Chapter 128 Soul as Before

Xie Lin, who was in a good mood with this gain, was not in a hurry to leave. He just stood there and chatted with Uncle Gu.

"Uncle Gu, I don't know if I am being presumptuous by asking, how do the elves in Hogwarts choose the elders?" Sherlin asked politely.

Gu Bo was not afraid of Xie Lin's courtesy like other elves, but replied in a very normal tone: "Don't worry, sir, your question is not presumptuous at all. There is actually no status among elves. In terms of hierarchy, the position of elder is not used to manage other elves. This is actually a rule set by the ancestors of our tribe..."

"Your ancestors? Could it be..." Sherrin thought of the history of Hogwarts he had read. When Hogwarts was founded, Rowena Ravenclaw was responsible for the interior design of the castle; Ratcha Slytherin is responsible for recruiting professors, teaching assistants and other staff; Godric Gryffindor is responsible for pacifying the intelligent creatures living around the castle, such as centaurs and mermaids, to prevent them from disturbing Hogwarts; Hull Gar Hufflepuff is responsible for the daily maintenance of the castle, such as cleaning, purchasing raw materials, kitchen operations, etc.

By chance, Hufflepuff gained the allegiance of a house elf, and later, with the help of that house elf, he found more house elves.

Hufflepuff took pity on the inhumane treatment of these house elves as slaves in the Middle Ages, so he brought them all to Hogwarts and gave them a safe place to live. Although Hufflepuff did not try to liberate the house elves like Hermione later in the original book, she did the greatest thing she could at the time and gave the house elves the best work and living environment, so she was highly regarded by the family. The reverence of the elves.

Sherrin suspected that the first house elf to follow Hufflepuff was Goober's so-called ancestor.

Schelling's guess was quickly confirmed by Guber.

"Yes, our ancestor was the first elf to follow Lord Hufflepuff, the great Hulk. It was he who established the rule of appointing elders. Before each elder dies, he must appoint the next one. The heir, this elf who inherits the position of elder will inherit the secrets of our family of house elves, and Hufflepuff's stew pot is one of them."

"Uncle Gu, I have no intention of asking about the secrets of your race. But I am just curious, where is Huo Keqi? Huo Keqi's deeds are recorded in "Hogwarts: A School History". It was he who helped Hogwarts. Chipachi cut off the Demonic Soul-Eating Flower and finally opened a greenhouse for cultivating herbs, but the school history does not mention a word about his final destination."

Gu Bo fell into silence.

There was no trace of ripples on his old face, and even with Xie Lin's observation ability, he couldn't see anything out of the ordinary.

"Uncle Gu, did I ask a question that I shouldn't have asked? If I don't answer it, forget it. I just asked out of curiosity. I don't necessarily know." Xie Lin felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward and said hurriedly.

"What fate!" Gu Bo sighed.

Xie Lin did not dare to interrupt Gu Bo's thoughts and waited quietly for him to continue.

"In so many years, you are the first person to ask about the whereabouts of the great Lord Hawkes, and you are not a Hufflepuff..."

Uncle Gu's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he slowly said: "Forget it, since you have cracked the test left by Lord Hufflepuff and asked about Lord Huoqi's whereabouts, I will tell you... "

"Our house elves are actually one of the branches of the elves..."

Schelling was not that surprised.

After that day's magic history class, he already knew that elves were descended from the ancient elves from ancient times. The ancient elves, like the ancient dragons and ancient giants, have disappeared in the long river of history.

The descendants of the ancient elves have many branches. The house elves all over Europe are just one of them. The elves that haunt the black forest in Germany are also one of the elves. Others include the leprechauns in Ireland and the clouds in Africa. Yumbo, Tanuki from the East, etc. Strictly speaking, they are all Elvish Creatures.

"In ancient times, in order to avoid war, our oldest ancestors, the ancient elves, opened up a secret realm as a place for their descendants to live. However, many of the elves who are descendants are not willing to stay in the secret realm for the rest of their lives. They were full of longing and longing for the outside world, so some of them sneaked out from the secret realm, and now there are the evil spirits, little goblins, Yun Bo, civet cats and us..."

"Lord Hawkeye, with the help of Lord Hufflepuff, successfully found a way to return to the secret realm. Therefore, all the house elves here at Hogwarts will return to the elves on their own once they reach an old age. "

So, is this the biggest secret passed down from generation to generation among house elves? It turns out that the secret realm of the ancient elves is still preserved today.

If the greedy wizards knew about this, it would be okay. They would definitely invade and kidnap more elves as slaves. No wonder the house elves were so secretive about it.

Shelling immediately realized that something was wrong. Ravenclaw's test for selecting heirs was so complicated. He had to find the crown, repair the crown, activate the crown, and then read a large number of books. There was no reason why Hufflepuff, one of the four founders, would leave such a simple test - just crack an ancient rune.

Although the ancient runes were obscure, he was sure that there must be many professors who could do it if it was just to crack a single symbol, and even in the past thousand years, there must have been many talented students who could do it.

Shelling couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the real test of Hufflepuff was actually in the elf ancestral land? And this crucible was just a cover, and it could also be regarded as part of the test. If the students were satisfied with this, they would miss the real test.

Then the question was, how to enter the elf ancestral land?

The elves might know, but they would definitely keep this secret from the wizards.

