Chapter 192 I know the smell of a pile of cockroaches

. Seeing this, Mike hurriedly closed the bag, so that the pile of cockroaches in the bag did not crawl out.

The name of the pile of cockroaches means a pile of cockroaches, but it is not a real cockroach, but a kind of candy made in the shape of cockroaches, which is a very strong-tasting candy.

Feeling the wonderful touch of the pile of cockroaches in the bag constantly squirming, Mike frowned in disgust, pinched the bag with his index finger and thumb, and returned it to Dumbledore. Dumbledore

was not surprised by Mike's reaction. In fact, he had recommended this "delicacy" to many people, and he was no longer surprised.

He took the bag, took out a pile of cockroaches that was still crawling, threw it into his mouth and ate it. Not only that, Dumbledore showed an extremely intoxicated expression while eating, as if he was eating some kind of peerless delicacy.

After eating one, Dumbledore took out another pile of cockroaches and handed it to Mike, who was shocked.

"There is an old saying in the far east that a person should not be judged by appearance, which means that we cannot judge a person by appearance alone," said Dumbledore. "Come and try it. I promise you will not be disappointed."

Looking at the cockroach-shaped candy that was still jumping around in front of him, Mike was a little at a loss.

To be honest, Mike believed that he had a relatively strong acceptance of this kind of heavy-tasting food. For example, he had eaten the heavy-tasting food called preserved eggs that was popular in the ancient oriental country with a disgusting color, although only once.

He had also tried insects before, but they were fried, and he ate the relatively clean bee pupae. To be honest, the taste was not bad.

But looking at the pile of cockroaches in front of him that was still jumping around, although he knew in his heart that it was just a candy, Mike still didn't dare to start.

It was as difficult as putting a chocolate-flavored shi and a shi-flavored chocolate in front of you and asking you to choose one to eat.

After hesitating for a long time, under the encouraging gaze of Dumbledore, Mike finally reached out to the cockroach-shaped candy.

To be honest, he was quite interested in this famous heavy-tasting candy.

Of course, he didn't take the whole cockroach directly, but just broke off a leg.

Putting this slender leg in front of him, Mike found that this candy called cockroach pile was different from the real cockroach.

Although the real cockroach legs can remain active for a period of time after being broken off, the flexibility and range of motion will be greatly reduced. However, the legs on the cockroach pile are no different from when they are on the body after being broken off, and they are also swinging violently.

Gritting his teeth, Mike threw the cockroach leg into his mouth, then closed his eyes and began to chew. After

just a few bites, Mike opened his eyes and showed a surprised look on his face.

The taste of the cockroach pile leg is actually not bad!

Unlike the real cockroach legs, the cockroach pile legs are hard. Mike's mouth was full of the aroma of coffee when he bit them.

If you have to describe it as an ordinary candy, the cockroach pile legs taste like coffee hard candy, and it is the top-grade one.

Dumbledore saw Mike's shocked expression after he finished eating, and quickly handed over the cockroach pile with broken legs, his eyes full of expectation and encouragement.

After trying the cockroach pile, Mike's opinion of this candy that was no different from a live cockroach changed greatly. He hesitated again and again after taking the candy from Dumbledore, and finally closed his eyes and threw the cockroach pile that was still struggling desperately into his mouth.

As soon as the cockroach pile entered his mouth, Mike chewed it desperately. He didn't want to feel the feeling of live cockroaches crawling in his mouth, so he wanted to kill the cockroach pile quickly in this way.

However, the cockroach pile was just candy, it had no life at all, and there was no such thing as death. So no matter how Mike chewed, the cockroach pile in his mouth kept crawling.

Mike endured the goosebumps in his mouth and chewed quickly, and as he chewed, a stronger and stronger coffee aroma spread, passing through his throat and rushing straight into his nasal cavity.

Mike was surprised to find that, aside from the horrible feeling of a live cockroach crawling in your mouth, the cockroach pile actually tasted really good!

The wings, limbs and shell of the cockroach pile were made of coffee hard candy, and its abdomen was made of soft candy. When you bite it, the milk chocolate syrup inside will gush out, releasing a rich sweet taste to neutralize the small amount of bitterness in the coffee hard candy, and only the rich coffee aroma will remain.

Mike didn't even make a swallowing motion, and the cockroach pile completely melted under his chewing in a short time.

"Would you like another one?"

Seeing that Mike had finished eating, Dumbledore took out another cockroach pile and handed it over, saying with expectation in his eyes.

"No, Principal, I think one of this delicacy a day is enough." Mike quickly refused. Although the cockroach pile tasted good, it was too creepy to eat, and Mike didn't want to try it a second time.

"You're right. The more delicious the food is, the more we need to restrain ourselves. It's just like being a human being. We must remain rational in the face of temptation." Dumbledore stopped persuading him and put away the pile of cockroaches and said, "Thank you for having dinner with me, Mr. Townley. To be honest, I haven't had such a good meal for a long time."

Dumbledore's words were extremely sincere, and Mike couldn't tell the truth from the false, so he could only reply with a conventional polite remark.

Dumbledore didn't lie. He really enjoyed this dinner today.

Often, the older the elderly are, the more they like children. Dumbledore is no exception. What he likes to see most is the smiles of children, so he always invites the students who come to his office to eat desserts and candies. He believes that sweet things can make people happy.

However, I don't know why, perhaps because they are too nervous in front of their own principal or for some other reason, only a very few students are willing to try the candies given by Dumbledore, and no student dared to try the pile of cockroaches, which made Dumbledore very disappointed.

But today, Mike not only ate his cake, but also tried his cockroach collection, which made Dumbledore, a candy lover and kind grandfather, overjoyed.

