From Hogwarts to Strixhaven

As a creature that can use magic, house elves are very important in wizard society. They are responsible for helping wizards with housework, including cleaning, washing, cooking and taking care of family members. Some wizards even need house elves to act as shop assistants.

It can be said that house elves are almost in charge of the food, clothing, housing and transportation of some wizards. But their status is extremely disproportionate to their important work.

These elves with powerful magical abilities are completely subordinate races of wizards. They need to work to live normally, and they don't care even if they are treated as slaves.

Ivy is not interested in launching a house elf liberation movement like Hermione, but he at least wants to make the house elves who serve him more pleasing to the eye. Including but not limited to appearance, conversation, habits and thoughts.

After bringing the five house elves back to the Room of Requirement, Ivy took out five identical contracts. The paper on which the contract was written was a page of the Grimoire of Destruction, and the content and terms were completely drafted by Ivy himself.

The content is very simple. Ivy provides work and accommodation for the house elves, and the house elves are loyal to him and serve him.

"What a magical room!" The house elf named Mao Mao exclaimed, "Maomao will be an elf belonging to the Doom family in the future!"

"Don't forget your last name, Mao Mao." Ivy reminded him, and handed him the rolled-up contract, "Look at this contract, and you will be officially employed by me only after signing it."

"Maomao will sign it! Master Doom is a generous master! Mao Mao will sign it now!" Mao Mao picked up the pen and was about to write his name without even looking at it, but before the tip of the pen touched the contract, he was stopped by a burst of magic light.

"As you can see, Maomao. If you don't read and understand the contents of the contract completely, you can't sign your name on it." Ivy said with a smile, "My employment of you is completely fair and voluntary on both sides. Now, take a closer look at the terms above."

"It says that we will be provided with clothes! Master Doom wants to give us freedom? Bubble wants to work, not freedom!" asked the house elf named Bubble.

"Stupid! There is another line behind it!" Doudou stopped him, "It says: Because house elves also need to take on the work of entertaining guests, they must wear neat and clean clothes, but this does not mean giving house elves freedom, but work needs!"

"Great!" Bubble cheered and continued to read with his head down.

"Master Doom, what is 'magic transformation'?" Lulu asked, pointing to a line in the contract.

"It means that I will perform permanent transformation on you, so that your appearance will look more in line with my aesthetics." Ivy explained, "If my research goes well, I may also give you additional magical abilities."

"Is this the special thing about the Doom elves?" Diandian understood immediately, "Diandian likes a master who is different from others, and also likes himself who is different from others!"

"Masters are also going to provide us with rewards?" Maomao wailed, as if he had seen something unbelievable, "House elves who accept rewards? Shameful!"

Maomao, the oldest, is a house elf who has received several years of training, so his inherent concepts are more serious, but this is exactly what Ivy doesn't like.

There is never love and hate without reason, and things that seem to cost nothing are often the most expensive, so Ivy must pay them. Especially in this world with magic, even if the rewards themselves are not equivalent, Ivy must let these house elves accept them.

These rewards can be money, knowledge, or even certain privileges.

"Doudou has signed!" While Maomao was wailing, Doudou had already signed, and even did not forget to write down the surname he had just obtained not long ago.

Just as he was about to show the contract to Ivy, he found that the contract in his hand suddenly burned and turned into ash in the blink of an eye.

"That means the contract has been established." Ivy explained, silently feeling the connection between the two, and then nodded with satisfaction, "Don't blink, I'm going to give you a new form."

The spell Ivy was going to cast was still the wizard's transfiguration, and it was a very difficult human body transfiguration. Although it was not released on himself, Ivy still had to be extremely careful. These house elves were not experimental subjects, but almost his property or assistants.

With the power of the Philosopher's Stone, Ivy could make the effect of transfiguration last forever, which was also the basis of this magic transformation.

He carefully recalled the appearance of the transformation in his mind to ensure that there was no mistake. Then he began his own spell with firm belief.

As Ivy recited the spell, silver-white light flew out from the top of the wand and danced around the bean.

The first thing to change was his skin. The originally gray skin began to turn pink, and fine hair grew out. With the cover of fur, the originally wrinkled house-elf immediately became handsome; then came the dirty hands and feet and pointed nails. The thick joints gradually shrank, and the pointed nails were hidden in the hair; the skinny ribs were covered with fur, and immediately looked fluffy and round.

However, Ivy's magic seemed to be a bit too much, and even the hair on Doudou's head and face began to grow. His drooping eyebrows soon covered his eyes, and two tufts of curved beard curled up to form a small vortex. Even the top of his head, which was originally barren, turned into a huge and fluffy bush.

"Ouch!" Doudou shouted, "Doudou can't see anything!"

"It just needs some modification..." Ivy instructed Diego to take the scissors that he usually used to trim the hair of magical animals, and cut off the long eyebrows that blocked his vision, and Doudou could see the light of day again.

"Appreciate your new image?" Ivy waved his hand to summon a mirror, which reflected a little guy who was many times cuter than before.

Doudou stretched out his palm covered with soft hair and touched his super afro again. After seeing the guy in the mirror make the same action, he realized that the person in the mirror was himself.

"Doudou likes the new look!" Then he pulled the sack still on his body and made a disgusted sound, "This sack doesn't match the new image given by the master at all!"

"That's right, that's it." Ivy praised, "A new set of clothes is of course indispensable." Ivy snapped his fingers, and the torn sack on Doudou immediately turned into a set of exquisite butler suits. He now looks more like a furry little gentleman.

