On Christmas morning, Harry woke up slowly.
"Merry Christmas, ti-"
"Merry Christmas, Harry Potter!" Dobby jumped from Tiera's bed to Harry's bed with big round eyes.
"Are you...Dobby!?" Harry was startled by Dobby.
"Where's Tiera?" Harry asked nervously, "What did you do to Tiera?"
"I'm fine, Harry." At this time Tiera came in after washing up, "Look Harry, let me formally introduce you, this is Dobby."
"Hello." Dobby waved happily to Harry.
"What...what's going on?" Harry asked doubtfully, "I'm a little confused."
"Dobby is free!" Dobby said excitedly.
"What? What's going on?" Harry was still confused.
"Let me explain." Tiera patted Dobby on the shoulder and said.
"Well, I learned through the prophecy that Dobby is Malfoy's house elf, so I guessed that Dobby's so-called actions to protect you were all inspired by Malfoy, right, Dobby? Tiera said, squeezing Dobby's shoulder.
"Oh...oh, yes." Dobby said guiltily.
"So during Christmas, I made a magic gift and gave it to Draco. The outside is a box that cannot be opened except for the house elves, and inside is a set of clothes." Tiera pointed out He said pointing to the wizard uniform Dobby was wearing.
"Yes, the clothes Mr. Tiera gave to Dobby!" Dobby said happily, pulling up the clothes on his body.
"Tiera also gave me a color-changing scarf." Harry said suddenly.
"That's not the point." Tiera said, "The point is,
House elves are a race conquered by wizards in ancient wars. Each one must be trained as a slave at birth and must serve their masters from generation to generation. They are responsible for all housework and are bound by their masters. They cannot disobey the master's orders casually. If they disobey, they must punish themselves. For them, their highest right is to obey the orders of their master. They had to toil all their lives and would not gain their freedom unless their master handed them a piece of clothing. "
"So you gave Dobby a dress and then Dobby was free?" Harry asked.
"Yes! Dobby is free!" Dobby said again happily.
"Then Dobby won't try to hurt me again?" Harry asked again.
"Dobby never meant to hurt Harry Potter, Dobby—"
"Dobby was only ordered by his master, right?" Tiera patted Dobby on the shoulder and said.
"Yes, yes, Dobby was only ordered by his master." Dobby temporarily changed his words.
"Oh, that's great!" Harry said perfunctorily.
Through eye contact with Harry, Tiera knew:
【I really want to open the gift quickly! 】
"Harry, you wash up first, and I'll take Dobby to Hagrid first," Tiera said.
"Going to Hagrid? Why are you going to Hagrid?"
"I want to arrange a job for Dobby. Although Dobby has gained freedom, his survival is also in question." Tiera said, "And Hagrid often complains to me that he is sometimes too busy. I think He should be happy to accept Dobby."
"Oh, okay...wait for me." Harry quickly jumped out of bed, got dressed and washed, "I'll go with you, and we'll open the gifts when we get back."
[I have prepared a big surprise for Tiera! 】
Tiera heard Harry say excitedly.
"Well, okay, hurry up then." Tiera said helplessly.
Tiera already knew what Harry's so-called big surprise was.
It's a brand new wizard robe.
Since the "Parasite" was successfully refined, Tiera has only been wearing "Parasite" clothes that are dustproof, dirt-proof and self-cleaning. Therefore, according to Harry's observation, Tiera has not had any clothes for nearly two months. Changed into wizard robes.
It took less time than Harry expected to get rid of Dobby, the nuisance.
Just when Harry was fully dressed and bundled up, and was about to walk out of the Gryffindor gate, he was grabbed by Tiera.
Tiera grabbed Dobby's arm with her other hand, smiled and said, "This way is faster."
As soon as Tiera finished speaking, Dobby, Tiera and Harry disappeared into the Gryffindor lounge.
The next second, they appeared next to Hagrid's hut.
What happened next was very natural——
Hagrid, who has always loved magical animals, had no reason to refuse to take in a homeless house elf.
Especially when Hagrid knew that this house elf was an alien among house elves, longing for freedom and equality, Hagrid was more willing to take Dobby in.
Anyway, Dobby was small in stature and had bigger teeth than Hagrid’s dog.
Hagrid built Dobby a bed next to the fireplace in his living room out of scrap fences, old blankets and Buckbeak's shed down.
Dobby likes this bed very much. Apart from not being able to jump on the bed, Dobby is quite satisfied with this bed.
This brought a lot of tension between Dobby and Hagrid——
Dobby's original depression of not being able to work beside Tiera was slightly relieved.
After that, Tiera, Harry and Hagrid chatted for a while before returning to the dormitory.
Dobby was left with Hagrid.
Every Christmas is Hagrid's busiest time. In addition to taking care of a large stall of magical animals in his secret zoo, he also has to pick out Christmas trees and ingredients for the school Christmas.
Therefore, Hagrid was extremely happy about such a little assistant given by Tiera and Harry, like a two-meter-old child who got a new toy.
After Tiera returned to the Gryffindor dormitory, under Harry's expectant eyes, she opened the gift Harry gave him——
A brand new Gryffindor robe, made by Madam Malkin.
The collar and cuffs of the robe are lined with golden silk threads to show off rows of ancient runes——
It has the function of keeping warm in winter and cooling in summer.
"Oh, my God, Harry! I really like it, really really like it so much!" Tiera made a very happy expression on the surface——
But I was thinking in my mind whether such a brand new and unopened robe could be returned to Madam Malkin's Robe Shop.
You should be able to get back a lot of golden Galleons.
Tiera also took out her own gift——
A brooch with the Gryffindor icon in gold and red.
This is a failure of the same style as Gilderoy Lockhart's brooch.
It's useless to keep it, and it would be a pity to lose it. Tiera didn't dare to give this to other professors, so she had to give it to Harry. I hope he likes it——
"Oh my gosh, Tiera, I love it so much." Harry said as he pinned the brooch to his chest.
Suddenly, a strange fragrance emanated from Harry's body——
This is the function of this brooch, which allows the wearer to emit a unique fragrance.
This kind of fragrance cannot be smelled by the wearer, but it can increase the attention of those around you to a certain extent.
Tiera took a deep breath and then said:
"Merry Christmas, Harry."
