Chapter 158: Slughorn guest

?　　 Fifteen minutes later, Matthew Wickfield appeared at the door of the potions teacher's office as scheduled.
　　 After all, the other party is the dean of his own academy, and he has invited so many times in a row, and he is so enthusiastic...If I don't follow my order, I really seem to disrespect people...
　　 So after thinking about it, he finally came.
　　 "Oh, Matthew, my child!" As soon as he opened the door, Slughorn shouted loudly, "I'm finally waiting for you, come, come, come in!"
　　 He grabbed Matthew's hand with great enthusiasm, and pulled Matthew into the office. And his hand was tight, as if he was afraid of Matthew running away.
　　 "Sorry, Professor..." Matthew hurriedly "explained", "Some time ago, it was indeed due to some special reasons...I was a little uncomfortable...so..."
　　 "Of course, I know very well, kid..." Slughorn stopped Matthew from continuing. He smiled and nodded, "Come on, come in quickly... A lot of people are waiting for you!"
　　 Many people are waiting for me?
　　 Matthew didn't quite understand for a while...
　　 But soon, when he glanced around the office, he began to understand
　　 In addition to the usual members, there are a few new faces in the office
　　 They are all adult wizards, thirty or forty years old...maybe all members of the slug club many years ago.
　　……
"Matthew, I want you to meet Dirk Creswell. He is now working at the Fairy Liaison Office of the Management and Control Department of Magical Creatures... I suggest you have a good relationship with him, because he can reveal the Gring to you. Valuable inside information in the cabinet..."
　　Dirk Cresway is a young man in his early thirties who looks very easygoing.
　　 He politely smiled at Matthew, and Matthew quickly greeted him.
"Of course, there is also Mr. Ambrose Froome of the Honey Duke, I think you should be familiar with him!" Slughorn continued, "Even if you are not familiar, you should be familiar with him. candy."
Mr. Ambrose Froome seems to be older than Dirk Cresway. He is a broad, bald man... The last time Matthew used the secret passage in Duke Honey’s basement, Had a fate with him...
　　 and Wendy Slinka, the author of "Theory of Magical Defense"...
　　 and Regulus Black, a pretty handsome young man...
　　Gwinog Jones, captain of the Holyhead Hobby Quidditch...
　　 There is no doubt that they are all former students of Professor Horace Slughorn.
　　 Slughorn, also introduced Matthew to them one by one, but apart from Mr. Craswell, no one seemed interested in Matthew.
　　 Soon, the knock on the door sounded again.
　　 Slughorn went to meet the new guests, and Matthew was able to get away.
　　 He saw a long brown hair in the crowd and hurriedly squeezed it.
　　 "Borrow light, let me give you a hand!" He said while squeezing.
　　……
　　 "Hermione!" he said softly.
"Oh, Matthew...good evening..." Hermione looked a little excited. "Have you seen Wendy Slinka? He is the author of the book "Theory of Defense"...Unbelievable, I actually Fortunately to know him..."
　　 "Calm down!" Matthew quickly reminded.
　　 Then, he dragged Hermione to a remote corner.
　　 "Hermione, didn't I remind you that it's best not to attend Slughorn's party anymore!" Matthew said with a serious face, "This may be dangerous!"
Agnes Lestrange reminded him at the time that Matthew thought it was reasonable...Horace Slughorn’s performance has always been a bit weird...so he is most likely a dangerous person, especially For wizards from Muggles.
　　 So, while he kept a certain distance from Slughorn in time, he also issued a warning to Hermione.
　　 After all, Hermione, like him, is also a Muggle-born wizard.
　　 But from now on, she doesn't seem to listen much.
"But..." Hermione retorted softly, "It's hard for us to have such an opportunity again to have such close contact with experts like Wendy Slinka... I think I have so many questions to ask him. ..."
　　 "...and, aren't you here too..." she added.
　　 Matthew felt that he could not argue.
　　 In fact, he couldn't explain why Horace Slughorn suddenly became so serious and passionate about himself.
　　 "I still suggest that it is better to be careful and cautious..." He had to say so.
　　 "Okay, I understand!" Miss Hermione Granger nodded, "Thank you, Matthew!"
　　 "Matthew... Neville..." Neville Longbottom trot over.
　　He arrived a little later.
"Great, I can join you at Slughorn's dinner again!" Neville looked very happy, "By the way, why didn't you attend the previous dinners... I was alone at the time. It’s a little lonely here."
　　 "Sorry, it was busy..." Matthew simply found an excuse.
　　 The three of them found a corner and sat down.
　　……
　　 Slughorn’s dinner soon began~EbookFREE.me~ Although this time there were a few more guests, and there were a few more chairs beside the round table.
　　 Several adult wizards and former slug club members are all successful people in the wizarding world, so they are very popular here.
　　 Each of them was surrounded by a few chirping students.
　　 The dinner is still very rich and exquisite.
　　 "Well, welcome everyone! Let us welcome the arrival of the distinguished guests!" When the banquet began, Horace Slughorn suddenly stood up and held a cup of mead, "Cheers!"
　　 "Cheers!"
　　 The students raised their glasses one after another, and Matthew was no exception.
　　 What they are drinking today seems to be the newly imported foreign mead from Two Broomsticks... The taste is much better than the previous mead.
"Of course, please, after leaving my office later, please don’t spread the things here..." Slughorn added, "Because Principal Rozier doesn’t like me in the castle, invite Those guests who do not belong to Hogwarts..."
　　 "...So, I hope everyone can keep it secret for me!"
　　 "In addition, I always think that more communication with some successful wizards will also help the children to succeed in the future... So, you don't have to worry about it or be restrained here..."
　　 Slughorn ends his "speech".
　　 The whole office suddenly burst into applause.