The Pacifist Necromancer of Hogwarts

It’s August and the big day is coming soon! Coco and his friends were happily busy in the kitchen, preparing food for the back-to-school banquet.

This is the day that more than a hundred house elves at Hogwarts are most looking forward to. The students will be back soon, the castle will be bustling with activity, and even better, there will be new first years entering Hogwarts. These freshmen will be clumsy, breaking things and making a mess in their dorm rooms—more work! Long live!

Dozens of ovens buzzed, hundreds of Yorkshire puddings puffed up and puffed up, their skins lightly browned - snap! Coco snapped her fingers and all the oven doors opened at the same time. His companion, Simmi, raised his arms and let all the puddings fly into the huge golden tray waiting nearby.

Several other house elves were carefully inspecting every pudding that flew into the tray, and no pudding that did not look attractive enough was allowed to appear on the table of the back-to-school banquet.

Coco remembers that at the opening party one year, they actually forgot to check if there were any broken mints. All the house elves were extremely anxious. They had to quietly look at the long table every minute without the attention of teachers and students, trying to find a suitable time to replace all the mints.

None of them ended up finding such a neat opportunity, but luckily no one seemed to be unhappy with the mints. Despite this, the house elves vowed never to make such a horrific mistake again. What a disgrace to the house elves!

There was a sudden, very soft crack in the air. Guppy, the longest-serving house elf at Hogwarts, appeared in the center of the kitchen.

All the elves stopped talking and looked at him. In the kitchen, there were only the clinking sounds of the egg beater hitting the glass bowl when it was automatically beating eggs, the sizzling sound of roasted meat, the sizzling sound of steam and several handfuls of eggs. The sound of the knife chopping meat on the cutting board.

Professor Dumbledore agreed - Gubby took a deep breath and announced sharply, You can add another donut!

Donuts! cheered a house elf, Dippi will prepare the jam!

Dudu has already made the dough!

Pimmy is melting chocolate!

Add a little condensed milk!

The kitchen is busy again. Gubby joined them, slicing a lemon.

The new students are coming next month! Xinmi said next to Coco, her big ears open happily, Xinmi wants to move her luggage!

Dudu will carry the luggage, Coco said. Every year, Dudu carries the luggage. She is quiet and fast. Even Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore like to ask her to help carry the luggage.

Xinmi's ears drooped: Xinmi also wants to move the luggage. Xinmi also likes to pack the Hogwarts Express.

Dudu heard their conversation and turned around: Xinmi can go with Dudu to move the luggage. Dudu and Xinmi will quietly move the students' luggage to their dormitories.

Great! Simmi said happily, Coco can make shepherd's pie, right?

Coco said with some disappointment: There is no shepherd's pie on this year's banquet menu. Coco doesn't have as much work this year as last year.

Oh, no. Xinmi said sympathetically, Keke might be able to clean the students' dormitories.

Pimi and Gubi will clean the students' dormitories. Coco said.

Pimi directed a large pile of sausages to swim to the plate like a fish and joined their conversation: Pimi heard the professors saying that there will be Harry Potter among the freshmen this year.

Gubby asked: Who is Harry Potter?

The boy who defeated the He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named! said Simmi. That's when Simmi came to work at Hogwarts. Simmi's master - Simmi's past masters are all dead, Professor Dumbledore took Xinmi in. Her thin eyelids drooped, covering most of her tennis-ball-like eyes.

Hogwarts is safe, Xinmi, you won't lose your master again. Gubby comforted, By the way, Professor Quirrell is coming back this year.

Is Professor Bubbaji leaving? Dipi was supervising the cookie cutter to press out patterns on the dough while making apple pie. Dippi likes Professor Bubbaji. She sometimes eats it at her desk. potato chips.

No, Professor Bubbaji will not leave. Gubby said. Gubby heard Professor Dumbledore tell Professor Snape that Professor Quirrell will come back as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Xinmi took a breath and said excitedly: But that position is not good! Professor Quirrell should not accept this position!

Professor Trelawney also feels that Professors of Transfiguration, Potions, and Muggle Studies are prone to death. Simmi should not trust Professor Trelawney. Dudu shook his head, said in a sharp voice, and then lowered his head. head, muttering, Oh, bad Toots, bad Toots, Toots talk bad about professors - but that's because Professor Trelawney talks bad about other Hogwarts professors.

