Chapter 29 Marmite
At noon, Hogwarts Castle, which had been silent for a night, regained new vitality.
Albert occasionally met other students in the corridors or hallways. It can only be said that it is the nature of most people to stay in bed, especially on weekends. When there is no need to get up early, most people prefer to sleep a little longer.
It is still raining lightly outside the castle. Most students will stay in the auditorium chatting. There are also a few unlucky ones who have not completed their homework in time and are busy copying their summer vacation homework.
While exploring the castle, the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan couldn't hold on any longer and ran away first.
However, Albert still spent a whole morning touring the huge castle and took many interesting photos with his camera. After walking around, when he returned to the auditorium, he felt a dull pain in his calf.
The harvest from this trip was quite good. Albert relied on his memory to draw a rough map of the castle.
Although I heard from others that every Friday, the location of some stairs in Hogwarts Castle will change, but that is next Friday, and Albert doesn't take it to heart. It will naturally be solved by then. method.
It is worth mentioning that the progress of the task of exploring Hogwarts Castle has reached 26.7%.
“Why are you alone and your friends?” Angelina and another girl came over, sat on the chair opposite Albert, and said hello to Albert.
"While walking around the castle, I ran away halfway." Albert picked up a piece of bread from the plate and was going to make himself a sandwich. "Those three guys probably found something interesting and put it over there. Pass me the blueberry jam, thank you."
“How are you drawing the map of the castle? Can you lend it to me?” Angelina pushed the blueberry jam bottle over on her right hand and pointed to the parchment on Albert’s left hand.
"I still think I should go around the castle by myself. This is one of the joys of being a new student." Albert handed the parchment to the girl opposite and took the bottle of blueberry jam.
“What is that?” Aaliya leaned her head over and stared at the simple sketch, frowning slightly. It was a bit difficult for her to see, but she could also see some signs of secret passages and classrooms, as well as which stairs needed to be crossed.
"By the way, this is our curriculum." Albert copied two more curriculums and handed them to the two people opposite.
“What magic is that?” Angelina asked curiously.
“The duplication spell can turn one item into two.” Alia, who was born in a wizard family, recognized the spell used by Albert at a glance.
Not all wizarding families adopt a free-range policy like Weasley. Arya has received a good wizarding education since she was a child, and her starting point is higher than most students.
"A very useful trick, isn't it?" Albert winked at the two of them and continued, "With it, you don't need to take notes, you just need to "borrow" one from others."
Aaliya looked at Albert with strange eyes, always feeling that this guy's thinking logic was different from others.
“Can you get me a copy? That way I don’t have to worry about finding a place in the classroom.”
“Aren’t you worried about the wrong drawing on the map?” Albert asked.
"Of course I will confirm it myself." Aaliya said matter-of-factly.
“Do you want it?” Albert looked at Angelina.
“Thank you.” Angelina said with a smile.
Being late on the first day of school is not a good sign.
"By the way, I remember you seem to come from a Muggle family." Aria put away the map and asked, "How come you know so many spells? I dare say that most of the new students don't know the spells you do. many."
"I learned it when I was practicing spells before school started. Most of the spells are pretty simple." Albert spread blueberry jam on a piece of bread and took a big bite. Although it tasted pretty good, it was really hard to eat these things all day long. It's a bit unbearable.
“Simple?” The two looked at each other and suddenly felt an inexplicable pressure.
After getting their own wand, most freshmen will try to use the magic in the books. Angelina and Aaliya are no exception. They have both learned some simple magic, but it is not as easy as Albert said. It is as if learning magic is as easy as eating a piece of bread.
After finishing the piece of bread with blueberry jam, Albert made himself a sandwich.
British lunches are always unsatisfactory, and Hogwarts is no exception. Bread and potatoes are always the staple food here.
This lunch consists of bread slices, boiled potatoes, fresh vegetable salad, and salty ham. Of course, a big pot of milk tea or pumpkin juice is also indispensable.
After Albert finished finishing the ham sandwich, he put two more skinned potatoes on his plate. After wandering around the castle all morning, he was already hungry.
By the way, during meal time, there was no trace of those three people, and I don’t know where they went to fool around.
“I really miss rice and pasta.” Albert muttered quietly and continued to destroy the skinned potatoes on the plate.
Potatoes are one of the staple foods of the British. He has eaten them almost every day these years. People in this country can even make a hundred dishes without repetition using potatoes.
Although potatoes are not unpalatable, they are a bit unbearable to eat every time.
“The pasta is delicious,” Angelina agreed. “I’ve had it several times and the taste is very nostalgic.”
"British food always disappoints, and the variety is too good. The chefs here never seriously study how to cook." Albert poured himself a cup of milk tea, took a sip, and complained, "I remember I had a plate of whole grilled fish with sea salt and vanilla bread crust a while ago.”
The two looked at each other, listening with interest as Albert complained about all kinds of strange British foods, such as the chip sandwich that his father liked, and the Marmite sauce that only his grandmother liked in the family...
Albert still remembers the first time he tasted Marmite. It was... the taste of hell. The taste was truly unforgettable.
If I had to describe it, it would be a strong smell of soy sauce mixed with various body odors.
Since then, Albert has stayed away from Marmite.
“If any of you are interested, I will send her a bottle as a Christmas gift at Christmas.”
“Ahem.” Aaliya suddenly lost all her appetite, “No, thank you, I still want to eat some normal food, so as not to feel nauseated when I see jam in the future.”
After drinking milk tea, lunch is over.
Albert sat at the dining table and looked at the photos he had taken earlier. There were knight armors, castle scenery, a certain portrait, or a rather exaggerated sculpture... These photos revealed a corner of Hogwarts.
However, seeing Albert selecting photos, Angelina actually wanted to complain, you are not a student coming to school at all, more like a tourist coming to visit Hogwarts Castle.
(End of this chapter)