The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

A thunder resounded through Hogwarts Castle, echoing in the empty corridors. Even the little wizards in the lounge were aware of it.

"What happened, Fred?"

"Did you hear that too, George?"

The twins wiped the dust off their faces and looked at each other. The two of them had just been playing crackle and explosion cards. This is a very popular game among students at Hogwarts.

Just as the game between the two reached a critical moment, there was a faint sound of thunder from below the castle, which made George's hands tremble, and the entire deck of cards exploded in front of their eyes. The explosion left the two of them disgraced.

Fred put away the remains of the cards with some regret. Just now their castle was missing the last two cards.

"Can you - please - not - play this in the lounge!!!" Percy yelled angrily at Fred and George.

Percy is about to graduate and this will be his last year at Hogwarts. Currently, he is preparing for the N.E.W.T. exam and is under great psychological pressure. Because he wanted to work at the Ministry of Magic.

It is not difficult for people from the Weasley family to want to work in the Ministry of Magic. As a pure-blood family with a long history, it is very easy to find a job in the Ministry of Magic - even if it is just to make up for the money, the Ministry of Magic will arrange for a Weasley to work in the Ministry.

But it is difficult for people from the Weasley family to want to go to a good department, and they need to work harder than other wizards. The reason is also very simple. The Weasley family has been deliberately marginalized due to the label of "pure-blood traitors".

And Percy happened to want to work in the core department of the Ministry of Magic. He was not willing to spend the rest of his life in a marginal office like his father. He wanted to go to a core department like the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic or the Office of the Minister of Magic. Last but not least, go to a department where you can work like the Department of International Magical Cooperation.

This requires his grades to be very good, preferably "excellent" in all subjects. Every additional "good" is a hindrance to himself.

Ever since, Percy's mood became unstable. Sometimes just a small thing can trigger his anger. For example, his resentful younger brother plays crackling exploding cards in the common room. The explosion just now scared Percy so much that he made a slash in his textbook.

Looking at this slash, Percy could be said to be "angry from his heart and evil from his courage". The more he looked at him, the angrier he became, and finally he yelled at his brothers.

Percy regretted it after shouting, but there was nothing he could do. He was not very embarrassed to apologize to his brothers again, so he could only lower his head and pretend to be studying.

After being scolded by their brother, Fred and George wanted to talk back as usual, but seeing their brother reviewing, they closed their mouths in unison, packed their things obediently, and slipped out of the lounge.

But that's where the two people's obedience ended. After staying away from Percy's sight, the two of them slipped out of the lounge quietly - they were a little curious about the noise just now. Although the Marauder's Map was no longer with them, they Still decided to find out.

Filch is now physically paralyzed.

The bolt of lightning struck just a few meters in front of him, creating a large hole in the classroom floor. Filch felt that the hair all over his body was standing on end, and he felt numb from head to toe, as if there were hundreds of little ants crawling on his body. The same goes for Mrs. Norris at his feet. The hair all over her body exploded, and the entire cat doubled in size.

"The power is acceptable." Tom looked at the big hole on the floor and said very modestly.

After this lightning strike, the clouds and rain that Tom had just summoned also dissipated, leaving only the wet floor and humid air to prove their existence.

Hermione, Harry, and Lupine walked out of the shelter with complicated expressions, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"What's the matter?" Tom noticed the uninvited guest at the door. In fact, he saw this guy when Filch opened the door. If he hadn't tried his best to change the location of the lightning strike, Filch would have been an acquaintance of the guy by now.

"Uh... I just heard a noise... It's already curfew..." Filch calmed down and waited for the numbness on his tongue to subside before he opened his mouth to answer. However, the more he spoke, the less confident he became. The reason was very simple. He saw Professor Luping.

Since these three little wizards were hanging out with the professor, they definitely didn't sneak out. There was no way he could put them in a solitary room.

Filch was a little disappointed.

"It's my problem. I made up the classes too late." Lupine walked up to Filch and explained to Harry and the three of them very gently.

"Okay, okay," Filch said repeatedly, and backed out of the History of Magic classroom, but he did not walk away, but looked at the big hole in the floor.

Tom's thunder shattered the floor, and it was so powerful that it even cracked the ceiling downstairs.

"I will find a way to deal with it..." Lu Ping's face twitched, trying to get the matter out of the way first. He knew that this floor was not easy to repair. Hogwarts Castle is protected by magic. It is difficult to damage it. Correspondingly, it is also difficult to repair it.

At this time, footsteps sounded again in the corridor, and several deans rushed here. Behind the deans, Dumbledore also emerged.

"Remus, what happened?" Professor McGonagall asked Lupine after glaring at Harry.

After Lupine finished telling them the whole story, the looks in their eyes towards Tom became particularly strange.

"Remus, are you telling the truth? The first time Yodel used the weather spell, he caused a thunderbolt -" Professor Flitwick asked excitedly. The weather spell is only learned by senior students. Spell, and extremely difficult. Wizards who are proficient in weather spells are very popular in the Ministry of Magic - because most employees of the Ministry of Magic do not understand the principles of weather spells.

However, the offices of the Ministry of Magic are weather-sensitive. If you have an office convulsion, it may rain all day long, making it completely impossible for you to carry out your work. At this time, you need a wizard who is proficient in weather spells to help you adjust the weather to sunny.

"It's absolutely true, of course, look at the water stains on the ground." Lu Ping pointed to the remaining puddles on the ground, which was evidence that it had just rained.

"Awesome!" Flitwick praised.

With Professor Lupin's proof, Tom can certainly pass safely. But after the professors dispersed, Dumbledore stopped Tom who was about to leave.

"Yordle, it's time to discuss compensation."

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Last time I talked about cooking bags, today we will continue to talk about cooking bags.

By the way, our community has finally set up a vegetable buying group and a meat buying group. Food is really expensive, 58 yuan for 7 pounds... Although it is understandable due to special reasons, I still feel very emotional. It is easy for people with connections to make money. .

Eat the stock!

Food bags don't take up much space. You just buy it and stuff it in the freezer. It's boxy and easy to organize. It's no problem to put twenty or thirty packages on one layer. You can also stuff some sausages in the corners. A bag of cooking bags and a portion of cabbage/onion fried rice, wouldn’t it be delicious!

And you can stuff some steaks into those gaps (in theory, those steaks are called steaks, but in fact they are cooking steaks. I think it is more appropriate to call them steaks)

Well, since we are talking about steak, let’s follow this topic in depth.

Steak may sound expensive, but it can actually be very cheap. There are two types of steaks, raw-cut steaks and seasoned steaks. Raw-cut steaks are more expensive, while cooked steaks are very cheap.

I bought a seasoned steak, 100 grams per piece (probably), 20 pieces for 79. SF Express delivered it, along with a knife and fork with black pepper sauce, and the average price per piece was less than four yuan.

If you tell me that this is Hara-Kiri, I won’t believe it even to death! But is this kind of beef bad? It's actually not bad, it's just a steak made of beef, which is essentially beef. Just fry it for a while when you eat it. Or you can use it for cooking, it’s not an inferior product.

Raw-cut steak is cut from beef. Its characteristics are that the meat is stronger and the shape of the steak is not so regular (mostly cooked steaks are round). It is more expensive and costs ten yuan a piece. For example, a certain Baoshang Daxi You can buy Jihara cut steak for about 200 grams, about 1,500 grams, and there are many gifts.

As for the steak that costs hundreds of pieces, IMHO, it’s not necessary.

(To be continued)