Helga Hufflepuff's portrait hung in the kitchen of the manor on the island in the middle of Harris Lake. Allen had driven her to the living room, so she could not stay in the picture frames in the kitchen.
It looked similar to the kitchens in Hogwarts. It was a large room with a high ceiling, larger than the dining room. Many shiny copper pots and bowls were piled up on the stone walls. The food storage cabinets in Hogwarts' kitchens were nowhere to be seen.
Instead, the cabinets were filled with beautiful, diamond-like sparkling lights. There were clocks of different sizes on the walls. There were grandfather clocks and travel clocks. A rapid, never-ending ticking sound filled the corner, like thousands of tiny footsteps marching in formation. The diamond-like sparkling lights came from the bell-shaped crystal glass covers in front of the clocks. A variety of ingredients were stored in the covers, and they were constantly changing their growth forms. The cut mutton was changing its meat quality in this time zone. Although it could not resurrect it from a piece of meat to a sheep, it allowed it to grow from a mutton to an old mutton, and so on.
In addition to the traditional fireplace and oven on the other side, Hufflepuff, who had accepted modern cooking, had also placed a lot of modern kitchen utensils here. Many of them were experimental products developed by Umbrella after the Muggle Kitchen Utensils were turned into wizardry. They were not yet on the market, but a few of them were given priority to the company's big boss to try.
But Allen, who had been in the kitchen for a while, had not used them yet. In fact, he had never cooked before, and when he was cooking, he realized that cooking required a lot of practice. But fortunately, he knew his limits and did not choose too complicated things today. He was still fighting with the ball-shaped fish with two long legs on the chopping board.
Alan, who had never practiced his swordsmanship, was not proficient in cutting, but at the very least, his attainments in magic were not bad. He did not hold any tools, but used his hands to stroke the fish's body as if he was treating the fish. After that, the colorful ball fish went crazy, its long webbed feet began to kick wildly, and it even began to try to bite Alan with its mouth, because the fish suddenly found itself in pain, stripped naked by the wizard in front of it.
Maggie, who was wearing a little blue dress, followed Allen. As Allen's assistant, she had the protection from the Time Turner made by Luna. She was putting some old mushrooms into a bell-shaped crystal glass jar to make them more tender.
Klitscher, who was originally Blake, was hiding behind the apron rack at the door, secretly watching Allen and Maggie's every move with jealousy. He fiddled with his big ears, which were a little itchy from the strap hanging down from the apron, and muttered, "Old Klitscher is much better than that little guy. The mistress used to let Klitscher do all the housework. Klitscher is the best … Oh, how can he let the mistress do it herself … This is a disgrace to the house elves! See, what will people say if they know … "
When Penelope entered the kitchen, she heard the murmurs under the shelf, and, stepping softly and sideways, she stretched out her long arm to take down a small flowered apron, and saw the house-elf hidden beneath.
Penello snorted coldly and kicked Klitscher to the side with her long leg, but not enough to hurt the old elf. Only then did Klitscher realize that his peeping had been discovered by the fierce witch who was originally a Muggle. Knowing that he was not to be trifled with, he apologized and was about to slip away. However, in the eyes of Penello, who did not have a good relationship with Klitscher, his long nose and bloodshot eyes made him even less cute.
Hearing the movement behind him and the rustling sound of the other party wearing an apron, Alan suspended the fish in his hand in the air so that it could not borrow strength. Then he turned around and looked over. "Penelope, are you hungry? You'll have to wait a little longer. "
"Allen, you've been busy for half a day." Penello looked at Allen's pale, slender hands and licked her lips. She imagined some of the delicious dishes that these hands could make. Then, she shook her head firmly and drove the delicious dishes out of her mind. She smiled at Allen and said in a slightly different tone, "You tell me what to do, and I'll do it."
"You don't believe in my cooking?" Allen smiled and turned around. "Then help me with the preparation. I'll cook by myself later. Otherwise, the others will laugh at me, won't they?" Then, he gently pressed on Penello's shoulder, turned her around, and began to put on the apron for her.
At this time, Maggie, who had been silent all this while, waved at Allen from the glass enclosure. Allen looked at Maggie with a puzzled expression. He saw Maggie use her prosthetic glove to grab the fattest of the few colored ball fishes. Then, she looked at Allen eagerly.
Allen paused for a few seconds before he understood what this loyal house-elf meant. He smiled bitterly and nodded at Maggie. Then, he saw that Maggie had put the fish away. She intended to keep it for her pregnant mistress.
