Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 114 Kindness Needs Reward

In interpersonal relationships, blindly giving without accepting anything in return will not make the other person more grateful to you. Instead, it will make others distance themselves from you or even resent you.

Because no one likes the feeling of owing others. Sometimes, accepting others' kindness appropriately will bring you closer to them, because once you accept it, it means you owe them a favor, and humans like the feeling of being owed a favor. Relationships between people can only become closer if they come and go.

Franklin looked at Mike's sincere expression and was obviously relieved. A smile appeared on his face again. He excitedly told Mike some negative information about Lockhart, trying to prove that Lockhart was an extremely dangerous person and that Mike's decision to take him to see Lockhart was the right one.

Mike didn't expose him and continued talking along with him. The two of them came to the auditorium, talking and laughing.

Many students were already enjoying lunch in the hall. As Mike expected, today's lunch was quite sumptuous. The main dishes were Hufflepuff cream chicken and roast meat, and the dessert was Yorkshire pudding. Hufflepuff cream chicken was said to be a delicacy invented by a Hufflepuff lady. The cooking method was extremely complicated. A rich milky aroma would burst in your mouth when you took a bite. It was very delicious.

All the decorations from last night's dinner have been removed, and the names of some students who had carved them on the walls to commemorate the difficult years they spent in the auditorium have also disappeared.

Mike and Franklin quickly sat down under the temptation of delicious food, and two Hufflepuff cream chickens with the aroma of milk and hot air instantly appeared on the two plates in front of them.

Mike had admired this dish for a long time. He was so hungry that he couldn't resist it anymore. He didn't care whether it was clean or not. He reached out and pulled off a chicken leg and started to chew it.

"Ok!"

As soon as Mike took a big bite of chicken leg, he felt as if he had arrived in heaven on earth. He cried out in comfort and quickened his eating pace.

Franklin on the side was in a similar state to Mike, both immersed in the deliciousness of Hufflepuff cream chicken.

"Um, Mike, are you free?"

A familiar voice came, and Mike rolled his eyes, thinking whether he was free or not, didn't you see it yet? But he still put down the chicken drumstick in his hand and said, "What's wrong, Harry?"

"I'm very sorry. I only found out after listening to Headmaster Dumbledore's final speech yesterday. It turns out that because of my willfulness, three seniors were sacrificed and you were almost in danger."

Harry stood there with a sad face, his hands still rubbing his school robes. Hermione and Ron beside him had the same expression.

"I'm fine. After all, I arrived at the scene after the incident." Mike said calmly, "The key is those three seniors. They...their sacrifices were really unjustified."

Harry's guilty look became even more serious after hearing this. After a long silence, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "I've decided. I'll ask Professor Dumbledore for leave. I'm going to apologize to their family in person and compensate them, even if it means emptying the inheritance my parents left me!"

Everyone present was shocked when these words came out. Ron was the first to scream: "Are you crazy? What if they ask for too much? What will you do if they pay all the money?"

"I still have Uncle Vernon. When the time comes, I'll ask them for tuition. I don't think they'll refuse." Harry's tone became a little hesitant.

"Then...what if the money in your vault is not enough?" Ron continued to ask.

"If it's not enough, I will pay it back slowly later. One day I will be able to pay it off." Harry's face changed again and again, and finally he said firmly, "Ron, you don't have to persuade me, I've made up my mind. If I don't do this, I will be driven crazy by guilt in the future!" Mike heard the whole conversation between the two, and at this moment he finally began to face Harry squarely.

"Harry, I support you," Mike said sincerely, "You are a truly kind person."

Harry laughed happily when he saw someone agreeing with him. Ron on the side had a desperate look on his face, as if he was the one who lost the money instead of Harry, and he kept muttering, "Merlin, this is a lot of money..."

Mike didn't wait for Harry to continue, and continued: "But your financial situation is not optimistic. Remember the money you lent me before the start of the first grade? It seems that it's time to pay you back now."

After saying that, Mike stretched out his hand to take out the bag of Traceless Stretching Spell in his arms, but halfway through he remembered that his hands were covered in oil stains, so he quickly stopped.

Franklin, who was standing by, saw this and took out his magic wand and used it to clean Mike, regardless of the fact that his hands were also dirty.

Mike nodded and thanked Franklin, then took out a bag of Traceless Extension Charm from his arms and handed it to Harry, saying, "I used your 200 gold Galleons to do some business with the Weasley brothers and made some money. Here are 2000 gold Galleons, I hope it can help you."

"No, no, this is too much, I can't take it!" Harry hurriedly shook his hand and refused, "You don't have to pay me back, I wanted to give you that money in the first place."

"Do you remember what you said to me when you gave me the money? We are friends, and it is natural for friends to help each other. You helped me when I was in the most difficult time, and now it's my turn to help you." Mike stuffed the bag into Harry's hand and said, "Although these two thousand gold galleons may not be able to help you much, it is also a token of my love. Don't think it's too little."

Mike's sincere words made Harry's eyes red. He was so excited that he could hardly control himself and said with a sob: "Thank you, thank you, Mike."

"What are you thanking me for? We are friends." Mike smiled and patted Harry's shoulder.

"I'll go find Headmaster Dumbledore now." Harry ran out of the hall like a gust of wind. Hermione followed him. Ron stood there stupidly looking at their backs and shouted desperately, "At least finish lunch first!"

Seeing that the two men ignored him, he slowly walked out of the auditorium.

After all three of them left, Franklin asked in confusion, "2000 gold galleons, is that too much?"

"You think it's not worth it?" Mike asked as he picked up the chicken leg he had not finished eating.

Seeing Franklin nod, Mike said: "Kindness needs to be rewarded. If a kind person keeps doing good deeds but does not receive any rewards, he will sooner or later become an indifferent person.

Many people sneer at kindness and regard it as chaff, but I think kindness is definitely the most precious and beautiful thing in the world.

Although I am not a good person, I can even say I am a bad person, but this does not affect my appreciation of this beauty. So since God cannot give rewards to those kind people, then I will give them. Of course, this is based on the premise that I can do my best. "

Franklin felt something powerful and stared at Mike blankly. He felt as if a ray of holy light was descending from the sky onto Mike.

(End of this chapter)