Chapter Ninety-Five: Dobby
"I'll tell you the not-so-good news, Gringotts said the other day that after completing the two-year contract with us, there would be no need for anything anymore. After dinner, Daisy pulls Simour aside and tells him bad news.
"What do you mean? That means Gringotts doesn't exchange gold Galleons with us in any way now, does it?"
Gringotts had started exchanging rubies and various metals for gold with them two years ago, and at that time, both from Redding's actions and the contract signed, it had been shown that Gringotts was in great need of those supplies, but now it was abruptly stopped for only one reason, the elves had obtained enough materials and they no longer needed them.
"Yes, after two weeks, the only way to get gold from Gringotts is to exchange it for a hundred gold galleons in pounds at the beginning of the school year, or directly to exchange gold for gold galleons, but for a fee for the elves. Daisy was also confused by this incident, but she still analyzed the cause and effect, "This matter has not had much impact on us, in the past two years, we have invested a lot of things according to your judgment, and now many of them have begun to generate returns." ”
It is difficult to make enough money by exchanging gold alone, and although the profit is very high, the overall amount is not too much, and Seamus told his parents about some of the industries he remembered that would make a lot of money in the future, and let them cast a wide net.
Even if there is the influence of the butterfly effect, as long as one of them can be like the previous life, they will be able to return to their roots, and at present, it seems that his impact is obviously not that big, and this butterfly is not enough to affect such a big world.
Most of their investments are now profitable, which makes them no longer worry about money, but this doesn't just mean that a stable source of gold has been cut off, but that Gringotts will definitely have something new.
Touching his chin and thinking for a long time, but Seamus couldn't come up with any good solutions, "I can only take one step at a time, I will not be in the UK soon, I will go to Huaxia for a year, if you two are really worried, you can also go to Huaxia with me to stay, there is no Gringotts there." ”
"You don't have to worry about the two of us, no matter how much Gringotts changes, it won't affect the Muggle world, as long as you don't meddle in the things of the wizarding world, there won't be any problems. Daisy disagreed with his idea, after all, it was difficult to leave his homeland, and at present, Gringotts stopped trading, which did not mean that something would happen.
"Okay, Lupin will also stay in England, you can take care of it together, you don't have to worry about me over there, you have to take care of yourself. ”
Seamus wasn't too worried, although he had always been insecure, but there really wasn't any danger in this matter, he would leave England immediately, and Daisy and they would concentrate on Muggle affairs again, and they wouldn't have any more intersections with the wizarding world.
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In the past few days, Seamus has been visiting everywhere, contacting a few acquaintances more, and is about to cross the ocean, and there are still some places in England that are worth his nostalgia, and he also sent Professor Charles a little nourishing honey candy, telling him that he was imported from the United States.
"Knock knock", holding a gift box in his hand, Seamus knocked on the door of No. 4 Privet Road, and then stood outside the door and waited quietly, and it took a long time for the door to open.
It was clear that Harry had opened the door, and as soon as the door opened, Harry's messy hair came into view.
"Hello, what's life like during the summer vacation?" Seamus stood in the doorway with a smile on his face, looking at Harry's surprised expression.
"It's so nice to meet you, my summer vacation life is really boring, Ron said he would write to me, but I haven't received it in the past few days. The expression on Harry's face changed from surprise to joy and then to loss.
"You stinky boy, why did you open the door for so long?" Before Seamus could speak, a majestic middle-aged man's angry voice came from inside, interrupting them.
"That's my uncle, he's always been like this, don't you care. Harry heard Vernon's voice, and was even more embarrassed, almost a little slurching.
"It's okay, I know. Seamus smiled confidently at Harry, then walked in with the gift box, "I'll help you get him, and by the way, help you have a better summer vacation." ”
When he came to the living room, Vernon's fat body was sitting on the sofa, so that the cushion was pressed and could not be seen, and his face was flushed, and he looked angry about what had just happened.
Before Vernon could speak, Seamus spoke first, "Hello, Mr. Dursley, I'm Seamus Finnigan, Harry's classmate and friend, and my dad is Jack Finigan. ”
When he first heard that Seamus was Harry's classmate, Vernon barely stood up to catch up, but fortunately, Seamus's name tag stopped him, and when the rest of the words came out, Vernon's face changed to a kind and kind smile.
