Starting from the Legacy of Hogwarts, he transformed into the Dark Lord.

"This is an association dedicated to protecting our magical creature friends and improving their living environment!"

"Hogwarts has over a hundred house-elves who receive no pay, no holidays, and are forced into slave labor!"

Hermione spoke very seriously.

"But this is wrong, and that's why the House-Elf Rights Promotion Association was established."

"Our short-term goal is to ensure that house-elves receive fair wages and a good working environment, while our long-term goals include amending the law that prohibits the use of wands and striving to get an elf into the Department of Magical Creatures Control to further strengthen their..."

Why are you making that face?

Hermione was a little angry when she saw the way Sarkona looked at her as if she were some kind of mentally challenged, underdeveloped creature.

"I actually wanted to ask Hermione, do you really know anything about house-elves?"

"Of course, I searched in the library for a long time!" Hermione said confidently. "The slavery of elves dates back to centuries ago, and I can't believe that no one has taken any action against it."

"What about even earlier?" Sakho asked, arms crossed.

"Even earlier..." Hermione hesitated for a moment, as if recalling something.

"Let me tell you, it just so happens that before I came to Hogwarts, I read some books about the history of magic."

"A thousand years ago, the first war between goblins and wizards took place, right after the four leaders of Hogwarts left one after another. Before that, house-elves, as a subspecies of goblins, maintained a fairly good relationship with wizards. Helga Hufflepuff had a house-elf friend, who was also the one who trained a large number of chefs who could cook delicious meals for Hogwarts after Hufflepuff's death."

"His recipes are still among the Hufflepuff House menus."

"But when the first war between fairies and wizards broke out, house-elves did not side with the wizards, at least not the vast majority of them."

"I don't need to go into the outcome of that war; I'll just briefly mention what the fairies did back then."

"They carried out indiscriminate massacres of wizards. At that time, the fairies had their own fairy kingdoms and were vying for dominance in the magical world. Wizards had not yet developed a particularly sophisticated magical system and were also suppressed by Muggle religions. Witchers were a group controlled by Muggle religions at that time, specifically for hunting down wizards."

"But fortunately, the wizards survived because there were sanctuaries like Hogwarts that protected the young wizards and those who were persecuted. These places became strongholds, and in the end, the wizards won. The goblins were defeated, and their kingdoms were destroyed by the wizards."

"Wizards have gained the greatest say in the magical world."

"But war means countless deaths. I don't know about other places, but the number of wizards in the European magical world decreased by more than half during that period. Guess what? Did they smash their heads with rocks and kill themselves?"

"After the First War between Elves and Wizards ended, the elves were given to the wizards as reparations, and a magical contract of absolute obedience was etched into their blood."

"Are you a descendant of those wizards who experienced the first racial war in the magical world a thousand years ago? Did you have any elders who sacrificed their lives on that battlefield?"

Hermione's face turned pale, and she shook her head.

"Then what right do you have to forgive those heroes who paid the ultimate price for the survival of human wizards, for the people they faced who wielded swords against everyone?"

"Is it because you have a loving, saintly, heart of gold?"

"Come on, among all the countries in the world, Britain is among the most inhuman. Queen Victoria directly or indirectly massacred more than 30 million people. Even in this place we are in—the Irish Highlands—between 1845 and 1852, a million Irish people died of famine and two million emigrated. And your Queen donated two days' income to comfort the souls of the dead in this land."

"Don't be ridiculous, Hermione. The pay and vacation are already outrageous enough. You want the elves to carry your wands? If you want to start another power struggle, just say so."

"Even when we're talking about human rights, they shouldn't be applied to non-human beings, right?"

"Your heart isn't bad, but good intentions can still lead to bad outcomes."

"It is already a mercy of the wizards that they did not let the fairies perish and disappear from the world completely."

"There's a saying you might not have heard before, but I'll tell you: 'Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts.' Any pity or sympathy for foreigners is an act of betraying one's own country and race."

"Perhaps you could do some more research on history before deciding whether you should continue."

"Everything that exists in the world may not be reasonable, but it must have its own story."

"Smart girls shouldn't do such foolish things. Once you, or some others, succeed, the awakening and independence of the elves will inevitably mean that they have taken back the right to speak from the wizards. Breaking free from their shackles will not only make them bleed, but will also stain the wizards with blood."

"Remember, there is no struggle in the world that can be won without paying a price."

Sakho ruffled Hermione's messy hair, then beckoned to Harry: "I bet you wanted to ask how we should celebrate Cho's birthday this weekend?"

"Uh... um!"

Hari nodded vigorously, then pulled Sako aside and began to tell him about his plan.

Hermione remained rooted to the spot, lost in thought for a long time. She was deep in thought, but the more she thought about it, the more desperate she became.

If one day elves truly achieve equal rights with wizards, perhaps that day will also be the last day elves exist in the world.

Because the wizard will recall what happened back then, and then wield the sword against the traitor, completely erasing their traces from the world.

Those who did all this will be branded as traitors, nailed to the pillar of history as traitors to humanity.

Because she has no right to forgive those who harmed the dead, the fact that the fairies were used as slaves is unreasonable in her eyes, but so what?

It's already quite illogical that fairies are still alive after several rebellions.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Meanwhile, two disheveled and angry figures appeared in Professor McGonagall's office. After receiving Dumbledore's letter, Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley used Floo Powder to arrive at the school immediately.

After understanding the whole story—

"Ronald Weasley."

Mrs. Weasley didn't yell at Ron; she seemed to have lost the strength to shout, and her voice trembled slightly.

"Come home with me," Mrs. Weasley said, her voice tinged with disappointment. "It's our fault for not disciplining you properly."