Xie Lin, who was in a good mood with this gain, was not in a hurry to leave. He just stood there and chatted with Uncle Gu.
"Uncle Gu, I don't know if it would be presumptuous of me to ask this. How do the elves in Hogwarts choose the elders?" Schelling asked politely.
Gu Bo was not afraid of Xie Lin's courtesy like other elves, but replied in a very normal tone: "Don't worry, sir, your question is not presumptuous at all. There is actually no status among elves. In terms of hierarchy, the position of elder is not used to manage other elves. This is actually a rule set by the ancestors of our tribe..."
"Your ancestors? Could it be..." Sherrin thought of the history of Hogwarts he had read. When Hogwarts was founded, Rowena Ravenclaw was in charge of the interior design of the castle; Ratcha Slytherin is responsible for recruiting professors, teaching assistants and other staff; Godric Gryffindor is responsible for pacifying the intelligent creatures living around the castle, such as centaurs and mermaids, to prevent them from disturbing Hogwarts; Hull Gar Hufflepuff is responsible for the daily maintenance of the castle, such as cleaning, purchasing raw materials, kitchen operations, etc.
(Note: Hogwarts also had its glory days. The number of employees and students at that time was not as sparse and scattered as described in the original book. McGonagall was a teaching assistant before becoming a professor. In the original book, the enrollment in 1991 The number of students dropped to 41-80 because of the war launched by Voldemort. The increase in mortality and the decrease in fertility rate led to the shrinking of the British wizarding population. The setting of this book is: the number of students in the 1990s was 600, in the pre-Voldemort era. Number of people: 1,000)
(Note: On October 16, 2000, Scholastic Press held an online chat between Rowling and fans. Rowling said that Hogwarts has 1,000 students, but this is obviously inconsistent with the description in the book. In 2005 On July 16, when Rowling released the manuscript of the "original list of forty people", she admitted in an interview that she was not good at math and changed her story to say that there were 600 students in Hogwarts. The author rationalized the second assumption as The sharp decline in enrollment in the 1990s)
By chance, Hufflepuff gained the allegiance of a house elf. Later, with the help of that house elf, he found more house elves.
Hufflepuff took pity on the inhumane treatment of these house elves as slaves in the Middle Ages, so he brought them all to Hogwarts and gave them a safe place to live. Although Hufflepuff did not try to liberate the house elves like Hermione later in the original book, she did the greatest thing she could at the time and gave the house elves the best work and living environment, so she was highly regarded by the family. The reverence of the elves.
Sherrin suspected that the first house elf to follow Hufflepuff was Goober's so-called ancestor.
Schelling's guess was quickly confirmed by Guber.
"Yes, our ancestor was the first elf to follow Lord Hufflepuff, the great Hulk. It was he who established the rule of appointing elders. Before each elder dies, he must appoint the next one. The heir, this elf who inherits the position of elder will inherit the secrets of our family of house elves. And Hufflepuff's stew pot is one of them."
"Uncle Gu, I have no intention of asking about the secrets of your race. But I am just curious, where is Huo Keqi? Huo Keqi's deeds are recorded in "Hogwarts: A School History". It was he who helped Hogwarts. Chipachi cut off the Demonic Tree Soul-Eating Flower and finally opened a greenhouse for cultivating herbs, but the school history does not mention a word about his final destination."
Gu Bo fell into silence.
There was no trace of ripples on his old face, and even with Xie Lin's observation ability, he couldn't see anything strange.
"Uncle Gu, did I ask a question that I shouldn't have asked? If I don't answer it, forget it. I just asked out of curiosity. I don't necessarily know." Xie Lin felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward and said hurriedly.
"What fate!" Gu Bo sighed.
Xie Lin did not dare to interrupt Gu Bo's thoughts and waited quietly for him to continue.
"In so many years, you are the first person to ask about the whereabouts of the great Lord Hawkes, and you are not a Hufflepuff..."
Uncle Gu's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he slowly said: "Forget it, since you have cracked the test left by Lord Hufflepuff and asked about Lord Huoqi's whereabouts, I will tell you... "
"Our house elves are actually one of the branches of the elves..."
Schelling was not that surprised.
After the history of magic class that day, he already knew that elves were descended from the ancient elves from ancient times. The ancient elves, like the ancient dragons and ancient giants, have disappeared in the long river of history.
The descendants of the ancient elves have many branches. The house elves all over Europe are just one of them. The elves that haunt the black forests in Germany are also one of the elves. Others include the leprechauns in Ireland and the clouds in Africa. Yumbo, tanuki, etc. Strictly speaking, they are all elvish creatures.
"In ancient times, in order to avoid war, our oldest ancestors, the ancient elves, opened up a secret realm as a place for their descendants to live. However, many of the elves who are descendants are not willing to stay in the secret realm for the rest of their lives. They were full of longing and longing for the outside world, so some of them sneaked out from the secret realm, and now there are the evil spirits, little goblins, Yun Bo, civet cats and us..."
"With the help of Lord Hufflepuff, Lord Hawkes successfully found a way to return to the secret realm. Therefore, all the house elves in Hogwarts will return to the elves on their own once they reach an old age. ancestral land, and welcome death there. Even I, in a few years, after my next elder is appointed, will also return to the elven ancestral land."
So, is this the biggest secret passed down from generation to generation among house elves? It turns out that the secret realm of the ancient elves is still preserved today.
If the greedy wizards knew about this, it would be okay. They would definitely invade and kidnap more elves as slaves. No wonder the house elves were so secretive about it.