With Doudou as an example, the remaining elves also enthusiastically raised the signed contracts in their hands.

Ivy's transformation skill was a success, and it didn't take much effort to completely change the appearance of the five elves.

In addition to Doudou with a big hair and a butler's suit, the other four elves also have their own characteristics.

Dot looks like a white kitten with frizzy hair, and none of his hair is docile. His ears are much larger than his companions and look particularly sensitive. Ivy asked him to be responsible for the management of magical animals, so his clothes are leather jeans.

The oldest, Mao Mao, is also a male. His hair is blue, neither too ostentatious nor too luxuriant. Because he has been trained in cooking for several years, Ivy gave him the job of chef, and of course his clothes are white chef uniforms, with a white chef hat.

Lulu and Bubble are both female. They look more delicate than the other three male companions, and the hair on their faces looks shorter, which can highlight their small and cute facial features.

Bubble's hair on her face is light blue, and she has light golden hair. She has also been trained in cooking for several years, but her specialty is desserts. So Ivy provided her with a white cook's uniform and an apron embroidered with lace, because she is also responsible for cleaning, although the Room of Requirement has a very strong self-cleaning ability.

The short hair on Lulu's face is lavender. Under the influence of Ivy's magic, she also grew a head of dark purple long hair. As the youngest of the five house elves, her main job is to help Diandian deal with magical animals and hatch their eggs. The clothes Ivy provided her were soft white cotton coats, which were more similar to the white coats of laboratory assistants.

After completing the transformation of the five house-elves, Ivy opened a staff dormitory for them in the Room of Requirement, which was fully equipped.

The new employees had been inducted, and the next step was employee training.

The person in charge of this task was, of course, Diego, who had worked diligently for Ivy for more than two years.

At Ivy's request, he not only had to teach the five new employees how to get along with magical animals, but also his work experience in Hogwarts Castle.

No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

Including how to maintain armor, how to repair portraits, how to arrange food and accommodation for more than a thousand people, etc.

After all, Ivy really wanted to build a magic castle for fun, and he also needed a magic tower.

As for the preparation of such things, it is always okay to start early.

After handing over the five house-elves to Diego, Ivy became a hands-off shopkeeper.

Before he left the Room of Requirement, he specifically reminded: "Regarding the cave in the swamp, no one except me should go in. There is a basilisk inside. When you give it food, remember to close your eyes and put it at the entrance of the cave. Although Diego will definitely tell you, I still think I should repeat it."

After getting the affirmative reply from the elves, or now it should be called Poppy elves, Ivy returned to Hogwarts.

Until now, he had time to pay attention to the news in the newspaper. In addition to the cases of Sirius and Peter Pettigrew, he was more concerned about the news of Lucius.

If he confirmed that he would take the position of Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation after old Crouch, there would be relevant reports in the newspaper.

As long as he saw that, it meant that Ivy was a little closer to the Hufflepuff Golden Cup. When I thought of the Golden Cup, the Horcrux, Ivy remembered that he still had a fragment of Voldemort's soul in his hand.

That was Marvolo's gold ring that he destroyed during the Christmas holiday. The soul fragment inside has nowhere to go, so it still stays in the cage prepared by Ivy. Voldemort is really unlucky. He originally wanted to be immortal, but the price of playing with his own soul is that he has no place to go after death, and even has to be squeezed dry by Ivy, a real dark lord.

Because so many things have happened in the past month, Ivy has not been able to find a chance to forge this soul until now. But there is no need to rush. As long as the news about Lucius is published, Ivy will soon be able to obtain another fragment of Voldemort, and maybe even a new ancient item. When the two Voldemorts are dealt with together, they will not be too lonely when they are on the road, and they may even sigh that there are still many good people in the magic world.

But unfortunately, Fudge does not seem to want to see big news appear one after another, so that people's nerves are trembling and numb, so there is no report about old Crouch and Lucius in the newspaper on Tuesday. The only article related to the Department of International Magical Cooperation is a report on imported crucibles.

According to Ivy's estimation, it may take until the weekend before Fudge allows this news to be published in the newspaper, at least in official media such as the Daily Prophet.

If the civil servants of the Ministry of Magic drag their feet a little more, it may take until next week.

Throwing the newspaper aside, Ivy prepared to go to the auditorium to take a look. The teaching and examination of Apparition were about to begin. He had paid the registration fee of twelve gold galleons before.

As a means of fast travel for wizards, Apparition is very practical, but it cannot be performed inside Hogwarts. It is said that this is to prevent the danger of splitting. However, the transmission of the portkey can be unhindered by the spell. Ivy didn't understand what the principle was.

As soon as he entered the auditorium, Ivy heard a quarrel.

Following the sound, standing opposite Professor McGonagall was a woman wearing a bright pink robe and carrying an exaggerated leather bag. She was slender, blonde, and blue-eyed. She also wore red nail polish that matched her flaming red lips. She also wore several glittering gold rings on her hands, which echoed the huge pearl necklace on her neck.

But Ivy would never say that she was beautiful. It would be better to say that this person tried to cause others to attack from her dress, makeup and behavior, and at the very least, she was out of control.

"I don't remember agreeing to your application, Ms. Skeeter." Professor McGonagall said coldly, hoping that the woman standing opposite her would leave on her own.

"Of course not," Rita Skeeter shook her head, her golden hair swinging back and forth, "but Mr. Black invited me."

"Sirius?" Professor McGonagall looked at her suspiciously, "Impossible. Even if he really invited you, you can't set foot in Hogwarts. Even he himself is a guest of Hogwarts."

Sunk...