Harry Potter’s Book of Sin
Chapter 108: Uninvited Guest at the Banquet
To be honest, today is indeed a good weather.
In a very cold winter, occasionally there will be a few days of sunny and warm days.
In McMillan’s restaurant, front and rear are large windows with excellent light transmission.Light is projected through the branches around the mansion, illuminating the entire interior space.
At this time, there is a long large dining table in the middle of the restaurant. The table is flatly covered with a beautiful red and white grid tablecloth, and a variety of exquisite dinner plates are arranged on it.
Those are large dinner plates for taking and eating, and they are still empty for the time being, but it is conceivable that after they are filled with food for a while, it will be another wonderful scene.
And near the four walls, there are small round dining tables, so that guests can sit together with suitable objects and enjoy the food after eating.
At this moment, there are already many people in the restaurant.Most of them stood by the long table in twos and threes, each talking softly, as if they could not finish talking.
"...I heard that two special guests are coming tonight, do you know who they are?"
As soon as Maca entered the restaurant, he heard two wizards standing by the door whispering.
"I just know it too, it seems... McMillan is going to give us a surprise." Another older wizard shook his head, meaningfully.
"Isn't it just a surprise..." Not far away, a noble-dressed witch suddenly turned around and said mysteriously, "It is said that this time it is one of those families!"
"Oh—really?" The two wizards said in surprise together.
"Who knows whether it is true or not, it would be nice to have some news-this time the McMillan house is hidden deep enough!" The witch waved her hand gracefully.
"But... those families have disappeared for many years, and some people are beginning to wonder if they have..."
"The details are there! It's not that easy!"
Maca only paused before hearing so much news.Although he didn't get any exact things from it, the information contained in it alone was enough for him to figure out a lot of things.
After walking a few steps further in, he found that it was not a coincidence that he could hear those conversations.Probably because the news just came out, many people are now secretly discussing this matter!
Just then, Ernie's father walked in through the side door.By his side, there was still a charming woman who was Ernie's mother.
"You have been waiting for a long time. I think everyone is looking forward to the evening dance, but there is no need to worry." Ernie's father said loudly, "At least, we have to fill our stomachs first?"
As he said, he waved his magic wand.
Suddenly, the large plate on the long table in the middle was immediately filled with various foods in small piles; the wine in oak barrels seemed to be free, and lined up on the wine racks by the wall.
On the small dining tables around, a large number of goblet glasses appeared out of thin air, and pure golden champagne was poured inside, exuding a very attractive fruity aroma.
"Drink first!" Ernie's father raised his glass and said loudly, "Merry Christmas!"
Maca took a glass of apple juice from the long table and raised it symbolically.
"Don't you drink?" Ernie curiously asked.
"At least not today." Maca shook his head and replied.
When everyone started to walk around and go to the long table to fetch a meal, this Christmas banquet was officially started.
But no one expected that at this moment there are still several guests arriving late.
The door of the restaurant was pushed open, and a few men in black wizard robes Shi Shiran walked in.
"...Avery."
The guests whispered,
"Merry Christmas, McMillan." The man walking in the front chuckled.
It was a black-haired middle-aged man with meticulously combed hair. The wizard robe on his body looked like a good workmanship.It can be seen from his behavior that a certain kind of superior mentality has penetrated into his bones.
"I don't remember asking you." Ernie's father frowned.
"I'm one of the 28 races, why bother to act like an outsider?" The other party brushed the non-existent dust on his shoulders and said casually.
"In front of Weasley's house, I didn't see you say that." Ernie's father glanced at him and sneered.
The other party was obviously choked by these words, and the calm smile on his face was also stiff.
It seems that even if he is always approachable on weekdays, he is still a member of the pure-blood family after all.In terms of momentum, there is nothing wrong with the other party.
Ernie's father knew well that the interests of the pure-blood family were entangled and entangled. Seeing that he had already won by one point at this moment, he immediately accepted it.
"Since you are here, take a seat, Avery."
The other party gave a cold snort, and took a seat by the door.
Several people who followed him stood behind him, and only a gloomy little wizard sat with him.
"Lev, don't sit still... Go and say hello to others!"
