Disclaimers: See the first chapter.
Snippets From the Potterverse
Chapter 32 - Basilisk Burgers
Lunch was unusually good today.
It was burgers.
Boy, these are really good, Ron said, taking a third burger.
Yeah, they are, Hermione agreed. The house-elves always make good food, but this is fantastic!
I could eat these for every meal, said Harry happily.
They are great, Ginny added. I wonder where they got these cows.
There is a kind of beef in Japan that's supposed to be the best in the world, Hermione piped up. It's called Kobe beef, and the cows are fed on beer and given massages... She took another burger, her brow creased. But it's also the most expensive beef in the world. I don't know if the school could afford it...
Well, it's delicious, Harry said happily, biting into his burger. I've got to find out what these are, so I can get Sirius to buy it. Even if it's Kobe beef, he can afford it. He's filthy, stinking rich.
Emphasis on filthy and stinking, Ron joked, by now on his sixth burger. Just kidding, Harry, he said, noting the look on his best friend's face.
All across the Great Hall, people were talking about how good the burgers were. No one knew what they could be made of. Even the Slytherins couldn't stop smiling as they chowed down. The most surprising thing was that even Snape was eating like a hungry wolf. The burgers disappeared like magic, but there seemed to be no end to them.
Everyone stuffed themselves until they couldn't possibly eat any more. As they trudged heavily off to classes, Professor McGonagall stood up and placed a hand on Dumbledore's shoulder.
Albus, those burgers were delicious! Do you know what they're made of?
Dumbledore smiled. Indeed I do, Minerva. But I cannot divulge that information. It's a top-secret recipe, and I promised the house-elves that I wouldn't tell anyone.
Meanwhile, in the Chamber of Secrets, the house-elves had just finished de-boning the last of the dead Basilisk.
The burgers were a hit, Dobby squeaked. We'll use the last of the Basilisk meat to make sausage for tomorrow's breakfast!
