Chapter 372 The

notice in the lobby had a significant impact on the school. It told all students that the competition was no longer just in their mouths, but was really coming.

On Friday night and Saturday morning, Felix woke up from his bed and pushed open the door of his office in his pajamas.

The corridor was dark and there was no light. With the help of the hazy moonlight, several short figures piled together, forming a crooked and weird figure. They were the house elves in the castle.

"Do you need help?" Felix said, and he approached quietly, less than two feet away from them.

"Ah"

a suppressed scream was strangled in the throat, and the three house elves piled together were about to fall, and Felix hurriedly reached out to help them. This was an interesting scene.

The house elf on the top greeted respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Hep!"

"Hello to you too, Yun Bo." Felix replied.

The house-elf in the middle covered the mouth of the elf at the bottom to prevent him from shouting, and tried to salute. Yun Bo hurriedly patted his head and jumped down from the height. The elf in the middle followed suit, and finally the three of them saluted together.

"I heard some noise... Are you cleaning the portrait?"

Felix looked at Yun Bo holding a rag and a brush in his hand. There was also a large bottle piled in the corner, and the words on it were shining in the dark. It was "Mrs. Skoll's All-purpose Magic Detergent."

"And the armor in the castle... Sir! We have to clean them up and let the guests feel the charm of Hogwarts! Mr. Hep!" Yun Bo said.

"Well," Felix nodded, and he asked curiously: "I didn't see you holding a lamp, so you worked in the dark?"

"We are used to it, sir!" It was still the elf named Yun Bo who answered, and he said proudly: "We have good eyesight and can see things clearly with just a little light."

"Is that so?" Felix didn't know, and the introduction of house-elves would not mention these things. "But if we use magic lamps, it will be more convenient. I remember that the school purchased a large number of them..."

"Yes, the kitchen has replaced the latest, very big magic lamps, bigger than Yunbo!" Yunbo opened his slender hands to describe the lamp in the kitchen. "The other companions are very interested, and Dobby..."

The elf next to him touched Yunbo with his arm. Yunbo opened his mouth and stopped talking.

"What's wrong? Dobby is also my employee. Is there anything I don't know?" Felix asked. Dobby would come over at the beginning of each month to report to him about the company's progress.

The elf in the middle said respectfully: "No, sir. Dobby is...very good. He also gave the kitchen some palm-sized small magic lamps, which are very convenient..."

Felix smiled and said: "You must not want to talk about these. We can chat."

"Sir, Kaka is not a talkative elf. The master died ten years ago. He had no descendants, so he contributed Kaka to Hogwarts... Kaka has always served the master's family..." The elf named "Kaka" bowed deeply and answered.

Felix listened quietly, he knew there must be a sequel.

"Kaka is very proud, whether in the master's house or in Hogwarts... He has always done his duty, but, but..." Kaka widened his eyes, "Dobby! He is spreading dangerous ideas, some of those with weak wills have already begun to be tempted, this is not a good sign, he will bring bad luck to the entire elf race..."

"What did he do?" Felix asked.

Kaka lowered his head, and Yun Bo interrupted, "Dobby didn't do anything. He just introduced his new life. He..." The elf stammered, "He put himself on the same level as the wizard, saying who he met today... who he will meet tomorrow. The key is that he has some companions under him, all of whom are under his control..."

"What's wrong with this? I told him to do it."

"Sir, Mr. Hep!" said the elf named Kaka, "That's not a gift, but the beginning of doom. He has mastered power that does not belong to him, and this power is continuing to expand..."

Felix gave Yun Bo a look. Because of the tacit understanding cultivated by often going to the kitchen for midnight snacks, Yun Bo understood. He pulled Kaka away and said in a sharp voice, "We're leaving first, sir, there is still work to do! It must be completed before dawn!" Felix returned to

the office and sat for a while. There was a knock on the door outside, and Yun Bo came in through the crack in the door.

"Please sit down, Yun Bo."

"Oh, thank you, Mr. Hep!" Yun Bo said excitedly, and he sat down next to the sofa.

A cup of tea and a saucer flew towards him. Even though the same scene happened more than once, he still acted uncomfortable. The cup and the saucer made a noise.

Felix smiled and said, "Yun Bo, you know, I need a neutral perspective, and you are the most suitable person."

"Yes, sir," Yun Bo replied. He thought seriously for a while before saying respectfully, "Kaka and Dobby are very different... Kaka is a conservative elf who only served his master in the past. However, the wizard had no offspring or heirs. In his will, he donated all his property to Hogwarts, so Kaka came here... He has always been proud of his identity."

Felix nodded.

"Kaka is traditional. Even among the more than one hundred house-elves in the kitchen, he is considered conservative. Dobby is just the opposite. Some of his views... are very novel..."

