From Hogwarts to Strixhaven

"So, this is the Hufflepuff's golden cup?" Dumbledore pushed the half-moon glasses on his crooked nose and carefully looked at the pure gold cup in front of him.

"That's right." Ivy curled the corners of his mouth and showed a complacent smile.

"The Hufflepuff badger... is exactly the same as the golden cup we saw in Hao Qi's memory..." Dumbledore raised his head and asked excitedly, "Is this a Horcrux of Voldemort?"

"Our speculation is correct. This is indeed a Horcrux of Voldemort." Ivy took the golden cup back from Dumbledore, "But now, the soul fragments inside have disappeared without a trace. It belongs to me."

"Great!" Dumbledore jumped up from behind the desk and strode back and forth in the headmaster's office. The sound of the wind brought by the corners of his gorgeous clothes even woke up several sleeping portraits of the old headmaster.

"The only thing left is Slytherin's locket. What's even better is that I've found some clues. Maybe we can destroy all his Horcruxes soon!" Dumbledore stopped in front of Fox's perch, and the phoenix responded to the old headmaster's high spirits with a pleasant cry.

After a while, Dumbledore took out a bottle of wine from a closet with many drawers and shook it at Ivy.

"This is really a moment worth celebrating! Come and have a drink, Ivy?" Dumbledore pointed to the golden cup in Ivy's hand, "How about using that?"

Ivy looked at the golden cup in his hand and was quite hesitant: "Well, I haven't thought about using it to drink... In fact, I plan to turn it into a magical item again."

"Like Ravenclaw's crown?" Dumbledore asked curiously, "Except for Gryffindor's sword, I haven't come into contact with other magical items belonging to the Big Four... What is the role of the golden cup?"

"To be precise, I don't know yet." Ivy spread his hands and confessed, "I must conduct a project that can Only through a magic ritual that can be approved by Hufflepuff himself can we know what magic this cup has. "

"Ah... is it the same reason why you caught the stars on the lawn before?" Dumbledore nodded thoughtfully, "Ravenclaw puts her residence in the place closest to the sky. She is indeed a wizard who is used to observing the night sky."

"Can I know what Hufflepuff's magic ritual is like?" Dumbledore's face was more and more curious. With Voldemort's current Horcruxes only the locket and Harry himself, the weight that had been weighing on the old wizard's heart had been lifted by more than half, and he began to show more and more of the character of the old naughty boy.

"This is why I came to the headmaster's office, Professor Dumbledore." Ivy handed over an invitation. "Hufflepuff asked me to cook a big meal to entertain friends. Here is the invitation."

"What a surprise!" Dumbledore took the invitation and looked around. "'Invite Albus Dumbledore to attend Ivy Doom's Gold Cup Banquet at 12 o'clock tonight'? What about your friends who are still in school? Don't tell me you didn't invite them."

Dumbledore blinked with a smile: "Or do you want me to turn a blind eye to their night walk?"

Ivy made a turning gesture to him.

Dumbledore turned the invitation over: "Oh! There is also... 'Before midnight, stick this invitation on any wall in Hogwarts Castle, and you will see a door that can directly reach the banquet venue'... No wonder this invitation looks like a page torn from a book. It turns out that there is such a use."

It's called an invitation, but it's actually a page torn from the Destruction Grimoire by Ivy. Due to the close connection between the Room of Requirement and Hogwarts, Ivy used these pages to create a temporary entrance. After the preset time, the invited people can move directly into the Room of Requirement through the door on the page.

However, this method is only effective inside Hogwarts. Hagrid, who lives next to the Forbidden Forest, needs other ways to enter the Room of Requirement.

"Since the invitation has been delivered, I will leave. Others have not received it yet."

Ivy was about to retreat when he heard Dumbledore ask: "What gift should I bring? What do you think of the cockroach pile?"

Ivy quickly waved his hand: "No need. Although it is a banquet, it is actually just a simple meal. Just bring your stomach!"

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"The banquet starts at 12 o'clock at night!" Ron exclaimed in a low voice.

"We can wear my invisible cloak together!" Harry was also excited, "It's big enough for all three of us... You'll go too, right, Hermione?"

"This is a party hosted by Ivy, you don't want to be the one who spoils the fun, do you?" Ron predicted Hermione's reaction and tried to blackmail her morally.

Hermione rolled her eyes: "We don't need the invisible cloak, because as long as we are not discovered, it is not a violation of school rules, and Ivy's invitation allows us to go directly to the banquet venue from the dormitory."

"Hermione is right, the usage is on the back of the invitation." Ivy curled the corners of his mouth, "You can study it slowly, I'm going to send invitations to others."

"You said... Ivy didn't invite Malfoy too?" Looking at Ivy's back, Ron suddenly noticed this.

"There is no doubt that we will definitely meet Malfoy."

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"... Potter was also invited?" Malfoy curled his lips, "Don't worry, I won't fight with him at the banquet, that would be too unfair to Ivy."

"Lord Doom, do you need my help to decorate?" Cassandra ignored Malfoy on the side and stared at Ivy's face and asked, "Maybe I should wear a dress?"

"Relax, it's just a meal..."

...

