For a moment, the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Only the fat round-faced Scottish chickens who didn't know what was going to happen twisted their heads and made puzzled "cuckoo" sounds.

Finally, Hermione raised her hand hesitantly.

"Teacher Ellie, I remember we were supposed to be having the Care of Magical Creatures class?"

Hermione deliberately emphasized the word "protect", but Ellie was unmoved.

"For me, animals that have no edible value have no value for protection. As the saying goes, food is the first necessity of the people. Nothing is more important than eating. Well, the next lesson we are going to take is the first lesson..."

As she spoke, Ellie snapped her fingers, and soon a fat Scottish chicken with a round face was brought out, staring at the students in front of it with big eyes innocently.

"Scottish chicken is a very delicious ingredient, with delicious and firm meat..."

She just said it was ingredients, right? It was ingredients!

The students exchanged glances with each other, but no one dared to speak. Ellie had taught Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts for two years and had great prestige. These students were not rookies, so they would not be stupid enough to come out and cause trouble.

Next, Ellie gave the students a good lesson on "A Bite of China". She spent ten minutes talking about the history and origin of Scottish round-faced fat chickens, and then the most important thing was how to cook them...

"The first thing we have to do is kill it and then bleed it."

As she spoke, Ellie came over, picked up a knife, and slashed the Scottish chicken's neck. The next moment, blood gushed out. She held the Scottish chicken upside down, letting its blood spurt out from the gap in its neck and drip into the bucket below.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but let out a low cry. Some of those with weaker psychological endurance turned their heads away, and Hermione even closed her eyes.

"Oh my god, teacher, this is too cruel!"

"cruel?"

Hearing this, Ellie stared at Hermione coldly.

"Miss Granger, humans have been able to evolve to this point and stand out from many species because they have learned to eat meat. You don't really think that everyone can just wave their wand and turn the turkey in front of them into ham. The law of the jungle is the law of nature. I thought you would understand this... But since you don't understand, then I will let you experience it firsthand."

Having said that, Ellie gestured to Hermione.

"Come out and hold this fat chicken for me."

"……yes."

Although Hermione was unwilling in her heart, under Ellie's gaze, she still walked out of the crowd unwillingly and grabbed the Scottish round-faced fat chicken's feet. She could even feel the Scottish round-faced fat chicken struggling in her hands. For a moment, Hermione really wanted to let it go... But Ellie's eyes seemed to have some kind of magic, prompting her to hold the fat chicken in front of her obediently.

"Okay, I know you're not used to it, but everyone has been through this. In fact, most of your grandparents must have done something similar. Cooking ingredients is not as simple as you think... Well, first of all, you must remember to make sure that the blood is drained cleanly, so as to ensure the freshness of the ingredients and remove the fishy smell..."

Having said that, Ellie picked up the magic wand again and pointed it, and then a pot of steaming water appeared in front of everyone.

"Then what we have to do is remove the hair. Put it in this pot of hot water, Miss Granger. Remember to be careful not to burn yourself."

“…”

"Next, we'll cut open its body and take out its internal organs. The Scottish round-faced fat chicken has a lot of treasures all over its body, but some of its parts are inedible. But today we only care about the surface... You see, its meat is delicate and delicious, and it's also very firm due to long-term exercise..."

“…”

"Scottish round-faced fat chicken can be fried, stir-fried, stewed, and used to make a variety of dishes. We need to put ginger slices and green onions in the pot to remove the fishy smell and add flavor. Even if nothing else is added, eating it this way will have a unique flavor..."

“…”

Hermione then stood still like a wooden man, only occasionally handling the Scottish round-faced fat chicken in her hand according to Ellie's instructions. She was of course in a very bad mood, watching such cute animals being plucked, cut open, their internal organs pulled out, and their bodies being steamed in the pot. She watched the snow-white, firm pieces of meat rolling in the water and smelled the delicious, tempting aroma...

"Okay, Miss Granger, try a piece first."

Ellie took out a chicken leg and stuffed it into Hermione's mouth. Although the latter wanted to refuse, the sight of the piece of meat in front of her and the aroma made her open her mouth and take a bite.

The next moment, the meat of the Scottish round-faced fat chicken suddenly exploded in her mouth. The crispy and sweet skin, the crispy texture, and the melting taste in her mouth, the extremely delicious touch made Hermione close her eyes and shed tears of humiliation.

Really delicious!!

Soon, Care of Magical Creatures became the favorite class of all Hogwarts students that semester - after all, being able to eat in class with a clear conscience was a great feeling for every student.

