Homecoming from Hogwarts

Chapter 532 The stubborn Hermione
Regarding the matter of running out to find Hagrid at night, Harry and the three of them were already familiar with each other.

After Percy graduated from school, the biggest obstacle to running around the castle in the middle of the night was Filch and his Mrs. Norris. They were lucky tonight. They were not targeted by Mrs. Norris. On the way downstairs, they met several groups of junior wizards sneaking around the castle.

Hermione couldn't stand this phenomenon. She was about to tear off the invisibility cloak and teach these first-year kids a lesson, but Ron stopped her sensibly.
"Oh, don't mind your own business, Hermione, you're not a prefect yet!"

"The current President of the Student Union is completely indifferent!" Hermione crouched and watched several little guys passing by her in groups. She said angrily, "The school turns a blind eye to this. Oh, this matter belongs to Professor Blaine." ——”

Hermione seemed a little dissatisfied with Professor Blaine. She complained to him for a long time, but Harry reminded her that they were doing something against school rules.

It was obviously a bit difficult for the invisibility cloak to cover three people. Harry and the three of them stumbled across the field, and everyone's trousers were soaked by the night dew.

The lights were still on in Hagrid's hut located on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid, who was used to staying up late, was still awake. They walked through the somewhat muddy vegetable garden and knocked on Hagrid's door.There was a barking sound immediately in the room, and then there was a scratching sound behind the door panel.

"Don't scream, Yaya!"

Hagrid scolded his black hound, and quickly walked over and opened the door. The moment the door opened, Harry took off the invisibility cloak on his head.

"Ah, it's you three—"

Looking at the three little guys standing in front of his house, Hagrid just raised his eyebrows. He didn't seem surprised at all, as if he had expected it.And Harry discovered that each of Hagrid's ten fingers was wrapped with a bandage, and they looked swollen and thicker than usual.

"What's wrong with your hand, Hagrid?" Harry asked concerned.

"A little injury-" Hagrid was vague, and he waved to them, "Come in quickly, if someone finds you here, then I will have to take the initiative to confine you three."

Needless to say, the injury on Hagrid's hand must have been caused by the Blast-Ended Skrewt. They had already seen the power of the new monster Hagrid created during the summer vacation a few days ago.

"Oh, go away, Yaya--"

As soon as she entered the room, Yaya rushed to Hermione and sniffed at the schoolbag in her arms. Hermione protected the schoolbag tightly and used one hand to block Yaya's mouth.

Hagrid put a pot of water on the stove and walked into the kitchen to find something to eat for the three little ones who were visiting late at night.

"Who will find us?" Ron asked with interest.

"Professor Moody, he comes every day—"

Harry and Hermione looked at each other in surprise, and Harry asked, "He patrols the grounds every day?"

"Oh, not just in the yard -" Hagrid put a plate of iron-hard fudge on the table, turned around and kicked his teeth, which kept whining at Hermione's schoolbag, and then said happily,

"He is such a good person. He took the initiative to help me patrol the Forbidden Forest. Thanks to him, I can spare a lot of time every day to take care of the blast-ended snails. You should also thank him. With Professor Moody here, you should also You don’t have to worry anymore about someone trying to break into the campus, okay—"

Hagrid put his butt on the bed board, lowering the bed a lot. He looked at Harry and the three of them.

"Tell me, what problem did you encounter?"

Hagrid's implication was that they would rarely come here when nothing happened, which made Harry feel a little ashamed. However, now was not the time to waste time talking about this. Both Harry and Ron pointed their gazes at Hermione. .

"I need your help with something, Hagrid-" Hermione took a deep breath and said.

"Of course -" Hagrid tilted his head. He had already realized that something was wrong with Hermione's schoolbag, and was staring at his schoolbag with interest.

Hermione stared at the window for a few seconds, and after confirming that no one was leaning on the window to peek, she pursed her lips, swallowed, then unzipped her schoolbag and released the little guy inside.

It has to be said that house elf cubs look much cuter. Whether it's Dobby, Winky or Kreacher, none of the elves Harry knows is as cute as Hermione's.