Gubby asked: Professor Trelawney still won't let Xinmi clean up the room?

Oh, no, Xinmi often helps Professor Trelawney carry the crystal ball now. Xinmi said proudly, Xinmi also helps Professor Trelawney polish silver jewelry and pack shawls when she doesn't want to get up. Bring her champagne, sandwiches and lamb chops - delivered to her bedside! Simmi can even help her clean the window!

The house elves said Wow in envy.

Perhaps out of convenience and habit, wizards often call upon only one or two specific house elves. As a result, elves whose names are remembered by professors tend to get more jobs.

Although frequently changing Defense Against the Dark Arts professors does not seem to be a very pleasant thing for wizards - from time to time, house elves will hear news that they are looking for Defense Against the Dark Arts professors for the second year, and the applicants seem to be one year old. Less than a year - but let's be honest, the biggest novelty every school year for house elves is who will be remembered by name by the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Coco will have more work this year! Dipi said enviously, Professor Quirrell remembers Coco's name.

Professor Quirrell also remembers Pimi's name. Coco said, Pimi has more work too!

Coco said, looking at each other with Pimi, feeling much happier. Although Professor Quirrell's office is usually tidy and there are not many things that need to be tidied up, he doesn't care. Besides, maybe after Professor Quirrell becomes the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, the office will become more chaotic.

…

To Coco's dismay, Professor Quirrell never summoned him or Pimi. When they were cleaning the castle, they heard the professors say that Professor Quirrell was stimulated by some vampire when he left Hogwarts, and he became stammering, timid, and suspicious ever since.

They also heard professors discussing whether Professor Quirrell should really be made Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Professor Sprout thought that the poor man should be allowed to go home to recuperate. Professor Flitwick said that Professor Quirrell had at least performed well in O.W.L and N.E.W.T of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and now that he had practical experience, maybe it would be the opposite. It would be surprisingly good; Professor Snape questioned how much impact Professor Quirrell's stuttering would have on the class; Professor McGonagall told them that Professor Dumbledore had already decided.

For the house elves, they only care about one thing: whether there will be a day when Professor Quirrell is willing to let them wash his turban. That will definitely be a wonderful day!

However, although Professor Quirrell was not returning as Professor of Muggle Studies, the house elves had heard that there would be a new professor this year, Henry Anthony. He did not seem to be a former student of Hogwarts at all, so the house elves did not know his habits and preferences, as well as whether and who he would summon house elves.

Coco spent a week like this waiting for Professor Quirrell's call and preparing for the opening dinner. He and his companions have made more than ten flavors of sausage and asked Professor Sprout to help pick her five favorites for breakfast this month. They also made seven large vats of ice cream, including chocolate, vanilla, lemon, yogurt, pistachio, caramel and strawberry flavors, all based on recipes approved by the professors.

They select the best potatoes and make mashed potatoes that are silkier and creamier than last year. Coco also learned a new magic trick that can make the fried French fries pop out of the frying pan on their own, and ensure that the outer shell is crispy and the filling is soft, and will not become soft or hard over time.

At the same time, more information related to the new professor was sent to the kitchen by the house elves all over Hogwarts. Amidst the banging of pots and pans, Coco heard Dudu say: Dudu doesn't want the new professor to remember his name.

The new professor hasn't officially moved into Hogwarts yet, so they can safely say bad things about him without blaming themselves for being a bad elf.

Even so, several elves were still so frightened by such terrifying remarks that they forgot what they were doing. Several fish fell to the ground, thrashing about on the floor. The elves quickly picked them up, softly blaming themselves for being bad elves.

Why, Dudu? Dippy asked in horror. Will the new professor want to give us clothes?

Oh, no. Dudu said, trying to lower his high-pitched voice, The new professor seems to be a very pure dark wizard. Professor Dumbledore told Professor McGonagall that the new professor just left Azkaban.

Dark wizard! Sean, who was cutting lamb chops in the corner, suddenly raised his head excitedly, Sean likes dark wizards! Sean likes pure-blooded dark wizards! Sean's previous master was a dark wizard! Sean thought I want to be remembered by the new professor—Professor Anthony!”

