Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

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Chapter 1401

Not a request, but an order.

The "lasso" of the ring of fire drew tighter and tighter, and the trapped house-elf demon screamed loudly.

Dumbledore's flames did not cause any visible damage to its body, but it looked painful, miserable, and brutally tortured.

For a while, Ivan, Harry, Hermione, Elaine, and Ron looked at each other.

This is the devil?

How about scary?What about power?What about the majesty of the devil?

This guy is so weak, really weak.

Facing Dumbledore's shackles of fire, it didn't even have a symbolic resistance.

It's amazing, you know, it's not some powerful magic.

Regarding the strength of this guy, Ivan has another judgment to prove that it is indeed weak, and that is magic power.

He just used very little mana to summon this demon. For Aiwen now, the consumption is simply negligible, and he only used two to three "disarm spells", which can be summoned with so little mana. Where can creatures be so powerful? !

"Damn, damn, stop, stop this magic, what do you want to ask? I'll say it all."

Under Dumbledore's control, the golden-red flame circle spread around, leaving a certain space for it.

"Damn wizards, it's always been like this. That's why I hate you." The devil said angrily, with a distorted expression on his face, "What do you greedy guys want to ask? Tell me to go back quickly, I don't want to stay it's here."

"We want to know something about Hufflepuff." Ivan said, "About the information she left..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the demon opposite, and the resentment on its face quickly turned into surprise.

"Hufflepuff? You mean Helga Hufflepuff?!"

"Yes." Ivan said, the guy's reaction was strange, "Do you know her?"

"Of course I do. Who doesn't know the headmaster of Hogwarts, a famous wizard, and a famous fortune-teller?" But you've got the wrong person trying to learn about her from me. You should be asking her poor friend instead of me."

Poor friend?

"Who is this friend you are talking about?" Ivan asked.

"Of course it's the elf's traitor, that shameful coward, he's turned to the wizard for a long time, he wants to stop me, because I've been calling on the elves to rebel against the wizard, we can fight..." It started talking about domesticated The thing about the war between elves and wizards, which happened thousands of years ago.

Because the time is too long, and because there are not many wizards related to the history of house-elves, there is only a small description of this history in the history of magic: wizards conquered house-elves through external expansion, and since then, elves They became a subordinate race of wizards, and the magic and servility in their blood allowed them to serve their masters for generations.

As for the details of the war, there is no record.

Although the house-elf demon spoke incoherently and lost the point, it could be heard that he was a witness of this ancient war and advocated fighting wizards.Rather, it is a hero, a hero belonging to the house elves.

In the war with wizards, the house elves eventually lost their homes, and many elves became prisoners of wizards.

Hufflepuff took in some house elves. This demon seemed to have found a powerful magic item in the castle. It thought it could change the outcome of the war, but at the last moment, it was betrayed by the traitor it said. To be left in Hogwarts forever, in the form of a demon.

It doesn't say exactly what that magical item is, but it's clearly the source of its transformation into a demonic power.

This period of history is quite interesting, and Hermione listened carefully.

Dumbledore also seemed interested in the topic and didn't interrupt it.

On the contrary, Elaine is a little impatient. This house elf demon has subverted her understanding of demons. She has no fear or nervousness. She has no interest in this history. This place is so cold, she wants to go back up.

Finally, she asked impatiently, "Who is he you are talking about?"

"I said, it's that traitor, that coward..."

"what is his name?"

The moment of silence, the long time seemed to make the house-elf demon forget the other's name.

It just cursed him with words like traitor and coward, resenting what he did back then.

Soon, the demon seemed to think of something.

Its expression became distorted again, "Of course it is Duoduo, that traitor, I will never forget him!"

"Dodo..." Ivan has an impression of this name. When he first returned to Hogwarts thousands of years ago, Hufflepuff asked her house elf Dodo to bring him a lot of things that she made herself. The snacks here are all those snacks that taste so weird that people will remember them for a lifetime.

Chasing the memory of taste, Aiwen thought of a house elf: he was very neatly dressed, wearing a rare set of clothes, and...

"It's just Dodo, that traitor, that coward, who else is willing to be a wizard's servant besides him?!" said the house-elf demon with righteous indignation, "He regards Hufflepuff as everything, Even after she died, she was still willing to stay in this ghost place, and instilled his set of wrong theories into other elves, and let them work for the wizards in the castle for free. Look at the nonsense he said. What did the elf take for?!"

The only house-elf willing to be a wizard's servant?Work for wizards?

