Hogwarts on the tip of the tongue

There is no doubt that among many countries in the world, the British love for fish is definitely ranked in the top three.Please () Although most of their methods of cooking fish are fried or pan-fried, this does not affect their love for fish.

You know, for the dividends of fish and meat exports, and to feed more people.For more than 1944 years from 1976 to 20, the British government even did not hesitate to launch the navy many times to carry out the "Cod War".

Loch Lomond, which supplies the entire Scotland with fresh water, is the largest lake in the UK.

It is connected to dozens of other lakes and fifty rivers, and most of the cold water contains a variety of fish, including salmon, sea trout, rainbow trout, grayling, and sometimes even brown trout. And the snakehead fish swim into it.

However, it is regrettable that the government has banned fishing by all fishing boats, and then due to some "minor accidents" a year ago, many additional regulations were added, such as [no throwing any objects] [no power supply to the lake] and so on. Weird terms.

Nowadays, if you want to taste the delicious Loch Lomond fish, the only way is to hold a fishing rod and sit on the lakeside to fish. All other methods will be regarded as poaching.

However, Elena, who calls herself a senior foodie, has always been very resistant to fishing.

Different from normal people: normal fishing steps of baiting, hooking, and closing the pole.

Before Elena harvests, she usually needs to pray that the fish on the hook will not be one of the dozens, or maybe hundreds of big, fat guys wandering in Loch Lomond - silver-haired ones with relatively small strength. Little Lolita was humiliated more than once by being dragged into the water by a hooked fish.

The most tragic time was that she was even "fished" into the water four times in one day. In the end, the frustrated little Loli simply broke into the stone workshop of the town overnight and used the power of science to complete her revenge.

However, today was obviously her luckier day.

After leaving Benitez's hut and carrying fishing gear to the lakeside, Elena caught three salmon and one grayling in less than an hour.Although the number is not too much compared to professional fishermen, it is more than enough for an orphanage.

Oh no, to be precise, a little more.

Elena glanced at the small plastic bucket placed by the river. After putting in four big fish, it was indeed a little too narrow.The most important thing is that she doesn't want to go back to the orphanage so early. If she happens to bump into Benitez, his mood has not improved yet, and he will definitely be nagging.

"This fish looks so beautiful."

The girl squatted down, stretched out her fingers in the cold bucket and gently played with the grayling, which looked different from the rest of her friends. It had a vaguely fluorescent appearance, a greenish-brown back, and a mostly white belly.

There are irregular black spots on the head and back of the fish body, as well as on the dorsal and pectoral fins; the sides, dorsal fin and tail fin have green, red and black spots, and the colors are extremely bright and beautiful.

"You are so good-looking. If you and the three of them were put together, they would definitely fight."

Elena tilted her head and thought for a moment, stretched out her hands, skillfully grabbed the fat fish tail, and threw it to the ground hard.After a few symbolic flops on the ground, the big fish felt tired and fell asleep obediently.

Grayling, also known as catfish and eastern salmon, is a common edible fish in Scotland and Ireland. It has delicious meat, sweet taste and warm nature, and few spines. It can be caught all year round. After catching, the scales and bones are removed. Wash and use fresh.

Whether it's deep-fried, souped, or grilled, its deliciousness can be perfectly demonstrated.

If there is any disadvantage, it is that cooking Yadong salmon is a little more troublesome. If the fish glands are not cleaned out, it can easily lead to diarrhea and regurgitation.

Of course, this is not a big problem for Elena. After all, this is not the first time she has been forced to cook ingredients in the wild.

Elena stood up and found a few stones by the river, formed a small pile of stones, found some dry branches on the bank, and lit a bonfire with a lighter.Then he opened the fishing gear bag placed aside, took out the kitchen knife that was accidentally placed inside, and skillfully began to remove the scales and internal organs of the grayling.

