Chapter 284: A Lecture on Knowledge at the Dinner Table

The atmosphere of this dinner was really good, with Fred and George alive, plus Lenny and Tonks, it was really lively, at least on the surface. X23US. is the fastest to update

It's just that everyone sitting around the table probably understands that this is just an illusion created by everyone.

Not to mention Percy's matter, the disappearance of Mad-Eye Moody alone has not had a clue so far, which is enough to upset everyone.

To be honest, Maca also has a headache about it.

Moody was a pillar of the Order of the Phoenix, and he was the one who decided a lot of the field affairs, and he was even more important than Dumbledore.

If Moody had been around, Dumbledore wouldn't have put the burden of the Order of the Phoenix on Maca's shoulders so early.

Right now, across from Harry's seat, Tonks was eating and giving her nose warping, amusing Hermione and Ginny.

Each time she closed her eyes tightly, revealing a look of pain.

Her nose suddenly elongated like a bird's beak, and it looked like Snape's; Suddenly it retracted and became the size of a round mushroom, and then a large pile of nose hairs appeared in each nostril.

It was a regular entertainment at dinner lately, and soon Hermione and Ginny asked her to conjure up their favorite nose.

"Conjure up a pig's nose, Tonks."

Tonks happily complied.

Harry looked up, and for a split second, he thought a female Dudley was grinning at him across the table!

On the other side, Mr. Weasley, Bill, and Lupin are engaged in a fierce battle over the elves.

"They still don't leak a drop and won't say anything," Bill said, "and I still can't figure out if they believe 'he' is back." Of course, they probably don't want to support either side, they don't want to get involved here. ”

"I'm sure they'll never fall over to the Mystery," said Mr. Weasley, shaking his head, "and they've suffered heavy losses." Remember the last goblin he killed, just off Nottingham? ”

"I think it depends on what price they are offered," said Lupin, "and I'm not talking about gold...... If someone offered them the freedom that we had refused to give them for centuries, they would probably not be able to resist the temptation......"

"Seriously," Maca suddenly quipped, "we can't ask the elves to think the same way as the wizards, and as far as I know, what the elves really value is not freedom, nor gold...... It's a magic item! ”

He picked up a sausage, took a bite, and said as he chewed, "...... That's the nature of goblins, and it's tradition. ”

"I dare say that if the Gryffindor Sword were given to the elves in return, they would even dare to help us bulldoze Voldemort's lair!"

"Doesn't that make sense?" Lupin was skeptical.

Hearing this, Maca smiled and waved her hand.

"Don't try to reason with different species...... It's like those centaurs in the Forbidden Forest, how many years have they been neighbors with Hogwarts? But there are very few signs of subtlety......" he said, "and when it comes to faith, it doesn't make sense." ”

"Faith?"

Seeing that Harry and the others, as well as Lenee, Tonks and others were also attracted by his words, and they all looked like they didn't understand, Maca couldn't help but spread her hands.

"It's the same as the question of 'does Santa Claus exist?' obviously no one has seen it, but someone will really believe that it exists, which is a belief, and when this belief is repeated, deepened, strengthened, and affirmed, it may evolve into a belief."

"Santa Claus?" Hermione's eyes widened, "He does exist, he was a bishop named Nicholas in the fourth century AD, because he liked to help the poor secretly, and he was later nicknamed." ”

"Well, yes! Hermione, you know so much. Maca smiled at her, and continued, "But I'm not talking about Nicholas, but the old man with the white beard who breaks into houses in the middle of the night every Christmas, and goes door to door stuffing the velvet socks in the fireplace. ”

"I never received a Christmas present when I was a kid, so I never believed in Santa Claus." "But I know that there are a lot of Muggle parents who would convince their children that Santa Claus is always there." ”

"And children love gifts, just as elves like magic objects, but the belief is much stronger......"

Maca said as she ate, but she stopped talking and looked at them with a smile and said, "I'm just looking for a random topic to talk about, aren't you hungry?" ”

"Maca, there's actually a question I've always wondered about...... "Ron said excitedly, "why does the wizarding world celebrate Christmas?" I've heard Harry say, isn't this a Muggle holiday? ”

"Ron, Muggle Christmas and Wizarding Christmas are not the same thing at all!" Hermione rolled her eyes and said, "I won't copy any more of my history of magic homework for you in the future!" Otherwise, you'll never finish your studies......"

