Chapter 197 The Free Elf
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Jing Shen Tian Si
"Harry, did you forget to tell us something?" Professor McGonagall reminded, "For example, what happened in the secret room? How did you get rid of the basilisk? And how did you defeat Tom Riddle?"
Hearing this, Harry blushed and wanted to find a crack in the ground in embarrassment.
What does this make him say?I can't say it!
The main attack was covered by Aaron alone, and Hermione and Ron also cast a few spells. Although it had no effect, it still gave some sense of participation.
But what about him?It's fine if you don't help me with anything, and I even contributed a wand to Voldemort, a naked enemy!
"It seems that Mr. Potter feels a bit embarrassed!" Snape said eccentrically, "If we don't want to, we won't force it."
"Potter." Professor McGonagall gave him a deep look, "This matter is very important, we must figure it out."
"Professor, here's the thing." Hermione explained, "Aaron killed the basilisk with his family sword."
Dumbledore seemed to have thought of something, looked at the ruby-studded sword on the table, and said with a strange expression: "This sword is Godric Gryffindor's sword, and only a real Gryffindor can draw it. out of it."
Hearing this, Harry felt particularly relieved, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
He has been wondering whether he was assigned to the wrong college during this time, and now it seems that he is sentimental.
"It's not this, sir." Hermione laughed awkwardly, "Aaron's sword is bigger, and it is inlaid with three black magic crystals, which can absorb blood, physical strength and magic power respectively.
After accumulating enough power, he released it all at once, splitting the basilisk in half with one sword. "
"That's a giant snake of fifty or sixty feet!" Professor Flitwick said with his eyes wide open in astonishment, "Just like that?"
"Thanks Fox.
It blinded the basilisk's eyes, otherwise the battle would be much more dangerous. "
"Then what did you do?" Snape folded his hands on his chest, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "You were not ambiguous at all when you rushed into the barrier!"
"It's not that we don't want to do it. The main reason is that Riddle put all his energy on Aaron." Ron looked a little unnatural, and muttered in a low voice: "At least we saved Ginny to a safe place."
"Oh! That's right, as expected of Gryffindor."
"Severus, they are only second-year wizards." Professor McGonagall said helplessly, "Even if we fight against that snake, it will take a lot of effort."
Snape shrugged and stopped talking, but the mockery in his eyes became more and more obvious.
"Where is Del?" Dumbledore asked seriously, "How did you defeat him?"
"This..." Harry hesitated for a while, and then said, "Aaron used the blood of the basilisk to carve a giant magic circle on the ground, which triggered a terrifying thunderstorm to defeat Riddle."
Several professors couldn't help looking at each other when they heard this.
They did feel a slight shock at the time, but they didn't think about the magic circle. That kind of magic has been eliminated for at least a few hundred years, and it is almost a legend.
Headmaster Dumbledore also narrowed his eyes slightly, and he was stunned for a moment before recovering.
His experience is extremely rich, and he can naturally think more.
Different people have different powers when using the magic circle. To defeat the 16-year-old Voldemort, Aaron's talent and strength may be higher than he thought, at least not what he saw on the surface.
There is also the sword that can kill basilisks. If the Gaius family can give such an artifact to Aaron, it means that their family has stronger magic props, and their background is unfathomable.
"It is necessary to visit the Gaius family." Dumbledore thought to himself, but quickly suppressed the idea.
Aaron, the sole heir of the Gaius family, was very disgusted to be involved in troublesome things, and the current wizarding world was relatively peaceful, and they might not take Voldemort seriously.
"Okay, we've gotten to the bottom of things.
But what Aaron meant was to keep a low profile as much as possible. We have to respect his opinion and meet his small request. Dumbledore said, and then looked at Professor McGonagall thoughtfully, "Minerva, I think Hogwarts has to lift martial law.
We need to tell the students that the Chamber of Secrets incident has been perfectly resolved. As for the specific process, it is not convenient to go into details, but the students who discovered the Chamber of Secrets and made special contributions to the school should also be rewarded.
So, can I ask you to go to the kitchen and arrange a banquet?
