In that case......"

Professor McGonagall glanced at Professor Sprout, whose lips trembled with anger, and then at Albus, who was suddenly stuck, so tired and wanted to retire?Dumbledore, and raised his eyebrows noncommittally—now that the butts of all the houses are not clean, there is no need to think about any remedies, just discuss the results.

After a few seconds of deliberation, Professor McGonagall cleared her throat and took over the conversation in a serious manner:

"It seems that we need to discuss an appropriate response as soon as possible...... Otherwise, all the teachers and students of Hogwarts may starve from time to time in the future. ”

As the Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts, Minerva McGonagall quickly figured out the root of everything.

The previous small-scale vegetable garden dispute between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor was not dealt with seriously by the school, or there was no targeted education and punishment, which led to the students gradually starting to see this behavior as a means to be taken into account.

Obviously, the simple deduction of points, or the confinement and punishment of labor, may be a little thin from the current point of view.

And if you want to go beyond the original school rules and formulate and implement some new rules, it needs to be discussed by all the core faculty and staff, and even Professor Dumbledore can't just open his mouth and directly formulate new punishments.

However, in the face of this new emergency, Professor McGonagall could not think of any particularly effective way to deal with it for a while.

While Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore were thinking about what to do, Elena had already walked up to Professor Sprout and whispered to Humpty Dumpty about the whole thing - she only knew that Hufflepuff House had robbed the faculty garden, but judging from the current situation in the office, it seemed that all the houses had been involved?!

A moment later, before the professors could reach a unified opinion, Elena, who had listened to Professor Sprout's explanation, raised her head, silently glanced at Professor Dumbledore and the heads of Hogwarts, and whispered very calmly.

"Well, I'm sorry, professors. Can I interrupt for a moment. ”

Needless to say, "stealing vegetables" is indeed a part of the "Hogwarts Happy Farm".

But even if it was the most popular game in the previous life, that is, when a little melon was taken away to eat, it would still leave a lot of money to the original owner, and it would never be said that even the land was swept away as it is now.

According to Elena's understanding, this is like the most classic sentence that Mr. Lu Xun said:

[The little wizard after class picked a melon and ate it, which is not stealing here at Hogwarts.] It is the insatiable badgers, snakes, lions, and eagles that are in charge. And once you find out about it, you have to draw your wand and walk over gently......]

In other words, the incident must be dealt with seriously, and the students involved must pay the price – whether it is a blatant act of banditry or an act of scraping the ground, it has violated the bottom line of principle.

"First of all, I would suggest that the house-elves in the kitchen have a collective holiday tonight and stop serving the rest of the dinner. ”

Elena paused slightly, looked around at the professors, and quickly continued.

"Instead, each student has a crucible and basic kitchen utensils in front of them, so that at least they can use their industrious hands to transform the food they have snatched into delicious dishes – if they have the ability to do so." ”

In fact, since learning the complete plot from Professor Sprout, the first thought that popped up in Elena's mind was: This group of naïve children, I'm afraid that some of them are too beautiful, is it true that the current Hogwarts kitchen is still a group of tool elves who are submissive and dare not resist the wizard's request?!

Even if they succeed in stealing the dish, there is still a chasm of at least a few thousand years between the raw materials and the delicious dishes, which is not something that can be filled by a simple "potions cooking class" or two.

"Oh?" Professor Sprout glanced at Elena in some surprise.

According to her idea, it was originally just to recover the stolen vegetables as much as possible, and then while ensuring the smooth progress of dinner, she severely criticized and warned the participating students.

It was only then that Professor Sprout suddenly realized that the little witch in front of him was no ordinary first-year student, she was the first wizarding chef to take charge of the Hogwarts kitchen in so many years.

"But...... Miss Kaslana, regardless of whether your proposal is feasible or not, there are two issues that need to be addressed first-"

Professor McGonagall pondered for a few seconds, then shook her head and continued.

"The students of the four colleges have all snatched vegetables from the vegetable garden this afternoon, so what about the faculty and staff? Also, is it a bit of a joke just to let them cook by themselves...... This is not in line with our traditional form of punishment. ”

Obviously, judging from Elena's words, the so-called suspension of dinner service in the Hogwarts kitchens was not simply aimed at the students of the four Hogwarts houses.

This is also normal, as it is difficult for professors to enjoy their food while watching the children below them cook with sad faces, though Professor McGonagall is skeptical about the severity of the punishment.

At the moment, the faculty garden has been taken away by all the Hufflepuff students, although in theory it is not particularly troublesome to use magic or order the house-elves to "transform" the vegetables back.

But as Dumbledore had been emphasizing in the previous discussion: Hufflepuff House used the wrong way to fight mistakes, so as Hogwarts professors, they should be more cautious and careful when dealing with this matter, and not make the same mistake again.

"The first question is simple, the cooking of the faculty seats tonight will be the responsibility of Professor Snape and I. As for the ingredients, I'll find some substitutes with Hagrid and Professor Sprout later. ”

Elena shrugged her shoulders, glanced at Professor Snape, who was about to speak, and said quickly.

"Don't be so hasty to refuse, Professor Snape, I'll do the main part...... You're in charge of the soups, liquids, and some of the ingredients, and that's not the case — and you're a member of the Hogwarts staff, right?"

"Hmph, just this once. ”

Snape hesitated slightly, looked around at his professors, snorted coldly, and said reluctantly—thanks to the Potions reform these days, the Potions master was not so resistant to cooking.

"As for the second point, of course, it's not that simple. ”

Elena nodded in satisfaction, a smile on her lips.

"In fact, for this emergency, I have prepared a series of update plans, well, I mean countermeasures. As for the specifics, I can give you a brief explanation: first, I will call it the Hogwarts Potato Base Project......"

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