Chapter 203 Taking in houses and servants

With excitement, Mike pushed open the wooden door and entered the room.

I saw Professor Flitwick and the old man with a white beard talking about something in the room. When they saw Mike coming, they stopped to talk and looked over in unison.

"Mike, let me introduce you." Professor Flitwick said with a smile, "This is our veteran of Raven's Nest, Randall Woodcutt."

Mike nodded towards Randall and said hello respectfully.

"Hahaha, what an outstanding kid." Randall smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes. He pointed at a large sofa in the room and said, "Come on, come on, stop standing, sit down quickly."

Mike was not polite and sat down with Flitwick.

At this time, the conversation really entered the topic. Randall's small brown eyes kept looking at Mike, and after a long time he said:

"Mike, on behalf of all the members of Ravenclaw House, I want to thank you for finding the long-lost diadem. Maybe little wizards like you can't understand what it means to us, but we can't take advantage of it. Your bargain."

Randall paused here, carefully observed Mike's expression, and then continued after seeing that there was nothing wrong:

"So after some discussion, we decided to give you two house elves as a gift."

After saying that, Randall stretched out his chicken claw-like hand and snapped his fingers in mid-air, and then two house elves appeared in front of Mike.

The two house elves were very similar in height and build, and were also dressed very similarly, both wearing pure white pillowcases without any markings. Unlike the dirty look of the house elves in Mike's impression, these two house elves were very clean, even the pillowcases they wore as clothes were spotless.

They also wear berets on their heads. The one on the left is wearing a red and black plaid made of woolen cloth, while the one on the right is the same as the one on the left except that the pattern is black and white.

These two berets are very new. If Mike guessed correctly, they should have been given to them by their owner not long ago.

(There is an implicit contract between house elves and wizards. If a wizard wants to give freedom to the house elf he owns, he only needs to give it a piece of clothing. The clothing mentioned here includes Extremely wide, ranging from handkerchiefs to tablecloths and curtains.

There are very few cases of voluntary termination of contracts with house elves in history. On the one hand, wizards are unwilling to lose such a free labor force, and on the other hand, because freedom is a sin for house elves, and they are Clothes given to them by their masters are like banishment to them. )

As soon as the two house elves appeared in the room, they bowed deeply to Mike for a long time, then smashed their huge heads to the ground, making a dull sound of the wooden floor and the head hitting each other. .

"These are a pair of twin brothers, only 10 years old this year. The one wearing the red and black hat is the elder brother, called Shuke, and the one wearing the black and white hat is Beta. From now on, you are their master."

Randall introduced the two house elves to Mike, and the two little guys immediately raised their heads and looked at Mike in surprise. In their society of house elves, a house elf without a master The elf is a disgrace to all elves and should commit suicide immediately. So the two little guys were very happy after hearing that they had a new owner so soon.

"Master, master! I'm Beta. I know everything. I promise I won't let you down."

The house elf in the black and white hat hurriedly began to show his loyalty, while Shuke beside it was much calmer, not as impulsive as his brother, and just bowed to Mike again.

"Okay, you guys go down first, we still have business to talk about."

Randall waved his hand and gave orders to Shuke and Beta. However, what was surprising was that Shuke and Beta, who had previously obeyed Randall, did not obey his orders and just looked at them with questioning eyes. Mike.

Mike naturally understood what was going on. Shuk and Beta were now their own house elves, and naturally they would no longer follow Randleton's orders.

So Mike nodded slightly towards Shuke and Beta, and then they disappeared into the room again.

Randall was not angry when he saw this. The fiery temper he had lived with for so long had long faded, not to mention that the house elf itself was such a rigid creature, so he couldn't afford to get angry because of such a trivial matter.

Seeing that the two house elves had disappeared, Randall smiled and took out a piece of parchment and a bunch of copper keys from his arms and handed them to Mike.

Mike took it instinctively. Just when Mike was confused, Randall explained:

"Filius told me you were looking for a house, right? Then this house will be given to you."

Hearing this, Mike was stunned for a moment, and then he became pleasantly surprised.

This is really a sleepy pillow. I was still considering whether to find someone to buy a room or just build a new one. Now Raven's Nest has given me a ready-made one.

After opening the parchment, I saw that it was a magical contract.

This magical contract is different from the one signed by Mike and Lockhart before. This is the highest level of magical contract, and its effectiveness is second only to the strongest and oldest contract magic: the unbreakable oath.

This deed clearly marked that the house was located in the same location as Professor Flitwick's home, in Godric's Hollow, except that the house number was No. 518 Godric's Hollow.

It seems that this is what Professor Flitwick and Randall were discussing before, and it is very likely that this house was chosen by Professor Flitwick so that Mike could live closer to him. He can be there as soon as possible.

Mike felt that a certain string in his heart had been touched. In the past two years, Professor Flitwick had nothing to say about Mike's kindness. He was simply raising Mike as his own son. And Mike's heart is not made of stone, so he was naturally very moved at this moment.

Taking a deep breath, Mike bowed deeply to Professor Flitwick and thanked him. Although Mike didn't say anything sensational, the feelings he expressed were completely conveyed to Flitwick's heart. This made Flitwick, a sentimental person, shed tears.

Randall on the side looked at all this with a smile, and waited until Mike and Flitwick calmed down before continuing:

"This house was originally a safe house set up by our Raven's Nest when Voldemort and the Death Eaters were raging in Britain. Now that Voldemort is dead, his Death Eaters have also dispersed, so this safe house is There is no need for it anymore, so giving it to you can be considered as making the best use of it.

