[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-441":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Hogwarts Learning Panel",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2250679,4210,"Chapter 441: The Elf Who Comes and Goes Freely","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-441",441,"\u003Cp>“Harry, happy Easter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed Harry a mirror-like object, and Harry carefully took it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A magical hand mirror. You can use it like a telephone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said slowly, then looked up ahead—Harry realized Lucius was already walking far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Wizard Sean, I’ll return the favor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry noted Wizard Sean’s words and hurried off after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clutched the diary, hearing Dobby’s pained screams echo around the corner, growing fainter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doubting whether his plan would work, he quickly kicked off one shoe and yanked off the sticky, stinking sock, shoving the diary inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sprinted down the dark corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two men were about to descend the stairs, he caught up to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Malfoy,” he gasped, stumbling to a halt, “I have something for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shoved the stinking sock into Lucius Malfoy’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Malfoy tore the sock off the diary and tossed it aside, glaring angrily at the ruined diary, then at Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry Potter, one day you will meet the same fate as your parents,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“they were foolish meddlers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry said nothing, but unexpectedly thought of another meddlesome wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet wizard who had resolved every danger at Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucius turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, Dobby. Did you hear me? Hurry up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dobby didn’t move. He held Harry’s sticky, stinking sock high above his head, staring at it in awe, as if it were a priceless treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master gave Dobby a sock,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the house-elf said in astonishment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master gave Dobby the sock.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Malfoy snapped,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dobby got a sock,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dobby said disbelievingly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master threw it, Dobby caught it—Dobby—Dobby is free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucius Malfoy stood frozen, staring at the house-elf. Then he suddenly lunged at Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve cost me my servant, boy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a loud thud as Mr. Malfoy fell backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stumbled down the stairs, three steps at a time, and collapsed in a heap on the platform below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled to his feet, face ashen, drawing his wand—but Dobby raised a long, intimidating finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You may go,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dobby pointed at the fallen Lucius, snarling, “never lay a hand on Harry Potter again. You may go now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucius Malfoy had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared at them one last time, wrapped his cloak around himself, and vanished in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry Potter freed Dobby!” the elf shrieked in a shrill voice, looking up at Harry as moonlight streamed through the nearest window, glinting off his bulging eyes. “Harry Potter gave Dobby freedom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t do anything, Dobby—it was mostly Wizard Sean’s doing,” Harry grinned. “But you promise me you won’t try to protect me anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf’s ugly brown-red face broke into a brilliant smile, revealing a full set of teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw his arms around Harry’s waist and hugged him tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry Potter is greater than Dobby ever knew!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry Potter is greater than Dobby ever knew!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Goodbye, Harry Potter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dobby let out another loud, choked sob, then vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry stared at the spot where it had been, feeling that the elf’s magic seemed stronger than a wizard’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They appeared and disappeared without trace in Hogwarts, as if anti-Apparition charms had no effect on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to the corner—Wizard Sean was using his fingers to summon books flying out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head to look at the corner, where Wizard Sean was using his fingers to direct books flying out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… Wizard Sean?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had already retrieved the book he wanted: “Pure-Blood: Wizarding Lineages.” He directed the book to fly into the Wizarding Book, where it vanished from Harry’s sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had already obtained the book he wanted: *Born Noble: Wizarding Genealogies*; he then directed the book back into the Wizarding Books, making it vanish in Harry’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this… where’s your wand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry’s mind turned to mush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wizard magic doesn’t come from wands, Harry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean said, then walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the minds of most aware wizards, elf magic seemed stronger than many wizards’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They needed no wands and moved freely within Hogwarts Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Wizard Sean, this was a misconception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elves were not more powerful than wizards—unwandled magic was simply more destructive by nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet one truth remained: elves, including goblins, could move freely within Hogwarts or even within Voldemort’s cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort despised elf magic; Hogwarts tolerated it for convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, only for convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think of it: elves handled all wizard meals, carried luggage on the train, cleaned rooms…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Apparition, it would be terribly inconvenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Hufflepuff provided a home for house-elves and permitted them to live and work there, Ravenclaw left this “loophole” in Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For over a thousand years, no restless wizard had ever exploited this loophole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wizard Sean knew this “loophole” could be sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Owl Master could do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after observing Hogwarts for over a thousand years, Owl Master proudly believed Hogwarts should retain elves who came and went freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But according to Owl Sir’s observations over countless centuries, he proudly believed Hogwarts should have house-elves who could come and go as they pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, respected Mr. Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will emerged from the hidden darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you find it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have not failed you, sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will stood tall, his short arms lifting—a coffin-shaped box appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It loomed large, black as midnight under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside lay quietly a wizard remembered only by house-elves: when he chose to resist, he had not a single worthy ally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside lay quietly a wizard remembered only by house-elves, and when he resolved to resist, he had not even one decent ally beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wizard existing only in Kreacher’s memory, a final letter, scattered fragments, and a frozen portrait in the Black family manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wizard who existed almost solely in Kreacher’s memories, a final letter, fragments of words, and the forever motionless frame in the Black family mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean whispered gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For your will, I would give my life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will murmured low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>",1014,"2026-06-19T10:00:42.198Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","75fa5984bc290faa0b5fc9543b84b2e45785579d6d1bebabb4fb10d020ed1045","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-442","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-440",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]