Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue

"Christmas? Oh, yes...they spent it with us—"

After being stunned for half a second, Benitez looked at the inexplicably hostile Mr. Granger in confusion.

I don't know why, judging from Mr. Granger's tone and expression, the father of this little Elena's partner doesn't seem very happy.

However, Benitez still replied politely, trying to ease the delicate atmosphere around him - after all, he always wanted to be a model dad.

"Our orphanage and chapel are right by Loch Lomond. According to Elena, it's not too far from Hogwarts."

"Hey, do you live by Loch Lomond? That's pretty close."

At this moment, the gentle and mature witch nodded knowingly and joined the topic.

"Katherine Abbott, now, my daughter and Elena live in the same dormitory, of course I think you should have heard from her..."

Mrs. Aibo pointed to the little witches who were playing around not far away, then turned to look at Benitez, and continued to say a little embarrassed.

"Anyway, it's really bothering you this Christmas - I just heard from Hannah that you're running an orphanage all by yourself, and it's been too hard to be distracted from them this year."

"Huh? Mr. Benitez, besides your work as a priest, you also run an orphanage? A church orphanage?"

"You know the situation in the past few years, where is there any money in the church..."

Benitez glanced at Mr. Granger, shook his head with a wry smile,

"I was an orphan, and I understand the suffering of starvation and freezing, so I built some small houses in the open space behind the church and did my best to take in some children."

"A private orphanage without church subsidies? Then how do you keep it running--sorry, I'm not questioning you, I'm just..."

Mr. Granger's eyes quickly swept across Benitez's white-washed priest's robe.

Whether in terms of clothes or conversation, this Mr. Benitez does not look like a big-money philanthropist.

"Subsidies from the church, some chores in the town, um, occasionally go outside to do odd jobs. Of course, the most important thing is..."

Benitez shrugged his shoulders, replied with a smile, turned his head to look at the little witches who were playing around not far away, and there was a touch of tenderness in his eyes.

"And Elena. It might sound a little far-fetched, but she shares most of the pressure - I can't take care of so many children by myself."

Since he picked up the "little white wolf" on the streets of London, the trajectory of his life has taken an unexpected turn.

Whether it's accounting, three-meal planning, or ingredient selection, preschool education...

Elena almost propped up most of the orphanage by herself, and he was more often just a shield on the bright side.

Benitez sometimes even thinks that maybe there are angels in this world - Elena is the angel of blessing that God has bestowed on him and the world.

"Oh, you are so humble..."

Mr. Granger shook his head and whispered in awe.

"No matter how obedient and well-behaved that child is, she is still too young to share the pressure of 'reality'."

You know, the current economic situation is quite bad, even as dentists, they feel a little financial pressure.

In such a big environment, it is not easy to go upstream to support a private orphanage alone.

"Actually..." Benitez blinked, glanced at Mr. Granger, and subconsciously prepared to explain a few words.

"Cough, Miss Kaslana is quite good-"

At this moment, the middle-aged wizard who had been acting as the background board suddenly spoke up.

Xenophilius Lovegood scratched his head and sighed softly, his voice mixed with extremely complicated emotions.

"To be honest, she should be the most powerful witch I've ever seen... no one."

Aside from personal grievances, as well as meddling and bewitching little Luna, the plans promoted by Elena are almost all great causes beyond the imagination of "The Quibbler".

As one of the earliest members of the Great Arcana, Xenophilius witnessed almost the entire journey of Elena.

Therefore, he knew very well how terrifying energy this little witch contained.

Not to mention Dumbledore, even Merlin's reincarnation may not be as powerful as Elena - oh no, it's definitely not comparable.

After all, a powerful wizard can at best destroy a city-state, but a powerful "Witch King" can set off a wave that subverts civilization in a matter of seconds.

"Well, I agree with that. Miss Kaslana is indeed the most special student at Hogwarts in hundreds of years..."

Mrs. Aibo nodded in agreement, and looked thoughtfully at the little silver-haired witch who was being bullied by Hannah in the distance. Said with emotion.

"Chef of the Hogwarts Kitchen, if I remember correctly, this should be the first ever, right? She literally ushered in a new era of dining in the magical society."

Hogwarts cuisine is now the pinnacle of culinary magic across the UK.

A large part of the reason for the recent surge in business at the Leaky Cauldron is the brand new magic recipes that Hannah brought back from school.

With the joining of Gringotts Wizarding Bank and the Austrian Destiny Group, the branches of the Leaky Cauldron have rapidly spread across Europe in the past year.

And the core business secret of this is undoubtedly the "exclusively authorized" Hogwarts dishes, but there is no need to share these things in front of other parents.

"Chef at Hogwarts? Frontiers in Magical Society Dining?"

Mr. Granger raised his eyebrows and rubbed his eyebrows with some headache.

"No wonder...I said that Hermione became a picky eater when she came home, so it was..."

Since the summer vacation last year, the obedient and well-behaved daughter has become picky about her meals.

They even wrote letters home this Christmas, telling them not to go home for the holidays this year, but to go to that Elena's house for Christmas.

The youthful rebellious period when he and his wife thought they were little girls had arrived earlier, but now it seems more like the gluttony of ungrown children is at work?

"that……"

Mr. Granger hesitated and looked at Benitez with some embarrassment.

"Mr. Benitez, when this parent-teacher conference is over, can I visit you first..."

"I'd like to learn a few simple home-cooked dishes with you, so that Hermione doesn't bother you every Christmas when you—"

"Well, cooking this... Maybe I have to ask Elena to come."

Benitez shrugged helplessly, then waved his hand and said with a smile.

"And it's not too much trouble. They came here on Christmas night and went back just after midnight..."

"Really, it seems that this is the only... eh?!"

Mr. Granger nodded in disappointment, suddenly stunned, and frowned slightly.

"Wait, wait~www.wuxiaspot.com~ You said just now that Hermione is only at your place this Christmas... um, she left after one dinner?"

"Yeah, otherwise? It's not that the curfew at Hogwarts is very strict and you can't stay outside for too long."

Benitez replied inexplicably, looking at Mr. Granger, who was suddenly stunned, in confusion.

"But... Hermione said she was with you for the whole vacation..."

"Hannah wrote to say that Hogwarts won't be staying at school this year, so she's also..."

At the same time, the genial expression of Mrs. Aibo, who was originally smiling, froze.

Several parents glanced at each other and quickly understood each other's expressions.

It seems that those children... the rebellious period is coming?

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