"To accept rewards or to be free?"

Yun Bo's body trembled, and he said tremblingly: "Both, sir, both... He once said bad things about his former master. Actually, they were not bad words, they all happened truly... But Kaka thought he was disloyal, and they had a fight..."

Felix nodded slightly, "Then what?"

"After that... Dobby rarely mentioned the past. He likes the present. Every time he comes, he will bring some gifts. Some elves accept them, but Kaka resolutely refuses! There are many elves like him, all of whom are older..." "

Dobby introduced life outside, his own work, and he also said that he found some wild and wandering elves and provided them with jobs. They are also free like him."

When freedom was mentioned, Yun Bo shuddered violently.

Felix smiled and said, "I asked him to find some companions. It seems that he has done a good job."

Yun Bo looked at him carefully and asked cautiously, "Sir, what do you think?"

"Me?" Felix smiled. "Let it be. When facing new things, you always need to observe for a period of time. Maybe it makes you uncomfortable, but decades later, it may become a backbone force of the 'Future World' company."

Yun Bo looked at him in confusion.

Felix said, "Do you know Ilvermorny? Its founder, Aesop Sayre, established a deep friendship with a goblin named William. To this day, there are still many goblins working in the school. Aren't they a bit like the house-elves in Hogwarts? The difference is that Aesop Sayre's family has a more equal relationship with William's goblin family. They even signed a protection treaty for the goblins to protect the students."

"You know, this is a very rare thing. Goblins don't like humans very much. On the contrary, they love to play tricks on people, have a high ability to act alone, and are full of tricks... This period of history is talked about by many people with relish."

"When Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was weak, it was William and his goblin family who protected the students in the school. Today, hundreds of years later, the situation is reversed. It is Ilvermorny that is protecting this goblin family from interference from the outside world... And although the goblins of Ilvermorny still complain and insist that they are only fulfilling an ancient agreement, they still mysteriously appear all over the school..."

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The next day, when the students woke up, they were surprised to find that the castle was brand new. The portraits were scrubbed clean, and the armors suddenly became shiny. When Ron was concentrating on watching these new changes, he accidentally guessed the trap in the spiral staircase and got one leg stuck in the gap.

The armor next to him laughed at him with a wheeze. Ron punched it, and the armor spit out a few blue bubbles.

"Bah!" Ron said, "It smells like detergent!"

In the afternoon, Hermione went to the library again. As a last resort, Harry and Ron brought Neville with them and experienced an adventure in the underground palace in classroom 7, accompanied by the young Felix Hepp throughout the whole process.

When Harry questioned how there could be a tavern in the underground palace, a group of Aurors suddenly rushed in and started a battle with the dark wizards in the tavern, and the three of them were affected and fled all the way.

"This is a disguised black market, and the code on the door is the evidence." Felix Hepp's memory followed behind and said.

They fled to a secret room filled with irritable golden snitches. They didn't have to catch them, they just pounced on them. Each of them was cast with a fire spell, specifically targeting their exposed skin.

The three of them supported the armor spell and moved out of the secret room step by step, grinning from the burn. The only consolation was that Felix Hep's memory taught them the "Human Armor Spell"...

In the evening, all the selected students were called to the vice-president's office, and Professor McGonagall spent two hours giving them etiquette training. When Harry was lying in bed, he could still hear Ron's dream talk

, "Damn Snitch, stay away from me..."

The next Sunday morning, after breakfast, the students wandered around the castle like sleepwalkers until a special bell rang. They gathered from all over the castle hall.

"Line up! According to the college..." Filch, wearing a moldy suit, shouted at the top of his lungs. He suddenly grabbed a little wizard and said viciously, "You! Where is your school uniform!"

The little wizard was frightened and a little hysterical, and ran away screaming.

The students lined up in long queues according to their grades and were led out of the castle by their respective deans, scanning the empty venue excitedly.

"Here we come!"

A sharp-eyed student shouted. The students and professors squinted their eyes, and the air suddenly burned violently. A cluster of bright flames appeared, drawing out long and thin tongues of fire, forming a flower with four petals, each of which was branded with a magical animal.

"Ahem! Is there anyone on the other side?" A voice said in the flames.

"Gilbert," Dumbledore, who was standing in the front row, said gently, "The school has temporarily lifted the ban, and you can come over."

"That's good... I was just afraid that I'd got the wrong place..." The voice disappeared.

The students stared for a long time, and then a hand suddenly stretched out, carrying a box, and soon revealed a round, somewhat honest face. He was wearing a robe that combined blue and cranberry colors, with a complex golden knot tied on his chest.

When he saw the sea of ​​Hogwarts students and professors, he was startled and scratched his head, "Uh, hello, my name is Byers."