Harry Potter: This senior is pretty strong

Chapter 187 The Mud-Covered Lizard

Imagine a scenario:

You secretly like a girl in your class, and you two even had a pretty good relationship for a while. But you had a fight over something, and she stopped talking to you. You've never told anyone about this girl, let alone your parents. Then one day, your mom makes a pot of soybean and pig's trotter soup at home, and casually tells you it's for that girl.

What would you be thinking at this moment?

Charlie felt something like that when he heard the name "Pussy" from his mother.

Seriously, encountering Merlin in broad daylight—it's like seeing a ghost!

How did Mom know about Pusi?!

Aside from the shock and shame of his secret being discovered, Charlie felt more relief and joy, which made him so excited that he lost control of his voice.

Pusi, the very special girl he met while searching for the lost fire dragon... He thought he would never see her again, but unexpectedly, he heard her name from his mother.

This was simply beyond his expectations.

"Why are you making such a fuss, Charlie?" Mrs. Weasley was startled and gave her son a light pat on the shoulder in annoyance.

"Mom, who was that person you just mentioned?!" Charlie ignored his mother's accusation and continued to ask anxiously.

“Pussy! A very nice little girl. She said she’s your neighbor… Oh, she said she lives around here. I suppose she must be your neighbor?” Mrs. Weasley seemed to be recalling something she had heard earlier.

"You saw her?! She's still around here?... Why haven't I seen her?" Charlie's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke.

"Of course I saw her! I'm not familiar with this area, so I couldn't have gone very far. I must have run into her while taking a walk nearby." Mrs. Weasley thought her son's question sounded a bit like a pointless question.

Of course, she could also tell that the boy seemed to have some emotional issues.

Then, Mrs. Weasley looked at her second son with a scrutinizing gaze:

"Could it be that you and her..."

"No! That's not true! Don't talk nonsense!"

Charlie shook his head repeatedly.

Seeing his reaction, Mrs. Weasley was no longer sleepy, her eyes blazing with gossip.

"Tell me, tell me, tell me what's going on between you two!" she urged enthusiastically, then turned and shouted to her husband not far away, "Arthur, come here quickly, Charlie has something to say!"

Charlie's face flushed red. He wanted to deny it again, but he was afraid that he would only make things worse.

And to be honest, he was somewhat pleased to be misunderstood by his parents, as if there was some kind of relationship between him and Pusi—even though there wasn't.

In short, he had mixed feelings.

Then, since his mother had already discovered the "clues," Charlie simply went all out and didn't argue. Instead, he said to his mother in a spoiled manner, "Tell me first where you saw Pusi and what he said, and then I'll tell you about us."

Yes, his biggest concern was the whereabouts of Pusi.

“Alright, alright, I’ll tell you then,” Mrs. Weasley readily agreed, adding, “We have to keep our agreement; after I’m done, you have to tell me too.”

"Definitely!" Charlie nodded and urged his mother to speak quickly.

So Mrs. Weasley began her story after lunch that day.

……

Molly Weasley and her husband Arthur Weasley have been here for several days now, having traveled a long way to see their son.

The scenery in Longchang is nice, but it's a bit too secluded and there aren't many people.

This is not the usual way of raising fire dragons, but rather mainly for research and support.

In short, Charlie's daily routine seemed rather tedious to the Weasleys, and they didn't really understand it either.

So when their sons went to look after the dragons, they each found something to do.

For example, Mr. Weasley helped Charlie repair almost all the tables, chairs, and benches in the house, and today he has his eye on the fireplace, which is a big job and will keep him busy for a while.

Mrs. Weasley, after lunch, chose to go for a walk.

She didn't have a specific destination, so she just kept walking in one direction to the east, keeping in mind the dangerous area that Charlie had told her about.

Then, she gradually became attracted to the scenery in the mountains, even though it was bare in winter, it still had a unique charm.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Mrs. Weasley realized that she had reached the edge of the safe zone when she came to her senses.

Out of caution, she decided to turn back.

Just then, a wisp of smoke rose from the riverbank not far away, attracting her attention.

So she shaded her eyes with her hand, stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance, and sure enough, she saw a figure in red.

"Oh my, someone's here!"

This made Mrs. Weasley, who had been holding back for several days, extremely happy.

He immediately strode briskly towards the riverbank.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a young girl dressed in a thin red dress.

"Hello... um?"

Mrs. Weasley stopped mid-sentence.

Because she finally noticed what the girl was doing: she was smearing mud on a large, dead lizard.

In the dead of winter, lizards hibernate, so they might be harder to catch, but that's not too unusual.

But why are you covering this dead lizard in mud?

"Hello!" The girl took a moment from her busy schedule to look up and respond solemnly.

Mrs. Weasley immediately found this person to be quite easy to talk to, and the initial awkwardness disappeared, turning her into a friendly and outgoing person.

"Hello, my name is Molly, Molly Weasley. I hope I haven't bothered your, uh, work."

She guessed it might be some local custom, or some way of preserving meat.

"Hello, my name is Pusi." The girl introduced herself and thoughtfully added, "Yes, just Pusi."

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Pussy!” Mrs. Weasley said, squatting down beside her.

"It's nice to meet you too. I also know someone named Weasley before." The girl smiled faintly as she spoke, a smile that was very faint and disappeared quickly.

“Is that Charlie? He works in Dragon Field! What a coincidence that you know him!” Mrs. Weasley was now even more at ease.

"Yes, I know him." The girl nodded.

Since they were all "acquaintances," Mrs. Weasley started to chat, immediately asking the girl what she was doing.

Pusi then told her in a serious tone that this was a delicious way to prepare food: wrap the meat in mud and bake it in a fire, and it would taste great.

"However, I'm not very skilled yet, and I haven't learned it well. I never manage to bake it well," the girl said honestly and with a troubled expression.

Mrs. Weasley, who had considerable experience in cooking, was speechless.

“Although I’ve never heard of this method of preparation, I think you’re probably not very good at handling ingredients,” Mrs. Weasley said tactfully, looking at the lizard that was still whole and hadn’t even had its internal organs removed.

"Hmm...that's a bit troublesome, I don't know how." The girl remained honest.

“It’s alright, if you don’t mind, I can help you. However, my way of making food might be a little different from your baked mud,” Mrs. Weasley offered.

"Okay, you come!" The girl named Pusi thought for half a second before getting up and making way for him.

So Mrs. Weasley took a small knife from her bag of odds and ends and began to gut, skin, remove tendons, debone, and cut the meat from the unfortunate lizard that was supposed to be hibernating. Finally, she used the knife to cut the meat into small pieces.

(There will be another chapter later)