Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 461 The So-called Dress

With the slow arrival of autumn, the daylight hours in Ying Country are becoming shorter and shorter. Just at dinner time, the sun in the sky has already slowly sunk behind the mountain.

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

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

It was dinner time, but Mike did not stay in the restaurant like everyone else. Instead, he swaggered towards the basement.

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

Unfortunately, except for the girl named Emma and another boy who also came from a pure-blood family, no one Mike knew was invited.

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

Mike, who was daydreaming, unknowingly came to the corridor outside the Potions classroom, where two figures were already standing.

"Harry! You should wear a bow tie, yours is so ugly!"

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

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

She once again put on the light pink dress she had worn to the Goblet of Fire Christmas dinner, and used magic hair softener to re-comb her messy hair. Even her originally bare face showed some traces of makeup.

However, Hermione seemed to have forgotten one thing. In the eyes of some old-fashioned nobles, formal dresses, especially evening dresses, were consumables. They could only be worn once at a banquet and were thrown away after being worn.

This was a way of showing off devised by some bored nobles, and it was also a screening mechanism.

Because a dress is very expensive, by making up the unspoken rule that a dress can only be used once, they can show off their wealth and effectively screen out those fake aristocrats who sneak into the banquet.

If it was an ordinary school banquet, the pure-blood nobles would not say anything. After all, the majority of Hogwarts students are ordinary students from ordinary or poor families. Doing this would easily arouse public anger.

But the situation would be different at the 'Slug Club' dinner party later on, where elites would gather. Hermione would most likely be attacked by everyone because of this incident.

On the other side, Harry, who was being disliked by Hermione, put on the dress that Sirius had prepared for him specifically for this kind of scene. Well, the style was exactly the same as Sirius' usual one, both of which were extremely flashy.

However, this time, without Sirius to personally tidy it up for him, the complicated evening dress looked a little messy on Harry, which was also the main reason why Hermione disliked him.

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

Harry retorted angrily while twisting his crooked tie. It was obvious that the relationship between the two of them was very bad because of the 'Half-Blood Prince textbook' incident.

Hermione snorted coldly and ignored Harry, but she didn't leave immediately. Instead, she watched coldly as Harry fumbled with the tie that couldn't be straightened out no matter what he did. She planned to wait until Harry was helpless and asked her for help before taking action.

Although she is a girl, she knows much more about ties than Harry. After all, she often helps her father tie his ties at home.

Unfortunately, Mike's appearance completely ruined her plan.

"Let me do it, Harry."

Mike walked over to the two of them and took over the job of fixing Harry's tie.

Harry was startled by the sudden appearance of Mike. He raised his head to show his neck and stammered:
"Thank...thank you!"

"You should learn how to tie a tie when you go back." Mike said as he untied and tied Harry's tie again. "You know, as a gentleman, tying a tie is a required course."

"Can you teach me?"

Harry said with shining eyes.

Upon hearing this, Mike raised his eyebrows and said:

"I'm afraid not, Harry. You'd better ask Sirius. I'm sure he'll be very pleased then."

As soon as these words were spoken, a look of joy appeared on Harry's face, and it was obvious that he understood what Mike meant.

Mike, who had finished tying Mike's tie, looked at Hermione who was still sulking on the side, and said casually:
"Why are you all wearing evening gowns? I remember there was no dress code specified on the invitation."

Hermione seemed to be hesitant to speak, but Harry at the side rushed to speak:

"This was Hermione and Ron's idea. They felt that this was the only way to show how much we value this banquet."

"Really..." Mike's eyes were still scanning Hermione, "But we are still students. I think we only need a set of clean and tidy school uniforms to cope with this kind of occasion. I believe Slughorn means the same thing, otherwise he would not have missed out on the dress code on the invitation letter."

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

"What should I do, Mike? Should I change into my uniform now? But my uniform hasn't been washed yet. It would be a shame to wear dirty clothes to the party!"

"Well, in that case, you should wear a dress." Mike perfunctorily said to Harry and then looked at Hermione, "What about you, Hermione, do you want to change into a uniform?"

"no need."

Hermione answered coldly, then walked into the Potions classroom without looking back.

Seeing this, Mike frowned. It was really hard for him to talk about this. If he spoke directly, Hermione would definitely feel embarrassed in the presence of Harry. But the other party would not understand his hint. What should he do? Mike could not think of any solution for the time being. After struggling for a while, he could only decide to deal with it when the time came.