Sherling immediately realized that something was wrong. The test of Ravenclaw's selection of heirs was so complicated. They had to find the crown, repair the crown, activate the crown, and then read a large number of books. There is no reason why Hufflepuff, who is also one of the four founders, would leave such a simple test - only needing to crack a rune.
Although the ancient runic writing was unknown, if it was just to decipher a single symbol, he was sure that there must be many professors who could do it, and even in the past thousand years, there must have been many talented students who could do it.
Xie Lin couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Hufflepuff's real test was actually in the ancestral land of the elves? And this crucible is just a cover, it can also be regarded as part of the test. If students are satisfied with this, they will miss the real test.
So the question is, how to enter the elves’ ancestral land?
The elves may know, but they will keep this secret from the wizard.
Legilimency, mental hypnosis, and soul control might be able to get the secret out, but Schelling never wanted to do it again. The previous experience of being immersed in black magic still left him with lingering fears. He had finally escaped the influence of black magic, and he didn't want to fall into it again.
Returning to the dormitory, he summoned Dobby before him.
Dobby has been following him for the longest time. Dobby has watched him grow up, and it is impossible to say that there is no emotion in him.
All this changed after he obtained the soul chapter of "Abatail". He studied soul magic intensively and discovered its dominance.
During the summer vacation, before he went to meet Voldemort for the first time, he used the soul magic on Dobby as an experiment, which he was still not proficient in at the time, and planted the feeling of "not being able to resist" in Dobby's heart. The hint also made Dobby surrender to him.
It was around that time that my mentality began to expand.
The feeling of being able to control other people's wishes and thoughts at will, how can I put it, is really - exciting!
The feeling of being superior and dominating everything is enough to fascinate people deeply and make them unable to extricate themselves.
I had also hesitated, fallen into self-doubt, and once felt uneasy because of the rapid growth of soul magic, but what happened to Meredith happened accidentally. Regret and guilt drove his determination to pursue power, making him let go of caution and guard, and go further and further on the road to black magic...
Looking at Dobby's fanatical and absolutely loyal eyes, recalling all the past between himself and Dobby during his childhood, and then recalling what he had done to him, Xie Lin sighed and said softly: "Dobby, I am sorry for you... …”
Dobby was a little confused and just stood there stupidly, waiting for Xie Lin's order.
Who knew, what was waiting for him was that Xie Lin raised his wand, pointed it at him and said: "The soul remains as before!"
Dobby shook his somewhat heavy head, his whole body swayed, his center of gravity was unstable, and he sat down on the ground.
"How are you feeling, Dobby?" Sherin asked softly.
"Dobby is fine," Dobby was still trying to adapt to the drowsiness in his head. He pointed at his head and said, "It's just that I'm a little dizzy here..."
"I must apologize to you, Dobby," Xie Lin thought for a while, but decided to take it seriously, "I have used some magic on you before, which may have had some impact on your sanity, but I just untied it for you. …”
"Master, there is no need to apologize to Dobby." Dobby opened his eyes wide. "Dobby actually knows that when Dobby was able to gain freedom, although it was Harry Potter who did it, little master, you also secretly did something wrong. Just use less force, and then you give Dobby a job, and Dobby is very grateful to you. In Dobby's heart, he has always regarded his little master as his real master..."
House elves are a very special species, and their loyalty is not entirely based on ancient family contracts. For example, Kreacher can only be loyal to certain people in his family, but choose to be insincere and submissive to others who belong to the same family.
When a house elf is not sincerely surrendering, it will try its best to find language loopholes in the orders given by its nominal master. They can even secretly do things that are detrimental to their master without disobeying their master's orders, although they must severely punish themselves afterwards.
The only way to win the true loyalty of house elves is to treat them well. Sirius in the original book died indirectly because of this mistake.
When Dobby said these words now, he undoubtedly revealed his true feelings for Schelling deep in his heart.
Xie Lin shook his head, "Dobby, I have received a lot of care from you since I was a child. I have never forgotten those things where you were punished by Kakaro for covering up for me. It is my duty to let you regain your freedom." What you did... As for giving you a job, in the final analysis, I'm just using you to do things for me..."
"No!" Dobby said loudly, "In Dobby's heart, the little master is Dobby's good friend. Being able to help the little master do things is what Dobby is happiest and most proud of!"
Xie Lin's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Dobby, do you really think so? Aren't you angry at all about the fact that I cast a spell on you?"
"Dobby doesn't know," Dobby shook his head stubbornly, "But Dobby knows, little master, you will never harm Dobby!"
"Naive!" Xie Lin sneered, his tone suddenly turned cold, "Then, if I cast a spell on you again, what are you going to do?"
"Dobby believes that the little master will not do this!" Dobby puffed up his chest and said without fear.
Dobby...you guy...
you are silly……
But you are so cute...
Xie Lin sighed, closed his eyes, and after a while he said quietly: "Thank you, Dobby. Thank you very much."
"Dobby, I need your help - please note, this is a request, not an order. You can choose to refuse. I will never blame you..."
"Little master, please tell me," Dobby said firmly, "Dobby will definitely try his best to help you."
Schelling told Dobby about Hufflepuff's heritage and asked Dobby to take him to the elven ancestral land. Xie Lin solemnly promised that this time he was really just for the inheritance of Hufflepuff, and he had no intention of coveting other elven races living in the elven ancestral land.
Dobby agreed without any hesitation, patting his chest.
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