The sickly iron fist beauty in Harry Potter

Without these house-elves, Hogwarts cannot be kept running by just a few professors.

If Hogwarts is not used but faculty and staff are used to serve the students of Hogwarts, then Hogwarts will most likely not be able to continue operating unless high tuition fees are charged.

But considering the wizards' cash flow situation, once tuition is charged, many wizards may no longer be able to send their children to school.

By then, the magic level in the magic world will plummet.

Simply put, the enslavement of house-elves was not the morally inferior act of one individual, but an act determined by the entire socioeconomic foundation.

So even though Dolly doesn't like these things, she won't try to change them easily, because it's the entire wizarding world that needs to be changed, and Dolly doesn't think she has that ability.

"Okay, Diandian, I'm hungry. Can you take me to eat the pumpkin pie you made?"

A look of surprise appeared on Dian Dian's face. He quickly made way and said, "Master Wizard, please come here. I will go and prepare it."

Dolly followed Dot's footsteps, lowered her head and bent over as she entered the Hogwarts kitchen.

Unlike some of the narrow doors, the Hogwarts kitchen is a huge room with many gleaming copper pots and basins, and four tables full of food, connected to the Great Hall above.

The food that suddenly appeared before the students' eyes, as well as the food scraps that were taken away after they had eaten, were all the work of the house-elves.

Although it is not yet time for dinner, the place is already bustling with activity. Hundreds of house-elves, each wearing a tea towel with the Hogwarts crest printed on it, are going about their business in an orderly manner.

But when Dolly walked in, all the house-elves were dumbfounded.

They stared at Dolly blankly, at a loss for a moment. One house-elf, who looked very old, even roared, "Diandian, how could you let the wizard come to this messy kitchen?"

"I'm not accusing you, Master Wizard."

Halfway through his speech, the old house-elf turned and bowed to Dolly, then shouted to Dot: "If we dirty the wizard's robes and let the hot soup burn his hands and feet, we might get a piece of clothing."

"From then on, I left Hogwarts and became a homeless person, living a precarious life."

"Diandian, is this what you want?"

"Of course, I have no intention of offending you, Master Wizard. What do you need?"

After scolding Diandian until she was trembling and almost crying, the old house-elf looked at Dolly respectfully again, like an old butler who was dedicated to serving Dolly.

Seeing this scene of arrogance at first and respectfulness later, Dolly laughed.

She wasn't angry, she just felt fresh because the tone was a bit like Kreacher's.

Kreacher was an old house-elf who had gone to work for the Black family, an ancient family of dark wizards, and lived under a large boiler in a kitchen cupboard.

In the original book, most of the care and love that Kreacher received in the Black family came from the second young master Regulus. He also respected Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy, but the eldest young master Sirius treated Kreacher extremely badly.

Although house-elves obey the orders of wizards 100%, it does not mean that house-elves have no autonomy.

They would deliberately misinterpret the wizard's orders and then deliberately mess things up to make the wizard angry.

Of course, this kind of situation is very rare, and right now, the old house-elf seems to be just unhappy that Dolly came here to cause them trouble.

To deal with such a house-elf, Dolly naturally had to show the composure of a wizard.

So she put away her smile and said, "I'm hungry, so I came here to find something to eat. I ordered Diandian to bring me in. Do you think my decision was wrong?"

The old house-elf immediately looked terrified and said, "Damn your pockets. I didn't even notice that you were hungry, Master Wizard."

"Is the breakfast not to your liking, or is the portion we made insufficient?"

The old house-elf who called himself Pocket said a few words that made the remaining house-elves start to look uneasy.

If Dolly dislikes them, even if Dolly doesn't punish them, they will isolate this compatriot who can't cook good meals - it's hard to say whether they have the concept of compatriots.

Dolly did not follow the pocket's pace, but said: "No, I was seriously ill before, and now I need to eat more to replenish my food. I never know when I will be hungry."

Dolly took all the problems upon herself and continued, "I want to eat some pumpkin pie made by Dot. How long do I have to wait?"

Diandian's ears pricked up with excitement, and she said, "I'll get it for you right away."

After saying that, Diandian snapped his fingers.

A whole pumpkin pie flew out of the oven in the distance, and then a knife danced in the air, cutting out a small piece that automatically fell onto the plate.

The next second, Diandian used magic to push the plate in front of Dolly, and then bowed to Dolly.

It is obvious that Diandian has a strong desire to perform.

House-elves also have their own personalities, so eventually there will be freaks who want their freedom and a salary.

But obviously, this does not include the house-elves in front of us, which has been verified in the original book.

So Dolly didn't thank Diandian - for most house-elves, a wizard's thanks were also an humiliation.

Because serving wizards is what they should do and is already the greatest honor, but they still expect praise from wizards, which is a manifestation of greed.

Of course, this doesn't necessarily apply to all house-elves.

Therefore, in order to avoid offending some house-elves, Dolly maintained the attitude that a wizard should have - at least the attitude that a wizard should have in the eyes of the house-elves.

Dolly ate the pumpkin pie with big mouthfuls. The sweet taste bloomed on the tip of her tongue, and the little bit of milky aroma was the essence of pumpkin pie, making Dolly couldn't help but relax her eyebrows.

Diandian looked at Dolly eating with relish and showed an intoxicated expression. This was its most glorious moment, and it even received the envious gazes of countless house-elves.

Even Pocket stopped complaining and looked at Dolly with a more friendly look, because it had not seen wizards look so contented for a long time.

It's not that they don't work hard, it's simply because Hogwarts students have almost no contact with house-elves.

Later, when I occasionally went to serve professors, I would see how satisfied they looked.

