Chapter 139 John’s House Elf Servants
Lucius screamed and jumped as if he had been hit by a hot iron.
His reaction made Dumbledore narrow his eyes slightly.
"Ah! Sorry, Mr. Malfoy, I didn't mean it, I just..."
Fudge opened and closed his mouth a few times, but couldn't continue. He could only change the subject and said, "John, please continue talking. I still don't understand what the incident you are talking about has to do with the attack on Hogwarts." .”
John continued:
"This is actually very obvious. A normal person would not lose his mind just because his diary was thrown into the dunghill, and would dive into the dunghill to look for it without hesitation. But Harry did this. .
Considering that Harry didn't behave like a retard in normal times, it was obvious that his state at that time and even later was abnormal.
Ron and Hermione should have felt this too. "
Hearing this, Hermione nodded quickly and said:
"This diary was actually given to Harry by Ginny, and Harry felt very strange after getting the diary. It was as if... it was as if he was deliberately hiding something from us. Especially these days. , he became completely unlike himself.”
John spread his hands and said:
"Based on the above information, I guess that this diary is likely to be a dark magic artifact with the ability to control people's hearts. And Harry was controlled by it, so he used Parseltongue to control the basilisk and attack his classmates."
Fudge's expression was dull and disbelieving.
Not that he didn't believe John's reasoning.
But Fudge knew that John had previously received two months of closed treatment in the Potions Office, during which he was basically isolated from the outside world.
Then, he had just been released today and had everything sorted out.
This means that John may have collected the intelligence and completed the reasoning work in a few hours!
This kind of thinking ability is really amazing.
But thinking about Dumbledore's previous evaluation of John, Fudge felt relieved again.
People who are born with talents may be like this.
On the other side, Dumbledore began to study the diary.
He used magic to control the diary to turn the pages on its own, and when he saw Tom Riddle's signature on the first page, his movements froze.
Snape noticed his abnormality and asked:
"Have you found anything?"
Dumbledore waved his wand lightly, causing the diary to close automatically and then said:
"John is right. This blank diary is indeed a dark magic item. It's just that its ability seems to have disappeared now."
"This has something to do with my previous battle with Harry."
John took over the conversation, and then told the story of his battle with Harry, or Riddle.
Of course, he hid the circumstances that led to Riddle being devoured in the end, saying only that after defeating Harry, the diary seemed to have lost its magic.
Most of his descriptions were indeed true, and they were also blessed by [Occlumency], so they did not arouse anyone's suspicion.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
They knew that John would be in danger if he went to capture Harry alone, but they didn't expect that it would be so dangerous.
Especially when they heard 'Harry' attacking John with a [Death Curse] that had almost no cooldown, everyone present almost gasped.
"You must inform us professors if you encounter this kind of thing in the future! John, do you understand?"
Professor McGonagall held John's hand tightly and scolded.
"Don't worry, there will be no next time."
John comforted softly.
He could see that Professor McGonagall was really angry this time.
Dumbledore smiled and said:
"Okay, then it seems like that's how things should be. We'll also ask Ginny later to find out the origin of the diary. Of course, this should be the job of the next headmaster, after all, I have been dismissed ”
"No! Dumbledore! Hogwarts can't live without you, just like the Ministry of Magic can't live without me!"
Fudge suddenly stood up and said, "I beg you to stay. I believe everyone thinks so too."
As soon as this was said, Ron, Hermione, Michelle and others all echoed loudly, and McGonagall and Snape also nodded towards Dumbledore.
This put a little more smile on Dumbledore's face.
But he still pretended to be distressed and said:
"But this is not something you and I can decide. I believe you also know that the power to remove the principal lies with the school board. Although after the exchange just now in London, many school directors have changed their minds. But there are still Some school governors firmly believed that it was the right choice for me to leave.”
After saying this, Dumbledore turned to look at Lucius, who had been silent.
Others in the principal's room looked over.
Fudge even put on a serious look.
