Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

Mrs. Granger saw Wangcai staring at the gift box. She thought Wangcai wanted to eat the snacks inside. Looking at such a spiritual and magical animal, she hurriedly opened the gift box and was about to give Wangcai a piece of snack she made herself.

Just as she opened the gift box and wanted to ask Douglas Wangcai if he could eat it, the lid of the gift box in her hand was directly pulled away by Wangcai.

Before Douglas could react and catch him, Wangcai dragged the lid of the gift box and jumped onto the top of a high cabinet nearby.

Hermione explained:

"Mom, Nifflers like shiny things. It's said that the goblins at Gringotts raise them specifically to find gold coins hidden underground."

Mr. and Mrs. Granger looked at Wangcai in amazement.

Chapter 152: Good Harry

At this time, Dobby respectfully brought over four cups of tea and placed them in front of the people.

Mr. and Mrs. Granger quickly stood up to express their gratitude, and Dobby felt a surge of panic.

Just as Dobby was about to leave the living room, Douglas took the opportunity to introduce everyone:

"This is my housekeeper, Dobby the house-elf, a free house-elf...

Dobby, this is my student Hermione Granger and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Granger."

Dobby seemed very happy to hear Douglas introduce him as a free house-elf.

Hermione stared at Dobby and asked Douglas carefully:

"Professor, you haven't answered my question yet. Is this butler Dobby the one Harry met..."

Douglas noticed that this was the first time Hermione had seen a house-elf. Because Douglas had hired her and Dobby was wearing a blazer that was more suitable than his previous tuxedo, Hermione did not show any rejection.

Hearing Harry's name, Dobby said excitedly:

"Yes, yes, Dobby once met Harry Potter and told him that the school was in danger..."

Before Dobby could finish, Douglas suddenly noticed that something was wrong with the Grangers' expressions and quickly stopped Dobby.

"Ahem, Dobby was the house-elf of the Malfoy family before, but Mr. Malfoy released him for some purpose. By the way, what do you want to see me about today?"

Hermione saw the hint from Douglas and immediately understood it, and said quickly:

"Professor, we're going to France for vacation next week, and my parents wanted to know if you'd be interested in coming with us."

Mr. and Mrs. Granger nodded seriously and said:

"Professor, don't worry. We will cover all the expenses. I heard from my child that you take great care of her at school and even appointed her as a class representative. We really don't know how to thank you enough.

Hermione said that you can’t take up your post next semester for some reasons. This is really a pity, so we would like to take this opportunity to invite you to go abroad to relax...”

Dobby blinked as he stood aside. He suddenly remembered that once at the Malfoy household, he had heard his former master talking to someone about how his boss's position was cursed and that anything more than a year in office was likely to cause trouble. Should he stop such a good boss from going to Hogwarts...?

What could Douglas say? He just smiled and said:

"It's okay. I will still be Miss Granger's professor next semester..."

Mr. and Mrs. Granger looked at Hermione in confusion.

Hermione was about to explain, but Douglas stopped her with a look. Having been the representative of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class for a year, she already knew Douglas' temper.

She wasn't like Ron and Harry, two idiots who had doubled their summer homework.

So he quickly changed the subject and said:

"Professor, are you free during the summer vacation?"

Douglas looked at her doubtfully, not knowing what she wanted to do, but still said:

"I'll probably be home writing most of the summer. What's up with you?"

Hermione glanced at her parents and said:

"I'd like to have some time during the summer vacation to visit the professor and ask him some questions about my studies..."

Mrs. Granger hastened to add:

"Or if you have any housework at home, little Hermione can help..."

Dobby said seriously:

"No, that's all Dobby's job... Dobby already has very few chores to do. Miss Granger can't compete with Dobby..."

Hermione also quickly pulled her mother and reminded her in a low voice:

"Even if I don't need you, teaching you a spell can solve all the problems..."

Mr. and Mrs. Granger looked a little embarrassed.

Douglas looked at the expressions of the two and said:

"It's okay. If you want to come over, you can come anytime. But there's one thing I have to say. I can't provide accommodation here..."

