Chapter 919 What Bad Intentions Can Dobby Have?

On Monday, Hogwarts returned to its normal hustle and bustle.

Although many students were still immersed in the exciting and joyful activities last weekend, the tight and busy study pressure soon brought them back to reality from their leisure time. Lucius Malfoy's letter arrived at the school on time in the morning. Dumbledore frowned and read it for a long time, and finally stopped Snape to give him a few extra words before breakfast was over.

It's easier to adjust classroom seating than to waste time on the school board.

In the potions class that morning, Snape casually found an excuse to help his classmates, and separated Draco and Harry, who were originally fixed partners - Harry was now assigned to Neville. Together, this undoubtedly gave Neville a huge sigh of relief.

On the other hand, Dobby's return to Hogwarts was not so smooth.

"Mr. Burley, why was Dobby transferred from the Castle Services Group-"

Dobby said sharply that as soon as he returned to the castle, he was told that starting from this week, his main scope of work would be adjusted from the castle service team to the Hogwarts kitchen. "Is there anything wrong with Dobby's performance last week?" Poor or incompetent?"

If he cannot join the castle service team, then he will have much fewer opportunities to come into contact with Harry Potter in the future.

"Oh, of course not. Congratulations, Vala, you can go back to the kitchen too."

Burleigh, the head elf of Hogwarts, shook his head. While he was systematically arranging the elf position changes for the new week at Hogwarts according to the notepad in his hand, he explained to Dobby with a smile on his face.

"In fact, your performance last week was impeccable - you completed the workload of two people by yourself, both in terms of energy and attitude, we all quite recognized it. The Hogwarts kitchen is the one The core area, where you can learn more knowledge, castle maintenance, classroom cleaning... these contents will not be of much help to your work after you return..."

"Uh - no, Dobby needs these very much! Because, because Dobby, Dobby hopes -"

Dobby's eyes widened and he stammered a few times, desperately searching for excuses in his little head.

Now that Dobby knows the true identity of "that thing" and the "Half-Blood Prince", he must find a way to remind and protect Mr. Harry Potter, otherwise once Mr. Potter is bewitched by the Dark Lord and opens the Chamber of Secrets, the consequences will be disastrous.

"I understand, it's because of Mr. Draco Malfoy, right?"

Burleigh, the house elf, smiled and nodded, putting down the notepad in his hand with a clear look on his face.

No matter what, they are house elves who have served wizards for generations, and Burleigh can naturally understand Dobby's thoughts.

Perhaps from a rational and objective perspective, going to the Hogwarts kitchen to study will bring more improvement to Dobby, but as an elf serving the Malfoy family, when a member of the family is studying in the school, taking care of, Looking after and serving Draco Malfoy was obviously Dobby's top priority - it was the honor and mission of every house elf.

However, understanding Dobby's thoughts does not mean that Burleigh is willing to break the rules of Hogwarts for Dobby.

As the head elf of Hogwarts, his first priority is how to allocate work as efficiently as possible, and Dobby, who is highly motivated and efficient, is obviously more suitable for working in a busy kitchen than cleaning the castle. Scrub wash.

"Hogwarts has its own laws, Dobby—"

Burley, the house elf, raised his long and slender fingers and said extremely seriously.

"It may be your wish to be able to serve and look after Mr. Malfoy at any time, but this does not make you leave the kitchen and go to the castle service team. Every student in our school is treated equally...for the most part."

"In... most cases?"

Dobby muttered something that Burleigh had said, and looked at Burleigh with some hope.

"Yes, there is another special situation——"

Burley, the house elf, whispered meaningfully, puffing out his chest with some pride.

"Since last year, an exceptional student has appeared in Hogwarts, Miss Chef Elena Kaslana. Only the best, sharpest, smartest, and most motivated house elves can Qualified to serve as her shadow attendant. Professor Dumbledore also told us that when Miss Chef makes a request, we must respond immediately."

"Miss Kaslana? But what does this have to do with Dobby?"

Dobby said softly, confusion written in his big eyes.

"Oh, the relationship is very strange - because Chef Kaslana is now the monitor of Class A of the second grade."

Burley, the house elf, said calmly, tapping the notepad in his hand.

