Fifteen minutes later, Matthew Wakefield appeared at the door of the Potions teacher's office.

After all, the other party is the dean of his own college, so he has been invited again and again, and he is so enthusiastic...... If you don't obey your orders again, you will really look a little disrespectful......

So after thinking about it, he finally came.

"Oh, Matthew, my child!" Slughorn cried as soon as he pushed the door open, "I've been waiting for you at last, come on, come in!"

He grabbed Matthew's hand very enthusiastically and pulled Matthew into the office. And his hands were tightened, as if he was afraid of Matthew escaping.

"I'm sorry, ......Professor," Matthew hurriedly explained, "some time ago, for some special reason...... I wasn't feeling well...... So ......"

"Of course, I know very well, kid ......" Slughorn stopped Matthew from continuing, he smiled and nodded, "Come on, come in...... A lot of people are waiting for you!"

A lot of people are waiting for me?

Matthew didn't quite understand for a while......

But soon, as he glanced around the office, he began to understand—

In addition to the usual members of the office, there are a few new faces-

They were all adult wizards, in their thirties and forties...... Probably all slug club members many years ago.

......

"Matthew, I want you to meet Dirk Chryswell, who now works in the Elven Liaison Office of the Department of Magical Creatures Management and Control...... I suggest you get on good terms with him, as he can reveal valuable inside information about Gringotts......"

Dirk Chryswell is a young man in his early thirties who seems easy-going.

He smiled politely at Matthew, and Matthew hurriedly greeted him.

"And, of course, Mr. Ambrosius Froome of Duke Honey, I think you're all familiar with him!" Slughorn continued, "even if you don't, you should be familiar with his sweets. ”

Mr. Ambrosius Froome appears to be older than Dirk Chryswell, a broad, balding man...... Matthew had a relationship with Duke Honey when he used the secret passage in Duke Honey's basement the last time he used him......

and Wendy Slinka, author of the book "The Theory of Magical Defence......

and Regulus Black, a rather handsome young man......

Gwinog Jones, captain of the Holyhead Harpy Quidditch team......

Undoubtedly, they were former students of Professor Horace Slughorn.

Slughorn also introduced Matthew to them one by one, but except for Mr. Cryswell, no one seemed to be interested in Matthew.

Soon, there was another knock on the door.

Slughorn went to greet the new guests, and Matthew was able to get out.

He saw a long brown hair in the crowd and hurriedly squeezed it over.

"Lend the light, let it go!" he said as he squeezed.

......

"Hermione!" he whispered.

"Oh, Matthew...... Good evening......" Hermione looked a little excited, "did you see Wendy Slinka, author of the book "The Theory of Magical Defence...... I can't believe I was lucky enough to get to know him......"

"Calm down!" Matthew quickly reminded.

Then, he pulled Hermione into a remote corner.

"Hermione, didn't I warn you that it's best not to go to Slughorn's party again!" Matthew said with a serious face, "This could be dangerous!"

Agnes Lestrange reminded at the time, Matthew thought it was reasonable...... Horace Slughorn's performance has always been a bit bizarre...... So he was most likely a dangerous figure, especially for Muggle-born wizards.

So, while he kept a certain distance from Slughorn in time, he also issued a warning to Hermione.

After all, Hermione, like him, was a Muggle-born wizard.

But now, she doesn't seem to be listening.

"But......" Hermione retorted softly, "it's hard to come across an opportunity like this again to be so close to an expert like Wendy Slinka...... I think I have a lot of questions to ask him......"

“...... And aren't you here too......" she added.

Matthew felt he couldn't argue with it.

In fact, he couldn't explain why Horace Slughorn had suddenly become so serious and enthusiastic about himself.

"I'd suggest it's better to be careful, cautious......" he said.

"Okay, I see!" Miss Hermione Granger nodded, "Thanks, Matthew!"

Matthew ...... Neville ...... "Neville Longbottom, trotting over at this point.

He arrived a little later.

"Great, I'm back to Slughorn's dinner with you!" Neville looked happy, "By the way, why didn't you attend the previous dinners...... I was here alone, and I was a little lonely. ”

"Sorry, I was busy......" Matthew made a simple excuse.

The three of them found a corner and sat down.

......

Slughorn's dinner soon began.

Although this time there were a few more guests, there were also a few more chairs around the round table.

Several adult wizards, former members of the Slug Club, all of them are successful people in the wizarding world, so they are all very popular here.

Each of them was almost surrounded by a few twittering students.

The dinner was still very rich and exquisite.

"All right, welcome! let's welcome your guests!" As the feast began, Horace Slughorn suddenly stood up and held a glass of mead, "Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

The students raised their glasses, and Matthew was no exception.

What they drink today seems to be a newly imported foreign mead from the Two Broomsticks Bar...... The taste is much better than the old mead.

"Of course, please don't ......spread the word about this place when you leave my office," Slughorn added, "because Headmaster Rozier doesn't like me in the castle and invites guests who don't belong to Hogwarts......"

“...... So, I hope you can keep it a secret for me!"

"In addition, I have always believed that interacting with some successful wizards will also help children succeed in the future...... Therefore, you don't have to scruple here, and you don't have to be restrained......"

Slughorn ended his "speech".

The whole office burst into enthusiastic applause.