Chapter 128
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Shui Shen Zhi Feng
Chapter 128
Xie Lin, who was in a good mood after gaining this harvest, was not in a hurry to leave, so he stood there chatting with Uncle Gu.
"Uncle Gu, I don't know if I'm going to take the liberty of asking, how do the elves at Hogwarts choose the elders?" Sherin asked politely.
Uncle Gu didn't panic about Xie Lin's courtesy like other elves, but replied in a very normal tone: "Don't worry, sir, your question is not presumptuous at all. There is actually no distinction between elves. The position of elder is not used to manage other elves. This is actually the rule set by the ancestors of our tribe..."
"Your ancestors? Could it be..." Schelling remembered the history of Hogwarts that he had read. When Hogwarts was founded, Rowena Ravenclaw was in charge of the interior design of the castle; Salazar Slytherin was in charge of recruiting professors, teaching assistants, and other staff; Godric Gryffindor was in charge of calming down the intelligent creatures living around the castle, such as centaurs and mermaids, to prevent them from disturbing Hogwarts; Helga Hufflepuff was in charge of the daily maintenance of the castle, such as cleaning, Procurement of ingredients, kitchen operations, etc.
By chance, Hufflepuff won the allegiance of a house-elf, and later with the help of that house-elf, he found more house-elves.
Hufflepuff sympathized with the inhumane slave treatment of these house elves in the Middle Ages, so he brought them all to Hogwarts and gave them a safe place to live.Although Hufflepuff did not try to liberate the house-elves like Hermione later in the original book, she did the greatest thing she could do at the time and gave the house-elves the best work and living environment, so she was revered by the house-elves.
Schelling suspected that the first house-elf to follow Hufflepuff was what Guber called the ancestor.
Schelling's guess was quickly confirmed by Guber.
"Yes, our ancestor was the first elf to follow Lord Hufflepuff, the great Hulkkey. It was he who established the rule of appointing elders. Before each elder dies, he must appoint a successor. The elf who succeeds the position of elder will inherit the secrets of our house elves. Hufflepuff's stew pot is one of them."
"Uncle Gu, I don't intend to ask the secrets of your race. But I'm just curious. Where did Huo Keqi go? Huo Keqi's deeds are recorded in "Hogwarts: A School History". He helped Hufflepuff cut off the magic tree Soul Eater flower, and finally opened a greenhouse for growing herbs, but the school history did not mention his final destination."
Guber fell silent.
His old face was untouched, and even with Xie Lin's observation ability, he couldn't see anything unusual.
"Uncle Gu, did I ask a question that shouldn't be asked? It's fine if I don't answer it. I'm just curious. I don't have to know." Xie Lin felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and said hastily.
"Fate!" Gu Bo sighed.
Xie Lin didn't dare to interrupt Gu Bo's thoughts, and waited quietly for him to continue.
"You're the first person in all these years to ask where the great Lord Hawkeye is, and you're not a Hufflepuff..."
Uncle Gu's eyes flashed brightly, and he said slowly: "Forget it, since you have cracked the test left by Lord Hufflepuff and asked about the whereabouts of Lord Hufflepuff, I will tell you..."
"Our house elves are actually one of the branches of the elves..."
Schelling wasn't all that surprised by this.
After the history of magic class that day, he already knew that the elves were inherited from the ancient elves from ancient times.The ancient elves, just like the ancient dragons and ancient giants, have disappeared in the long river of history.
The descendants of the ancient elves have a wide variety of branches, and the house elves all over Europe are just one of them. The elves that haunt the Black Forest in Germany are also one of the elves. Others include the leprechauns in Ireland, the Yumbo in Africa, and the Tanuki in the East.
"In ancient times, in order to avoid wars, our oldest ancestor, the ancient elves, opened up a secret realm as a shelter for their descendants. However, as descendants of elves, many of them were unwilling to hide in the secret realm for a lifetime. They were full of longing and yearning for the outside world, so some sneaked out of the secret realm, so there are now evil spirits, leprechauns, Yunbo, civet cat people and us..."
"Master Hawke, with the help of Lord Hufflepuff, successfully found a way to return to the secret realm. As a result, all the house elves here at Hogwarts, once they reach old age, will return to the ancestral land of the elves by themselves, and there they will meet their death. Even I, in a few years, will return to the ancestral land of the elves after appointing my next elder."