This should be seen everywhere now, okay?

Now the house-elves are not just servants, but slaves of the wizards they belong to, personal property, not to mention serving the wizards, they can't wait to give their all, no wages, no holidays, no benefits, they are proud of their labor , ashamed to roam freely.

After death, it is also hoped that the owner will cut off their heads and hang them on the wall for decoration.

In the ring of fire in front of Aiwen, the house elf demon began to say a lot of bad things and cursed him unscrupulously again.

It's all about how he sells the dignity of elves to serve Hufflepuffs and the other wizards at school.

It seems that the two sides have deep contradictions and hatred, even after a thousand years, they still can't forget it.

To be honest, he really should visit it and learn about the way house elves live now...

Chapter 1402 The Home of the House-Elves

The idea of ​​a house-elf demon is completely unorthodox among house-elves today.

Even Dobby, who is avant-garde and always pursuing freedom, is not as bold as it.

On the contrary, Hermione kept nodding, and some of the other party's ideas matched hers.

She doesn't approve of wars, but house-elves must stand up for their rights, they are not slaves.

"House elves are supposed to serve their masters." Ron couldn't help but said.

He has been standing behind Dumbledore with Harry, Hermione, and Elaine, watching this house elf demon nervously. He was awed by the strange magic and power, but this demon is too intimidating. Now, and the topic it is talking about is so familiar, so familiar that Ron forgot to be afraid.

The history that the other party just said and what it is talking about now are topics that he and Hermione have been arguing about for a long time. About the protection of house elves' rights and their relationship with wizards, they are still discussing this on the way here.

"House-elves love to serve wizards, they love to, they..." said Ron.

"Shut up!" The house-elf in the circle of fire jumped up and shouted angrily, "You mean and nasty wizard, elves are not slaves, we don't need to serve wizards selflessly, and it's okay Owner."

"That's right!" Hermione agreed. "House-elves aren't supposed to be slaves."

The demon glanced at Hermione, then quickly moved on to Ron.

"Remember, wizard, we are not slaves. Apart from that shameful traitor Dodo, there are many elves who are willing to fight. We will fight to the end, we will win the war and take back our homeland."

"But you have already lost. The war you mentioned happened more than 1000 years ago." Ron whispered.

His voice was so low that only Ivan and Harry standing in front of him could hear him.

Neither Ivan nor Harry intends to get involved in this topic. It is meaningless to discuss this topic with a house elf demon in such a place, and there seems to be no end to continuing. If Hermione gets involved again...

They're not here for the debate, and it's getting colder in here.

"I see, thank you for your information." Ivan said, bringing the topic back to the main thread, "If we want to know something about Hufflepuff, we need to find that house elf named Dodo, then he is here Where? How can we find him?"

"He's dead long ago, idiot!"

That's right, Duoduo is not a demon or a ghost, he can't possibly be alive until now.

So, the thread is broken?

It shouldn't be, it's impossible for Hufflepuff to not know Duoduo's lifespan, and it's impossible to leave nothing behind.

"For this lady's sake, I can tell you a piece of information." The devil continued, pointing at Hermione, "That traitor told me before that if any wizard from Hogwarts came to him, Then tell them he's returned to the home of the house-elves with Hufflepuff treasure. I wasn't going to say that, the guy asked me to stay here just to deliver the news. Damn, I've had enough, let me go back, I hate this castle..."

……

"You say, is what the devil said believable?"

"No problem, don't forget, Dumbledore is here, that guy can't lie to us."

"And where is the home of the house-elves it says?"

"I don't know." Harry shook his head, turned to look at Ivan on the bed next to him, "Ivan, do you have any clues?"

"There are a few places that cannot be determined yet." Aiwen said, lying on the bed and looking through a very thick magic book. His face was very close to the pages of the book, because the writing on the book was small and dense, and it was easy to read. It was very difficult to understand, "It mentioned the war between wizards and house-elves before. In that period of history, it mentioned homeland. I think it should refer to the territory of elves."

So, all he had to do was find places that had been the domain of house-elves thousands of years ago.

This is difficult, after all, it is an ancient history thousands of years ago, and the records are not very detailed.

Trying to find such a place from these fragmented materials is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.The key point is that the demon himself can't tell exactly where this place is. He doesn't know the place names of Muggles or wizards, so he can't provide effective evidence. It doesn't even know the specific direction of the house elf's home.

At this time, a few hours had passed since meeting the demon in the morning, and it was almost dusk.

