It was hard to change the mindset of house-elves, just like their servility.
Looking at the grinning Bellatrix in the photo, Elwyn felt a strong sense of unease. This Christmas holiday was too quiet, like the calm before the storm. The tension was getting stronger, and something terrible was about to happen.
To be on the safe side, he felt the need to tell Kreacher not to tell anyone about what happened here, especially not to Narcissa and Bellatrix.
This had nothing to do with trust. It was the nature of house-elves.
Or he could change his mind and use this incident to do something …
"I'll leave the present here." Hermione placed the grand prize in the recess between the rag and the blanket and gently closed the door. "He'll find out. It's okay …"
"What are you guys doing?" Sirius asked. He had just come out of the pantry with a turkey in his hands.
"Doing what you're supposed to do. Give Kreacher a Christmas present!" Hermione said unhappily. "Where is he?"
"I don't know. I'll go look for him later. He should be here to help. There are a lot of people coming tonight. We need to prepare more food," Sirius said. "If it weren't for the situation, I would even want to throw a party. Come on, Hermione. Kreacher doesn't need a Christmas present. You won't give him a shirt, will you?"
Hermione did not answer. She was very dissatisfied with Sirius's attitude toward Kreacher.
When everyone went up for breakfast, Elwyn found an opportunity to talk to Sirius alone. He told him about his worries and the matter of reminding him to be careful of Kreacher.
After returning from Norway, they had had similar conversations many times.
Sirius was also worried. Not only about the situation in Norway and here, but also about Harry himself.
"I'll keep an eye on Kreacher, but you have to know, Elwyn, that's not the end of it. Besides the trouble with the evil gods and vampires, Lord Voldemort wants something else, and that thing is in London." Sirius hesitated, considering whether to tell Elwyn about this. This was related to the secrets of the Order of the Phoenix. He looked around and then said in a low voice, "Okay, listen, but don't tell anyone about this. That thing is a prophecy ball, kept in …"
"The Department of Mystery Affairs of the Ministry of Magic. I know!" Elwyn said. "The prophecy ball can only be removed from the shelf by the person involved. The prophecy involves Harry and Lord Voldemort. Of course, Lord Voldemort doesn't want to risk exposing himself to the Ministry of Magic, so he wants to lure Harry there."
"How do you know this?"
"I did some research!" Elwyn said simply.
"Okay, you know more than I thought. I thought it was a secret of the Order of the Phoenix!" Sirius said seriously. "Since you know, it's very simple. I hope you can keep an eye on Harry at school. No matter what happens, don't let him leave the Hogwarts. Just like this incident, Dumbledore thinks that Lord Voldemort will use their connection to show him some pictures to lure him away from school so that he can get the prophecy ball from the Ministry of Magic."
"Well, what is the Order of the Phoenix doing now?" Elwyn asked.
"Of course, we're sending people to keep an eye on them." Sirius said. "We can't let Lord Voldemort get the prophecy ball. The incident in Norway has angered him. He won't accept failure willingly and will do anything."
"If that's the case, why don't we take the initiative?!" Elwyn noticed Sirius's gaze and continued to explain. "I mean, why do we have to passively wait for Lord Voldemort to get the prophecy ball from the Ministry of Magic instead of setting it up in advance?!"
"Only Harry and Lord Voldemort can touch the prophecy ball …"
"I know. The current situation is that Lord Voldemort needs the prophecy ball, but he doesn't want to go. He only wants Harry to get it for him." Elwyn said. "So he wants to lure Harry over. But this is also an opportunity for us. We can ambush him there and severely injure Lord Voldemort."
"Lord Voldemort won't be fooled so easily."
"Of course, but we can provide him with some wrong information. For example, with Kreacher's help." Elwyn said, looking at Kreacher's bedroom door. "I just saw a photo of Narcissa and Bellatrix in his room. He seems to worship your two cousins."
"Hmph, he can't wait to kneel down and kiss their robes. In the eyes of that little elf, he probably thinks that they are the true heirs of the Blake family and that I'm just a traitor."
"That's not surprising. He's been receiving this kind of instruction for the past few decades. He's loyal to the ancient and noble Blake family. But now he's against Lord Voldemort and obeys your orders. This is a good change." Elwyn said. "But we all know that he's still obsessed with Narcissa and Bellatrix. Their orders also have an effect on him. He can't even tell the impact of what he's doing. What I mean is, we can use this to give him some wrong information. Then we can lead him to Malfoy and let Kreacher accidentally leak the information. This will make Lord Voldemort think that he has a chance to lure Harry to the Ministry of Magic. But in fact, all the members of the Order of the Phoenix are lying in ambush there … "
"A crazy idea!" Sirius said, gradually understanding Elwyn's thoughts. "And dangerous!"
"But we can take the initiative to break the current stalemate." Elwyn continued. "Think about it, Sirius. It's not realistic to be completely safe. Just like this time, we can't control the connection between Lord Voldemort and Harry. But we can turn passivity into initiative. Defense is never the best way to solve problems."
"Okay, I'll talk to Dumbledore. I'll let you know as soon as there's a result." Sirius looked at Elwyn and finally made a concession. "I personally agree with this idea. But before that, you have to keep an eye on Harry. He's been too abnormal recently. I'm afraid he'll do something stupid."
With Voldemort drilling around in his head and even merging with the Evil God, it would be weird if it wasn't abnormal.
Finally, Sirius found Kreacher in the attic.
He was covered in dust. No doubt he was looking for other antiques in Blake's house and wanted to hide them in his cabinet.
Happy times always passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, the Christmas holiday was coming to an end.
Elwyn hadn't seen Dumbledore. He didn't know if Sirius had told him about his plan.
He didn't even have time to be alone with Hermione. Elwyn was looking forward to having something with Hermione during the Christmas holiday, but nothing happened.
It was mainly because of Elaine. As the day of school at Hogwarts drew closer, she became more and more excited.
Now, she was either with Elwyn or with Hermione. Elwyn had no chance to ask questions.
Not even at night or when Elwyn turned into a cat. Elwyn sometimes slept with Hermione. Her nose was very sensitive, and she could smell Elwyn's blood. This meant that no matter what animal Elwyn turned into, Elaine would be able to recognize him immediately. This was probably a racial talent of vampires.
Although Elwyn didn't mind Elaine watching when something happy happened between him and Hermione, Hermione did.
Therefore, Elwyn didn't have the chance to do anything with Hermione. He had to say that this was his biggest regret this Christmas.
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