Chapter 202: Raven Gathering
His voice sounded particularly loud in the deserted alley. Mike and the two middle-aged wizards walking in front were stunned when they heard it.
The difference was that the two middle-aged wizards were caught because they were doing bad things, while Mike was simply caught because of the young wizard's speech.
Mike thought that the young wizard was also here to rob him, but he didn't expect to meet a brave man.
The two middle-aged wizards saw that someone had exposed their thoughts and immediately pointed their wands at the young man. In their perception, a young wizard like Mike could not have much combat power, so they wanted to get rid of the young man who spoke first.
But Mike was faster than them.
Mike took the lead and swung his wand, and a translucent beam of light flashing suddenly shot towards the two middle-aged wizards.
The beam suddenly split when it approached the two people, turning into two slightly thinner beams that hit the two people and knocked them out directly.
Mike originally planned to kill them directly with the Crushing Curse, but considering that there were witnesses now, it would not be a good idea to kill them directly, so he used the Stunning Curse instead.
At this time, only two seconds had passed since the young man shouted, and the young man was a little overwhelmed by the sudden change in front of him. He did not expect that the seemingly weak blond boy in front of him would be so strong and kill two adult wizards in an instant.
"He... they can't be..."
The young man pointed at the two people who fell to the ground with a trembling finger and said in a trembling voice.
"Don't worry, I used the Stunning Curse, these two guys just fainted."
After explaining lightly, Mike put away his wand and walked up to the two people and began to feel around them.
The young man still looked so shocked that he couldn't speak, and stared blankly at Mike searching for spoils on the two people.
A moment later, Mike stood up with two wands and two wallets.
These two people were completely poor, and all the money they had added up to less than 10 Galleons.
Mike shook his head and put his spoils into the bag of the Traceless Stretching Charm he carried with him, and turned to leave. At this time, the young man reacted and said hurriedly:
"Wait, you...you are not doing this right. Shouldn't we report it to the Ministry of Magic?"
"Since they want to rob me, then I have nothing to say about being robbed by me." Mike kept walking and said in a cold tone, "As for the Ministry of Magic you mentioned, you can report it if you want, I am in a hurry to eat."
The young man wanted to say something, but at this moment Mike had already walked a long way away, so he could only stand there and look at the two middle-aged wizards who were stripped of everything, at a loss.
Mike turned around and returned to the Leaky Cauldron, and used the fireplace in the bar to teleport to Professor Flitwick's home in Godric's Hollow.
"Mike, you are finally here."
As soon as he arrived at Professor Flitwick's home, Mike heard Professor Flitwick's very rare complaint.
After using a cleansing iron on himself to sweep away the dust on his body when using the fireplace to teleport, Mike walked out of the fireplace and said with a smile:
"Sorry, Professor, I encountered a little accident on the way, so I was delayed."
"Okay, take a seat quickly, Lolo has heated up the food three times."
Mike sat down quickly and saw that the long table in front of him was already filled with a variety of delicious dishes. Most of these dishes Mike had seen in Hogwarts. It seemed that Lolo should often exchange cooking skills with the house elves in the Hogwarts kitchen. After
working on the vault for most of the day, he didn't even have lunch. Mike was already hungry at this time. Now seeing so many steaming delicacies, how could he resist? He picked up a roast chicken with a knife and fork and started to eat it.
The house elf Lolo on the side was looking at Mike with his big eyes open and full of expectation.
As house elves, they don't actually need much. The praise from their masters is the best reward for their hard work. Unfortunately, Professor Flitwick was often not at home, and he had long been tired of eating the food made by Lolo, so he did not give Lolo too many compliments.
Mike was different. Mike, who had been polished in the world in his previous life, had a high emotional intelligence. After enjoying Lolo's service, he always gave a compliment, which made Lolo's favor for Mike soar.
Sure enough, Mike did not forget to give Lolo compliments while wolfing down his food. Because his mouth was blocked by food, Mike could only give Lolo a thumbs up to indicate that it tasted good.
But just such a small thumbs-up gesture made Lolo excited and trembled, and his eyes were filled with tears.
Professor Flitwick, who was standing by, saw Mike eating happily and picked up his knife and fork to eat. Perhaps because he was infected by Mike's eating style, Professor Flitwick felt that the food in front of him, which he was tired of eating before, was surprisingly delicious, and he could not help but speed up his eating.
Half an hour later, the meal that Lolo had prepared carefully had been eaten by Mike and Professor Flitwick. Now the two were resting on the soft sofa chairs, rubbing their stomachs.
"Mike, are you really not staying here this year?" Flitwick suddenly asked after a long rest. "Lolo and I both hope you can continue to live here, right, Lolo."
Lolo, who was cleaning the table, turned around immediately after hearing this, nodding his head like pounding garlic.
He really hoped that Mike could continue to live here, so that he could hear compliments frequently.
"Forget it, Professor Flitwick. Although everything is good here, I still hope to have a house of my own." Mike paused and replied, "You know, I'm a street kid, so I just want a house of my own. This is my obsession." Professor Flitwick's
mood became a little depressed after hearing this, and he just nodded and didn't say anything, while Lolo was stunned on the spot, tears rolling in his eyes, and he was about to cry out.
Mike saw that both of them were in a bad mood, so he comforted them again: "It's okay, Professor, Lolo. I will come back to see you when I have time. The food Lolo makes is so delicious. I don't know what I would do without it." After
these words, Professor Flitwick and Lolo's moods obviously improved a lot, and the atmosphere in the restaurant became relaxed.