Wait, the banquet should be tomorrow, tell them the good news tonight, we have to wait for the petrified students and Mr. Gaius to recover.
And, of course, a letter to the Ministry of Magic to welcome back our Woodland Warden, Rubeus Hagrid. "
"Okay, I'll make arrangements now."
"Stay here, Potter, and let the others do their own thing first!"
Professor McGonagall opened the door of the principal's office, and everyone left one after another.
But before Professor Snape left, he took a deep look at Harry Potter and snorted unhappily.
"Sit down, Harry." Dumbledore stroked Fawkes and said with a smile: "I have to thank you, you must have shown absolute loyalty to me in the Chamber of Secrets to summon Fawkes.
Second, I feel like something's bothering you, right? "
Harry nodded unnaturally, "Sir, why can I speak Parseltongue? What does this have to do with Tom Riddle?"
"Have you noticed?" Dumbledore didn't seem surprised, and said calmly: "If I guessed correctly, when he scarred you, he also transferred part of his magic power to you.
He didn't mean to, but it was because you had a great mother. "
At this time, the door was slammed open, and Lucius Malfoy walked in aggressively, followed by a trembling Dobby.
The house-elf looked badly wounded, the marks of the cane were clearly visible, and his body was covered in bandages, making him miserable.
Harry's eyes widened. This was the first time he saw Dobby following behind his master's house. Although he knew that his life at the Malfoy's house was not good, he didn't expect it to be this bad.
Lucius came to settle accounts in person, and Dumbledore returned to the school without his consent, which did not take him seriously as a director.
Dumbledore was quite calm, and told Lucius bluntly that after the accident of Ginny Weasley, a pure-blood wizard, the other eleven directors wanted him to return to Hogwarts.
Unable to overwhelm others with power, although Lucius was angry, he could only lead the topic to the real culprit behind the scenes.
But he obviously didn't know that the chamber of secrets had been found, and both the basilisk and the real culprit were dead.
When Dumbledore took out Riddle's diary, Lucius turned pale and his hands clenched into fists.
He knew that he came here for nothing today, and he must keep a low profile in his actions in the future, because he was the one who put the diary in Ginny's textbook at Lihen Bookstore.
Originally, he wanted to reduce the inventory of black magic props at home, and by the way disgust his old enemy Arthur Weasley.
Whoever told him to report that he had hidden dark magic items in private, if his daughter was found to have hidden black magic items, it would be a big joke.
But... the conscience of heaven and earth!
He just wanted to affect the reputation of the Weasley family. He didn't know that this diary had such a magical power, and even almost caused more than one murder.
Fortunately, no one died, and the only evidence could not speak, otherwise the Malfoy family would definitely be in quite trouble.
Lucius calmed down, restrained the urge to draw his wand, turned around pretending to be calm, "Let's go, Dobby."
Dobby turned the doorknob for his master, and was kicked out by Lucius, screaming in pain.
Seeing this, Harry couldn't bear it, "Principal, can you give me this diary?"
"Yes." Dumbledore nodded, "but you have to hurry up."
Harry immediately picked up the diary and rushed out of the principal's office. When he went downstairs, he quickly took off a sock and stuffed it inside the diary.
If the house-elf wants to be free, he needs a piece of clothing from his master. He doesn't know if this method will work, but he has to try anyway.
"Mr. Malfoy." Harry caught up with the two in the corridor outside the principal's office, and stuffed the diary into Lucius's arms out of breath, "This is your thing."
"I do not know what you're talking about?"
Lucius wouldn't admit it, but he took the diary anyway and tossed it casually into Dobby's hands.
Although this piece of evidence is no longer evidence, it is better to keep it in your own hands. After you go back, you will deal with it, and burn it to ashes with the Fire Calendar Curse to rest assured.
"Come on, Dobby."
"Open it," Harry reminded in a low voice.
Dobby opened the diary in a daze, staring at the stinky socks inside, as if it was a priceless treasure.
"The master gave Dobby a sock."
