Chapter 288: Hogsmeade's First Shock (4)

What determines who we are, is it our memory, what we have done in the past, or what we do now, or what we plan for the future?

Do we know the name Harry Potter because he defeated the terrifying Voldemort when he was a toddler, or because of his brave deeds in another parallel universe and finally decided to sacrifice himself calmly in exchange for peace in the world?

How does Harry Potter see himself, and when he is saddened by Cho Chang's rejection and Ginny Weasley being with others, is he still the brave warrior in our hearts, or the hero who defeated Voldemort?

Did Harry Potter just like Rita Skeeter say, pathologically like the attention of others, adventurous, and eager to prove that he was the only savior who could defeat Voldemort? Or did he just want to be an ordinary boy, like Ron Weasley, do something stupid, and see an incomparably beautiful woman like Fleur Delacour, even though he knew it wouldn't work out, he couldn't help but fantasize about what would happen between the two?

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But just as some wizards are born monsters, those wizards with a sense of mission that came from nowhere are always at a very young age and can't help but want to do something that others think is weird.

Tom Riddle, who talks to the snake, uses his little magic in the orphanage to intimidate the big kids who want to bully him. Gellert Grindelwald has loved dark magic since he was a child, and Durmstrang's dark magic can't even satisfy this child's ambitions, he needs more black magic.

Even Albus Dumbledore, the model of the White Wizard today, had a controversial past.

Everyone wants to live a perfect life, smooth sailing, and be happy forever, but the reality is often the opposite, Luna won't be with Neville, and Hermione can't be married to Harry. Nine times out of ten, things in the world are unsatisfactory, and this is the biggest curse that the goddesses of Zoya give to wizards.

Hermione and Ginny listened quietly as Harry happily recounted their childhood, as if the little dark cupboard under the stairs had become a fond memory. Ginny has always admired Harry Potter and regarded him as a hero. If Harry Potter's aunt doted on us like Dudley, it was hard to imagine what a short-tempered Harry Potter like his cousin would have been like.

As Albus Dumbledore said, Harry Potter was not spoiled, he now cherished his happy days at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he ate well, slept comfortably, and Gringotts had enough gold for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life. All of this is simply perfect. On top of that, his destined invincible enemy, a terrible enemy called Voldemort, is also inexplicably gone. Isn't that Harry's best fate?

Luna and Cho Chang left their seats together and made their way to Gryffindor's long table.

"Hermione, do you have time now, can you come over for a moment?" Luna said to Hermione.

"Of course, I have time, wait for me, I ate this sandwich. Hermione took the remaining half of the sandwich in two bites, some ketchup left on the corners of her mouth, Ginny handed her some tissues, Hermione took a sip of licorice juice and left her seat. The other students didn't want to eat, and the uncomfortable feeling, even though the barrier had blocked most of it, was still very depressing. Hermione's appearance was special. Ron Weasley sat across from him and pouted.

The trio walked past the six female warriors in pairs, and Penelo Crivat looked at them quizzically, and Luna smiled at her. Rose asked, "Crimeat, it seems that the three people who passed there were all students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, right?"

"Yes, my friend. Penelope Crivat nodded.

"That girl with light blonde hair is Penelo Crivat, I've seen her magic robes in The Owl Post, and they're very beautiful. Vera said in a strange tone.

"The black-haired girl next to her is the Quidditch princess of Ravenclaw, Cho Zhang, oh, it's not Chang Qiu, is it Lina?" asked Rose softly, looking at Lina from Suzaku School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

"Cho is a very powerful witch, and I don't think her magic is below us. Her ancestral home is indeed in the Far East. Lina said.

"It all sounds amazing. The real princess, Fleur Delacour, looked up slightly, and watched the three of them walk out of the hall with a perfect countenance.

Fleur Delacour was of Meiwa ancestry, and she had a prominent background, similar to Shea'an's family, and her father was also a Muggle nobleman, who was said to have the right to inherit the royal family of a certain country.

