Chapter 570 What? You Guys Actually Talked About House Elves All Night!

Ivan's words made Hermione pause. Seventy or eighty thousand Galleons was undoubtedly an astronomical figure in her opinion.

After a long time, the little witch stammered. "But the hard work of the house elves is worth so much, isn't it? If you hire a wizard, it will be even more expensive than this!"

"That's right, they have to take careful care of the teachers and students of the whole school, which ordinary wizards can't do!" Ivan said with a smile, without completely denying Hermione's words.

But before the little witch could be happy, Ivan continued to speak. "Then have you ever thought about it? If so many house elves leave their masters and become free, how will they live? No wizard would be willing to hire them!"

"In addition, you should also go to the kitchen and ask the house elves for their opinions before making a decision. If you really want to protect them, you should listen to their ideas more!" Ivan comforted.

In fact, he didn't want Hermione to waste time on such a thing, because it was a completely thankless task.

As magical creatures that have been enslaved by wizards for thousands of years, the house elves have long lost their sense of resistance. What is left is only a pathological slave concept, and their loyalty to their masters is engraved in their bones!

If any of the house elves make a mistake, they will punish themselves without even requiring their master to take action.

Ivan's words reminded Hermione of what happened to Winky. After being abandoned by her master Crouch, no wizard was willing to take Winky in. In the end, it was Sirius who suggested that Winky stay in the Black family to solve the problem.

"Also, if you really want to change something, why not take a look at this!" Ivan suddenly thought of something, took out a book from the pocket where the extension spell was cast, and handed it to the little witch.

"From clerk to minister of magic - how does a wizard reach the pinnacle of power?" Hermione took the book in surprise, looked at the cover and read out the title.

Hermione looked at Ivan with a strange expression, not quite understanding why Ivan would give her such a book?

"When will you become the Minister of Magic, can you really change the situation of house elves!" Ivan suggested seriously.

He felt that Hermione was so concerned about the current situation of the house elves. Apart from a sudden burst of sympathy, in the final analysis, she was too idle!

So it's better to find something for her to do, set a lofty goal or something, and maybe she will forget about it after a period of time when she calms down.

"You don't need to tell me, I will be the one too!" Hermione held the book in her arms and said confidently.

She has seen too many things that need to be corrected in the magical world over the years, such as the unfair treatment of house elves, and the discrimination of pure-blood wizards against Muggles, etc.

Looking at the high-spirited little witch in front of him, Ivan only then remembered that Hermione had really become the Minister of Magic in the original time and space!

Liberating house elves is probably not something I talk about lightly.

Hermione really intends to implement her ideas!

Of course, judging from what Ivan learned, even if Hermione really became the Minister of Magic, it would be impossible to completely liberate the house elves.

Because this means going against most of the powerful people in the wizarding world, it would be nice to finally pass some laws to make the living situation of house elves better.

"Then you have to work harder!" Ivan didn't mean to pour cold water on Hermione, but said encouragingly.

Although he did not agree with giving equal rights to house elves and wizards, Ivan would not object to improving their living conditions, otherwise he would not be willing to pay Dobby a salary.

In comparison, some extreme pure-blood families enjoy the convenience brought by house elves, but at the same time beat and scold them at every turn, and treat house elves as pests. This is indeed strange.

Even Muggle slave owners know that they need to take care of their slaves occasionally to ensure that their private property can last longer, but some arrogant wizards don't understand this at all.

Just as Ivan was thinking this, a slight noise came from upstairs, interrupting his thoughts.

Ivan turned his head subconsciously and looked towards the stairs.

"What's wrong?" Hermione didn't notice anything was wrong and looked at Ivan's movements strangely.

"Shhh" Ivan put his index finger to his mouth and made a silent gesture. With a thought, he took out the Marauder's Map from his arms and opened it to take a look.

"Sure enough!" Ivan couldn't help but twitching when he saw the stacked names next to the Gryffindor lounge on the map.

Hermione also came up to take a look, and then her face suddenly turned red.

Ivan stood up directly, waving his wand and pointing at the dark stairs above.

A crimson magic beam flew out from the top of the wand, hit the steps quickly and exploded, making a thunderous sound, countless sparks flying, looking very gorgeous.

George and others who were crouching there and eavesdropping were frightened for a moment and fell into a mess. Several of them even rolled down the stairs in embarrassment.

"You guys stay up late at night, why are you spying on us?"

Ivan looked at George and Fred who had fallen badly, as well as several male and female witches who had only met in the lounge, and asked speechlessly.

"We were just passing by!" George said nonchalantly, touching his still aching chest.

As he spoke, George glared at Fred behind him. If they hadn't been squatting uncomfortable and had to change their movements, causing some noise, they wouldn't have been discovered.

"Yes! We are so hungry at night, we are going to the kitchen to find something to eat!" Fred also hurriedly explained.

They had heard before that Ivan and Hermione would have a date in the Gryffindor lounge tonight, so they couldn't sleep at night, they were gossiping, and they were ready to learn and observe.

Who knew that Ivan and Hermione would actually chat about house elves all night long!

This is so strange!

If he had known this was the case, Fred felt that he might as well have slept in the dormitory!

Other little wizards also found various reasons to prove that they just "happened" to pass by here.

"House elves also need to rest. I advise you not to bother them at night!" Hermione glared at George and the others angrily, then looked at Ivan, hesitated for a while, and finally whispered. "I'm going back to bed now!"

After saying that, Hermione hurriedly returned to the girls' dormitory holding the book without waiting for Ivan's reaction.

Seeing that there was no excitement to watch, George, Fred and others also ran away, running faster than rabbits, for fear of being intercepted by Ivan.