So, is this the biggest secret that the house-elves have passed down from generation to generation?It turns out that the secret realm of the ancient elves has been preserved to this day.
If the greedy wizards knew about this, it would be fine, and they would definitely attack and kidnap more elves as slaves.No wonder the house-elves are so secretive about it.
Schelling immediately noticed that something was wrong. The test for Ravenclaw to select an heir was so complicated. It was necessary to find the crown, restore the crown, activate the crown, and then read through a large collection of books.There is no reason why Hufflepuff, who is also the founder of the four, would leave such a simple test - only need to crack a Guruni talisman.
For example, although the Nigu script is remote, if it is only a single symbol, he is sure that there must be many professors who can do it, and even in the past 1000 years, there must be many talented students who can do it.
Schelling couldn't help wondering, could it be that Hufflepuff's real test is actually in the ancestral land of the elves?And this crucible is just a cover, and it can also be regarded as a part of the test. If the student is satisfied with this, he will miss the real test.
So here comes the question, how to enter the ancestral land of elves?
The elves may know, but they will keep the secret from the wizard.
Legilimency, mental hypnosis, and soul control might be able to get the secret out, but Schelling never wanted to do that again.He still had lingering fears from the experience of being immersed in black magic before, and he finally got rid of the influence of black magic, and he didn't want to fall headfirst into it again.
Back in the dormitory, he summoned Dobby to his eyes.
Dobby had been with him the longest, and Dobby had watched him grow up and said it was impossible for him to have no feelings in him.
All this changed after he obtained the soul chapter of "Abatel".He studied soul magic intensively and discovered its dominance.
During the summer vacation, before meeting Voldemort for the first time, he cast the soul magic on Dobby as if he was doing an experiment, and planted a hint of "can't resist" in Dobby's mind, which made Dobby surrender to himself.
It was probably at that time that my mentality began to expand.
The feeling of being able to control other people's wishes and thoughts at will, how should I put it, it's really cool!
The feeling of being superior and dominating everything is enough to make people deeply fascinated and unable to extricate themselves.
I have also hesitated, fell into self-doubt, and once fell into anxiety because of the rapid growth of soul magic, but what happened to Meredith happened unfortunately.Annoyance and guilt drove his determination to pursue power, and made him let go of caution and vigilance, and went further and further on the road of black magic...
Seeing Dobby's fanatical and absolutely loyal eyes, recalling all the past between him and Dobby in childhood, and remembering what he had done to him, Xie Lin sighed and said softly: "Dobby, I am sorry for you..."
Dobby was a little confused, but just stood there stupidly, waiting for Schelling's order.
Unexpectedly, what was waiting was that Xie Lin raised his magic wand and said to him: "The soul is still alive!"
Dobby shook his somewhat heavy head, his whole body wobbled, his center of gravity was unstable, and he sat down on the ground.
"How are you feeling, Dobby?" Sherin asked softly.
"Dobby is fine," Dobby was still trying to adapt to the dizziness in his head, he pointed to his head and said, "It's just a little dizzy here..."
"I have to apologize to you, Dobby." Schelling thought about it, but decided to take it seriously. "I used some magic on you before, and it probably affected your sanity, but I just untied it for you..."
"Master, you don't need to apologize to Dobby." Dobby opened his eyes wide. "Dobby actually knew that Dobby was able to get freedom. Although Harry Potter did it, but you also secretly contributed a lot, little master. Then you gave Dobby a job. Dobby is very grateful to you. In Dobby's heart, he has always regarded the little master as the real master..."
House-elves are a very special species, and their allegiance is not entirely based on ancient family contracts.For example, Kreacher can only be loyal to some people in the family, but choose to be loyal to others belonging to the same family.
When a house-elf isn't genuinely submissive, it will do everything it can to find language gaps in the commands given by its titular master.They can even secretly do some things that are not against the master's order, but can be detrimental to the master, although they must severely punish themselves afterwards.
There's only one way to win the true loyalty of house-elves, and that's to be kind to them.Sirius in the original book died indirectly because of this mistake.
Dobby's uttering these words now undoubtedly revealed his true feelings for Schelling deep in his heart.
Schelling shook his head, "Dobby, I have received a lot of care from you since I was a child. I have never forgotten the things you were punished by Kakaro for covering for me. Letting you free is what I should do for you... As for working for you, after all, I am just using you to do things for me..."
