Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 202 Raven Gathering
His voice sounded particularly loud in the deserted alley, and Mike and the two middle-aged wizards who were walking in front were all stunned when they heard the voice.

The difference is that the two middle-aged wizards were caught doing bad things, while Mike was caught simply because of the young wizard's remarks.

Mike thought the young wizard was here to rob him, but unexpectedly he met a brave man.

The two middle-aged wizards saw that someone had exposed their thoughts and immediately pointed their wands at the young man. In their opinion, a young wizard like Mike could not have much fighting power, so they wanted to get rid of the young man who spoke first.

But Mike was faster than them.

Mike took the lead and swung his wand. A translucent beam of light flashed suddenly shot towards the two middle-aged wizards.

When the beam of light approached the two people, it suddenly split into two slightly thinner beams of light that hit the two people and knocked them unconscious.

Mike originally planned to kill them directly with the Crushing Curse, but considering that there were witnesses now, killing them directly would not have a good impact, so he changed his plan to make them fall to the ground in a daze.

At this time, only two seconds had passed since the young man shouted. The young man was a little overwhelmed by the sudden change in front of him. He did not expect that the seemingly weak blond boy in front of him would be so strong and kill two adult wizards in an instant.

"He... they can't be...."

The young man pointed at the two people lying on the ground with trembling fingers and spoke in a trembling voice.

"Don't worry, I used the knockout technique, these two guys just fainted."

After explaining lightly, Mike put away his wand and walked over to the two men and began to feel them out.

The young man still looked so shocked that he couldn't speak, and stared blankly at Mike searching the two men for the spoils.

A moment later Mike stood up with two wands and two wallets.

These two people are absolutely paupers, and all the money they have added up to is less than 10 Galleons.

Mike shook his head and put his spoils into the bag he carried with him. He turned around and was about to leave. At this time, the young man reacted and said hurriedly:

"Wait, you...you're not doing this right. Shouldn't we report this to the Ministry of Magic?"

"Since they wanted to rob me, I have nothing to say about being robbed." Mike continued walking in a cold tone, "As for the Ministry of Magic you mentioned, you can report it if you want. I'm in a hurry to eat."

The young man wanted to say something, but Mike had already walked a long way away, so he could only stand there and look at the two middle-aged wizards who had been stripped naked, at a loss as to what to do.

Mike turned around and returned to the Leaky Cauldron, and used the fireplace in the bar to teleport to Professor Neflivy's home in Godric's Hollow.

"Mike, you're finally here."

As soon as he arrived at Professor Flitwick's house, Mike heard Professor Flitwick's rare complaint.

After using a cleansing spell on himself to clear away the dust that had accumulated on him when he used the fireplace to teleport, Mike walked out of the fireplace and said with a smile:

"Sorry Professor, I had a little accident on the way, so I was delayed."

"Okay, come and take your seats. Luo Luo has already heated up the food three times."

Mike quickly sat down and saw that the long table in front of him was filled with all kinds of delicious dishes. Mike had seen most of these dishes in Hogwarts. It seemed that Lolo should often exchange cooking skills with the house-elves in the Hogwarts kitchen.

Mike had been busy with the vault for most of the day and hadn't even had lunch, so he was already starving. Seeing so many steaming delicacies, he couldn't resist, so he picked up a roast chicken with a knife and fork and started to eat it.

The house-elf Lolo was standing by with his big eyes open, looking at Mike expectantly.

As house elves, they don't need much. The master's praise is the best reward for their hard work. Unfortunately, Professor Flitwick is often not at home and has long been tired of eating the meals made by Lolo, so he doesn't give Lolo too much praise.

Mike is different. Having been polished in the secular world in his previous life, Mike has a high emotional intelligence. After enjoying Lolo's service, he always gives Lolo a compliment, which makes Lolo's favorability towards Mike soar.

As expected, Mike did not forget to praise Luo Luo while he was wolfing down the food. Since his mouth was blocked by food, Mike could only give Luo Luo a thumbs up to indicate that the food tasted good.

But just such a small thumbs-up gesture made Lolo so excited that he shook and his eyes were filled with tears.

Professor Flitwick, who was standing by, saw Mike eating happily and picked up his knife and fork to start eating. Perhaps because he was infected by Mike's eating style, Professor Flitwick felt that the food in front of him, which he had been tired of eating in the past, was surprisingly delicious, and he couldn't help but speed up his eating.

Half an hour later, Mike and Professor Flitwick had eaten up most of the food that Lolo had carefully prepared. Now they were resting on the soft sofa chairs, rubbing their stomachs.

"Mike, are you really not going to live with me this year?" Flitwick suddenly asked after resting for a long time, "Lolo and I both hope that you can continue to live here, right, Lolo."

Luo Luo, who was cleaning the table, immediately turned around when he heard this, and nodded his head like pounding garlic.

It really hopes that Mike can continue to live here so that he can hear compliments more often.

"Forget it, Professor Flitwick. Although everything is good here, I still hope to have a house of my own." Mike paused and replied, "You know, I am a homeless child, so I just want a house of my own. This is my obsession."

Professor Flitwick became a little depressed when he heard this. He just nodded without saying anything, while Lolo stood there in a daze, tears welling up in his eyes, and he was about to cry out loud.

Mike saw that both of them were in a bad mood, so he comforted them again: "It's okay, Professor, Luo Luo. I will come back to see you when I have time. The food Luo Luo makes is so delicious. I don't know what I should do without it."