"It turned out to be a child of Mr. Fineggan's family, and it was a privilege for Harry to be your friend. Vernon dragged his fat body to his feet with unimaginable dexterity, "Sit down and have a cup of tea, I'll go and ask Penny to cook a meal, do you want to stay for a light meal?" ”
Jack's investment in the industry involves all aspects, although it has nothing to do with Vernon's drilling rig company, but Jack Finigan's name Vernon must know.
"Thank you, Mr. Dursley, I'm just here to play with Harry, it's a little nice, please smile. "Put the gift box on the table, it was a random set of cosmetics he picked out in the shopping mall, although he didn't know it, as long as the price was high enough.
"Okay, no problem, Harry, you can stay with Mr. Finigan. The smile on Vernon's face was even brighter, and his features were wrinkled into a flower.
"Hey, you've got it, and you've got Aunt Vernon done so quickly. They came to Harry's bedroom, which was the smallest bedroom on the second floor.
"Well, I'm the best at dealing with people like Vernon. There was only one chair in the room, and the two of them sat on the bed and talked, "I know why you haven't received any letters now, and there is no reply to the letters you sent." ”
"You really know everything, and I've been worrying about it, and I wonder if they misremembered the address. Harry was a little unhappy when he mentioned this, and he always felt very lonely in Vernon's house.
"Don't worry, I'll leave it all to me, and I'm guaranteed to make your summer vacation even more enjoyable. Seamus pulled out his two-ended wand, ready to help him find Dobby, the house-elf.
Although Dobby is kind-hearted, the way he does things is really not very good, and the harm and help it brings are greater.
"Give me your wand, I almost forgot. Seamus patted his head and told Harry to take out his wand, or the Ministry would be aware of his use of magic later.
Taking Harry's wand, Seamus told Hedwig to fly as far as possible with the wand in her hand, and then come back in an hour. Since returning home, Seamus has stored his wand so that he can use his magic whenever and wherever he wants.
"That's it. Seamus waved his two-headed wand and muttered a spell in his mouth, and Dobby had been hiding near Harry with the Disillusionment Charm, which had no direct counter-spell or solution. But it's also easy to see the Manifestation Charm, because the illusion charm works by making the disguised person or thing look like a chameleon, with colors and textures consistent with the environment behind and around them.
But the disguised person or object is still physically present, and it doesn't hide the breath or sound, and Seamus only needs to blow the whole room with developer dust to easily find the hidden Dobby.
As the developer dust blew into all corners of the room, a dry figure with big ears and a long nose was revealed under Harry's desk, and that was Dobby the Elf, a freedom-loving elf. It still thinks it's right to serve wizards, but I don't know where to hear about it, and it should be paid accordingly for its work.
This is the most special one among the house-elves, and the main purpose of Seamus's coming over today is for this house-elf.
"Dobby, I know you, come here. Putting away his wand, Seamus pulled Dobby out from under his desk while motioning for Harry not to speak.
"Dobby damn it, damn it, Dobby shouldn't have come here, Dobby is going to punish himself severely. As soon as the elf was pulled out, he kept hitting his head against the floor, hitting it extremely hard, making a dull sound, and blood flowed out in only two hits.
"Don't smash it, Lucius asked me to come here. Anyway, Dobby doesn't have time to judge the truth or falsehood, so let's talk about it first.
"Really?" Dobby asked cautiously, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he jumped up happily on the spot, "Great, Dobby doesn't have to punish himself." ”
Ignoring Harry's surprised expression, Seamus stopped Harry who wanted to speak.
"Listen to me, Dobby, I know you're a different elf, and I'm having a hard time helping you, but Mr. Harry Potter behind me can help you, and I ask you two to help each other during the summer holidays. Now, you first take out the letters that have been intercepted these days. Seamus began to persuade the house-elves.
It has to be said that it is extremely difficult to talk to any house-elf, even Dobby, who always wants to punish themselves and has a hard time accepting equal treatment from others.
However, after a long day's effort, Seamus still allowed Dobby and Harry to sit down comfortably, and became temporary allies, asking Dobby not to prevent Harry from returning to Hogwarts, and asking Harry to help Dobby get out of Malfoy's house.
When it comes to helping Dobby get out, Dobby makes a lot of noise, and now he is still a house-elf with an owner, and subconsciously thinks that he shouldn't think about getting out.
When Seamus left, he stuffed Dobby with a book and told him to read with Harry, and then read it.
There is no title on the book, there is only one name - Marx.