Chapter 879: Protein Almond Cookies
The dripping stone monster jumped to the side after hearing Harry read the parchment password "Macaroon", and the spiral staircase brought Harry to the door when it opened.
Harry, who had been invited to sit in his old seat at the headmaster's desk, sensed that Dumbledore's expression was different from the previous ones, with a look of exhaustion and anger in his expression.
Harry hesitated, there was something that made Dumbledore so anxious.
"Would you like two cookies?" Dumbledore pushed Harry towards a plate of macaroons on the table, "Remember that Beauxbatons Headmaster, Lady Olim Maxim? She baked it herself, and sent me and Hagrid a lot, I have been enjoying this lately, it has a rich almond sweetness, a crispy texture on the outside and soft on the inside, and a variety of sandwich flavors, and its sugar content is quite suitable for my taste." ”
"Thank you, Headmaster Dumbledore. Harry wasn't polite, he was really hungry after taking the class for so long, not to mention that the muffin in front of him was filled with an irresistible rich almond aroma that was different from the strange tastes of the White Wizard in the past, so he directly picked up a muffin and put it in his mouth.
The macaroons are layered, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and when you bite into it, you will first taste a very thin but crispy shell, followed by a soft and dense inner layer, different from the texture of the cream, the tenacity of the macaroons will support the filling and add chewiness to the soft filling.
"It's nice to be young... I'll have another piece too..."Dumbledore looked at Harry's eating, and couldn't help but his little finger and pick up a piece with his thumb and middle finger to eat it himself, then wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then smiled and commanded the teapot to bring him a glass of chilled lemonade.
Dumbledore took a sip of his drink, "You've made it through the most troublesome level, and it seems that Sirius is still a very good teacher... Sooner or later, you must remember to recite the mantra and not miss any of the mantras, otherwise your efforts will be wasted. ”
"We've been persevering, but no one has felt the second heartbeat until now. "After the hardest part of the mandrake, Harry never let up on chanting spells, he couldn't accept failure and start over, although he was used to eating and talking with mandrake in his mouth, not biting or swallowing it, but that taste was enough to experience it once.
"Don't worry, depending on the weather, I'm afraid the storm won't come so soon......" Dumbledore smiled and refilled Harry's tea, "Oh... People don't have a good memory when they're old, and Miss Granger seems to have a ptarmigan. ”
"Yes, Hermione said that as long as we can feel her, we can..."
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Please come in. Dumbledore frowned, and the door to the spiral staircase in the Headmaster's room opened, revealing Professor Sybil Trelawney, dressed in a strange outfit.
Compared to before, Professor Trelawney's image is still crazy, but a closer look has changed a lot.
Professor Trelawney's large glasses, which had been magnified several times over, had been replaced, and the new ones were inlaid with dotted colored crystals, and Professor Trelawney had always had countless chains and beads hanging from her body, but now it seemed that she had more hanging on her, and even her unkempt hair was decorated with many colored beads, but the quality of those ornaments seemed to be much more upscale than before.
The colors and styles of her clothes were more exaggerated than they had been at the beginning, and the emerald green magic robe she wore at this time was embroidered with many ethnic prints, and the green shawl draped over her shoulders shimmered.
"Headmaster Dumbledore, I still need to talk to you about the Divination Professor. Professor Trelawney greeted and walked in, and as he passed Harry, the same strong smell of smoke as in her divination classroom was so pungent that Harry couldn't help but lean back.
Her frighteningly large, sparkling eyes looked at Harry, and a soft, muffled voice rang in Harry's ears, "Ah, dear child, it's a pleasure to meet you in the material world. ”
Harry looked at the Divination Professor with a blank expression, and found that the change in image made the Divination Professor look more mysterious and crazy, and the other party's out-of-tune lines made him think a little dazed that maybe the mad girl would grow up to be like her, if the mad girl wore her famous anti-demon glasses.
Dumbledore commanded a chair and flew next to Harry, motioning for Trelawney to sit down and talk.
"Harry, please wait a while and get some more to eat, we'll talk later. Dumbledore refilled Harry's drink, focusing on Professor Trelawney.
"Sybil, this macaroon is really sweet, won't you try it?" Dumbledore pushed the muffin plate towards Sybil.
"Thank you, Dumbledore, but the pattern you just dropped doesn't look good. Trelawney's face whispered to Dumbledore through the mist rising from the teacup.
Harry heard it and almost choked on the cookie in his mouth, he coughed violently a few times, and quickly took a sip of lemon juice before calming down.
"Don't worry, Sybil, I'm sure none of us will be in any danger lately. Dumbledore said, his tone relaxed.
"Your gaze does not go beyond the boundaries of the world. Professor Trelawney said in a particularly muffled voice, her lips pursed and her expression unpleasant, "I have a sense of the future, Dumbledore, you have to worry about your hobbies. ”
"Of course Sybil, I have no doubt about that. Dumbledore nodded helplessly, and then asked directly, "Did you just say that you wanted to talk about the professor of divination?"
"Dumbledore, you can't take that pony away from my divination lesson!" Professor Trelawney's voice suddenly became less ethereal, and she clearly expressed her displeasure.
"Ferencze's divination classes are very popular and he is a qualified professor. As far as I know, Sybil you are also very busy right now, and you can have him to share the divination class, so you can have a lot easier. Dumbledore's finger tapped on the table, and he said.
"I don't need to, I'm totally busy. Trelawney's big eyes rolled around, "Dumbledore, I see that the colt is going to leave sooner or later." ”
"Dear Sybil, as long as Ferencze is willing to be a professor of divination, I will never drive him away. Dumbledore was adamant.
"Dumbledore, you can't refuse the tip of fate. Professor Trelawney leaned back in his chair and lifted his hand to support his large glasses, the bracelets and beads on his wrists clinking, "You know, Harris TV has offered me a full-time offer, and if you can't get your attitude right, I may consider their offer." ”
"Dear Sybil, I don't think there's any need for us to talk any further. Dumbledore looked at Professor Trelawney through the top of his crescent-shaped glasses, his fingers facing each other, his tone a little annoyed, "I'd be sorry if you had to choose that way, but I would respect and bless you. ”
"I'll think about it, Dumbledore, I will—" Professor Trelawney's voice was a little sharp, and he stood up angrily, the jewels on his body clanging as she suddenly slammed into each other with such a large movement.
She walked away with her head held high, not looking at Harry, pushing open the door and disappearing down the spiral staircase.
Dumbledore rubbed his forehead with his hand, a little tiredly.
"Professor, is Professor Trelawney really going to resign? Harry took the initiative to pour Dumbledore full of lemon tea, "Her TV show was popular among witches, and both Mrs. Weasley and Lavender liked her. ”
"Thank you Harry, as for Sybil, I respect her personal choice, but I don't think Sybil will leave, Harry. Like you, Hogwarts is her home, and she's going to be angry because of Ferenze, but she's not going to choose to leave..."Dumbledore sighed deeply, "Divination classes are a lot more troublesome than I thought, I've never taken them myself... Ferencze accepted my invitation last year to teach Divination in place of Sybil, who was expelled by Dolores Umbridge at the time, but because of this invitation, Ferencer was attacked by the rest of his kind as a betrayer of the centaurs, I can't just let Ferencer return to the Forbidden Forest, he is not so repulsive towards humans, he is more friendly, Harry, we can't let him down... Even if Sybil really plans to leave school and switch to hosting Harris TV because of this. ”
Hearing Harris' name reminded Harry of what had happened in Transfiguration and Ancient Magic class today: "Professor, Theodore Nott definitely did it on purpose, they deliberately wanted to cause trouble. ”