"What? I didn't give..." Lucius turned around, looked at the black socks in Dobby's hands, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"The master gave Dobby clothes." Dobby grabbed the socks excitedly, "Dobby is free."
Lucius suddenly thought of something, and turned to look at Harry Potter.
Sure enough, Harry lifted his clothes, revealing his ankles without socks.
"You made me lose my servant."
Lucius roared, pulled out the wand on the scepter, and walked quickly towards Harry Potter.
Dobby stepped forward, "You are not allowed to hurt Harry Potter."
A blue light came out from Dobby's hand, and Lucius who was about to wave his wand was sent flying backwards.
After being hit, Lucius also calmed down, stood up and retracted his wand into the scepter, looked at Harry coldly and said, "You are a meddling fool just like your parents.
Mark my words, Potter, one day you will be like them. "
After saying a harsh word, Lucius turned and left.
"Harry Potter gave Dobby freedom." Dobby looked directly into Harry's green eyes and asked softly, "How can Dobby repay him?"
Harry grinned, "Just one thing, stop trying to save me."
Dobby smiled sheepishly, showing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
Looking at the bright but not very pretty smile on the elf's face, Harry suddenly thought of something, "Dobby, you are free, but you are also homeless.
Do you know where to go? "
Dobby froze for a moment, then looked at Harry seriously, "Can Dobby follow you?"
"Me? This won't work." Harry refused without thinking, "Listen Dobby, I feel sorry for you and want to help you.
But you are not unaware of the Vernon family. They have a special aversion to magic, and they will never welcome a house-elf.
You will only be abused by them if you follow me, let alone support yourself, you may be arrested and taken to Azkaban the next day. "
"In that case..." Dobby put on Harry's socks tremblingly, adding his first dress in years, "Then Dobby will find a job by himself."
Harry hesitated to speak. Although he was young, he didn't know everything.
With the influence of the Malfoy family, Dobby's road to finding a job may not be the usual ups and downs.
"Otherwise, let's go to Aaron and try it?" Harry was thoughtful. Although the Gaius family is not well-known, their strength will definitely not be weaker than Malfoy.
"Is this...really possible?" Dobby asked in surprise.
"it should be no problem!"
Hearing this, Harry blushed and wanted to find a crack in the ground in embarrassment.
What does this make him say?I can't say it!
The main attack was covered by Aaron alone, and Hermione and Ron also cast a few spells. Although it had no effect, it still gave some sense of participation.
But what about him?It's fine if you don't help me with anything, and I even contributed a wand to Voldemort, a naked enemy!
"It seems that Mr. Potter feels a bit embarrassed!" Snape said eccentrically, "If we don't want to, we won't force it."
"Potter." Professor McGonagall gave him a deep look, "This matter is very important, we must figure it out."
"Professor, here's the thing." Hermione explained, "Aaron killed the basilisk with his family sword."
Dumbledore seemed to have thought of something, looked at the ruby-studded sword on the table, and said with a strange expression: "This sword is Godric Gryffindor's sword, and only a real Gryffindor can draw it. out of it."
Hearing this, Harry felt particularly relieved, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
He has been wondering whether he was assigned to the wrong college during this time, and now it seems that he is sentimental.
"It's not this, sir." Hermione laughed awkwardly, "Aaron's sword is bigger, and it is inlaid with three black magic crystals, which can absorb blood, physical strength and magic power respectively.
After accumulating enough power, he released it all at once, splitting the basilisk in half with one sword. "
"That's a giant snake of fifty or sixty feet!" Professor Flitwick said with his eyes wide open in astonishment, "Just like that?"
"Thanks Fox.
It blinded the basilisk's eyes, otherwise the battle would be much more dangerous. "
"Then what did you do?" Snape folded his hands on his chest, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "You were not ambiguous at all when you rushed into the barrier!"
"It's not that we don't want to do it. The main reason is that Riddle put all his energy on Aaron." Ron looked a little unnatural, and muttered in a low voice: "At least we saved Ginny to a safe place."
"Oh! That's right, as expected of Gryffindor."
