Chapter 574 Dinner and Discovery
Maca is not a guy who particularly enjoys himself in luxury.
To be precise, he actually wanted to indulge himself. But the reality often makes jokes with him again and again, so that until now he has never been able to linger in those prosperous and luxurious places with peace of mind.
Therefore, when he was in Beauxbaton's luxurious banquet hall, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Of course, this discomfort has long been deeply buried in his heart, and no one will notice it. His demeanor has always been like this-whether it is his strengths or possible weaknesses, he will hide them all, and meet the eyes of others with a water-tight posture.
The dinner party has already started at this moment, and the long table is filled with a variety of French dishes, each of which will whet the appetite. Maca, who loves to enjoy delicious food, is no exception at this moment.
Tonight, Madame Maxime reserved a good place for him - this place is on the innermost side of the long table. Although this place is actually considered a relatively important seat, even in today's world where there are so many powerful forces, it can still be divided into three or six or nine ranks. But since Maca's trip here is to represent Hogwarts, and he has become famous recently, sitting here is not much inferior to other people nearby in terms of status and status.
However, for him to be seated here, after all, everyone still needs to ponder and measure to determine whether his qualifications meet the standards. As for Fanny, who is in charge of the Blois Castle family, no one would doubt her at all.
It can be said that Maca, a young wizard who has just risen recently, is lighter than the Bulova family in terms of weight in everyone's hearts. The victory or defeat between him and the Dark Lord was actually not very clear in the eyes of many forces in the global magic world, let alone his magical power that could shake people's hearts.
This time Maca came to Beauxbatons, and he has been walking with Fanny since he appeared. Many forces will still think that he, Maca Maclean, climbed up to the Bulova family, and will not go It occurred to him that the Patriarch of the Bulova family wanted him.
After careful observation, it can be found that Fanny is sitting next to Maca, and there are probably more eyes secretly staring at her than Maca.
"You seem to be getting a lot of attention?" Maca said with a light smile.
But when Fanny heard it, she just shook her head slightly.
As a steward of the Blois family, of course she has attended many banquets. Especially when the head of the family stated that he wanted to keep a low profile, he himself did not appear in many activities, so most of the formal occasions fell on them, the family stewards.
At least in name, they are also descendants of the Bulova family, there is no problem with this.
So in fact, Fanny is much more adaptable than Maca to this kind of entertainment. She has long been used to those wandering gazes, and can ignore them as air no matter how many times they come.
"Sir, please taste this—" Fanny took a plate of delicate fresh foie gras from the front, and gently placed it in Maca's hand, "I have tried it, this fried foie gras is cooked The preparation is ingenious and the sauce is unique, which has never been found elsewhere. Thinking about it, this must be Beauxbaton's unique recipe, and it is really worth a try."
After she recommended this plate of fried foie gras to Maca, she took the opportunity to turn her head to Maca, and whispered a few words to Maca. After Maca heard it, she remained calm on the surface, but secretly remembered what Fanny said in her heart.
In fact, Fanny suddenly told Maca that when she was looking around just now, she suddenly spotted an acquaintance. Like her, that person is also a steward of Blois Castle, but he is one of the stewards with a foreign surname who specialize in managing small and medium-sized family businesses.
Right now, the steward was sitting in a seat near the middle of the long table, and seemed to be mixed with members of one of the forces.
Too many Fanny failed to explain in detail, but she still explained a few key issues to Maca. According to the family rules, it is not allowed to have too deep intersection with other forces, let alone participate in major activities in the name of other forces secretly like now.
The rules of the Bulova family are quite strict, and they are even a little harsh on those managers with foreign surnames. If they are discovered by the family under such circumstances, they will undoubtedly be removed from the position of steward, and those with serious circumstances will be directly expelled from the Blois family.
Because of this, once a manager with a foreign surname attends an important occasion without authorization, most of them have something to rely on behind them, and it is even unknown that they ran here following the orders of some people in the family.
This matter is related to the internal affairs of the Bulova family. It stands to reason that Maca is not suitable to intervene, but this time it is different. Since Mr. Blois sent Fanny to follow him, it means that the title of his trip already has the surname "Blois", and he can really take care of this matter.