Penelo Criwatt didn't explain much, as Shea'an's comrade-in-arms, she knew very well that these female warriors were now judged by their appearance, and their appearance was slightly ordinary, and the unkempt Hermione was easily ignored by these proud women. Penelope Crivat doesn't ignore Shea's most important brains. Hermione, with her kindness, loyalty, wisdom and bravery, has always been Shayne's most important friend, which even the Quidditch princess and Shayan's official girlfriend Cho can't compare.

Penelope Crivat once wanted to be the queen of Shea'an's power, but her worst enemy was not Cho, but the raunchy Muggle girl, Hermione Granger.

Now that She's been rejected many times, Penelope Crivat has gradually faded from this aspect, but Hermione is still the best witch in her eyes.

When Autumn, Luna and Hermione walked out of the auditorium and into the courtyard of the castle, Autumn asked directly, "Hermione, do you know where Andrew has gone? We haven't seen him for a day." ”

"Andrew disappeared for a day?" Hermione was slightly surprised, Andrew was always elusive, he had often disappeared before, and it was even more common for him to disappear for a day or two, "I haven't seen him today, he didn't tell you where he went?"

Penelope Crivat told him that the elves were looking for him, and he had gone the previous night. But he hasn't been there this morning. Luna explained.

"No, he's going to see the elf, he's usually back at night when he meets the elf. Is he still in the dormitory?"

"No, I asked through his roommate, and he is no longer in the dormitory. ”

"It's a bit strange, so let's go and ask the elves now. Hermione suggested. Cho nodded with Luna.

Under normal circumstances, elves do not appear in front of Hogwarts students, and the rule of the elves is not to let wizards discover their presence. This is the highest level of elf service.

Hermione wasn't very familiar with elves before, and by chance, Andrew told her that there were a large number of elves at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to keep the castle running.

After knowing this, Hermione has always sympathized with the elves who were not paid and gave silently. She is now ready to form an association to help the elves regain their freedom. After Xie An knew Hermione's idea, he appropriately introduced her potential to Elder Dora, and the elder attached great importance to Xie An's recommendation, and after personally appearing to inspect Hermione, he felt that Hermione's morality was almost perfect as a witch. Elder Dora happily formed a friendship with Hermione, so that Hermione could meet the elves as freely as Shayne.

Arriving at an empty classroom full of planet models, Hermione waved her wand and tapped her desk to a certain rhythm, and immediately a elf in a silk pillowcase appeared. The elf saluted Hermione respectfully.

"Can you take me to the elders?"

"Of course, Miss Granger. Are they your friends?" said the elf, who was wearing an embroidered trumpet flower pillowcase.

"Yes, it's all Andrew Lee's friend, and it's my friend. Hermione said.

"It turns out that you are a friend of the Kirin Wizard, and the elder will definitely be happy to see you. Please follow me. The elf smiled and saluted Cho and Luna, who hurriedly returned the salute.

The elf had a door in the wall of the empty classroom, and it tried to stand on its tiptoes to draw the door higher, but it was too short.

"Do you need my help?" Hermione couldn't help but ask, seeing the elf's struggling appearance.

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Granger, but this magic can only be used by elves at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, not by students. I can only draw how high I am, wronged the three of you. The elf drew a door on the stone wall that was almost twice his height, and then tapped it with his long fingers, and a strange magic fluctuation, the stone wall rotated and contracted like a building block, and finally followed the elf's lines, giving way to a passage.

The elf himself walked in first.

"You can actually use magic on Hogwarts Castle itself, I never knew, isn't that why we can still transform the castle?, those armors, and statues, why have no students ever transformed those things?" Qiu looked at the slightly dwarf passage in front of him in surprise, and couldn't help but wonder.

