Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 205: Lao Luo Failed

Dobby is an example. He gained freedom after Harry tricked old Malfoy.

After gaining his freedom, he became so destitute that he had to pick up garbage to eat. Not only did the wizards refuse to accept a free elf, even other elves drove him away.

Elves are so useful as wizards' assistants that they will unknowingly learn many secrets of their masters. If a free elf, without the constraints of magic, reveals these secrets to other people, then the wizard who took him in would be shooting himself in the foot.

Maybe some wizards would say that it would be enough to just watch him and prevent him from escaping, but they were a magical race that could Apparate. Instead of spending that much time on guarding against him, wouldn't it be the same to just find a wizard to be their assistant? They would have to pay him anyway, so it didn't matter.

Therefore, Dobby is destined to be an outlier. As long as the contract that shackles the entire race still exists, the "liberation movement" of the house-elves is doomed to fail.

The key point is that the magic mark is deeply rooted in the soul and flesh, and can be inherited through blood. Even if Dobby gains freedom, it does not mean that his descendants will also gain freedom.

There will also be a magical contract in the blood of his descendants. If they want to break the constraints of the contract, they will have to rely on their own self-awakening and follow the same old path that Dobi has taken.

Take, for example, high jumping.

Even if someone breaks the limit and wins the Guinness record, it does not mean that his descendants will be able to jump to the same height.

The Muggle world's high jump record was set on July 2.45 this year by Cuban athlete Javier Sotomayor in a competition in Spain, with a jump of meters.

As far as Sainz knew, no one had broken this record in the past thirty years until he traveled through time.

The same is true for Dobby. His spirituality allowed him to break through the magical contract rooted in his soul and flesh, but it does not mean that other elves or his descendants can also break through the shackles.

Therefore, the house-elves liberation movement is destined to be impossible to achieve from within.

Unless there are countless Hermiones working from the outside at the same time, Dobby is destined to be just an exception.

Of course, there is also a very small possibility, that is, Dobby suddenly has a spiritual outburst, and develops a spell to break the magic contract during his lifetime, destroying it directly from the foundation of his soul and flesh.

As long as there is no magical restraint, house-elves may not eventually become equal to wizards, but it is still possible for them to gain some rights like goblins.

After clearing his mind, Sainz talked to Conte for a while and then let her go. She was really not used to being served and was obviously not very comfortable staying with Mr. Autumn.

Sainz felt that he had blocked Dobby's chance to be free, and decided to compensate him when necessary.

The method is actually very simple. A spoiled child like little Malfoy cares a lot about his own face. He only needs a little stimulation. For example, he is the same as other people, with no sense of style at all, and has to do some small things himself. After a few times, he is very likely to show off by calling his house-elf to serve him to show that he is different from others.

As long as Dobby stays by his side, he can just trick him the same way Harry tricked old Malfoy in the original story. As a minor who is not gloomy enough, it is definitely easier to trick him than his father.

Of course, Hogwarts does not allow students to bring servants, but there are many opportunities, such as on the train platform during holidays. Even inside Hogwarts, there are opportunities. Family members are allowed to participate in the third competition of the Goblet of Fire. At this time, no one will care whether a student or parent brings his or her own servant.

In short, as long as you have the will, there are plenty of opportunities.

However, Sainz, an honest and low-key kid, certainly can't handle this kind of scheming thing. Only a savior can do this kind of thing.

It flashed through his mind for a moment and then he no longer paid attention to it.

On August 30, Sainz read a report in the newspaper and thought, "It's a little later than expected!"

The Daily Prophet reported that they received an anonymous tip-off on June 18. The tip-off claimed that Lockhart, who was well-known in the wizarding world, was actually a liar. The stories in Lockhart's books were actually plagiarized from others. Moreover, after the plagiarism, Lockhart illegally used a powerful forgetfulness spell to turn several innocent wizards into amnesiacs for fear of being corrected by the victims.

However, the Daily Prophet also pointed out that although the whistleblower made the report, he had no evidence. It was their special correspondent Rita Skeeter who keenly realized that these reports were not groundless. She spent more than a month secretly investigating and finally caught evidence that Lockhart had illegally plagiarized the work of others.

Now the evidence has been provided to the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic. After receiving the evidence provided by Rita Skeeter, the Auror Office quickly took action to capture the suspect Lockhart.

After being captured, Lockhart initially tried to deny his crimes, but evil could never defeat evil, and faced with the irrefutable evidence provided by Rita Skeeter, he finally admitted his crimes.

Now this evil and hypocritical magical madman has received justice. He will face seven years in Azkaban, and all his honors will be revoked. A large part of his illegal gains will be used to compensate the victims.

Sainz could only say that the truth was that the report was not sent directly to the newspaper, but was sent privately to Skeeter.

Like Lockhart, Skeeter is a person who is very good at seizing "business opportunities" and is also very capable in taking action.

In the original storyline, just one month after old Dumbledore died, her masterpiece exposing him was completed. Her ability and speed in collecting information were far ahead of the Order of the Phoenix!

The same happened in this incident. Under the intentional or unintentional guidance of Sai, a little witch who had turned from a fan to a hater was ready to report Lockhart but was unable to do so due to lack of evidence.

Another person named Sai said casually, "Just because we don't have evidence doesn't mean others don't have evidence either. I heard that there is a reporter named Skeeter in the Daily Prophet who is very good at collecting intelligence. I don't know if it's true. It would be great if we could persuade her to make contributions to the magical world."

But I heard that this person is very talkative. If I were to deal with him, I would definitely not use my real name.

As a result, the day before the holiday, Tom told Sainz that an anonymous letter had been sent by the public owl.

Using Skeeter is just a casual move by Sai. If it works, it would be great, but if it doesn't, it doesn't matter either.

The result was not bad. Skeeter finally chose to give Lockhart a ride for the sake of his own reputation.

He was delighted. He wondered if old Dumbledore had made preparations in advance. Lockhart had safely attended the year-end party, and whether he had given old Dumbledore the illusion that he could still teach for another year.

If he hadn't gone to see the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in advance, would he be caught off guard when school started? Hehe!

Then he thought again that his idea of ​​watching the joke was probably impossible, because old Dumbledore was a member of the Wizengamot. He must have been there when Lockhart was on trial, and it was even possible that he would testify when necessary.

Another thing is, even judging by his experience, I think he would definitely prepare candidates in advance!