Meanwhile, the Hogwarts kitchens.

"Quick, quick, quick, everybody, don't let me see you're lazy. ”

Elena held a small open notebook in her hand, crossed her waist with one hand, looked around at the house-elves in the kitchen, and said hurriedly. "The officials from the Ministry of Magic have arrived at the gates of the castle, and according to the schedule, they will first be invited to the Great Hall to have breakfast at Hogwarts with the whole school - I don't want any surprises along the way. ”

An accurate, almost rigid notion of time is one of the most important factors on the road to success.

For Elena, it is undoubtedly the most important link to perfectly implement the plan of "real and false Dumbledore" and grasp the movements of Albus Dumbledore and everyone in the Ministry of Magic in real time.

Needless to say, no one in the wizarding world today can spy on Dumbledore and the Minister of Magic at the same time and go undetected, not even a master of spells like Gellert Grindelwald.

But as the head chef of the Hogwarts kitchen, Elena has a very fair reason to stay informed about Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge - the house-elves who serve in the kitchen.

According to Gamp's basic law of transformation, neither food nor drink can be made out of nothing.

So as long as Dumbledore is still receiving the Ministry of Magic, then there must be house-elves secretly serving tea and pouring water, as well as preparing delicious cookies, candy and so on, and the passage between the Hogwarts kitchen and the Headmaster's office is the best monitoring position.

"Burleigh, have you checked the Hogwarts history roster?"

Elena shouted as she crossed her arms and looked in the direction of the corner of the kitchen.

In order to impress every visiting Ministry of Magic with their Hogwarts experience, Elena has prepared two dining menus, where all visitors can choose from the same menu as their graduate house, or a single faculty seat.

However, according to her understanding of the politicians in the Ministry of Magic, Cornelius Fudge and Dolores Umbridge would definitely choose the same standard of meals as the students, and the rest of the accompanying Ministry officials would most likely follow the choice of the Minister and Deputy Minister.

"Found it, Cornelius Fudge, Slytherin. Dolores Umbridge, Slytherin House. Walton McNeill, Slytherin House. Rufus Scrimgeur, Gryffindor House. Amos Diggory, Hufflepuff House. Barty Crouch ,......"

"The Minister and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Magic, the Director of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Animals, the Auror Office, the Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control, and the Department of International Magical Cooperation...... It's really a luxurious lineup. ”

Elena raised her eyebrows, took the roster sheet from Burleigh, the house-elf, and looked at it carefully.

Due to the possibility of discussing how to deal with the big snake in the secret room, as well as some general direction of strategic support in the future, almost all the directors of the main departments of the Ministry of Magic with combat power were present, and if this wave of people was controlled at this time, the entire British Ministry of Magic would almost be completely destroyed.

"Very well, in the order of this list, two menus for each of the visitors to the Ministry of Magic. ”

Elena nodded in satisfaction, paused slightly, thought for a moment and added.

"By the way, the minister's and the deputy minister's portion is made according to the most authentic Slytherin cuisine, without any deodorization, and the devil's pepper dipping sauce is also prepared for me to a perverted spicy specification. ”

After a day's buffer yesterday, most of the young wizards of Slytherin House have accepted the new "dark cuisine" recipe, and based on the feedback from the students at the table, Elena has actually made some changes to better match the taste preferences of the young wizards.

Frankly, the dishes at Slytherin House, in addition to being generally a little bigger, are second only to Hufflepuff House in terms of overall taste and nutritional value – and for a small group of people, even better.

If nothing else, in this era, the only one in Europe can eat authentic leek boxes, cold salad folded ear root, coriander beef cubes, durian crisp...... It is estimated that there is only Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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On the other side, the main hall of Hogwarts Hall.

The British have always had a good sense of eating time, and unless it is the end of the world, even the most urgent situation, it cannot disrupt their routine of eating four meals a day.

This is customary, even in the wizarding world, without exception.

At Dumbledore's sincere invitation, everyone in the Ministry of Magic did not hesitate for long, and happily joined in the breakfast at Hogwarts Castle, planning to go to the Headmaster's office to discuss business after breakfast.

After all, for these Hogwarts graduates, it is actually a very pleasant surprise to have the opportunity to revisit the food at their alma mater - although, after all these years, the reality may be slightly different from what they remember.

The Great Hall of Hogwarts is huge, and in order to receive officials from the Ministry of Magic, the house-elves have arranged a row of tables and chairs next to the faculty seats, and each visitor's name has been carefully marked on them.

Following Dumbledore's instructions, Cornelius Fudge walked over to the place where his name tag was placed and sat down.

There was no food on the glittering plate, which was as he remembered it, and it was only when the Headmaster of Hogwarts announced the meal that food would appear on every table.

However, Cornelius Fudge was keenly aware that everyone in the faculty chair had a small menu in front of them—and two in front of the Ministry's seats.

"It's ......"

Cornelius Fudge picked up the two menus and looked at Dumbledore with some confusion.

"As I've said before, Hogwarts is experimenting with a whole new model of dining. The dishes on each college table depend more on the types of crops that students choose to grow in their respective gardens. In order to avoid waste, Hogwarts changed from the original banquet format to a buffet ordering mode. ”

Dumbledore smiled mildly, gesturing to the young wizards who were gradually walking into the Great Hall, explaining to the people at the Ministry.

"You've been back at Hogwarts for a while, so the kitchen has prepared two menus for you to choose from—the standard of the Hogwarts staff garden, and the uniform standards of the house that corresponded to when you were studying at Hogwarts. ”

As he spoke, Dumbledore looked carefully at the menu in his hand, cleared his throat, and read it very clearly.

"Eggs Benedict, sautéed okra, pan-fried bacon, ......"

The next moment, three steaming foods instantly appeared on the golden plate in front of Dumbledore.

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"Actually, I personally recommend ......"

Dumbledore glanced at the wizards from the Ministry of Magic, hesitated slightly, and couldn't help but add.

"You may want to consider using the faculty and staff's share...... Because according to the current Hogwarts rules, how much everyone ordered, they must be eaten and not wasted. ”

"I see, Professor Dumbledore, you're bothered. ”

Cornelius Fudge nodded in realization, took a closer look at the menu in his hand, and sure enough, he spotted the Slytherin House menu with a silver-green serpentine insignia on the edge.

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I have to say that just this small detail of the dining double menu made Cornelius Fudge's perception of Hogwarts instantly better, and he seemed to go back to the time when he was still studying decades ago.

As time passed, many students also noticed the extra guests in the auditorium today, and they whispered to each other about it.

As the current Minister of Magic of the United Kingdom, Cornelius Fudge is still quite recognizable.

Sensing the curious gazes of the students around them, Cornelius Fudge and the other Ministry of Magic officials involuntarily sat up straight, and the expressions on their faces were not as casual as before.

"Since you're at Hogwarts, it's natural to try the same dishes as your classmates......

Cornelius Fudge waved his hand to the young wizards in a friendly manner, smiled and picked up the menu, looked curiously at the strange names of the dishes on it that he had never heard of, hesitated slightly, and cleared his throat.

"Charcoal-grilled durian, coriander beef soup, leek box, scrambled eggs with chopped peppers, houttuynia salad ......"

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Although I had not heard of the names of these dishes, according to Dumbledore, since these crops and dishes were the students' choices, they must have ......

Before Cornelius Fudge could finish the thoughts in his mind, an indescribable smell permeated the plate in front of him.

This......

The habitual official smile on the middle-aged wizard's face froze instantly.

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Woohoo!

Chapter 2, 2800 words big chapter!

Continue to beg for a monthly pass, begging for Elena refills, not for the brush refills, but for the body!