Ivan's words made Hermione pause, seventy or eighty thousand Galleons was undoubtedly an astronomical amount in her opinion.

After a long time, the little witch stammered. "But the hard work of the house-elves is worth so much, isn't it? It's even more expensive to hire a wizard! ”

"That's right, they have to take care of the teachers and students of the whole school, and ordinary wizards can't do it!" Ivan said with a smile, not completely rejecting Hermione's words.

But before the little witch could be pleased, Ivan continued. "Have you ever thought about that? How would so many house-elves live if they left their owners and became free? No wizard would want to hire them! ”

"Also, you should go to the kitchen and ask the house-elves for their opinions before making a decision, and if you really want to protect them, you should listen to their thoughts!" Ivan said reassuringly.

In fact, he didn't want Hermione to waste time on something like this, because it was a completely thankless task.

As a magical creature that has been enslaved by wizards for thousands of years, the group of house-elves has long lost the consciousness of resistance, and all that remains is the sickly concept of slaves, and loyalty to the master is engraved in the bones!

If any of the house-elves make a mistake that doesn't even require their master's action, they will punish themselves.

Ivan's words reminded Hermione of what happened to Shinyle, after being abandoned by his master Crouch, there was no wizard willing to take Shiny in, and in the end it was Sirius who suggested that it stay at Black's house to solve the problem.

"Also, if you really want to change something, why don't you take a look at this!" Ivan suddenly thought of something, took a book from the pocket where the extension spell had been cast, and handed it to the little witch.

"From a clerk to the Minister of Magic - how did a wizard get to the pinnacle of power?" Hermione took the book in surprise and looked at the cover to read out the title.

Hermione looked at Ivan with a strange expression, not quite understanding why Ivan would give him such a book?

"When you become the Minister of Magic, you can really change the situation of house-elves!" Ivan suggested very seriously.

He felt that Hermione cared so much about the current situation of the house-elves, except for the sudden burst of sympathy, in the final analysis, it was too idle!

So it's better to find something for her to do, set a lofty goal or something, and maybe after a while, calm down and forget about it.

"I don't need to say it, I'll be it!" Hermione hugged the book in her arms and said confidently.

She has seen so many things in the wizarding world over the years that need to be corrected, such as the injustice suffered by house-elves, and the discrimination against Muggles by pure-blood wizards...

Looking at the high-spirited little witch in front of him, Ivan only then remembered that Hermione had really become the Minister of Magic in the original space-time!

Emancipating the house-elves is probably not a casual talk.

Hermione really intends to live her mind!

Of course, from what Ivan has learned, even if Hermione does become the Minister of Magic, it is impossible to completely liberate the house-elves.

Because it means going against most of the powerful in the wizarding world, and it would be nice to be able to pass some decrees to make the living conditions of the house-elves better.

"Then you're going to have to work hard!" Ivan didn't mean to pour cold water on Hermione, but said encouragingly.

Although he was not in favor of giving house-elves equal rights to wizards, Ivan still did not object to improving their living conditions, otherwise he would not be willing to pay Dobby's salary.

In contrast, some extreme pure-blood families enjoy the convenience brought by house-elves, but at the same time they are often beaten and scolded, and treat house-elves as pests, which is indeed strange enough...

Even Muggle slave owners knew to take care of their slaves once in a while to ensure that their personal possessions would last longer, but some arrogant wizards didn't understand this at all.

Just as Ivan was thinking this, a faint noise came from upstairs, interrupting his thoughts.

Ivan subconsciously turned his head and looked towards the stairs.

"What's wrong?" Hermione didn't notice anything wrong, and watched Ivan strangely.

"Shhhh

"Sure enough!" Ivan saw the names stacked next to the Gryffindor break room on the map, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Hermione leaned in to take a look, and then her face turned red.

Ivan stood up directly, waving his wand and pointing at the dark staircase above.

A crimson beam of magic shot out from the tip of the wand, slammed into the steps and exploded, making a thunderclapping sound, and countless sparks flew in all directions, looking very gorgeous.

George and the others, who were squatting there eavesdropping, were frightened enough for a while, and instantly became a mess, and several of them rolled down the stairs in embarrassment.

"What are you doing watching us when you don't sleep at night?"

Ivan looked at George and Fred, who had choked enough, and a few witches and wizards who had only been in the lounge, and asked speechlessly.

"We were just passing through... Pass by! George touched his chest, which was still a little painful, and said curtly.

As he spoke, George glared at Fred behind him fiercely, if it weren't for the uncomfortable squatting just now and having to change his movements and make some noise, they wouldn't have been discovered.

"That's right! We were so hungry at night that we were about to go to the kitchen to find something to eat! Fred also hurriedly explained.

They had heard that Ivan and Hermione would be dating in the Gryffindor common room tonight, so they couldn't sleep at night, gossiped up, and were ready to learn to observe.

Who knew that Ivan and Hermione actually chatted about house-elves all night!

It's so weird!

Knowing that this was the case, Fred thought he might as well sleep in his bedroom!

The other little wizards also came up with all sorts of excuses to prove that they just "happened" to pass through here.

"House-elves also need to rest, and I advise you not to trouble them at night!" Hermione glared at George and the others angrily, then looked at Ivan again, hesitated for a moment, and finally whispered. "I'm going back to sleep now!"

After saying that, Hermione didn't wait for Ivan to react, and hurriedly returned to the girls' dormitory with the book.

Seeing that there was no excitement to see, George, Fred and others also slipped away, running faster than rabbits one by one, for fear of being intercepted by Ivan.

(PS: The next chapter may be late, if you can't wait, you can read it tomorrow.) ）