Chapter 887 Dobby’s Mission

This is not Dobby's first visit to Hogwarts.

In fact, he had just snuck into the Slytherin dormitory last night.

It was only the first time for Dobby to enter the school through the main entrance of the castle.

Under Dumbledore's guidance, Dobby now finally has the time to carefully look at the castle's environment, instead of being as vigilant as before to avoid being discovered by other elves and students - especially not by Hogwarts. catch.

"This is Hogwarts Castle, the magical castle with the most house elves in the UK."

Dumbledore walked quickly in the empty corridor with no one around, while gently introducing Dobby behind him.

"Normally, they don't leave the Hogwarts kitchen during the day. They mostly come out to clean the house at night, look after the stove, collect the students' dirty clothes and iron them... I mean, unlike the magical family , in Hogwarts students rarely come into contact with house elves, and you will not have to serve around students in the future."

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore, I understand."

Dobby said carefully and sharply, looking at the old wizard with reverence.

"The mistress said before that the sign of a good house elf is that you don't even know it exists, but Dobby has always been clumsy. He often cannot meet the master's requirements and always has to trouble the master to give orders."

Dumbledore was silent for a moment and suddenly said softly.

"Hogwarts is different, Dobby, that's your name," he said. "In this castle, you don't need to guess other people's thoughts - without clear instructions, you must not Act on your own initiative. Especially don't misinterpret or interpret other people's ambiguous words. There are thousands of students in Hogwarts, and you can't cater to everyone."

"Then if the little masters, I mean the students..."

Dobby raised his head in confusion, his big eyes full of confusion.

"Conflicts will also occur among students. While you are helping one party, you may hurt the other party. In today's Hogwarts, staying neutral and being a little slower is actually more important than speed. quality.”

Dumbledore smiled gently and said calmly.

"Don't worry, you can learn about these things gradually... In short, be careful about the requests made by students."

The school rules of Hogwarts have long been countless times more complicated than the original version.

After a year of trying and adjusting, Dumbledore finally came to a conclusion.

Limited school rules and limited energy cannot deal with a witch who acts wantonly. She can do whatever the law prohibits. This absolutely cannot be applied to Elena. This can only be applied to ordinary students, not to the Fairy Queen or the Third Dark Lord. .

Elena Kaslana should be regarded as an independent and powerful public entity.

For powerful and unrestricted public power, another rule applies - law prohibits it without authorization.

While talking, Dumbledore stopped behind a painting with a bowl of fruit.

"Behind this door is the Hogwarts kitchen. In the past, as long as students scratched the pear, it would laugh and turn into a doorknob. However, due to some special circumstances, it is slightly different now. ...Of course you can teleport directly afterwards, Hogwarts does not restrict the magic of house elves."

Dumbledore looked at Dobby meaningfully, took out his wand, tapped the edge of the frame, and spoke clearly.

"Albus Dumbledore—"

A faint light flashed around the frame, turning inwards silently.

Is this... the top magic kitchen in the UK, the holy land of house elves?

Dobby tried hard to suppress the excitement in his heart, walked in quickly, and looked around curiously.

This is a large room with a high ceiling, probably as big as several living rooms in Malfoy Manor put together. There are many gleaming copper pots and basins piled against the surrounding stone walls. There is a large brick building at the other end of the room. fireplace. There are four long wooden tables placed not far from the entrance to the kitchen, which correspond to the four academic tables in the auditorium above.

Before Dobby could see his surroundings clearly, dozens of house elves suddenly appeared around him.

Unlike the dirty old pillowcase that Dobby wears as "clothes", the house elves at Hogwarts can be said to be the most energetic and clean house elves that Dobby has ever seen in his life. .

They all smiled, bowed and curtsied. They were all wearing the same uniform: a tea towel with the Hogwarts crest printed on it, which seemed to have been slightly treated to wrap around their bodies like a blanket.

Three house elves hurried over from the other end of the kitchen, holding a large silver tray in their hands. Compared to the large, shiny silver tray, the food and drinks on it looked much shabby. - just a glass of warm water and a loaf of French bread that didn't look very appetizing.

"I'm sorry, Professor... the chef specifically ordered not to provide milk, snacks and other food before going to bed."

The leading house elf raised his head and looked at Dumbledore, and screamed respectfully.

After a slight pause for a few seconds, the house elf looked behind the old man and carefully added in a soft voice.

"If you are not full after dinner and are a little hungry, I can provide you with an extra meal - the chef has not given any additional instructions for this aspect of the dishes. Professor Apokalis has occasionally... "

"Thank you, Burley...but no need today-"

Dumbledore rubbed his nose helplessly, trying to maintain his image.

As a 110-year-old wizard, he will not be as greedy as some 108-year-old guys. At least today, when welcoming new employees, Dumbledore still has to try his best to maintain Hogwart. Principal Ci is dignified.

Besides, that white-haired dumpling is quite vindictive. Who knows if this could be a trap.

Not long ago, Dumbledore still vividly remembers the pitiful scene in which Grindelwald accidentally drank a few glasses of red wine with some spices, causing him to become paralyzed (with a petrifying potion) and allowing him to take injections at his mercy.

"This is Dobby, the house elf of the Malfoy family."

Dumbledore turned sideways and pointed at the elf next to him who was looking around curiously.

"In the next period of time, at least in years, he will join Hogwarts, work with you as a house elf of Hogwarts, and learn from the excellent experience of Hogwarts... …Burley, I’ll leave it to you and everyone else—if the results are good, more house elves may come to Hogwarts to further their studies.”