"What? Is there still this kind of content in the history of magic? Ron looked so surprised that he couldn't help but widen his mouth, and half of the chicken thighs fell back on his plate.

"Wizards celebrate Christmas in accordance with the ancient customs of the Lords, and it is also because of the mistletoe parasitism and the making of Christmas trees." Maca explained, "Does the Zezzians know? A witchcraft religion that reveres nature, Merlin is the last lineage member of the religion. ”

"Oh! That sounds so cool! Ron nodded, "At least if this is the next exam, I will definitely not forget it!" ”

"I don't think so." Hermione immediately habitually poured cold water on Ron.

Three buttery breadcrumbs, followed by custard, everyone thought they couldn't eat it.

But Maca was still stuffing it into his mouth, and although he seemed to be eating calmly, he didn't eat any less than the rest of the room!

"Both...... Finished eating? "Maca looked at everyone because everyone was looking at him.

"Oh, I think so." Ron looked left and right.

"Giggle...... Mixed Ball Maca ...... Hahaha, you can really eat! Leni on the side was holding her stomach and smiling happily.

"Wasting food is the worst form of behavior." Maca didn't think it was wrong, and he said as a matter of course.

When Maca finally put down the spoon, the conversation at the dinner table gradually calmed down.

Mr. Weasley leaned back in his chair, looking well-fed and relaxed; Tonks yawned with her mouth wide open, her nose already back to normal.

Ginny lured Crookhill out from under the cupboard, and was sitting cross-legged on the floor, rolling some butterbeer corks around for Crookhill to chase.

"It's almost time to go to bed, I thought." Mrs. Weasley yawned.

"Not yet, Molly." Sirius pushed aside the empty plate in front of him and turned to look at Harry, "You know, I'm surprised by you! I thought the first thing you did when you got here was to ask about Voldemort. ”

The atmosphere in the room suddenly changed, and the speed was so fast that it was almost thought that the Dementors were coming.

A few seconds ago, it was so relaxed and lethargic; Now everyone is alert, even nervous.

Hearing Voldemort's name, a shudder swept around the dinner table. Lupin was about to drink when he slowly lowered his glass and showed a wary look.

Only a few people in the audience were still relaxed, but they were also a little quieter.

"I asked!" At the mention of this, Harry was frustrated again, "I asked Ron and Hermione, but they said we weren't approved to join the Order of the Phoenix, so"

"They're right," said Mrs. Weasley, "you're too young. ”

She sat upright in her chair, her fists clenched tightly in her arms, and her sleepiness disappeared without a trace.

"Since when do we have to join the Order of the Phoenix before we can ask questions?" Sirius tapped lightly on the table and said, "Harry has been trapped in that Muggle house for a whole month, and he has a right to know what happened."

"Wait!" George interrupted him loudly.

"Why did Harry's question get answered?" Fred asked angrily.

"We've been trying to get something out of your mouth for a month, but you're not going to tell us!" George Road.

"You're too young to join the Order of the Phoenix," said Fred, whose high-pitched, thin voice sounded like his mother's, "and Harry isn't even an adult!" ”

"You can't blame me for no one telling you what the Order of the Phoenix is doing," Sirius said calmly, "and that's your parents' decision. Harry was different."

"You don't need to decide what's good for Harry!" Mrs. Weasley snapped, the expression on her usually kind and kind face was terrifying.

Ron, Hermione, Fred, and George's heads swirled between Sirius and Mrs. Weasley, as if watching the back-and-forth on the tennis court.

Ginny asked, kneeling in a pile of discarded butterbeer corks, staring blankly at their conversation, mouth slightly open.

Lupin, on the other hand, stared at Sirius without blinking.

"Who's going to smash online first?" Maca thought about it nonchalantly, and picked up another custard cake and ate it.

He could decide a lot of things on a normal mission, but now he didn't want to care, and he really couldn't care, it was one of the things that Harry had to deal with himself.

"I'm just going to tell Harry what he needs to know, Molly," Sirius said, "he's probably the most powerful person in the world to know about Voldemort, isn't he?" ”

"He's not a member of the Order of the Phoenix!" Mrs. Weasley said, "He's only fifteen years old, and"

"What do you think, McLean?" Sirius suddenly looked up again and asked Maca, who was sitting on the other end, "I remember, you don't seem to have expressed an opinion on this matter!" ”

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