HP: Wizards at Hogwarts

Seeing the money bag Dumbledore took out, Elaine fell silent once again.

Good guy!

That old Deng is really heartless!

If he hadn't taken the initiative to ask for money and things, was he planning to just block his own process and swallow the funds given by the board of directors?

Thinking of this, Elaine's gaze toward Dumbledore became even more resentful.

"Are you sure it's only 1,000 Galleons? You didn't embezzle it, did you?"

With a wealthy man like Lucius Malfoy on the board of trustees, it wasn't surprising to Elaine that he would allocate a thousand Galleons to students for club expenses.

After all, this amount is just a drop in the ocean for the massive Malfoy family.

"Of course not!"

"Since I'm willing to take it all out, then of course I'm taking it all out."

"I don't need the money myself. The reason I'm holding back is simply because I'm worried that you'll cause trouble at school if you take the money, so I'm keeping it for you temporarily."

Elaine believed those two statements.

Dumbledore holds several prestigious titles. In addition to being the headmaster of Hogwarts, he is also the president of the Wizarding Society and the president of the International Confederation of Magic. His annual income is an astronomical figure.

Although he probably spent most of his money treating his old friends from the Order of the Phoenix, he must have had some savings of his own.

Elaine moved the money bag closer to himself, reached inside, grabbed a handful of Galleons to check their quality.

"You're overthinking it, Professor."

"Oh?"

"Whether I get paid or not, I won't stay put!"

You're quite proud of yourself, aren't you?!

Dumbledore's face darkened immediately: "Go and thaw the Black Lake right now! I need a good night's sleep!"

"Okay, okay..."

After leaving the principal's office, Elaine went straight to the Black Lake and, taking advantage of the darkness, dispelled his magic.

In the blink of an eye, the thousand miles of ice and snow vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.

As the ice melted, the surrounding air gradually warmed up.

Subtle, life-filled movements emanated from the Black Lake, causing ripples to spread across its surface.

……

By his second week at Hogwarts, Elaine had become completely accustomed to life there.

Besides attending classes, learning magic, and teaching magic to other young wizards in the study club, he also has one other thing to do every day—

New club is recruiting!

Last weekend, Dumbledore delivered the items from Elaine's "Shopping List".

The first thing delivered was a batch of sports equipment, including basketballs, soccer balls, tennis balls, volleyballs, badminton rackets, and table tennis rackets—you name it.

Professor McGonagall approved a small classroom next to the "Learning Society" specifically for storing these equipment.

After the equipment arrived, Elaine took the opportunity to establish the "Sports Club," with the slogan "Building a perfect physique and ensuring physical and mental health," and called on young wizards from all grades and colleges to participate.

At the same time, with Dumbledore's permission, he divided the area where he took flying lessons into several zones, which he used as a basketball court, a soccer field, a tennis court, and a badminton court.

Compared to the previous "Study Club", there are many more people joining the "Sports Club" this time.

Wizards from pure-blood families, such as Ron, Draco, and Ernie, had never seen a sport other than Quidditch before, so they were very interested in these balls and how to play them.

Wizards from mixed-race and Muggle families, even though they had some knowledge of the game in the past, had rarely interacted with it after arriving at Hogwarts. Now that they had the opportunity to play again, they all fell in love with it.

As a result, a group of young wizards, regardless of gender, bloodline, grade, or academy, applied to join the society and formed teams to compete with each other.

Gradually, this Muggle ball sport, which doesn't focus on magic or spells but only on physical strength and skill, fostered a greater sense of equality in pure-blood wizards. It also allowed half-blood and Muggle-born wizards to find the confidence that came with their Muggle bloodline in front of pure-blood wizards.

Over the course of a few days, the young wizards had a wonderful time.

However, a very small number of people were resistant to, or even disgusted by, these Muggle activities when they were introduced to Hogwarts, including Wood of Gryffindor.

Wood is the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team and is very passionate about Quidditch.

The introduction of Muggle ball games attracted the attention of many Gryffindor students, causing their enthusiasm for Quidditch to diminish considerably.

……

The day after the sports equipment arrived, all sorts of novel and exquisite kitchen utensils, as well as recipes and seasonings from all over the world, also arrived one after another.

So at noon that day, inside the Hogwarts dining hall.

Clang clang clang!!

Elaine jumped onto the long table, raised a plate and an iron ladle, and slammed them together in the air.

"Attention everyone! Attention everyone!!"

The noisy dining hall suddenly fell silent, and all the young wizards stopped eating and looked up at Elaine.

"I, Elaine Yakut, hereby officially announce the establishment of the Hogwarts 'Food Research Society'!!"

clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap...

The entire cafeteria immediately erupted in thunderous applause.

Having already formed study clubs and sports clubs, the young wizards were used to Elaine's habit of constantly forming clubs at school.

"A food research club? What does that do?"

"You can tell from the name, right? They must be researching food!"

"Food needs to be studied? We're wizards, not chefs, nor house-elves..."

The clubs Elaine founded before, whether they were study clubs or sports clubs, were very popular among the young wizards because they were organizations that could improve their skills and have fun.

But this time, the situation is different.

A considerable number of people, especially the proud pure-blood wizards of Slytherin, believed that cooking was something only house-elves did, and that doing it themselves was a very low-status act. So they lost interest after only a few words.

However, there were also interested wizards.

"Eleven, where are you going to set up the club this time? Is it next to the study club again?"

"Since we're researching food, how about we order it directly from the cafeteria? Or the kitchen would also work."

"Um, can I just participate in the tasting without participating in the research?"

The young wizards of Hufflepuff were the first to respond, without the slightest hesitation.

When it comes to food, the little badgers are generally much more enthusiastic than the other three houses.

"Gentlemen, please continue listening to me!"

Elaine interrupted the noise.

"To allow everyone to experience the joy of 'exploring food' and enjoy more delicious food, I've decided to hold a 'cooking competition' in the cafeteria next Saturday afternoon."

"Contestants need to cook on-site using the provided ingredients, and then have the judges score them."

The winner of the competition will receive a prize of 10 Galleons!

"Everyone is welcome to sign up!!"