The two of them entered the kitchen. Alan looked at the furnishings in the kitchen in surprise. The space here was almost as big as the Hogwarts auditorium above. It was a large room with a high ceiling. There were many shiny copper pots and basins piled up on the surrounding stone walls. At the other end of the room was a large bricklaying fireplace.
And in the room, there were four large tables placed in the exact same positions as the tables of the four academies in the auditorium above!
"This place is the other side of the auditorium except for the ceiling," Alan said in surprise.”
Then he saw hundreds of house-elves wearing tea towels with the Hogwarts crest as robes!
They had large, bat-like ears, protruding green eyes the size of tennis balls, and long, flat noses. They were thin and small! A tea towel could be worn as a long robe.
At this moment, they were busy using magic to make the plates jump into the sink to wash themselves. Then, they flew the leftovers of the students into a black hole in the corner. The house-elves skillfully handled all kinds of cleaning work.
An elf saw Peter and Alan and asked curiously,"Mr. Peter York, and an unknown Magus! What are you doing here? Did he not eat in the lobby just now? Do you need Qiqi to prepare food for you?”
Peter quickly shook his head." We've already eaten! I came here this time to give you a gift!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the busy and noisy kitchen suddenly fell into silence. Even the plates flying in the air stopped. All the elves widened their eyes and looked at Peter.
"Mr. Peter York said he wanted to give us gifts?”Qiqi looked at Peter in disbelief, as if she had heard something she shouldn't have.
Peter nodded and put the few recipes on the table. He said with some embarrassment,"I can't say it's a gift. The main thing is that Hogwarts seems to have always been cooking English food. It seems too monotonous! So I found a few recipes about France, Italy, and China. I hope you can learn them and make them for us to try!”
This time, he did not dare to say that the food was not delicious. He could only say it in a more euphemistic manner. The remaining elves would be so ashamed that they would bang their heads against the wall again!
"A Magus gave us a recipe! A Magus actually gave us a recipe!" The elf looked incredulous, and then her big eyes were filled with tears. Then she cried hysterically," No one has given us presents since Helga Hufflepuff left! No one has ever cared about us! Qiqi is so happy!"
"Mr. Peter York is such a good man! Willing to give house-elves presents!" Qiqi hugged Peter's leg and cried.
Peter didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had just had enough of British food, so he specially sent the recipe to benefit himself. He didn't expect the house-elves to be so touched, which made him feel a little helpless.
The other house-elves also hugged each other and cried loudly, causing the entire kitchen to be filled with cries. Alan, who was at the side, was stunned!
Seeing this situation, Peter quickly shouted,"Don't cry yet! May I ask which elf is the best at cooking?”
The house-elves stopped crying as if someone had pressed the pause button. One of the nervous and tearful house-elves came forward and said," I'm Luo Luo, Mr. Peter York. I'm best at Food Magic!”
Peter handed the thickest Chinese recipe book to Luo Luo from the table and said to the helpless little elf,"This is a Chinese recipe. It records the most representative dishes. From now on, you will be in charge of this book. You have to learn the cooking methods on it. If you encounter any problems, you can come to me! Do you remember?"
Luoluo hugged the menu that almost covered half of his body. Her big eyes were filled with disbelief. He did not expect this task to be given to him! This made him instantly ecstatic. Her eyes began to fill with tears again. He hugged the heavy book and kept bowing to Peter." Thank you, Mr. Peter York! Thank you, Mr. Peter York! I will definitely protect it well and make delicious Chinese dishes for you!”
Then, Peter looked at the other elves who were full of envy and handed the remaining two recipe books to the two at the front." These three recipe books are just for the time being. You guys make delicious food according to the contents in the books. I will send you recipes in the future! There are many more recipes like this!"
The two of them left the kitchen after being sent off by the house-elves. When the kitchen door closed, the two of them heaved a sigh of relief. These little elves were too enthusiastic! Especially when he looked at you with those big wet eyes, ordinary people would not be able to withstand it!
"Peter, why are there so many house-elves in Hogwarts?" Alan asked curiously. I roughly looked at it and there were hundreds of them! Why have I never heard of it?”
Peter looked at the kitchen entrance that had been restored to a portrait and explained,"It's all thanks to Helga Hufflepuff, who took in a lot of homeless house-elves, put them in the kitchen, and promised them eternal protection at Hogwarts if they worked for the school!”
"So these house-elves have been reproducing in Hogwarts for thousands of years, and they have kept their promise with Helga Hufflepuff. They have silently maintained everything in the school, so that this castle that has stood for thousands of years can still be as bright as new!”
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