Poor Dobby. When Elwyn rescued him from the pile of books, he had already fainted from the impact.
"Dobby, Dobby!" Elwyn squatted down and patted Dobby lightly. He found a bottle of healing potion and poured it into his mouth.
"Is he okay?" Elaine asked worriedly. She craned her neck from behind the desk to watch Elwyn examine Dobby.
She had impulsively used a magic book to bury Dobby alive. After calming down, she felt very guilty.
Now, she seemed a little scared. She didn't even have the mood to eat her lollipop.
"He's fine. He just fainted temporarily. Let him rest here for a while. He'll recover soon." Elwyn tapped the bottom of the bottle with his finger and poured the last drop of potion into Dobby's mouth. He then stood up and put away the empty bottle. "But you have to apologize to Dobby for your actions just now, Elaine."
"I know …" Elaine said softly.
"You're abusing a house-elf!" Hermione said sternly. "Your actions just now were very dangerous. If …"
"I know!" Elaine said. "I'm sorry. I was wrong. I'll apologize to Dobby."
"If you sincerely apologize and are willing to keep quiet, I think Dobby will forgive you." Elwyn said as he shook his wand. The pile of books on the floor moved again and returned to the bookshelf. "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. A house-elf's body is very strong. Dobby will be fine. I've seen him suffer far more serious injuries than this before. He did it when he was punishing himself. Think about it, banging his head against the wall, putting his finger under the iron, or … "
"Elwyn!" Hermione shouted in dissatisfaction.
"What I want to say is, even so, he recovered in the end." Elwyn said. "A house-elf's body's recovery is much stronger than a human's. Dobby is also very healthy, so don't worry too much. But he ran down in a hurry. It seems like he has something to tell us …"
"Maybe he wants to ask us what we're eating later?"
"I think the trout is good."
"Hmm, I want to eat dragon blood pudding or blood cake. It's best if there's more sugar in it …"
"Fish and chips are fine too. Dobby knows how to make this dish," Elwyn said as he took out the thick magic history book that was closest to him.
After such a long time, he could finally read a book in peace. The book he took out was about the first war between wizards and giants, fairies, and house-elves. Because it was so long ago, there were a lot of mythical stories in it. It seemed very illusory, but Elwyn felt that there might be some clues in it.
After this incident, Elaine had been very honest. She was bored to death as she flipped through the book Elwyn had given her.
The underground library finally regained its silence. Only the rustling of the pages or the tip of Hermione's quill across the parchment could be heard. Elwyn thought that this silence would last for the whole afternoon, but in less than ten minutes, Elaine suddenly jumped up from her seat and waved the book in her hand.
"Elaine, what's wrong with you now? You just promised to keep quiet. "
"It's not me, it's this magazine. You two, come and see what I found in it!" Elaine said excitedly.
"What can you find in Opposition? Horned Beasts or Pestering Gadflies?!" Hermione looked up from the pile of books again and asked disdainfully.
"It's Horned Beasts!"
"Oh, that's really a big discovery."
Before that, Luna would come to Elvin and Hermione almost every month to tell them about her and her father's discoveries in their search for the Curved Horned Beasts. From footprints to fossils, from horn specimens to fur, from rumors of the existence of the Curved Horned Beasts to sightings of the living Curved Horned Beasts. Luna told them everything.
Mr. Lovegood had never given up looking for this magical creature that existed in myths and legends. He spent most of his life trying to prove the existence of Horned Beasts.
At the same time, there was a column in Opposition that published articles related to Horned Beasts all year round.
In the eyes of most wizards, these things were groundless and ridiculous.
Of course, most of the other articles in this magazine were of the same style. It could not be said that Opposition had no selling points at all. In addition to the reports of fictional creatures and ruins, there were also many articles that questioned the authorities in power. Although most of the content was still groundless, it had to be said that some of the articles were very well written and were very popular among some wizards who opposed the Ministry of Magic and the authorities in power. Especially today, after the return of Lord Voldemort and the fall of the Ministry of Magic, Opposition was probably the only public media in the market that dared to speak the truth, which was admirable.
"What did they find this time? A living Horned Beasts? "
"No, but the article mentioned the Homestead of Housekeeping Elves," said Elaine. "This discovery can atone for my sins."
"What?!"
"The Homestead of Housekeeping Elves, this magazine mentioned it!"
"Did 'Dissing Opposing Tune' really mention this word? You didn't read it wrong, did you … "Hermione said in surprise." I mean, this is Opposition. We all know what this magazine is. How could it mention the Homestead of Housekeeping Elves? This is incredible! "
"It's incredible, but it does mention the Homestead of Housekeeping Elves." Elaine said, "I used the reading comprehension method taught by Elwyn to connect the context and confirm that the Homestead of Housekeeping Elves mentioned in this article is likely to be the place we have been looking for."
"Good job, Elaine. I told you that any book could contain clues." Elwyn asked eagerly, "What does it say?"
"The author of this article said that the Horned Beasts were once regarded as guardian beasts by the ancient Housekeeping Elves. Before the Housekeeping Elves completely became a subordinate race of wizards, they once worshiped and sacrificed the Horned Beasts for a long time. This can be found in the ancient ruins left behind by the Homestead of Housekeeping Elves …"
"Hasty reasoning. No one knows what the Horned Beasts look like. Maybe the ancient Housekeeping Elves drew some other magical creature, but it's more abstract. No one can guarantee that the Housekeeping Elves have a talent for drawing, or a realistic style." Hermione commented disapprovingly.
"We are not looking for the Horned Beasts, Hermione. Whatever the ancient Housekeeping Elves drew on the stones, the point is the Homestead of Housekeeping Elves." Elwyn held his chin in his hand and asked while thinking, "What else, Elaine? What else did the magazine say? "
"Nothing!"
"Did it not say where the Homestead of Housekeeping Elves is?"
"No, this is the only place that mentioned the Homestead of Housekeeping Elves."
"Let me see!" Elwyn hurriedly took the Opposition from Elaine.
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