Chapter 161 One Day of Harry's Birthday
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Liu Yue Zhi Yuan Fei
When Harry came to Douglas' house, Dobby was very enthusiastic to carry Harry's luggage and serve tea and water.
This made Harry very uncomfortable. No one, or any other creature, had ever served himself like this.
Especially Dobby took out Harry's sock, and said bitterly:
"Thanks a lot to Harry Potter, Dobby is now a free house-elf with a well-paying job..."
Harry was overwhelmed with fright, but Dobby's mood gradually stabilized under Douglas' comfort.
Then, Dobby cooked all the dishes he had learned these days, and invited Harry and Douglas to dinner, as a banquet for their cousin and nephew to recognize each other, and also as a birthday banquet for Harry.
And Dobby and Douglas have repeatedly emphasized that the money for these dishes will be deducted from his salary, which he asked for...
During the meal, Harry had been eating very slowly, partly because he had cooked too much, and partly because he wanted to linger until dark, and then hurry back to the Dursleys' house so that he could catch up on his Defense Against the Dark Arts homework in the evening.
As a result, after an hour of lunch.
Douglas asked Dobby to put away the food first, and then said to Harry:
"Harry, don't be too reserved and polite when you come home, you can play those computer game consoles as you like, but the premise is that you have finished all your homework..."
Harry nodded quickly and said:
"Of course, that's for sure. Professor...Cousin, I'm doing transfiguration homework, and I don't understand some questions, can you give me some pointers?"
Speaking of which, Harry didn't wait for Douglas to object, and quickly found out the Transfiguration homework from his luggage, while asking:
"Because Aunt Maggie was coming, I asked my owl Hedwig to accompany Ron's owl Errol to deliver the letter. After that, can Hedwig be kept at your house first? I promise she will be very good. .”
Douglas nodded and said:
"Of course, I'm sure Dobby will take care of it.
How is your Defense Against the Dark Arts homework going? It’s been more than a month since the summer vacation, you should have done some, show me first..."
Harry was stunned, and then after a thought struggle in his mind, he originally wanted to say that he forgot his homework at the Dursleys' house.
But in the end, he gave up the idea of deceiving Douglas, blushed, and said honestly:
"I...I haven't done it yet..."
At this time Dobby came out of the kitchen and said comfortingly:
"It's okay, Dobby didn't do his homework today..."
Harry stared blankly at Dobby, then blinked fiercely, the one in front of him was indeed a house-elf...
At this moment, he suspects that his cousin doesn't need a housekeeper at all, but a student who can be taught by him at home. Maybe it's for this purpose that he came to recognize himself...
Douglas said lightly:
"Since you haven't written it yet, why don't you two hurry up and write it?
Prosperity!Don't move around..."
Harry was taken aback by Douglas' last words, and then noticed a small animal with black fur and a long snout on the ground, walking towards him against the base of the wall.
When the animal heard what his uncle said, it stopped immediately and looked at its suitcase pitifully.
Looking at such a spiritual animal, Harry was sure that it must be a magical animal from the wizarding world. He asked curiously:
"Teach... cousin, is it hungry!"
Dobby excitedly took out a gold Galleon, handed it to Wangcai, and happily introduced it to Harry:
"It's a sniff, it's the owner's pet, and its favorite thing is Dobby's Galleon... Dobby also likes to share his Galleon with it, it's Dobby's friend......"
Douglas looked at Dobby a little speechless. Since the first time he paid Dobby, Dobby gave Wangcai a gold Galleon almost every day, so now the first thing Wangcai does when he wakes up every morning is to find Dobby. Then stood in front of Dobby cutely, and then Dobby generously took out a gold Galleon.
Douglas also did not stop Wangcai's behavior. After all, having a friend to share things with is very helpful for Dobby to get rid of the haze of past slavery.
Anyway, Douglas would find a few gold coins from Wangcai's pocket every week to buy new clothes for Dobby as a gift from Wangcai.
However, when he saw that Harry, after hearing Dobby's words, also took out the money bag from his luggage and took out a gold Galleon...
Before Harry squatted down, Douglas saw Wangcai jumping up to Harry's shoulder with a smirk, and directly took the Galleon.
Then, standing on Harry's shoulder, he held up the Galleon and waved at Douglas, meaning that you see clearly, this is for me...
Harry was amused by Wangcai's behavior.
Douglas rolled his eyes...
Harry and Dobby sat obediently at the small desk arranged by Douglas and began to do their homework.
While writing, Harry kept saying:
"The Dursleys don't let me do my homework, and I still write those homework secretly under the covers every night..."
"Dobby, I'm sorry I haven't eaten that cake, I'll eat it when I get back tonight..."
Perhaps for more than a month, Harry basically didn't talk much, so he talked a lot.
At the same time, Dobby was surprised and echoed every word Harry said.
Let alone Douglas, even Wangcai, who had already got back into the cornucopia, couldn't help but crawl out of the pot, grabbed Douglas's arm and pointed at the two who were talking.
