Dobby immediately obeyed the order, but then looked at Dolly with grievance and said, "Master, the mistress won't let me into the kitchen..."

Dolly burst out laughing after hearing what Dobby said.

It turns out that Dobby is not very popular with Petunia.

Dolly had introduced Dobby to everyone yesterday before dinner.

Tell your parents that Dobby is the butler of the magical world and is willing to follow Dolly. He will live at home with Dolly during the holidays and can help with all the housework.

At first, Petunia welcomed Dobby, and Dolly thought the incident was over.

But now I realize that there is still a conflict between the two.

Dolly briefly familiarized herself with the place and then came to the kitchen.

Sure enough, I could smell a rich aroma before I even entered the door. There was bacon and sausage that Dolly liked. Penny was obviously preparing a hearty full English breakfast.

This kind of full meal can keep you from feeling hungry all day long.

Dolly and her cousin Harry in the original book have such figures, and such a diet is essential.

Of course, when it comes to Dolly, she doesn't need to worry about these things at all.

"Good morning darling."

Penny saw Dolly and gave her a bright smile.

"I'm still busy, so I won't hug you."

"If you're hungry, you can eat some nuts. They're on the table. I'll need another half an hour."

Dobby watched eagerly and wanted to go in and help, but Dolly stopped him.

Instead, he brought him to the table and said, "Would you like to eat together, Dobby?"

Dobby was so frightened that he trembled all over and knelt down, saying, "Master, Dobby is incompetent. Dobby didn't even take good care of the little master's life, and he even had to eat with the little master."

"Dobby is really... so stupid, Dobby..."

Dobby couldn't continue speaking and began to kowtow continuously.

The loud noise obviously scared Penny.

Vernon rushed out in his pajamas, and after seeing Dobby kowtow, he and his wife looked at each other in surprise.

"Hey, stop, stop, little monster... uh, I mean little one, don't you feel any pain? The floor is about to be broken!"

Although Vernon showed concern for Dobby, some disgust could still be seen in his words.

This is not surprising.

They accepted Harry and accepted their daughter going to Hogwarts to become a witch, but that didn't mean they accepted magic.

Especially now that they knew their daughter was in danger, they naturally didn't like a magical creature like Dobby, who was like an elf.

It was only because he was his daughter's housekeeper that he didn't show any disgust.

"Mom and Dad, you don't know, this is a house elf."

"They identify a master, and if the master thinks they are useless, they will die."

Dolly looked regretful as she spoke of the cruel fate of house-elves.

Dolly wasn't lying.

If a house-elf is expelled from a family, it is basically doomed.

There is little possibility that it will be picked up by another person and serve another family, because betrayal is not allowed in the minds of house elves.

Even if he had been expelled from a family before.

Of course, all this is not about Dobby, Dobby is too special.

He had received several months' salary and happily deposited it into Gringotts, yet this matter almost caused a stir.

Fortunately, he had a letter of introduction from Dolly, who had some standing in Gringotts, allowing Dobby to successfully open an account of his own, which was a sub-account under Dolly's name.

In other words, theoretically, Dolly could take away the money Dobby deposited at any time. At least Gringotts did not recognize Dobby's special status.

But Dolly wouldn't do such a thing, otherwise Dobby might collapse.

"Mom and Dad, house-elves are magical creations. They were created to serve wizards, so... there's nothing I can do."

Petunia and Vernon looked at each other in shock, and there seemed to be a hint more disgust towards magic in their eyes.

As modern people who enjoy a life of equality for all in developed countries of the modern world, they cannot understand the slave creatures like house-elves.

Of course, the British equality for all certainly has its flaws, but compared to creatures like house-elves, it is definitely countless years ahead.

Vernon then began to say to Dolly seriously: "Is there really no way to change this situation?"

"Dad, Dobby was actually expelled from the home of one of my classmates because he was an independent-minded house-elf who actually wanted a salary."

"He was about to starve to death, but I took him in and gave him a salary."

"But you have to know that the special features of house-elves are written into their heads with magic. I can't change this magic, and if Dobby is expelled again..."

Dolly casually tells Dobby's story.

Petunia and Vernon, who had originally been disgusted with Dobby, suddenly felt awe for him.

What they saw was no longer a small monster.

Instead, he was a pioneer who first awakened among the little monsters, a poor little creature who almost died when he tried to ask the slave owner for his wages.

Their daughter was the one who tried to change everything but was powerless. Now such a lovely daughter is together with such a poor little thing, how can they still show disgust?

It's time to let the house-elves who are slaves in the magical world enjoy the enlightenment and equality of civilized society!

Vernon winked at Petunia and said, "Dear, Dobby is paid, so we are just hiring an hourly worker, right?"

Penny also reacted and said, "Yes, that's right, that's right. It turns out that Dolly has already given money, so Dobby should really work."

