harry potter book of crimes

"Dobby has really given money. Dobby knows that you have to pay for things... In order to make it more convenient for the boss, Dobby even helped him put the silver coins directly into the money box in the drawer!"

"Well, I think you should put the money in the boss's hands, or at least somewhere else where he can see it."

"Hermione, I think that's not important now. The important thing is... Dobby, do you know how to wear socks? And you also have your own Silver Sickle?"

"Isn't the most problematic thing about the hood? It looks like something only a thief would wear..."

Maka looked at Hermione, Ron and Harry gathered around the house elf Dobby. You asked me questions one by one. They all looked very curious. Not for any other reason, just because this Dobby was really...

An anomaly among house elves.

Okay! Maybe we shouldn’t call him a “house elf” now, since he seems to be free now?

"Dobby, I remember you were brought back to Malfoy Manor by Lucius, right? Why are you here now? What happened to the Malfoy family?" Maka waved to everyone first, and then asked Dobby

He asked, "I think it's impossible for Mrs. Malfoy to give you freedom, right?"

Lucius is currently imprisoned in the Ministry of Magic - he didn't even participate in the prison escape, as if he had been forgotten by everyone; and Draco has been at Hogwarts recently, every day

Living a melancholy life.

If there is still an owner of Malfoy Manor, then Draco's mother, Mrs. Malfoy, is the only one left.

"Oh! Sir, do you know Dobby's old master?" Hearing this, Dobby suddenly showed a sad expression, and his big bat-like ears drooped in distress, "Since the master was taken away,

The house became empty...Poor madam, she couldn't sleep all night long. Probably the madam was not careful enough. She handed some coats that needed to be changed to Dobby instead of handing them to Dobby as usual.

Maid. Well... since the Dark Lord arrived, there are no maids, so how can she hand over a change of clothes to a group of non-existent people?"

"Then you left?" Maka thought for a moment and said, "You know you are different from other house elves. You have always wanted to change to a more 'valuable' job..."

"No, no, Dobby didn't leave." The elf grabbed his ears and shook his head vigorously again, "There is no one at home at all. If Dobby also leaves, how will the lady live? But...but..."

"But what?" Hermione asked hurriedly.

Just listening to Dobby's few words can almost outline a particularly desolate family scene. Under this situation, even Ron, who has always hated the Malfoys, found it difficult to gloat for a while.

"The lady is gone too," Dobby said miserably, with a cry in his voice. "Dobby didn't even realize when she disappeared. She disappeared all of a sudden - disappeared from home! Dobby didn't know what to do.

No matter what, Dobby can't just stay at home and wait...Dobby told himself that he should go out and look for it."

"As far as I know, the Malfoy family doesn't take much care of you? Is it worth running out to look for you alone? What's more, you are free now!" Maka pointed at Dobby's tattered clothes.

After taking a look, it was obvious that it was made from old clothes, but after all, it was a fairly serious set of clothes.

You know, house elves don't wear clothes all their lives. They only wrap a pillowcase around their body, tie a few knots and hang it on their body so that it doesn't fall off, which is considered a covering.

For every house elf, being given clothes by the master is equivalent to giving him freedom. Not to mention whether the house elves with deep-rooted slavery ideas can accept it, at least Dobby, an alien like him, still likes freedom.

"The old master was not very fond of Dobby..." Dobby was about to say something, but in the blink of an eye he realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said, and he seemed a little panicked, "No, that's not right - bad Dobby!

The old master was very kind to Dobby, he had food and shelter, and he had a lot of work to do every day - how could Dobby speak ill of his master?"

"You call this 'good for you'?" Hermione muttered, "I don't think so..."

But Dobby was obviously not very interested in Hermione's words. Although he was indeed different from other house elves, the thoughts of house elves for generations had also set a standard for him. At least in "for wizards"

He also has no objection to things that are close to his mission such as "working".

"...Anyway, Dobby must find his wife, otherwise the master and the young master will be very anxious if they cannot find his wife if they go home!"

If you stay with a specific group of people for a long time, you will always have some inexplicable feelings. Regarding this, even the Obscurials who have been imprisoned and abused in the United States are no exception, let alone Dobby in front of you.