……

Crack, sizzle~

The flames burned the dead branches, making a pleasant crackling sound. The plump fish juices dripped on the red-hot stone surface, making a heart-stirring sizzling sound.

The branches by the lake are actually not very suitable as a fire source for barbecues, because the smoke they raise is more choking than other fire sources, and the thick smoke will inevitably affect the taste of some grilled fish.

However, Elena, who was squatting on the ground and flipping the grilled fish attentively, obviously didn't care about these insignificant flaws.

"Wow, this one is really beautiful."

Elena licked her lips, her little nose twitched, and she swallowed as she looked at the grilled fish in her hand with bright eyes.

The white and tender fish skin has been roasted to a golden color. Due to the fishing ban in Loch Lomond, the grayling in the lake is obviously fatter than those sold on the market.The golden fish oil slowly seeped out from the cracked fish belly, making people couldn't help but move their index fingers.

"It smells so good, my mouth is almost watering. But there is one last step."

After carefully looking at the grilled and browned fish, Elena tried hard to resist the urge to bite it directly.

The girl happily picked up the salt shaker and pepper shaker placed next to the stone pile, quickly sprinkled it on the fragrant grilled grayling noodles, then picked up a small oil brush and brushed the entire body of the fish one last time to spread the flavor as much as possible. Evenly.

"Hey hey hey, it's done, let's eat!"

Elena rubbed her hands with satisfaction, picked up the grilled fish from the fire, closed her eyes and inhaled the aroma of the grilled fish, her little head shook back and forth intoxicatedly, opened her little mouth, and couldn't wait to bite it. Go down.

At this moment, Elena vaguely heard the voice of a slightly familiar adult woman next to her, and she felt that her right hand holding the barbecue skewers suddenly became empty.

"The grilled fish is coming!"

Aww...wow, huh? !

After biting an empty one, Elena opened her eyes in confusion. There was nothing in her hand, even the iron stick used to pierce the fish had disappeared without a trace.Not far in front of her right, Professor McGonagall, wearing a Scottish plaid coat, held up a wand in one hand and held a sizzling grilled fish in the other.

——ovo——oo——o_o

"My fish..." The silver-haired little loli looked dumbfounded. Her eyes moved back and forth between her hand and Professor McGonagall for a few times, and she finally realized what had just happened.

Her grilled fish was taken away by Professor McGonagall's flying spell.

There are actually people in this world using the Flying Curse to snatch food!The noble wizard actually used magic to steal the grilled fish from a little Muggle girl!

"Bandit! Give me back the fish! I caught it with my own hands and then baked it after working hard for more than ten minutes!"

Elena's delicate little face turned red with anger for a moment. She stood up angrily and rushed towards Professor McGonagall in an attempt to snatch back the fruits of her labor.Before she could take two steps, Elena only felt a numbness in her calves. Then the girl stepped on her right foot with her left foot without any instructions, and fell down on the grass by the lake with a snap.

"Ugh, it hurts... I've been squatting for too long, my legs are cramping."

Elena sat up and carefully poked her calf with her fingers. A burst of soreness that was like an electric current made the little Loli almost burst into tears.

Helplessly maintaining her original posture and not daring to move anymore, Elena sat on the ground and raised her head, with a tearful face, she looked unwillingly at Professor McGonagall in front of her, and shouted angrily.

"Give me back the fish! What do you want, you annoying old woman!? I told you, you will never go to Hogwarts to learn!"

old woman? !Forget it...don't argue with children.

Professor McGonagall couldn't help but twitch her eyebrows, and glanced at Elena, who fell to the ground and fell to the ground. She was angry and funny - what a stubborn little girl. Even though her tears were about to fall, she still kept her temper. He looked very fierce and showed his teeth and claws, and his mouth refused to give in at all.

"Don't worry, admission to Hogwarts has always been voluntary. I came here just to have a good talk with you."

While speaking, Professor McGonagall pointed to Elena's calf and asked in a gentle tone.