Penello, who was put on the apron by Allen, lost her Aura's vigilance. She almost pressed her back against Allen's chest. She was very happy with this situation. She turned her head to look at Allen and asked in a high-pitched voice, "So, Allen, what should I do? Do you have a recipe? What dish? "
"Help me freeze the mutton and cut it into slices. Do you remember the mutton soup you made last semester? This time, it's also a dish from Autumn Zhang's house. The taste is different from last time. I have the recipe in my head. Hmm? Don't look at me like that. Do you know that Cedric and Autumn Zhang are getting married?! " Allen looked helplessly at the female Aura's expression. He pulled his hand between his chest and her back so that he could continue to put on the apron. "I went to Autumn Zhang's house today to ask for some condiments. I saw her parents …"
"I'm not … Allen …" Penello's pale face began to blush. "Morgan-le-Feil is pregnant. Pregnant women should be more afraid of these smelly things." Penello and Lunn did not tell the other family members that the mutton they ate that day was from Aberforth's lost pet from the Pig's Head Bar.
"Huh?" Allen was a little surprised that he did not think so much. He asked uncertainly, "What about the fish? Can pregnant women eat the Rainbow Fish? "
"Morgan-le-Feil is fine. The Rainbow Fish doesn't smell fishy …" Penello was a little confused because of the way Zhang Heng addressed her. "How do we deal with the fish?"
"I've prepared three kinds of food today … I don't think there's a problem with dairy products since I usually eat them. However, if you don't like mutton, I'll have to prepare some other meat …" Although Alan caught the expression on her face, he still moved his hand away from her back with a natural expression. "Let me show you … Maggie, please help me catch two of them." Allen asked the house elf to bring the Rainbow Fish over. He then processed the fish according to the method and removed all the scales on the Rainbow Fish that began to kick around. Then, he transported the fish's internal organs out of the fish's stomach. After quickly killing it, he began to move it carefully with his hands. "This process is a little troublesome. I want to keep the fish intact when I remove the bones, so I didn't cut them open. That's why I used this stupid method."
"Hahaha …" Penello seemed to be amused by Allen's actions. She crossed her arms over her chest with one hand and touched her white chin with the other hand. She said with some pride, "Look at senior sister, I have a more convenient spell … Let me teach you … That guy Lockhart used it to kill a lot of Death Eaters."
Penello didn't wait for Allen's response. She began to work as soon as she finished speaking. She directly wrapped the two long legs of the remaining Rainbow Fish around her body and tied a knot. The fish that kicked around in Allen's hand before couldn't move as if it had been petrified. "The mermaid will treat the Rainbow Fish as a scourge. She will tie its long legs into knots and let it drift away with the water." Then Penello took out the fish scales and internal organs in the same way as Allen did before, but then she waved her finger and pointed at the Rainbow Fish that had lost its body. She shook it and shouted the spell, "Fish bones, fish bone repair."
Under the effect of magic, the poor little guy collapsed a little in an instant. It lost all the bones in its body.
"Well done! Senior sister! " Allen echoed Penello. He recalled the appearance of the other party when she cast the spell. "I remember this spell … Was it deliberately invented by Lockhart? I didn't expect this guy to hide it so well. He's more powerful than I thought … "
"No … He didn't practice the healing spell well at first … When I was teaching little Patricia, I heard her describe how powerful Lockhart was … I found the ghost and asked him …" Penello raised one of her eyebrows. "It turned out that he made mistakes in the pronunciation and shaking of the wand when he used this healing spell. But it's the same as the floating spell that can summon a bison on the chest when he said the wrong spell … This turned into an offensive spell … Although it's not very powerful, it's very practical. It's not a problem to use it in cooking …"
"When the university really steps into the formal education, I don't think there will be so many newly invented spells in accidents …" Allen paused. "Well, I'm sorry, it's not the time to talk about this. Penello, then you can help me deal with the other colorful ball fish next. I just happen to make a copper pot …"
"Okay, what about after that? Is there anything else you need to deal with? "Penello asked.
"I'll do the cooking part alone. It's rare for me to have such thoughts. Although my cooking skills may be a little bad, this is my first time cooking for you guys. It's more meaningful for me to do it myself …" Allen explained to Penello in a somewhat unconfident tone. Then, he suddenly paused and said, "After dealing with the fish, help me get the phonograph in the living room to the dining room. The taste is a little bad, so I plan to add special effects and background music to make up for it … Uh, I mean bonus points …"
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