Legilimency, mental hypnosis, and soul control might be able to get the secret out, but Shelling didn't want to do it again. The experience of sinking into the dark magic before still left him with lingering fears. He finally got rid of the influence of the dark magic, and he didn't want to plunge into it again.

Back in the dormitory, he summoned Dobby in front of him.

Dobby had been with him for the longest time. Dobby watched him grow up since he was a child. It was impossible to say that there was no emotion in him.

All this changed after he obtained the Soul Chapter of "Abatyr". He studied soul magic in depth and discovered its dominance.

During the summer vacation, before meeting Voldemort for the first time, he had cast soul magic on Dobby as if he was doing an experiment, which was not yet mastered by him. The suggestion of "cannot resist" was planted in Dobby's mind, and Dobby also surrendered to him.

It was probably from that time that his mentality began to expand.

The feeling of being able to control the will and thoughts of others at will, how to say it, is really-cool!

The feeling of being high above and dominating everything is enough to make people deeply fascinated and unable to extricate themselves.

He had hesitated and doubted himself, and was once uneasy because of the rapid growth of soul magic, but Meredith's incident happened. Regret and guilt drove his determination to pursue power, made him let go of caution and vigilance, and went further and further on the road of black magic...

Looking at Dobby's fanatical and absolutely loyal eyes, thinking of the past between him and Dobby in childhood, and thinking of what he had done to him, Sherin sighed and said softly: "Dobby, I'm sorry for you..."

Dobby was a little confused, just standing there stupidly, waiting for Sherin's order.

Who knew that what he was waiting for was that Sherin raised his wand and said to him: "Soul as before!"

Dobby shook his heavy head, and the whole person swayed. He lost his balance and sat down on the ground.

"How do you feel, Dobby?" Sherin asked softly.

"Dobby is fine," Dobby was still trying to adapt to the dizziness in his head. He pointed to his head and said, "It's just that I feel a little dizzy here..."

"I must apologize to you, Dobby," Sherin thought about it and decided to tell the truth, "I used some magic on you before, which may have affected your mind, but I just solved it for you..."

"Master, you don't have to apologize to Dobby," Dobby opened his eyes wide, "Dobby actually knows that Dobby was able to gain freedom at the beginning. Although it was Harry Potter who did it, you, the little master, also made a lot of efforts in secret, and then you gave Dobby a job. Dobby is very grateful to you. In Dobby's heart, he always regards the little master as the real master..."

House elves are a very special species. Their loyalty is not completely based on the ancient family contract. For example, Kreacher can be loyal to only some people in the family, and choose to be hypocritical to others belonging to the same family.

When a house elf is not truly submissive, it will try every means to find language loopholes in the orders given by the nominal master. They can even secretly do things that are not against the master's orders but can be detrimental to the master, although they must punish themselves severely afterwards.

There is only one way to win the true loyalty of house elves, and that is to treat them well. Sirius in the original book died indirectly because of this mistake.

Dobby's words now undoubtedly reveal his true feelings for Sherin in his heart.

Xie Lin shook his head, "Dobby, I have received a lot of care from you since I was a child. I have never forgotten that you were punished by Kakaro for covering for me. It is my duty to let you regain your freedom... As for giving you a job, in the final analysis, I am just using you to help me do things..."

"No!" Dobby said loudly, "In Dobby's heart, the little master is Dobby's good friend. Being able to help the little master is the happiest and proudest thing for Dobby!"

Xellin's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Dobby, do you really think so? Aren't you angry at all about me casting a spell on you?"

"Dobby doesn't know," Dobby shook his head stubbornly, "but Dobby knows that the little master will never hurt Dobby!"

"Naive!" Xie Lin sneered, his tone suddenly turned cold, "So, if I cast a spell on you again, what are you going to do?"

"Dobby believes that the young master will not do this!" Dobby puffed out his chest and said fearlessly.

Dobby...you guy...

You are so stupid...

But you are so cute...

Sherin sighed and closed his eyes. After a long while, he said faintly: "Thank you, Dobby. Thank you so much."

"Dobby, I need your help - note that this is a request, not an order. You can choose to refuse, and I will never blame you..."

"Young master, please tell me," Dobby said firmly, "Dobby will do his best to help you."

Sherin told Dobby about the inheritance of Hufflepuff and asked Dobby to take him to the ancestral land of the elves. Sherin solemnly promised that this time he was really just for the inheritance of Hufflepuff, and he had no desire for other elf races living in the ancestral land of the elves.

Dobby agreed without any hesitation, patting his chest.

(1) Hogwarts also had its heyday. The number of staff and students at that time was not as sparse as described in the original book. McGonagall was an assistant before becoming a professor. The number of students enrolled in 1991 dropped to 41-80 in the original book because of the war launched by Voldemort. The rising mortality rate and declining fertility rate led to a shrinking population of wizards in Britain. The setting of this book is: 600 students in the 1990s and 1,000 in the pre-Voldemort era.

(2) In October 2000, Stastic Publishing held an online chat between Rowling and fans. Rowling said that Hogwarts had 1,000 students, but this was obviously inconsistent with the description in the book. On July 16, 2005, when Rowling released the manuscript of the "original list of forty", she admitted in an interview that she was not good at math and changed her words to say that the number of students at Hogwarts was 600. The author rationalized the second setting as the sharp drop in the number of students enrolled in the 1990s.