Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

"You have a solid foundation in spells. You are also very good at defense against the dark arts. You also have your own unique insights into transfiguration. What you lack now is constant practice and enough time to grow."

Dudley stood in front of Cedric and gave brief comments on each of his subjects, while Hermione sat at the table behind him and wrote something on parchment.

He is very optimistic about Cedric, he is really excellent.

"Compared to you, I'm still a little bit behind." Cedric said breathlessly.

The hand holding the wand was shaking slightly, and his forehead, face, and body were covered with sweat. It was obvious that he was very tired.

In fact, Dudley didn't attack Cedric at all.

The examiner was not Dudley himself, and certainly not Hermione.

Strictly speaking, that is not a human being at all.

Instead, it was a Cornish elf flying in the air between the two of them.

Pixie.

"Snapped"

Pixie snapped her fingers lightly, and a small whirlwind immediately blew up.

"One last test, find a way to calm it down. I think it will be easy for you."

"Yes." Cedric raised his wand again.

As an all-round student, Cedric was also very good at magical biology, and of course he knew what level of magical creatures the Cornish pixies were.

Good for nothing except causing trouble.

Something that can be killed instantly with just a small spell can actually be cultivated into such a powerful creature.

Cedric thought that the Cornish elf in front of him was the most powerful magical creature he had ever seen in his life.

I really don't know how he did it.

All I can say is that he is worthy of being the King of Slytherin.

The small whirlwind wasn't very powerful, and Cedric didn't take much effort to quell it.

"Come back, Pixie, you did a great job."

The red light shone on the Cornish elf, and it disappeared in front of the three people. It put the red and white ball on its waist and automatically attached it to it.

Dudley turned to look at Cedric and said, "Congratulations on passing the test. You will be a member of the disciplinary team from now on. I hope you can contribute to the construction of Hogwarts."

"Mr. Dursley, thank you very much for your guidance."

Cedric bowed to Dudley and said from the bottom of his heart, "I will definitely live up to your expectations of me."

His tone and demeanor were extremely respectful, as if he was facing a professor.

"You have great talent, don't waste it." Dudley patted Cedric on the shoulder and encouraged him in the tone of a senior to a junior.

Obviously Dudley was two years younger than him and Cedric was his senior, but to outsiders this scene seemed very harmonious and not awkward at all.

Even Cedric, the person involved, took it for granted.

"Compared to you, it's nothing."

"Gather on the lawn outside Hogwarts Castle at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. I think you should know that."

"Yes."

"Dudley, I have sorted out his information and can give it to Headmaster Dumbledore anytime."

Hermione handed a thick stack of parchment scrolls to Dudley, which contained information about Cedric.

"You've been a real help, Hermione."

As a secretary, Hermione is undoubtedly excellent and top-notch.

Every detail was taken care of so neatly that Dudley hardly had to worry about it.

"Do you really want him to join?"

"Of course, the disciplinary team cannot rely on just a few of us, and we are too busy to handle it. We need to recruit more outstanding talents."

Of course Dudley would not say that as long as there are enough outstanding talents, he can be lazy with a clear conscience.

Fighting alone is always inferior, no matter how powerful your magic is. Haven't you seen that the famous dark wizard Grindelwald also has his own supporters, the "Grindelwald Army" (not "Saints")? The Dark Lord Voldemort also has his Death Eaters?

In fact, there is a reason why Cedric was chosen first.

On the one hand, he is excellent, and on the other hand, he is a Hufflepuff. If even Hufflepuff can join the disciplinary group, then why not the other three houses?

Coming out of the principal's office, Dudley walked straight towards his dormitory. The ruby-like ring on his index finger was emitting a faint red glow.

Gently push open the door of the room.

Then he saw a small and skinny creature trapped in the refining array he had constructed by combining the transformation of his magic suit.

The creature had ears as big as a bat, bulging eyes the size of tennis balls, and a long, pointed nose like Pinocchio.

It was undoubtedly a house-elf.

The same existence as the one hundred or so house-elves in the Hogwarts kitchens.

It is said that the prototype of the house-elves is the brown elves in Scottish legend, who are elves that always wear tattered brown clothes, hope to live in harmony with humans, and help humans with housework. However, they cannot be paid, or they will disappear; and they cannot be unpaid, or they will disappear if they are not paid.

When the other party saw that Dudley had discovered him, he kept snapping his fingers, as if he wanted to cast a spell and leave.

However, this alchemy array was specially designed by Dudley to target the magical characteristics of house-elves. It can suppress the magic power in his body and block his spellcasting.

