Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1227 Transaction

  The next day, while the three of them were alone, Harry told Hermione and Ron about the discussion with Dumbledore last night.

  Seeing the two people holding their breath nervously, with shocked faces, Harry always wanted to laugh for some reason, and the irritability he had accumulated decreased accordingly.

   "So, soul..."

   Before Ron finished speaking, he was interrupted by Harry.

   "That thing," Harry corrected.

   "So... there are only the last two pieces of that thing left."

   "Even if the worst happens, there may be only one thing Harry needs to find?" Hermione didn't forget that Harry told them that Dumbledore would take him to find a Horcrux.

   "I don't know, there is still something unknown, it may be the treasure of Gryffindor, or the crown of Ravenclaw."

  Harry closed the Marauder's Map in his hand, walked back and forth three times along the wall opposite the tapestry where the troll beat Barnabas silly with a stick, and found that the door of the Room of Requirement could not be opened again.

   "What's wrong?" Ron asked puzzled.

   "Recently, it has been unable to open here." Harry said with a frown.

   "Maybe, some couples are dating here. I remember Albert often dating here." Hermione didn't think there was anything strange.

   "I have a strange premonition!"

  Harry looked at the closed door and couldn't say anything, but he always felt that there was something wrong with it.

   "What did you foresee?" Ron asked curiously.

   "I don't know." Harry shook his head.

"I think Hermione is right. There are probably couples who have come here for a date. If it were me, I would probably choose to go on a date here." Ron reached out and patted Harry on the shoulder and said, "Your recent pressure is Not too big."

  Harry secretly glanced at Ron, knowing that this guy must have read too much "Twelve Ways to Bewitch Witches", and is planning to learn the method in that book to approach Hermione?

   "Do you know what Malfoy has been up to lately?" Harry suddenly changed the subject.

   "Why are you talking about Malfoy again?" Ron looked at Harry suspiciously.

   "Well, Malfoy is very abnormal this year, remember what happened to Katie?" Harry reminded.

   "You still doubt him." Hermione raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Yes, I suspect that Malfoy is secretly planning something?" Harry raised his hand to interrupt Hermione, and continued: "At least after this semester is over, something will definitely happen, and this matter is likely to have something to do with Malfoy." Fu is about."

   "It's just your guesswork."

  Hermione doesn't like Harry very much. Although she also hates Malfoy, she never makes excuses to slander him.

   "Don't get excited Hermione, this is just a guess, we can wait and see." Harry smiled and comforted, "Well, we can also bet on something."

   "Okay Hermione, Harry said, this is just a guess." Ron interrupted Hermione, who wanted to refute, and reminded, "This is just a guess."

  Although Ron also disagrees with Harry's point that Malfoy is a Death Eater, he hates the Malfoy family even more and is willing to believe Harry's guess.

   After all, that's just guesswork.

"If only Dobby was still at Hogwarts." Harry sighed softly. It's a pity that Dobby has left Hogwarts, and the only house-elf he knew in Hogwarts was left Winky, he wondered if he could convince Winky to help him.

   "What are you looking for with Dobby?" Hermione asked sharply.

   "I'm going to the kitchen."

  Harry seemed to have made a decision, and walked quickly towards the moving stairs.

   "Are you going to find Shining?"

  Hermione was even more confused, and didn't understand what Harry wanted to do.

   She and Ron exchanged glances, and hurried with Harry to the kitchen.

  The kitchen of Hogwarts was unfriendly to Hermione as always. The house elves avoided Hermione like the plague, and she was not welcome everywhere.

  However, it is gratifying that there are house elves who brought them pies. Ron reached out and took a few pieces from the plate. While thanking the house elves, he did not forget to pass a piece to Hermione.

   "Don't let them down," said Ron, eating.

   "I'm looking for Winky, do you know where she is?" Harry asked the house-elf.

  The other party hesitated for a moment, and led Harry to the corner of the kitchen, where a house-elf was lowering his head and doing the work at hand, in a very depressed mood.

  Harry could probably understand that Winky hadn't had any friends at Hogwarts since Dobby and Albert left.

   "Winky," Harry called softly.

  The house-elf raised his head numbly, not much light could be seen in his eyes.

   This scene made Hermione extremely heartbroken.

   "I want to ask you to do me a favor!" Harry said in a low voice, "After I graduate from Hogwarts, I welcome you to my house."

   Both Hermione and Ron looked at Harry in surprise, obviously not expecting Harry to say such a thing.

"If you don't want to go to my house, I can introduce you to a new job. Dobby is currently employed by Albert. He is living a happy life. You can go and keep Dobby as company." Harry said, reaching out his hand towards Winky : "Anyway, you probably don't want to stay at Hogwarts any longer."

  Winky finally raised his head, and his eyes fell on Harry's outstretched palm.

   "Winky is a bad elf." Winky murmured.

   "It wasn't your fault, it was Voldemort's fault, Voldemort brought misfortune and ruined your life."

  Harry put his hand on the trembling house-elf's head, and softly comforted him: "If you want to avenge Voldemort, I can help you too, because I happen to have a vendetta against Voldemort."

  Hermione hesitated to speak, but was stopped by Ron.

   "What does Harry Potter want Winky to do?" Winky's body trembled slightly, and finally she spoke.

   "I need you to spy on Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, I want to know what he's been doing lately, if he enters the Room of Requirement, I hope you can come and tell me when there are no other outsiders around me."

"After the matter is over, you can wait for me to graduate from school, or I will introduce you to Albert." Harry gave the house-elf two choices: "You know, Albert has always been very kind to house-elves." good."

   "Don't rush to answer now, you will tell me when the time comes."

   "Watch Draco Malfoy."

  Winky put her hand on Harry's palm, her eyes sparkling.

   She agreed.

   "Well, be careful, don't get caught, and pay attention to safety." Harry patted the house elf's head and said.

  Winky nodded stiffly.

   "Harry..."

  After the three of them left the kitchen, Hermione looked at Harry sternly, not understanding why Harry did this.

   "Anyway, Winky doesn't have any other friends at Hogwarts."

   "But you shouldn't..."

   "It's just a deal." Harry looked at Hermione, slightly raised the corners of his mouth and said, "It's a deal that benefits everyone."

"But…"

"I know what Malfoy is doing." Harry said softly, "Winky, whether it goes to my house or Albert's place in the future, it will have a good ending. In the end, it will be up to it to choose. Think it's the best thing for Winky, and you've noticed that the house-elves at Hogwarts don't like Winky much."

"Of course, if you start your own family in the future, you can also invite Winky to your house." Harry looked at Hermione calmly and said, "I know you always wanted to maintain the power of the house-elves, but with all due respect, I I don't know, after what happened the year before last, have you ever been to the kitchen to comfort Shining."

  Hermione opened her mouth slightly, not knowing what to say. Of course she did, but the house-elves in the kitchen didn't like her, so she didn't go to the kitchen much.

   "But you shouldn't take advantage of..."

   "Use, no, it's a deal." Harry interrupted directly, "I don't think house elves need my mercy."

   "If you want to convince it, you need to use other methods." Ron said.

"Yes, that's it." Harry did not deny, "If Winky is willing, I don't mind accepting each other. If I die, Albert certainly doesn't mind having an extra house elf to help. Their joke shop has always been busy , when Shining can work with Dobby and be with friends, I think she will definitely be happier than now."

   In the previous chapter, Dumbledore didn't mention that the crown had been destroyed. That was actually Albert's request, which was mentioned in the book.

  (end of this chapter)