After that, Ivy invited Snape, who looked sleepy, Lupin, who was laughing with Sirius in the office (of course, Sirius), and Hagrid, who was thinking about which textbook to use next semester.

I don't know what those little wizards who regarded this banquet as a night activity for students would think after seeing these professors, anyway, Hermione must be horrified.

Although the ancient ritual of the Hufflepuff Gold Cup requires Ivy to prepare a perfect feast for his friends by himself, it does not prohibit him from using magic to process food, because Hufflepuff himself is very good at this.

Not to mention that the Golden Cup was originally a tool she used to help the house elves cook in the kitchen. Even the recipes used by the elves working in Hogwarts now come from her own recipes.

This witch is famous for her broad mind. After the other three founders selected students according to their own standards, she took all the remaining students under her command and treated them equally.

Therefore, Ivy guessed that the second ancient ritual of the Golden Cup might be to teach students something.

Unlike the riddle of the Ravenclaw crown, the ancient ritual of the Golden Cup is very clear. As if afraid that Ivy would not understand, it not only stipulates the minimum number of people for this banquet, but also lists all the precautions, and also attaches a recipe.

Hufflepuff requires Ivy to personally inform each friend of the time and place of the banquet, so Ivy chose to send an invitation to everyone.

As for the banquet dishes, Hufflepuff requires at least twelve dishes, including two cold dishes, two soups and two hot dishes, and at least three kinds of drinks and staple foods, and no less than three kinds of desserts.

Although Hufflepuff's requirements for dishes are very strict, they are not so demanding for the banquet venue, as long as everyone can have a seat.

For this reason, Ivy rearranged the layout of the Room of Requirement and redecorated the banquet hall. Mainly based on the warm colors of Hufflepuff, try to make everyone who attends the banquet feel comfortable and warm.

No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

By the way, Ivy's collection of Poppies in the Room of Requirement in advance really helped a lot.

Not only did they help set up the tableware and decorative vases, they even helped to deal with the ingredients, so that Ivy only needed to wave his wand to complete the rest of the steps.

The two cold dishes were a cold meat platter and a forest vegetable salad.

The cold meat platter is composed of smoked meat and sausages, including smoked pork and smoked beef. The sausages include white sausage, red sausage and black sausage. They are all cut into small slices of uniform thickness and placed on the side with appropriate sauces.

Forest vegetable salad is a wood elf dish that Ivy learned from the Destruction Grimoire.

Many colorful vegetables and fruits are used. Grind the orange and lemon peels into pieces, put them into a bowl with apple cider vinegar, honey, salt and pepper, and stir them together. After the seasoning is fully mixed, add appropriate olive oil and stir vigorously again until the sauce is emulsified.

Then there are lettuce and kale. After blanching them, dry them, cut them into thin strips and mix them with the salad dressing, and finally add orange slices as garnish.

The two soups are seafood soup and green onion and potato soup.

For seafood soup, you need to fry the onion in the soup pot over high heat beforehand, then add green onions, mashed garlic, cumin, chili powder and saffron in turn, and stir-fry until fragrant, followed by tomato paste, white wine and fish soup. After the ingredients are fully mixed by slow simmering, add clams, mussels, and fresh fish in turn.

When all the shellfish are open and the fish meat becomes firm and opaque, you can turn off the heat and serve. Of course, olive oil, garlic, and parsley are also needed when serving.

This seafood soup is spicy and delicious, and has a strong aftertaste. It not only makes the overall flavor of the banquet dishes more special, but also serves as an excellent staple food dipping sauce.

As for the scallion and potato soup, the method is relatively simple. First, fry the bacon in the pan until it becomes golden and oily.

Then take out the bacon and use the remaining fat in the pan to fry the spices, including scallions, celery, and thyme.

When all the spices are fried and changed color, you can add salt, black pepper, potatoes and broth to continue stewing. When the potatoes are completely soft, add some fresh cream.

At this time, the soup can be served on a plate, and finally sprinkled with the bacon that was fried and ground at the beginning, and you can enjoy it.

Hot dishes include pan-fried trout, honey-roasted steak, roasted pheasant, roasted lamb and classic stewed beans with gravy. These dishes are all from Hufflepuff recipes, but they are different in the choice of ingredients, so I won’t go into details about the preparation steps. Anyway, everyone who has studied at Hogwarts knows it.

Desserts include candied apples, honey cream puffs and caramel pudding, which are all common desserts in England.

The main dishes are walnut bread, beef pie and cheese bread, which are mainly large and filling.

As for the drinks to go with the meal, Ivy chose hot apple cider, spiced wine and hot cocoa.

Among them, the fiery cider is a heated wine made by boiling cider with orange, clove, passion fruit, bay, cranberry juice, a little sugar and salt, and then filtering it. It has a very special flavor.

And the spiced wine is a mixed wine made by mixing brandy with various spices and heating it (it cannot be boiled, otherwise it will have an oxidized taste), and then letting it stand and cool. It has a high alcohol content, and Hagrid may like it very much.

Hot cocoa is even simpler. It is just a simple calorie bomb. These little wizards who are still growing can definitely absorb all its calories.

Ivy, who has finished all the menus, looked at the watch. It was exactly a quarter to 12 o'clock.

All they need to do is wait for everyone to arrive, and the banquet can officially begin.