"Oh, don't move, Yaya, that's not a goblin!"

Ya Ya made a whimpering sound. It bared its teeth and crawled down, making attacking movements. This frightened the new-born Dom so much that it stood tremblingly on the ground, facing a creature that was ten times its size. Fang, if it hadn't been for Mistress Granger's order, he might have fled.

They hadn't seen it clearly when they were in the common room before, but now, both Harry and Ron were staring at the cowering Dom with wide eyes, their expressions full of surprise.

"House Elf -" Hagrid stood up from the bed in surprise. He roughly pushed his teeth aside, squatted down, looked at Doom with his dark eyes wide open, and even raised his fingers as thick as carrots. He fiddled with Dongmu's chin and observed it carefully.

"It's a cub, isn't it, Hermione, I guess it's just been born -"

To Dom, Hagrid was an out-and-out giant. Before she fainted from fright, Hermione grabbed Dom in her arms and glared at Hagrid, who was acting rudely.

"Where did you get this?"

Hagrid shrugged his shoulders, and then noticed that the cloth on the newborn elf and the wizard robe on Hermione was missing a piece, so his expression became interesting,
"You became its mother, didn't you, Hermione?"

Ron burst into laughter, and even the corners of Harry's mouth split.

"Don't be afraid, Tom, that's Hagrid, he's my friend. He just looks scary, but he's actually a very nice person -" Hermione comforted her gently.

"Mistress Granger's friend——"

Dom seemed to feel that staying in Hermione's arms was a transgression. It slipped from Hermione's arms. Although it was still scared, it still bowed deeply to Hagrid.

"Dear Mr. Hagrid, what can Dom do for you? Dom can do a lot of things--"

"If I may," said Hagrid, "the dishes in the kitchen haven't been washed yet—"

"Hagrid!"

Hermione shouted angrily. She held down Tom who was trembling with joy and lifted it into her arms.
"You don't have to work for anyone, Tom, you're just a kid!"

"Now I know why Mum always wanted a house elf -" Ron chuckled, finding this scene very interesting, "They are so hard-working!"

"I was just kidding about it, Hermione—"

Hagrid smiled and raised his hands, making an innocent gesture.

Professor Brain's evaluation of Hagrid was absolutely right. Harry still remembered that when they were in first grade, Hagrid's attitude towards the little Charmander named Norbert was much gentler than towards Dom. Think of yourself as Norbert's mother.

"Tell me about it--"

Hagrid obviously realized that he should not touch Hermione's sensitive nerves. He grabbed Fang's ear and dragged it to the other side of the room, then turned around and asked,
"Where on earth did you get this little guy?"

So, Hermione repeated the story she had told Harry and Ron before to Hagrid.

"It's amazing!"

After listening to Hermione's story, Hagrid exclaimed with admiration,
"Professor Brain - a wizard as powerful as him is actually willing to go to great lengths to save a house elf in labor. The same goes for Professor Dumbledore. These great people will never discriminate against others easily, even if it is a house elf. , he still feels the need to save!”

"But he watched a house elf who had just given birth go to work," Hermione said angrily. "He also asked me to order Doom to work in the school kitchen!"

Hermione muttered a lot, including the old Kreacher from Sirius's family, including the cruel things Barty Crouch of the Department of International Magical Cooperation did to his house elf Winky, including Bray Professor En showed an indifferent attitude towards Ruijia and her son after saving them.

"They all take it for granted!"

Hermione said fiercely,

"Think house elves deserve to be enslaved by wizards just because they obey!"

"Wizards like Professor Blaine don't believe that any creature is born to be enslaved, Hermione--"

Hagrid said patiently,
"The person who doesn't know enough about the situation is you, not Professor Brain. For centuries, house elves have been regarded as private property by wizards. You want to fight for their rights and let them enjoy holidays and rewards. How do you convince them to use them?" Their people? Most of the people who own house elves are powerful people like Lucius Malfoy. They are not so easy to talk to - "

(End of this chapter)