"Is it difficult? How about I help you take a look first."

Although it seemed a bit excessive to gloat at this time, Professor McGonagall's mood did lighten up a lot as Irene fell to the ground.

No matter how precocious she is, she is still just a child under 11 years old. She is the most naive, willful, and arrogant, but at the same time, she is also the cutest and easiest to correct.

As if feeling the smile in Professor McGonagall's gaze, Elena gritted her teeth, stretched out her hands to pull up her sore calves, hugged her knees with both hands, and raised her head to look at the wizard in front of her with a hostile expression.

"Give me back the fish! Otherwise there is no need to discuss anything else!"

"If you agree to follow me to visit Hogwarts, then I will return the grilled fish to you."

Professor McGonagall walked towards Elena, the grilled fish in her hand was shaking back and forth intentionally or unintentionally, and while speaking, she calmly observed the little girl sitting on the ground.

This time, the communication with Benitez went smoothly beyond Professor McGonagall's expectation. After she briefly introduced her intention, Benitez was extremely cooperative.

Sure enough, as Benitez said, Elena's biggest weakness is delicious noodles.

As Mag moved the grilled fish left and right, the silver-haired little Loli's eyes unconsciously followed the grilled fish and moved slightly left and right.

"really?"

After hearing what Professor McGonagall said, Elena hesitated slightly and repeated it with a skeptical tone.

"Just a visit, nothing else?"

"Just visiting, I will send you back here later."

Professor McGonagall nodded and answered seriously.

"make a deal!"

Elena rolled her eyes slyly and readily agreed without thinking. At the same time, she spread her little hands forward and repeated again with a particularly serious expression.

"Give me the fish back!"

"Good good..."

Mag shrugged and reluctantly put the grilled fish in Elena's hand again. To be honest, she really couldn't understand why such a smart little girl would be so obsessed with eating.

After talking with Benitez for a while, she realized that maybe Dumbledore was a little too complicated - the reason why she ate the owl was really just because of greed.

"Okay, can you follow me to Hogwarts now?"

Professor McGonagall asked gently, standing aside silently until Elena finished the roasted grayling.

"Hiccup~"

The silver-haired little loli narrowed her eyes, hiccupped happily, wiped the corners of her mouth, stood up and patted the grass clippings stuck to her body, and curved her mouth, "Sorry, I lied to you."

Anyway, according to the "Muggle Protection Act", as long as Elena does not take the initiative to attack Professor McGonagall, Professor McGonagall cannot use any magic to deal with her - the dignified Vice-Principal of Hogwarts, if he is convicted of using magic on minors, Being wanted by the Ministry of Magic is a real joke.

Elena looked at Professor McGonagall confidently, with a proud smile on her face, fully expecting to see the surprised, angry but helpless expression of the witch in front of her.

"It's okay, I know."

"Huh?" Elena's expression froze, and she suddenly felt something bad.

Professor McGonagall smiled slightly and said calmly, "So I put a few drops of diluted water of life and death into the grilled fish."

Regarding how to persuade Elena to go to Hogwarts, Benitez only emphasized three things from beginning to end.

First, don't try to reason with Elena.

Second, you can never convince Elena.

Third, even if you convince her, she will find ways to cheat.

"Life and death...what?!"

The silver-haired little loli's eyes widened and she pointed at Professor McGonagall in disbelief.

Before she could finish her words, a sudden and intense sleepiness hit her. Her eyelids became extremely heavy, her body went limp, and she staggered to sleep in Professor McGonagall's arms.

"What happens next is up to Professor Dumbledore." McGonagall hugged the sleeping girl and raised her wand in her right hand.

After the air made a crisp sound, the two figures disappeared by the lake.

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(Meng Meng Da You Meng is begging for food, and I am asking for recommendation votes for the new book. Ying Ying Ying, there is a big chapter of more than 800 words! The protagonist is finally going to Hogwarts.)

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