Since it was once used as a safe house, the protective capabilities of this house are very good. Not only has a large number of defensive magic and basic Muggle expulsion spells been set up, but it has also been cast with concealment magic. This kind of concealment magic is not as good as the Loyalty Curse, but it is still very good. Although it cannot protect against great wizards like Dumbledore, it is enough to protect against ordinary wizards.

As long as you sign your full name on this contract, then this house belongs to you, and you will have the highest authority over all the magic devices inside. "

After listening to Randall's explanation, Mike immediately took out the blackthorn wand. This high-level magical contract cannot be written with ordinary pen and ink. It is the same as Gringotts' magical signature as one of the withdrawal certificates. All require magic to write.

Since everyone's magic aura is different, this signature can be said to be unique and extremely difficult to imitate.

Mike used the wand as the pen and the magic as the ink to sign his name on the contract.

After Mike finished writing the last letter, the parchment spontaneously ignited and soon turned into ashes and disappeared. And there was something more in Mike's mind, which was the specific address of a house.

This specific address was like a car navigation system in Mike's previous life, marking all the routes Mike would take from his current location to that house.

After slowly digesting the sudden extra information in his mind, Mike told Randall and Professor Flitwick that he was done.

At this point, Mike's purpose of coming to the raven party today has been successfully completed, but the raven party is not over yet.

When Mike and others walked out of the room and returned to the hall, there was still a steady stream of wizards coming in from the door, and then excitedly ran to the display stand in the center of the hall to see the crown.

As a major contributor to the recovery of the crown, Mike has naturally become a popular presence in the eyes of these people. People kept coming up to say hello to Mike and said that if he encountered any difficulties in the future, he could go to them and they would definitely give Mike the greatest possible help.

Among them are senior officials from the Ministry of Magic, direct members of ancient families, and many heirs and even patriarchs of new families who have made their fortunes through business. This shows the strength of Raven's Nest.

From early morning until noon, the people who came to say hello to Mike finally stopped. Raven's Nest is a loose, mutual-help organization, and the control over its members is not strict.

So when it was almost time to eat, although the raven party was not over yet, most people left the hut in twos and threes and went to other activities.

This is actually not surprising. Although these people have a good relationship, they usually work all over the world. Now that they finally meet together, they naturally feel happy.

Maybe for them, the main purpose of coming to the Raven Gathering this time is not to see the Ravenclaw diadem, but simply to get together with old friends they haven't seen for a long time.

Mike also received many invitations, but Mike declined them all.

Because he had already promised Uncle Mario to go to his house for dinner.

In the hall, Mike, who finally got rid of those grandfathers and uncles, let out a long breath. This kind of entertainment made Mike feel very tired, even more tired than the last battle with Cedric.

Abbot, who had been waiting for a long time, saw that Mike finally calmed down, so he came up and said, "Is it over? I'll go to the Ministry of Magic when it's over."

"Let's go, I'm ready."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Abt's face, and he turned to Uncle Mario who was chatting with Flivi and others and shouted:

"Dad, Mike and I are going to the Ministry of Magic and we'll be home before lunch!"

Uncle Mario obviously knew about Dolphin's patent, and he was having a lively chat with his old friends, so he waved his hand without looking back, signaling Abt to get out of here.

After receiving the response, Abt quickly pulled Mike and ran out of the cabin, fearing that some uncle or aunt was looking for Mike.

Since there is no fireplace or other equipment in the Raven Cottage, and Abbot, the new Auror team captain, naturally does not have a portkey that can directly access the Ministry of Magic, so Abbot and Mike first used the portkey to return. In the Foley family's manor, he used the fireplace in the manor to teleport to the Ministry of Magic.

The British Ministry of Magic is located deep underground in Whitehall, central London. The entire Ministry of Magic has ten floors, which contains a large number of offices, courtrooms and a Wizengamot Tribunal. It can be said that this is the center of power in the entire British wizarding world. .

When Mike stepped out of the fireplace, what appeared in front of him was a hall that was far more majestic than Gringotts.

The floor of the hall is a polished dark wooden floor, with many gilded fireplaces embedded in the walls on both sides. Countless wizards are lining up to enter the fireplace on the wall directly opposite Mike to leave the Ministry of Magic. , and on Mike's side, there was a steady stream of people walking out of the fireplace.

It seems that the fireplace on Mike's side is specially used for arriving at the Ministry of Magic, while the one on the opposite side is specially used for leaving.

Perhaps because Mike stayed at the fireplace for too long, many dissatisfied voices came from the fireplace behind Mike. When Mike looked back, he realized that there was already a crowd behind him, and he hurriedly got out of the way.

Abt also laughed when he saw Mike's rare embarrassment, and introduced Mike:

"This is the main hall of the Ministry of Magic, located on the eighth floor underground. And that is our current Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge."

Looking where Abt pointed, he saw a huge magic portrait hanging above everyone. This portrait depicts a wealthy middle-aged white man. At this moment, he is smiling and looking down at the people coming and going in the hall below him.

Directly below the portrait and in the center of the entire hall is a huge fountain.

In the center of the fountain is a group of statues composed of wizards, witches, centaurs, goblins, and house elves. The tallest among them is a noble and handsome wizard, who is pointing his wand straight into the sky. Surrounding him were a beautiful witch, a centaur, a goblin and a house elf.

At this moment, the statues of centaurs, goblins and house elves were looking up at the two wizards with infinite admiration. A stream of shining water jets spurted out from the top of the wizard's wand, the centaur's arrow and the house elf's ear. It drew beautiful arcs in mid-air and finally fell into the pool.