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"So you almost starved to death?" Maka glanced at Aberforth, but the other party showed no intention of responding at all, and still looked down at the book.

Dumbledore once joked that he was not sure that his younger brother could read, which was obviously a joke.

"Dobby can't just eat other people's food, Dobby can't be a bad guy -" the elf said with a wrinkled face, "If you don't work, you shouldn't fill your stomach."

Maka nodded casually, but her mind had already drifted elsewhere. Judging from Dobby's words, Malfoy Manor should be in a deserted state now. As for where Draco's mother went, that's not the case.

That’s easy to say.

Of course, this doesn't seem to have much to do with him. Even Lucius Malfoy just promised Draco to try to get it out for him. How to do it in the end depends on the situation.

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Maka was just curious about the elf Dobby who suddenly appeared. After that, he didn't ask any more questions, but just watched Hermione and the others surrounding the elf, talking in various directions.

Luna, on the other hand, is not very interested in this elf. She prefers those rare and mysterious magical creatures. She doesn't care about common creatures like house elves.

She seemed to pay more attention to the portrait on the wall than Dobby. From just now, she had been staring at the girl walking beside the woods in the painting, her eyes never leaving for a moment.

Probably finally noticing Luna's pure gaze, Ariana turned around and slowly walked towards Luna towards the frame.

Ariana doesn't like to talk much, and Luna generally doesn't talk much. The two of them looked at each other in different worlds across the canvas, silently sizing up each other.

Maka looked at these two girls from different eras and discovered that there were some quite obvious similarities between them. Their eyes were equally ethereal and pure, and they were also very quiet under normal circumstances.

"Aberforth, I suddenly have a question," Maka stood behind Aberforth and suddenly whispered, "Tell me, is your brother going to find Ariana?"

"Huh?" Aberforth, who had never reacted much, finally raised his head again after hearing his sudden mention of the topic, "What did you think of?"

"I haven't mentioned it to you before - your brother actually went to a place," Maka said quietly, "It's very close to 'death', very close..."

"Impossible!" Aberforth curled his lips, but did not continue.

Maka knew that Aberforth had never forgiven his brother because he had been blaming him, and the reason was Ariana, his sister who accidentally died in the war.

Perhaps Aberforth knew to some extent that Dumbledore also felt guilty for his sister's death, but Aberforth, who loved his sister, would never admit it.

Judging from all of Dumbledore's actions and thoughts, Maka actually didn't think that he would use his sister Ariana as his motivation and goal to advance on his magical journey. But Dumbledore's words of "selfishness" made him

Now I have to agree with my sudden guess.

Will Albus Dumbledore, who has always taken it as his mission to spread love, act for selfish reasons? Today, Maka really doesn't dare to deny it easily.

Maka thought for a moment, then simply pulled out a chair and sat down at the small table. While watching Hermione and Luna's every move, she secretly fell into her own thoughts.

Leisure time always passes a bit quickly. Counting the time spent walking in the crowds of people on the street, it wasn't long before it was time to think about where to go to fill my gradually empty stomach.

During this period of conversation, Dobby became familiar with everyone, and Hermione even made an appointment with him to accompany him on the streets next time she was free.

She really spared no effort in her goal of liberating the house elves!

"Let's go! Go to Three Broomsticks and squeeze in. There will always be a seat." Maka greeted everyone, "Think about what you want to eat first, and you can eat what you want as quickly as possible.

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"I'm warning you! Don't mention other bars here!" Aberforth glared at him and said roughly.

"Come on!" Maka spread her hands, "Who told you that the food here is terrible? Let me tell you, you should improve your recipes. Maybe Dobby can help -"

"Go away!" Aberforth glared at him again angrily.

After having lunch and walking around for a while, it was time for Maka to go back to Hogwarts for her appointment. Professor McGonagall was a very strict and punctual person, and he didn't want to accidentally be late later.

After saying goodbye to Dobby, everyone held their noses and rushed through the utility room at the back, and then rushed all the way to the Three Broomsticks pub at the other end of the village.