Hogwarts: The Savior's Strong Cousin

Obviously, Lucius Malfoy couldn't swallow this.

It's fine that I was fooled by you bunch of old foxes and giant monsters. After all, one is the most powerful wizard in the world, and the other is a man who can stand on his fists and run on his arms. Neither of them is easy to deal with. I'll just swallow my anger.

But you are just a wizard apprentice, a little chicken who knows no more spells than the number of your two hands, and you dare to show off in front of me?

However, seeing Dudley's sharp gaze from behind the door, Lucius swallowed, took the useless diary and threw it into Dobby's hands.

"Harry Potter, one day, you will end up like your parents."

"They were just nosy fools back then."

After saying these harsh words, Lucius turned and left, but Dobby stopped.

"Master...give Dobby a sock?"

"Dobby got a sock... Dobby... is free!"

"Dobby is a free elf!"

Harry laughed and Lucius's face changed drastically. He suddenly realized that this boy who survived a disaster actually had some quick wits.

"You caused me to lose my servant, boy!"

However, a heavy iron rod was thrown out from the open office door and hit Lucius directly in the chest.

"You bastard! How dare you talk back?"

When Dudley's roar was heard, Lucius didn't even have the intention to resist. He immediately stood up and staggered away without caring about the pain in his chest.

"You shall never hurt Harry Potter, Dudley Dursley, or their friends!"

Dobby's voice was the last straw that broke the camel's back for Lucius. All he could hear was a ding-dong sound coming from the spiral staircase, and finally, with a "plop", everything returned to silence.

"Anyway, Dobby, I want you to eat and sleep well, and Harry and I will prepare a very nice set of clothes for you, as well as shoes and a hat. You will be a decent elf."

"If you are willing, I think the kitchen of Hogwarts needs the help of such a diligent free elf."

Raising his hand and casting a Flying Spell, Dudley put the iron rod back into his waist. Then he quickly walked to the two of them, lifted Harry and Dobby up high, and placed them on his shoulders.

"Dobby only knows that Harry Potter is a great man!"

"But Harry Potter's cousin is even greater than him!"

"Dobby loves a new job! A paying job!"

Dobby yelled with joy, tears streaming down his face.

Being liberated from day-to-day abuse and labor and becoming a self-reliant, free elf, although this was not accepted by most house-elves, it still made Dobby cheer.

The sun shines on Dobby's shoulders. Now he is a free man - or rather, an elf.

"Oh... Dobby shouldn't be like this... Dobby meant that Harry, Dudley and his friends should go to the party instead of wasting time here with the free Dobby..."

Smiling and lowering his head, Dobby snapped his fingers lightly and disappeared into the corridor.

It's as if it's never been here.

"Well, my dear cousin, aren't you curious about when Hermione will wake up?"

Dudley patted Harry on the shoulder, and he belatedly realized that the petrification of everyone had been resolved by the antidote made from mandrake. Not only had they resumed normal movements, they could even attend the banquet!

After saying goodbye hurriedly, Harry quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"I think that's a good idea, what to do with that house-elf."

Dumbledore's voice came slowly from behind Dudley.

"The board of directors may not care about the extra Galleons per month. After all, even if the Malfoy family is gone, Hogwarts will have new directors joining, right?"

Dudley smiled and patted Dumbledore's shoulder familiarly.

By now, the two were more like friends than teacher and student. Dumbledore never treated Dudley like a child simply because of his young age.

And Dudley would not become arrogant because of such preferential treatment. His respect for Dumbledore was still engraved in his bones.

"Ah, you will definitely enjoy yourself tonight. I made a very delicious dessert with syrup, nuts and preserved fruits. It is called Qie Gao. You must not miss it."

With a wave of his hand, Dudley strode out of the office, leaving Dumbledore alone standing at the door of the empty office.

"This young man really has a bright future."

"If only you could see that."

With a slight sigh, Dumbledore disappeared quietly.

The old headmaster's sigh was far less impressive than the scene of welcoming the hero's return. As soon as Dudley returned to the auditorium, enthusiastic cheers immediately rang out.

"Dudley Dursley is our king!"

Suddenly, a burst of singing was heard from the Gryffindor seats.

"Don't, don't..."

Dudley waved his hands quickly and spoke with a smile on his face.

"Dudley Dursley is our king!"

Ron and Harry also cheered loudly. Their voices were particularly loud, and Ron's voice even had a faint cracked gong tone.

“Don’t…don’t stop!”

Amid the enthusiastic cheers, Dudley finally managed to utter these words. Immediately, the hall was filled with a joyful atmosphere. Except for some Slytherin students who had bitter faces and frowns, everyone was cheering Dudley's name enthusiastically.

Even some professors.

Hagrid's voice was particularly loud, shaking the ceiling. Professor Flitwick even jumped onto the table and began tap dancing enthusiastically. When Dumbledore announced that "Professor Lockhart is unable to continue teaching the Defense Against the Dark Arts class next year due to personal reasons", the emotional former duelling champion and Head of Ravenclaw performed the Thomas Turn for everyone while shedding tears.

Obviously, everyone was drunk.

Even the serious Professor McGonagall found the courage from somewhere - probably because of the glasses of brandy she drank, she rushed up to the smiling Dumbledore and gave him a big kiss. The students also cheered loudly. Hogwarts had never been so joyful.

"Then I will give the speech!"

Dudley picked up the wine glass in his hand and stood up. Normally, Hogwarts would not provide alcohol to students. Normally, everyone just drank pumpkin juice or something like that. However, today was a special day, and Dumbledore specially approved low-alcohol mead and butter beer, which were supplied to the students in an endless supply.

Harry was the first to stand up, followed by Ron and Miss Granger, who had just recovered from petrification and still had tears on her face. Then, the Gryffindor students stood up one by one.

"To friendship, to youth, and to Hogwarts!"

“Cheers to us for making it through another year without incident!”

"Of course, I also wish Dudley Dursley good health in the new year!"

Countless wine glasses were raised high, and then drank empty.

The shouting in the auditorium couldn't help but get louder.