Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 139: Win people’s hearts
“So, sir, what should we do now?” Dobby asked.

“Let’s hide for now,” Tiera said. “There’s still some time before my plan starts. I need to do some preparations. In the meantime… let me find you a place to stay.”

“Yes, sir,” Dobby said.

You know the Gryffindor common room, right?

“Yes, sir, I know,” Dobby said.

“Let’s go then,” Tierra said, grabbing Dobby’s arm. “Take me back.”

"Yes, sir." After saying that.

With a "whoosh," Tierra and Dobby disappeared from the spot.

The basilisk let out a low growl, then burrowed back into the black lake, returning to the secret chamber through a passage at the bottom of the lake.

Not long after the basilisk disappeared, one by one, ugly, iron-gray faces surfaced from the lake.

"There's an extra house-elf today," one of the mermaids asked. "Should we tell Dumbledore?"

“No need,” said the stronger mermaid beside him. “Dumbledore told us that as long as he doesn’t harm our tribe, let him be.”

……

Meanwhile, Tyella and Dobby appeared in the Gryffindor common room.

Tierra led Dobby to the Gryffindor bathhouse and tossed him a towel—

That was Tiera's foot towel. Tiera always liked to plan everything in advance... but she always made mistakes in these minor details.

Tierra wanted Dobby to start living like a free man, not a slave, from tonight onward, which would help the "Dobby's Oath" fully integrate into his worldview.

“Sir…” Dobby looked at Tierra with a puzzled expression.

"Take a shower, Dobby. You're free now. Take a shower and get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow I'll take you to find Hagrid. You're free now, Dobby, but you still need a job to support yourself."

"Work...?" Dobby tilted his head in confusion. "Dobby works for Tiera! Dobby is best at working!"

“No, Dobby, that wasn’t work, that was exploitation,” Tiera said, before taking a Galleon from her pocket and placing it in Dobby’s palm.

"Sir... what is this?" Dobby looked at the gold coins in his hand with some confusion.

“That’s what work is all about, Dobby,” Tierra said with a smile. “I give you money, you give me labor, that’s what work is all about.”

"No, no, no, sir, Dobby cannot accept yours—"

“Take Dobby, take it! You think this is just a gold coin? No, Dobby, this is your salary, this is a leap in social class, this is a new life!” Tiera said. “It means you have gone from a slave to a free man who is equal to me.”

"Fair, equal." Tiera saw tears welling up in Dobby's large eyes again, so she quickly pushed him into the bathroom and drew the curtains.

"Take a good shower, Dobby. Think of it as washing away your painful past and welcoming a new future."

“Sir…Sir, you are so amazing… Waaah…” Tiera had already heard Dobby crying in the bathroom. She rolled her eyes and said:

"Come find me in my dorm room after you've finished washing," Tierra said. Then, without waiting for Dobby to say anything more, she turned and left.

This summer, Tierra's vibrant skin was incorporated into the body; the clothes made from Tierra's second molt; and the vow that became the basis of Dobby's values ​​and understanding through a "loophole." Logically, with these three layers of protection, Tierra could do whatever she wanted with Dobby.

But Tierra is not prepared to use Dobby as a temporary tool.

If he can successfully take that step and complete his ascension ritual, then Dobby will become a fulcrum to shake up the wizarding world.

Darth is conducive to the world.

Before leaving, Tiera didn't mind burying a red ember.

After Tyrell returned to her dormitory, she first covered Harry, who was lying on the bed, with the blanket and tucked him in. Then she picked up a book and sat on her own bed to read.

About thirty minutes later—

Dobby had finally finished playing with a bottle of shower gel in the bathroom, turning it into foam, before timidly walking into Tierra's bedroom.

"Sir...I'm sorry...I've kept you waiting. Dobe has a great time—"

“No need to apologize, Dobi,” Tierra interrupted gently, though he was indeed getting a little impatient. Tierra, however, maintained his composure and wore a smile.

"No need to apologize, Dobby. You're a free man now. By lending you the bathroom, I'm tacitly allowing you to play in it for as long as you want."

“Oh… sir…” Dobby said, moved.

Tierra patted her bed and then stood up.

“You can sleep in my bed tonight,” Tierra said. “Tomorrow we’ll go to Hagrid’s again and find you a job.”

“Sir, sir, let me, let me sleep, sleep there?” Tierra saw tears welling up in Dobby’s eyes again. “But, but Dobby can’t sleep, Dobby can’t sleep in the master’s bed… Never, never has any wizard allowed, any wizard allowed a house-elf to sleep in…”

“Yes, Dobby, I allow you to sleep in my bed,” Tyella said. “Remember, you are a free man, and also one of our revolutionary comrades. Always remember that we are equals. You have nowhere to sleep tonight, so I'm lending you my bed temporarily. It's nothing, this is how friends treat each other, before coming to Hogwarts—”

Tierra pointed to the sleeping Harry and said.

"Before coming to Hogwarts, I even slept in the same bed as Harry. That's how it is between friends."

“Oh…no, sir, Dobby, Dobby can’t…” Dobby cried again.

“Consider this my first order to you,” Tiera said. “Honestly, Dobby, although I know it’s not your fault, you really need to start reshaping your perception. You need to remember at all times that you are a free man, and you are not much different from us.”

"Oh... sir... sir, really, really... so great..." Dobby was just howling now, probably having just cried all his tears and snot.

“Now, go to bed and sleep like a wizard, Dobby!” Tierra said. “That’s an order!”

“Yes…yes, sir.” Dobby climbed onto Tiera’s bed and sank into the soft bedding—

This was a warmth and comfort it had never experienced before. Dobby had fantasized countless times about what it would feel like to sleep in such a large bed after Malfoy had fallen asleep.

Dobby has experienced it now.

Everything he did after gaining his freedom far exceeded any of his previous expectations.

Thank you

Korsi tipped 200 coins
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The cold cathode tube received a reward of 100 coins.
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