After all, as a friend, I can't let Hermione suffer any injustice for no reason.

Harry, who was standing by, also saw the confusion on Mike's face. He patted Mike on the shoulder and said:

"Don't worry about it. Hermione has been on bad terms with all of 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 Hogsmeade to go shopping tomorrow. What do you think?"

"Very good idea. She really needs to relax."

"Ha! You think so too? This is great!" Harry said with a beaming face, "It's a good thing you're here, Mike. Hermione is ignoring me now, and Ron wasn't invited. If you don't show up, I'll have to face Slughorn and those people alone. That would be a nightmare!"

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

As soon as the door opened, the aroma of various foods hit them. Mike and Harry, who had been hungry for the whole afternoon, couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"It looks like we won't need to bring our own food this time."

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

At this time, the Potions classroom had been completely renovated. All the crucibles, cabinets, and even tables and chairs were gone. Instead, there was a huge long table filled with various delicacies and a champagne tower next to it in the open space in the middle of the classroom.

The soft warm-toned beams of magic light shine on the tall champagne tower, making it sparkle.

The ceiling of the classroom was also engraved with various magnificent murals. The murals seemed to depict a banquet, which should have an allusion. However, Mike lacked knowledge in this area and could not appreciate this kind of art. He could only think that the maid pouring wine in the mural was good-looking.

"Oh! Look who's here! Two great guys! 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 around and saw Slughorn walking towards them quickly with a big belly and a happy look on his face.

He had a very loud voice, and everyone in the classroom who were originally talking to each other suddenly turned their eyes over to him.

Since this was the first time to attend the Slug Club's formal banquet, many people present wore formal evening gowns like Harry and Hermione. Of course, there were also many people wearing school uniforms like Mike, but they all put some twists on their uniforms.

For example, the Hufflepuff boy not far from Mike had a unique badger-shaped brooch on his chest. Judging from its quaint appearance and the magical aura it exuded, this brooch must be a priceless antique!

Harry was obviously a little uneasy as it was his first time attending such a 'high-class' (paying tribute to Duke ZOOM) banquet. He hid timidly behind Mike, trying to avoid the burning gazes from the people around him.

Reflective Mike was much more natural. He walked towards Slughorn with a smile and stretched out his hand to shake hands with him.

"Glad you could come, Mike."

"It's 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!"

In response to Slughorn's praise, Mike did not say anything but smiled at Slughorn and then let go of his hand tacitly.

Mike had to admit that Slughorn did have some vision. The Ravenclaw uniform he was wearing looked no different from an ordinary uniform, but it was actually made entirely of 'Los Santos Magic Cloth' and 'anti-magic fur'. In terms of anti-magic ability, this uniform was definitely not much worse than the combat uniform of the Los Santos Wizarding Corps, but its cost was ten times that of that combat uniform!
On the other side, after exchanging a brief greeting with Mike, Slughorn came to Harry again.

He looked at Harry's fancy but obviously expensive suit with a strange expression.

"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 like to wear this kind of dress before."

Harry's expression was also 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 called Sirius Black, right? There is probably no other person in the world who likes such... uh, such fancy dresses."

"Snap! You're absolutely right!" Slughorn snapped his fingers excitedly. "I remember now. It was Sirius. That handsome boy loved this kind of outfit when he was a student. He even led the trend in Hogwarts for a while until Dumbledore stopped him."

After that, 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 than fancy to describe this style of dress. It's just that I don't like it very much." He turned his head and said to Harry, "Oh! I'm not saying that what you are wearing now is bad, but... uh, you know. I'm too old and really can't understand this trend among young people."

Harry nodded awkwardly. Seeing this, Slughorn raised his eyebrows and asked hurriedly:
"By the way, Harry! What brought you to the idea of ​​dressing like that? Are you related to Sirius?"

"Sirius he...he's my godfather."

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

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

"Black is raising Harry as his own son. I believe you can see that. Harry's dress is a replica of Blake's. It's just like a parent-child outfit. Sometimes when we get together, I tease him and tell him that he should find a woman to start a family, but guess what Blake says? He actually says that having Harry is enough for him. This kind of emotion is really touching!"

Harry felt a little embarrassed by what Mike said. He scratched his head and lowered his head with a red face.

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