"Harry, you have finished at least one Defense Against the Dark Arts paper today, pay attention to the time...
Dobby, you must finish writing your reading experience today, because there will be new content tomorrow...
So in such a tense situation, do you still have time to chat? "
It wasn't until twelve o'clock in the morning that Harry barely finished his first Defense Against the Dark Arts thesis. He felt that today was the most memorable birthday he had ever had. He found out that he had a cousin who was actually his professor. , and then took himself out of the Dursleys' house...
He stretched and found that Douglas was still writing and drawing at his desk.
"Uncle, I finished my first Defense Against the Dark Arts thesis, please take a look."
Taking the opportunity, he took a look at what Douglas had written, all of which were symbols he didn't recognize.
Douglas put down his pen and took Harry's paper.
Harry whispered aside:
"Do you know who the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor will be next semester, do you know him?"
Douglas sneered and said without raising his head:
"Of course I know, don't worry, I will tell him to pay more attention to you..."
Harry had a refusal expression on his face, but he didn't dare to say more, for fear that Douglas would ask the new professor to take care of him at that time, such as writing the text silently...
He could only quietly watch Douglas correcting his homework.
"When Dobby comes back, he Apparates you straight back to the Dursleys..."
Harry asked quietly:
"What is Apparition, the kind of magic that Dobby pops up every time?"
Douglas did not answer his question, but said:
"You should really read more books. The third to last shelf, the fifth book on the left, contains what you want to know."
Harry is used to embarrassment. To be honest, he has never felt like being urged to do his homework on vacation.
He pulled the book "Apparition/Apparition Talk" from the bookshelf, and read it seriously.
[Apparition/Transfiguration is only available to wizards or witches aged 17 and over...]
Harry muttered under his breath:
"You can only learn it at the age of 17. No wonder I don't know. Maybe only Hermione will read magic in senior grades."
Soon, Dobby came out from the utility room: "Boss..."
Douglas nodded, then asked Harry to wait, and followed Dobby into the utility room.
Soon, Douglas shook his head in disappointment and walked out. Dobby quickly sent the dog back to its original place.
During this time, he had studied some of the magic of the house-elves many times, especially apparition.
Finally he tried some new rune formations and arranged new Apparition/Apparition counter-spells in the house.
Compared with the original Apparition/Apparatus anti-curse, it not only has an additional apparition/apparatus that restrains the house elf, but also can set objects that can appear/apparate in the magic circle.
In the whole house, only Douglas and Dobby can Apparate/Apparate at the moment.
For the success of the rune magic circle, Douglas saw the feasibility of combining the magic of the two worlds.
This made Harry very uncomfortable. No one, or any other creature, had ever served himself like this.
Especially Dobby took out Harry's sock, and said bitterly:
"Thanks a lot to Harry Potter, Dobby is now a free house-elf with a well-paying job..."
Harry was overwhelmed with fright, but Dobby's mood gradually stabilized under Douglas' comfort.
Then, Dobby cooked all the dishes he had learned these days, and invited Harry and Douglas to dinner, as a banquet for their cousin and nephew to recognize each other, and also as a birthday banquet for Harry.
And Dobby and Douglas have repeatedly emphasized that the money for these dishes will be deducted from his salary, which he asked for...
During the meal, Harry had been eating very slowly, partly because he had cooked too much, and partly because he wanted to linger until dark, and then hurry back to the Dursleys' house so that he could catch up on his Defense Against the Dark Arts homework in the evening.
As a result, after an hour of lunch.
Douglas asked Dobby to put away the food first, and then said to Harry:
"Harry, don't be too reserved and polite when you come home, you can play those computer game consoles as you like, but the premise is that you have finished all your homework..."
Harry nodded quickly and said:
"Of course, that's for sure. Professor...Cousin, I'm doing transfiguration homework, and I don't understand some questions, can you give me some pointers?"
Speaking of which, Harry didn't wait for Douglas to object, and quickly found out the Transfiguration homework from his luggage, while asking:
"Because Aunt Maggie was coming, I asked my owl Hedwig to accompany Ron's owl Errol to deliver the letter. After that, can Hedwig be kept at your house first? I promise she will be very good. .”
Douglas nodded and said:
"Of course, I'm sure Dobby will take care of it.
How is your Defense Against the Dark Arts homework going? It’s been more than a month since the summer vacation, you should have done some, show me first..."
Harry was stunned, and then after a thought struggle in his mind, he originally wanted to say that he forgot his homework at the Dursleys' house.
But in the end, he gave up the idea of deceiving Douglas, blushed, and said honestly:
"I...I haven't done it yet..."
At this time Dobby came out of the kitchen and said comfortingly:
"It's okay, Dobby didn't do his homework today..."
Harry stared blankly at Dobby, then blinked fiercely, the one in front of him was indeed a house-elf...
At this moment, he suspects that his cousin doesn't need a housekeeper at all, but a student who can be taught by him at home. Maybe it's for this purpose that he came to recognize himself...
