Professor The Vampire Earl of Hogwarts

After getting rid of Voldemort's problems and returning to his normal school life, the extremely boring Lord Vampire Earl recently found a new pleasure——

That is to remotely observe the actions of the house elf Dobby through the monitoring function of the Hogwarts title deed.Watching him go around preaching the beauty of freedom to other elves, guessing he'd be kicked out by his fellow house elves in a few minutes.

According to Dracula's observations, Dobby had been in the Hogwarts kitchen for quite a long time by comparison.

In order to work, this progressive house-elf went to the infirmary of Hogwarts school, the astronomy tower, the owl tower, the castle dungeon, Professor Sprout's greenhouse and other places to participate in the work of the house-elf. Hogwarts kind help.

But Dobby would often be kicked out by the house-elf supervisor on duty before he could work a day.

The fastest time for Dobby to be kicked out was achieved while cleaning the Slytherin common room - it only took him 2 minutes, and the conservative elves loyal to Slytherin College noticed him as soon as he opened his mouth No, I kicked him out immediately...

"Bang" sounded.

This is the signature sound that stands for Apparition.

Dracula looked up from the Hogwarts title deed on the desk, and looked at Dobby who looked lonely.

"Squeezed out by other house-elves?" he asked with interest.

"Other house-elves don't want to work with Dobby, they think Dobby is a fallen elf..." Dobby said sadly, wiping away tears, "They...they think house-elves without masters are Evil, unreasonable heresy."

"It's normal, after all, you are the first house elf to eat a tomato." Dracula chuckled and peeled off a blood-flavored lollipop, leaning on the soft back of the chair, "The first attempt People with new things will always be tabooed by their peers.”

"Mr. Dracula, but Dobby doesn't eat tomatoes..." Dobby wiped his eyes and said with some confusion, "And... why are elves who eat tomatoes tabooed by their peers?"

The words Dracula wanted to say stuck in his throat, and he almost swallowed the lollipop in one gulp.

"Ahem... the tomato is actually just a metaphor, it's not important." Dracula coughed up the lollipop, and looked at Dobby helplessly, "'The first person to eat a tomato' is a An idiomatic term used to describe the first person who dares to do something."

"But, is there anyone who dare not eat such a normal thing as a tomato? The first person who dares to eat a tomato shouldn't be so amazing, right?" Dobby asked in surprise.

Then, the elf seemed to think of something suddenly, and began to wipe away tears again, "Dobby knows, Mr. Dracula must also think that Dobby is a degenerate, evil house elf, so use things like tomatoes Describe Dobby..."

"..."

Dracula's words froze again.

"If you think about it so much, I'll give you a raise, Dobby!" He gritted his teeth and bit the candy into pieces with his sharp teeth, then gave Dobby a cold look, "I told you, this is just An idiom, it doesn’t have the meaning of those that have nothing!”

Dobby was so frightened that he couldn't cry immediately.

He hastily wiped his hands on the big eyeballs a few times to wipe away the tears, subconsciously wanting to dry his wet hands on his clothes.

However, he soon discovered that he was no longer wearing the dirty old pillowcase, but an exquisite small dress suit.

Dobby immediately withdrew his wet hands and put them behind his back in a daze.

"Mr. Dracula, you can scold me, but you must not give me a salary increase!" Dobby said pitifully, "The salary increase is terrible!"

Dracula rubbed his eyebrows and sighed.

"Forget it, it's embarrassing for you, after all, these sayings are not commonly used in the magic world." He explained, "In Europe, many muggles and a small number of wizards often use tomatoes as a metaphor for the first person to take action." warriors."

"In addition, as far as I know, unlike the European terminology, the East prefers to use 'the first person to eat crabs' as a description."

"Well, I'll tell you the story about the first man to eat a tomato—"

Dobby hurriedly moved a small stool and sat in front of Dracula's desk, and began to listen carefully.

"If I remember correctly, three or four hundred years ago, probably in the sixteenth century... There was a lord in England who traveled to South America. I forgot the name of the lord. Anyway, he saw the tomato plant. .”

While Dracula recalled the interesting things he had experienced in the past 1000 years, he told Dobby the story of "the first person to eat a tomato".

Just 400 years ago, Dracula went to a meeting on a whim—it was the first time he participated in the Great Noble Union after he received the title of Earl from the Grand Duke Lord of England. Meeting.

It was also at that meeting that he met the jazz who saw the tomato.

In fact, the tomato was originally a wild plant native to South America, and its original name was "Wolf Peach".

Wolf peach was an ornamental plant at that time, and humans did not discover its edible value.

Because people at that time learned lessons from fungi, they all knew that the brighter the color, the greater the toxicity of the plant, such as poisonous crops such as poisonous mushrooms, and colorful poisonous spiders...

So there is a local saying——

Wolf peaches, or tomatoes, were considered poisonous by experts at the time.

According to the locals, people who eat wolf peaches will soon develop bumps and tumors, and the more serious ones will be life-threatening!

Although the wolf peach is bright red when ripe, the red fruit and green leaves are very beautiful and attractive, but just like the brightly colored mushroom solitary is highly poisonous, people are still very afraid of it. No one has ever dared to try to eat it. It is used as an ornamental plant.

"I still have a little impression of that sir." Dracula said to Dobby as he put the lollipop stick on his fangs to get the last taste, "I remember that he was not just a Noble, and a wizard who is pretty good at magic—”

"In the absence of a reasonable way of preservation, the jazz used magic to bring tomatoes into England."