Dudley said sarcastically as he looked at the trapped house-elf.

"I didn't realize that house elves also moonlight as thieves."

Chapter 142 The Thief Who Sneaks into the Room

"Tell me, Mr. Thief, what is your purpose?"

Dudley looked at the other man and said softly, "You'll suffer less if you tell the truth."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a high-pitched scream from the other party.

"Dobby is not a thief. Dobby only wants to take away the dangerous object."

"Your name is Dobby." Dudley straightened up and looked down at him. "So what do you want to take?"

"Dobby can't tell!"

"Harry Potter is in danger!"

"The Dursleys are good people. They adopted Potter, the savior. Dobby can't harm them!"

Having said that, the other party smashed his head hard on the ground, making a dull sound.

"Bad Dobby, Bad Dobby!"

Although the word order was a little mixed up, Dudley still managed to understand it.

"Are you trying to protect Harry?"

"Harry Potter is great, he defeated He Who Must Not Be Named!"

Voldemort's reputation is a taboo even among house-elves.

After all, he was a crazy guy.

During his most powerful period, the killing never stopped.

"Someone is trying to harm Harry Potter."

"Hogwarts is dangerous."

"Bad Dobby, Bad Dobby."

Without saying a few words Dobby started banging his head against the floor again.

Dudley suddenly thought of Harry's recent bad luck on a date.

"You're not going to help Harry in your own way, are you?"

"Hogwarts is dangerous. Harry Potter cannot stay here any longer."

Dobby didn't admit it, but it made no difference if he said it.

The stone hammer was really made by this guy.

A moment of silence for our Harry, his misfortune was man-made

"Then the next question is, is protecting Harry your personal behavior or your master's intention?" Dudley looked at the other party and asked.

House-elves are very loyal creatures and will carry out the orders given by their masters.

Of course, the person in front of me might be an exception.

"The old master hates Harry Potter, but the young master doesn't know that. Dobby can't just watch Harry Potter get into trouble. Bad Dobby, bad Dobby."

"That's your personal behavior, then?" Dudley said, and then changed the subject: "You were the one who messed up my bedroom before, weren't you?"

"Don't you know that touching a wizard's things casually is a very dangerous thing?"

Boom boom boom. Dobby no longer answered, but just kept banging his head against the floor.

In other words, the house-elf's skull is relatively hard, otherwise it would have suffered a concussion.

"enough."

Dudley was a little annoyed by the other party's self-harming behavior, and asked knowingly: "One last question, who is your master?"

"Dobby can't tell."

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Dobby snapped his fingers again, but this time the magic did not fail, but the alchemy array under his feet was gradually disappearing.

"Dobby is leaving now. Goodbye Mr. Dursley."

It is impossible for ordinary house-elves to break Dudley's spell. Dudley has tested this with house-elves. There are more than a hundred of them in the castle.

The data for Dali's research also came from the kitchen.

Dudley originally believed that adult wizards who were not good at fighting could not defeat house-elves independently.

But he was wrong to reach this conclusion based on his research.

The magic system of house-elves is indeed different from that of wizards, but their strength is not much higher. Not to mention adult wizards with wands, even young wizards in high grades may have the ability to defeat them independently.

Are house elves powerful? To be honest, if you exclude magic that is different from the wizard system, their power is really average. If you specifically target them, they are far less threatening than the wizard's old enemy, the goblins.

The only thing you can do is use Apparate in Hogwarts.

This was reflected in the final battle of Hogwarts in the original book. When participating in the battle, they were no different from Muggle cooks, holding pots, pans, knives and forks as weapons, and a group of elves had to rush forward to subdue a single Death Eater.

But the Dobby in front of him is an exception.

Dudley showed some interest.

Any house-elf in the castle would have been unable to escape the trap set by Dudley.

Should Dobby be considered one of the best house-elves, or an elite house-elf?

It seems that each house-elf has different individual values.

"So."

"Pixie."

The Cornish elf appeared before him, and as Dobby snapped his fingers, he also snapped his fingers in the same way, and blue powder flowed across his fingertips.

Something unexpected happened to Dobby. He used magic, but it didn't work.

"I'm afraid you can't leave. You can't use Disapparate here."

If the magic of a house-elf is specifically targeted, it can greatly reduce their combat effectiveness.

It's a pity that Dudley has studied

"Pixie's magic is no worse than yours." Dudley stated a fact.

As time goes by, Pixie, which has evolved once, also shows amazing talent. Under the effect of taming, Pixie's growth rate also reaches an astonishing level.