Hogwarts Kryptonian - Chapter 305 Circle of Friends

“You’ve been waiting for a long time. There are a lot of people at Ollivander’s.”

“fine.”

Lu Yunkai smiled and nodded to Slughorn.

The Leaky Cauldron is still very busy, but it is actually not easy to find a place in the store where three people can sit down and have a good chat.

But it is not difficult for Lu Yunkai.

Tom easily cleared a place for him to sit quietly.

“I heard Severus say some time ago, have you ever been back to Hogwarts?” Slughorn sat opposite Lu Yunkai and waved to Tom at the bar.

Tom nodded naturally.

He knows exactly what the regular patrons want to drink.

“Well, I was a little busy at the time, so I didn’t go to see you specifically.” Only then did Lu Yunkai realize this.

In Hogwarts, the familiarity between his adoptive father and him was probably ranked sixth or seventh, and he really couldn’t think of going to see him.

“It’s okay. Even if you go to see me, it seems we don’t have much to talk about.” Slughorn waved his hand and said with a smile, “I don’t want to disturb your life.”

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Daphne.

“……Um.”

“I’m looking for you because I have arranged a dinner party, the day after tomorrow.” Slughorn saw that Lu Yunkai and Daphne both looked embarrassed, and brought the topic back to business with a smile: “Invited some magic potions Friends from the association come to Liverpool too!”

“Dinner? Okay.” Lu Yunkai agreed simply, “Do I want to help make something?”

It’s not like he has never attended the Potions Master’s Association dinner. Snape took him to a similar occasion before.

“Yeah.” Slughorn nodded, “You can prepare a little and give a speech.”

“…Speech??” Lu Yunkai was stunned.

The help he mentioned should be something like preparing the venue and food, or receiving some visiting guests on site.

Why are you still giving a speech?

“This is said to be a dinner party, but it is actually an exchange meeting.” Slughorn said with a smile: “Why don’t you want to gather so many respectable potion masters just for a meal? No one will come at all!!”

“That’s right.” Lu Yunkai thought about it. The dinner party he attended before was actually very boring.

“And whether the mysterious man is really dead or not, we will always return to normal life.” Slughorn continued, “Be it banquets or academic exchanges, they are all part of normal life.”

“But is it appropriate for me, a wizard apprentice who has not yet graduated, to give a speech in front of a group of potion masters?”

“There is nothing inappropriate. You have to have confidence in yourself. Regarding your current potion knowledge, I heard Severus tell me that you have improved wolfsbane potion before?” Slughorn put away his smile and said: “Just prepare this topic, and then make a report! From how you discovered the problem with Wolfsbane potion, to how you thought about improvements, and what attempts you made… Be a little more detailed, but don’t be exhaustive. It’s better than what you wrote It would be nice if the potions thesis was more concise.”

“Okay.” Lu Yunkai thought for a moment and nodded.

“Very good.” Slughorn was very pleased to see Lu Yunkai agreed directly without asking why or mentioning any difficulties. “Of course, if you have other interesting ideas, you can also mention them. carry.”

“Interesting…does the improved explosive corrosion potion count?” Lu Yun joked with a smile.

“You haven’t graduated yet, so don’t be in a hurry to touch these things restricted by the Ministry of Magic. Wait until you have been a teacher at Hogwarts for a few years before you talk about these taboo things!” Slughorn waved his hand, “This time The reason why I came to you alone about the speech is that I hope you will take it seriously and treat it as an important matter. For you, if you do well in this report, it will be no problem if you don’t take the NEWTS exam. Understand?”

“I don’t quite understand.” Lu Yunkai shook his head, “NEWTS…”

“It’s just a certificate.” Slughorn said seriously: “You have also met Grindelwald. He is a wizard apprentice who was fired by Durmstrang, let alone NEWTS. Who dares not to Does he take it seriously?”

“…”

“Whether the mysterious man is dead or not, this matter has come to an end.” “”

“After what happened a while ago, you will definitely no longer think about working in the Ministry of Magic. The NEWTS certificate is of no use to you anymore. If you want to learn more, just take a look. If you don’t want to learn… this You can leave all these things behind for one year.” Slughorn looked at Lu Yunkai’s speechless expression and continued to say seriously: “If possible, I would also like to suggest that you get a lot of NEWTS. Certificates, it’s best to give up a few.”

“Ah? Why?” Lu Yunkai became increasingly confused.

Even if you can take the exam, you don’t need it? ?

“For your own good.” Slughorn looked like he didn’t want to say more and shook his head, “No matter what! These are all things for later. You should prepare the speech for me the day after tomorrow seriously! Try to give it to me! It can be a blockbuster, do you understand?”

“Oh.” Although Lu Yunkai was still confused, he nodded vaguely.

Although he was not very familiar with this adoptive father, Lu Yunkai believed that he would not harm him.

“Can you prepare the paper for your speech by tomorrow morning?” Slughorn glanced at the clock on the wall, and then asked Lu Yunkai, “I’ll take a look at your speech at noon tomorrow.”

“I have written a paper on Wolfsbane Potion before, but Professor Snape said it was not convenient for me to publish such a paper that might make some people uncomfortable, so I withheld it.” Lu Yunkai thought for a while, ” That paper should still be in my bag.”

