HP: Wizards at Hogwarts

After introducing himself, Elaine finally revealed his purpose for coming.

He wanted to buy some meat for the club activities in a few days.

At Hogwarts, cooking and sourcing ingredients are traditionally the responsibility of house-elves, but the young wizards' daily meals are not entirely sourced from outside; some of the food is produced within Hogwarts itself.

Hogwarts itself also has farmland and pastures.

Next to the greenhouse where Elaine and the others took herbal medicine classes, there was a vegetable garden where various vegetables and wheat were grown. This field was usually managed by Professor Sprout.

Next to Hagrid's cabin is a pasture where livestock such as chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, and sheep are raised. This pasture is naturally managed by Hagrid.

When the kitchen needs fresh ingredients, it often sources them from this ranch first.

That's the situation.

"There should be some elves coming to collect chickens, ducks, cows, sheep and the like. I'm letting you know in advance to avoid any misunderstandings."

"Don't worry, I'll pay you back for the meat after the event."

Hagrid hurriedly waved his hand: "No need, no need... Just take it if you need it, no need to buy it."

"That won't do, Hagrid!"

Elaine said seriously, "If it's three meals a day, it's perfectly reasonable for house-elves to take meat from you for free, since Hogwarts is responsible for feeding the young wizards."

"But this isn't a regular school meal; it's an event my club is organizing, a private event, and it's even charging a fee. I definitely can't take advantage of the school for nothing."

"If you let me take it for free, Professor Dumbledore might prosecute you for negligence and misappropriation of school assets."

"I can't let you get hurt!"

Elaine spoke with heartfelt sincerity, and in his words, he didn't forget to subtly imply how stingy that old man Dumbledore was.

Hagrid's eyes widened, his heart trembling violently.

"Merlin's beard!"

"Eleven, you're simply the most upright young wizard I've ever met!!"

"However...however...I don't think Professor Dumbledore is that petty..."

In Hagrid's heart, Dumbledore's position was unshakeable.

"Oh, Hagrid!"

"Not everyone in this world is as generous as you."

"Besides, Professor Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts. Sitting in that position, he has many more things to consider than we do."

"Sometimes, for the sake of the bigger picture, he even had to compromise with those high and mighty guys on the board of directors and sacrifice some things in the process."

"He might not want to put you in a difficult position, but are you really willing to make things difficult for him?"

Hagrid's face stiffened, and his enormous heart trembled slightly.

He suddenly thought of the "Black Lake Incident" a while ago, and how Dumbledore had forcefully saved himself in front of the Board of Governors.

Almost instantly, Hagrid made his decision.

"You're absolutely right, Elaine!"

"Dumbledore trusts me and values ​​me, so I shouldn't put him in a difficult position; otherwise, I'd be too selfish!"

Elaine nodded in satisfaction.

"Dumbledore was indeed great, but he was placed too high."

"But I'm different. I'll always be your friend, and I'll always stand with you!"

"You know, Hufflepuff values ​​friends the most!"

"And we always do the right thing!"

Inside the cabin, Elaine and Hagrid chatted happily.

The two became best friends in less than an afternoon.

Hannah, Susan, and others witnessed the whole process and were all impressed by Elvin's ability to make friends and admired his fair and selfless character.

Only the perceptive Ernie sensed that something was amiss with the whole affair.

strangeness……

Why does it feel like Professor Dumbledore is portrayed by Elaine as a petty, stingy person who would sacrifice friends and justice for power?

It must be my imagination, right?

After leaving Hagrid's Hut, Elaine went to the greenhouse and spoke with Professor Sprout about purchasing vegetables.

This time, Elaine dared not spout nonsense like, "Dumbledore is just your boss, and I'm your friend."

Professor Sprout is not as naive and easily fooled as Hagrid!

However, she was just as generous as Hagrid.

Upon hearing that Elaine was going to hold an event, she immediately said that anyone could take anything from the garden.

"You're a student of Hufflepuff, and now that you're organizing a club activity, as the dean, of course I'll give you my full support!"

"You're charging for just a few bundles of vegetables?"

"What will other people think of me if they find out?"

"Just take it!"

Elaine pretended to decline several times, but finally accepted it happily.

"By the way, Professor."

"Would you be willing to attend the cooking competition next Saturday?"

"Not as a contestant, but as a judge!"

Judges?

Want to eat the dishes made by the little wizards?

That sounds interesting!

Sprout chuckled and agreed, "No problem, I agree!"

After finishing the purchasing, Elaine was in a great mood.

Next, he and his friends went to find Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick in turn, inviting them to serve as judges for the cooking competition.

All three of them readily agreed.

When they left Professor Flitwick's office, it was nearly dusk, so Elaine and the other four went straight to the cafeteria to have lunch.

At the dinner party.

Elaine spread the word about "inviting deans to serve as judges for cooking competitions".

Upon hearing the news, the young wizards were all incredibly excited, declaring that they must let their beloved professor taste their cooking, and they all rushed to sign up for the competition.

At the teachers' table.

The professors also talked about this with smiles on their faces.

"I was shocked when I found out about this."

Dumbledore held up a glass of pumpkin juice, his eyes narrowed to slits. "As you know, Hogwarts has never held any 'cooking competitions,' so when that little Elaine invited me to be a judge, I immediately accepted."

"After all, I'm the principal. How could I not get involved in something like this?"

"Minerva, he must have invited you too, right? Did you accept?"

McGonagall smiled and nodded: "I definitely need to keep an eye on things to prevent the young wizards from getting too out of control!"

"I think Elaine must have invited all the deans, right?"

She cast questioning glances at the remaining deans.

Sprout said with pride, "I will definitely support the kids from our college!"

Flitwick straightened his back: "He invited me too, so all my hard work teaching him these past few days hasn't been in vain!"

Immediately, everyone looked at Snape.

Snape: "..."

Everyone: "..."

The teachers' seats suddenly fell silent.