Chapter 128: S.P.E.W (1st Update)
After more than ten minutes, Jon arrived at the Great Hall, and to his surprise, the dΓ©cor had changed.
Because it's Halloween, Professor Flitwick conjures up and down a swarm of bats and flies around the enchanted ceiling, while hundreds of tiny pumpkin figures squint at the crowd around every corner.
At the entrance of the auditorium, there are quite a few people gathered there...... Some were eating bread while observing the Goblet of Fire.
"Excuse me, do you know any of the students who threw their names into the Goblet of Fire?" Jon asked casually.
"All the students at Durmstrang!" replied a second-year girl next to her, "and Angelina Johnson from Gryffindor, Roger Davis from Ravenclaw, and ......"
"Cedric Diggory of your academy has also thrown his name in!" a familiar voice came from behind him, "And our academy prefect, Gemma Farley!"
"Astoria...... Good morning!" Glancing back at the girl, Jon greeted warmly.
Astoria Greengrass smiled and handed over a note, "Professor Snape asked me to bring it to you." β
Jon took the note and saw Snape's handwriting on it: "Blood of the Indian black eel!"
"What do you mean?" Astoria asked, curious.
"Professor Snape is giving me an account of the night's confinement!" Jon replied honestly, "I guess I was bleeding some Indian black eels!"
"Is Professor Snape still in your confinement?" Astoria asked, a little worried.
"Yes...... But it doesn't matter......" Jon whispered.
As they spoke, the Beauxbatons students had finished their breakfast and were heading this way.
The Hogwarts students gathered around the Goblet of Fire stepped back, letting them through, and watched eagerly.
Madame Maxim followed behind her students and ordered them to line up.
One by one, the students of Bujbarton crossed the age line and threw their parchment into the blue-and-white flames.
When each name is thrown into the flames, the flames quickly turn red and burst out with sparks.
The last to drop her name into the Goblet of Fire was a girl with blue eyes and long, waterfall-like silver hair, and after dropping her name into the Goblet of Fire, she grinned at the Hogwarts crowd, revealing a mouthful of very neat white teeth......
Jon suddenly felt that the boys around him were breathing rapidly, even he was no exception, if he hadn't closed his mind with the Occlumency technique in time, he was afraid that he would have shown his ugliness......
"She's supposed to be a girl!" Astoria gripped his hand tightly, her voice a little hostile.
"Maybe it's Maybaby's blood!" Jon said casually, "After all, a magical creature like Maywa is strictly forbidden to hold a wand......"
Seeing that Jon wasn't as easily captivated by the girl who resembled the girl as the other boys, Astoria seemed to be in a good mood.
"Jon......" she whispered, "why don't we go see the Tree Guard?"
"Yes!" Jon nodded.
......
The two left the castle and slowly approached Hagrid's hut at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
The forest with the cauldron of the tree is at the edge of the forbidden forest ahead.
"I want Jaffa to be a Hogwarts Warrior!" Astoria said as she walked, "She's really good!"
"I think Cedric has a better chance ......"
"Then how about we make a bet?" Astoria winked mischievously, "Whoever loses will agree to the other party's terms?"
"Of course you can!" Jon didn't agree, he said without hesitation, "I bet Cedric Diggory will become a Hogwarts warrior!"
"Then if he's not...... Even if you lose?" Astoria cleverly changed her mind.
Jon was dismissive of this kind of cleverness: "Of course!"
He didn't even know how to lose......
They continued to walk forward, and met three familiar faces that approached them.
"Jon?" Harry Potter shouted in surprise.
"Hello, Harry!" Jon greeted the Savior Trio, "My friend and I are going to visit a magical beast in the Forbidden Forest!"
As he spoke, Jon introduced Astoria to them.
However, the relationship between Slytherin and Gryffindor has always been the worst, and they only have a bland exchange of words and greetings.
"Wait, Hermione......" Ron Weasley suddenly exclaimed, "Do you want to?"
Before he could stop her, Hermione Granger ran over with two green badges in her hand.
Jon...... And Miss Greengrass......" She said with a serious face, "I invite you to join in.!"
"Vomit?" Astoria took one of the badges with some curiosity.
"No, it's the House-Elf Advocates Association!" Hermione corrected solemnly.
"House-elf ......" Astoria seems to have taken some interest in this badge.
β...... The slave status of elves dates back centuries, and I can't believe that no one has ever done anything about it......" Hermione Granger spoke quickly, and she began to reassure the two newcomers: "...... No sick days, no allowances, no ...... of all kinds"
β...... We will ensure that house-elves receive reasonable wages and good working conditions, and our long-term goals include changing the law prohibiting the use of wands and securing a pokew into the Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control, as it is alarming that elves are under-represented......"
Harry Potter and Ron Weasley were beside them, both with helpless faces.
Jon didn't know what to say, and was about to take out a few silver sicos to buy two badges, but was interrupted by Astoria......
"You don't know them at all!" screamed Astoria, and Jon rarely saw her so emotional.
This time, it was Hermione's turn to look stunned.
"It's not a good thing for them at all...... It's in their nature to take care of human beings, and they like that, you know, and they're sad if they don't work, and it's an insult to pay them and give them clothes......" Astoria said sternly.
This is probably the most drastic opposition that Miss Hermione Granger has ever encountered since she was founded.
"Continue to let them be enslaved by wizards?" she said with a sarcastic grin, "continue to let them accept the oppression of wizards!"
"Not every wizarding family treats house-elves as slaves, many families treat them as friends and family!" Astoria shouted, "You haven't been in contact with them at all, and you don't know them at all......"