"Because the tomatoes are very bright and shiny, the Sir gave the tomatoes to the queen who was reigning at that time... Well, it seems that the queen at that time was little Yin Lisabeth."

"In short, that gentleman took tomatoes as a gift of love and expressed his love to little Yin Lisabeth... Since then, tomatoes have been called 'love fruit' and 'lover fruit' by the people at that time." "Only But even though the popularity of this fruit has been raised in one fell swoop, no one still wants to eat tomatoes. They just continue to grow tomatoes in the manor as plants for ornamental purposes only, or give them to their lovers as gifts that symbolize love. .”

"As for treating it as a food? Sorry, no one has ever dared to eat it..."

Listening to Dracula's narration, Dobby was amused and burst into laughter.

"They don't even dare to eat tomatoes, those people are even more stupid than Dobby!" Dobby regained his spirits and shouted happily, "So did they eat tomatoes in the end?"

"Hmm... Tomatoes really became food nearly two or three hundred years ago." Dracula said thoughtfully, "There is a person who thinks tomatoes are so beautiful, bright and fresh, and they look delicious It looks like I can't control my desire to eat..."

"So that man tasted the world's first tomato." Dracula shrugged.

The first person to eat a tomato was a French painter. He used to paint tomatoes many times. Faced with such a beautiful and lovely but "poisonous" fruit, he really couldn't resist the temptation of it, so he came up with the idea of ​​tasting it with his own mouth. What a taste idea.

It can only be said that the painter from France is a typical foodie who wants to eat his life.

He risked his life to eat the first tomato, but after eating it, he only tasted sour and sweet taste without any discomfort.

But he still firmly believed in the toxicity of tomatoes. After eating tomatoes, he lay in bed and waited for death to come.

It's easy to guess what happened later. The painter lay quietly on the bed. After a long time, he didn't die until he couldn't take it anymore and ate another tomato...

Facts have proved that tomatoes, a red plant, are non-toxic and harmless, and can be eaten as a very delicious fruit or vegetable.

The French painter recalled the rather delicious feeling when chewing tomatoes, and told his friends the news that "tomatoes are non-toxic and edible".Not long after, the news of the non-toxic tomato shocked many places and quickly spread all over the world...

"Since then, hundreds of millions of people around the world have safely enjoyed the food brought by this brave man who "dare to be the first to eat a tomato"."

Dracula finished telling the story slowly, his expression slightly dazed.

He told Dobby the story of "the first man to eat a tomato", originally just to comfort Dobby's injured little heart and cheer up Dobby so that he can continue to maintain the title of progressive free elf.

But when Dracula was halfway through his talk, he mentioned the jazz who brought tomatoes from South America, and the French painter who was the first to taste tomatoes... He suddenly thought that those friends he knew hundreds of years ago, one by one Ashes to ashes, ashes to ashes.

Now, only Dracula himself, and Nicole Flamel, who has the elixir of life, are still living in this boring world.

Throughout, Dracula has no real enemies.

Even so many amazing and talented wizards, magical creatures who regarded him as a mortal enemy, and the light of justice who wanted to sweep away the darkness... Dracula never really cared.

Because he knows that these figures who lead an era will eventually disappear in the long river of history as time goes by.

Even wizards as powerful as the four founders of Hogwarts gradually turned into pale symbols after 1000 years passed, and no one else remembered their voices and smiles.

When it comes to Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin, wizards will only think of the four houses of Hogwarts, and will not immediately think of the four amazing geniuses. Gorgeous wizard.

Dracula's enemy, from beginning to end, is only time.

"... Mister... Mister Dracula!"

Dobby's voice interrupted Dracula's thoughts.

Dracula's eyeballs regained focus, and seeing Dobby's big green eyeballs unblinkingly blocking his face, it looked inexplicably scary...

"What are you doing here, Dobby?" Dracula put his index finger against Dobby's forehead angrily, pushing him away from his face.

"Mr. Dracula, you just scared me!" Dobby was pushed aside by Dracula's fingers, but his mood became happy, "Sir, your expression was so cold just now, I almost thought you It will turn into a devil in the next second!"

Dobby shuddered as he spoke.

"Mr. Dracula, are you really okay?" Even though he was still a little scared in his heart, Dobby still said with concern, "Why don't you go to Madam Pomfrey in the school infirmary, I will help you in the infirmary." She took good care of me when I was..."

"I'm fine, don't worry about me." Dracula shook his head, shaking out the indifference in his heart.

He stood up from the office chair and walked to the window of this office.

Today, Dobby has placed very delicate and beautiful black tiles on this window sill. The smooth tiles reflect the silent moonlight outside the window, adding a sense of tranquility to the office.

The window sill is close to the edge of the side, and there is a pot of bright red flowers blooming in the moonlight, which is particularly coquettish.

Looking at the bright flowers in front of him, Dracula suddenly thought of another guy in his long life who could be called a friend besides Flamel.

"If you talk about that guy, he should still be alive."

Dracula stared thoughtfully at the flowers in front of him, then suddenly turned to look at Dobby with a concerned face.

"Dobby, I'm going out for a few days, you stay here by yourself." Dracula said, "Go and talk to Riddle later, let him explain the Defense Against the Dark Arts class for me these few days."

"This...is this not very good..." Dobby hesitated.

"I remember that Riddle has been looking forward to this for a long time, and he wrote the eucalyptus, no problem." Dracula chuckled lightly, "If Dumbledore asks, you just say I'm bored like this, say Might blow up Hogwarts. He'll understand me."

As he spoke, he stepped on the tiles on the window sill, leaped out, spread his wings, and disappeared into the silent night.

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