Hogwarts: The Book of Laws

Chapter 17 Without hope, how can there be despair?

In the end, Mr. Granger was left with only one bottle of wine.

He sat dejectedly on the sofa in the living room, and then watched the steak run into the pot on its own, and then flew to the dinner plate after being cooked.

"Magic is really convenient." Mrs. Granger couldn't help but sigh.

Mrs. Granger is also a dentist and she is Mr. Granger's assistant. Besides, she was also busy with housework after work, which made her a little tired.

After Mrs. Granger finished speaking, she glanced at Hermione who was fascinated by the book.

"Auntie, the little wizard is not allowed to use magic outside of school. There is something called trace silk in the little wizard's wand. As long as there are magic fluctuations around you, the Ministry of Magic will sense it."

Lean noticed Mrs. Granger's movements and came to Hermione's rescue.

Moreover, under Lien's sweet words, the original titles of "Mr. Granger" and "Mrs. Granger" have evolved into "Uncle" and "Auntie".

"Zongsi? Don't you even know where the little wizard is? This is too disrespectful of the little wizard's privacy." Mr. Granger said thoughtfully, touching his chin that had just shaved this morning.

"Yes, uncle. In addition, because Zongsi cannot sense who is releasing the magic, so as long as there are magic fluctuations around the little Muggle wizard, the Ministry of Magic will sense it. And the little wizard who comes from a wizarding family will There is no such obsession because their families are allowed to practice magic.”

Li En picked up the teacup placed on the coffee table, took a sip of tea, and said slowly.

"That means that all the magic you are releasing now has been sensed by the Ministry of Magic?" Mr. Granger said with some horror.

If what Lean said is true, then they are already within the monitoring range of the Ministry of Magic at this time, which makes Mr. Granger, who has always believed in freedom, a little difficult to accept.

"That's not the case. If you want to detect the casting of an underage wizard, there must be a hard and fast rule, that is, there are traces in the wand, but there is no trace in my wand." Rean took out his wand and handed it to Granger. gentlemen.

But Mr. Granger obviously remembered what Ollivander said that day and did not want to touch the wand that represented death.

Seeing that Mr. Granger had no intention of taking it, Lean put it away again and continued: "And the spells cast by young wizards who have not yet entered school are not included in this, because they have not yet entered Hogwarts. Strictly speaking, If they are not considered to be members of the wizarding world, this law will naturally not be able to control them."

"In addition, I have set up an isolation circle in this room. If you cast a spell here, Zusi will not have any reaction."

After saying that, Rean winked at Hermione.

Just as Lean was speaking, Hermione raised her head and listened to the common sense in the magical world that she didn't know.

Looking at Hermione's curious baby look, Ryan suddenly had the idea to write a book called "Common Sense You Must Know When You First Enter the Magical World", so as to provide some common sense to Muggle wizards who have just entered the magical world.

This might be a good idea. Lean thought.

Perhaps it is because I have never paid much attention to Muggles. There is no book in the magical world that introduces the magical world to Muggle wizards, but there are quite a few books that introduce the Muggle world to wizards.

"Lean...Lean!" Hermione's yelling voice brought Lean back to his senses, "What are you thinking about?"

Looking at Hermione in front of him, Lean said what he had just thought, and immediately received the approval of the Granger family.

"This is a good idea. I think it will definitely sell well." Mr. Granger made a fist with his right hand and struck the palm of his left hand, vowing.

Ryan glanced at Mr. Granger without leaving any trace, not embarrassed to tell the truth.

The fact is that this book may not even sell fifty copies a year.

The number of young wizards who enroll every year is really too small, and the young wizards who come from wizarding families have to be removed here, and it is still a matter of debate whether to buy the young wizards who come from mixed blood backgrounds.

But what does this have to do with Lean? He just thinks it's a bit fun to do it.

"Okay, lunch is done." Rean drank the tea in the cup in one gulp and stood up.

The Granger family had walked so far in the forest in the morning, and they were already hungry.

"By the way, Rean, what is a house elf? I heard you tell it before in Diagon Alley." Hermione asked curiously after eating some steak to fill her stomach.

"I don't think you want to know." Rean cut a piece of steak and put it in his mouth.

The steak grilled with magic is always cooked at the right temperature, making it tender and juicy in your mouth.

"How do you know if I want to know or not if you don't tell me?"

