Chapter 348 Professor Swan, Join My Club

Hearing Sebastian's question, Hermione looked at him seriously and spoke nonstop.

"To eradicate slavery from the wizarding world!"

"House-elves have a low status in the wizarding world and are completely dependent on wizard families. They obey orders and work hard, but they rarely have freedom."

“Even if they are physically weak, they are still required to complete various heavy tasks under excessive load, and they will even punish themselves for the slightest mistake.”

"They are absolutely loyal to their masters and obey their masters' orders. They get up earlier than chickens, work harder than cows, and sleep later than dogs. But what do they get in return for their efforts?"

"Nothing, except discrimination and beatings! I read in books that many wizards regard house-elves as pests."

At this point, Hermione was extremely angry. Ever since she had come into contact with Winky and asked about the little fellow's life, she had a profound experience of the contents of the book.

In her eyes, house-elves are the most hardworking group in the wizarding world.

If they could be freed, they would get rid of their slave status where they were beaten and scolded by others, and then live a good life with their hard-working qualities.

Listening to Hermione's angry words, Sebastian was not moved at all. Instead, he looked into her eyes and spoke in a calm tone.

"Miss Granger, when you have formed the club, what are you going to do?"

Hermione seemed encouraged to see that Professor Swann did not refute her like her classmates did, and kept saying that it was the nature of house-elves and that they liked to be slaves to others.

Her eyes lit up and she said, "I think house-elves are intelligent creatures just like us. They have hearts, livers, their own thoughts, and their own feelings. They shouldn't be treated like this by wizards."

"Like I said in my plan, after establishing the club, I will lobby other wizards and call on more people to pay attention to the miserable situation of house-elves."

"Persuade those who own house-elves to give them their freedom, then employ them, and ensure that they receive reasonable pay and a good working environment."

"I plan to start from Hogwarts, rescue the house-elves here, and persuade Headmaster Dumbledore to give them the treatment they deserve."

Hermione didn't finish her words, these were her short-term goals.

She has recently been researching the issue of house-elves in the library and has learned that in the wizarding world, house-elves are basically concentrated in those ancient pure-blood wizard families.

It would be extremely difficult to persuade these people to give the house-elves freedom.

Therefore, her long-term goal was to join the Ministry of Magic after graduation and use legal means to force those pure-blood families to give freedom to house-elves.

If possible, she also wanted to allow house-elves to gain the right to use wands again, and even let house-elves work in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures of the Ministry of Magic to personally protect their legal rights.

Hermione looked at Sebastian with pride.

Professor Swan is the most open-minded professor in the entire wizarding world. He will definitely support his ideas.

Sebastian tried hard to keep a calm expression on his face as he heard Hermione's thoughts.

The little girl was really bold. She actually thought of asking Dumbledore to pay the house-elves wages.

Hogwarts has more than a hundred house-elves. Even if we calculate the salary of student workers, it will cost tens of thousands of gold galleons every year, which is a considerable expense.

Not to mention that the board of directors would definitely not be willing to allocate funds, even if Hogwarts now had its own income, Dumbledore would definitely not be willing to give out such a large sum of gold Galleons.

To be honest, as the biggest capitalist in the wizarding world, Sebastian was unwilling to pay wages to the house-elves.

He could show respect to the house-elves and improve their food, clothing, shelter and transportation, but if he had to pay them wages himself...

Sorry, I can’t do that!

Moreover, in Sebastian's eyes, there was nothing wrong with the practice of wizard predecessors who had been cultivating the slave nature of house-elves for thousands of years.

After all, things were different in the past. The lives of wizards were not very good. They were able to gain a foothold in the magical world by casting one spell after another.

In the cruel competition for survival, wizards conquered mermaids, centaurs, giants, goblins and so on.

Nowadays, all magical creatures are subject to the control of wizards, which of course includes house-elves.

It's not about right or wrong, it's just the winner dominating the loser.

Just like Muggles fight against the sky and the earth, tame wild beasts, and raise poultry, cattle and sheep in the course of natural evolution.

The only difference is that, unlike cattle and sheep, house-elves are more intelligent, so they appear a little crueler.

What's more, there are some deeper reasons for the situation among the house-elves, but there is no clear record at present, so it is difficult to state it clearly.

Thinking of the current situation of the house-elves, Sebastian had a lot to complain about.

In his opinion, most house-elves were monopolized by pure-blood families and became their private property. Because of this lack of circulation, the overall number of house-elves was decreasing.

This is not a good sign!

If Hogwarts didn't have more than a hundred house-elves, he would even worry that these little guys would become extinct.

Sebastian couldn't help but think that the best way now was to hand over all the house-elves to Swan for alchemy.

Do not restrict their spellcasting abilities, allowing the house-elves to fully display their talents.

They are not only excellent workers, but also excellent couriers.

As long as they are handed over to Swan for alchemy, Sebastian guarantees that these little guys will be able to help the magic world create wealth continuously.

Moreover, he can also ensure the food, clothing, shelter and transportation of those little things, making those house-elves feel the love and care of family.

I believe that those little guys will be happy and content working under me.

Looking at Hermione's expectant eyes, Sebastian felt a little embarrassed.

You can't just tell her directly that this world is a very cruel place and that the law of the jungle is the most basic law of survival.

If the little girl could understand it, something strange would happen!

Sebastian knew very well that these teenagers were in adolescence with overflowing compassion and an overflowing sense of justice.

Before experiencing the beatings of society, they always feel that they can change things on their own.

What's more, Hermione is a typical Gryffindor, and her stubbornness is extremely obvious. Even if Sebastian tries to persuade her, it may not be useful, and it may even stimulate the little girl's rebellious heart.

Forget it.

It’s just a SPEW club, so let the little girl do it.

Thinking of this, Sebastian approved Hermione's application on the spot and put the club on record.

Hermione had no idea what Sebastian was thinking, and thought that he approved of her idea, so she happily invited Sebastian.

"Professor Swann, I formally invite you to join the House-Elf Rights Promotion Association."

"Let us work together to protect the rights of house-elves!"