Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 26: Troll Killer

The next day, it was already noon when Mike walked out of the infirmary.

Perhaps because he was exhausted, he fell asleep in the middle of the examination last night. He didn't even know when Professor Flitwick and Hermione left.

When Mike arrived at the restaurant, it was already packed with people.

Yesterday's dinner was interrupted halfway through, and Professor Dumbledore ordered all students to follow the prefects of each college back to their own college.

This resulted in the delicious food that the house-elves had carefully prepared for the dinner being wasted.

Fortunately, this world is a magical world, and the house-elves are proficient in all kinds of household magic, and keeping food fresh is of course the most basic of the basics.

So the delicious food that had not yet been served on the table last night became the little wizards' lunch today.

But today, not many people enjoyed these delicacies that the little wizards loved so much. Everyone gathered around the Gryffindor table, and in the middle of the crowd was Ron, who was beaming with joy.

At this moment, he was recounting what he saw last night when he followed the professors to the scene of the troll's death.

He was talking with saliva flying all over the place, and from time to time he would take a sip of the juice handed to him by others.

In his story, it seemed that what Mike defeated was not a troll, but a dragon.

But it is undeniable that Ron does have a talent for storytelling. The little wizards around him were all stunned and even forgot about the delicious food at hand.

"Look! It's Mike the Troll Killer!"

A little wizard who had been trying several times on the outskirts of the crowd but failed every time discovered Mike and immediately let out an excited scream.

With this scream, the crowd that originally surrounded Ron quickly dispersed and surrounded Mike. They asked Mike about what happened last night one after another.

Mike was overwhelmed by all this and had to deal with the enthusiasm of the little wizards in a panic.

Fortunately, someone who can help Mike out has arrived.

"Scatter!" Snape's deep voice, though not loud, was clearly heard by every young wizard present.

As soon as Snape finished speaking, the little wizards surrounding Mike immediately scattered and returned to their own tables. Mike even saw a few timid little wizards who were so scared by Snape that their legs were shaking, and they could only walk with the help of their companions.

This is the power of Professor Snape. There are only two people in the whole Hogwarts who can do this, one is Professor McGonagall and the other is Snape.

Mike wanted to thank Snape for helping him out, but before he could say anything, Snape spoke up:

"Disrupting the order in the restaurant will result in a deduction of 5 points from Ravenclaw!"

After saying this, Snape threw his black robe and turned away.

Mike's scalp was tingling after watching this show of operations, and he had no choice but to sit down at the Ravenclaw table.

When Mike sat down, a little Ravenclaw witch next to him was shaking her legs with excitement, but before she could say anything, Penelope ran over and asked to change seats with her.

The little witch obviously didn't dare to resist this senior schoolmate, so she had to exchange places with Penelope in a dejected manner.

"Do you know what they call you?"

"Uh, Troll Slayer?"

"Yes! Did you really kill a troll?"

"If you're talking about the one from last night, I was the one who killed it."

As soon as he sat down, Penello asked a bunch of questions like a machine gun. After getting Mike's confirmation, Penello's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but get closer to Mike and asked, "How did you do it?"

"It was luck. I did this and that, and then that and that, and finally the troll died."

Penelope's face was only about ten centimeters away from Mike's face. Mike could clearly smell the fragrance coming from her. It was a fragrance similar to that of pear blossoms, which was very pleasant.

"It's too close, Senior Penelope." Mike retracted his head a little, somewhat uncomfortable.

"It turns out that little Mike can be shy." Penelope laughed when she saw Mike's look, and stretched out her hands to pinch Mike's cheeks.

Provoked by her, Mike, who was originally a little uncomfortable, immediately straightened his body.

Are you kidding? I was a man who rolled around in flowers in my previous life. How could I be afraid of this little girl?

Now it was Penelope's turn to be shy. Mike suddenly straightened his body, which scared her. She blushed and pulled her face back towards Mike.

"You are so amazing. I have never heard of anyone who can kill a giant monster in the first grade." Penelope Cruz tried to ease her embarrassment by changing the subject.

"She's just so-so. The senior is really amazing. She manages the entire Ravenclaw in perfect order. Professor Flitwick often mentions you, saying that he would be in trouble without you." Mike couldn't help feeling a little funny when he saw the posture of Penelope's little daughter.

This wave of commercial flattery obviously tickled Penelope's heart. She covered her mouth and chuckled, with the blush on her face becoming more and more obvious.

Mike thought it was fun to tease a little girl sometimes, and continued, "Especially since Senior Penelope is so pretty, I think there must be a lot of boys who like you, right?"

"No, it's you. You're handsome and so capable, many little girls in school are your little fans. Even some of my best friends said they are interested in you." Penelope rolled her eyes at Mike and said coquettishly.

The following meal time passed unnoticed as the two of them flattered each other over business matters.

What Mike didn't notice was that Hermione was staring at him at the Gryffindor table not far away.

"Damn Mike! Damn Mike!"

Looking at Mike who was chatting happily with Penelope, Hermione felt like her lungs were about to explode.

It was already late at night when Hermione returned to the dormitory last night. She had not slept all night because she was worried about Mike's safety. As soon as it was dawn, she rushed to the infirmary to see Mike, but was rejected by Madam Pomfrey on the grounds that she could not disturb the patient's rest.

In the following Potions class, I accidentally fell asleep because I was too sleepy, and Snape deducted 20 points from me.

As a result, the person involved, Mike, was not hurt at all and became a celebrity throughout Hogwarts.

That would have been fine, but now he was flirting with his beautiful senior schoolmate right in front of her.

It really is true that men’s words can deceive people!
Everything I said to myself in the Ravenclaw common room last night was a lie!

The more Hermione thought about it, the angrier she became. She chewed the chicken in her mouth desperately, as if what she was biting was not chicken but Mike's arm.

Harry, who was sitting next to her, stopped stuffing food into his mouth and looked at Hermione in surprise.

He just clearly heard the sound of bones being crushed.

"Hermione...just now...did she chew the chicken bones and eat them?" Harry thought.

Looking at Hermione's murderous expression, Harry couldn't help but move away from Hermione with the plate.

Hermione is so scary now!

(End of this chapter)