Chapter Seventy-Three: Let the smile freeze in this moment
Hogwarts Great Hall.
The enchanted ceiling takes on an oppressive grey overcast, just like most of the students' psychology at the moment. It is not yet known what kind of curriculum changes will be ushered in, but some of the effects of the Hogwarts Special Period Adjustment Regulations are already being felt.
On the long tables in the four colleges lay bowls of porridge, plates of pickled herring, small heaps of sliced bread, small plates of fried eggs, and a little farther away steaming milk jugs. To be sure, in Elena's opinion, such a breakfast would never be shabby, even if it wasn't for the economy.
However, it is clear that there are only a few people who think this way about Elena.
Looking at it, most of the students sitting at the table, especially the senior students at Hogwarts, had ugly faces, and many of them subconsciously increased their strength in the use of knives and forks, on the one hand, they were worried about the future of the school, and on the other hand, they were not venting the little emotions in their hearts.
After all, compared to a lavish breakfast banquet with dozens of dishes, suddenly falling to the level of white porridge and omelette can create an unacceptable psychological gap, which is more obvious among the more senior students - but the news of the school's crisis has temporarily hidden this dissatisfaction.
"So, you're going back to sleep in the lounge tonight? Well, I'll familiarize you with the way to the dormitory at noon. Then your clothes ......"
After Elena's explanation, little Hannah's mood quickly stabilized, tightened the uniform she was holding in her arms, and looked at Elena and said seriously, as if the silver-haired little witch would disappear from her if she was not careful.
"Don't panic, it's not a big problem. ”
Elena calmly picked up the white porridge in front of her and blew it, ignoring the whispers around her, and concentrated on enjoying the delicious breakfast, which is the most basic respect for food.
After all, in terms of color, the yellow and black symbolic colors of Hufflepuff House and the golden and red symbolic colors of Gryffindor House are actually warm colors.
In addition, the difference is only the decoration of the chest badge and the edge of the costume, wearing a Gryffindor house golden-red uniform, mixed in with the long table of Hufflepuff House, in fact, it is not so eye-catching - if the little wizard of Slytherin House is sitting here, it is really out of place.
Before Elena could finish the omelette on her plate, she heard the flapping of wings overhead. Hundreds of owls poured in from the windows of the auditorium and circled the halls, dropping letters and packages into the crowd of people who were talking and eating.
Goo hahaha~
A small brown owl the size of a fist circled in a small half-circle, made a strange chirping, swooped down from mid-air, and crashed into Elena's arms exactly like a cat, rolling in the girl's arms excitedly.
"Oh, stop, stock up. If you move around, take a hot shower with me tonight. ”
The long ear feathers of the little owl swept around her neck, tickling her a little, and Elena had to reach out a hand to hold down the little pet in her arms and threaten in a low voice.
Goo!⊙?⊙!
As soon as the eyes of the reserve food arched happily opened, as if they had been under a petrification spell, they instantly remained motionless, and squatted quietly and obediently on Elena's knees.
"Wow, Elena, is this your pet, good obedient owl!
Hannah, who was sitting on the side, had stars in her eyes and her tone was full of envy. She had never seen such an obedient owl, and it was such a beautiful and small one, and it looked different from all the varieties in the owl shop.
"It's so-so, it's just too thin, and I can't feed it well. ”
Elena picked up the small reserve on her lap, looked left and right with a little disgust, and handed it to Hannah, continuing to concentrate on eliminating the breakfast in front of her.
At the same time, some voices began to appear among the students who were receiving the letters one after another.
The latest issues of magazines such as Daily Prophet and Wizarding Weekly have been printed and sent out, and young wizards don't even have to open them to see a row of photos of Gringotts goblins seated on the front page, along with various prominent bold headlines - "Hogwarts is about to be taken over by Gringotts?!", "What is the future of the wizarding world", "The first step of the elves to domesticate humanity......
Although most of the students were prepared after the episode at yesterday's dinner, after the propaganda and processing of the goblins and newspaper reporters in the newspaper, the hesitation and worry inevitably spread quickly among the crowd.
At first, the Great Hall was just a whisper of students, then it gradually turned into a buzzing bee farm, and finally the chatter grew louder and louder, and the entire Hogwarts Great Hall seemed to be transformed into a noisy marketplace.
Ding Ding Ding ~
"Quiet. Professor McGonagall frowned and tapped the goblet with her spoon.
The discussion was a little quieter.
"Alright, please be quiet for a moment. ”
Albus Dumbledore stood up, clapped his hands, and raised his voice.
The voices in the auditorium gradually fell, and most of the students subconsciously closed their mouths when they saw Dumbledore standing up, turning their heads to look at the old man, waiting for him to speak.
"Thank you. ”
Dumbledore nodded with a smile, looked around at the expectant and apprehensive faces, and said, "It seems that everyone will not have the heart to eat breakfast until they have a reassuring answer." ”
"First of all, I can tell you with certainty that ownership of Hogwarts will not be transferred to the elves, so you don't have to worry about running out of school in the future. ”
"Thank goodness. Elena heard a heavy sigh of relief from little Hannah beside her.
Boom, boom, boom.
Elena looked around at the classmates who had put down the dishes and looked relaxed, and secretly grabbed two pieces of toast from the dining table, one in her arms and the other in her mouth, and took a careful bite, making a fine salsa sound.
The corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched a few times, and he took the initiative to look away and clear his throat.
"I would also like to inform you with great regret that the scheduled schedule will be postponed by a week due to the fact that the Hogwarts Special Period Adjustment Regulations have not yet been fully implemented. In other words, classes are closed this week. ”
With Dumbledore's words, the students who had calmed down a little bit whispered excitedly, whether in the non-wizarding world or in the wizarding world, not attending classes was always the easiest news to get the students excited.
"Oh no, I mean it's a shame!"
"As for Quidditch, the suspension of classes shouldn't affect Quidditch. ”
"Oh no, I still have a lot of questions......"
Located opposite the Hufflepuff long table, at the Gryffindor House table, a violent cheer broke out directly, causing Elena to turn her head and look curiously.
As expected, with the exception of a certain brown-haired little Lori with a depressed face, most of the Gryffindor wizards had heartfelt pleasure on their faces.
The two brothers, Fred and George, in particular, almost jumped up from their chairs to celebrate, and even Percy had a relaxed smile on his face.
For the active lion cubs, it was like the winter vacation had come early, and the students of the other three houses were also surprised and happily discussing with each other.
"Since there are no classes, let's go back to the dormitory and play wizard chess later. ”
"Actually, I'd rather go back to the soft bed and sleep for a while. ”
"I said earlier that my dad would take care of everything. ”
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It's really carefree little cuties, it's as if I saw her in the past, and celebrated the innocence of joy like this.
Elena held the toast in both hands and took another bite with a click, the corners of her mouth also curled with pleasure - if she could, she would have taken a magical photo and saved this carefree smile forever.
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Hell Twin Beasts degenerate~
A more round-faced fat chicken, goo~
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