Chapter XXIII: Visits and Confrontations

A common breakfast in Scotland is usually bread, boiled potatoes and stewed beans. If the family is more generous, there will be a few more pieces of bacon or a bowl of vegetable salad.

However, the bad cooking skills that originate from the British Isles are usually not too good, at least for Elena, whose taste was raised by the "Celestial Empire on the tip of the tongue" in her previous life, most of the dishes are evaluated at a level: non-toxic and full.

Since the finances and meals in the orphanage were arranged by Elena, the children's breakfast can now be said to be quite rich and exquisite.

Of course, the so-called abundance and delicacy are actually only relative.

- Honey toast, mashed potatoes, fried eggs, and occasionally a bowl of whitened Loch Lomond fish soup (temporarily replaced with a large bowl of steaming Scottish fat chicken soup last week) -

In Benitez's opinion, this is almost the most extravagant pleasure in the world.

Therefore, when he heard Dumbledore's voice outside the door, Benitez didn't think about it, shook his head and refused directly.

"No, thank you for your kindness. Our breakfast was actually better than you might expect...... Hiss~"

Before he could finish speaking, Benitez suddenly gasped and let out a strange sound.

"Of course not, then it's going to bother Professor Dumbledore. ”

Elena slowly withdrew her fingers from the soft flesh around Benitez's waist and replied sweetly.

With hundreds of house-elves, Hogwarts can be said to beat almost all schools of the same period in terms of basic catering.

Regardless of the cuisine and practice, just the degree of refinement, compared to Elena's pure self-sufficient family breakfast mode, it is naturally rich and luxurious.

Since the orphan grant given by the school has been rejected by some stubborn uncle, at least this free breakfast Elena will not let go again.

"But, Professor Dumbledore, you don't seem to have anything to eat?"

The silver-haired little Lori jumped out of the kitchen, looking at the empty-handed old wizard, her face instantly collapsed, and she frowned in confusion.

Although it is not known how far Hogwarts is from the town of Russ, Elena is certain that it will be unrealistic if Dumbledore still uses the Flying Charm like before.

"I can't conjure up food out of thin air, it's someone else preparing breakfast. ”

Dumbledore smiled slightly, raised his wand and waved it in the air, and Elena vaguely saw a light translucent ripple piercing the sky.

The next moment, a house-elf with big eyes and ears appeared in the open space in front of the kitchen.

"Hello, Miss Elena, it's a pleasure to see you again. Burleigh the House-Elf is here to help. ”

It happened to be yesterday that she led Elena on a tour of Boehleigh, the house-elf at Hogwarts for an afternoon.

"Oh my God, is this the legendary goblin?

At this moment, Benitez also happened to walk out of the kitchen door, and looked at Burleigh standing in the middle of the trio with a surprised expression.

Hearing the sound behind her, Elena suddenly reacted, it was not Hogwarts now, this was an ordinary Muggle orphanage in the small town of Russ.

"Oh my God, Professor Dumbledore, aren't you worried about the International Secrecy Act, you must know that there are ordinary people everywhere here......"

Elena's eyes shrank, and she turned around, trying to push the big man behind her into the room.

"Of course, don't worry, we have always had a set of ways to deal with this situation. ”

Dumbledore smiled and waved his hand, fiddling with the wand in his hand, and said lightly without care.

"Coping ...... Method?!You mean......"

The silver-haired little girl paused thoughtfully, stood in front of Benitez, and a brand on her left hand suddenly lit up, staring at the wand in Dumbledore's hand like a female leopard.

"For the record, I won't allow you to cast the Oblivion Charm on him. ”

Dumbledore looked at the little Lori in front of him with interest, and he suddenly found something that pleased him again.

Compared with Riddle and Grindelwald, Elena Caslana, who is also an orphan, seems to have a lot of weaknesses, such as her dedication to food and her family's care.

These were weaknesses in the eyes of Grindelwald and Riddle, and in Dumbledore's eyes, they were often the strongest points of support against the dark side of magic.

"Very good, it seems that you don't know much about the wizarding world, and you actually know the common way wizards deal with it. ”

Dumbledore nodded approvingly, the corners of his mouth turned slightly, his eyes showed a little naughtiness, and the wand in his hand pointed forward unhurriedly, and said leisurely.

"If I'm going to cast the Oblivion Charm now, do you think you can resist it now? ”

Although his expression seemed casual, in fact, Dumbledore's magic had been mobilized, ready to respond to Elena's various reactions.

His eyes were locked on the half-breed little girl's face, curious to see how Elena would react in the face of such a powerful oppressive force.

“......”

Elena looked up, her gaze meeting the tip of Dumbledore's wand, and swallowed with some difficulty.

She opened her mouth feebly, and suddenly realized sadly that no matter how clever or eloquent she was, she needed to be based on the premise that the other party would not violently upset the table.

In a sense, some of her previous actions seem to be a bit presumptuous, and for some extremely powerful wizards, the terms of the wizarding world may not apply - they can do whatever they want......

A sentence suddenly came to Elena's mind, "Only magic can be defeated by magic".

When wizards were unreasonable, some of the current Muggle methods, such as money, guns, and mathematics, all became useless.

"Please, honorable Professor Dumbledore. ”

Elena glanced at Dumbledore in silence, closed her eyes and took a deep breath, hiding her left hand behind her back, her tone frighteningly calm.

Dumbledore raised his eyebrows, and his wand was aimed at Elena, and tapped lightly under the slightly trembling gaze of little Lori.

Disheveled!

A bright and beautiful bouquet of flowers bloomed from the end of the staff.

"Don't worry, the days of mandating the Oblivion Charm on all Muggles are long gone, and you don't think I'd dare to ignore the Ministry of Magic's orders. ”

Dumbledore shrugged comically, shook his head, and explained with a smile.

"Since 1945, the Ministry of Magic has amended the International Secrets Act so that if one of the parents, spouses, or children is a wizard, their family is not included in the list of people who need to be kept secret. As your guardian, Mr. Benitez is not in the realm of confidentiality. ”

As he spoke, Dumbledore slowly stretched out his hand, habitually trying to rub the girl's stubborn little head, and a large thick hand was separated in front of Dumbledore.

"The child's head is touched too much, and it tends to grow taller, and she just washed her hair last night. ”

Benitez reached out and pulled Elena to his side, nodded politely, and asked as he looked at the house-elf.

"So, may I ask this Burleigh...... Sir, how long will it take for the Hogwarts breakfast you said to be ready to be delivered, and in half an hour, the children will be awake. ”

"Just call me Burleigh, breakfast is ready. ”

Burleigh gracefully bowed his body and raised his slender fingers to snap his fingers.

A white cloth was laid on the wooden table of the dining room next to the kitchen, and ceramic plates and plates filled with food appeared on the table in an orderly manner.

Milk, tea, coffee, pumpkin juice, orange juice, porridge, cereal, sugar, salt, butter, nachos, toast, bread, jams, ketchup, mayonnaise, fried eggs, marinated herring, ham, smoked meat, grilled sausages, smoked fish, salmon and fried tomatoes......

The entire orphanage's humble dining room seems to have become a miniature version of the Hogwarts dining hall in the blink of an eye.

"Thank you, Burleigh. ”

Dumbledore smiled and nodded.

"It has been an honour to serve Mr. Dumbledore, and I hope you enjoy your meal. ”

Burleigh shrieked, bowed deeply again, snapped his fingers, and disappeared into thin air with a snap.

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