Since they had to attend the party at Raven's Nest the next morning, Mike and Professor Flitwick chatted for a while and then went back to their rooms to sleep.
The next morning, when Mike yawned and came to the living room, he found that Professor Flitwick had gotten up early and was eating breakfast.
"Mike, come and have breakfast, we will leave after that."
Hearing this, Mike did not hesitate and sat down to eat breakfast.
Professor Flitwick at the side had almost finished his meal at this moment. When he saw Mike sitting down, he put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth and said:
"Mike, although the main purpose of this party is to let the members of Raven's Nest see the legendary Ravenclaw crown, the most important thing for you is to accept the reward given to you by Raven's Nest.
In addition to the house-elf you want, I will do my best to help you get other rewards, but don't hold out for too much. After all, Raven's Nest is a loose organization, so it doesn't have too many fixed assets. The material reward given to you this time is only a small part. The most important thing is favors. With this thing as a foundation, your future will be smooth sailing. The members of Raven's Nest will do their best to help you."
"Don't worry, in fact, I'm already very satisfied to get the house-elf."
Mike was telling the truth. He didn't have much hope for the reward from Raven's Nest. It would be best if there was one, but he wouldn't have any idea if there wasn't. After all, the Ravenclaw crown was almost picked up for free.
Professor Flitwick was relieved to see that what Mike said was not false. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. What he feared most was that Mike had too high expectations. If the reward could not satisfy Mike, it would definitely leave a small lump in Mike's heart.
Mike quickly finished the breakfast in front of him, and at this time Professor Flitwick also took out the door key.
As the space in the living room twisted, the two used the door key to teleport to the exclusive gathering hut of Raven's Nest.
Mike, who had many experiences in space teleportation, did not make a fool of himself this time when using the door key, and stood firmly on the ground. What appeared in front of him at this moment was the familiar shabby cabin, which was surrounded by lush lawns, and the small animals in the forest were playing and fighting on the lawn.
This lawn seemed to have a magical power. Among the animals on it, carnivorous animals and herbivorous animals could actually coexist peacefully. Mike saw with his own eyes that a leopard was licking the fur of a doe.
Mike was not too surprised by this. He had been in the wizarding world for two years and was no longer surprised by such unscientific things. So he just looked at it for a while and followed Professor Flitwick into the small house.
Inside the small house was a classical and luxurious hall. At this moment, the hall was very lively. Some elderly wizards sat on the sofa in the corner, sipping black tea and chatting with each other.
More wizards gathered in the center of the living room. The long table that was placed in the center of the living room when Mike came last time had been moved. Now there was a gorgeous display stand. The crown of Ravenclaw was lying quietly on the stand for everyone to visit.
The space inside the small house was much larger than it looked from the outside. It was obviously blessed by the traceless extension spell. It was unknown how much the house cost.
Mike followed Flitwick to the display stand in the center of the hall, and at this time, the sharp-eyed Uncle Mario had already discovered them.
"Hey! Filius! Mike! You two are finally here!"
Uncle Mario was still so enthusiastic. He came up and gave Flitwick and Mike a hug without saying a word.
As Uncle Mario's son, Abbott naturally inherited his father's fine tradition. He came up and hugged the two of them.
However, when he hugged Mike, he whispered in Mike's ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I have already taken care of the patent. You can find a time to go to the Ministry of Ancient Magic with me later."
Hearing this, Mike's smile became even brighter. He also said in Abbott's ear in an inaudible voice: "Then we will go there after the party is over."
After that, the two separated and looked at each other. Everything was said without words.
"Huh! How disgusting! Why did you two hug for so long and look at each other affectionately? Could it be that there was some passion?"
Carol's words with a weird tone came from the side, making Mike and Abbot embarrassed and at a loss.
Britain is also known as the country of rottenness. This bad atmosphere has also affected the wizarding world, so most wizards dare not have too much physical contact with the same sex, fearing that others will misunderstand their sexual orientation.
So it is really rare to see people like Uncle Mario and Abbot hugging each other right away.
After confronting Mike and Abbot, Carol changed into a good girl and greeted Professor Flitwick, which made Professor Flitwick laugh.
After a moment of greeting, the group came to the display cabinet in the center of the hall to visit the restored crown.
Although he had seen it a long time ago, Professor Flitwick still had a brief moment of absent-mindedness when he saw the crown again. This shows that the crown is indeed very important to Professor Flitwick, a Ravenclaw admirer.
Mike's performance was much calmer. Putting aside the special meaning it contained, the Ravenclaw crown actually looked like a more gorgeous crown. For Mike, who was used to seeing all kinds of luxury accessories in his previous life, it really had no appeal.
The arrival of Flitwick and Michael quickly attracted the attention of everyone around the booth. The news of the crown's return had spread throughout the Raven's Nest, so everyone knew that Michael was the biggest contributor. So they gathered around and greeted Flitwick and Michael, the great contributors to the crown's recovery.
After Michael greeted everyone one by one, an old man with a white beard who looked older than Dumbledore came out.
"You must be Michael, what a good boy." The old man stroked Michael's hair like a kitten and said with a smile, "You and Filius come with me, I have something to reward you."
After that, he walked towards a wooden door on the left side of the hall.
Professor Flitwick hurriedly followed him after hearing the voice, and Michael also calmed down his inner excitement, and after greeting Abbott and Carol, he quickly followed.