Chapter 42: Slavery and Freedom (II)
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"Will you be my Silver elf? Neither my parents nor I were harsh masters. Silver said.
"Dobby isn't a good house-elf." Dobby rubbed his hands together in a nervous manner, and his big ears drooped.
"Dobby loves to work, but he also longs for freedom." Dobby's voice grew lower, "And Dobby wants to be paid...... Dobby is not a good house-elf. ”
Silver laughs, "It's not a problem, Dobby, you can work five days a week and take two days off." In fact, I'm going to take turns with the house-elves in the house. As for wages, how about two Galleons a month? ”
Dobby was a little overwhelmed, "But I promised Headmaster Dumbledore......"
"It's not a problem, I'll talk to him back with Headmaster Dumbledore. In fact, there is no shortage of house-elves at Hogwarts, you and Twinkle, and my castle really needs more house-elves to take care of. ”
"You can't do that, Silver." Harry. Potter said. "It's Dobby's own choice, he yearns for freedom, and you can't tie him back to the Lord."
"Oh, it sounds like Dobby is free here." Silver gestured to Dobby's black socks. "The house-elves at Hogwarts are different from wizards, not to mention Dobby's 'special' house-elve, and I'm afraid he's not too happy here - both for himself and for the other house-elves."
Harry looked at the Hogwarts house-elves who were looking at Dobby in disgust, and swallowed back what he was about to retort.
"House-elves need masters, especially house-elves like Dobby, who have served wizarding families for generations. Even though his mind may be a little unconventional, his nature cannot be changed, so for his own sake, it is best to come to my house and be a house elf. ”
"You're guessing." Harry. Potter wanted to burst out of his mouth for a long time.
"Guess? This is not necessarily true. Silver turned to Dobby and asked, "What about the other Crouch house-elves?" Why didn't I see her? ”
"Twilight and Dobby are at Hogwarts! Master Silver, Sparkle has been very unhappy since she was driven away by Mr. Crouch, and Sparkle forgot that she and Mr. Crouch had been cut in two. She could say whatever she wanted now, but she couldn't. ”
"That's why you say that because you're a bad elf." A red-eyed elf came running, dressed in a neat little skirt and blouse, and a matching blue hat with two holes cut out to reveal her two large ears. But. The other house-elves were dressed like new, and she apparently didn't care about her own clothes. Her crop blouse was spilled with soup stains, and there was even a burnt spot in her skirt.
"She's Twilight, sir." Dobby whispered, "She's also a freelance house-elf now, and you can ask her if she'd like to accept your employment." ”
Glittering tears flowed. "Twilight was chased away by Mr. Crouch, Twilight did something wrong, Twilight is a bad elf." She cried, big tears remaining, "Twilight is a house-elf who has been swept out of the house, but Twilight hates freedom!" Ashamed of her freedom, Twinkle is willing to be the house-elf of House Silver. ”
Silver said softly. "Well, Twinkle, you can go to my house as soon as you want, and I promise that no matter what you do, I won't fire you."
Flash let out a rapid sob, "Young Master Silver is willing to accept Bad Flash, Bad Shining is so happy!" ”
"Twinkle. Do you want rest and a paycheck? Hermione lowered her head and asked, "I can persuade Silver to give you more if you want." ”
"No!" A shrill exclamation flashed. "Twilight doesn't want pay and rest, only the worst and worst elves have such terrible thoughts! The master is a qiē of the elves, miss! Twinkle don't rest, don't get paid! As long as Master Silver is willing to accept Twilight, Twinkle doesn't want anything if Twinkle does something wrong. Twinkle will punish herself right away! As he spoke, Sparkle was about to rush to the table and hit his head hard.
"Stop! Twinkle, I order you to stop. Silver stopped the twinkle. If you have such a habit, then I would rather not have you. I'm not one of those stern wizards. ”
Twinkle obediently stopped, "Young Master Silver is such a good man, willing to take in a bad elf like Twinkle. As she spoke, she puffed up her chest again and looked at Dobby beside her. But Twinkle is definitely better than other bad elves who demand wages and freedom! ”
"Now you understand, Potter." Silver whispered the address of his castle in Twinkle's ear, and beat the crying elf back to his castle.
"Although Dobby may be a special elf, he is bound by nature, he loves his work more than freedom, he needs his master more than his own life, and the moment they are made, they are in the service of wizards, and house-elves cannot live without wizards."
Silver patted Dobby's little head, "So even though Dobby is an outlier among house-elves, that doesn't mean he just needs freedom and wages, Dobby, tell Potter what you like." ”
"Mr. Potter, Dobby does like freedom." Dobby nodded, "But Dobby prefers to work, and if he doesn't have a job, then no matter how free he is, Dobby won't be happy." Dobby blew his nose, "After being fired from Master Malfoy, Dobby wandered outside for two whole years, and Dobby was not happy at all because there was no work to do. So I'd be glad if Silver Boy invited me, because Hogwarts is good, but Dobby still wants a master, Harry. Mr. Potter! ”
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