A few of them arrived at the Burrow. Ivan and Hermione originally agreed with the family that they would stay in Hogwarts for Christmas, but things ended soon, and it was meaningless to stay in school. This Christmas During the holiday, Hogwarts was extremely deserted, only a few of them were there.

So in the end, at Mrs Weasley's urging, they all went to the Burrow for Christmas.

In the morning, after the demon's final message, Dumbledore sent it home.

Corpses become corpses again, everything goes back to the way it was, as if it never happened.

Dumbledore then sent the five of them to the Burrow.

It can be seen that Hermione feels a little bit sorry, and she plans to talk to it about the protection of house elves, and wants to know more about the history of that period of war, but that house elf devil doesn't want to stay in the real world at all, one second Neither does Zhong.

Dumbledore also told them on the way that the demon could not be allowed to stay.Although it has no power, its thinking is very extreme. It wants to encourage house elves to wage war against wizards, and it is very unstable and easy to lose control.

Now that you know the information they want, let it go back.

The problem now is not the devil, but finding the home of the house-elves and finding the key to the treasure that Dodo took away.

Dumbledore said that he would pay attention, and Ivan also planned to look for it. Before leaving Hogwarts, he specially asked Dobby to find Kreacher at 12 Grimmauld Place, and asked them to go to the library of the Black family. All the historical materials of this period were brought back.

Now, the magic book he is flipping through is the collection of the Black family.

Hermione, Elaine, and Ginny were downstairs helping Mrs. Weasley prepare dinner. Ivan and the three of them were kicked out because the girls disliked their clumsy movements of cutting Brussels sprouts with a knife. Ron And cut my fingers...

There was heavy snow falling outside, and the three of them had nowhere to go before dinner, so they had to go back to Ron's room.

Ivan began to look through the books to find the address of the house elf's home. Harry and Ron originally planned to help find it, but they were defeated after only a few minutes of reading. The meanings, grammar, etc. Similarly, it is very esoteric and complicated, and it is difficult to read, not to mention, these materials have been used for too long, the pages of the books are yellowed, damaged, and faded, and there are many places that are not clear at all.

Chapter 1403 Christmas Eve

Ai Wen read very slowly, for fear of accidentally leaving something behind.

Finding information from such materials is really a kind of torture. The key point is that he still can't confirm whether there are records about the home of the house elves.

Next to it, Harry and Ron resumed discussing the conversation they had overheard last night.

Dumbledore's attitude surprised and discouraged Harry at the same time.

He didn't understand why it didn't matter, Malfoy and Snape were obviously planning something...

Just then there was a sound, and Fred and George appeared in mid-air and landed heavily on Harry and Ron's bed.

"Fred, George, can you two not Apparate?" Ron yelled.

"Sorry, sorry, the room is too small, I didn't grasp the strength well." Fred said, with a smirk on his face, "Ron, we just heard about your feat when we came back, cutting your own finger with a knife."

"I was peeling kale!" said Ron angrily.

"Yeah, God bless you, I'm sure you'll be able to show us how to use a knife properly soon," said George, with the same smirk that Fred had on his face, "Using a knife to cut your own finger... …Ouch!"

Ron threw the pillow in front of him, hitting George.

"Hmph, I'll be 17 in a little over two months, and I'll be able to use magic outside of school then!" Ron said violently, "Just wait, when the time comes..."

"I'm sure you'll overwhelm us with magic hitherto unimagined," said Fred, yawning.

According to the "Wizard Secrecy Act" and the "Decree on the Prohibition of Underage Wizards from Using Magic Outside Schools", little wizards cannot use magic outside school, and the Ministry of Magic will track it down, so they can only use a knife to cut cabbage just now, but in fact, Aiwen Having used magic many times outside of school, there are many ways to not be tracked by the Ministry of Magic or to avoid tracking, such as not using your own wand, or in a place where the Ministry of Magic can't track.

"Hello, Ivan and Harry, how is your semester going? Isn't Hogwarts boring without us?" George ignored Ron, turned to greet Ivan and Harry, and then he noticed The pile of thick magic books in front of Aiwen said, "My God, Aiwen, it's Christmas holiday, you don't have to work so hard."

"I'm looking for information about the home of the house elves." Ivan said, briefly explaining what happened in the morning.

"A house-elf home?" said Fred interested. "I've never heard of a place like it."

"After all, it was more than 1000 years ago, and now house elves only live in wizards' homes."

As the name suggests, that's why they're called house-elves.