Mike and Penello walked into the auditorium together. At this time, the auditorium was already bustling with people, and the little wizards who had been suppressed for a long time were all venting their accumulated emotions in the past few days.

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

Walk.

Abbot, who was on the long table, had been paying attention to the door. When he saw Mike and Penello finally appearing, he quickly stood up and waved to Mike, gesturing for him to sit next to him.

Mike also noticed Abbot, and calmly led Penelope to sit next to Abbot.

Abbot was not the only one to notice the arrival of Mike and Ron, Harry and Ron also noticed.

"Look, it's Mike! He came with Senior Sister Penello. It looks like the two of them are married." Harry said excitedly, pulling Ron aside.

Ron was holding a roast chicken and munching on it. Suddenly, he was pulled by Harry and almost lost the chicken in his hand. He finally managed to hold the chicken steady again and said with a grimace, "That's really too bad."

"What are you talking about? Mike is our friend!" Harry said angrily, "And he is not only highly capable, but also willing to help others. You also know that he helped that Hufflepuff before, if you ask me,

He and Senpai Penello are a perfect match."

As soon as Harry said this, Ron quickly covered Harry's mouth with his greasy hand, put his index finger in front of his mouth with his other hand and made a silencing gesture and said: "Shh! Keep your voice down.

Point, don't let Percy hear this. I don't mean that Mike and Penello-senpai are not a good match, but Percy is also pursuing Penello-senpai. I'm just feeling sad for Percy. Although he always

He looks so serious, but he is still my brother after all, so you understand."

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. There was nothing unusual. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and let go of Harry.

oily hands.

But what Ron didn't notice was that Percy's hands holding the knife and fork had begun to turn white due to excessive exertion. Obviously, his heart was not as calm as he showed.

Returning to Mike's side, Abbot looked a little surprised that Mike came with Penello, but he quickly covered it up and continued talking to Mike and Penello with a smiling face.

Abt, who has received very strict interpersonal training, is obviously a good wingman. During the conversation, he kept bragging about Mike's role in the Basilisk War, but he did not brag like Ron did.

It was too much. After telling the story, Penello looked at Mike with obviously more admiration.

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

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Mike smiled shyly at Abbot, without explaining anything, and continued to eat the steak on the plate. He didn't know whether it was because he had eaten dry bread for too long or because of the house elves in the Hogwarts kitchen.

The cooking skills exploded, and the food at this banquet was very delicious.

When Abt saw that Mike didn't answer, he knew that Mike didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he said: "To get down to business, my father is also here this time. You were not here when he was speaking on the stage just now, and he still came to see you.

When the banquet is over later, you have to come with me to see him."

This time, Mike finally put down the knife and fork in his hand and asked doubtfully: "Your father, why is he here?"

"Please! His son almost died this time. As a father, of course he has to see me." Abt said with an exaggerated expression, "In addition, he is also here to commend the team members of this snake removal operation. This

The operation went very smoothly and the basilisk was eliminated in just one day. The Ministry of Magic is very satisfied."

Mike finally understood after hearing this. Uncle Mario might have come to him to thank him specifically. As for commending the Auror members, it was most likely a matter of course. Looking up at the teachers' table on the stage, the enthusiastic Uncle Mario was indeed

Up there, he was chatting happily with Professor Flitwick.

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

Abbot also noticed Penello, and when he saw Mike nodding, a smile appeared on his face again, and he began a new round of his wingman career.

In the humorous conversation between Abbot and Mike, time passed quickly, and soon the food on the table turned into the last dessert, which also meant that the dinner was coming to an end.

Dumbledore walked to the podium and tapped 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 to say to everyone. Please bear with me as an old man." Dumbledore said when he saw everyone quiet down, "Not long ago, we went through a difficult period.

Fortunately, you are all good children. Even if you face threats to your life, you still have full confidence in Hogwarts. Thanks to everyone's unity, we finally won the final victory!"

As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, the entire auditorium burst into deafening applause.

Dumbledore held up his hands to signal everyone to be quiet. After the scene calmed down, he continued: "Today, the first thing I want to thank here are the three members of the temporary management team who died heroically this time. They are Gryffindors."

Baker and Joechel and Richard of Ravenclaw.

In order to commend them for their contribution to Hogwarts, after discussion with the professors, I unanimously decided to award them the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award, and at the same time, add 100 points to each of them!

In addition, in this snake removal operation, Mr. Mike Townley of Ravenclaw performed very well. I would like to give 100 points to Mr. Townley! Now, I declare that the dinner party is officially over."

Amidst warm applause, the students in the auditorium began to leave the auditorium under the leadership of their prefects. The little wizards were obviously very satisfied with the banquet, and they all held their bulging bellies and burped.

After Mike sent Penello back first, he and Abbot went to an office next to the auditorium.

"Mike! I'm finally here." Uncle Mario gave Mike a hug enthusiastically, "Thank you so much this time. If something happens to Abt, I really don't know what to do."

"This is just a piece of cake, Uncle Mario. I am friends with Abt, and 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 will be the best friend of our Foley family. No matter what difficulties we have, we will try our best to help you."

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What Uncle Mario said was very similar to that of Abt. He was indeed a father and son. But he was still much more sophisticated than Abt and made a clear commitment to Mike to prevent Mike from being dissatisfied with them.

Mike did not continue to give in and thanked Uncle Mario. It is a virtue to give in once, but to keep giving in is to show off.

Seeing that Mike had no intention of continuing to give in, Uncle Mario breathed a sigh of relief, changed the subject and began to praise Mike's performance in this operation.
Chapter completed!