfume was originally used to cover up the smell of dragon dung fertilizer, but now it is used for other purposes.

   It has been more than a month since the last time he was in the Forbidden Forest, and he is obviously going to the Death Eaters for the Christmas holiday, and will not spend it with her, and then it will be the new year.

If she had any idea about "public" at the beginning, she also gave up after seeing Ron Weasley and Lavender Brown. They can be seen kissing everywhere in the school, no matter who comes In the hallway where people go, or in the common room.

   Some people think that Lavender "dedicated" because Ron defended the Gryffindor goal, allowing them to win the House Cup over Slytherin.

  In short, the discussion behind it is difficult to listen to. Although Ginny and Dean kissed on the Three Broomsticks, it was only once, and the rest was their private time and privacy.

   In view of the nature of his current job and the fact that she hopes to have a good reputation, she thinks it is better to maintain the status quo.

   After drinking the antidote and putting on the cream dress again, she looked at herself in the mirror.

   "You look like a beauty who is going to interview a vampire at night." She said sarcastically, then took the traveling cloak, turned it to the invisible side, and was about to open the office door when there was a knock on the door.

   "What's the matter?" Pomona asked through the door.

   "It's me, Dean, I have a new butter beer, would you like some?" Teresa Buttermere said outside the door.

   "No, no," said Pomona. "Thank you for your kindness."

   "Okay, but you can come to me anytime you want a drink," said Buttermere from outside the door.

   "Okay." Pomona was perfunctory, and now she only hoped that Buttermere could leave quickly.

   Not long after, footsteps sounded outside the door.

   After feeling that there was no one outside, Pomona opened the door, and the corridor was empty.

  She quickly put down her hood, closed the door gently, and walked towards the grand staircase under the protection of the night.

  She found the feeling of going on a night out against school rules again, the difference was that she was not afraid of being caught by the teacher.

   Albus goes on a "travel" and won't be back for a while, before that they are free and they can do whatever they want, even if it's crazy and unwise.

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Sir Bacon once commented on young people and old people in this way: When young people are doing something, they often take care of more than they can do, and arouse more than they can calm down. , rather than innovation, even if this innovation will cause inconvenience. Older people discuss too long, regret more quickly, and dare not take risks, as long as they have a little ordinary success, they are satisfied.

  If these two kinds of people can be used together, they can correct each other's shortcomings. The young respect the old, and the old love the young.

However, the world is like wine, the more drunk you are, some people are old, but they want to go back to their youth, or live to a certain age, hoping to stay like this forever, such as Dorian Gray in Wilde's novel, even if he sells his soul to The devil also wants to maintain youth and beauty.

   Once the obsession with longevity is formed, it will be difficult to extricate yourself from it. The longing from the depths of their souls led them to embark on a path that goes against the "brightness", and in the end, their crimes were so serious that it was shocking to hear.

  Since the loss of Constantinople, Hungary has become the front line against aliens, and the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Bartoli is a commander. She was a benevolent lady on the surface, until it was discovered that she had killed and bathed in the blood of many young girls, and for her atrocities she became as famous a vampire as Count Dracula.

   At Slughorn's party, a vampire named Bloody appeared. Originally, this kind of dark creature was not allowed to appear in Hogwarts, "the safest place in the world".

However, he is the "anonymous" author of "Bloody Brothers". Except for looking slightly pale, Bloody is no different from ordinary people, at least not like a werewolf. Since Hogwarts already has a werewolf as a professor, why can't they let him What about a vampire visiting?

Slughorn claimed that the invitation to Bloody was approved by the principal, and the Auror of the Ministry of Magic, who was an auxiliary security guard, had no reason to stop him, and this is why Slughorn invited Astonia Greengrass .

  At this time, Albus had shown Severus many files that were only open to the headmaster, including some ancient family secrets, such as the blood curse of the Greengrass family.

Not every woman in the Greengrass family will carry this curse. Compared with the healthy Daphne, Astonia, who looks very weak, seems to fit the description of the blood curse, and when it comes to blood, who else is better than a vampire? More specialized?

   No one would say that she was cursed when she introduced herself, even Astonia herself didn't know it. After all, she would not deform uncontrollably like the blood orc and gradually turn into some kind of animal.

Xue Ni came to determine whether Astonia was really cursed, and Astonia was only 4 years old at the time, even if Harry Potter graduated the next year, Slughorn would have other reasons to continue Stay in school and teach.

  It is not accidental that he agreed to Albus Dumbledore's request, and it is not just for Harry Potter. He has Professor Doris's office and fame, why can't he go back to the past?

Knowledge accumulates more and more with the accumulation of years. "A certain young man" only lost Slughorn's title of headmaster and Potions professor by relying on adventure and radicalism. A young man" is not as good as Slughorn, just look at the party at the Slug Club.

  But if Pomona said at this time that he had lost something and accused Slughorn, the situation would be different. How could these prominent figures eat the feast prepared by thieves who obtained funds from selling stolen goods.

Slughorn was penniless because he ran away, he ran away because You-Know-Who and Death Eaters tried to win him over, and You-Know-Who wanted to win him over because Slughorn was a former mentor . Even if Slughorn can disentangle himself from stealing things, this old account will be revealed, and the "future" he envisioned will not be available.

  But Albus brought Slughorn back, not because Hogwarts didn't have a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, so Snape replaced him, and then Slughorn replaced the Potions professor.

  He gave Harry a mission to get some information from Slughorn that Slughorn would never tell Snape anyway.

   As for Slughorn telling Snape, it was because of wolf-binding juice, which used werewolf blood. Although this was kept confidential, Slughorn, who was well connected, also had a way to obtain information.

  They can study Astonia together, find a way to undo the curse on her, and even undo the curse of the Greengrass family, so that they will be the benefactors of the Greengrass family.

  Since they can cooperate, why should they be hostile? Slughorn even invited Snape to a party at the Slug Club, but the reclusive and unaccompanied Snape declined.

  Neville was also unaccompanied, but he was not invited, but appeared at the party as a waiter. After all, Hermione Granger opposed the enslavement of house-elves, and there must be no one to serve wine and pass towels at the party.

For the sake of her being chased by McLaggen, Pomona didn't care, but there is no room for negotiation in the matter of Slughorn letting the first place in herbal medicine class be a waiter, Slugher Horn was forbidden from going near the herb greenhouse, and if he wanted something he could say it, and Pomona would send it to someone, even deliver it herself, or she'd report the Auror's own property as stolen.

   It’s just that a ruined reputation is different from leaving a criminal record. Slughorn chose to obey the rules after being told, but he would still seize the opportunity if he had the opportunity. After all, plants don’t call like animals.

   Hu Meizi's cry made Georgiana, who was trying to fall asleep, unbearable, so she sat up.

   "You'll regret it," she whispered, taking her wand from the quivering flower bracelet.

  (end of this chapter)