Chapter 369 367 Dobby

Chapter 369 367. Dobby

Jon was observing whether there were any so-called "beauties" among the Thestrals, or beautiful horses?

But to be honest, because of the difference in species, he could not find any difference between these Thestrals, and could not even tell the difference between male and female.

Of course, what he had to do now was not to choose any "beautiful horses of foreign races" for Hoss, but to comfort Hagrid, who had been depressed since he rescued the centaurs from the Forbidden Forest.

"This is not your fault. The death of Aragog and the others had nothing to do with you. They could not have left the Forbidden Forest with you. There is a whole tribe of Acromanthus. Cheer up, Hagrid. The one who is really wrong is the one who occupies this castle, not you."

The silent Hagrid raised his head, his eyes were obviously red, and he had obviously cried secretly before Jon came to find him.

He sobbed and said to Jon.

"Of course I understand all this, Jon. I'm also very happy to have rescued Firenze and the others from the Forbidden Forest, but there are only so many of them left. I heard from Firenze that Aragog can be said to be extinct. Those Death Eaters captured all the little spiders and raised them separately. They want to have a long-term production of spider venom."

Jon of course knows all these things.

But to be honest, if you stand on Voldemort's side, there is really no problem in doing this.

Originally, the Acromantula is a magical animal that is prohibited from being raised in the UK, and the venom in its body is very precious. So instead of wasting these walking gold galleons in vain in the Forbidden Forest, it is better to kill them all and leave only the small ones for sustainable fishing.

But for Hagrid, Aragog is not only a magical animal, but also an old friend who has been with him for more than 50 years.

Jon comforted Hagrid for a while, and then returned to the carriage.

Three days have passed since the end of the first project. On the day when he and Kingsley went to the Forbidden Forest to rescue the centaurs, he also wrote a letter to Neville in Lyon to ask him about the recent weather conditions in Lyon.

Today, after Dumbledore returned to France and met with Firenze who had settled there, he also brought Neville's reply.

In the letter, Neville said that during the time Jon was away, the weather in Lyon had been very good. There were only two cloudy days in the middle, and there was no sign of rain at all, let alone thunder.

This result was expected for Jon. The conditions for refining the Animagus potion were very harsh, otherwise the wizards who learned this magic in the entire magic world would not have become so rare.

Jon did not regard learning this magic as a short-term goal. Compared with the pursuit of learning it as quickly as possible, if he ignored some necessary conditions due to impatience and had an accident in the middle, that would be the most unacceptable to him. The final result is likely to turn him into an inhuman monster like a werewolf.

Various reports about the Triwizard Tournament are still continuing. In the past two days, magic newspapers have continuously reported various accidents that happened in the competition. More and more European wizards have learned what happened in the first event of this competition.

The dragon corpses around the castle have been cleaned up, and even the collapsed grass has been straightened again by the Aurors with magic.

As for the investigation of why the dragons went crazy, Matthew came to the carriage on the evening of the third day after the game and told Dumbledore and Jon their findings.

"Regarding Mr. Green's explanation, in the Forbidden Forest, because a golden snitch with the Dark Mark was caught, the snitch suddenly opened, and something suspected to be dragon egg liquid was stained on his body, which caused the dragons to riot. We went into the Forbidden Forest to search the location reported to us by Mr. Green, but we found nothing after three days of searching."

Jon was not surprised at the result he said, he just said calmly.

"Mr. Graves, don't forget that I reported one thing to you after the game. During the Forbidden Forest game, I had a conflict with Emil Lestrange. Just when I was about to deal with him, a lion with a human head and a scorpion tail rushed out to save him. I think you should be able to guess that this is definitely not a coincidence."

Matthew did not hide it here. Things that are to be made public must be based on evidence, but in private conversations in the carriage, even if there is no evidence, they all know who did it.

"The Forbidden Forest is his home ground, and it is not surprising that he has arrangements in it. But let's be frank, Dumbledore and Mr. Green, this is not just their home ground, right? You were also the masters of this forest, and even controlled it longer than he did. During the game, you also received some help, right?"

He made his words very clear, but did not tell the facts directly. Dumbledore and Jon did not deny or quibble about this matter.

Of course, they would not admit it just like that.

"So even if you told me about this and we found some clues, we can't use this as evidence to hold the castle accountable. We are all guilty, so there's no need to mention it again."

Matthew looked at Jon, then turned his gaze to Dumbledore, as if he wanted to see something from their expressions.

Dumbledore's expression didn't change from beginning to end. He just looked at Matthew and asked.

"I can understand the problems you are talking about, but in the end, no matter whether it can be investigated clearly who did it, the victim is Jon, right? The Golden Snitch was provided by the referee team, and the dragon was trained by the dragon trainers you asked. I want to know, since the results are almost out, what kind of compensation can we get?"

He got to the crux of the matter.

When Jon told the story, he didn't think about what kind of investigation results Matthew and his team could get. Not to mention that he didn't find any solid evidence now, even if he did, what could he do to Voldemort and his team?

Ban all the students in the castle and Beauxbatons from the competition?