Hearing what Lean said, Hermione became even more curious.

When she returned from Diagon Alley that day, she looked through all the books but could not find any news about house elves.

So the little girl began to have crazy fantasies in her little mind about house elves being a secret army in the magical world, or something similar to the existence of nuclear weapons.

"Okay, since you want to know so much." Rean showed a mysterious smile.

Mr. and Mrs. Granger also slowed down their eating speed. They were also very interested in this existence that was not recorded in the book.

"House elves are slaves tamed by wizards. They are transformed from elves or goblins into house elves who serve their masters wholeheartedly under the dual effects of wizards' transformation and magic spells."

"Without wages and holidays, they will even harm themselves because their masters do not assign tasks to them, because their bodies and minds have long become extremely humble under the transformation of wizards."

"They reject almost all clothes, because once the owner gives them clothes, it means that they have broken away from their status as house elves and become free elves from then on."

When Lean said this, he saw Hermione's face change from calm at first to anger, and now to joy.

"But." Lean said this very seriously, causing Hermione's little face to wrinkle immediately.

"House elves who are given clothes by their masters will almost always commit suicide after leaving their master's house, because in their understanding, a house elf who has been abandoned by his master is not worthy of living in this world."

Rean spoke in calm words that made people tremble with fear.

For a moment, the Grangers and their family even forgot to eat and stared at Rean blankly.

People who live in a society that has long since abolished feudalism would never think that such an almost cruel form of slavery would exist in a magical society.

"This is so... so barbaric!" Hermione said angrily, and then stabbed the fork hard into the steak, as if the steak was the wizards who enslaved the elves.

"I want to establish a relief society to help house elves. I want to help house elves break away from slavery." Hermione said angrily.

The Grangers also agreed with Hermione's statement.

"Then how do you plan to solve their magic problems? You must know that not every wizard who has a house elf is willing to give the house elf clothes."

Rean's calm words quickly calmed down the hot-headed Hermione.

"Is there no other way besides giving clothes?" Hermione said distressedly.

"Perhaps you can try to break this enslavement curse, but I think this may not work. After all, this is a curse that was invented by gathering the wisdom of all wizards."

Lien thought for a moment and continued to pour cold water on him.

"And besides that, how are you going to solve the servility that they have inherited for thousands of years and has been deeply rooted in their bones? Hermione."

Ryan asked after eating the last piece of steak and wiping his mouth.

Hermione, who was only eleven years old at this time, had never thought of this, and she was suddenly speechless.

"Hermione, when you are not sure of shining sunshine into their hearts, it is better not to let them see hope. If you have not seen hope, you will not despair of the current situation. The greater the hope, the deeper the despair."

Rean did not see Hermione's aggrieved face and continued.

"Ahem." Mr. Granger coughed twice to make Lean calm down. After all, he was still here, so he shouldn't bully Hermione too much.

Lean smiled and nodded to Mr. Granger to show that he understood.

Wait until you are gone to continue bullying.

Mr. Granger smiled happily and said that there are not many good and sensible children like Lean anymore.

Hermione remained silent for the rest of lunch, still immersed in what Ryan had said.

Mr. Granger was very enthusiastic about discussing with Rean whether magic and science could be connected.

The two of them burst into hearty laughter from time to time, which made Mrs. Granger even more dissatisfied.

My precious daughter was still sad right now, but these two people didn't seem to notice it.

Mrs. Granger now looked at Ryan with a hint of dissatisfaction, and it was even more so for Mr. Granger.

However, the two of them were talking happily now and did not notice the coldness in Mrs. Granger's eyes at all.

Even after lunch, Hermione still couldn't come out, which made Ryan start to worry a little.

"Okay, Hermione, it's useless for you to think too much now. After all, you are still a young wizard who has not enrolled in school. Even if you want to implement a policy in the Muggle world, it requires the proposal of parliamentarians and sufficient support. Voting can only take place.”

"And it is even more necessary in the magic world. Power, prestige and strength. Only with these three things can you have enough foundation to support what you want. Otherwise, no matter what you do, you will be a waste in the eyes of others. Paper."

Li En thought for a while and took out these comforting words from his little head.

"Don't think so much, why not set a small goal first, that is, get the second grade in the first grade final exam."

"Why can't I get first place in my grade?" Hermione became even more angry.

"I am the first in the grade." Lien said directly without any embarrassment.

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