Chapter 173: Dating (Part 1)
As we enter March, the weather is a little clearer.
But every time they appeared outside the castle, the bitter cold wind would still blow their little faces with pain......
On the first Saturday of March, Hogwarts Year 3 and above students had another chance to travel to Hogsmeade.
Jon had wanted to spend the weekend in the Hufflepuff common room.
But while he was eating in the hall on Friday morning, he received an invitationβ
Joe Green, the little white owl, brought a letter in which Astoria invited him to meet at Lady Padef's teahouse on Saturday.
"Is this a date?" Jon muttered to himself.
After thinking about it again and again, I didn't reply to the letter for the time being.
......
After the last Transfiguration class on Friday morning, Jon made a beeline for Dumbledore's office on the eighth floor.
The ugly stone monster, lazily lying there tickling.
It glanced at Jon in surprise, "It's not Sunday?"
"May I go in?" Jon asked calmly, "I have something to ask Professor Dumbledore." β
"Theoretically...... the stone monster stood up, paced slowly, and suddenly blinked: "But if you answer me a question...... I'll let you in!"
"What's the problem?" Jon asked curiously.
"That...... What do you usually like to eat?" asked the stone monster, sitting on the ground with some excitement.
"Are you sure you want me to answer this question?" Jon gave it a sympathetic look.
The stone monster nodded obediently.
"Okay...... Listen up!" Jon said, wrenching his fingers, "Steamed lambs, steamed bear's paws, steamed deer's tails......"
β...... Roast duck, roast chicks, roast goose ......"
β...... Oven pig, oven duck, sauced chicken, sauced meat......"
......
It took Jon more than ten minutes to come up with hundreds of Chinese names. He didn't know how to translate some dishes from Chinese to English, so he simply transliterated them......
Poor stone monster, stunned for a moment...... At first it tried to write on the back wall with both paws at the same time, but within a few minutes it was full of ......
β...... Braised peas, stewed lentils, edamame, and pickled cabbage!"
Jon let out a long sigh of relief.
"Well, do you remember them all?" he asked, after a quick glance at the stone monster.
"This ......" the stone monster said with an embarrassed smile on its face, "Can it ...... Can you do it again?"
"I'll make a list for you next time!" Jon had expected, he said casually.
"That's great!" the stone monster stuck out its tongue in excitement like a husky.
"Shall I go over then?" said Jon.
"Of course...... The password is a cockroach pile. β
"Oh, cockroach piles?" Jon whispered.
Hearing this, the stone monster hurriedly got out of the way.
Jon was finally able to walk in.
......
Albus Dumbledore was sitting at his desk, shoving a few cockroach-like things into his mouth.
Theoretically, this should be a candy.
He looked at Jon with some surprise as he broke in, and quickly took a sip of lemon juice and swallowed the "cockroach" in his mouth.
"Oh, Jon, why are you here?"
"Professor Dumbledore, I have something for you!" Jon said quickly.
"Well, you can say it!" Dumbledore nodded, shoving another "cockroach" into his mouth.
"I've been told that Professor Karkaroff has been in terrible form lately...... Jon explained calmly, "probably because of the Triwizard Tournament...... With Durmstrang trailing so far behind in his scores, they were worried that Professor Karkaroff might be able to do something out of the ordinary while he was emotionally out of control!"
"Out of the ordinary?" Dumbledore frowned.
"Yes...... After all, he was once a subordinate of the Mysteries, a former Death Eater!" Jon explained without hesitation, having seen the memory in the meditation basin, and he had nothing to keep in that regard.
"It's Voldemort...... You should always use the right name for everything!" Dumbledore said casually, "But there is some truth to your concerns. β
Jon nodded perfunctorily.
"So, you're worried that someone will try to attack you because you have too much of an advantage in the Goblet of Fire?"
Jon nodded again.
"You can rest assured!" Dumbledore said with a sudden serious face, "No one can hurt my students right under my nose...... Anyone!"
"Yes, Professor!" Jon stood up, "Thank you...... Then I won't bother you!"
"Well, before you go, would you like to try this cockroach pile?" said Dumbledore as he tossed a "cockroach" at Jon, "Duke Honey's latest product is more realistic and tastes better than the previous cockroach skewers, but unfortunately the sales are said to be worse." β
Glancing at the realistic "cockroach" in his hand with some chills, Jon quickly shook his head.
"Forget it, everyone's tastes are different!" Dumbledore shook his head with some regret.
But before Jon could leave, the big bright red bird suddenly flew over.
It pecked at Jon's clothes, as if begging him for edible and delicious herbs.
Jon smiled awkwardly at Dumbledore.
Obviously, he didn't dare feed Fawkes in front of Dumbledore...... Isn't this the same as face-to-face NTR?
"Looks like you're very popular with birds. Dumbledore said casually, waving his hand at Fawkes.
The phoenix flew back to the shelf with a displeased expression.
"Then Professor, I'll take my leave!" Jon hurriedly fled Dumbledore's office.
......
Leaving Dumbledore's office, Jon returned to the Hufflepuff common room.
Joe Green was still waiting for him to come back in his dorm...... This "smart" owl, who has expertly removed a piece of cake from Jon's closet, has pulled in the trash can on the side after eating.
Seeing Jon return, it quickly flew to Jon's side and let out a cheerful "cooing" sound.
"I'm going to reply!" Jon whispered.
He wrote the line "I'm honored, see you tomorrow" on the note, and shoved it into the lattice on Joglin's right leg.
"Let's go back to Astoria!" Jon patted it on the head.
The white owl suddenly descended and grabbed something from his pocket...... Then he flew away.
Jon was stunned before realizing that it was a pile of cockroaches he had taken out of Dumbledore's office.
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