HP: Wizards at Hogwarts

Chapter 82 Hannah: Tell me, who is the King of Hufflepuff?

Whether it was the greedy little wizard or the professors, they all stopped eating.

Everyone sat at the dinner table, quietly waiting for the contestants to arrive.

"With a bang."

The door on the side of the cafeteria opened.

The young wizards carried in their homemade dishes one after another.

They stood in a line at the place where the Sorting Ceremony was held, waiting to be summoned.

Elaine was the host of this "scoring segment".

"Alright, now I will call you by the number you registered in."

"Those whose names are called, bring your dishes up for the four professors to taste and score!"

As he spoke, Elaine introduced the two scorekeepers standing next to him.

"My two friends, Justin and Susan, will be recording everyone's scores to ensure this competition is fair and just. Now—"

"Please welcome contestant number 1, Hannah Abbott!"

Hannah blushed, swaying her pigtails, and walked up carrying a plate, placing it respectfully in front of the four professors.

"Professor, these are the dishes I made, please try them!"

Hannah made a pan-fried steak.

This dish uses simple ingredients and is easy to make. Although it is not easy to control the heat, people will eat it whether it is cooked to medium-rare or fully cooked. Moreover, the professors obviously won't be too concerned about the heat control with the young wizards.

It can be said that this is the dish that is least likely to go wrong.

On the plate, a steak, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, lay quietly.

It was neatly cut into four pieces, and some fruit was added to the plate as a garnish.

Elaine gave Hannah an appreciative look.

No wonder your family owns a bar; even the food presentation is so meticulous!

The professors nodded in satisfaction.

Clearly, they hadn't expected the little witch to give them such a big surprise.

"Not bad, not bad—"

"The highest score is 10, right? Then I'll give it 9!"

Dumbledore took a bite and gave it a very high score.

Professor McGonagall followed up with a fairly fair score: "8 points, but the taste needs some improvement."

"Don't be so harsh, Professor McGonagall. I think the child has done more than enough!"

My rating is 10 out of 10!

Professor Sprout's grading was clearly biased.

But no one said anything.

Flitwick put the last small piece of steak in his mouth and savored it carefully.

"Hmm—this taste and texture are so much better than what I make!"

"I also think it deserves an 8 out of 10!"

Hannah happily thanked the professors for their grades, quickly packed her things, and came downstairs.

"Please welcome contestant number 2, Ernie McMillan."

Ernie immediately came up with his plate: "Hello, professors, this is what I made: cheese fried chicken cutlet!"

"Cheese fried chicken cutlet? What's that?"

"It's just adding cheese to chicken cutlets and then deep-frying them."

Ernie stepped forward and used a knife to cut a small opening at one end of the chicken cutlet. The cheese sauce inside immediately flowed out, and the aroma instantly filled the air.

"Mmm—it smells so tempting!"

"It tastes sweet and delicious, very good!"

Soon, Ernie retired with scores of 9, 8, 8, and 7.

Hannah and Ernie got off to a great start, which made everyone even more excited for the dishes to come.

Soon, contestant number 3 Lance, contestant number 4 Windsor, and contestant number 5 Cedric took to the stage in turn.

The dishes they made were "Honey-glazed Sausage with Peas and Radish", "Fruit and Vegetable Salad", and "Shrimp Congee?".

Although each of the three dishes had its own unique characteristics and scored well, none of them achieved a total score higher than the first two.

"Looks like our little wizard is quite capable! We can definitely look forward to the dishes to come!"

"Yeah yeah--"

The four professors exchanged glances, and a pleased smile appeared on their lips.

But soon, their smiles faded.

Starting with the sixth dish, everything served was some indescribable and bizarre stuff.

"Apple Fried Tofu", "Lychee Stewed Beef", "Chicken Wings with Fish", "Pumpkin Fried Bacon", "Fried Corn Kernels Wrapped in French Pasta", "Pasta with Herb Pudding"

The professors were both surprised and amazed, and dared not take a bite.

"—Please welcome contestant number 33, George Weasley, Fred Weasley."

The twins excitedly brought out their plates, showcasing their carefully prepared dish—the Weasley Twins' bizarre animal dumplings.

This dish not only has a strange name, but its ingredients and preparation method are even stranger.

George and Fred first added sauce to the dough for color, then wrapped meat, vegetables, and seasonings inside.

The filling is made of jam, and the outer shape is shaped into various animals. Then, each animal is cooked using various methods such as frying, deep-frying, boiling, and steaming.

During this process, magic must be used to ensure that they do not deform due to heat.

Once cooked, arrange them on a plate to make them look like an animal party.

In this way, since users have no idea what kind of filling they will be eating, every bite is full of surprises.

After listening to their stories, the professors became very interested.

"Sounds similar to Pea Beans with multiple flavors—"

"Although the cooking method is a bit strange, it's quite normal compared to the previous dishes."

"The cooking process was full of ingenuity, and it even incorporated magic—a fantastic dish!"

In the end, their dish received a score of 30.

"Contestant number 40, Hermione Granger!"

"Ms. Granger, is this fish head, which looks like it died with its eyes wide open and exudes a resentful aura, your creation?"

"Professor, this is a very famous dish in the Muggle world, called 'Stargazing'."

"Contestant number 41, Padma Patil!"

"Ms. Patil, this bubbly, yellowish-brown paste is—"

"Professor, this is my modified version of the famous Indian dish, curry mashed potatoes!"

In fact, Hermione and Padma's choice of ingredients and cooking methods were both very normal and authentic.

However, the dishes they made were truly indescribable.

Not only does it lack color, aroma, and flavor, but it's so unappetizing that one glance at it makes it impossible to eat.

"Number 56, Harry Potter!"

Harry cooked a very traditional British dish, without using any particularly expensive ingredients, but it had a homey feel to it.

Dumbledore praised the dish highly, giving it a perfect score of 10, but still lost to Hannah by one point.

Malfoy followed Harry onto the field.

He prepared a French foie gras dish, which drew gasps of amazement from the entire audience.

However, due to the professors' less-than-fair grading, his score ranked third, below Harry's.

The food event finally came to an end around 5 p.m.

"The winner of this cooking competition is—Hannah Abbott!!"

Let's give them a round of applause!

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