For a moment, the atmosphere became awkward.
Only the Scottish Round Faced Plump Chickens, who didn't know what was going to happen, turned their heads and cooed in confusion.
Finally, it was Hermione who raised her hand hesitantly.
"Teacher Ailee, I remember we're having a magical animal protection class, right?"
Hermione purposely emphasized the word "protection", but Ailee was unfazed.
"To me, animals that have no value as food have no value in protecting them. As the saying goes, food is the most important thing, nothing is more important than eating. Alright, next is our first lesson...."
As she spoke, Ailee snapped her fingers. Soon, a Scottish Round Faced Plump Chicken was brought out. It stared innocently at the students in front of it with its big eyes.
"Scottish Round Faced Plump Chicken, a very delicious ingredient. Its meat is fresh and firm...."
Didn't she just say it was an ingredient? It was an ingredient!
The students exchanged glances with each other, but no one dared to speak. Ailee had been teaching Defence Against Dark Magic for two years in Hogwarts, so she had accumulated a lot of prestige. These students weren't rookies, so they naturally wouldn't come out looking for trouble.
Following that, Ailee gave the students a good lesson on A Bite of China. She spent ten minutes talking about the history and origin of the Scottish Round Faced Plump Chicken, and most importantly, how to cook them....
"The first thing we need to do is to kill it, then let its blood out."
As she spoke, Ailee walked over, picked up a small knife, and slashed the neck of the Scottish Round Faced Plump Chicken. Fresh blood gushed out. She held the Scottish Round Faced Plump Chicken upside down, letting its blood spurt out from the cut on its neck and drip into the bucket below.
Seeing this scene, the students couldn't help but let out a low cry. Some of the weaker ones even turned their heads away, while Hermione closed her eyes.
"Oh my god, teacher, this is too cruel!"
"Cruel?"
Hearing this, Ailee stared coldly at Hermione.
"Miss Granger, the reason why humans could evolve to where they are today and stand out from the other species is because they learned to eat meat. Do you really think that everyone can turn a turkey into a ham with a wave of a magic wand? The law of the jungle is the law of nature. I thought you would understand this … but since you don't, I'll let you experience it for yourself. "
She gestured to Hermione.
"Come out and help me hold this fat chicken."
"… Yes."
Although Hermione was extremely unwilling, under the watchful eyes of Ailey, she reluctantly walked out of the crowd and grabbed the legs of the round-faced Scottish chicken. She could even feel the Scottish Round Faced Plump Chicken struggling in her hand. For a moment, Hermione really wanted to let it go … But Ailey's eyes seemed to have some kind of magical power that urged her to obediently hold on to the fat chicken in front of her.
"Okay, I know you're not used to it, but that's how everyone goes through it. In fact, most of your grandparents should have done something similar. Cooking ingredients isn't as simple as you think … Well, first of all, you have to remember to make sure that the blood is completely drained. Only then can you ensure the freshness of the ingredients and remove the fishy smell …"
Having said that, Ailey picked up her magic wand again, and a pot of steaming hot water appeared in front of everyone.
"Next, we need to remove the feathers. Put it in this pot of hot water. Miss Granger, remember to be careful, don't burn yourself."
"…"
"Next, cut open its body and take out its internal organs. Every part of the Scottish Round Faced Plump Chicken is a treasure, but some parts are inedible. But today, we only care about the surface … Look, its meat is delicate and delicious, and it's very firm due to long-term exercise …"
"…"
"The Scottish Round Faced Plump Chicken can be fried, stir-fried, stewed, and used to make all kinds of dishes. We need to put ginger slices and spring onions in the pot to remove the fishy smell and seasoning. Even if we don't add anything else, just eating it like this will have a unique flavour …"
"…"
"Okay, Miss Granger, try a piece first."
Ailey took out a chicken drumstick and stuffed it into Hermione's mouth. Although Hermione wanted to refuse, she could not help but open her mouth and take a bite when she saw the piece of meat in front of her and the aroma coming from it.
In the next moment, the meat of the Scottish round-faced plump chicken exploded in her mouth. The crispy and sweet skin, the crispy texture, and the extremely delicious texture made Hermione involuntarily close her eyes and shed tears of humiliation.
So fragrant!!
Very soon, the magical animal protection class became the favourite class of all Hogwarts students this semester. After all, any student would feel great to be able to legally eat in class.
And if the food was delicious, it would be even better.
Not only that, the Slythrin students also said that Ailey intended to find a few pieces of dragon meat for them ….. This made the students even more excited, but unfortunately, dragon meat was not that easy to find.