"No!" Dobby said loudly, "In Dobby's heart, the little master is Dobby's good friend, and it is Dobby's happiest and proudest thing to be able to help the little master!"
Xie Lin's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Dobby, do you really think so? Are you not angry at all when I cast a spell on you?"
"Dobby doesn't know," Dobby shook his head stubbornly, "but Dobby knows, little master, you will definitely not harm Dobby!"
"Naive!" Xie Lin sneered, his tone suddenly turned cold, "So, if I cast a spell on you again, what are you going to do?"
"Dobby believes that the little master will not do this!" Dobby said without fear, puffing out his chest.
Dobby...you bastard...
you are silly……
but you are so cute...
Xie Lin sighed, closed his eyes, and said quietly after a while, "Thank you, Dobby. Thank you so much."
"Dobby, I need your help - note, this is a request, not an order, you can choose to refuse, I will never blame you..."
"Little master, please tell me," Dobby said firmly, "Dobby will definitely try his best to help you."
Schelling told Dobby about Hufflepuff's inheritance, and asked Dobby to take him to the ancestral land of the elves.Xie Lin solemnly promised that this time he is really only for the inheritance of Hufflepuff, and has absolutely no desire for other elves living in the ancestral land of elves.
Without any hesitation, Dobby patted his chest and agreed.
(1) Hogwarts also had a glorious period. At that time, the number of employees and students was not as sparse as described in the original book. McGonagall was a teaching assistant before he became a professor. In the original book, the number of enrolled students in 1991 fell to 41-80. In fact, it was because of the war launched by Voldemort. The increase in death rate and the decline in birth rate led to the shrinking of the British wizard population.
(2) On October 2000, 10, Scholastic Press held an online chat between Rowling and fans. Rowling said that Hogwarts had 16 students, but this obviously did not match the description in the book.On July 1, 2005, when Rowling announced the manuscript of the "Initial List of 7", she admitted in an interview that she was not good at mathematics, and changed her words to say that there were 16 students in Hogwarts.The author rationalizes the second hypothesis as the sharp drop in enrollment in the 40s
(End of this chapter)
Xie Lin, who was in a good mood after gaining this harvest, was not in a hurry to leave, so he stood there chatting with Uncle Gu.
"Uncle Gu, I don't know if I'm going to take the liberty of asking, how do the elves at Hogwarts choose the elders?" Sherin asked politely.
Uncle Gu didn't panic about Xie Lin's courtesy like other elves, but replied in a very normal tone: "Don't worry, sir, your question is not presumptuous at all. There is actually no distinction between elves. The position of elder is not used to manage other elves. This is actually the rule set by the ancestors of our tribe..."
"Your ancestors? Could it be..." Schelling remembered the history of Hogwarts that he had read. When Hogwarts was founded, Rowena Ravenclaw was in charge of the interior design of the castle; Salazar Slytherin was in charge of recruiting professors, teaching assistants, and other staff; Godric Gryffindor was in charge of calming down the intelligent creatures living around the castle, such as centaurs and mermaids, to prevent them from disturbing Hogwarts; Helga Hufflepuff was in charge of the daily maintenance of the castle, such as cleaning, Procurement of ingredients, kitchen operations, etc.
By chance, Hufflepuff won the allegiance of a house-elf, and later with the help of that house-elf, he found more house-elves.
Hufflepuff sympathized with the inhumane slave treatment of these house elves in the Middle Ages, so he brought them all to Hogwarts and gave them a safe place to live.Although Hufflepuff did not try to liberate the house-elves like Hermione later in the original book, she did the greatest thing she could do at the time and gave the house-elves the best work and living environment, so she was revered by the house-elves.
Schelling suspected that the first house-elf to follow Hufflepuff was what Guber called the ancestor.
Schelling's guess was quickly confirmed by Guber.
"Yes, our ancestor was the first elf to follow Lord Hufflepuff, the great Hulkkey. It was he who established the rule of appointing elders. Before each elder dies, he must appoint a successor. The elf who succeeds the position of elder will inherit the secrets of our house elves. Hufflepuff's stew pot is one of them."
