Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 637 Proposal (Part )

Mike's eyes have never left Penelope since she appeared.

Today Penelope was wearing a slightly conservative dark blue evening gown with a train. The entire gown was made of silk. As Penelope moved and the surrounding light changed, the light emanating from the surface of the gown, which was unique to silk, was constantly changing. Coupled with the long skirt dragging on the smooth ground, Penelope looked both mysterious and noble.

This dress and the suit Mike is wearing were both specially made by Mike. When Mike first got the clothes, he had already imagined how Penelope would look when she wore them.

But despite this, he was still amazed when Penelope really appeared in front of him wearing a dress.

"You look so beautiful today."

Mike came to Penelope and praised her in a low voice. Although Penelope did not say anything, a bright smile appeared on her face, and she naturally took Mike's arm.

Soraka and Hilary beside Penelope smiled upon seeing this and went to find Benjamin and Franklin respectively.

Both of them were dressed very beautifully today. Soraka wore a bright red short evening dress, which contrasted with Benjamin's red suit, making them look lively and enthusiastic.

Hillary was wearing a pure black evening dress with a shawl, and she looked serious and deep standing next to Franklin who was wearing a black suit.

It is worth mentioning that Benjamin and Soraka’s dresses, like Mike’s, were custom-made by the men.

But Franklin is different. Hillary is much more powerful than Penelope and Soraka. Hillary has always had the final say in terms of dressing, and this time is no exception.

And judging from the style of the custom-made dress, Hillary hopes that Franklin can become more mature like herself.

Franklin hated this, but Mike was happy to see it happen.

After all, Franklin's personality is indeed a little too out of line now.

The three ladies took their seats and the dinner officially began.

As a row of musical instruments on the side of the auditorium began to play automatically, Benjamin and Soraka started dancing first, while Mike pulled Penelope to Professor Flitwick.

Seeing that Professor Flitwick was also invited here, Penelope seemed a little excited. She squatted down and hugged Professor Flitwick without any hesitation.

Professor Flitwick was a little nervous. His breathing was a little disordered, he didn't know where to put his hands, and even his eyes were a little red.

Mike, who was standing by, also showed an expression of emotion when watching this scene.

He could understand Penelope's feelings for Professor Flitwick very well.

Because for Penelope, who came from a poor Muggle family, her life at Hogwarts was basically no different from that of an orphan like Mike.

Without Professor Flitwick's occasional care, she would never have been able to succeed.

In addition, Penelope is still a girl and has richer emotions. Mike has reason to believe that Professor Flitwick's status in Penelope's heart is even higher than that of her biological parents.

This can be seen from the fact that Penelope has never returned home since graduation.

Mike sighed with emotion, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Victor who was sneaking around to leave.

He raised his eyebrows, and immediately stepped forward to stand in front of Victor, frowned and said:

"Where are you going? And why did you come here dressed like this? Didn't I tell you all to wear formal attire?"

It would have been fine if Mike didn't say that, but Victor got angry when he said that.

The disappointment on his face was instantly replaced by anger, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"You never told me about this! You didn't even tell me this was a high-profile party! You just said you had something important to announce, and I thought you just wanted to have a meeting!"

"Didn't I say that?"

Mike thought about it carefully and found that he seemed to have never said this. The expression on his face suddenly became a little awkward.

Looking at Victor's sad and angry expression, Mike scratched his head and shook his fingers in the air. He saw that Victor's originally dirty white coat instantly turned into a dress that was somewhat similar to a priest's uniform.

"I'm sorry, Victor, I was negligent about this. You should wear this to protect yourself first!" Mike whispered, "Also, you must not leave in the middle of the game. I really have something important to announce!"

After saying that, Mike walked towards Professor Flitwick and Penelope without looking back, and Victor was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe.

But looking at Mike who was getting farther and farther away, he could only grit his teeth and return to the corner again, waiting for Mike to announce the so-called important thing.

As Victor waited anxiously, the party gradually entered the GC.

Benjamin and Soraka were already doing their fourth dance of the night.

The first three dances were all dances for two of them, but because Zhou Hong had been staring at them with a complicated look as if his father was going to remarry, when it came to the fourth dance, Benjamin luckily pulled Zhou Hong onto the dance floor.

This also caused the originally graceful and ambiguous duet to become a somewhat funny trio.

Also on the dance floor were Mike and Penelope.

Compared to the somewhat distorted dance of Benjamin's family of three, Mike and Penelope's dancing was much more normal.

Mike and Penelope danced to the music on the dance floor, like two blue fairies flying together, beautiful and mysterious.

On the other side, Arthur and Franklin were already completely drunk. Hillary was not far away and kept casting murderous glances at them, but this did not affect Arthur and Franklin's drunkenness at all.

However, judging from Hillary's gloomy face that looked like it seemed like water was about to drip out of it, Franklin must have suffered a lot when he returned home that night.

Of course, all this happiness had nothing to do with Professor Flitwick and Victor. There was not even the slightest smile on either of their faces.

The only difference between the two is that Victor is simply autistic, while Professor Flitwick is nervous and expectant.

This can be seen from his stiff expression and the fact that he would take out his pocket watch and look at it from time to time.

As the time on the pocket watch reached twelve o'clock midnight, Professor Flitwick finally could not sit still anymore. He jumped up from his chair and looked up at the dance floor.

At the same time, the music disappeared, and then the lights in the auditorium dimmed. Only the magic lights above Mike and Penelope's heads were still emitting light, illuminating the area where the two were.

This sudden change attracted the attention of everyone present, and everyone looked towards the only source of light.

Penelope was also startled. She clenched Mike's hand and looked at him nervously.