"The second-year Class A happens to be the class where Mr. Draco Malfoy is. Last year I was responsible for this job personally, but this year Chef Kaslana assigned me more tasks, so I have to have a backup, who has to take over my job when I can't get away..."

"Can Dobby, can Dobby serve as this backup 'Shadow Squire', Mr. Burley!?"

"This is just a possibility, but the decision is not mine -"

Burley corrected him with a serious expression and looked at the energetic Dobby in front of him.

"I can make a suggestion to Professor Dumbledore and see if Mr. Principal agrees - after all, there has never been a special situation of an 'outsider' like you before - and after that, Miss Kaslana will also have to Just don’t object…”

"Thank you so much, Dobby, Dobby, thank you so much!"

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. I'm just making the most appropriate allocation based on your previous work performance."

The head elf of Hogwarts pointed to the busy kitchen behind him and said calmly.

"Until the final reply is given, your work content will still be as planned before. I hope you will not slack off or become complacent because of this... By the way, once again, if Professor Dumbledore and Miss Kaslana refuse, then There are only two choices before you - obey the unified arrangement, or leave Hogwarts."

"No problem! No problem! Don't worry! Dobby will try his best!"

Dobby waved his fist vigorously and shouted seriously in a high-pitched voice.

Compared to being beaten and scolded from time to time at the Malfoy family, and having to suffer from keeping their evil secrets, Hogwarts Castle is simply the legendary ideal home for Dobby, and he has more important things now. Task.

Even if he is just a humble house elf, he can use his own way to protect the savior of the magical world.

"...Mr. Burley, is this really okay?"

"What do you mean? Sous Chef Ratty...do you have any different ideas?"

Burleigh slowly turned around, frowning and looking at the house elf next to him with half a feather on his chest.

The Hogwarts kitchen has two sous chefs, who are responsible for coordinating and arranging the appropriate size of the Hogwarts kitchen when Miss Kaslana is away. Although they are slightly lower in rank than Burley as the supervisor, they are still In terms of speaking rights, the two are on the same level.

"It's not that I have any different opinions, I just don't think it's necessary to give that little guy a vain hope."

Letty shrugged, and her eyes fell on Dobby, who was not far away and energetically took over the work of three people.

"There are too many secrets in Hogwarts Castle. Even if Professor Dumbledore relents, Miss Kaslana will most likely not agree to an outsider serving as a 'Shadow' - not to mention, maybe at the level of Mr. Principal It won't pass. You might as well explain to him from the beginning that if he doesn't want to do the kitchen work, just get out, why waste so much words——"

"Latty, do you know why Mr. Dumbledore finally chose me in the stewardship assessment?"

"Because when Miss Kaslana first arrived at Hogwarts, I gave the opportunity to you, a lucky guy."

Lati's face froze and she curled her lips, her tone full of sourness.

Although Hogwarts has not established a chef system or a foreman system before, there are still divisions in the kitchen. He, who is more advanced in housework magic and cooking magic, actually has a little more say than Burley.

Hogwarts house elves only serve the students, faculty and staff of the school.

At that time, Elena Kaslana's reputation among the elves at Hogwarts was not very good - no one knew whether the "Owl Killer" would suddenly want to taste what a house elf tasted like, let alone Needless to say she wasn't even a student at that time.

Because of this, when Elena arrived at the school, it was Burley who took care of and guided her.

"That's only one reason, Lartie—there's a bigger one."

Burley, the house elf, patted his shoulder beside him and said softly.

"We are just house elves. Don't try to figure out the thoughts of wizards on our own. Mr. Dumbledore also specifically told me before: Unless it is a clear and unambiguous order, don't try to figure out and understand other people's thoughts. Especially in this situation. Regarding Miss Kaslana, don’t be too smart to make rash decisions.”

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A quarter of an hour later, the principal's office.

"Well, it seems that Miss Kaslana has given herself another problem."

Dumbledore rubbed his brows and put down the neatly cut parchment in his hand.

Obviously, this is one of the new changes that Elena has brought to Hogwarts. At least in Dumbledore's half-life teaching career at Hogwarts, this is the first time that he has received a position from a house elf. Transfer testimonials.

