Chapter 176: The banquet is underway
In the newly renovated auditorium, students are no longer divided into seats by house, as they used to be.
Gone were the long tables, replaced by round tables around which students sat in their own circles.
Zhang Xu looked at the guest of honor where he was, and then at the large table behind him, how did he feel familiar in the auditorium today.
"What are you looking at?" Fleur turned her head and asked Zhang Xu.
"Do you think the layout of the auditorium today is very similar to the wedding banquet of our wedding over there?" Zhang Xu said.
"Poof" three times, Fleur and Tonya beside her, and Zhang Qiu, who was sitting next to Zhang Xu, laughed.
Looking at Cedric, who also laughed after hearing Zhang Qiu's relay, Dumbledore said to Zhang Xu, "What's the matter for us all to be happy, Zhang." ”
Zhang Xu and Furong spoke Chinese just now, except for the two of them, Zhang Qiu and Dong Niya could understand.
"I mean," Zhang Xu said to Dumbledore, "the Great Hall is set up today in the same way as the wedding banquet in Huaxia. Our current guest of honour is usually the location of the newcomers and their parents and elders. ”
After listening to Zhang Xu's explanation, the three principals and Ludo Bagman and the others all laughed.
The young people at the table were a little embarrassed, except for the thick-skinned Zhang Xu.
After joking, Dumbledore took a closer look at his menu, then looked at his plate and said very clearly, "Pork chops!" ”
The pork chops immediately appeared on the gleaming plate in front of Dumbledore.
At this time, Zhang Xu was also looking at the menu, and the various hors d'oeuvres, meals and desserts on the menu were dazzling, which made him dazzled.
He thinks this kind of automatic ordering system is quite interesting, but this can't be promoted in Huaxia, because the country is too big and there are many accents, and it is easy to get into trouble.
If someone says "水 (shuì) 饺 (jiào)" to a plate, it is not known whether a pillow or a bed will appear inside the plate.
Speaking of dumplings, Zhang Xu regretted not being able to see dumplings on the menu.
As the saying goes, "Christmas dumplings are garlic, and next year's income is millions", "Christmas reunion eats steamed dumplings, the family is happy and in good health", "Christmas dumplings are not wine, and the next year will be planted and fighting"......
In desperation, Zhang Xu had no choice but to order foie gras, baked snails and oysters to make the starter.
Zhang Xu dipped the foie gras in the bread, the taste was like drinking good wine, and the faint aroma continued to make people fragrant.
Then Zhang Xu pinched the fragrant baked snail with tongs, and with the other hand used a specially prepared fork to pick out the snail meat from the shell, and ate it tender, juicy and delicious.
Then there are a few drops of lemon juice with raw oysters, the fresh lemon juice brings out the best flavor of the oysters, and the faint sweetness fills the whole mouth at once.
Then Zhang Xu ordered the lubster soup that was fragrant and thick, which was unexpectedly very suitable for his taste.
The side dish is Scottish smoked salmon, which is smoked in aged whisky barrels, which adds a touch of aroma and chewiness to the tender flesh.
For the main course, Zhang Xu chose roasted deer legs, which are marinated in garlic, thyme, juniper berries, rosemary and pepper for a tender and soft texture.
The final dessert is a Christmas stump cake made of chocolate in the shape of tree bark on the top of the cocoa cake roll, sprinkled with icing sugar and decorated with mushrooms made from small shortbreads.
After being full of wine and food, Zhang Xu asked for a cup of black tea and chatted with everyone while drinking.
At the dining table just now, Zhang Xu naturally didn't just care about eating, he was chatting with everyone while eating delicious food.
Zhang Xu chatted with the principals across from him about several other magic schools in the world, especially the Castrobusche School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, located deep in the Brazilian rainforest.
The Castrobusher School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is very good at herbalism and magical animals, and Zhang Xu regrets not being able to go there to see all kinds of strange herbs and magical animals.
There is also the Kodos Dorez School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Russia, Zhang Xu asked Tonya about this magic school before, but Tonya went to Beauxbatons to study like her mother, and she didn't know much about the situation of the Kodos Dorez School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
On the contrary, Karkaroff knew something about this mysterious magic school, but because of the regulations there, he couldn't tell too much information, only that this school was located in the Arctic Circle.
As for the magic institute located on South Iwo Jima, Zhang Xu didn't mention it, because he knew that the school had been bombed once fifty years ago.
Meanwhile, Krum is chatting with Tonya in Russian. Both Bulgarian and Russian belong to the Slavic language family, and the two are somewhat close.
However, Zhang Xu saw that Tonya had a businesslike smile on her face, and Krum, who was not very familiar with Tonya, couldn't see it, but Zhang Xu, who had studied alchemy with her and had fought wine together, could still tell it.
When she was in St. Petersburg, Tonya's smile when she teased Zhang Xu was much livelier than her current smile.
When the students had finished their dinner, Dumbledore stood up and told the students to follow suit.
Then, with a wave of his wand, he whizzed some of the tables to the wall, leaving an open space in between.
He conjured up a high stage, affixed to the base of the right wall, on which lay a set of drums, guitars, a lute, a cello, and organs.
Immediately, the eccentric sisters poured onto the stage together, and the students erupted in thunderous applause.
Immediately after, the lights on the table went out.
The four warriors and their dance partners all stood up, and the dance began.
Zhang Xu took Furong's hand and took the lead in walking into the brightly lit dance floor under the gaze of everyone.
The Quirky Sisters play a slow, brisk tune.
Zhang Xu on the dance floor held Furong's waist with one hand, and held Furong's hand tightly with the other, and the two danced happily.
Zhang Xu practiced with Furong some time ago for tonight's dance, so his performance today was very good.
Soon, many people also brought their dance partners onto the dance floor and danced to the music.
On the dance floor, Harry and Ron behave in the same way, both of them being manipulated in circles by their dance partners.
Not far away, Neville stepped on Hannah's feet several times.
After the song, the auditorium erupted in warm applause again.
Fleur leaves the dance floor to find Gabrielle, who has followed Neville in.
Zhang Xu sat at a table and drank a glass of butterbeer.
Not long after, a girl who came to dance with him appeared in front of Zhang Xu.