#9 - Chapter 9 Dinner
Looking at the Swan Manor before him, Snape was somewhat shocked.
“This is your new home?” He looked around, silently complaining in his heart.
This nouveau riche!
The main building of the manor incorporates classical and modern design elements, with a magnificent architectural appearance contrasting with modern glass curtain walls and steel structures, showcasing a majestic and spectacular aura.
The garden layout inside is exquisite, with various colorful flowers blooming in staggered flowerbeds, and fragrant floral scents wafting in the breeze.
Snape stared intently.
He discovered that in addition to some modern facilities in the manor, such as a swimming pool and a gym, there were also many buildings exclusive to the magical world, such as an owlery and a greenhouse filled with magical plants.
What is the flat ground in the distance used for?
Snape looked carefully.
A small dueling arena?
Truly a nouveau riche!
“Come, come, Severus, I’ll show you my skills tonight!” Before Snape could see the entire layout of the manor clearly, Sebastian pushed him all the way into the main building of the manor.
After changing into a set of home clothes, Sebastian rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the kitchen, saying as he walked: “Don’t be polite, Severus, order whatever you want to eat!”
“French cuisine? Chinese cuisine? Or Italian cuisine?”
Snape silently swallowed.
That stinky swan does indeed have some talent in cooking.
When he was in school, he liked to sneak into the kitchen and even cooked midnight snacks himself.
He also benefited a lot, tasting many delicacies.
It’s been so many years since I’ve tasted it, and for a moment, I actually felt a lot of anticipation.
Snape thought for a while, unable to make a decision for a moment, and could only say lightly: “Anything will do…”
Hearing Snape say this, Sebastian didn’t hesitate and directly decided on a table of Chinese food, after all, he had been eating French and Italian food recently, so it was just right to change the taste!
As for British cuisine??
Hehe…
Don’t be ridiculous!
Sebastian drew out his wand and waved it gently, and dazzling rays of light burst out from the wand like flowing water, and the knives and ingredients seemed to leap onto the stage, unfolding a wonderful cooking performance.
The knives danced in the air, each cut seeming to execute a meticulously choreographed dance. The vegetables leaped lightly under the tip of the knife, as if guided by magic, performing a cheerful melody in the air.
Soon, all kinds of ingredients were prepared according to his wishes, and the entire kitchen was filled with vitality and the atmosphere of magic.
Sebastian never rejected cooking, after all, controlling the cooking with magic throughout the entire process was just another kind of cultivation for him.
Before long, a table of sumptuous delicacies was ready, and the aroma was so enticing that it made people’s mouths water.
After the two were seated, Sebastian took out a bottle of wine in a white porcelain bottle.
“Come, come, you have to drink this with Chinese food, it’s strong enough!” Sebastian said with a smile, pouring Snape a full small cup of wine, “If you like it, I’ll bring you a few bottles when you leave.”
Snape usually doesn’t drink alcohol.
He is a Potions Master, and the refining of potions requires precise operation.
Alcohol is not something a Potions Master should touch.
But today’s meal is the first meal of old friends reuniting, and that stinky swan is his rare and trusted friend.
He was also ready to relax.
He saw that the liquid in the glass was clear and bright.
The presentation is good! It really looks like good wine!
That stinky swan is still so generous.
He never hides good things.
He brought the wine glass to his nose and sniffed it gently, and a special aroma rushed into his nose.
It smells good too.
I wonder what it tastes like.
Snape raised his glass and gestured to Sebastian.
Then he drank it all in one gulp!
In an instant, a spiciness rushed straight from his throat to his stomach, and he couldn’t help but turn his head and cough violently.
Cough cough cough.
He raised his head and saw a smug smile on Sebastian’s face.
Damn it!
This stinky swan!
He deliberately made me look bad!
Snape wanted to say something to save face, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Sebastian’s teasing words.
“Yo! Severus, why is your face so red from coughing!”
“Are you okay?”
“Can you drink or not?!”
“If you can’t, I’ll change it to juice, or change it to Coke.”
Juice?
Coke?
What a humiliation!
Snape thought angrily in his heart.
He stretched out his wand and turned the wine glass into the size of a fist, then cleared his throat and said slowly:
“I think this kind of big wine glass is more in line with our status, isn’t it?”
“Of course, if someone likes to use small wine glasses, I won’t force them.”
Seeing Snape’s reaction, Sebastian laughed heartily, secretly feeling refreshed.
Dealing with a tsundere.
The aggressive method is still effective!
Hehe.
Knowing when to stop.
He casually enlarged his own wine glass, Sebastian got up and filled the two people’s glasses with wine, and then said with a smile:
“Don’t just drink wine, eat vegetables! Eat vegetables!”
“A small sip of wine with a bite of vegetables, that’s the way to enjoy it.”
…
After a few rounds of wine, Sebastian put down his wine glass and said to Snape with a serious face:
“Severus, I have a goal.”
“I want to make Slytherin great again!”
“After school starts, I will rectify Slytherin.”
“You have to cooperate with me then.”
“How to cooperate!” Snape was noncommittal.
“Of course, starting with you!” Sebastian glared at Snape and couldn’t help but complain:
“The Hogwarts graduates of Swan Alchemy in the past two years all say that a certain professor is famous.”
“Famous for his venomous tongue.”
“Famous for protecting his own.”
“Adding points randomly to Slytherin.”
“Deducting points randomly from other colleges.”
“As a professor, you can’t do this!” Sebastian said with some disappointment.
He slapped his thigh and said loudly:
“Since the ideology of the Dark Lord began to become popular, Slytherin has almost become a gathering place for scum.”
“Although when I was in school, I changed some people and recovered some of Slytherin’s reputation.”
“But look at it now, I’ve only graduated for a few years… What has Slytherin become.”
“If you want to make Slytherin great again, it’s pure dream to rely on these students now.”
“It would be nice if our college is not abolished.”
“From now on! I will be a banner of Slytherin! Just like every time people mention Professor Dumbledore, they will think of Gryffindor.”
“I want people to know what Slytherin is like.”
“As for the students, let’s take it slowly. I have enough patience.”
“As for you, restrain yourself a little and learn more from Professor McGonagall.”
Hearing Sebastian’s accusation, Snape’s mouth moved, but he didn’t refute anything, but silently accepted it.
Looking at Snape’s reaction, Sebastian’s tone softened a lot, “I know, you are not good at handling interpersonal relationships.”
“You became the Dean of Slytherin at a young age, and as a half-blood, many people are not convinced by you.”
“It’s not easy for you to get to where you are today.”
Speaking of this, Sebastian changed the subject, “Leave it to me in the future, don’t think I’m seizing power!”
Hearing what Sebastian said, Snape only felt that the burden on his shoulders was much lighter, he was indeed not very good at these things.
He raised his glass and took a sip of wine, then said lightly:
“I have never cared about power or anything, you can do whatever you want.”
“I will cooperate with you.”
“Don’t worry!”
