Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 125 Maybe They Are Jealous Of You?
"Dub...is that right?"

At the gate of Hogwarts College, Hagrid looked at the elf carrying a huge backpack in front of him, he couldn't help rubbing his two big hands together awkwardly, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked

Before coming over, Dumbledore had already given Hagrid a special explanation in his office, so he also let him understand that the guest he came to pick up this time was different from the person he met in Hogwarts. The house elves are almost two completely different ethnic groups... Whether it is cognition or nature, there is a big gap between them.

So Hagrid, who had never had similar contact with elves before, couldn't help being a little nervous at this time, for fear that he could not speak out of his head and accidentally insulted Dub somewhere he didn't notice, so he had no choice but to concentrate Spirit, carefully consider every sentence before exporting it, and try not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings.

"Correct."

However, what he didn't expect was that the little guy in front of him didn't seem to be as difficult to deal with as he imagined.

After hearing Hagrid's words, he nodded briskly, raised his head, and showed him a bright smile.

"Hello, my name is Dab...what should I call you?"

Dabu asked politely, while extending his hand friendly first, he also wanted to leave a good impression on the other party.

"Uh... Hagrid! Just call me Hagrid, please."

Seeing Dab's actions, Hagrid was stunned for a moment, but then quickly reacted, and hastily half-bent his knees, bent down at the same time, reluctantly stretched out his big hands, and carefully held the other's. tiny hand.

It feels like holding an extremely fragile doll, as long as you don't pay attention, you can tear off the opponent's hand directly.

My thumb is almost half as thick as its arm... Hagrid thought inexplicably.

"Thanks, Hagrid, nice to meet you."

Obviously, Dab was not as fragile as Hagrid thought. After holding hands with him, he solemnly shook his arms.

Seeing the other party's friendly attitude, Hagrid finally heaved a sigh of relief secretly. After the two people's hands were loosened, his eyes once again turned to the big bag on Dub's back.

"Come on, let me help you... Dab."

Hagrid showed a smile that he thought was very kind, and said softly.Although it was not very obvious on his rough face, it still made the careful Dabu feel the kindness that the other party tried his best to exude.

"Thank you."

So he didn't refuse. After nodding his head, he unloaded the huge backpack behind him and handed it to the other party.

The backpack, which was surprisingly big for Dub, turned out to be just right in Hagrid's hands.

He lifted it up abruptly, and picked it up straight away. Feeling the extraordinary weight of the backpack, Hagrid couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and asked in surprise.
"What did you put in it?"

"I didn't pretend...my mother insisted that I take it."

After unloading the backpack, Dabu felt his whole body relaxed a lot, and while rubbing his sore shoulders, he responded casually.

"It's nothing more than some life-saving alchemy items."

With that said, Dabra pulled up his pants, without any prejudice or inferiority, he showed Hagrid his broken leg openly, and gestured:

"Because of some...unpleasant little things, this result was caused. So my mother has been worried about my safety. In order to reassure her, I can only bring all the things in this backpack with me."

"……Wow"

Hagrid's raised brow rose even more.Hearing Dabu's words, he didn't know what to say for a while... After all, even if he lived alone in a hut next to the Forbidden Forest, the most basic common sense was still clear.He has never seen anyone who can use a backpack as a dosage unit for alchemy items.

"This... is very expensive, right?"

"I don't know." Dabu spread his hands frankly and shook his head.

"I never used money until I left the factory... Mom and Dad always gave me what they thought I needed."

"Is that so..."

Hagrid listened to Dub's words, nodded thoughtfully, and then suddenly realized that he should take Dub to the headmaster's office immediately, and Dumbledore was waiting for them at the moment.

So he stopped talking nonsense, and with his backpack in his hand, Hagrid moved half of his body away, presenting a complete road in front of Dab's eyes.

"Let's go in first, Dub. I am here, on behalf of myself and Headmaster Dumbledore, to welcome you."

Seeing the huge castle building officially presented in front of his eyes, Dab's eyes couldn't help but glow.

He took a deep breath, nodded and said nothing.Instead, he came to the gate and took his first step to Hogwarts with his head held high.

"Well, yes, Hagrid."

Walking along the way, the conversation between the two has not stopped, but they feel more and more familiar.

Dab seemed to think of something, and suddenly called Hagrid's name.

"What?" Hagrid lowered his head, glanced at his new friend who was only at the height of his calf, and responded naturally without the initial restraint in his tone.

"You must be a wonderful fellow."

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

Caught off guard by this sudden compliment, he scratched his head and asked in puzzlement
"Because you're so tall—I've never seen a guy taller than you, not even Mr. Black, as big as you."

Dab explained, of course,
"When I was young, my parents always hoped that I could grow taller and stronger. But unfortunately, I have only reached this level... So I think, you must be an amazing guy to be so burly."

"Thank you for the compliment, Dub. But really I'm just a Hogwarts keykeeper and gamekeeper."

Hagrid looked down at his own posture with some embarrassment.Then, as if remembering something, the eyelids drooped uncontrollably, and continued
"Besides, in fact, a physique like mine is not very popular in the wizarding world. Because they can tell at a glance that I am a giant half-breed..."

"Maybe they are jealous of you?"

"What, what?!...Why do you think so?"

Hagrid's eyes widened for a moment, listening to the other party's astonishing speech in disbelief.

"People are always envious of that which is superior to them."