"This isn't magic that any wizard can use at Hogwarts Castle. Didn't the elves say that only specific elves can use it. I've tried the castle things, and they seem to have an invisible shield to protect them, and the paintings, the sculptures, and the rest of the castle itself can't be shaped, and they can't be affected by magic in general. It should be a matter of enchantment in the castle itself. Hermione explained. For example, students can conjure a swamp in a hallway, but they can't transform their armor into a lion. Transfiguration is severely limited in its ability to create castles, resulting in normal magic not being effective at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The three of them followed the elf and walked for a while in a stone passage until they reached a small square. Here, even the usual harvest of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's logistics department, flour, potatoes, carrots, and rabbit meat, etc., will be unloaded from this small platform, and the elves will use magic before entering the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry kitchen, and after being cooked by the excellent elves, it will become the students' dinner.

It was the first time for Cho and Luna to come here, and they both looked around curiously. Hermione had been here twice, so it wasn't all that surprising. She walked briskly behind the elf, and soon reached Elder Dora's office.

At this time, an elf was in the office, this elf was wearing a clean cotton pillowcase, the color was a little whitish, and his back was facing Hermione, Elder Dora saw Hermione come in and said, "Hao Qi, you wait a minute." Miss Hermione Granger, why are you here, is something going on?"

Hermione looked at this elf with some curiosity who was dressed differently from the elf at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this was the first time she had seen a poken outside of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but she didn't know that this elf named Hao Qi belonged to that ancient family.

"Hello, Elder," Hermione bowed slightly, "Is Andrew Lee still with you? I heard he came to you yesterday, but he didn't go back today. ”

Elder Dora was slightly stunned, "Andrew did come yesterday, but he left early." Didn't he return to the castle?"

"We didn't see him. I don't know where he went. Could it be related to today's Hogsmeade incident?" The elves and wizards have different magic methods, this kind of impact magic that is extremely stressful to wizards has little impact on the elves for the time being, Elder Dora did not answer immediately, but gave a few words to the elf who led the way, and the elf actually phantomed and disappeared directly.

Cho and Luna just in time to arrive, "Can elves apparinate at Hogwarts Castle? isn't it impossible for any wizard?" asked Cho in surprise.

Elder Dora glanced at Qiu and said, "The magic of the castle has very low restrictions on elves, and we can apparition. ”

Qiu felt that his surprise seemed to be a little rude, and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I never noticed. ”

Elder Dora smiled. With a soft pop, the elf reappeared, and he said a few words to the elder in the language of the elf, and the elder motioned for him to leave first with the elf named Hao Qi. When she went out, Luna glanced at Hao Qi, slightly strange. "There's nothing wrong with Andrew, he's in Hogsmeade right now. You don't have to worry. Elder Dora said.

"That's right, thank you, Elder. So that we can rest assured. Hermione said.

"You're welcome, Miss Granger. I've heard of your sympathy and help to the elves, and if there were more wizards like you in the wizarding world, our elves would have a better life. ”

"Elder, I haven't done anything yet. However, I have already planned that in a few days my 'House-Elf Welfare Promotion Association' will be established, and more wizards will definitely notice that the normal operation of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is due to the selfless dedication of so many elves. ”

"Oh, Hermione, I really don't know what to say, your kindness shines as brightly as the stars in the sky!

"Elder, this is what the elves deserve. Hermione said shyly.

"Well, Granger, are these two your friends?" asked Elder Dora.

"Yes, they're still friends with Andrew Lee. Cho Chang is his girlfriend and Luna is Andrew Lee's best friend. Hermione said briefly.

"It turns out that you are Andrew's girlfriend, the Quidditch princess of Ravenclaw, really beautiful, no wonder Andrew chose you. Elder Dora glanced at Qiu with a smile and said kindly, Qiu was suddenly a little nervous.

"Miss Luna Lovegood, you have a special gift, which is enviable. You're younger than all of them, but you're the most special of them all, and Andrew needs a friend like you. Elder Dora looked at Luna again, and Luna smiled back.