Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 56 Testing
Professor Flitwick came back during dinner, carrying a long object wrapped tightly in oil paper on his shoulder. Judging from its shape, it should be a broom.

Seeing this, Lolo hurried forward to help his master with the luggage, but was waved away by Professor Flitwick.

Ignoring Luo Luo, who was banging his head on the floor to punish himself, thinking he had done something wrong again, he walked into the living room carrying the package, shouting, "Mike! Come and see what I brought you."

"Is this... a flying broom?"

Mike looked at Professor Flitwick carrying the long broom-shaped package in front of him with some disbelief.

"Wow, you're such a smart kid. This is the latest Nimbus 2001, a belated birthday present for you. I'm so sorry, kid. I actually forgot that your birthday was the day before yesterday. I only suddenly remembered it today when I was busy with the admission of new students at Hogwarts." Professor Flitwick said apologetically, "It has been coated with the latest anti-magic coating, and it can't even be stuffed into the Traceless Extension Charm bag. By the way, this thing is really heavy. Come and help me carry it."

Upon hearing this, Mike hurried forward and took the broom off Professor Flitwick's shoulder. As soon as he picked it up, Mike felt that this broom was much heavier than other flying brooms. Looking at Professor Flitwick rubbing his shoulder, a feeling of bitterness rushed to his nose.

How many years has it been since I last celebrated my birthday? Ten years? Twenty years?
I remember the last birthday present I received was a paper airplane made by Jimmy in his craft class. Although the so-called birthday was just a random date given by Mike, as an orphan, he didn't know his own date of birth at all.

Although Jimmy later asked him for a remote-controlled airplane with a wingspan of three meters as a return gift, Mike was still very touched, after all, this paper airplane represented that little Jimmy still had his father in his heart.

Mike squatted down and hugged Flitwick, saying thank you with a sob in his mouth.

Flitwick was startled by his action, and he hurriedly comforted him, "Why are you still crying? Don't you like this gift? No, don't little wizards like flying brooms nowadays?"

Mike had the soul of an adult after all, and he quickly recovered from his emotional breakdown.

"I like it very much. This is the best gift I have ever received." Mike raised the broom. "Next year I will join the school Quidditch team and use this broom to win honor for Ravenclaw."

"Oh? So confident? Then I'll be waiting, hahaha!" Flitwick joked.

The house-elf Lolo at the side no longer banged his head on the floor, but looked at the two people who were chatting with a begging look.

“Since the distinguished guest arrived, the host’s mealtimes have become less punctual, and it’s all the guest’s fault.

"Oh! No! Luo Luo is such a bad elf, he actually said bad things about the guests behind their backs, damn it! Damn it!" Then he actually started to strangle himself with the curtain beside him.

Catching a glimpse of the house-elf Lolo's movements out of the corner of his eye, Mike hastily invited Professor Flitwick to the restaurant for dinner, thinking that if they hesitated any longer, Lolo might strangle him to death.

When Lolo, who was standing by, heard the host and respected guests say that dinner was about to start, she immediately loosened the curtain that was strangling her neck, wiped the tears from her face, and happily went to decorate the restaurant.

With a snap of Lolo's fingers, a sumptuous dinner appeared in front of the two.

While eating, Mike began to test Professor Flitwick.

"Have you ever heard of the secret passage or chamber in the Ravenclaw common room?"

"Huh? Who did you listen to?"

"Fred and George told me before the holiday. They said they saw it on a map." Professor Flitwick was a little surprised at first, but he laughed when he heard that it was the Weasley brothers who said it.

"Then they must be fooling you. I have worked at Hogwarts for decades, and I have never known that there were any secret passages in Ravenclaw. Hogwarts does have many secret passages, but there are absolutely no secret passages in the lounges of the four major colleges, at least not as far as I know." Professor Flitwick vowed.

"Really? Isn't it true that as long as you recite a spell in front of Ms. Ravenclaw's statue, or hold a token, a light gate will open, and through this light gate you will see Ravenclaw's treasure?"

"That's what the Weasley brothers told you too?"

Mike nodded.

"I think you might have been fooled, Mac." Professor Flitwick stuffed a piece of cut steak into his mouth and muttered, "You must not have studied History of Magic well.

The founders of the four major colleges, except for Slytherin who is said to have built a secret room in Hogwarts to hide his treasures, the other three founders left all their wealth and knowledge to their descendants, so it is absolutely impossible for them to have any treasures. "

Mike's heart sank when he heard Professor Flitwick's words, and the touch he had just felt for the birthday gift Flitwick had given him disappeared.

The claw marks on his face were given by the raven statue that Raven's Nest used for membership tests. The statue had been in the hands of Raven's Nest for thousands of years, and countless wizards had been tested and admitted to the society by it.

Based on the images he saw in his dream, Mike was almost certain that he was not the only lucky person. There must be information about the claw marks and the light gate in the Raven's Nest.

However, Professor Flitwick, who has been a member of Raven's Nest for more than 30 years and is the head of Ravenclaw College at Hogwarts, and whose position in the society is definitely not too low, actually knows nothing about the light gate?

Mike smelled danger.

Either Raven's Nest really didn't know about the light gate on Ms. Ravenclaw's statue, or knew about it but didn't tell Professor Flitwick. Or Professor Flitwick was hiding something from me.

The probability of the former is not zero, but it is very low.

People with dark hearts will naturally imagine others to be the same as themselves, and Mike almost instinctively chose to believe the latter.

If you think about it carefully, Professor Flitwick's behavior is indeed very strange. I am just a Mudblood with outstanding talents. Why should he be so nice to me?
The Greed Pendant was one of the relics of Lady Ravenclaw, but Professor Flitwick gave it to Mike, who had only known him for a few months. If it were Mike, he would not be so selfless.

Mike felt that a giant beast called conspiracy was approaching him, waiting for him to step into the trap and eat him in one bite.

At this moment, the joyful atmosphere at the dining table continued, and Mike and Professor Flitwick were still enjoying the delicious food made by Lolo.

Luo Luo stood beside the dining table, ready to serve them at any time.

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(End of this chapter)