#21 - Chapter 21 House-Elves
Sebastian wanted to take advantage of the afterglow of his third act to bully someone else.
So, after separating from Snape, he headed towards the Hogwarts kitchen.
The Hogwarts kitchen was located below the Great Hall, next to the entrance of the Hufflepuff common room.
To enter the kitchen, one must find a painting of fruit. Then, gently tickle one of the pears, and it will suddenly giggle and turn into a doorknob.
Upon entering the kitchen, one could see hundreds of house-elves, all wearing tea towels printed with the Hogwarts crest.
They shuttled between various magical appliances, doing scrubbing work, bustling and busy.
One of the house-elves looked up and saw Sebastian entering, and immediately shrieked dramatically, "Master Swan! Master Swan is back!"
Then it excitedly rushed towards Sebastian, grinning from ear to ear, and constantly bowing and curtsying to him.
The other house-elves, hearing the shout, also put down their work and excitedly gathered around.
"Master Swan, what would you like to eat? I'll make it for you!"
"Master Swan..."
The house-elves surrounded Sebastian, their high-pitched voices buzzing in his head, making it almost impossible to hear what they were saying.
"Please be quiet for a moment," Sebastian raised his hands and then pressed them down slightly.
His eyes gleamed as he greedily stared at the house-elves before him! The capitalist soul within him was burning fiercely again!
What wonderful employees!
Obedient!
Loyal!
Hardworking and complaint-free!
If he could recruit all of them to Swan Alchemy, Sebastian was confident that he could double its current size.
From the day he entered school, Sebastian had been running to the kitchen every other day.
In less than half a year, he had become good friends with all the house-elves at Hogwarts.
Ask yourself, which house-elf wouldn't like a young wizard who was friendly, polite, and often gave them gifts?
Unfortunately...
Originally, he had agreed with these house-elves that they would follow him and work for him at Swan Alchemy upon graduation.
But Dumbledore, somehow learning of this, rushed over while Sebastian was still painting a picture of their future work for the house-elves.
In front of Sebastian and all the elves, he sternly rejected Sebastian and comforted the house-elves, telling them to work hard.
Sebastian clearly remembered the wails in the kitchen at that time, with many house-elves crying loudly, making Dumbledore's face full of embarrassment.
Despite being rejected, Sebastian maintained a good friendship with the house-elves until graduation.
On graduation day, all the house-elves came to see Sebastian off, a large and impressive crowd.
......
Sebastian calmed himself, a smile on his face, and scanned the house-elves.
"From now on, you must call me Professor Swan. I have obtained the position of Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts, so please give me your guidance in the future!"
"Ahhh!!!"
"Professor Swan!"
"Professor Swan, please tell me quickly what you want me to do!"
Seeing the scene before him, Sebastian was extremely pleased.
Don't underestimate the bond between me and the house-elves!
Professor Dumbledore!
After all this, they still have to work for me.
It's good to use them to practice while the third fire hasn't burned out yet.
Sebastian faced the house-elves and said seriously:
"Now, I will issue an order. This is the first order I have issued since becoming Deputy Headmaster, and I hope you can all execute it well."
All the house-elves stared intently at Sebastian, their bat-like ears perked up, afraid of missing a word.
Sebastian said: "The style of your current clothes is outdated, so you need new clothes, more beautiful Hogwarts-exclusive work clothes!"
Clothes?
The house-elves were a little puzzled, they looked at each other, looking at the tea towels with the Hogwarts crest on their bodies.
Isn't this beautiful enough?
"Jeff!" Sebastian called out, and then casually took out a lot of cloth.
With a 'pop', Jeff appeared beside him, already wearing a newly styled butler's uniform, with the Swan family crest—a swan with outstretched wings—printed on it.
With a 'whoosh', a large area around Sebastian was cleared.
The house-elves kept their distance, whispering to each other, their eyes showing disgust, pointing at Jeff.
"A house-elf abandoned by its master."
Hearing the words of the house-elves, Sebastian was not angry, but looked at Jeff with a smile, encouraging him:
"Go! Jeff, I'll leave the rest to you."
Jeff puffed out his chest, trying to make himself look more majestic.
He represented Master Swan's face!
"Listen," Jeff tried to make his voice louder, "I am a house-elf of the Swan family."
"I have not been abandoned by my master."
"The clothes on my body were not given to me by Master Swan!"
"Master Swan respects us house-elves very much. He knows that directly giving us clothes is humiliating us."
Jeff proudly raised his head and said proudly:
"The clothes you see before you were cut and sewn by my own hands."
With that, he turned his head and gave Sebastian a grateful look.
"Master Swan said that the clothing of house-elves, to a certain extent, represents the face of the master."
"So he asked me to come and guide you in making clothes."
Before Jeff's words could fall, some of the house-elves couldn't help but clamor excitedly:
"I see! Professor Swan is so good to house-elves!"
"Professor Swan is the best wizard!"
"Professor Swan, ah ah ah ah!"
But at this time, Jeff keenly noticed that some of the house-elves looked embarrassed.
Immediately, a trace of displeasure flashed across his face, and he shouted loudly: "Are you going to disobey Master Swan's order?"
Hearing this sentence, those elves lowered their heads, they did not want to and were unwilling to disobey Professor Swan's instructions.
Sebastian stretched out his wand and cast a Transfiguration Charm on two apples, turning them into two mannequin models wearing clothes.
The height of the mannequin models was similar to that of the house-elves, one wearing a men's butler uniform and the other wearing a maid outfit.
Both styles of clothing were printed with the Hogwarts school badge on the chest, which looked very exquisite and generous.
"Alright, house-elves, in the next week, I hope you will follow Jeff to learn how to make clothes."
"I hope that the next time I come to the kitchen, you will all be dressed smartly."
Sebastian directly made the final decision, because his stomach had already started to act up, grumbling, as if protesting against this delay.
It's time for a late-night snack!
He called a house-elf to his side and instructed her:
"Marie, please help me fry a small portion of steak, well-done. Thank you."
Marie trembled with excitement, as if she would faint in the next second.
"Professor Swan said thank you to a house-elf again, he is the greatest wizard."
This house-elf named Marie muttered in her heart while busily preparing the ingredients.
Sebastian found a place to sit down and felt emotional while waiting for his late-night snack.
These are all excellent labor forces!
After they are proficient in making clothes, he can try to arrange some orders for them!
Hehehe!