Dab's eyes looked around, across the walls, corridors, and every oil painting in Hogwarts, but what he said still didn't stop, and he continued to mutter
"In addition to jealousy, in order to add a reasonable explanation to their distorted psychology, so that they can feel more at ease, they will skillfully transform it into a new kind of discrimination... and then form fairness among the rest of the people. Let’s get together and squeeze out those guys who are better than them.”

Hagrid opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. After a long silence, he opened his mouth to answer:
"I never thought about it that way."

"Dabu..." He called the other party's name again.

"What's the matter?" Dab tilted his head and brought his attention back to Hagrid.

"I guess we can become very good friends!" said Hagrid

"That would be great! Thank you for being my first friend at Hogwarts, Hagrid!"

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In the principal's office, Dumbledore looked at the two people, one big and one small, who walked in talking and laughing, with a flash of surprise in their eyes.

"Hi Dab."

He greeted Dabu with a smile, and said gently

"I guess Hagrid has greeted you on my behalf."

"Yes, Headmaster Dumbledore!"

When he came to the principal's office, Dabu undoubtedly became a lot more serious. He nodded while standing upright in front of his desk, and replied seriously:

"On behalf of Mr. Black, I also send you his blessing!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and whispered to Hagrid
"Hagrid, my bag - please help me to open the zipper on the second layer. Inside is what Mr. Black told me to bring to Headmaster Dumbledore."

Hearing what Dab said, Hagrid nodded quickly, unzipped the zipper on the backpack, and reached in with a pair of big hands. Soon, he took out a bulging package wrapped in parchment.

"Is this the candy that Charlie said he was going to give me?"

Taking the parchment package from Hagrid, Dumbledore looked back and forth curiously, then put it on the table, ignored it, and turned his attention back to Dub.

"Thank you for bringing it here for Charlie. If I rely on his little chubby owl to deliver it myself, I don't know how long I'll have to wait."

"Everything is my job, Headmaster Dumbledore!"

Dub gave Dumbledore a big, bright smile.

"We have arranged a dormitory for you, and it just so happens that the dormitory originally prepared for the professors is still available. You can live there - the professors at Hogwarts are friendly people. And next door to you is Severus Professor Snape, although he seems difficult to get in touch with, he was Charlie's playmate when he was in school, so if you encounter any problems in life, you can also seek his help nearby."

After finishing speaking, Dumbledore paused for a few seconds to give the other party a reaction time before continuing to ask
"What do you think, Dub?"

However, what Dumbledore didn't expect was that Dab didn't nod in agreement, but frowned slightly, lost in thought.

After thinking for a while, he asked carefully
"Principal Dumbledore, please allow me to ask, I heard that there are also a group of elves living in Hogwarts, is it true?"

Hearing this, Hagrid behind him couldn't help feeling a little worried, and couldn't help raising his head to look at Dumbledore.

But Dumbledore didn't think about hiding anything, nodded and admitted frankly
"Yes, Hogwarts took in a group of house elves a long time ago. And let them live here."

Dabu got the answer, and a clear look appeared on his expression.

Then continue to ask

"If that's the case, I want to know, can I also live with them?"

Dab took a step forward, his big eyes flickered with sincerity and curiosity

"The same family of elves, I think I can get to know them... Put aside your prejudices and biases, go and have a look, to understand their world, the environment they live in, and their thoughts. I believe I You can get on well with them—what do you think?"

Dub's words made Dumbledore fall into a moment of silence.

His brow drooped, and after thinking for a while, he slowly shook his head.

"I'm sorry... Dab. Although Charlie asked me to take care of you before you came, I can't agree with this idea."

Dumbledore went on to explain

"Because the house-elves are an important part of this place. They are responsible for the meals and hygiene of the entire Hogwarts students...Compared to before, there are far fewer house-elves in Hogwarts now, you know why?"

Dumbledore raised his eyes meaningfully, stared at Dub, and continued, his voice still gentle.

"More than ten years ago, Charlie also said the same thing to me in this principal's office... I promised him that time, but he took away nearly one-third of the entire Hogwarts in one go. House elves. As a result, until now, Hogwarts is still very poorly staffed..."

Hearing this, Dab could only nod his head, scratched his head in embarrassment, and didn't say anything else. He agreed with Dumbledore's idea of ​​letting him live in the teachers' dormitory at the beginning.

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Not long after, Hagrid took Dab out of the principal's office and walked towards the residence where he would live for a long time in the future.

While walking, he whispered to Dabu in a rambling voice

"If you need anything, you can come to me, or I can come to you, anyway, I come to feed my baby Lu Wei every day, and I can bake some rock cakes and bring them to you..."

"Professors are all very good. To become Hogwarts professors, they are all carefully selected excellent people, so you can rest assured. If there is anything you don't understand, ask for advice with an open mind. They will definitely help you of."

"Actually, the house elves living in Hogwarts are very happy..."

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"Okay, this is where you're going to live."

Finally, after chatting all the way, the two of them walked to the door of the dormitory where Dabu was going to live.

That's right, it happened to be the room that Charlie lived in when he came back to attend the entrance ceremony.Now it is distributed to Dabu, in a sense, it can also be regarded as a kind of fate.

"You rest first, I won't bother you."

With a sound of "Peng!", the huge backpack was put into the room.

Hagrid stood at the door, waved to Dub, and left by the way.

(End of this chapter)