"Severus, they are only second-year wizards." Professor McGonagall said helplessly, "Even if we fight against that snake, it will take a lot of effort."
Snape shrugged and stopped talking, but the mockery in his eyes became more and more obvious.
"Where is Del?" Dumbledore asked seriously, "How did you defeat him?"
"This..." Harry hesitated for a while, and then said, "Aaron used the blood of the basilisk to carve a giant magic circle on the ground, which triggered a terrifying thunderstorm to defeat Riddle."
Several professors couldn't help looking at each other when they heard this.
They did feel a slight shock at the time, but they didn't think about the magic circle. That kind of magic has been eliminated for at least a few hundred years, and it is almost a legend.
Headmaster Dumbledore also narrowed his eyes slightly, and he was stunned for a moment before recovering.
His experience is extremely rich, and he can naturally think more.
Different people have different powers when using the magic circle. To defeat the 16-year-old Voldemort, Aaron's talent and strength may be higher than he thought, at least not what he saw on the surface.
There is also the sword that can kill basilisks. If the Gaius family can give such an artifact to Aaron, it means that their family has stronger magic props, and their background is unfathomable.
"It is necessary to visit the Gaius family." Dumbledore thought to himself, but quickly suppressed the idea.
Aaron, the sole heir of the Gaius family, was very disgusted to be involved in troublesome things, and the current wizarding world was relatively peaceful, and they might not take Voldemort seriously.
"Okay, we've gotten to the bottom of things.
But what Aaron meant was to keep a low profile as much as possible. We have to respect his opinion and meet his small request. Dumbledore said, and then looked at Professor McGonagall thoughtfully, "Minerva, I think Hogwarts has to lift martial law.
We need to tell the students that the Chamber of Secrets incident has been perfectly resolved. As for the specific process, it is not convenient to go into details, but the students who discovered the Chamber of Secrets and made special contributions to the school should also be rewarded.
So, can I ask you to go to the kitchen and arrange a banquet?
Wait, the banquet should be tomorrow, tell them the good news tonight, we have to wait for the petrified students and Mr. Gaius to recover.
And, of course, a letter to the Ministry of Magic to welcome back our Woodland Warden, Rubeus Hagrid. "
"Okay, I'll make arrangements now."
"Stay here, Potter, and let the others do their own thing first!"
Professor McGonagall opened the door of the principal's office, and everyone left one after another.
But before Professor Snape left, he took a deep look at Harry Potter and snorted unhappily.
"Sit down, Harry." Dumbledore stroked Fawkes and said with a smile: "I have to thank you, you must have shown absolute loyalty to me in the Chamber of Secrets to summon Fawkes.
Second, I feel like something's bothering you, right? "
Harry nodded unnaturally, "Sir, why can I speak Parseltongue? What does this have to do with Tom Riddle?"
"Have you noticed?" Dumbledore didn't seem surprised, and said calmly: "If I guessed correctly, when he scarred you, he also transferred part of his magic power to you.
He didn't mean to, but it was because you had a great mother. "
At this time, the door was slammed open, and Lucius Malfoy walked in aggressively, followed by a trembling Dobby.
The house-elf looked badly wounded, the marks of the cane were clearly visible, and his body was covered in bandages, making him miserable.
Harry's eyes widened. This was the first time he saw Dobby following behind his master's house. Although he knew that his life at the Malfoy's house was not good, he didn't expect it to be this bad.
Lucius came to settle accounts in person, and Dumbledore returned to the school without his consent, which did not take him seriously as a director.
Dumbledore was quite calm, and told Lucius bluntly that after the accident of Ginny Weasley, a pure-blood wizard, the other eleven directors wanted him to return to Hogwarts.
Unable to overwhelm others with power, although Lucius was angry, he could only lead the topic to the real culprit behind the scenes.
But he obviously didn't know that the chamber of secrets had been found, and both the basilisk and the real culprit were dead.
When Dumbledore took out Riddle's diary, Lucius turned pale and his hands clenched into fists.
He knew that he came here for nothing today, and he must keep a low profile in his actions in the future, because he was the one who put the diary in Ginny's textbook at Lihen Bookstore.