The corners of Mike's mouth rose. He gently let go of Penelope's hand and took two steps back.

This strange behavior made Penelope's face show a hint of confusion, but she soon realized something and covered her mouth in disbelief.

Mike did not disappoint her. He smiled and knelt down on one knee in front of Penelope, then took out a small box from his pocket and opened it to Penelope. "Just like the moon has gravity, the encounter between people also has gravity. I always believe that our meeting is destined. So, Miss Penelope Clearwater, will you marry me?"

Looking at the ring sparkling under the magic lamp, Penelope felt two warm streams slowly flowing down from her eyes. She knew very well that they were tears.

Normally she would never let her tears flow freely, because that would ruin the makeup she had spent so much time putting on.

But now, she doesn't care about anything.

"I am willing!"

Penelope said while choking and stretched out her trembling left hand.

Mike was also a little excited. He quickly took the ring out of the box and carefully put it on Penelope's left middle finger.

The moment the ring was put on, Penelope could no longer suppress her inner excitement. She pulled Mike up, threw herself into his arms and started crying. At the same time, bursts of applause rang out around them, and everyone present was looking at them with envy or joy.

Benjamin and Soraka also snuggled together, and Zhou Hong was very tactful and did not disturb them at this time.

Professor Flitwick had already broken down in tears and was now wiping his tears with a handkerchief.

Hillary's face was full of envy. She instinctively turned her head to look at Franklin, and her face instantly turned dark again.

Because at this moment, Franklin and Arthur, two drunkards, were hugging each other, cheering and shouting!

In the corner, Victor was also looking at Mike who was hugging Penelope tightly, but the expression on his face was a little difficult to describe. It was a complex expression of envy, loss, melancholy and regret.

His hand fell on his left chest, as if he was trying to feel his own heartbeat.

It was a pity that underneath his artificial skin that felt the same as normal human skin, there was only a bunch of cold magic tubes and steel.

Finally, Victor shook his head in disappointment, turned around, lowered his head and quietly left the auditorium in the darkness.

His back looked somewhat humble and wretched in the darkness, just like a big rat.

Shortly after he left, the light returned to the auditorium. Mike waved his hand violently, and the music started again, even more cheerful than before.

The banquet was still going on, and it was even more grand than before Victor left.

……

The next morning, when the sunlight of rumors shone into the room through the half-closed curtains, Mike finally opened his eyes.

But this time Mike did not get out of bed as usual, but turned his head to look to his right.

There, Penelope was still sleeping soundly.

The sight of that cherry-like mouth and the hazy outline underneath revealed by the blanket made Mike lick his lips.

But looking at the sun already high in the sky outside the window, Mike finally resisted the urge, got out of bed carefully, and covered Penelope with a blanket again.

The floor of the room was in a mess at this time, with various wine bottles scattered around, and even Mike's expensive custom-made suit was thrown on the ground.

As for Penelope's dress, it had long since turned into a pile of rags.

All these and Mike's still sore waist are enough to prove how fierce the battle was last night.

He picked up his wand and cleaned himself up silently, then took out a new robe from the closet and put it on. Only then did Mike regain some spirit.

After washing up and tidying up, Mike returned to the room, gently kissed his future wife, and then finally pushed the door and left.

Outside the room, the house-elves Shuke and Beta, who had not been seen for a long time, were already waiting.

In fact, the two of them were also invited to Mike's party last night, but the professional habits of house-elves still made them unwilling to appear in public.

"Sir! We have prepared the equipment for you."

"Breakfast is still hot, do you want to eat first?"

Shuke and Beta were talking to each other, and Mike looked down at his watch and saw that the pointer was about to reach nine o'clock in the morning, so he quickened his pace and said:
"No, the meeting is more important."

Shuke and Beta said nothing after hearing this, but just followed Mike silently, but there was still a hint of disappointment in their eyes.

You have to know that this was the long-awaited breakfast they prepared for Mr. Tang Li. It was just a video conference, so they just had to let those people wait.

Michael didn't think too much about it. He walked straight into the office and sat down. Then he waved the elder wand lightly, and various lights began to flash on the screen in front of him.

These lights continued to combine and finally condensed into an old face that Mike was somewhat familiar with.

"Mr. Mike Townley! It's been a long time since we last met! I didn't expect that in such a short time you have already become the Minister of Magic of Ying Country. You are really promising at such a young age!"

The old man on the screen said with a smile on his face, and Mike's mouth curled up slightly when he heard it, and he said slowly:
"Yes, it's been a long time, Mr. Prime Minister."

After hearing that the title Mike used to call him was not Muggle or Muggle Prime Minister as the wizards had called him before, the smile on the face of the Prime Minister of Ying Country became even brighter.

He laughed twice and wanted to continue to say some polite words, but Mike didn't give him the chance and continued:

"As you know, wizards and ordinary people have some completely different characteristics, and the most notable one is that in wizard society, the status of personal force is unparalleled. To be honest, I have become the youngest legendary wizard in wizard history. And because of this, I also have the right to represent most of the Ministry of Magic in Europe."

The Prime Minister of Ying Country narrowed his eyes and his body involuntarily moved closer to the screen.

He had a feeling that what Mike was going to say next would be extremely important.

Mike did not disappoint him. He paused for a moment and then continued:

"You know, I have been committed to promoting equal rights between wizards and ordinary people, and now, I finally have the power to do it. So my dear Prime Minister, I think it's time for you and I, wizards and ordinary people, to start working together."

"Cooperation?" The Prime Minister of Ying Country could hardly contain his joy. He asked tentatively, "What kind of cooperation do you mean?"

Mike smiled strangely and said:

"In every aspect!"

(End of this chapter)