Douglas said lightly:
"Since you haven't written it yet, why don't you two hurry up and write it?
Prosperity!Don't move around..."
Harry was taken aback by Douglas' last words, and then noticed a small animal with black fur and a long snout on the ground, walking towards him against the base of the wall.
When the animal heard what his uncle said, it stopped immediately and looked at its suitcase pitifully.
Looking at such a spiritual animal, Harry was sure that it must be a magical animal from the wizarding world. He asked curiously:
"Teach... cousin, is it hungry!"
Dobby excitedly took out a gold Galleon, handed it to Wangcai, and happily introduced it to Harry:
"It's a sniff, it's the owner's pet, and its favorite thing is Dobby's Galleon... Dobby also likes to share his Galleon with it, it's Dobby's friend......"
Douglas looked at Dobby a little speechless. Since the first time he paid Dobby, Dobby gave Wangcai a gold Galleon almost every day, so now the first thing Wangcai does when he wakes up every morning is to find Dobby. Then stood in front of Dobby cutely, and then Dobby generously took out a gold Galleon.
Douglas also did not stop Wangcai's behavior. After all, having a friend to share things with is very helpful for Dobby to get rid of the haze of past slavery.
Anyway, Douglas would find a few gold coins from Wangcai's pocket every week to buy new clothes for Dobby as a gift from Wangcai.
However, when he saw that Harry, after hearing Dobby's words, also took out the money bag from his luggage and took out a gold Galleon...
Before Harry squatted down, Douglas saw Wangcai jumping up to Harry's shoulder with a smirk, and directly took the Galleon.
Then, standing on Harry's shoulder, he held up the Galleon and waved at Douglas, meaning that you see clearly, this is for me...
Harry was amused by Wangcai's behavior.
Douglas rolled his eyes...
Harry and Dobby sat obediently at the small desk arranged by Douglas and began to do their homework.
While writing, Harry kept saying:
"The Dursleys don't let me do my homework, and I still write those homework secretly under the covers every night..."
"Dobby, I'm sorry I haven't eaten that cake, I'll eat it when I get back tonight..."
Perhaps for more than a month, Harry basically didn't talk much, so he talked a lot.
At the same time, Dobby was surprised and echoed every word Harry said.
Let alone Douglas, even Wangcai, who had already got back into the cornucopia, couldn't help but crawl out of the pot, grabbed Douglas's arm and pointed at the two who were talking.
"Harry, you have finished at least one Defense Against the Dark Arts paper today, pay attention to the time...
Dobby, you must finish writing your reading experience today, because there will be new content tomorrow...
So in such a tense situation, do you still have time to chat? "
It wasn't until twelve o'clock in the morning that Harry barely finished his first Defense Against the Dark Arts thesis. He felt that today was the most memorable birthday he had ever had. He found out that he had a cousin who was actually his professor. , and then took himself out of the Dursleys' house...
He stretched and found that Douglas was still writing and drawing at his desk.
"Uncle, I finished my first Defense Against the Dark Arts thesis, please take a look."
Taking the opportunity, he took a look at what Douglas had written, all of which were symbols he didn't recognize.
Douglas put down his pen and took Harry's paper.
Harry whispered aside:
"Do you know who the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor will be next semester, do you know him?"
Douglas sneered and said without raising his head:
"Of course I know, don't worry, I will tell him to pay more attention to you..."
Harry had a refusal expression on his face, but he didn't dare to say more, for fear that Douglas would ask the new professor to take care of him at that time, such as writing the text silently...
He could only quietly watch Douglas correcting his homework.
"When Dobby comes back, he Apparates you straight back to the Dursleys..."
Harry asked quietly:
"What is Apparition, the kind of magic that Dobby pops up every time?"
Douglas did not answer his question, but said:
"You should really read more books. The third to last shelf, the fifth book on the left, contains what you want to know."
Harry is used to embarrassment. To be honest, he has never felt like being urged to do his homework on vacation.
He pulled the book "Apparition/Apparition Talk" from the bookshelf, and read it seriously.
[Apparition/Transfiguration is only available to wizards or witches aged 17 and over...]
Harry muttered under his breath:
"You can only learn it at the age of 17. No wonder I don't know. Maybe only Hermione will read magic in senior grades."
Soon, Dobby came out from the utility room: "Boss..."
Douglas nodded, then asked Harry to wait, and followed Dobby into the utility room.
Soon, Douglas shook his head in disappointment and walked out. Dobby quickly sent the dog back to its original place.
During this time, he had studied some of the magic of the house-elves many times, especially apparition.
Finally he tried some new rune formations and arranged new Apparition/Apparition counter-spells in the house.
Compared with the original Apparition/Apparatus anti-curse, it not only has an additional apparition/apparatus that restrains the house elf, but also can set objects that can appear/apparate in the magic circle.
In the whole house, only Douglas and Dobby can Apparate/Apparate at the moment.
For the success of the rune magic circle, Douglas saw the feasibility of combining the magic of the two worlds.