But the professors are all old after all, and Snape is even more expressionless. There is no such cute little wizard as Dolly, who feels like tasting a delicacy in every bite. This is the happiest thing for the house-elves.

After Dolly finished her pumpkin pie, her next words made the whole kitchen boil.

"Is there anything else to eat?"

Dozens of house-elves rushed towards Dolly, each holding up their most proud work with magic, wanting Dolly to taste it.

Dolly accepted all the food and cut them into small pieces, then ate them bite by bite, with a happy expression on her face that never stopped.

Well, Dolly admitted, there was an element of acting involved.

After all, British cuisine...it's really hard to describe.

But this is not the house-elves' fault. They have already made the food to the maximum extent according to the recipe. If it still doesn't work, then it is a problem of food culture.

Dolly thought that maybe she could bring Qiu Zhang with her later so that the house-elves could learn a little about exotic food culture.

The reason for bringing Aki Zhangnai along was that Dolly suddenly said she wanted to eat Chinese food, which seemed a bit awkward no matter how she looked at it.

Soon, Dolly's belly was bloated with food.

From beginning to end, she did not give the house-elves any compliments, but she had already won the favor of most of them. They were even discussing making special dishes for Dolly in the future.

Dolly wiped her mouth and pretended to be calm, saying, "I have one more thing to ask you. Two of my friends had a fight this morning in the auditorium just above."

"You should be able to hear them arguing about something, so can someone tell me what's going on?"

"I plan to bring the food you made to comfort them later, so that my two friends won't be sad anymore."

As soon as these words were spoken, the kitchen, which had been bustling just a moment ago, suddenly became quiet.

The house-elves looked at each other, some even with horror in their eyes.

Naturally, they were not allowed to talk about wizarding matters, especially those involving conflicts between wizards.

Dolly was clearly aware of this, and she said, "I command you to tell me for the sake of my friend."

"If there are any problems, I will be responsible for it, and you don't need to bear any responsibility."

Dolly's order obviously worked.

In addition, Dolly had just earned a lot of favor from the house elves by performing an eating show, and finally the elves spoke up to answer.

"It seems to be because of a pendant."

"The brown-haired wizard Granger said that the black-haired wizard Qiu Zhang had evil intentions."

"The black-haired wizard Qiu Zhang said it was just a misunderstanding and asked the brown-haired wizard Granger not to tell anyone without authorization...it must be you."

After a chaotic chatter, Dot told Dolly, "They seemed to have not yet finished arguing when you arrived. I recognized your voice."

Dolly let out a long sigh and smiled with satisfaction. She finally had an idea.

Is it really because of this pendant?

Although Qiu Zhang had good intentions when he gave the gift, the pendant was indeed a bit... beyond the scope of an ordinary gift.

Of course, Qiu Zhang also wanted to match the flying broom that Dolly gave him. After all, the Nimbus 2001 is now worth at least two or three thousand gold Galleons, which is equivalent to ten thousand pounds.

The amount of money was not much, but it was definitely not small either. Especially as a gift between 11 or 12-year-old girls, it was definitely too expensive.

However, Qiu Zhang was determined to get the Nimbus 2001, so he took out this pendant to give back to Dolly.

This seemed understandable to Dolly and Qiu Zhang, but it probably came as too great a shock to Hermione.

After all, the gifts Dolly and Hermione gave each other were only a dozen or so gold Galleons.

Maybe it was time to talk to Hermione.

Having made up her mind, Dolly left the kitchen with the house elves bidding her farewell.

Even many house-elves told Dolly their names and were willing to serve her at any time.

House-elves obviously have no such obligation; they are the house-elves of Hogwarts and serve the people of the castle.

So in theory, the students are actually guests, and they don't have to obey the guests' orders.

But Dolly's performance gave them a sense of accomplishment, which was the most lacking aspect of working at Hogwarts.

Dolly was naturally happy about this, as it was a pleasant surprise.

The reason why Dolly was worried about Hermione and Qiu Zhang before was purely because there was a problem with the intelligence system.

Now with the help of the house-elves, Hogwarts is like having dozens or even hundreds of exploration eyes placed there, which are enough to help Dolly do many things.

But the most urgent thing is to find Hermione.

At this point in time... Dolly suddenly staggered and felt a little dizzy.

Did I just eat too much?

What is she going to do?

"Ah, right, looking for Hermione...Hermione, she should be in the girls' room."

After getting the answer, Dolly walked forward unsteadily, her eyes empty and blurry.

In the shadow behind her, a wand slowly slipped under her sleeve.

79 Chapter 3 When Dolly Met the Giant

Dolly came to the bathroom, looked at the familiar layout, and came to the shower room where she had met Qiu Zhang before.

Naturally, no one was using it at this time, so it was empty.

So Dolly stood there and waited happily.

She came to find Hermione, and Hermione was right here. She just had to wait and she would find Hermione.

Dolly was in a good mood and even hummed a song.

However, Dolly's singing skill, like most of her skills, is at level 0. Although it can express a happy mood, it will not make the listeners happy.

Myrtle's big face came over, and when she saw Dolly, she showed her anger without hiding it.

"you again!"

"You knew I was here, so you came here to sing ugly songs to bully me, right?"

Myrtle began to cry angrily and scream.

But Dolly smiled at her and said, "Hello, Myrtle."

"Uh……"

Now Myrtle was at a loss, and the tears that were about to come out were held back by her - in the first place, they were just the result of the soul's illusion, and a ghost could not cry.

Myrtle looked at the girl in front of her suspiciously and said, "You know my name?"

"Of course I know. I've heard your story and how you died."

Dolly smiled as if she was talking about something very ordinary.