The lights in the Muggle Studies professor's office were brighter than those in the other professors' offices.

Because Professor Zhang was not used to writing in the light of candles, he simply got a few lighting fixtures in his office that resembled fluorescent lamps.

As a wizard with a full illumination technique, this is a piece of cake for Zhang Xu.

At the same time, with a trace of smoke wafting from the aromatherapy burner next to the desk, the air in the office wafted with a faint scent of sandalwood.

On the windowsill of the office, there is a large pot of daffodils that occupy the entire windowsill. The shelves by the fireplace are filled with pots of succulents. On either side of the doorway are two man-tall orange trees trimmed into a cylindrical shape. On the right-hand side of Zhang Xu's seat, there is a tall fortune tree.

Hermione didn't feel a little oppressive sitting in an office like this in the dimly lit offices of other professors, but she felt incredibly relaxed.

Zhang Xu poured Hermione a cup of tea, and then said to her, "I have something I want to talk to you about today, it is about the House-Elf Rights Promotion Association. ”

Hermione had seen Hogwarts house-elves in the kitchen when she was in her first year, but she had always thought that house-elves were Hogwarts employees.

It wasn't until she met Twilight in a box at the Quidditch World Cup stadium in the summer of 1994 that Hermione learned about the status and situation of house-elves in the wizarding society.

When Zhang Xu and Hermione lived in the Burrow together in the last week of the summer vacation, Hermione wanted to talk to Zhang Xu about house-elves, and Zhang Xu, who didn't want to enter the pit at that time, diverted the topic every time.

At the beginning of the school year, Hermione founded the House-Elf Rights Advancement Association.

After chatting with Dobby in the kitchen, Hermione learned that Zhang Xu had also hired Dobby, and tried to pull Zhang Xu into the club many times, but Zhang Xu refused each time.

It's only recently that Hermione has begun to fool Gabrielle, which gave Zhang Xu the idea of helping this small organization with problematic working methods.

Hearing Zhang Xu talk about the house-elf rights promotion association, Hermione's eyes became serious.

"First of all, I want to know, what is the ultimate goal of the House-Elf Advocates Association?" Zhang Xu asked.

"Prohibit cruel abuse of house-elves and improve their legal status." Hermione replied.

"So, how do you do it?" Zhang Xu asked again.

"Find a way to dress the house-elves and give them freedom." Hermione replied.

"Throwing clothes won't save house-elves." Zhang Xu shook his head and said.

"But......" Hermione was about to argue, but was interrupted by Zhang Xu reaching out.

"If you want to talk about national liberation and independence -- let's first look at the house-elves as a nation -- there is no nation in the world that has more successful experience than our Chinese nation." Zhang Xu said, "As a friend, it is necessary for me to tell you a little bit about the experience of the revolution. ”

Hermione nodded, pulled out her notebook and quill pen, and prepared to start taking notes.

Zhang Xu also organized the language.

"Did you dress the house-elves, did it have any effect?" Zhang Xu asked.

Hermione thought for a moment, then finally shook her head helplessly and said, "No." With the exception of Dobby, the other house-elves were very afraid of the clothes. ”

"Most house-elves are used to their jobs, and they seem to enjoy it. For what you did, the house-elves felt that it was an insult to them. Do you know why? Zhang Xu asked again.

Hermione shook her head in frustration.

"Do you know house-elves? Have you done any research into the history and current situation of house-elves? Zhang Xu asked again.

Hermione was about to nod, but she suddenly realized that she didn't know anything about house-elves other than Dobby. As for the history of house-elves, she is even more blind. In the end, she shook her head helplessly.

Zhang Xu looked at Hermione, who shook her head, and just smiled helplessly in his heart.

This is not to blame Hermione, this is the problem of British education, Hermione did not learn "studying medicine cannot save the Chinese" when she was a child, and she will not be taught these in British schools.

So when Hermione was faced with the question of how to start a revolution, the books she had read in the past could not help her in any way.

In the textbooks of the 90s of the 20th century and before, from elementary school to high school, in Chinese, history, and political classes, students were already imperceptibly taught how to use revolutionary methods.

"If you don't investigate the house-elves clearly, stop your say on the house-elves." Zhang Xu said.

"Don't you think it's too barbaric?" Hermione said unconvinced.

"Not barbaric at all." Zhang Xu shook his head and said, "Since you haven't investigated the reality and history of house-elves, you don't know what to say, your speech on the issue of house-elves must be talking nonsense with your eyes closed." Talking nonsense won't solve the problem, so why stop your right to speak? ”

"To investigate is to solve problems." Zhang Xu continued, "Can't you solve the problem of house-elves? Then you should investigate the current state of the problem and its history. When you've done your research, you'll have a solution to your house-elf problem. ”

"All conclusions arise at the end of the investigation, not at the beginning of it. Only a stupid person is the one who does not investigate, but only thinks hard about 'finding a way'. You know, you can't come up with any good solutions. In other words, this is bound to lead to wrong methods and wrong ideas. ”

"So the first thing you have to do is not to give the house-elves clothes directly, but to investigate them, find out what they think, find out their current situation, find out their history, etc. Only when you get all this out of the blue, you'll understand what to do next. ”

After Zhang Xu finished speaking, he drank the tea in his cup in one go.

Hermione listened as she recorded it in her notebook.

Then, Zhang Xu started the next content.

"Next, let's talk about how to solve the problem about house-elves." Zhang Xu said while pouring himself tea.

"To liberate the house elves, it's not just about giving them a piece of clothing, giving them freedom to complete the task." Zhang Xu said.

"Any foolish house-elf, no matter how strong his magic is, can only be a meaningless material and spectator. So your first priority is to change their spirits. ”

"We have an old saying that mud can't hold up the wall. If a people does not have the freedom to resist oppression, then the freedom you give them is not real freedom. ”

"Only when more house-elves themselves realize the value of freedom – like Dobby, for example – will they spontaneously rise up against it, make their voices heard, and make their own demands."

"There has never been a savior, and it doesn't depend on the Immortal Emperor! It is up to us to create human happiness! ”

"More than 120 years ago, the revolutionaries of France made this truth known to everyone."

"What you have to do is not to give them freedom like a savior, but to awaken the yearning for freedom in their hearts."

As Zhang Xu deepened, Hermione realized that everything she had done before was too young and naïve.

Some of the most basic problems, before Zhang Xu pointed them out, she didn't realize the existence of the problem.