Chapter 175: Rescuing Dobby
Dobby, who was cowering behind him, still oddly pointed at Lucius Malfoy first, and then pounded his head desperately. Charon suddenly understood. He nodded at Dobby, who retreated into a corner and grabbed his ear as punishment.
"Don't you want to know how Ginny got this diary, Mr. Malfoy?" Charon asked.
Lucius Malfoy turned to him. "Mr. Charon, how do I know how that little girl got it? She's stupid and maybe likes to flip things around. He said.
"Because you gave it to her," Harry suddenly interjected, "at the Blotted Bookstore, you picked up her Transfiguration textbook and secretly stuffed the diary inside, didn't you?"
He saw Malfoy's pale hands clenched into fists, then released again.
"Mr. Potter, is there any evidence?" He said in a hoarse voice.
"Oh, there's no way anyone can provide proof," Dumbledore said with a smile on his face as he looked at Harry, "and now Riddle has disappeared from the notebook." Also, Lucius, I'm going to give you a word of advice, don't give out the old stuff from Voldemort's student days anymore. If any of these things fall into the hands of innocents, at least Arthur Weasley will be able to find out that they came from you......"
Lucius Malfoy stood still for a moment, and Charon could clearly see his right hand twitch, as if trying to pull out his wand. However, he restrained himself, turned to his house-elf and said, "We're gone, Dobby!"
"Wait a minute!" Charon stepped forward to stop him: "You still have one more thing to explain!" ”
"Monsieur Charon," Lucius Malfoy, suppressing his anger in the face of Charon, had to say politely, "I wonder what else you have to tell me?" ”
"Alright," Charon said with a slight smile as he faced Lucius Malfoy, "Your house-elf Dobby attacked Harry with a Bludger during a Quidditch Cup match at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, causing him to fall to the ground with a broken arm. ”
"Mr. Charon, I am very surprised that you say that!" Lucius Malfoy apparently didn't know about it, "I don't understand why I want my pixie to ruin some Quidditch match?" That contest has nothing to do with me! Why do you think that? ”
"It's a pity," Charon shook his hand, and a video was projected of Dobby's conversation with Harry in the hospital that night.
"As for the motives," Caron said in a long voice, "Quite simply, your son, Draco Malfoy, happened to be Harry's opponent in that match, and it is said that someone donated eight of the latest Halo 2001 broomsticks to his son in order to achieve victory. Someone really does whatever it takes to make his son win! ”
Lucius Malfoy stood there dumbfounded, staring at the house-elf, his face pale, as if he wanted to draw his wand, but stopped again. He has never encountered such a thing in his life, he has always framed others, and it is the first time he has been framed by others!
Dumbledore watched the show with a smile on his face.
"What are your plans, Mr. Charon?" Lucius Malfoy suppressed his anger and let the words come out of his clenched teeth.
Charon gave Harry a wink, and Harry's eyes lit up, and he took off his stinky socks from his feet and summoned up the courage to hand them to Lucius Malfoy.
"You want my elf?!" Lucius Malfoy immediately understood, and even if he was afraid of the Shafiq family, he couldn't help but be angry: "Mr. Charon, don't you think your request is too much?!" ”
"Don't get excited," Charon said with a smile, "We all know that you are a well-respected celebrity, and this incident can greatly affect your reputation. Even if you don't care, your son, Draco Malfoy, uses abnormal means to try to win the game, and if this kind of thing gets out, he will have a bad reputation in his life! ”
Thinking of his son, Lucius Malfoy hesitated. Charon struck while the iron was hot, "I don't understand why you disagree with this friendly suggestion from Mr. Harry, it's clear that your house-elf prefers Mr. Harry, do you really intend to keep such a personal servant by your side and continue to reveal your secrets?" ”
In the middle of this sentence, Lucius Malfoy snorted coldly, his hand shook, and the stinky socks on Harry's hands floated in the air and threw them on Dobby, "Fuck off, you dirty, ugly, despicable, shameless fellow, just as disgusting as your new master, get out of the way, never show up!" ”
Dobby held Harry's slimy, stinky sock aloof and looked at it excitedly as if it were a priceless treasure.
