Hogwarts becomes host

Unable to see through Dumbledore's calculations, Elaine quickly put the matter behind her after thinking to no avail.

Anyway, Voldemort hasn't been resurrected yet, so since Dumbledore doesn't care, why bother with her?

Continuing to worry is just a waste of a wonderful Christmas break.

Elaine stretched, asked Nott to put away the tea sets, and prepared to leave the lounge.

It's too boring to stay alone in an empty dormitory.

As for whether to go to the kitchen to find Hermione and Daphne, or go to Hagrid to find Harry and Ron...

Well, need I say this?

Elaine walked directly outside the school without hesitation.

Only fools go to the kitchen to die.

Under the influence of Daphne, Hermione's S.P.E.W. took a completely different path from the original work.

In the original book, no one was willing to help Hermione. Unlike now, Hermione has Daphne to discuss, and Elaine gave her a lot of books about socialism and slave liberation. She no longer thinks that she can just give her knitting yarn. Give the clothes to the elves and let them all be free and they will be happy.

To improve the treatment of elves, freedom alone is not enough.

Currently, s.p.e.w does not have a fourth member.

Considering that most elves still feel that vacation and salary are an insult to them, Daphne and Hermione decided to establish a good relationship with the elves first and observe their thoughts and habits before deciding on a policy.

The place with the most house elves in Hogwarts is the kitchen. Because of joining the cooking club, Daphne goes there almost every week. Hermione also visited often when she was in second grade, but after she entered third grade, she was busy with schoolwork. Feeling stressed, she went to say hello in early September.

So as soon as Daphne suggested it, she gave up the idea of ​​getting her homework back and went directly to the kitchen.

I can't help but wonder on my knees what the two girls are doing in the kitchen right now. Whether it's cooking or brainwashing the house elves, Elaine doesn't want to get involved...

Hermione didn't calm down so quickly, and there were many dangerous items in the kitchen, so a fool would go to the kitchen and throw himself into a trap.

Walking out of the castle, the Forbidden Forest was enchanted by the magic called winter. Every tree was covered with a silver shell. Hagrid's hut stood out in the silver forest, like a cut Christmas cake.

Elaine walked down the lawn, leaving a shallow groove in the powdery snow. The edges of her socks and robes became wet and icy due to the snow, making it very uncomfortable to walk. In addition, as soon as she left the castle, the temperature dropped instantly. So many that she had the urge to go back and find Daphne and Hermione.

...The kitchen must be very warm at this time.

Just say a word, and the elf will prepare warm milk tea and biscuits. Daphne will also reach out and wrap her cold hand to warm her. Hermione will even smile and raise her wand to light her hand. robe……

Thinking of this, Elaine shuddered.

She first quickened her pace, as if she was eager to distance herself from the castle, but then suddenly stopped because a strange sound came from the front - a low, regular moan -

The closer you get to the cabin the more obvious it becomes.

The door of the hut was ajar, and Elaine stepped forward and opened it. Harry and Ron were seen sitting on the left and right sides of Hagrid, while the half-blood giant was sobbing on the edge of the table, his face full of tears. Tears, teardrops kept falling on his tangled beard.

"...What's going on?" Elaine was very sure that the Malfoy family did not sue a Hippogriff. "Why is he crying like this?"

"Well, it must have something to do with you." Harry twitched his lips and explained in a rather subtle tone. "...Professor Shafiq used his pets as teaching materials for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. The sixth and seventh grade students killed them all, leaving only part of the body for Hagrid."

"...Pet?" Elaine blinked and asked, "Isn't it an Acromantula?"

"It's the Acromantula." Ron made a face with a half-rejoiced, half-sighing expression. "Kill all of them without leaving any one alive. Only the body of the one that Hagrid raised in the first place was frozen and left in its place. The message mocked him for cultivating dark creatures in the Forbidden Forest because he wanted to join the dark forces. It is not unreasonable for the giant to be violent... In this case."

Elaine really didn't know what to say. From a logical point of view, Adair's behavior was extremely bad. He killed someone's pet that had been raised for more than fifty years while others were away. There is nothing more outrageous than this.

However, the opponent is the Acromantula... The war is coming. If we don't clean up the dark creatures around the school, will we keep them to turn against each other and provide warmth to Voldemort?

Hagrid cried louder, which sounded like thunder in Elaine's ears. She couldn't bear it and covered her ears.

"Hagrid is obviously a good person!" Harry said angrily, "He's really gone too far. Elaine, can you do anything?"

"I've done everything, what else can I do." Elaine replied dumbfounded, "Why don't you go complain to Dumbledore, although I don't think he can handle this matter. It's illegal to keep an Acromantula privately. Yes, one is okay, but a group..."

"He, they won't hurt anyone!" Hagrid suddenly raised his head and shouted, "I made an appointment with Aragog! He doesn't eat people!"

"Well, I believe that the big spider named Aragog will never eat it." Elaine said calmly, "But the same cannot be said for his descendants. There are so many spiders that you alone can't manage. Bar?"

There was no answer. Hagrid didn't even hear Elaine's retort, he just kept crying in his arms.

Harry quickly patted his arm to comfort him, but this only made Hagrid cry louder.

Ron looked at a loss and looked at Elaine as if asking for help.

...Had I known this, I might as well have stayed in the dormitory to play the piano or sleep.

You shouldn’t come with a lucky mentality, Elaine sighed deeply.

She thought she would see some interesting magical creatures when she came to Hagrid...

All I saw was a crying hybrid giant.

"Okay, don't cry." Elaine conjured a chair for herself and sat down, and said. "Humans... Spiders can't be resurrected even after they die. Besides, Acromantulas are very short-lived. The fact that he can survive until now is a sign that you took good care of him."

"Such a beautiful, beautiful creature..." Hagrid cried, "Killed without paying attention... Why... it's too much..."

Ron had a disgusted expression on his face, and Elaine had similar thoughts to him, but both of them were too sensible to say anything.

Harry was the only one in the whole room who tried his best to comfort Hagrid. Even Hagrid's pet dog Tooth was too lazy to cooperate with his master's mood. Instead, he lay contentedly under the window and basked in the sun.

"Dead creatures cannot be resurrected." After Harry cast a pleading look for the thirteenth time, Elaine finally couldn't stand it anymore, "But we can give it a decent funeral."

"Yes, Hagrid, let's help him have a good funeral." Harry agreed. He thought this was a good idea. Finding something for Hagrid to do would divert his attention. "Didn't Professor Shafiq keep the body?"

"Indeed... the funeral... I can only do this for Aragog..." Hagrid sobbed loudly. "I'm going to help it dig a big pit... put the garland it likes... and bury it at its favorite dusk..."

"Then you can't continue crying." Elaine continued, "You haven't helped it dig... um, a new... nest?"