"Uncle Gu, I don't intend to ask the secrets of your race. But I'm just curious. Where did Huo Keqi go? Huo Keqi's deeds are recorded in "Hogwarts: A School History". He helped Hufflepuff cut off the magic tree Soul Eater flower, and finally opened a greenhouse for growing herbs, but the school history did not mention his final destination."
Guber fell silent.
His old face was untouched, and even with Xie Lin's observation ability, he couldn't see anything unusual.
"Uncle Gu, did I ask a question that shouldn't be asked? It's fine if I don't answer it. I'm just curious. I don't have to know." Xie Lin felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and said hastily.
"Fate!" Gu Bo sighed.
Xie Lin didn't dare to interrupt Gu Bo's thoughts, and waited quietly for him to continue.
"You're the first person in all these years to ask where the great Lord Hawkeye is, and you're not a Hufflepuff..."
Uncle Gu's eyes flashed brightly, and he said slowly: "Forget it, since you have cracked the test left by Lord Hufflepuff and asked about the whereabouts of Lord Hufflepuff, I will tell you..."
"Our house elves are actually one of the branches of the elves..."
Schelling wasn't all that surprised by this.
After the history of magic class that day, he already knew that the elves were inherited from the ancient elves from ancient times.The ancient elves, just like the ancient dragons and ancient giants, have disappeared in the long river of history.
The descendants of the ancient elves have a wide variety of branches, and the house elves all over Europe are just one of them. The elves that haunt the Black Forest in Germany are also one of the elves. Others include the leprechauns in Ireland, the Yumbo in Africa, and the Tanuki in the East.
"In ancient times, in order to avoid wars, our oldest ancestor, the ancient elves, opened up a secret realm as a shelter for their descendants. However, as descendants of elves, many of them were unwilling to hide in the secret realm for a lifetime. They were full of longing and yearning for the outside world, so some sneaked out of the secret realm, so there are now evil spirits, leprechauns, Yunbo, civet cat people and us..."
"Master Hawke, with the help of Lord Hufflepuff, successfully found a way to return to the secret realm. As a result, all the house elves here at Hogwarts, once they reach old age, will return to the ancestral land of the elves by themselves, and there they will meet their death. Even I, in a few years, will return to the ancestral land of the elves after appointing my next elder."
So, is this the biggest secret that the house-elves have passed down from generation to generation?It turns out that the secret realm of the ancient elves has been preserved to this day.
If the greedy wizards knew about this, it would be fine, and they would definitely attack and kidnap more elves as slaves.No wonder the house-elves are so secretive about it.
Schelling immediately noticed that something was wrong. The test for Ravenclaw to select an heir was so complicated. It was necessary to find the crown, restore the crown, activate the crown, and then read through a large collection of books.There is no reason why Hufflepuff, who is also the founder of the four, would leave such a simple test - only need to crack a Guruni talisman.
For example, although the Nigu script is remote, if it is only a single symbol, he is sure that there must be many professors who can do it, and even in the past 1000 years, there must be many talented students who can do it.
Schelling couldn't help wondering, could it be that Hufflepuff's real test is actually in the ancestral land of the elves?And this crucible is just a cover, and it can also be regarded as a part of the test. If the student is satisfied with this, he will miss the real test.
So here comes the question, how to enter the ancestral land of elves?
The elves may know, but they will keep the secret from the wizard.
Legilimency, mental hypnosis, and soul control might be able to get the secret out, but Schelling never wanted to do that again.He still had lingering fears from the experience of being immersed in black magic before, and he finally got rid of the influence of black magic, and he didn't want to fall headfirst into it again.
Back in the dormitory, he summoned Dobby to his eyes.
Dobby had been with him the longest, and Dobby had watched him grow up and said it was impossible for him to have no feelings in him.
All this changed after he obtained the soul chapter of "Abatel".He studied soul magic intensively and discovered its dominance.
During the summer vacation, before meeting Voldemort for the first time, he cast the soul magic on Dobby as if he was doing an experiment, and planted a hint of "can't resist" in Dobby's mind, which made Dobby surrender to himself.
It was probably at that time that my mentality began to expand.
The feeling of being able to control other people's wishes and thoughts at will, how should I put it, it's really cool!
The feeling of being superior and dominating everything is enough to make people deeply fascinated and unable to extricate themselves.