The little wizard nodded slightly and stood up again.He looked around, and walked straight to Ernie, obviously he was prepared.
"Are you Ernie McMillan?" Lev squinted at Ernie, coldly.
"Yes, what's the matter?" Ernie glanced at his father habitually, only to find that his father just blinked at him.
Hello, dad!What do you mean?Did sand get into your eyes?
"How is life at Hogwarts? Have fun?"
"Do you think it's a Muggle playground!" Ernie said angrily.
Lev glanced at him contemptuously, and said indifferently: "Muggle? Playground? Are your McMillans ready?"
"What are you going to prepare?" Ernie said in a bad mood.
"Become another traitor in the Twenty-Eight Clan," Lev gave a weird smile, "just like the Weasleys."
Ernie was so angry that he could hardly speak. It took him a while before he replied, "We are not the same as you! Self-righteous guy!"
"Is this the education of Hogwarts?" Lev curled his lips.
He glanced at Ernie's side randomly, looked at Hannah, Layla, and Maca, and then he fixed his gaze on Maca.
"Let me see, this friend of yours may know better than you, how to be a nobleman." Lev said casually looking at the flat ironed dress on Maca.
In fact, he just casually found an excuse to continue to belittle Ernie, and he had no interest in Maca itself.But he did not expect that this sentence seemed to hit Ernie's heart by chance.
"Huh! Who do you think you are comparing with me?" Ernie lifted his chin, with a trace of complacency on his face, "He is an elite student in our school, as well as my roommate and my good friend!"
"Oh?" Lev looked at Maca a few more times. "Elite? What kind of elite?"
"Of course it's all aspects!"
In Ernie's mind, Maca is almost almighty-he is always proud of living in the same bedroom with Maca.
But Lev seemed to have heard a joke, and a corner of his mouth chuckled.
"All aspects?" Lev said with a grin, "Unexpectedly Hogwarts will teach you how to tell jokes...Hahaha..."
He suddenly turned his head and looked at Layla who looked curiously at the conversation between him and Ernie.
"Do you also tell jokes?"
When Maca on the side saw this, he raised his eyebrows immediately.
Lev and Ernie who appeared here inexplicably were talking about him. He hadn't planned to interrupt, but once the little girl Layla Shafik was also involved, he would just be able to make good use of this opportunity.
Just when he was talking and laughing with the three of them in the backyard, he learned from Ernie the identity of this little girl-this was a member of the Shafik family.
As for the Shafik family, in fact, it is not very eye-catching, because this family has implemented the concept of "low-key operation" from beginning to end.They are all basic industries in the magic world.
And one of the most prominent and important industries of the Shafik family is the production and supply of various magical raw materials.
When it comes to power, this family can only be regarded as medium; but when it comes to wealth, the hidden profits are really hard to tell.
This is a golden thigh buried in the soil!
"...I don't know how to tell jokes, but my mother always tells me,'You are a big joke!'" Layla replied with a grin.
"Hahahaha—" Lev was about to be amused by this little girl, and he was too polite. He grinned and said with a grin, "It's really good, it seems Hogwarts--"
"Oh, but I didn't study at Hogwarts..." Layla suddenly added.
Lev gave her a surprised look and said, "Then where do you go to school?"
"At home!" Layla blinked, "My mother teaches me every day."
Lev shook his head and said, "That's really a shame. Hogwarts has one less'excellent' student! Maybe if you go to Hogwarts to go to school, Hogwarts can do more. An elite with'all aspects' development."
"Hey, McLagan, he is complimenting me for my excellence!" Layla turned her head and said happily.
Maca glanced at Leyla, then at Lev, and then sighed.
"Mr. Avery, I think—" Maca looked at Lev calmly, "Does Durmstrang teach you how to bully a little girl?"
Layla blinked her big eyes, then turned her head and asked Ernie quietly, "Did that boy bully me just now?"
"He's calling you stupid!" Ernie patted her on the head, angrily.
"Did I bully her?" Lev said slickly. "Which word bullied her?"
"Don't use this naive literary trick to pretend, it will only make you insult your own family name." Maca squeezed a smile at him.
He remembered that Layla said that this kind of smile would make people look gloomy—not to mention, the current state of affairs when talking to the enemy may be effective!