Chapter 454： ?The so-called dress

With the slow arrival of autumn, the sunshine time in Qiguo has become shorter and shorter, and the sun in the sky has slowly sunk into the other side of the mountain just after dinner.

Magic candles were also lit early in Hogwarts Castle for lighting.

Mike just walked slowly in the dark corridor, the bright yellow light of the candle hit him, shining on his solemn Ravenclaw uniform and the conspicuous blond hair.

It was dinner time, but Mike didn't stay in the dining room like everyone else, but walked towards the basement swaggeringly.

Today is Saturday, and it is the day when I made an appointment with Professor Slughorn to attend the ‘slug club’ banquet.

But what is regrettable is that, apart from the girl named Emma and another boy from a pure-blooded family, none of Mike’s familiars was invited.

As he walked, Mike couldn't help thinking that if Benjamin was still at Hogwarts, he would definitely be invited, after all, his talent for potions was so outstanding.

Mike, who was thinking wildly, also unknowingly came to the corridor outside the potions classroom, but there were two figures erected early.

"Harry! You should wear a bow tie, your tie is so ugly!"

In the dim light, Hermione was looking at Harry with disgust.

It can be seen that Hermione attached great importance to this banquet.

She once again changed into the pale pink dress she wore at the Goblet of Fire Christmas dinner. She also used magic softener to comb her messy hair aside, and even her face that was already facing the sky appeared. Some traces of makeup.

It's just that Hermione seems to have forgotten one thing, that is, in the eyes of some old-fashioned nobles, dresses, especially evening dresses, are consumables. They can only be worn once at a banquet, and they are thrown away after wearing them.

This is a show-off method devised by some boring nobles, and it is also a screening mechanism.

Because a set of dresses is expensive to make, they can show off their rich family wealth by fabricating a set of dresses that can only be used once, and they can also effectively screen out those false nobles who have mixed into the banquet indiscriminately.

If it is an ordinary school banquet, the pure-blooded aristocrats will not say anything. After all, the main body of Hogwarts students is ordinary students from ordinary or poor families, and this set is easy to cause anger.

But at the later ‘slug club’ dinner where the elites gather, it’s different. Hermione is likely to be attacked by a group because of this incident.

On the other hand, Harry, who was being disgusted by Hermione, was wearing a dress Sirius prepared for him specifically for this scene. Well, the style was exactly the same as Sirius's usual style, and it was a type that was too fancy.

It's just that Sirius was missing this time to personally organize it for him. This complicated evening dress looked a little messy on Harry's body, which was the main reason why he was dismissed by Hermione.

"Shut up! Hermione! I don't need you to teach me how to dress!"

Harry retorted angrily while twisting the crooked tie, seeing that the relationship between the two of them was very bad because of the "Half-Blood Prince Textbook" matter.

Hermione snorted and stopped paying attention to Harry, but she did not leave directly. Instead, she watched Harry hurriedly fiddle with the tie that was not neat, planning to wait until Harry was helpless. Do it when you beg her.

Even though she was a girl, she was better than Harry in terms of knowing ties. After all, at home, she often helped her father tie the tie.

It's a pity that Mike's appearance completely defeated her plan.

"Let me do it, Harry."

Mike walked up to the two of them and took over the job of helping Harry tidy up his tie.

Harry was taken aback by the sudden appearance of Mike, raised his head to expose his neck, and stammered:

"Thanks...thank you!"

"After you go back, you should learn how to play a tie." Mike said as he broke Harry's tie back and then fastened it. "Be aware that as a gentleman, tie is a required course."

"Can you teach me?"

Harry said with bright eyes.

Hearing that Mike raised his eyebrows and said:

"I'm afraid not, Harry, it would be better for you to consult Sirius. I guess he will be very happy then."

A look of joy appeared on Harry's face as soon as he said this, and it was obvious that he had understood what Mike meant.

Mike, who finished his tie for Mike, looked at Hermione, who was still sulking, and pretended to say casually:

"Why do you all put on evening dresses? I remember that there was no dress requirement on the invitation letter."

Hermione was a little bit hesitant to say something, but Harry on the side rushed to say:

"This is the idea of ​​Hermione and Ron. They think that only in this way can we show that we value this banquet."

"Really..." Mike's gaze was still scanning Hermione's body. "But we are still students. I think we only need a set of clean and tidy school uniforms to cope with this kind of scene. I believe Slughorn is the same. This means, otherwise, there will be no special dress requirements on the invitation letter."

Hearing that Hermione and Harry finally noticed the Ravenclaw uniform that Mike was wearing at this time, Hermione didn't react much, but Harry looked anxious.

"What should I do! Mike! Do I want to change into my uniform now? But my uniform has not been washed yet. Isn't it a bad idea to wear dirty clothes to the party?"

"Uh, in that case you should go in a dress." Mike gave Harry a perfunctory look at Hermione again, "What about you, Hermione, do you want to change into a uniform."

"no need."

Hermione answered coldly, and then walked into the potions classroom without her head.

Seeing this, Mike's brows also frowned. It's really not easy for him to open his mouth. If you open it up and say it directly, you will feel very embarrassed by Hermione's character when Harry is still there, but his own hint The other party can't understand, how can this be good?

Mike couldn't think of any way for the time being, and after tangling on the spot for a while, he could only decide to make a move at that time.

Always, as a friend, I can't let Hermione be wronged for nothing.

