Chapter Eighty-Five: The House-Elf Who Ran Away
"Alright, Hermione!" Van Lin stepped up just in time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"I think Harry and Ron must have learned their lesson. Harry and Ron nodded cooperatively. "Don't dwell on the two of them today, Professor McGonagall has already punished them, and wouldn't it be best if they returned to school safely?"
"You should be glad you weren't kicked home from Hogwarts by Professor McGonagall. Hermione looked at the two of them angrily.
"Yes, we know it's wrong. Hearing that Hermione showed signs of relenting, both of them had a happy look on their faces, and they hurriedly took the initiative to admit their mistakes.
"Really, do you know how dangerous it is? The underage wizard flew over London in a flying car, and you really ought to thank Dumbledore, otherwise you two would have been called to the Ministry of Magic by now. ”
"Not really......" Ron smiled awkwardly.
"Not really?" Hermione looked annoyed, "Do you know how many rules you've broken, I guess someone from the Ministry of Magic must have been in contact with Dunbrido." ”
"Ron, Hermione is right......" Harry said with a look of shame as he looked at Ron, "I received a letter from the Ministry of Magic on vacation, which is why I was locked up by the Dursleys." ”
"Oh, yes. Ron's nerves were quite jumping. "Harry, you haven't told me what happened to you before you received a letter from the Ministry of Magic. ”
"Please. Hermione shook her head speechlessly, "It's really a defeat for you, and your attention is all on eating, isn't it?"
“...... Uh, I do...... I didn't hear you. Ron shrank his head, looking aggrieved.
But Ron's appearance, everyone seems to have gotten used to it, at least no one sympathizes.
"On the side of you, Ron. Harry looked at Ron earnestly.
"There's a crazy house-elf named Dobby who came to my house during the holidays, and he's just so weird. ”
"And then?" Speaking of house-elves, Vanlin had to think of old Vitol.
He kept yelling to punish himself, banging his head frantically against the wall, saying that Dobby was a bad elf. To stop him, I cast a petrification spell on him. ”
"Well, a clever choice. Van Lin nodded approvingly, Harry had obviously improved a lot in strength, and was able to think of the petrification spell and release it immediately.
Suddenly, Fan Lin felt that two cold lights next to him were constantly sweeping him, making Fan Lin very uncomfortable. Then I remembered how stupid Hermione was sitting next to her, and what she had just said.
After a dry laugh, Van Lin motioned for Harry to continue.
"I've received a letter from the Ministry of Magic about this, saying that I have committed a violation. Harry spread his hands, which left him speechless.
"You're still very proud, aren't you?" Hermione couldn't find a trace of guilt on Harry's face.
"Alright, Hermione, there's no way around that, we can't subdue a house-elf without magic. And wouldn't it be worse to be discovered by Muggles?" Van Lin hurried to the round.
"I'm more curious than that one is why that house-elf came to you, Harry. Hermione nodded, agreeing with Van Lin's words, and continued to ask, "You know, house-elves are servants only owned by ancient magic families. Or is your father part of a family?"
"I don't know, Dobby is a house elf who sneaked out of another family, but he has always refused to say who his master is. ”
"Sneaking away?" Van Lin looked at Harry incredulously, for the house elf, Van Lin's impression was still stuck in the humble old Vitol.
This creature is humble to the bone, and it doesn't look like it can sneak away. At least the old Vitor of the Van Lin family never said that it was time to sneak away.
"That's right, he sneaked out, and he told me not to let me come to Hogwarts this year, saying that there was a very evil plot to be carried out at Hogwarts. And threatened me, and took away the letters you wrote to me. ”
"Threat?"
Van Lin only felt that what Harry had said had completely upended his senses about house-elves.
"No, Dobby didn't threaten Harry Potter, Dobby was there to protect Harry Potter. ”
A very sharp voice came out of a corner abruptly.
"Dobby?" Harry called out in surprise.
"This is the house-elf that threatens you?" Van Lin looked at the ragged house-elf in front of him.
This is very different from old Vitol, Dobby is dressed in shabby, and his two big eyes are sticking out. From Dobby's face, it can be seen that Dobby is still a young elf, but he is still miserable, with a wound in the corner of his eye that has not healed, and it looks like he has been severely beaten.
"Dobby's words are all for the good of Harry Potter, and Dobby wants to protect Harry Potter, because Harry Potter is a brave man, and of course, you, Mr. Verlyn Ayle. ”
"Me?" Van Lin pointed at himself in surprise.
"That's right, it's you, Mr. Verin Ayre. Dobby bowed down humbly. However, this action made Dobby feel very painful.
Van Lin guessed that Dobby's waist and abdomen also had wounds from the beating.
"Mr. Verin Ayle, you, like Harry Potter, escaped from the hands of that man and succeeded in preventing that man's resurrection, and Dobby has an obligation to protect you. ”
"Why? How did you know about this?" Van Lin stared at Dobby with his eyes, and about Voldemort, Dumbledore personally gave the order to block the news.
And the house-elf named Dobby in front of him knew softly what happened that night.
"It's not a secret to the house-elves, but Dobby never divulges the news. Otherwise, Dobby will definitely punish himself severely. ”
Dobby said as his hands kept stirring in front of him, which made Dobby look very aggrieved.
"Punish yourself? You don't have to do that. Hermione looked at the ugly and pitiful little creature in front of her, and her heart was very unbearable.
However, Dobby ignored Hermione and continued to say to Van Lin: "Dobby looked for you during the holidays, sir, but unfortunately, Dobby didn't find you, otherwise Dobby would have prevented you and Harry Potter from coming to Hogwarts this year." ”
"Dobby......" Harry said, a little confused, "but why did you have to stop me from coming to Hogwarts with Van Lin? ”