Since their defeat in the war against wizards, house-elves have been trained in a servile manner by wizards for generations, and they have even been divided into the category of magical creatures, which are under the management of the Department of Magical Beasts Control and Control of the Ministry of Magic in the United Kingdom.

They do not allow house-elves to be idle, and in the eyes of the Ministry of Magic, house-elves can be harmful to wizards or the human world, and the consequences may be more serious than those caused by some magical beasts.

After all, house-elves know magic, and although they have been slaves for centuries, wizards have never let their guard down on this creature.

And adopting a house elf is also more expensive, first of all, it requires a deposit of five thousand Galleons, and many wizards feel that it is expensive, that is, in terms of the deposit.

After all, house-elves don't need salaries, and after recognizing a master, if nothing else, they will have to be servants in this family for a lifetime, so the cost of house-keeping elves is only what needs to be spent when they are claimed.

After all, house-elves are very practical, and at least in Karn's lazy mind, it is better to have someone to serve than to do it yourself.

When she went to the Ministry of Magic, Hermione also went with her, at this time Voldemort did not return, the Death Eaters were all dormant, and the British wizarding world was relatively safe except for Tumbledown Alley and no man's land, Hermione wanted to see more about the wizarding world, so Karn agreed.

Except for the strange way she went to the Ministry of Magic, everything else was an eye-opener for Hermin, it was the first time she had seen so many wizards outside of Diagon Alley, and this was the management of the British wizarding world.

After being guided by the staff of the Ministry of Magic, Karn and Hermione soon reached the fourth basement floor, and after stepping out of the elevator, Karn felt that there were many fewer wizards here, but at a glance, he could still see more than a dozen wizards walking back and forth in the corridor, holding some papers in their hands.

According to Boss Tom's introduction, the Magical Beasts Management Control Room is the second department with the most people in the Ministry of Magic, and the first person with more people is the Law Enforcement Department, which is the part where the Aurors are located; The Ministry of Magic exists to maintain stability in the wizarding world, first for dark wizards, and second for guarding against magical creatures.

Following the instructions on the office door, Karn quickly found the house-elf relocation office and explained his intentions, and the Ministry of Magic staff who received Karn was stunned for a moment, and then set about Karn's business.

"Here's what you need to know about adopting a house-elf, here's the form, fill in the information address and the number of elves to be adopted, and you can go back and wait for the news after leaving the deposit."

Most of the wizards who can come to adopt house-elves are either rich or expensive, so the attitude of the Ministry of Magic staff is also better.

Karn quickly filled out the form, and after leaving the appropriate bond, the house-elf placement office told him that there would normally be a response within seven days, and that Karn would be notified of the adoption or waiting.

After dealing with the house-elf business, Karn went to inquire about the opening of the shop.

There is no clear department management for this matter, it is basically two departments of the Law Enforcement Division, which cannot sell Muggle items, and cannot sell items related to the dark arts; The former needs to go to the Office for the Prohibition of Muggle Misuse, while the latter has to go to the Auror office to report it, and if you don't report it when you open a shop in Diagon Alley, the Aurors can check on you every day.

This time, Carter is just here to find out, after all, he has not prepared everything for the store, but at least he knows the process, and after a while he is ready, he will come to the Ministry of Magic again.

After taking care of the matter, Karn and Hermione went back, and after eating some dessert in Diagon Alley, they went to the Leaky Cauldron, Karn was not in the habit of cooking, so he took Hermione to eat casually.

His goddaughter always had a steady stream of energy when she saw something new, and today was a good example, and she didn't feel tired after running with Karn all morning, and said that she would contact the spell and study her homework when she returned.

Hermione could feel Karn taking care of her, so she didn't want to live up to that expectation, and she loved the wizarding world so much that she just had to put more effort into it now.

After taking the last sip of juice, Hermione said to Karn, "Godfather Karn, I want to continue learning how to make potions when I get back. ”

"Of course you can, but I think it's better to have a guide to the science of potions, and if you figure it out on your own, it's quite difficult to even get started, and you should feel it these two days, Hermione."

Karn said yes and then spoke again, and he did have a point, Hermione was smart, but to make potions from a textbook was a genius like Snape; In all this time, Hermione had not succeeded in refining a potion, even the simplest.

"I'll go find someone to teach you potions, there's still a month before you start school, and if someone gives me advice, I'm sure you'll make great progress; What do you think? Hermione. ”

"Thank you, Godfather!"

Hermione smiled happily when she agreed, she had already sensed the depth of her knowledge of potions, and it would be great if someone could guide her.

Although the godfather was the advice of her parents, during her time with Karn, Hermione felt more and more that Karn cared for and helped her; Without Karn's godfather, Hermione would have felt embarrassed even if she had read a book all day.

How could she read magic books casually like now, even the new books from the Blotstag Bookstore, and there were so many magic materials for her to use.

Not to mention the fact that she could also invite a potions teacher before school started, Hermione thought for a moment, even if her parents spoiled her again, they might not spend so much money on her, because her family did not have this condition.

Karn was different, he had a lot of Galleons, and maybe he couldn't bring Snape and Horace, but the other weaker Potions Masters still had a chance; Even some of the Hogwarts graduates, some of whom had good grades in Potions class, were good enough to teach Hermione with the knowledge they mastered.

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Karn asked Tom, the owner of the Cauldron, to ask for help, and when he learned that he was paid fifty Galleons, Tom Sr. happily agreed; In his opinion, it was very simple, just to find a Potions teacher to instruct young wizards who had not yet entered school.

As long as he passes the N.E.W.TS Potions exam and fully meets Karn's standards, although there are not many such people, Old Tom also knows a few, and Karn's pay is not low, if he is not good at it, Old Tom himself wants to go.

In addition to this, on the third day, Karn received a reply from the Ministry of Magic.

He applied for two house-elves, and the Ministry of Magic had already helped him adjust them, so he could come to the Ministry of Magic to pick them up at any time.