This is obviously impossible, so since the result is already determined, the important thing is the relevant compensation.

Matthew was obviously prepared for this, and he said.

"Before coming, I also communicated with the other three referees of the Federation, and they agreed that Mr. Green should add another 30 points to your score in the first project."

Jon was not surprised by this result, because these referees could only do this. In this game, they could not do more except controlling the power of score.

Thirty extra points is not too much, but not too little either.

With these points, even if he performs poorly in the second project and does not get a good ranking, he can still have a chance to secure the first place.

However, Jon did not really care about how many points he could get. He asked Matthew with interest.

"Does the castle know about your decision?"

Matthew's expression did not change, and he nodded.

"Because that gentleman is not in the school, we communicated with Mr. Snape, who took over the overall situation on his behalf. However, the vice-president did not agree with our decision. He said that since the current investigation has nothing to do with them, such compensation should not let them bear such adverse consequences. However, since the three of us have passed this resolution, even if he has objections, it will not change the result."

As Matthew said, the power of scoring was jointly granted by Voldemort and Dumbledore to the three wizards from the Federation. Unless one of the two took back this power, Snape's opposition alone would not affect anything.

The matter of the dragon riot ends here.

Jon encountered some dangers and almost suffered some losses, but Voldemort's side obviously suffered more losses, especially when Jon indirectly helped Hermione complete her task in the castle by mistake, which made Dumbledore know what Voldemort was doing in the castle.

This is the biggest gain they got from this incident. As for the Hogwarts Castle attacked by the dragon, it was just to get some interest back.

With the first competition project completely over, Jon's life began to become easier.

There are more than two months before the next project starts. During this period, he has enough free time to rest and don't have to think too much.

As for the layout of the castle, even if he has learned some related things now, Dumbledore has no intention of letting him intervene. Letting Hermione find the secret room is obviously not the end, but a beginning, but now the security in the castle is obviously much stronger than before, so this matter has been suspended and there is no rush to continue.

After relaxing, Jon returned to his life in Lyon during the previous holidays. He spent a lot of time in the library on the carriage. Although most of the books here have been moved to the temporary school in Lyon, there are still some common books left in the carriage. In addition to reading these books, Jon will also use this time to reproduce the contents of the banned books in the gems.

The knowledge in these banned books requires a lot of carriers to ensure the particularity of them. Jon selected some banned books that are not so demanding and can be realized by magic himself, and re-expressed these knowledge from the gems, which is also very helpful for him to master the magic in the book.

In addition, he spent the rest of his time wandering around the Black Lake and trying to catch any fish.

And every time at this time, the students in the castle would stay away from him, pointing at him from a distance with a weird and obviously fearful look, as if Jon was a monster in human skin.

Jon didn't take it seriously. It was normal for him to be demonized in Voldemort's camp. He had nothing to say to these students who were used to the rule of bloodline.

But one evening, Jon continued to fish by the Black Lake, but in fact he wanted to try to find the legendary giant squid in the Black Lake. He got nothing.

On a tree by the lake, a pair of big eyes hidden in the lush leaves suddenly caught his attention.

When Jon raised his head and looked at the eyes, the owner of the eyes seemed to be frightened and dodged in the next second. The movement was a bit large, causing the crown of the whole tree to shake for a while.

"Hi."

While Jon put away the fishing rod, he said hello to the little guy.

As if sensing that he had no ill intentions, the eyes hidden in the leaves reappeared, and a pair of pointed ears were also revealed.

This was a house-elf with a torn tea towel wrapped around his body.

"Hello, Mr. Green."

The house-elf seemed to have mustered up the courage to greet him.

Jon was a little surprised that he could call out his last name, and raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Do we know each other?"

"Of course Dobby couldn't know a young and promising person like Jon Green. Mr. Green didn't know Dobby, but Dobby knew Mr. Green."

Dobby held the trunk of the tree with one hand, revealing only half of his face.

Hearing his name, Jon was even more surprised. If there was no one with the same name among the house-elves, then Dobby should be the one he knew.

"Are you a house-elf serving Hogwarts Castle?"

Facing Jon's question, Dobby did not show silence, but was more eager to try, as if he had wanted to communicate with Jon a long time ago.

"No, Mr. Green, I don't serve this castle. My ancestors have served the noble Malfoy family for generations."

He said noble, but Jon didn't hear any pride from him, but a kind of hidden hatred.

Hearing him introduce himself, Jon's guess was more formal.

"Malfoy family? That means Draco Malfoy is your little master. We are in a hostile relationship. Since you are his servant, why do you take the initiative to find me?"

Yes, Jon can be sure that his meeting with Dobby was not an accidental encounter, but Dobby took the initiative to find him.

And logically speaking, even if Hogwarts Castle favors pure-blood students, it will not let the elves in these students' homes come to the school to serve in person. Dobby's appearance is obviously premeditated.

Dobby, standing on the tree, was still looking at Jon with his big eyes from a high place. He raised his voice, but deliberately lowered it.

"Because Dobby is carrying out the task of observing Mr. Green. This is an order given to Dobby by the master and the young master!"