Chapter 112 Celebration Dinner

Mike and Penelope walked into the auditorium together. At this time, the auditorium was already bustling with people. The young wizards who had been suppressed for a long time were venting their pent-up emotions in the past few days.

In addition to the long tables of the four major colleges, there was another long table in the auditorium. This was prepared for the Aurors. These Aurors decided to stay in Hogwarts for dinner after Dumbledore's enthusiastic persuasion.

Abbott, who was sitting at the long table, had been paying attention to the door. When he saw Mike and Penelope finally appear, he quickly stood up and waved to Mike, motioning him to sit next to him.

Mike also noticed Abbott, and calmly took Penelope to sit next to Abbott.

Abbott was not the only one who noticed the arrival of Mike and the others. Harry and Ron also noticed it.

"Look, it's Mike! He came with senior Penelope. It seems that the two of them should be together." Harry said excitedly, pulling Ron aside.

Ron was devouring a roast chicken when Harry suddenly pulled him, nearly causing the chicken to slip out of his hands. After finally holding the chicken steadily again, he said with a bitter face, "That's too bad."

"What are you talking about? Mike is our friend!" Harry said angrily, "and he is not only very capable, but also helpful. You also know that he helped that Hufflepuff before. In my opinion, he and Senior Penelope are a perfect match."

As soon as Harry said this, Ron quickly covered Harry's mouth with his greasy hand, and with his other hand he stretched out the index finger in front of his mouth, made a silencing gesture and said, "Shh! Keep your voice down, don't let Percy hear it. I don't mean to say that Mike and Senior Penelope are not a good match, it's just that Percy is also pursuing Senior Penelope, and I just feel sad for Percy. Although he always looks hypocritical, he is still my brother after all, so you know." As

he spoke, Ron secretly glanced at Percy, who was sitting not far from them, and saw that he was eating steak with a knife and fork, and there was nothing unusual. He breathed a sigh of relief and let go of the greasy hand covering Harry.

But what Ron didn't notice was that Percy's hands holding the knife and fork had turned white due to excessive force. It was obvious that his heart was not as calm as he showed.

Back to Mike, Abbott seemed a little surprised that Mike brought Penelope with him, but he quickly concealed it and continued to talk to Mike and Penelope with a smile.

Abbott, who had received very strict interpersonal training, was obviously a good wingman. During the conversation, he kept bragging about Mike's role in the battle against the basilisk, but he didn't brag too much like Ron did. After telling the story, Penelope looked at Mike with a little more admiration.

When Penelope went to the bathroom halfway, Abbott whispered to Mike: "I didn't expect you to be with Penelope. I really underestimated you. Merlin, you are only 12 years old."

Mike smiled shyly at Abbott, without explaining anything, and continued to eat the steak on the plate. Maybe it was because they had been eating bread and rations for too long or because the house-elves in the Hogwarts kitchen had great cooking skills, but the food at this banquet was very delicious.

Abbott saw that Mike didn't answer, and knew that Mike didn't want to talk more about this topic, so he said, "Let's get down to business. My father is here too. You weren't here when he was speaking on the stage just now, and he came to see you. You have to go with me to see him after the banquet."

This time Mike finally put down the knife and fork in his hand, and asked in confusion, "Why is your father here?"

"Please! His son almost died this time, and as a father, of course he has to come to see me." Abbott made an exaggerated expression and said, "In addition, he is here to commend the team members of this snake removal operation. This operation was very successful. It took only one day to eliminate the basilisk, and the Ministry of Magic is very satisfied."

Mike understood after hearing this. Uncle Mario might have come to thank him specifically, and as for commending the Auror team members, it was most likely by the way. Looking up at the teacher's table on the stage, the enthusiastic Uncle Mario was indeed there, talking happily with Professor Flitwick.

At this time, Penelope also walked into the auditorium. Looking at Penelope who was gradually approaching, Mike nodded secretly to Abbot, indicating that he understood.

Abbot also noticed Penelope. Seeing Mike nod, a smile appeared on his face again, and he began a new round of wingman career.

In the humorous conversation between Abbot and the microphone, time passed quickly, and soon the food on the table became the final dessert, which also meant that the dinner was coming to an end.

Dumbledore walked to the podium and gently knocked a golden cup with a spoon, making a crisp sound. The young wizards were all attracted by the sound, stopped what they were doing, and looked at the podium.

"At the end of the dinner, I have something else to say to everyone. Please tolerate the nagging of an old man like me." Dumbledore said when he saw that everyone had quieted down. "Not long ago, we went through a difficult period. But fortunately, you are all good children. Even when facing life-threatening situations, you still have confidence in Hogwarts. Thanks to everyone's unity, we finally won the final victory!"

As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, the entire hall was filled with deafening applause.

Dumbledore held up his hands and motioned for everyone to be quiet. After the scene quieted down, he continued, "Today, the first people I want to thank here are the three temporary management team members who died heroically this time. They are Baker and Joshel from Gryffindor and Richard from Ravenclaw.

In order to commend their contributions to Hogwarts, I have discussed with the professors and unanimously decided to award them the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award and add 100 points to each of them!

In addition, in this snake removal operation, Mr. Mike Townley from Ravenclaw performed very well. Here, I add 100 points to Mr. Townley! Now, I declare that the dinner is officially over."

Amid warm applause, the students in the auditorium began to leave the auditorium under the leadership of the class leaders. The little wizards were obviously very satisfied with the banquet, and they all burped with their bulging stomachs.

After sending Penelope back first, Mike and Abbott came to an office next to the auditorium.

"Mike! I'm finally here." Uncle Mario gave Mike a warm hug, "Thank you so much for this time. If something happened to Abbot, I really don't know what I would do." "

It's just a small favor, Uncle Mario. Abbot and I are friends. I can't just watch him die in Shekou."

"You're right, I'm being polite." Uncle Mario touched the corner of his eyes and said, "Don't worry, from now on you are the best friend of our Free family. No matter what difficulties you encounter, we will do our best to help you."

Uncle Mario's words were very similar to Abbot's, and they really were father and son. But he was still much more sophisticated than Abbot, and he made a clear promise to Mike to prevent Mike from being dissatisfied with them.

Mike did not continue to give in and thanked Uncle Mario. Giving in once is a virtue, but giving in all the time is just showing off.

Seeing that Mike did not intend to give in any more, Uncle Mario was obviously relieved and changed the subject to praise Mike's performance in this operation.

It was not until Mike started to yawn that Uncle Mario took Abbott to say goodbye to Mike.