HP: Wizards at Hogwarts

Chapter 81 Showcasing Culinary Skills

In the cafeteria.

As Elaine announced the start of the event, the young wizards present sprang into action.

They pounced on three long tables laden with various foods, like a pack of wolves that hadn't eaten for three days, stuffing the food into their mouths without a care.

Immediately afterwards, a series of mesmerizing exclamations erupted from their mouths.

"This—this is so delicious!!"

"Were they made by Merlin's chef? No, they were made by Hogwarts house-elves? Then we're even luckier than Merlin!"

"I strongly suggest adding this dish to the evening menu at Hogwarts!"

"Why not? Lots of people will love them!"

"Those who didn't come will definitely regret it if they knew we were enjoying such delicious food!"

"I've got a great idea! We can eat until dinner time, and when the others come over, we can give them a pile of scraps to smell."

"Wow, you're a devil!"

Exclamations of surprise continued unabated.

All the young wizards were drawn to the delicious food before them. Even those who were supposed to take the ingredients out to cook chose to temporarily put aside their tasks and have a good meal first.

However, amidst the exclamations, there were also a few unusual voices.

"These dishes are indeed delicious, but—don't you guys feel that a few of them are the kind of dishes that will definitely give you diarrhea after eating them?"

But soon, this voice was drowned out by several other voices.

"What are you afraid of?"

"It's just diarrhea, it won't kill you!"

"Even if I have diarrhea all night, it's worth it to eat something this delicious!"

"Besides, we still have Mrs. Pomfrey, the cure-all!"

"That's true!"

So the young wizards, no longer holding back, began to devour and drink the food on the table.

Dumbledore, sitting in the teachers' seat: "————"

"Judging from this situation, these kids may not be interested in cooking anymore."

"Minerva, you'd better give me something to eat."

"I deliberately skipped lunch today, saving my appetite for this banquet."

"If we don't eat something now, we won't make it to dinner time!"

Professor McGonagall felt a headache coming on after hearing this, but ultimately she couldn't argue with Dumbledore and agreed to his idea of ​​having a meal.

After the young wizards had tasted every kind of food on the table, they were about six or seven tenths full.

So the contestants who had registered for the competition gradually left the dining table and went to the Ravenclaw table to select ingredients.

There is no theme for today's competition; participants are free to choose their ingredients and improvise.

This gave the young wizards, who had been preparing to show off their culinary skills beforehand, a surge of confidence.

But it's terrible for those who haven't prepared in advance and have trouble making choices.

They walked back and forth in front of the pile of ingredients, seemingly carefully selecting them, but in reality, they had no idea what ingredients to choose or what dishes to make.

Among the participants, the young wizards from Hufflepuff School made up the largest number.

Elaine's circle of friends alone included Ernie, Hannah, Cedric from the third year, and two prefects from the fifth year, Lance and Windsor.

In fact, not all of these people are good at cooking. Some of them can't even fry an egg properly, which can be seen from the way they choose ingredients.

The ingredients they chose were completely incompatible with each other.

If you force it into a dish, it's a complete disaster, and some of the ingredients mixed together might even produce trace amounts of toxins!

Out of curiosity, Elaine went over to take a look while they were selecting ingredients, and was almost scared to death.

I discovered someone plans to drizzle soy sauce on French bread before baking, someone plans to stew bananas, apples, and beef chunks together to make a soup, and someone plans to squeeze a ton of salad dressing into boiled fish.

The young wizards, who were about to showcase their culinary skills, had no idea what kind of dishes they might make. They were all immersed in their own whimsical ideas, full of enthusiasm.

Seeing this, Elaine could only step aside and silently pray for the professors' stomachs.

If even the Hufflepuff contestants are like this, you can imagine how crazy the contestants from other houses must be!

However, some of them are not so crazy.

Draco Malfoy of Slytherin is one of them.

The Malfoy family are pure-blood nobles among wizards, and Draco is the young master of a noble family, having seen the world from a young age.

Even though it was his first time cooking, he knew exactly what to make, what ingredients to choose, and what flavor to adjust. Unlike others who just randomly put ingredients together and end up with a culinary disaster, he was perfectly prepared.

Ravenclaw College.

Hermione and the Indian witch, Padma Patil, both signed up.

The former serves standard British cuisine, while the latter serves standard Indian cuisine; neither has any major flaws in the selection of ingredients.

Gryffindor House.

Harry also signed up; he was very confident in his cooking skills.

Everyone knows why.

Harry signed up for the competition to take this opportunity to express his gratitude to the professors at Hogwarts for bringing him from the Dursleys and for taking such good care of him, allowing him to witness the wonders of magic and the vastness of the world!

To participate in this afternoon's match, Harry even declined the Quidditch team's practice that was originally scheduled for that afternoon.

This incident infuriated their team captain, Wood.

Fortunately, other team members, including the Weasley twins, shared Harry's anger.

That's right, those team members also chose to skip training to attend the banquet!

The Weasley twins even teamed up and signed up for the competition, saying they were determined not to miss the opportunity to let the professors taste their prank dishes.

Of course, they did not give up on the "guess who will win the championship" bet.

Although Ron and Neville did not sign up, they provided Harry with moral support throughout the process.

Among those who signed up for Gryffindor, there was another person whom Elaine wasn't very familiar with, but Ron, George, and Fred were all very familiar with.

He is Percy Weasley.

Percy's personality is different from the rest of the Weasley family. He has a strong desire for power and his biggest dream is to become a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic so that he and his family can live a better life.

Simply put, it means they are too eager to improve.

That's why he signed up for the competition, hoping to leave a better impression on the professors.

The bustling scene lasted for more than two hours.

Three o'clock in the afternoon.

The scoring phase of the cooking competition has finally arrived!

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