Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 633 Conversation with Harry
Looking at Mike sitting contentedly at the dining table, Snape was almost driven crazy.

But he couldn't do anything about it. After all, even in his heyday, he couldn't do anything to Mike, let alone now.

And, strictly speaking, Mike is the owner here. If he wants to come for a meal, no one can say no.

Now all he could do was to stand in front of Harry like an old hen protecting her cubs from an eagle.

As for Snape's actions, Mike didn't take them seriously at all.

He just sat there quietly, waiting for Ms. Kate to bring his portion of dinner.

God bless him, he'd been meeting with those damn politicians all afternoon and was already starving.

Fortunately, Ms. Kate was very quick, and when she was preparing dinner for Snape and the others, she prepared some extra ingredients because she was afraid that there would not be enough. So after a while, Ms. Kate appeared in the restaurant again with a plate of grilled steak with butter and potatoes.

Looking at the sizzling steak on the stone plate, Mike couldn't help swallowing. Ms. Kate had just put down the plate and hadn't had the time to help Mike cut the steak, but he had already impatiently stretched out his knife and fork to start enjoying it.

Ms. Kate was startled by Mike's impatience, but she soon smiled, and seeing that Mike ate so quickly, she brought up a glass of ice water from the back.

After finishing a whole T-bone steak and the potato side dish on the side with ice water, Mike finally felt a little full. He put down his knife and fork, leaned back in his chair, and breathed a sigh of satisfaction.

“Your craftsmanship really amazes me!”

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Mike Townley!" Ms. Kate clenched her hands and said excitedly, "It is my honor to serve you! You are our Squib's great benefactor! If it weren't for you, I might still be working in an ordinary restaurant now!"

Hearing that Ms. Kate did not use the word Muggle to refer to ordinary people, the smile on Mike's face became even brighter.

His belief changed, and he spoke again:

"It's a pity for you to stay here with your cooking skills to take care of a bad-tempered guy like Mr. Snape. I wonder if you are interested in being my full-time cook? As you know, I was originally taken care of by house-elves, but as the business of Los Santos Group has increased, their main task now has become to help me manage my assets, and it is difficult for them to squeeze out time to take care of my daily life."

Upon hearing this, Ms. Kate was stunned, and her whole body was shaking as if she was overwhelmed by this huge surprise.

Harry, who was hiding behind Snape, showed a look of surprise.

He agreed with Mike's words very much. A middle-aged man with a bad temper like Snape was indeed not worthy of Ms. Kate's care. Moreover, if Ms. Kate could become Mike's cook, her salary and benefits would definitely have a qualitative leap!
This is obviously a good thing!

It’s a pity that some people apparently don’t think so.

"I disagree!"

As a roar like a roaring lion came out of Snape's mouth, the eyes of the other three people at the scene were all focused on him.

Snape seemed to be a little out of control at this moment. His body was shaking even more violently than Ms. Kate, and his eyes, which should have been hollow and deep like deep pools, were now full of bloodshot!
"I absolutely disagree!"

When Snape noticed that everyone was looking at him, he repeated what he had just said, as if to emphasize his point.

This made Mike start to look at Ms. Kate and Snape constantly.

To be honest, although Ms. Kate is a little older, she is definitely a beauty.

Although that slightly plump figure does not quite conform to Mike's aesthetic taste, it can still be considered to be a curvy figure with a great body.

It is reasonable that something would happen if a normal man were to be with such a charming beauty every day.

Thinking of this, Mike looked at Snape with a playful look in his eyes. He suddenly felt a sense of evil and teased Snape:

"Oh? Professor Snape, do you disagree with my transfer of Ms. Kate, or do you disagree with my evaluation of your character just now?"

"Of course it's personality!" Snape replied stiffly, "At the same time, I also disagree with you transferring Kate away!"

"Oh! But I heard that you guys don't get along very well?"

"This this……"

Seeing Snape speechless, Mike smiled, then he turned his head and asked:
"So, Ms. Kate, what do you think? I am still very open-minded. As long as you are willing, whether it is a job transfer or other matters, I can agree."

After saying this, Mike winked at Ms. Kate, and the teasing meaning in his words was obvious.

Kate obviously heard it, and she showed a rare feminine look when she heard it. She lowered her head and rubbed her hands. After a long while, she said slowly in a thin voice:
"I...I still think it's better here."

"Very good, then as you wish!"

Mike patted his thigh and said, then he and Harry looked at each other and smiled. They both saw that there was a story between these two people.

Kate and Snape obviously didn't realize this, and they both breathed a sigh of relief when they heard it.

After laughing for a while, Mike finally decided not to dwell on this topic any further.

He sighed and said:

"Okay, Ms. Kate, Professor Snape. I have something else I need to discuss with Harry alone, so I think you should step aside for a moment."

"No! I must be there!"

Snape suddenly became excited again. In his opinion, Michael's visit to Harry must be for no good reason.

But Harry didn't think so. Seeing this, Kate hurried forward to dissuade him, and finally dragged Snape upstairs.

Looking at Ms. Kate who easily lifted Snape into the air, Mike exclaimed:
"Wow! I didn't expect Ms. Kate to be so strong!"

"Yeah." Harry said with a smile, "I was shocked when I first found out."

Mike smiled and shook his head, then stretched out his wand and cast a silencing spell.