Xinmi screamed: Xinmi doesn't want to see dark wizards! Xinmi doesn't want dark wizards to come to Hogwarts as professors! Xinmi likes Hogwarts, and there should be no dark wizards in Hogwarts!

Sean screamed with a voice higher than hers: Sean likes dark wizards! Sean is willing to serve dark wizards! A dozen knives for cutting off sheep bones floated into the air, dripping with blood.

Pimi also screamed: Sean stained the floor! Sean is a bad elf!

Sean quickly put down all the knives, and with a snap of his fingers, all the stains on the ground were removed. But Sean still knelt on the ground, wiped the tiles with the tea towel on his body, and at the same time banged his head on the cupboard: Bad Sean! Bad Sean!

Dudu shouted: Professor Dumbledore said he didn't like to see us punishing ourselves like this!

Sean stopped shakily.

Sean can't serve the dark wizard. Gubi said loudly, The dark wizard will make Sean punish himself continuously.

Xinmi opened her eyes wide in fear and said tremblingly: Yes, the black wizard is like this. Tears rolled down from her eyes, Xinmi didn't dare to see the black wizard. What if the black wizard remembers it? I got Xinmi’s name...Oh, my God, Xinmi is a good elf! Xinmi will obey orders...

Pimi stretched out his arms and hugged Xinmi.

Pimi can go. Pimi whispered, with his ears drooping and fear in his eyes, Pimi can ask the dark wizard if he called the wrong name... Pimi and Xinmi's names are a bit similar, Pimi She also looks very similar to Xinmi.

Coco comforted: Maybe the dark wizard doesn't want house elves at all, just like Professor Quirrell this year. He might use magic to protect his office and bedroom like Professor Quirrell.

Deep down, he couldn't imagine what he would do if the dark wizard remembered his own name.

…

A few days passed, but Professor Quirrell still didn't summon him or Pimi. Coco was busy in the kitchen, as he usually did, when suddenly all the elves stopped what they were doing and turned their heads to listen.

They heard Professor Dumbledore say: ...I thought I might also introduce you to our loyal and hard-working house elves, who maintain all aspects of daily life for all the teachers and students at Hogwarts - who are you? Would the house elf like to be introduced to Henry?

Gubi's thin hands firmly covered Sean's mouth, and his whole body almost hung on Sean's body. Sean lay on the ground and made a whining sound. Otherwise, the kitchen was eerily quiet.

Pimi whispered: He's coming!

Xinmi's eyes were filled with tears: Xinmi doesn't want to go...

Dippy said, Dippy doesn't want to go either.

Dudu said: Professor Dumbledore might call Dudu. He remembers Dudu's name.

Coco took a deep breath, puffed up her thin chest, mustered up her courage, and said with a trembling voice: Coco is willing to go.

All the house elves felt the urge to respond disappear. Sean suddenly lost his strength and lay on the ground with Gubby. Xinmi looked at Coco gratefully, while showing an undisguised expression of worry.

Coco Apparates.

Ah, Coco! Professor Dumbledore said happily. Coco was surprised to find that he actually remembered his name.

He did not dare to raise his head, and had maintained a bowing posture since he appeared in front of Professor Dumbledore and the dark wizard. At this time, he lowered his body a little, and his nose almost touched the floor: Coco is at your service.

Nice to meet you, Coco. He heard a strange voice say, it should be the dark wizard.

He saw the dark wizard's shoes move in front of him, and then - wait, there is no robe, the dark wizard only wore pants and a top - the dark wizard's black trousers. The dark wizard's trouser legs moved... and the dark wizard squatted down.

Coco quietly raised her head and saw a young wizard squatting in front of him with a smile.

Nice to meet you, Coco. Anthony repeated, I am Henry Anthony, the new Muggle Studies professor this year.

Coco straightened up and felt her ears gradually relax and open. Serving Professor Anthony doesn't seem so bad.

…

Serving Professor Anthony is every house-elf's nightmare! His office is empty and he doesn’t want any decorations! He has a pet, but his pet doesn't shed hair!

Coco prepares more sandwiches for Anthony.