This made Lucius's expression become increasingly ugly.
He had a hunch that Dumbledore might have guessed that he secretly hid the diary next to Ginny.
Dumbledore is clearly playing a double act with Fudge now to threaten him!
After struggling there for a long time, Lucius slowly said:
"I think this... this won't be a problem. After all, the school directors' appeal is only to maintain the safety and stability of Hogwarts. Now that the danger has been lifted, it will be okay to let Dumbledore return to Hogwarts. It’s natural.”
"So, Lucius, you don't object?" Dumbledore said with a smile.
"Of course!"
"that would be great!"
Dumbledore stood up and said to everyone, "In order to celebrate the end of the crisis, let's have a banquet tonight. Cornelius and Lucius, will you stay and join us?"
"Oh! I'm honored!" Fudge said with some exaggeration.
Lucius, on the other hand, was too lazy to deal with Dumbledore and the others anymore. After saying "Sorry", he quickly walked out of the principal's office.
Looking at his back, Ron and Hermione couldn't help laughing.
They really didn't like Lucius Malfoy at all.
This is not only because Lucius tried to remove Dumbledore, but also because he is Draco's father.
And John followed quickly.
He stopped Lucius at the end of the corridor.
"Mr. Malfoy, please wait," John said.
"Ah, it's John. Are you going to ask about Draco's situation?" Lucius's expression was still very ugly, but seeing that the person coming was John, he still managed a smile, "I have arranged for someone to go Buy the Mandrake Restoration Potion and Draco will be back soon."
"Mr. Malfoy, I would also like to ask you to give Draco a message."
"Huh? You said."
John said seriously:
"Tell Draco that I have avenged him!"
As soon as these words came out, Lucius was stunned.
To be honest, Lucius was still a little dissatisfied with John.
After all, although his plan had some accidents along the way, overall, it went smoothly.
As a result, today John directly overturned his entire plan.
But now, listening to John's words and feeling John's sincere feelings, the dissatisfaction in Lucius's heart quickly disappeared.
"Thank you, John, I think Draco will be very happy to hear this."
He took a deep breath, squatted down and looked level with John, "I must say, Draco is lucky to have a friend like you!"
Hearing this, John chuckled and said:
"I have another thing to tell you."
Lucius nodded.
John snapped his fingers and said:
"Dobby, come out, I don't want to call you a second time!"
"Dobby? You mean my house elf Dobby? He can't be here..."
Lucius said with a puzzled look on his face, but before he could finish his words, he saw Dobby the house elf suddenly emerge from the shadows on the side.
Compared with last time, he was obviously more embarrassed, with dirty bandages wrapped in many places on his body.
"I discovered him not long before he was put into isolation treatment," John said. "According to my understanding, he should have been communicating with Harry this semester and trying to persuade Harry to leave Hogwarts temporarily." It's Hogwarts that's in danger this year."
Lucius's expression changed again and again, as if he had figured something out.
After a while, he adjusted his mood and said:
"Thank you again, John, for catching the traitor in Malfoy Manor for me. Leave Dobby to me and I will take care of it."
Upon hearing this, Dobby was already trembling and lying on the ground.
He understood that what Lucius meant by 'dealing with it' was not necessarily to expel him from Malfoy Manor and set him free.
But death!
"Mr. Malfoy," John said again, "You won't keep Dobby anyway, so give it to me. It just so happens that he still has some use to me."
Lucius said with some surprise:
"John, a house elf like Dobby is no longer suitable to be a servant. If you need a house elf, I can help you get another one."
"No, Mr. Malfoy, I think Dobby is very good."
"If that's what you insist on, fine."
Lucius nodded and said.
Afterwards, the two of them chatted for a while and then separated.
After watching Lucius go away, John returned to Dobby again.
He looked at Dobby condescendingly, the corners of his mouth gradually raised, revealing his white teeth.
In Dobby's eyes, this smile was even more ferocious than an evil ghost.