What's more, the Bulova family is also his bargaining chip now, and other people can't be allowed to come in and meddle. According to what Willy's father said to him before he left Castle Blois, Mr. Blois planned not to participate in the alchemy heritage incident for the time being, and it was obvious that someone else had instructed the steward with a foreign surname.
"Mr. McLean," while Maca was still thinking for a moment, Aginbad, the president of the International Federation of Wizards sitting in front of him, suddenly called him, "It's been a while since the last time at Hogwarts." , It’s been a while. Unexpectedly, after that, you actually defeated Voldemort, and even Grinwald, who harmed the whole of Europe, fell under your hands... Mr. Dumbledore really didn’t Wrong, your potential is really unimaginable!"
Upon hearing this, Maca nodded politely to him.
"Mr. President, thank you. Without the efforts of those unknown rebels, I would definitely not be able to accomplish so many things alone." He said sincerely, "Compared to sighing for my little achievement , I still hope that the president can praise those selfless and dedicated rebels more."
"...You British wizards are just too modest." The male wizard sitting on the other side added something abruptly, and his tone seemed to be somewhat disapproving.
Maca didn't know who it was, but most of the people who could sit near here were wizards with quite a reputation. Hearing that the man was vaguely annoyed, Maca didn't push him back because Akinbad spoke first.
"Mr. Rapan, I don't think this is the humility of British wizards." He objected solemnly and politely, "In a resistance against powerful dark forces, there will always be many unsung heroes who are inconspicuous This is true of many events in history that appear and then disappear."
Mr. Aginbad paused for a while when he said this, and then continued:
"I believe that in the process of resisting the Dark Lord in the British magic world, there were also some people who sacrificed themselves for the reappearance of the light. Mr. McLean should be referring to them."
"Mr. President is right," Maca nodded again and again, raising his glass to signal him, "Thank you for your understanding—for those unsung heroes who risked their lives for their will!"
"For those unsung heroes." Old Mr. Aginbad also raised his glass and repeated.
The "Mr. Lapan" who was hiding the words just now twitched the corners of his mouth, but he didn't say anything strange, instead he raised his wine glass.
Most of the people present are not vulgar people, and even most of them are elite wizards who have been trained with etiquette since childhood. Perhaps there will be paranoia in the concept, or there may be some festering from the root, but the superficial etiquette is rarely lost.
Since people know that they can only be ordered, Maca will naturally not hold on to it. Seeing that old Mr. Akinbad asked another Egyptian wizard about the recent situation of the pyramid, Maca also joined in according to the content of their conversation, cursing some of the six academic journals published in recent years. Some not-so-in-depth views were expressed.
Most wizards are like this, and the content of chatting is basically inseparable from magic, especially when certain aspects become their profession.
Although the old Mr. Akinbad is the president of the International Federation of Wizards, he is also the honorary principal of the Waggadu School of Magic in Africa, and he specializes in the classification of curses in Charms. At this time, it was the deputy chief dispatcher of the Egyptian Pyramid Discovery Center who was telling the recent news about the pyramids at the table, and what came out of his mouth were all first-hand information about the pyramid exploration.
While eating and chatting for a while, this sumptuous and luxurious dinner gradually came to an end. Maca, who likes both delicious food and various magical theories, really feels that there is something more to say.
When Mrs. Maxim stood up and seemed to be planning to speak, Maca also took this opportunity to make an appointment with the deputy dispatcher to exchange letters and talk about some interesting stories about the exploration of the pyramid.
"I believe that all the honored guests have already eaten and drank their fill, so please rest for a while," Madame Maxime said loudly, "Maybe everyone has been waiting impatiently, but after all, the food is still slowly digesting in the stomach—— Everyone can take advantage of this short period of time to go for a walk in the garden, after a while, tonight's dance will officially begin!"
Maca knows that this will also be the last chance for those who have not yet found their first dance partner. Some people just arrived in Beauxbatons today, they have to give them some time, don't they?
He and Fanny looked at each other, then stood up with some people, ready to take another stroll outside.
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