After this, Professor Flitwick and Lolo's moods obviously improved a lot, and the atmosphere in the restaurant became more relaxed. Since they had to attend the party at Raven's Nest the next morning, Mike and Professor Flitwick chatted for a while and then went back to their rooms to sleep.

The next morning, when Mike yawned and came to the living room, he found that Professor Flitwick had got up early and was eating breakfast.

"Mike, come and have breakfast. We'll leave right after that."

Hearing this, Mike didn't bother to be polite and just sat down and started eating breakfast.

Professor Flitwick had almost finished his meal. When he saw Mike sitting down, he put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth and said:

"Mike, although the main purpose of this gathering is to let the members of Raven's Nest see the legendary Ravenclaw crown, the most important thing for you is to receive the reward given to you by Raven's Nest.

In addition to the house-elf you want, I will also try my best to help you get other rewards, but don't hold out too much hope. After all, Raven's Nest is a loose organization, so it doesn't have too many fixed assets. The material reward given to you this time is only a small part, the most important thing is the favor. With this thing as a foundation, your future will be smooth sailing, and the members of Raven's Nest will do their best to help you."

"Don't worry. I am actually very satisfied to have a house-elf."

Mike was telling the truth, he didn't have high hopes for the reward from the Raven's Nest. If there was any, that would be the best, but if not, he wouldn't have any thoughts about it, after all, the Ravenclaw crown was almost picked up for free.

Professor Flitwick was relieved when he saw that what Mike said was not false. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. What he feared most was that Mike had too high expectations. If the reward could not satisfy Mike, it would definitely leave a small lump in Mike's heart.

Mike quickly finished the breakfast in front of him, and at this time Professor Flitwick also took out the portkey.

As the space in the living room twisted, the two used the portkey to teleport to the Raven's Nest's exclusive gathering hut.

Mike, who had many experiences in space teleportation, did not make a fool of himself this time when using the door key, and stood firmly on the ground. What appeared in front of him at this moment was the familiar old wooden house, surrounded by lush lawns, and small animals in the forest were playing and fighting on the lawns.

This lawn seems to have some magical power. Among the animals on it, carnivores and herbivores can coexist peacefully. Mike saw with his own eyes a leopard licking the fur of a little doe.

Mike was not too surprised by this. He had been in the wizarding world for two years and was no longer surprised by such unscientific things. So he just looked at it for a while and followed Professor Flitwick into the small house.

Inside the cottage is a classical and luxurious hall. At this moment, the hall is very lively. Some elderly wizards are sitting on the sofa in the corner, sipping black tea and chatting with each other.

More wizards gathered in the center of the living room. The long table that was placed in the center of the living room when Mike came last time had been moved. Now there was a gorgeous display stand, and the Ravenclaw crown was lying quietly on the stand for everyone to see.

The space inside this cabin is much larger than it looks from the outside, which is obviously due to the blessing of the Traceless Stretching Spell. I don't know how much this cabin cost to build.

Mike followed Flitwick to the display stand in the center of the hall, and at this time the sharp-eyed Uncle Mario had already discovered them.

"Hey! Filius! Mike! You two are finally here!"

Uncle Mario was still as enthusiastic as ever. He came up and gave Flitwick and Mike a hug each without saying a word.

As Uncle Mario's son, Abbott naturally inherited his father's fine traditions, and immediately came up and hugged the two of them.

However, when he hugged Mike, he whispered in Mike's ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I have already taken care of the patent issue. Please find some time to go to the Ministry of Ancient Magic with me later."

Hearing this, Mike's smile became even brighter, and he whispered in Abbott's ear in an inaudible voice, "Then let's go over after the party is over."

After that, the two of them separated and looked at each other. Everything was said without words.

"Eh! How disgusting! Why did you two hug each other for so long and stare at each other so affectionately? Are you feeling passionate about something?"

Carol's words, which came from the side in a strange tone, made Mike and Abbott embarrassed and at a loss.

Britain is also known as the gay country, and this bad trend has also affected the wizarding world, so most wizards dare not have too much physical contact with the same sex, for fear that others will misunderstand their sexual orientation.

So it is very rare to see people like Uncle Mario and Abbott coming up and hugging each other.

After arguing with Mike and Abbott, Carol put on her good girl look again and greeted Professor Flitwick, which made Professor Flitwick laugh out loud.

After a brief greeting, the group went to the display cabinet in the center of the hall to view the restored crown.

Although he had seen it before, Professor Flitwick was briefly distracted when he saw the crown again. This shows that the crown is indeed very important to Professor Flitwick, a Ravenclaw admirer.

Mike's reaction was much calmer. Putting aside the special meaning it contained, the Ravenclaw's crown actually looked like just a more gorgeous crown. For Mike, who was used to seeing all kinds of luxury accessories in his previous life, it really had no appeal.

The arrival of Flitwick and Michael quickly attracted the attention of everyone around the booth. The news of the return of the crown had already spread throughout the Raven's Nest, so everyone knew that Michael was the biggest contributor. So they all gathered around and greeted Flitwick and Michael, the great contributors to regaining the crown.

After Mike greeted everyone one by one, an old man with a white beard who looked older than Dumbledore came out.

"You must be Mike, what a good boy." The old man stroked Mike's hair like he was petting a kitten and said with a smile, "You and Filius come with me. I have something to reward you."

After saying that, he walked towards a wooden door on the left side of the hall.

Professor Flitwick hurriedly followed after hearing the voice, and Mike calmed down his excitement, greeted Abbott and Carol before quickly following.

(End of this chapter)