Apart from that, Ailey also encountered a small problem.
Hermione looked for her, hoping that she could support her SPEW — — the House-Elf Rights Promotion Association.
"We should improve the status and treatment of House-Elves!"
Hermione appeared very excited in front of Ailey. Ron and Harry, who were pulled over by her, were speechless.
"We saw an elf in the Quidditch World Cup. She was very cute and obedient, but her master didn't care about her at all and even wanted to expel her. He didn't treat her as a human at all!"
"House-Elves aren't humans."
Ailey flipped a page and replied. Hermione shook her head.
"But that's wrong. They don't have holidays, no salary, and no rights ….."
"Because they aren't humans."
Ailey replied again. Hermione clenched her fists.
"But they have feelings!"
"But they aren't humans."
This time, Ailey finally put down the book in her hand and looked at Hermione.
"But you want to treat them as humans. That's a form of arrogance."
"I ….."
Facing Ailey's accusation, Hermione couldn't help but be stunned.
"Humans have human thoughts, and so do animals. Hermione, you should know about praying mantises. Then do you know that after mating, the female praying mantis will eat the male praying mantis to replenish her nutrients and give birth to their children? How about that? Isn't that evil from a human's point of view? So what are you going to do? Are you going to fight for the rights of the praying mantises? "
"B-but they're really pitiful ….."
Facing Ailey's rhetorical question, Hermione's voice became much softer.
"There's an old saying, 'How can you know the happiness of a fish if you're not a fish?' It means that you're not a fish, so how do you know whether a fish is really happy or not? Besides, house-elves are a very dangerous and terrifying existence. You actually want to change the law that forbids them from using magic wands? "
"B-but ….. I just want to let them get their rightful rights ….."
"There's no such thing as rightful rights, Miss Granger."
At this moment, Ailey's tone became serious.
"Listen up, all the rights of humans are fought for by humans themselves. Nothing is rightful. In ancient times, our ancestors didn't have the right to live. They were just part of nature's food chain. They would also be eaten by animals as dinner. In order to protect themselves, our ancestors became strong and protected their lives from the mouths of those terrible beasts — — by fighting, not by any 'rightful' rights. There's nothing to give humans the right to life and survival. The reason why humans can live on this earth until now is entirely due to their own efforts. You can sit here, sit in a comfortable classroom, study and live a carefree life every day, instead of trembling in a cave, afraid of being eaten by something. This is all because of your ancestors' struggles and struggles. I hope you can remember this. "
"… … …"
Hearing Ailey's answer, Hermione bit her lip and her face turned pale.
"Why do you fight for the rights of house-elves? If they really want to fight for more rights, shouldn't they stand up and fight? If they don't stand up themselves, then what's the point of you standing up. And you must remember, Miss Granger. "
Speaking until here, Ailey stared at Hermione.
"You're a human. You're not a house-elf or goblin, or any other race. I hope you realize that every race, every country, and every civilization has its own unique characteristics, characteristics, and cultural traits. If they want to change, then we can help, but if they don't, then don't interfere. "
"But … …"
"There are no buts. This is nothing more than arrogant sympathy. You think of yourself as God and desire to save your suffering people. But you must understand your identity. You're not God, you're not a deity. You're just a mortal. You said that house-elves don't get the rights they deserve, then who gave you the right to save them? "
"… … …"
This time, Hermione did not speak. She lowered her head and rushed out of the office with a pale face. Ron and Harry looked at each other and followed helplessly.
Stupid and arrogant white savior mentality.
Watching the office door close again, Ailey snorted and looked back at the book in her hand.
Ailey snorted softly and looked back at the book in her hand. She never thought about saving house-elves. As she said to Hermione just now, house-elves were not humans. And compared to the rights of house-elves, shouldn't the rights of muggle wizards and mixed-blood wizards be protected more?
You see, the typical white mentality — they don't care about the lives of the poor and homeless around them, but they are full of love for a pet dog … But this is also a traditional skill of Europe and the United States, so there's nothing to be surprised about.
After that, Hermione never mentioned the House-Elf Rights Promotion Association again, but her attitude towards Ailey had also changed. She used to be very close to Ailey, but now there was more or less a distance between them.
Ailey did not care about this. She was just a child, so it was normal.
For the other students, there was something more important to care about. With the announcement of the Top Three Hegemony, the atmosphere of the whole school had changed in an instant.
Finally, under the eagerness of the students, the day when the contestants from the other two schools would come to Hogwarts had finally arrived.
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