Originally, he wanted to reduce the inventory of black magic props at home, and by the way disgust his old enemy Arthur Weasley.
Whoever told him to report that he had hidden dark magic items in private, if his daughter was found to have hidden black magic items, it would be a big joke.
But... the conscience of heaven and earth!
He just wanted to affect the reputation of the Weasley family. He didn't know that this diary had such a magical power, and even almost caused more than one murder.
Fortunately, no one died, and the only evidence could not speak, otherwise the Malfoy family would definitely be in quite trouble.
Lucius calmed down, restrained the urge to draw his wand, turned around pretending to be calm, "Let's go, Dobby."
Dobby turned the doorknob for his master, and was kicked out by Lucius, screaming in pain.
Seeing this, Harry couldn't bear it, "Principal, can you give me this diary?"
"Yes." Dumbledore nodded, "but you have to hurry up."
Harry immediately picked up the diary and rushed out of the principal's office. When he went downstairs, he quickly took off a sock and stuffed it inside the diary.
If the house-elf wants to be free, he needs a piece of clothing from his master. He doesn't know if this method will work, but he has to try anyway.
"Mr. Malfoy." Harry caught up with the two in the corridor outside the principal's office, and stuffed the diary into Lucius's arms out of breath, "This is your thing."
"I do not know what you're talking about?"
Lucius wouldn't admit it, but he took the diary anyway and tossed it casually into Dobby's hands.
Although this piece of evidence is no longer evidence, it is better to keep it in your own hands. After you go back, you will deal with it, and burn it to ashes with the Fire Calendar Curse to rest assured.
"Come on, Dobby."
"Open it," Harry reminded in a low voice.
Dobby opened the diary in a daze, staring at the stinky socks inside, as if it was a priceless treasure.
"The master gave Dobby a sock."
"What? I didn't give..." Lucius turned around, looked at the black socks in Dobby's hands, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"The master gave Dobby clothes." Dobby grabbed the socks excitedly, "Dobby is free."
Lucius suddenly thought of something, and turned to look at Harry Potter.
Sure enough, Harry lifted his clothes, revealing his ankles without socks.
"You made me lose my servant."
Lucius roared, pulled out the wand on the scepter, and walked quickly towards Harry Potter.
Dobby stepped forward, "You are not allowed to hurt Harry Potter."
A blue light came out from Dobby's hand, and Lucius who was about to wave his wand was sent flying backwards.
After being hit, Lucius also calmed down, stood up and retracted his wand into the scepter, looked at Harry coldly and said, "You are a meddling fool just like your parents.
Mark my words, Potter, one day you will be like them. "
After saying a harsh word, Lucius turned and left.
"Harry Potter gave Dobby freedom." Dobby looked directly into Harry's green eyes and asked softly, "How can Dobby repay him?"
Harry grinned, "Just one thing, stop trying to save me."
Dobby smiled sheepishly, showing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
Looking at the bright but not very pretty smile on the elf's face, Harry suddenly thought of something, "Dobby, you are free, but you are also homeless.
Do you know where to go? "
Dobby froze for a moment, then looked at Harry seriously, "Can Dobby follow you?"
"Me? This won't work." Harry refused without thinking, "Listen Dobby, I feel sorry for you and want to help you.
But you are not unaware of the Vernon family. They have a special aversion to magic, and they will never welcome a house-elf.
You will only be abused by them if you follow me, let alone support yourself, you may be arrested and taken to Azkaban the next day. "
"In that case..." Dobby put on Harry's socks tremblingly, adding his first dress in years, "Then Dobby will find a job by himself."
Harry hesitated to speak. Although he was young, he didn't know everything.
With the influence of the Malfoy family, Dobby's road to finding a job may not be the usual ups and downs.
"Otherwise, let's go to Aaron and try it?" Harry was thoughtful. Although the Gaius family is not well-known, their strength will definitely not be weaker than Malfoy.
"Is this...really possible?" Dobby asked in surprise.
"it should be no problem!"