“Then go and show it to me.” Slughorn nodded.

“…How about you come with me and sit at home? It’s better than here.” Lu Yunkai glanced at the bustling Leaky Cauldron Bar.

“No, I’ll just wait for you here!” Slughorn smiled, “I won’t disturb your life anymore.”

“What’s the trouble!” Daphne hurriedly interrupted, “Professor, are you and Lu Yunkai too polite?”

“I’ll wait for you here!” Slughorn insisted with a smile and shook his head.

Lu Yunkai glanced at Daphne and returned home alone through the fireplace. He took out the paper he had written a few years ago from the space bag and took it back to the Leaky Cauldron.

Daphne stayed behind, chatting with Slughorn. When Lu Yunkai hurried back, she was smiling and discussing with Slughorn what happened at Hogwarts last year.

After getting Lu Yunkai’s paper, Slughorn stopped chatting with Daphne and began to read it seriously.

The afternoon of that day was spent in the noise and silence of the Leaky Cauldron.

Slughorn, like Snape, spoke highly of Lu Yunkai’s paper, and even agreed that Lu Yunkai should give a speech at the dinner based on this paper without any modifications.

And Lu Yunkai did not disappoint him.

At the subsequent dinner, Lu Yunkai delivered a wonderful speech in front of nearly twenty potion masters whose ages ranged from over 100 years old, winning applause from the audience.

This includes Slughorn and his real Potions master Snape.

Even the original inventor of Wolfsbane Potion who was invited.

The guest applauded very generously to show that he would not have any objections to Lu Yunkai because his discovery was improved by him.

Or maybe, because Slughorn was here, he had to hold back his dissatisfaction.

After completing his speech, Lu Yunkai also listened to the speeches of two other guests who were invited to give academic reports at the dinner.

They were all discussions about the mechanism of action of potions, which were much more profound than what Lu Yunkai was talking about.

This was also the first time that Lu Yunkai participated in this kind of “academic exchange meeting” in the true sense. During the break between speeches, Lu Yunkai was also led by Slughorn to chat with all the guests who came.

Slughorn did not show the “I don’t want to get too involved in your life” attitude like before in the Leaky Cauldron, and praised his adopted son without hesitation at all to every guest who came to the dinner.

This somewhat made Lu Yunkai, who was accustomed to keeping a low profile, a little uncomfortable, but he still tried his best to deal with it appropriately.

And he also noticed that the things Slughorn praised him for seemed a little different from the things he felt proud of.

The Triwizard Cup championship and the many OWLS excellences are the two things Lu Yun is most proud of besides the Communication Mirror, but Slughorn didn’t say a word to these people who came to the banquet.

On the contrary, Lu Yunkai himself felt that there was nothing to talk about, but Slughorn kept mentioning it.

For example, his research on magic circles is a must-have topic for Slughorn to show off to every guest.

Even in Slughorn’s mouth, the communication mirror is just a by-product of his research on magic circles and is not worth mentioning.

So much so that when Lu Yunkai and Blaise talked about it in the communication mirror after returning home after the dinner, the two of them laughed together for a long time.

After all, the “lecture dinner” that Lu Yunkai carefully prepared was not just over.

At the dinner party, he exchanged communication mirror numbers with some guests, and these Potions Masters, who he thought might be cold, turned out to be unexpectedly talkative.

Especially the two wizards who made reports at the dinner like him. One of them even specially invited Lu Yunkai to his home, wanting to discuss with Lu Yunkai the improved explosive corrosion potion that he accidentally let slip…

As a courtesy, Lu Yunkai also invited him to his home.

After seeing the large patch of herbs in Lu Yunkai’s backyard that were carefully taken care of by Irene and blooming like flowers, the envious Potions Master even wished he could become a brother of the opposite sex with Lu Yunkai (he was older than Snape) A little bit bigger)…

It was only after being reminded by Irene who had watched a good show that Lu Yunkai realized why these potion masters were so interested in Lu Yunkai, and why Slughorn always used his magic circle and magic circle at that dinner. Let’s talk about the communication mirror: Irene didn’t learn potions well at first. In addition to hating Snape, there was another very important reason: potions were too expensive.

As the developer of communication mirrors, Lu Yunkai is already well-known as the richest wizard in Britain. Even if those wizards do not consider Slughorn, the former president, they will definitely have a good relationship with Lu Yunkai for the sake of Jin Gallon. of.

After understanding this, Lu Yunkai not only did not look down on these potion masters because of their reality, but instead found these people who usually only deal with crucible potion bottles to be straightforward and cute…

He was not short of money at all and showed his “generousness” at the right time. He generously gave away a lot of expensive or even marketable potion materials to some of his new friends.

This suddenly brought his reputation in the circle of potions masters to a level that even Slughorn envied (this is what he said in the communication mirror), and Snape, as the principal of Hogwarts, also He told Lu Yunkai very clearly that as long as he is willing, he will be the Potions Professor of Hogwarts at this time next year…

In this way, Lu Yunkai’s last summer vacation started in peace and came to an end in a bustle.

Finally, Lu Yunkai, who had been away from Hogwarts for half a year, took the special express and came to Hogwarts as a student for the seventh and last time.

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