Now, only Elwyn and Hermione were left in the common room.
Hermione still looked angry, but her eyes were a little red.
Obviously, Ron's reaction just now was a big blow to her.
Although she usually appeared to be strong, in some matters, she was actually very fragile.
"Don't take it to heart, Hermione. Harry is right. Ron is just under too much pressure. He didn't mean it that way." Elwyn said, patting Hermione's shoulder gently. "You know, Malfoy insulted his parents a few days ago, which made him feel very bad."
"I'm not angry, I'm shocked that he actually thinks that house-elves like to be slaves!" Hermione said, taking a deep breath. "It's because everyone has this wrong idea that the interests of the elves can't be protected."
"Ron's idea represents the idea of most pure-blood witches. The magic world has been like this for centuries. The relationship between wizards and house-elves has been like this for a long time. Everyone can accept it, and they don't think there's anything wrong with it. No one will try to change anything."
"So, this is our job, and the reason for the existence of the House-Elves Rights Promotion Association!" Hermione turned to look at Elwyn, her beautiful brown eyes brightening again. "The house-elves have been enslaved for so long that they've forgotten to fight for their own rights. Under the control of the Magical Animals Control Department, they wouldn't dare to do so. I've studied the existing laws, and these laws were enacted in a completely different context than they are now. There's no value in continuing to implement them. "
Hermione had obviously done in-depth research and looked up a lot of information.
It was impossible to convince her in this regard.
Putting aside all emotional factors and inherent ideas, Elwyn thought that what Hermione said made sense.
It was indeed very unfair for wizards to exploit and enslave house-elves and use magic to restrain them.
As for what Ron said about house-elves liking to be slaves of wizards, it made no sense at all.
Ron's idea was pure pure-blood theory, and it was also something that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters had always been preaching.
They believed that pure-blooded wizards were born to be noble, and were extremely repulsed by Muggle, Muggle wizards, and other non-human intelligent creatures. They believed that they were all inferior races and should be enslaved by pure-blooded wizards. They did not hesitate to start a war for this.
Although most of the wizards were opposed to Lord Voldemort and did not agree with his idea of pure-blooded blood.
But perhaps no one would have thought that their treatment of house-elves was so similar to Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
If one had to describe it, this matter was simply terrifying.
From the historical records of magic, it could be seen that the relationship between house-elves and wizards was not as abnormal as it was now.
For centuries, wizards had waged war against house-elves, conquering and enslaving them.
In the end, they completely destroyed the living environment of the house-elves, turning them into a subordinate race of wizards and slaves of pure-blooded wizards.
From then on, every house-elf had to undergo slave training after birth. They had to serve their masters for generations, and they couldn't disobey their masters' orders. If they disobeyed, they would have to be punished themselves.
To house-elves, their highest right was to obey their masters' orders.
They regarded serving their masters for life as the greatest glory. Just look at Kreacher. His biggest dream was to be like his ancestors. When he was too old to work, his master would cut off his head and hang it side by side with his ancestor's head on the wall of the Blake family as a decoration.
This was definitely not correct, and it was also a twisted concept.
When Elwyn returned to the Hogwarts a thousand years ago, he saw that the relationship between Helga Hufflepuff and her house-elf, Toto, was not like this.
They did not have a slave and slave relationship. Toto was Hufflepuff's assistant and her friend.
She was also the first house-elf of the Hogwarts, and the ancestor of all house-elves.
Enslaving house-elves was not a tradition of the Hogwarts.
Hermione's concept was not wrong. Someone should stand up and do something for the house-elves.
This was especially true for a wizard like Elwyn who was born in Muggle. He could understand the invisible discrimination that existed in the world of magic.
He thought that Hermione's approach was correct, but it was undoubtedly very difficult.
Relying on the power of a few small wizards to change the mainstream concept of magic that had been formed for centuries was tantamount to hitting a rock with an egg.
Especially when the wizards and house-elves thought it was a matter of course, the difficulty of this matter was even greater.
Not all wizards had a sense of responsibility like Hermione, and not all house-elves liked freedom like Toto.
"We can't not do it just because it's difficult!" Hermione looked at Elwyn as if she knew what he was thinking. "We have to face the difficulties. Elwyn, think about the current situation of the house-elves. Someone must do something for them!"
"But you should know that doing this is completely asking for trouble!" Elwyn said. "Looking at Ron's reaction, it's almost impossible to persuade those pure-blooded wizards to change their views. Also, the house-elves may not accept it. They are used to this kind of life. You may be opposed by everyone."
"But someone has to do it, right?!" Hermione said softly, looking at Elwyn with a burning gaze.
Her face was filled with unprecedented persistence and seriousness, as if she had already made up her mind to do this to the end.
She would not hesitate to become the enemy of the entire magic world and all pure-blooded wizards.
Because Hermione firmly believed that she was right and everyone else was wrong, she had to stop this unfair slavery.
Although Elwyn felt that it was very stupid to help the house-elves do things that they did not want to do and go against the mainstream views of the magic world.
But if Hermione did not do that, she probably would not be Hermione!
This was not a matter of success, nor was it a matter of stupidity. It involved a person's beliefs and ideals.
Elwyn knew that she had spent so much time and effort to establish the House-Elves Rights and Interests Promotion Association. In essence, it might not even be because of the house-elves, but because she wanted to be worthy of her own heart.
The current Hermione was undoubtedly very attractive.
This kind of attraction did not refer to the appearance, but the pure heart, which was the most precious treasure in the world.
Candlelight looked at Hermione sitting next to him, her handsome little face full of persistence.
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