As the translucent light gradually covered the two of them, Mike sighed and said:
"Harry, I have already told you everything about my side of things when we were at the Holy Mountain, but I still know nothing about what happened on your side. Of course, I am not blaming you for hiding it from me, because you and I both know how urgent the situation was at the time, and it is not easy to sit down and talk things out. But now, we have enough time. So I think... maybe you will have something you want to tell me."

Mike's tone was soft and his words were cautious, as if he was afraid of irritating Harry again.

This touched Harry, and thinking carefully, Mike had really done his best for him, and even though he had done such an outrageous thing, Mike did not mean to blame him. Harry finally nodded, and put the still tattered Death's Cloak on the table, and told him everything that Dumbledore had told him, and how the Death's Cloak had bewitched him.

After saying everything, Harry felt much more relaxed. He let out a long breath and leaned back against the soft back of the chair.

But looking at Mike, who was sitting opposite him with a serious expression, Harry's heart suddenly began to tighten again.

Mike had remained silent throughout his previous narration, and remained silent until now.

This made Harry start to think wildly involuntarily.

What if Mike won't forgive him?
What if Mike decided he was too dangerous and wanted to lock him up here forever?
What if he couldn't get back to Hogwarts?
What if he couldn't meet Sirius and Ron again?
……

For a moment, all kinds of thoughts kept emerging in Harry's mind, and he became panicked.

This was something very wrong. After all, Harry had been mentally prepared to accept any punishment before Mike came, but when the time came, he found that he was still too naive.

At this time, Mike finally finished thinking.

He reached out and touched the Death Cloak on the table and said:

"So, the Death Cloak is conscious, and it is he who has bewitched you into collecting the Deathly Hallows, saying that after collecting the three Deathly Hallows, you will be able to summon an ancient god similar to Pandora's Box, and thus have the opportunity to make a wish, right?"

Harry pursed his lips and nodded, and Mike lowered his head again when he saw this.

This was not the first time he had heard the term "ancient gods". Zhou Hong had mentioned this matter before. However, compared to Death Cloak's yearning for the ancient gods, Zhou Hong was very resistant to this, and could even be described as fearful.

Mike really couldn't tell which of the two arguments was right or wrong, and he didn't want to tell the truth.

After all, there was no point. He was very satisfied with his current life. Unless the world was about to end, he didn't need to make a wish.

Mike touched his chin and thought so, but in the next moment, he thought of another thing Harry said.

His face suddenly changed, and even his hands that were holding the Death Cloak clenched tightly.

"The long-eared elf who appeared last was called Elisia, right? He also carried something like a virus that would allow the horrible plants that even the cursed flames and the sun's fire could not completely burn to spread without limit?"

"correct."

"The guy who calls himself Death Cloak said that Elisia was locked in the Holy Mountain and couldn't get out, right?"

"Yes, that's what he said then."

"But what if he comes out?"

Harry was stunned when he heard this, and then he said anxiously:

"That's impossible! He promised me..."

"But he lied to you before, didn't he? Can you really guarantee that what he said is true?" Mike interrupted, "Think carefully, how did you release Alicia? You used the power of a reality twister, right? Then have you ever thought that since the reality twister can directly modify and distort the existing reality from the level of world rules, thereby helping Alicia escape from prison once, then why can't she break through the space and help Alicia escape from prison again?"

Harry's body began to tremble violently because he found that what Mike said might really happen.

After all, they did not take Pan with them when they escaped. At that time, he thought that Pan had been killed by Elisia long ago, but now thinking about it, the probability of Pan being captured is quite high!

That means, Elisia will really come to the main world?

All the hair on Harry's body stood up.

As a witness to the whole incident, Harry's fear of Alicia was ingrained in his bones.

If the opponent's devastating power really works on the main world, then by then, everything that one cherishes will be buried deep under the roots and slowly rot, turning into those green nutrients.

Knowing that he might have made a big mistake, Harry clenched his fists and said with difficulty in a tone that almost sounded like tears:
"sorry!"

He was answered with silence, which made Harry's already lowered head even lower.

Seeing him like this, Mike finally softened his heart and sighed:

"So, it's still a communication problem, right? I mean, if you could have discussed it with me earlier, maybe those things that happened later wouldn't have happened."

"Yes, it is."

Harry stammered, and seeing this Mike shook his head and said:

"You don't have to be like this, Harry. Remember what I always told you when we were in Hogwarts? We are friends. There is nothing that cannot be discussed between friends, and I will not be too harsh on my friends."

Hearing this, Harry's somewhat dilated pupils became slightly more focused, and he asked tentatively:

"So... you don't blame me?"

"I think I've made my point clear. Of course not!"

"Then can I go back to Hogwarts and continue my studies?"

Harry's eyes grew brighter.

Mike raised his eyebrows and said:

"Emm, my answer to this is... YES!" Mike said in response to Harry's expectant gaze, "But you can't be so perfunctory about studying when you go back. You know, you are no longer a junior. Besides, you have missed too many classes this semester. I can't guarantee that Professor Flitwick won't put you in detention!"

"Detention? Oh, my God! I want to be detained so much! As long as I can go back to Hogwarts, I can be detained for a whole year!" Harry jumped up from his chair and cheered, "I can't wait to go back! Oh! I miss my bed so much. Without it, I can't sleep well these days! And the breakfast at Hogwarts! You know what, Mike, when I was at Hogwarts, I always thought it was the most unpalatable thing in the world, but now, even if twenty owls poop on it, I can still eat it without batting an eyelid!"

"Wow! That's gross! I just finished my steak!"

(End of this chapter)