I have also hesitated, fell into self-doubt, and once fell into anxiety because of the rapid growth of soul magic, but what happened to Meredith happened unfortunately.Annoyance and guilt drove his determination to pursue power, and made him let go of caution and vigilance, and went further and further on the road of black magic...
Seeing Dobby's fanatical and absolutely loyal eyes, recalling all the past between him and Dobby in childhood, and remembering what he had done to him, Xie Lin sighed and said softly: "Dobby, I am sorry for you..."
Dobby was a little confused, but just stood there stupidly, waiting for Schelling's order.
Unexpectedly, what was waiting was that Xie Lin raised his magic wand and said to him: "The soul is still alive!"
Dobby shook his somewhat heavy head, his whole body wobbled, his center of gravity was unstable, and he sat down on the ground.
"How are you feeling, Dobby?" Sherin asked softly.
"Dobby is fine," Dobby was still trying to adapt to the dizziness in his head, he pointed to his head and said, "It's just a little dizzy here..."
"I have to apologize to you, Dobby." Schelling thought about it, but decided to take it seriously. "I used some magic on you before, and it probably affected your sanity, but I just untied it for you..."
"Master, you don't need to apologize to Dobby." Dobby opened his eyes wide. "Dobby actually knew that Dobby was able to get freedom. Although Harry Potter did it, but you also secretly contributed a lot, little master. Then you gave Dobby a job. Dobby is very grateful to you. In Dobby's heart, he has always regarded the little master as the real master..."
House-elves are a very special species, and their allegiance is not entirely based on ancient family contracts.For example, Kreacher can only be loyal to some people in the family, but choose to be loyal to others belonging to the same family.
When a house-elf isn't genuinely submissive, it will do everything it can to find language gaps in the commands given by its titular master.They can even secretly do some things that are not against the master's order, but can be detrimental to the master, although they must severely punish themselves afterwards.
There's only one way to win the true loyalty of house-elves, and that's to be kind to them.Sirius in the original book died indirectly because of this mistake.
Dobby's uttering these words now undoubtedly revealed his true feelings for Schelling deep in his heart.
Schelling shook his head, "Dobby, I have received a lot of care from you since I was a child. I have never forgotten the things you were punished by Kakaro for covering for me. Letting you free is what I should do for you... As for working for you, after all, I am just using you to do things for me..."
"No!" Dobby said loudly, "In Dobby's heart, the little master is Dobby's good friend, and it is Dobby's happiest and proudest thing to be able to help the little master!"
Xie Lin's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Dobby, do you really think so? Are you not angry at all when I cast a spell on you?"
"Dobby doesn't know," Dobby shook his head stubbornly, "but Dobby knows, little master, you will definitely not harm Dobby!"
"Naive!" Xie Lin sneered, his tone suddenly turned cold, "So, if I cast a spell on you again, what are you going to do?"
"Dobby believes that the little master will not do this!" Dobby said without fear, puffing out his chest.
Dobby...you bastard...
you are silly……
but you are so cute...
Xie Lin sighed, closed his eyes, and said quietly after a while, "Thank you, Dobby. Thank you so much."
"Dobby, I need your help - note, this is a request, not an order, you can choose to refuse, I will never blame you..."
"Little master, please tell me," Dobby said firmly, "Dobby will definitely try his best to help you."
Schelling told Dobby about Hufflepuff's inheritance, and asked Dobby to take him to the ancestral land of the elves.Xie Lin solemnly promised that this time he is really only for the inheritance of Hufflepuff, and has absolutely no desire for other elves living in the ancestral land of elves.
Without any hesitation, Dobby patted his chest and agreed.
(1) Hogwarts also had a glorious period. At that time, the number of employees and students was not as sparse as described in the original book. McGonagall was a teaching assistant before he became a professor. In the original book, the number of enrolled students in 1991 fell to 41-80. In fact, it was because of the war launched by Voldemort. The increase in death rate and the decline in birth rate led to the shrinking of the British wizard population.
(2) On October 2000, 10, Scholastic Press held an online chat between Rowling and fans. Rowling said that Hogwarts had 16 students, but this obviously did not match the description in the book.On July 1, 2005, when Rowling announced the manuscript of the "Initial List of 7", she admitted in an interview that she was not good at mathematics, and changed her words to say that there were 16 students in Hogwarts.The author rationalizes the second hypothesis as the sharp drop in enrollment in the 40s
(End of this chapter)
