Chapter 1468 Action

"Hello!" said Dumbledore happily.

"Hello, professor!" Several people came to Dumbledore's side.

"Don't stand there, sit down, house-elves are always too enthusiastic and want to do something for us, they are really the best creatures in the world, we had better not refuse their kindness. Dumbledore said with a smile, "What do you want to eat? I suggest trying this biscuit."

They sat on the chair next to Dumbledore, and the house elves around the side immediately served drinks and desserts, filling most of the table. This picture looked like a party, but everyone present except Dumbledore , No one is in the mood for dessert.

"Professor, are we going to summon that demon now?"

"Oh, yes." Dumbledore said, "I don't think the five of you would like to stay in the empty Hogwarts for Christmas. Molly also reminded me to let you go back, so this kind of thing Best to do it quickly."

"Have you found any information?" Ivan asked, "About the devil altar and Hufflepuff..."

"There is no direct evidence that Helga Hufflepuff left a demon altar in the school." Dumbledore said softly, "We can only guess that in the original planning of the castle, this area was It belongs to Hufflepuff's exclusive area, and only Hufflepuff and her students are allowed to enter, just like Slytherin's secret room, and the demon altar that appeared here was handed down from that period, so the two There will be a relationship between them. Not to mention, it is a demon altar related to house-elves, and we all know that Hufflepuffs have a good relationship with house-elves."

"There are also hints left by her, which are also related to house elves." Aiwen said.

The hint for the key to the secret treasure left by Hufflepuff reads: From the Open Vale, Merciful Hufflepuff! She treats everyone equally, everyone has a chance to get her treasure! The key to unlock the treasure is integrity and loyalty, all you need to do is trust your humblest friend!

The humblest friend here is, not surprisingly, the house-elf.

Because the creatures in the hints left by Gryffindor and Ravenclaw can correspond to some kind of creatures around Hogwarts.

Gryffindor's proud follower's approval refers to the centaur in the Forbidden Forest; Ravenclaw's clever ally refers to the merfolk in the lake in front of the castle. From these creatures who have lived around Hogwarts for generations, Ivan got important information about the treasure key information.

So, the clues left by Hufflepuff should correspond to the house-elf in the kitchen.

Ivan has investigated before that the house elves in the kitchen have not preserved anything for generations like centaur or mermaid.

They don't know anything, and the only suspicious place is the demon altar.

That demon was also an elf, so it probably knew something.

"Everything will be determined after the summoning." Dumbledore said, "It seems that you don't want to eat dessert, so let's go. Take out the wand, although the power of the demon altar below is not very strong, I don't think it will appear What a powerful demon, but we still can't take it lightly. Of course, don't be too nervous."

Harry and Hermione seemed to want to ask something else, after all, they were about to face a demon.

This was territory they didn't understand, and tension and anxiety were inevitable, even with Dumbledore around.

But because I don't understand, there is nothing to ask.

Before, Aiwen had already said everything that should be said, and they came here today mainly to increase their knowledge.

Even for wizards, summoning demons is not a magic that can be seen at random.

A group of people walked through the kitchen to the cold storage in the back. Spots of golden light emerged from the ends of their respective wands, dispelling the darkness.

All kinds of food are piled up on the surrounding shelves, and in the deepest part of the shelves is the blue brick wall.

Across the brick wall, the walls of the back room were covered with the heads of house-elves, thousands of them. They are all crumpled, and they maintain their dead appearance at low temperature. They are lifelike and at the same time appear strange and terrifying. The huge and empty eyes look at the front indifferently, bringing a strong sensory stimulation to people.

Ivan heard Ron next to him gasp, and then quickly became silent again.

It is an ancient custom to hang the head of the house elf after death on the wall. The elves don't think there is anything wrong with it, but are proud of it, thinking that this is the greatest affirmation and reward for the house elf.

Separated by a wall, one side is the Hogwarts kitchen and the cold storage where the ingredients are stored, and the meals that the students eat every day are cooked here; Mummy head.

Fortunately, none of the students at Hogwarts knew about it, otherwise no one would be able to eat it.

This is the "sacred place" in the eyes of traditional house elves, but since the discovery of the devil altar, house elves are no longer sure to approach this area.

They walked through the aisle hung with house-elves. Although the environment was not very suitable, Harry couldn't help but tell the conversation he overheard last night.

He endured it for a long time, and it was not easy to let Dumbledore speak out as soon as he saw Dumbledore.

"Professor, I have something to tell you about Snape and Malfoy," he said.

"It's Professor Snape, Harry." Dumbledore corrected him, who had been telling them about the history of Hogwarts house elves.

Since the school was founded, there have been house elves working here. Under Hufflepuff's claim and influence, Hogwarts once became the last refuge of house elves who lost their hometown. The place with the most elves.

"Yes, Professor Snape." Harry said, "We heard their conversation at Professor Slughorn's party last night, Ivan, Hermione."

"We actually tracked them down," Ivan added.

"Oh, what did they say?" Dumbledore asked softly, not seeming very surprised.

Harry repeated it, Dumbledore listened impassively, and when he had finished he fell silent for a moment, then said, "Thank you for telling me about it, Harry, but I suggest you take it to heart. Go on. The most important thing right now is to summon the demon, well, I don't think what you said is very important."

"Not very important?" said Harry in disbelief. "Professor, do you really understand..."

"Yes, Harry, thank God for my extraordinary intelligence, I understand everything you tell me." Dumbledore said a little bit sharply, "I think you can even believe that I understand better than you, I am very glad that you Can tell me about it, but let me assure you that you said nothing that disturbs me."