And it would be even better if the food was delicious.

Not only that, the Slytherin students also said that Ellie was going to find them some dragon meat... Now the students were even more excited, but it was a pity that dragon meat was not so easy to find.

In addition, Ellie encountered a small trouble.

That's when Hermione approached her, hoping she could support her SPEW - the Society for the Promotion of House-Elves' Rights.

"We should improve the status and treatment of house-elves!"

Hermione seemed very excited in front of Ellie, while Ron and Harry, who were pulled over by her, were speechless.

"We saw an elf at the Quidditch World Cup before. She was very cute and obedient, but her master didn't care about her at all and wanted to expel her. He didn't even treat her as a human being!"

"House elves are not people."

Ellie turned a page and replied, while Hermione shook her head.

"But it's not right. They have no holidays, no pay, and no rights..."

"Because they are not human."

Ellie replied again and Hermione clenched her fists.

“But they have feelings!”

"But they are not human."

This time, Ellie finally put down the book in her hand and looked at Hermione.

"But you want to treat them as human beings, which is arrogant."

"I……"

Faced with Ellie's accusations, Hermione was stunned.

"Humans have their own ideas, and so do animals. Hermione, you should know about praying mantises, right? Then do you know that after mating, the female mantis will eat the male mantis to supplement nutrition and give birth to their babies? What do you think? From a human perspective, isn't this very evil? Then what are you going to do? Do you also want to fight for the rights of mantises?"

"But, but they are really pitiful..."

Facing Ellie's question, Hermione's voice became much softer.

"There is an old saying that goes, 'You are not a fish, how do you know the happiness of a fish?' It means that you are not a fish, so how do you know whether a fish is really happy? Moreover, house-elves are very dangerous and scary creatures. You actually want to change the law that prohibits them from using wands?"

"But, but... I just hope that they can get the rights they deserve..."

"There is no such thing as entitlement, Miss Granger."

At this moment, Ellie's tone became serious.

"Listen carefully, all the rights that humans have have been fought for by humans themselves. Nothing is deserved. In ancient times, our ancestors had no right to live. They were just part of nature's food chain and would be eaten by animals for dinner. In order to protect themselves, our ancestors became strong and saved their lives from those terrible beasts - by fighting, not by any 'deserved' power. Nothing has been given to humans as a right to life and survival. The reason why humans can live on this earth until now is entirely due to their own efforts. The fact that you can sit here now, in a comfortable classroom, and study and live without worries every day instead of trembling in a cave afraid of being eaten by something, is due to the fight and struggle of your ancestors. I hope you can remember this."

“…”

Hearing Ellie's answer, Hermione bit her lip and her face turned pale.

"Why do you want to fight for the rights of house-elves? If they really want more rights, shouldn't they stand up and fight back? If they don't stand up themselves, then what's the point of you standing up, and you must remember this, Miss Granger."

At this point, Ellie stared at Hermione.

"You are a human, not a house-elf or goblin, or any other race. I hope you can realize that each race, each country, and each civilization has its own unique characteristics, features, and cultural traits. If they want to change, then we can help them, but if they don't have this idea, then don't interfere without permission."

"But……"

"No buts. This is just arrogant sympathy. You think of yourself as God, eager to save your suffering people. But you must understand your identity. You are not God, let alone a deity. You are just a mortal. You said that house-elves did not get the rights they deserve, so who gave you the right to save them?"

“…”

This time Hermione didn't say anything. Her face was pale, she lowered her head, turned around and rushed out of the office. Ron and Harry looked at each other and followed her out helplessly.

Stupid and arrogant white savior mentality.

Looking at the office door that closed again, Ellie snorted and looked back at the book in her hand. She never thought about saving house-elves. As she had just said to Hermione, house-elves were not human beings. Besides, compared to the rights of house-elves, shouldn't the rights of Muggle wizards and half-blood wizards be protected?

You see, this is the typical white mentality - they don't care about the lives of the poor and homeless around them, but they are full of love for a pet dog... But this is also a traditional art in Europe and the United States, there is nothing to be surprised about.

After that, Hermione never mentioned the House-Elf Rights Association again, but her attitude towards Ellie also changed. She was very close to Ellie before, but now there is some distance between them.

Ellie didn't care about this. It was normal for a child.

As for other students, there were more important things to worry about - with the announcement of the Triwizard Tournament, the atmosphere of the entire school changed instantly.

Finally, after much anticipation from the students, the day arrived when the contestants from the other two schools participating in the Triwizard Tournament came to Hogwarts.