As he had expected before, even Elena could not predict all the situations arising from the changes.

Perhaps the girl's original purpose was just to coordinate and coordinate the work of the house elves at Hogwarts and maximize the abilities of the house elves - and judging from the results she learned before, she did do this:

The abandoned classrooms in Hogwarts that have been abandoned for many years have been cleaned up; the magic torches in each corridor have also been repaired; the maximum number of people that the Hogwarts kitchen can handle has been increased from the original one thousand people (usually in a hurry). It has risen to the point where even five thousand people can dine at the same time with ease, and this is based on the fact that the cuisine is several times richer than before...

However, higher autonomy and rational distribution also mean more humane and bold demands.

"Isn't this the result you hinted at? Besides, you can also refuse-"

Grindelwald lay leisurely on his side on the sofa in a corner of the office, while reading the latest issue of "The Quibbler". He raised his eyes across the magazine and glanced at the frowning Dumbledore, and said casually in a relaxed tone.

"But with your personality, you will definitely agree to throw the Quaffle to that girl, right?"

"I'm not in a position to refuse directly. You clearly know this..."

Dumbledore smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed helplessly.

"If you want to arouse the suspicion of the Ministry of Magic and pure-blood families, the easiest way is for me to refuse directly - this matter can only be decided by Elena. If she really intends to completely hide herself, She will naturally agree..."

"What do you promise? Promise to have an informant from outside the school around you?"

Grindelwald glanced at Dumbledore with a strange expression, then changed to a more comfortable position and lay on the sofa.

"Anyway, I agreed in advance that I won't be involved in this matter. You can discuss it yourself."

"Of course. Of course -"

Dumbledore glanced at the parchment on the edge of the table and sighed again.

Even he himself doesn't want to have an extra monitor around him.

This has nothing to do with any shady intentions, it is purely the longing for freedom deep in everyone's heart.

In fact, Dumbledore has already begun to think about how to deal with the Ministry of Magic in the future.

"But this matter can at least remind Elena a little bit. This is also a good thing."

Grindelwald shrugged and added noncommittally.

"House elves are servants after all. If you give them too many rights and responsibilities, there will be trouble. After experiencing this accident, Elena will probably manage the house elves carefully. The top priority now is to find The source of the leak—I don’t believe these are all coincidences. Mr. Malfoy must know something..."

"Is it a leak? Well, Malfoy and the Ministry of Magic have been acting strangely recently."

Dumbledore looked solemn and nodded slowly.

Lucius Malfoy was apparently just a scout who was pushed out.

But whether the people standing behind Lucius are the Ministry of Magic, the Hogwarts School Board, the International Federation of Wizards... or other magical forces, as time goes by, they can always find some clues.

The current time point is just a trial stage between the two parties.

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"Huh? A new 'Shadow Elf' was added, was this proposed by Burley?"

Elena said curiously. She had just finished lunch and was about to go back to the dormitory with Hermione to rest.

However, before they left the table, Dumbledore called her aside alone and told her about the recommendation letter submitted by the Hogwarts kitchen this morning, as well as some of his and Grindelwald's analysis of the ins and outs.

"Yes, the recommended person is a house elf of the Malfoy family——"

Dumbledore nodded, said solemnly, and handed the recommendation reasons submitted by Burley to Elena.

"It seems that the Ministry of Magic knows much more than we thought, or maybe this is just a coincidence, but in any case, I can understand if you don't want to - I will think about how to reply to them later..."

"Oh, that's it—"

Elena glanced at the parchment in her hand and said nonchalantly.

"Dobby, right? Okay, I don't think it's a big problem."

"Huh?" Dumbledore was stunned for half a second.

"Is there anything else? If not, I'll go back and rest first -"

"Well, that's not a big deal..."

"Okay, then, goodbye Professor Dumbledore-"

Elena glanced at the old wizard who was stunned for some reason, then turned and walked towards Hermione and the others.

Speaking of which, Professor Dumbledore seems to be 110 or 112 years old this year? It seems that even the magical world cannot avoid the appearance of Alzheimer's disease? What bad intentions could Dobby have? She's not Harry Potter anyway...

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