At that moment—
Outside the door, a filthy house-elf in rags stood with bulging, terrified eyes. He was clamping his mouth shut with both hands. His bluish skin had turned pale from the pressure—whiter than even Malfoy's face.
He was just an ordinary house-elf—timid and cowardly by nature.
After overhearing what had been said, he wished more than anything that he could stab his own ears out to pretend he hadn't heard it.
He didn't dare move. He curled up at the foot of the stairs, trembling.
Even after Lucius left the study, he still didn't dare to move and remained hidden behind the staircase. Only when dawn was about to break did he summon the courage to quietly crawl back to his little nook.
Though he was terrified, he had still decided to warn Harry not to return to Hogwarts. If Harry refused to listen, he would do everything he could to stop him.
To protect Harry—even if it meant being despised—it didn't matter.
He revered Harry Potter because he believed with all his heart that Harry was the Chosen One.
This was the danger of ignorance.
In contrast, wizards—being a group of intellectuals—only half-believed in prophecies. None of them would just fall to their knees before Harry shouting, "You are the light in the darkness! Please accept my allegiance!"
But house-elves were products of alchemy. Their intelligence was limited.
Dobby, like all the house-elves at Hogwarts, adored Harry with fanatical devotion. He believed wholeheartedly that it was Harry who had defeated Voldemort.
So he went through quite a bit of trouble to find Harry.
Unfortunately, Harry had only stayed at the Sherlock Hotel for a few days after the start of the holiday.
Dobby hadn't been able to find him, so he intercepted all the letters sent to Harry, hoping to cut off his communication with the outside world.
This was the foolishness of house-elves—he probably didn't even know what a telephone was.
Then again, Harry didn't know Hermione or Cho's home phone numbers either.
Meanwhile, Dobby had come up with another plan: he would block the entrance to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, preventing Harry from boarding the train to Hogwarts…
Ha! I'm so clever, Dobby thought proudly.
...
Harry thought about it and figured that Dobby must have been the one hiding all his letters.
At least he hadn't torn them up.
Emmm… Could he have hidden them somewhere in the room? It was possible that Dobby had taken them away, but if he'd brought them back to Malfoy Manor and been discovered, the consequences would be dire.
The most likely scenario was that the letters were still in the room.
Given a house-elf's intelligence, how clever could he be about hiding things?
Harry only had to check a few places where a child might think were "safe," and sure enough, he found several letters under the bed in the guest room.
There were only two senders: Hermione and Cho Chang. After all, they were the only two Harry had given his address to.
Harry started with the bottommost letter—it was clearly the first one sent.
He quickly read through their messages. The contents were mostly similar: they began with polite greetings, phrased gently as if between ordinary friends. But as the letters went on and Harry failed to reply, the tone turned more concerned—and even a little angry. Hermione even asked Harry some magical questions she hadn't understood from her books, which made Harry sweat a little.
Hermione really was a true academic.
What made Harry feel guilty was that, even though he was receiving letters of concern from two beautiful girls, he didn't feel happy at all. Voldemort's resentment was clearly buried too deep in his soul.
Harry couldn't help but worry—what if his... preferences really changed one day?
Grabbing some paper and a pen from the room, Harry wrote replies to both Cho and Hermione.
After Big Black flapped off with both letters, Harry suddenly froze. Wait, I shouldn't have sent them both at once…
...
While Harry was waiting to receive his medal from Dumbledore, he saw that hideous house-elf—Dobby—appear in his bedroom.
In his dream, he had encountered two beautiful, close-serving maids—one with blue hair, one with red. Every morning, they would wait by his bedside for him to wake up.
But when he opened his eyes today, there really was a thin figure standing by the bed.
Unfortunately, it wasn't a beautiful girl. It was the ugly Dobby.
His eyes were huge, almost alien-like.
Seeing Harry wake, he cried out excitedly, "The great Harry Potter—!"
That screech made Harry's head ache.
"Shut up," Harry said, making the wisest decision immediately.
Dobby instantly obeyed, clamping his neck with both hands, not daring to make a sound.
Harry glanced at him. "Back up. Stay away from me."
Dobby was visibly hurt.
"Mm, you're Dobby, right?"
"Just as expected of the great Harry Potter! I didn't think someone as noble as you would even know my name—" Dobby immediately burst into tears.
Harry felt a tightness in his chest.
"I said shut up. Only nod or shake your head when I ask you questions. Got it?" Harry said coldly.
Dobby removed his hand and began to speak: "Dobby—"
Harry gave him a look. Dobby squeaked like a kicked puppy and clamped his mouth shut again.
Then he nodded.
"You're the Malfoy family's house-elf, right?"
Dobby nodded fearfully, then shook his head, wanting to open his mouth and explain.
Harry gave him another look, and Dobby whimpered again, almost in tears.
Harry didn't care how complicated Dobby's thoughts were.
"You're the one who hid my letters, aren't you?" Harry asked mildly.
Dobby shrank back, not daring to meet his eyes.
"You found out Voldemort wants to harm me, and you came to tell me not to go back to school, right?"
Sure enough, the moment Harry said Voldemort, Dobby dropped to the floor, shivering violently.
"Well? Is that right?" Harry asked sharply.
Dobby nodded pitifully.
"Alright, since I already know, you can leave now," Harry said.
Dobby was caught off guard. He hadn't expected this reaction.
But realizing that Harry still intended to go back to school, he knew he had no choice but to speak—even if it meant being hated—he had to stop him.
Just as he looked up at Harry—
Harry, quick as lightning, cast Silencio and Petrificus Totalus.
Dobby's wide eyes rolled around in panic. He was clearly shocked Harry had dared to use magic in the Muggle world.
Harry tapped Dobby on the head with his wand and said, "I already know everything you want to say. So there's no need to say it again. Even though I don't need your warning, I'll repay your kindness. I'll help you get out of the Malfoy family. But don't come looking for me again. Do you understand? If you understand, spin your left eye clockwise and your right eye counterclockwise."
Dobby burst into tears. I really can't do that…
Harry lifted the spell and let him go.
As Dobby left, he was filled with both confusion and deep gratitude.
...
After sending Dobby away, Harry felt much more relaxed.
Not long after, an owl flew in through the window.
Its rolling eyes were filled with fear.
Harry looked at it and frowned. Wait—isn't this the same owl from last time?
It dropped off a letter. It was a warning from the Ministry of Magic, and its contents made Harry scowl.
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