"Advanced studies?! Excellent, excellent——"

Burleigh, the house elf, was suddenly startled. He raised his head and looked at Dumbledore in disbelief. His green eyes the size of tennis balls were full of shock. He seemed to be under a tongue-stuck spell and couldn't stammer for a long time. In one sentence.

"Yes, further education! The house elves at Hogwarts are the best, and the wizarding world obviously agrees with this."

Dumbledore smiled and nodded gently, speaking gently to the house elf.

"Now, the Ministry of Magic and various pure-blood families hope to spread the experience of Hogwarts more widely, so they have promoted such a 'House Elf Training Program', and Dobby is the first student... Burley Sir, are you up to the task? Can you show the style of Hogwarts and guide Dobby's subsequent work with heart, kindness, and enthusiasm?"

"Of course! Professor Dumbledore, of course! What an honor!"

Burleigh, the house elf, said sharply, trying to straighten his back, tears of excitement flashing in his big eyes.

"Burley will do his best to show Hogwarts what it should be! Professor! Thank you so much. So, oh, your praise for us is really shameful. We still have a lot to do that we haven't done well." This place… ugh… don’t worry!”

Following Dumbledore's voice, there was a commotion among the surrounding elves.

Almost all the house elves looked at Dumbledore with tears in their eyes, looking extremely excited. For them who have been serving students and cleaning the castle in the shadows all year round, this recognition can be regarded as the highest honor in their lives.

The best house elf in the wizarding world!

It's so good that other magic families will send their own elves to learn here.

This was such a high honor that even Burleigh, the head elf at Hogwarts, couldn't control himself at the first moment, let alone the other house elves present.

"Well, I believe in your abilities, so the next step will be left to you..."

Dumbledore said gently, and after thinking for a moment, he added something extra.

"Oh, by the way, Miss Chef will not be coming to the kitchen for supervision and guidance recently. She hopes that you can consolidate and sort out what you have learned during this period, and try your best to sort out a copy of Hogwarts House Elf Code.”

The old wizard's blue eyes stared at Burley, and the little guy who was originally a little nervous gradually calmed down.

His heart suddenly became much calmer, and he was filled with energy and courage again.

"Don't worry, Professor, the Hogwarts house elves will never let you or the chef down!"

"Very good, then... maybe this welcome is a little late..."

Dumbledore nodded with satisfaction, turned around and looked at the thin, bruised elf behind him.

"Anyway, welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Dobby."

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If Dobby thought that once he joined Hogwarts, he could quickly adapt to the school's rhythm, or clean and work like he did at Malfoy Manor, then he would find out the next day that he was obviously wrong.

After Halloween, classes resume at Hogwarts.

And this also means that the work of the house elves has become busy.

The first is the kitchen. In addition to the unified banquet of the festival, in daily life on the Hogwarts campus, according to the different crop selection and harvest conditions of each college's "College Personalized Farm", what is on the table of each college The dishes are constantly being adjusted, and the Hogwarts kitchen has even divided several different groups to share the work.

However, Dobby is different from other house elves. In Burley's understanding, learning means mastering all the dishes.

House elves have many talent bonuses in cooking. As the "chief cook" of the Malfoy family, Dobby was originally a little confident in this aspect, but when he came into contact with the Hogwarts kitchen, he realized how ignorant he had been before. .

An extremely basic pan-seared scallop speaks for itself.

Obviously, the standard of qualifications in the Hogwarts kitchen is very different from that of the Malfoys.

At the request of the mysterious chef, any scallops that were overcooked or undercooked could not be sent to the table in the kitchen front hall, but were sent to the table directly above the students in front of the students - Burley and the number. A single evaluator would be there to decide the fate of a dish based on their vast experience, and for the first few days, Dobby was frying scallops.

"Dobby, it's too old... This batch is too fried! It tastes like rubber!"

"Oh, hell! What the hell are you doing! Do you want someone to have diarrhea?!"

"Speed, speed up! Are you a troll? Magic, magic!"

Amidst the roaring sounds like hell, Dobby grew up at an incredible speed. He finally figured out why Master Draco would rather order the school's cold takeaway than eat the food he cooked when he returned home last summer. food.

Compared with the house elves at Hogwarts, their work attitude was no different from perfunctory.

Dobby has not forgotten his mission at Hogwarts.

In fact, in addition to the Hogwarts kitchen, Dobby has also followed other house elves to clean the student dormitories these days, collect dirty clothes, iron and wash them... Unfortunately, he is temporarily I haven't been to Slytherin yet.

The "Dark Lord's Notes from the Chamber of Secrets" stolen by Draco Malfoy is still missing.

On the other hand, Dobby has always been eager to see Harry Potter, hoping to deliver a warning to the "Boy Who Lived" that the Chamber of Secrets may be opened. But in most cases, finding Harry means meeting Harry Potter at the same time. To Master Draco.

In Dobby's eyes, Master Draco is no less dangerous than Master Lucius.

Perhaps the young master is not yet as ruthless as the master, but they are definitely biological father and son - whether it is Master Draco or Master Lucius, these two wizards are definitely very bad, very bad dark wizards. .

As a house elf serving the Malfoy family, Dobby had long heard about the terrible and evil plan from Lucius Malfoy - his attempt to awaken the man who must not even be named in Hogwarts. People create terrible disasters.

But what Dobby never expected was that Master Draco actually took the lead, stole the magic book that could open the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets from him, and secretly took it to Hogwarts Castle.

What's worse is that the dangerous thing is now in the hands of no one knows.

Master Lucius's mission is to protect Master Draco, and Dobby's mission for himself is to find a way to find where the book is, and then use Professor Dumbledore or Harry Potter to destroy the danger on time s things!

This can be regarded as... successfully protecting Master Draco...

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