Dobby then straightened up and looked at Mr. and Mrs. Vernon in surprise. The surprise on his face was not a disguise.

Dolly did not lie. Even though Dobby was an independent house-elf, serving wizards was still something engraved in his mind and could not be changed.

Especially since Dobby had received Dolly's salary, if he still did nothing, the pain caused by this magic might be more severe than that suffered by an ordinary house-elf.

Now Dobby was accepted and jumped up to go to work.

Dolly immediately stopped him and said, "Dobby, the kitchen is my mother's sanctuary."

"So, you can't interfere with the cooking without my permission, but you can help wash the pots and dishes later."

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Chapter 224 Sirius escapes from prison.

Dobby lowered his head in frustration again, but still acknowledged what Dolly said.

He actually knew very well that this was a Muggle family, and it would not be easy for Dolly's parents to accept him.

Although he is not able to show off his cooking skills in the kitchen yet, he can start with housework, which makes him very happy.

Penny smiled happily at first, thinking that the matter was finally resolved.

Poor little Dobby can now have his own status in the family.

But then Penny's expression became strange.

Because she remembered that her daughter emphasized washing the pots and dishes.

So she looked at Dolly with a stern face and said, "Washing the dishes, whose job is this supposed to be?"

Dolly naturally knew that her mother had discovered her.

At the Dursleys' house, washing dishes was originally Harry's job, just like in the book.

But after the Dursleys accepted Harry, washing the dishes became a task that Dolly and Harry took turns doing.

And now Dolly threw this job out lightly in the name of protecting Dobby, and almost fooled herself.

How could Penny not have an opinion about this?

Instead, Vernon laughed and said, "Okay, dear, don't insist on such a small matter."

"Neither Dolly nor Harry is a lazy person, not to mention we can ask them to help us with other things."

"Like tidying up the garden or something."

Only then did Penny give up the idea of pursuing responsibility and shook her head.

In fact, she was also very clear that Dolly and Harry could use magic no matter what they did.

Traditional British education is basically no longer useful, but Penny doesn't want to completely abandon her life principles as a Muggle.

All we can say is that as the Muggle parents of two little wizards, Petunia and Vernon also have their own losses.

For example, they will never be able to happily chat with their children about what happens at school every day like they did in the past.

They are also unable to show their parental style and capture the wonderful moments of their children in some parent-child activities held in school.

They just accepted it all silently and never mentioned it.

Dolly also realized the problem, so Dolly thought that it seemed that this trip must go on.

"Harry, it's rare that you get up later than me."

When breakfast was almost done, Harry rubbed his eyes and walked down.

Dolly said jokingly, and Harry just muttered something about not getting enough sleep before starting to prepare dinner.

Naturally, the Dursleys would have no objection to this.

Petunia even kindly asked Harry if he was feeling unwell.

After Harry said he was fine and praised Petunia's cooking skills, the family atmosphere returned to normal.

However, Harry secretly observed the Dursleys while eating.

After finishing eating, in a corner where no one was around, Harry secretly slapped himself.

He didn't use much force, as Harry was also afraid of being heard.

He had actually been thinking about whether he was a member of this family yesterday and had lost sleep because of it.

The cause was the estrangement between Dolly and Harry.

At first, Harry had no objection to this. After all, although the two sides had reconciled, it was before Dolly traveled through time compared to the reconciliation in a short period of time.

Harry has really been bullied since he was a child.

But as time went by, Harry gradually regarded himself as a member of this family from the bottom of his heart.

At this time, Harry found his sister's estrangement a little difficult to accept.

They are obviously a family, so why does Harry still feel so lonely?

If Dolly had heard Harry's voice, she would have said, "It can't be helped."

"Who told us to live on campus on a semester basis?"

According to Dolly's understanding, even in boarding schools, students should go home to rest on weekends. At least they should have the opportunity to meet with their parents every month, right?

But in reality, Hogwarts really does not allow students to leave until the end of the semester, and even parents are not allowed to visit.

This does ensure the safety of students to the greatest extent, but is it really good for a group of young children, such as 11-year-old first graders?

An independent spirit is definitely a good thing.

But an 11-year-old child is also dependent on his parents. Will this make the relationship between parents and children less close?

Of course, Hogwarts would never consider such a question.

After all, mental health issues are not considered a problem at Hogwarts. As long as a person is not beaten to death or left with irreversible sequelae, it is not considered bullying at Hogwarts.

As for Harry's little dilemma, no one cared about it.

Harry naturally wouldn't say it out loud, since he was already at the age of a middle school student.

Harry will definitely not get an answer to this question in the short term.

So he decided to pretend nothing happened for the time being, and since it was summer vacation, he wanted to have some fun.

But not long after finishing the meal, there was a knock on the door.

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