And Harry on the side also saw the entanglement on Mike's face. He patted Mike on the shoulder and said:

"Don't take it to heart. Hermione hasn't had a good relationship with all of us recently because of the Half-Blood Prince's affairs. I guess she must be under pressure to study. So I'm thinking about taking her to Hogmore tomorrow. What do you think of Decun going shopping?"

"Very good doctrine, she really needs to relax."

"Ha! Do you think so too? It's really great!" Harry said happily. "Fortunately, you are here, Mike. Hermione is ignorant of me now, and Ron was not invited. , If you don’t show up again, I can only face Slughorn and those people alone, it’s a nightmare!"

...

After chatting with Harry for a while, Mike and Harry opened the door to the potions classroom.

As soon as the door opened, the aroma of all kinds of food came out, and Mike and Harry, who had been hungry for the whole afternoon, couldn't help taking a deep breath.

"It seems that this time there should be no need for us to bring our own food."

Mike smiled and joked, while Harry on the side was also amused by Mike's words.

At this time, the potions classroom has been completely renewed. All the crucibles, cabinets and even tables and chairs are gone. Instead, there is a huge long table full of various food on the open space in the center of the classroom. And a champagne tower on the side.

The soft warm light beam of the magic lamp shines on the tall champagne tower, which looks shining.

The ceiling in the classroom is also engraved with a variety of beautiful murals. The murals seem to depict a banquet. This should be allusive, but unfortunately Mike lacks knowledge in this area and appreciates it. If you don't come to this kind of art, you can only think that the maid who pours wine on the mural looks good.

"Oh! Look who's here! Two great boys! Harry and Mike!"

Just as Mike and Harry were looking at the decoration of the classroom, a familiar voice came from the side.

Mike and Harry turned their heads and saw that Slughorn was walking towards this side with a big belly full of joy.

His voice was very loud, and all the people in the classroom who were still talking to each other suddenly projected their sights.

Since it’s the first time to attend a formal banquet in the Slug Club, many of you here are wearing formal evening dresses like Harry Hermione. Of course, there are also many people wearing college uniforms like Mike. But they also all made some tricks in their uniforms.

For example, the Hufflepuff boy not far from Mike has a unique badger-shaped brooch on his chest. Looking at the quaint look and the magical aura, this brooch should be a priceless brooch. Antique!

Harry was obviously a little uneasy to attend such a ‘high-class’ banquet for the first time. He hid behind Mike timidly, trying to avoid the scorching eyes of those around him.

Reflective Mike was more natural, he smiled and greeted Slughorn, and stretched out his hand to hold the opponent.

"I'm glad you can come, Mike."

"It's my honor, Professor."

Suddenly, Slughorn's gaze fell on Mike's Ravenclaw uniform. His eyes lit up and he said with excitement:

"Wow, what a nice dress!"

Facing Slughorn's compliment, Mike didn't talk to him but smiled at Slughorn, and released his hand tacitly.

Mike must admit that Slughorn does have some insights. Although the Ravenclaw uniform he is wearing at this moment looks the same as a normal uniform, it is actually completely made by "Los Santos". It is made of cloth and anti-devil fur. In terms of anti-devil ability, this uniform is definitely not much worse than the combat uniform of the Los Santos Wizards, but its cost is ten times that of the combat uniform. !

On the other hand, Slughorn came to Harry again after a brief exchange with Mike.

He looked at Harry's fancy but obviously expensive dress with a weird expression.

"Um, this is really a good dress." Slughorn said hesitantly, "but I don't know why, it always gives me a very familiar feeling. I seem to have seen others before. I like to wear this dress."

Harry's expression was also a bit awkward, he didn't know how to reply to Slughorn.

Fortunately Mike saved the field in time and said:

"I guess that person must be called Sirius Black, right? No one else in this world likes such... uh, such a fancy dress."

"Hey! What you said is not bad!" Slughorn snapped his fingers excitedly, "I remember, it's Sirius. That handsome guy liked this outfit very much when he was a student. Hogwarts led the trend for a while, until Dumbledore stopped everyone."

After that, he looked at Mike with joy and said:

"I have to say that what you describe is really good, I really can't find a better word to describe this style of dress than the word fancy, but I don't like it." He turned his head to Harry again Say, "Oh! I'm not saying that you are wearing a bad suit now, but... uh, you know. I'm too old to understand this trend of young people."

Harry nodded awkwardly, raised his brow when he saw Slughorn, and hurriedly asked:

"By the way, Harry! How did you think of dressing like this, do you have anything to do with Sirius?"

"Sirius... he is my godfather."

The smile on Slughorn's face froze, and he stared at Harry blankly, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Seeing this, Mike smiled slightly, UU reading decided to add fire to Harry, so he said jokingly on the side:

"Blake is raising Harry as his own son. I believe you can see that. Harry’s dress is completely a copy of Blake. This is simply a parent-child outfit. Sometimes when we get together, I still He would make fun of him and tell him that he should find a woman to start a family, but guess what Blake said? He actually said that it is enough for him to have Harry. This feeling is really moving!"

Harry was a little embarrassed by Mike's words. He scratched his head, blushing and lowered his head.

But Slughorn was different. He keenly learned the news from Mike's words-Sirius Black wanted Harry to inherit the Black family!

This is simply news that can shock the magic world!

The wealth and power accumulated by the Potter family and the Black family for thousands of years will be concentrated on Harry in this generation. This will allow Harry to surpass the Malfoy family and become the richest in the entire country and even the European wizarding society. , The most noble wizard!

At this moment Slughorn looked at Harry's eyes almost wet!