Of course, Dumbledore once suspected that Mike ate those things on purpose to please him.

But when he saw how Mike ate, he gave up the idea and came to the conclusion that the child was really hungry.

Mike certainly had no idea what Dumbledore was thinking. As Dumbledore concluded, the reason why he ate what Dumbledore gave him was simply because he was hungry.

Mike had once wondered if Dumbledore would put some potions like truth serum in his food, but he rejected this guess in an instant.

What a joke? A great wizard like Dumbledore would need to drug him to deal with him?

After that, the two chatted about the topic of Hogwarts campus for a while, and Dumbledore finally got to the point.

"Mike, can you tell me what happened last night?"

Mike's expression suddenly froze as soon as he said this, and the atmosphere in the office suddenly became low.

"Okay, Headmaster Dumbledore." Mike sat up straight and said slowly, "That night I was suddenly awakened from my sleep and found a piece of parchment beside my pillow, which said 'Penelope is here with me. Come to the Forbidden Forest alone now and don't tell anyone.' So I went to the Forbidden Forest.

I believe you already know what happened next. The person who sent me the letter was Percy, or Voldemort to be precise. He subdued the eight-eyed giant spiders and centaurs in the Forbidden Forest and attacked me, so I was forced to fight back."

When Mike was talking, Dumbledore kept looking directly into Mike's eyes, as if he could tell from Mike's eyes whether Mike was lying.

Mike knew that wizards of Dumbledore's level did not need to chant spells and wands when releasing Legilimency, so he also used all his strength to operate the brain occlusion technique, hoping to deceive Dumbledore.

"So where is the parchment, Mr. Townley?" Dumbledore asked after a long silence and retracted his gaze.

"It caught fire after I saw it."

After he finished speaking, the office fell into silence.

I don't know how long it took before Dumbledore spoke again: "Well, Mr. Townley, thank you very much for coming here with injuries today. I am very sorry for what happened to you. It is my fault as the principal that I failed to protect you."

"You are too kind, principal. I should apologize to you. If I had told you about this matter at the first time, perhaps it would not have become so serious."

"Okay, let's not be so humble to each other anymore. I think it's time for you to go back. If you don't go back, your friends will probably be worried." Dumbledore smiled kindly and said, "I hope you can recover soon and get back to studying. I wish you good grades in the next exam."

Hearing Dumbledore mention his friends, Mike was quite surprised. You know, when he just woke up, there was no one around him.

But Mike didn't think much about it. Dumbledore's gaze just now gave him a lot of pressure. Now he didn't want to stay in this place for a second, so he got up and said goodbye.

But when Mike was about to leave the office, Dumbledore called him again.

"One more thing, the diary has been confirmed to be Voldemort's Horcrux after testing, and as a reward for you who destroyed the Horcrux and saved your classmates, I decided to add 100 points to Ravenclaw and award you the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award." Dumbledore smiled, "Finally, I hope you can forgive Hagrid's rudeness. He is actually a very good person, but his understanding of some things is not complete enough."

"Thank you very much, Principal Dumbledore, this is what I should do." Mike turned around and looked at Dumbledore with some surprise and said sincerely, "As for Hagrid's matter, I didn't take it to heart from the beginning. Hagrid and I are also friends. At that time, I said that I would hold him responsible. It was just a rant."

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On the way back to the ward, Mike's face bloomed with a bright smile.

Dumbledore's meaning just now was very clear. He awarded Mike a special contribution award and added 100 points to Ravenclaw in exchange for Mike not holding Hagrid responsible.

The price Dumbledore offered was not small, and the 100 points added was nothing. The special contribution award was really great.

As far as Mike knew, the review of the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award was extremely strict. Once the winner's name and trophy were obtained, they would be placed in the Hogwarts trophy display room forever, and would be worshipped by generations of young wizards.

At the same time, this award could also add points to the wizard rating exam in the future, and it could also play a significant role in future job hunting.

This deal was a hundred benefits for Mike, so Mike agreed without any hesitation.

Mike hummed a little tune all the way back to his ward, and as soon as he opened the door, he found that his ward was already crowded with people.

Penelope was lying on Mike's bed in pain, and there was a dinner on the bedside table next to her, while Mrs. Weasley was half-crouching beside her, patting her back gently, and saying words to comfort her.

Harry, Franklin and others and the rest of the Weasley family were anxious, guessing where Mike might be.

Mike understood immediately after seeing this scene. It turned out that the reason why there was no one around him when he woke up was because Penelo and the others had gone to dinner. Now they should have brought food to Mike but found that Mike was missing, so they were worried.

"Wow, I didn't expect my room to be so lively?"

Mike deliberately said this in a very exaggerated tone, and suddenly Mike's voice was heard, and everyone in the room's attention was attracted.

Penelo raised her delicate face with pear blossoms and looked at the door with a pair of red and swollen eyes.

The moment she saw Mike, Penelo's eyes lit up, and she quickly stood up and wanted to say something.

However, someone was faster than her.

"Mike, I thank you so much!" Mrs. Weasley took two steps at a time and stepped forward, holding Mike's hand, choking with sobs, saying, "Thank you for saving Percy. Really, if something happened to this child, his father and I really don't know what to do!"

"Yes, Mike, this time it's really thanks to you." The Weasley brothers also gathered around and expressed their gratitude, "Principal Dumbledore told me everything that happened. Percy is really lucky this time!"

Mike was a little overwhelmed as he looked at Mrs. Weasley who was holding his hand and crying, and the three Weasley brothers and their father, Mr. Weasley, who were standing beside him with a grateful look on their faces. He didn't know what to say.

At this moment, Mrs. Pomfret's voice suddenly came from the corridor:

"Weasley family, come here quickly! Percy is awake!"