Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures

“Hello!” Dumbledore said with pleasure.

“Hello, Professor!” Several people came to Dumbledore.

“Don't stand there, sit down, the elves are always too enthusiastic to do anything for us. They're the best creatures in the world, and we'd better not deny them their goodwill.” Dumbledore smiled and said, “What do you want to eat? I suggest tasting this cookie. ”

They sat in the chair next to Dumbledore, surrounded by the family elves immediately served drinks and desserts, and filled most of the table. This picture looked like a party, but no one here thought of dessert except Dumbledore.

“Professor, are we going to summon that demon now? ”

“Oh, yeah.” Dumbledore said, "I don't think the five of you would want to stay in the empty Hogwarts for Christmas, and Molly warned me to let you go back, so it's better to do this quickly. ”

“Did you find anything?” Ivan asks, "About the Devil's Altar and Hufflepuff...”

“There is no direct evidence that Helga Heckypach left behind a demonic altar in the school.” Dumbledore whispered, "We can only guess that in the original planning of the castle, this area belonged to the exclusive area of Hecky Patch, only Hecky Patch himself and her students were allowed to enter, just like Slytherin's secret chamber, and the demon altar that appeared here was passed down during that period, so there would be a relationship between the two. Not to mention the Devil's Altar, which has to do with raising the elves, and we all know that Hecky Patch has a good relationship with raising the elves. ”

“And the tips she left are also related to raising elves at home.” Ivan said.

The key to Hufflepuff's secret treasure is: The benevolent Hufflepuff comes from a wide valley! She treats everyone equally, everyone has a chance to get her treasure! The key to open the treasure is integrity and loyalty, all you need is to trust in your most humble friend!

The meanest friend in here, no surprise, means the family keeps the elves.

Because both Gryffindor and Ravenclaw left behind hints that correspond to something around Hogwarts.

Gryffindor's proud follower's endorsement refers to the horseman in the forbidden woods; Ravenclaw's reference to the brilliant allies refers to the mermaid in the lake in front of the castle. From the creatures who lived around Hogwarts for generations, Ivan received important information about the treasure key.

So the clue that Hufflepuff leaves behind should correspond to the little elves in the kitchen.

Evan had previously investigated that the home elves in the kitchen had not kept anything for generations like horses or mermaids.

They don't know anything. The only thing suspicious is the Devil Altar.

The demon is also a Pokémon, and it may know something.

“Everything needs to be determined after the summons.” Dumbledore said, "Looks like you don't want dessert, let's go. Take out the wand. Although the power of the demon altar below is not very strong, and I don't think there will be any powerful demons, we still can't take it lightly. Of course, there is no need to be overly nervous. ”

Harry, Hermione seem to be asking what else, after all, is about to face a demon.

This is an area they do not understand, and tension and anxiety are inevitable, even with Dumbledore present.

But that's why there's nothing to ask.

Earlier, Ivan had said everything he needed to say, and they came here today primarily to grow insights.

Even for wizards, summoning demons is not magic that can be seen at will.

Walking through the kitchen to the cold storage area behind, the starlit golden light emerged from the end of each wand to disperse the darkness.

The surrounding shelf is stacked with all kinds of food, and the deepest part of the shelf is the blue brick wall.

Through the brick walls, the walls in the back room are filled with the heads of the Pokémon, thousands of them. They are all wrinkled and wrinkled. Keeping the appearance of death at low temperatures, they look strange and horrible at the same time. Huge and empty eyes look forward indifferently, providing a strong sensory stimulus.

Ivan heard Ron next to him suck in a breath of cold air and then quickly quietly breathe.

It's an ancient custom to hang the head of a dead elf on a wall, and the elves don't think it's bad, but take pride in it as the biggest recognition and reward for raising an elf in the family.

Between the walls, Hogwarts' kitchen and the refrigerator where the ingredients are stored, the meals that students eat every day are cooked out of it, and the hellish displays of their heads, which are filled with the heads of the dried corpses who raise the elves.

Fortunately, Hogwarts' students didn't know about it, otherwise no one could eat it.

This is a “holy place” in the eyes of the traditional Elvish family, but since the discovery of the Devil's Altar, the Elvish family has never been sure to come near this area.

They were walking through a tunnel full of Pokémon, and although the environment was not perfect, Harry couldn't help but say what he overheard last night.

He put up with it for a long time, and it was hard to get it out without seeing Dumbledore.

“Professor, I have something to tell you about Snape and Malfoys.” He said.

“It's Professor Snape, Harry.” Dumbledore corrected, he had just been telling them about the history of the Hogwarts' Pokémon.

Since the school was founded, there has been a family Pokémon working here, and at the insistence and influence of Hecky Patch, Hogwarts once became the last refuge for the homeless Pokémon, home to the largest number of Pokémon in the UK.

“Yes, Professor Snape.” Harry said, "We heard their conversation last night at Professor Slughorn's party with Ivan Hermione. ”

“We actually followed them.” Ivan added.

“Oh, what did they say?” Dumbledore asked softly, not surprisingly.

Harry repeated, Dumbledore listened silently, and when he finished, he silenced for a while, and said, "Thank you for telling me about this, Harry, but I suggest you keep it out of your mind. The most important thing right now is to summon the devil, well, I don't think it's important that you say that. ”

“Doesn't it matter?” Harry said unbelievably, "Professor, you really understand...”

“Yes, Harry, thank God for my extraordinary intelligence, and I understand everything you say to me.” Dumbledore said a little sharply, "I think you can even believe I understand better than you do, and I'm glad you could tell me about it, but let me assure you that you didn't say anything that upsets me. ”