"The master gave Dobby a sock," said the house-elf in surprise, "and the master gave Dobby." It was the master who threw it, Dobby caught it, Dobby-Dobby was free. ”
Lucius Malfoy had no other choice, glared at them both one last time in anger, wrapped his cloak around his body, and hurried away.
"Harry Potter freed Dobby!" The elf said in a shrill voice, looking up at Harry, moonlight streaming in through the nearest window, reflecting his bulging eyes, "Harry Potter set Dobby free!"
"I didn't do anything, Dobby," Harry grinned, "and you promised me not to try to protect me again. ”
A bright smile suddenly bloomed on the elf's ugly brown-red face, revealing a mouth full of teeth. "I have only one question, Dobby," Harry said as Dobby put his trembling hand on Harry's stockings, "you told me that none of this had anything to do with the man who couldn't even mention his name, remember?" But—"
"It's a hint, sir," Dobby's eyes widened as if it were self-evident, "Dobby is giving you a hint. The Dark Lord can mention his name before he changes his name and surname, and his name can be used as he pleases, understand?"
"Understood," Harry reluctantly said, "well, I have to go." ”
Dobby stretched out his arms, wrapped his arms around Harry's waist, and hugged him tightly.
"Harry Potter is greater than I ever knew!" He sobbed and said, "Farewell, Harry Potter!"
Dobby let out another loud choked sound in his throat, and then disappeared.
Although all this is Charon's strategy, but Na Dobby doesn't seem to know at all, and pours all his gratitude into Harry, Charon smiled and watched Harry and Dobby's enthusiastic interaction, but there is no feeling of coldness, the protagonist's aura, how can he be the role of Sun Wukong, Harry is Tang Seng!
"It's wonderful!" Dumbledore watched this good show quietly, and applauded softly, "It's been a long time since I've seen Lucius Malfoy suffer such a big loss, Mr. Charon, you are really amazing!" I hope you can always keep your heart and make friends with you. Okay, you can go, I still have a lot of work to do. ”
Harry had attended several Hogwarts banquets, but never once was as wonderful as today. Everyone was dressed in pajamas, and the festivities continued throughout the evening. There are so many memorable scenes: Justin hurried over from the Hufflepuff table, grabbed his hand, and apologized endlessly, saying that he shouldn't have been suspicious in the first place; Hagrid appeared at half-past three in the morning, and slapped Harry and Charon on the shoulders so hard that they could not eat and fell on the plate of sweets; The 400 points he earned allowed Gryffindor to successfully defend their title in the House Cup; Professor McGonagall stood up and told them that the school had decided to cancel the exam for the sake of hospitality ("Oh, Oops!"). Hermione said).
Dumbledore announced that, unfortunately, Professor Lockhart would not be able to return next semester because he would need to travel elsewhere (Professor Lockhart made this request when he saw the massive remains of the basilisk and heard that Voldemort had been trying to murder Harry). If he knew that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was so dangerous, he wouldn't have coveted fame and agreed to come down in the first place. When everyone heard the news, they erupted in cheers, and several teachers were also applauding. Out of so many exciting things, Harry really didn't know which one was the most wonderful and wonderful.
"It's a shame," Ron said, taking himself a piece of jam doughnut, "I'm getting more and more fond of Lockhart." ”
The rest of the summer semester was spent in a dazzling sunshine. Hogwarts returned to normal with only a few minor changes: Lucius Malfoy was expelled from the school board. Draco no longer walked around the school on his toes as if he were the master of the school. On the contrary, he now has a gloomy face all day long, as if his heart is full of resentment. On the other hand, Ginny Weasley has regained her lively and cheerful personality.
In the blink of an eye, they were about to take the Hogwarts Express home. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Charon, Fred, George, and Ginny occupy a separate compartment. They make the most of the last hours of magic allowed before the holidays. They played "Crackling Explosion", set off Fred and George's last few laborious fireworks, and practiced using magic to disarm each other's weapons. Harry was now very skilled at this set of magic.
The Hogwarts Express slows down and finally stops.
Harry pulled out his quill and a piece of parchment and turned to Ron.
"It's called a phone number. My number, Hermione and Charon, both know and they call too. He said to Ron, scribbling the number hastily and handing it to him. Last summer, I told your dad how to use the phone, and he would understand. Would you call me at Dursley's house, too? I couldn't stand talking to Dudley for two months, I couldn't stand it......"