Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 15: Banquet

"Come! Come!" Miss Gemma Farley shouted very excitedly: "The principal is here!"

It wasn't just her alone, with the appearance of the light blue smoke, the atmosphere of the entire auditorium instantly became extremely eager.

Many people around, like Miss Farley, cheered, applauded, and even knocked vigorously on the goblets on the table.

They greeted their respected and beloved Hogwarts headmaster like the stars holding the moon——

Gellert Grindelwald!

As the light blue smoke dissipated, a familiar face appeared in the center seat of the guest seat.

Professor Grindelwald is almost exactly the same as the portrait on his chocolate frog card.

With a light wave of his hand, he managed to control the atmosphere of the auditorium with little effort, making the entire auditorium quiet.

He stood up, looked at the hundreds of students in front of him with a smile on his face, and opened his arms. It seemed that nothing made him happier than seeing so many people gathered together.

"Welcome, welcome back to Hogwarts to start your new school year!" A deep voice echoed in the auditorium: "Looking at your impatient faces, I only have one thing to tell you now, that That's—"

"The banquet begins!"

……

The principal sat down again, and everyone was clapping and cheering desperately.

"Has Professor Grindelwald always been so popular?" Matthew asked Farley hesitantly.

"Of course!" Farley said without a doubt: "He is undoubtedly the greatest wizard in the world, both in terms of magical ability and charisma. Would you like some pork chops, Matthew?"

Just as they were talking, the golden plate on the long table was already full of food——

Roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops, lamb chops, sausages, steaks, boiled potatoes, baked potatoes, French chips, Yorkshire pudding, pea shoots, carrots, gravy, tomato sauce...

The Slytherin students around have already started.

Vincent Crabbe picked up two sausages, and Gregory Goyle grabbed four chicken legs with both hands. No wonder they can be so big at such a young age.

Matthew poked a piece of pork chop in front of him with a fork, and his eyes swept around the various potatoes.

To be honest, the taste is so-so.

Sure enough, don't expect too much from British cuisine.

But the advantage lies in the large amount and the fullness.

At this moment, there were several screams from the surrounding students.

Most of them were sent by first-year freshmen, because about twenty ghosts suddenly appeared on the wall behind them.

These translucent guys were sliding in the auditorium while whispering and discussing something.

Matthew was not surprised, because he kept looking at the guest table as if nothing had happened.

He noticed that when these ghosts suddenly appeared, Professor Grindelwald's face showed a hint of displeasure... But after Professor Rozier sandwiched half a grilled sausage for him, he was very upset. Quickly smiled and nodded to the other party.

"Oops..." Draco Malfoy was suddenly suffocated with fright.

Because a scary-looking ghost appeared beside him. Empty eyes, thin face, and silver stains of blood on the robe...

The surrounding Slytherins stepped back, including Prefect Gemma Farley.

Matthew slowly raised his head, because he discovered that the target of this ghost was actually himself.

"Hello, sir?" Matthew said calmly. If he guessed correctly, the other party was Slytherin's resident ghost: Bloody Baron.

"Hello." Ghost frowned: "A first-year freshman?"

"Yes, my name is Matthew, Matthew Wakefield."

"Sorry, I almost thought you were a new ghost!" Bloodman Baron's voice was so soft that only Matthew could hear it.

After all, it passed through Matthew's body, which gave Matthew a terrible feeling that he had just been poured a bucket of ice water.

"Are you okay?" Gemma Farley asked with some concern.

Matthew took a few deep breaths: "It's okay..."

"It's best to stay away from ghosts in the future. It's not a comfortable thing to touch them, especially Mr. Barrow's temper has always been weird." Farley said kindly.

"Well, thanks!"

……

The party is still going on.

Most people have opened their stomachs and filled their bellies.

Maybe the only exception is Matthew, who seems to have a poor appetite.

The rest of the food disappeared from the plate, and the plate became as clean as ever.

But it didn't take long before the pudding came up again.

There are all kinds of ice cream, such as apple cake, syrup cake, chocolate sponge cake, fried jam doughnut, marmalade pudding, strawberry, jelly, rice pudding...

Matthew took a piece of treacle pie, and I have to say, the taste of this dessert is not bad.

The classmates around began to chat about family matters.

Obviously, Draco Malfoy became the central figure in this chat... Many senior students came to him, surrounded him, and even complimented him.

It seems that even in this world, the Malfoy family is still the most important existence in the wizarding world~IndoMTL.com~Of course not everyone is involved in this topic.

Like Matthew.

And that girl named Lestrange.

She walked towards Matthew, but her goal was a plate of rice pudding beside Matthew.

"Excuse me, do you want to eat this plate of pudding?"

It was only then that Matthew noticed that she had long, cascading silver hair that reached almost to her waist. Her big blue eyes looked at Matthew, and at the same time showed a mouthful of white and neat teeth.

Matthew is the only one who is still eating pudding around here.

"Okay, take it." Matthew handed the plate to the girl.

"Thanks, my friends and I enjoyed this."

She carefully carried the plate and returned to the previous seat.

Matthew's eyes returned to the guest table.

Ten minutes later, the pudding also disappeared.

Professor Grindelwald stood up, and the entire auditorium regained its silence.

"Oh, now that everyone is full, I think there are some things that must be said." Professor Grindelwald's voice was very gentle, and at the same time, there was a bit of unquestionable flavor.

"First of all, I am very pleased to welcome a new teacher to join our team—Professor Troka, who has kindly agreed to fill the vacancy in the subject of Transfiguration!"

A burst of sparse applause gradually resounded. It was obvious that after such a banquet, many people had no energy left.

The pale-faced Professor Troka also stood up, bowed lightly in all four directions, and grinned at the same time.

Matthew frowned.

Because he noticed that Professor Troka's canine teeth are very sharp!