Mr. Granger immediately said excitedly:

"Of course no problem, I can pick her up and drop her off every day."

Douglas smiled and said:

"That's not necessary. After all, the drive isn't that close. Dobby will pick her up when the time comes. We'll discuss the details of how to do it then."

Mr. and Mrs. Granger nodded quickly, then stood up, hesitantly extended a hand to Dobby and said:

"Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Dobby."

This was not the first time they reached out to non-human magical creatures. The last time was in Gringotts, when they reached out to the goblin who led them. Although they were politely rejected by the other party, they still felt a sense of disgust and disdain.

I thought I would be disliked this time as well, but unexpectedly Dobby was so excited that he said to Douglas:

"Can Dobby? Can Dobby shake hands too?"

Douglas said with an exaggerated expression:

"Of course, a free house-elf can do as he pleases."

Dobby wiped his hands nervously on his clothes, then carefully took Mr. Granger's hand.

Mr. Granger felt a rough, stiff, twig-like hand grasp his own, and he trembled.

At this exciting moment, Wangcai, who was planning to sneak back to the treasure pot from the top of the cabinet while no one was paying attention, fell directly from the cabinet because he was holding the lid of the gift box with one hand and did not hold it tightly.

Directly attract everyone's attention.

When Wangcai falls to the ground, the first thing he does is check his pockets to see if anything has fallen out.

Then he dragged the lid of the box and quickly fled back to the treasure bowl under the gaze of everyone.

This made everyone laugh.

Finally, Hermione told Douglas a piece of news:

"Professor, Harry originally wanted to visit you during the summer vacation, but as you know, his aunt and her family don't like wizards.

In order to successfully obtain the guardian's signature to go to Hogsmeade Village next semester, Harry has to act like an ordinary, sensible Muggle child at home this summer..."

Dobby blinked at the news.

Douglas noticed this and said to Dobby:

"Dobby, your task now is to write a career plan. Once you have finished, I will allow you to visit Harry. Do not act on your own..."

When Dobby heard about the career plan, his ears drooped instantly, but he still said seriously:

"Okay, boss!"

Number 4 Privet Drive, a few blocks away from Rose Road, is a second-floor attic.

Harry Potter, the famous wizard, was lying on his bed bored, always paying attention to the movements of the Dursleys downstairs.

As soon as he returned home, Harry's uncle Vernon Dursley locked up Harry's spellbooks, wand, cauldron and broomstick, and forbade Harry to talk to the neighbors.

Harry endured everything in order to get the guardian's signature to go to Hogsmeade.

But he was very anxious inside, after all, he and Ron had twice as much homework as other students.

As a result, we still don’t know what happened to the basilisk in the secret room.

He planned to behave well for a few days, and when the Dursleys relaxed their vigilance, he would find an opportunity to steal his textbooks so as to avoid being expelled for not doing his homework after school started.

He had already thought about it and decided that he could leave the Defense Against the Dark Arts paper to be completed last. After all, there would be a new professor after the school started, and he generally would not check the Defense Against the Dark Arts homework.

Then find an opportunity to sneak to Professor Holmes's house to see if he has returned and find out what happened.

Time passes, the sun and the moon revolve.

Two weeks passed quickly.

During this period, Douglas asked Dobby to subscribe to the Daily Prophet because he did not remember when Sirius Black escaped from prison, and he could not go to Azkaban to wait, so he could only keep an eye on the news published by the Ministry of Magic in the Daily Prophet.

He also informed some friends that Dobby was his housekeeper, and asked them to send mail directly to Dobby if they contacted him in the future.

Last week, Percy called Douglas from a public phone near his home and said that when Mr. Weasley heard about this, he was happy for several days and quickly spread the news that the Malfoy family had lost their house-elf throughout the wizarding world.

After resting for a while, Douglas finally overcame his laziness and started writing.

He read through the hundreds of emails from his Muggle editor and found among them the emails from Bill and Charlie last year.

When Douglas called his homes in Egypt and Romania, no one answered the phone, so he had to leave a message and wait for them to see it and get back to him.

Chapter 153 Autumn Harvest of Ten Thousand Seeds

Douglas has been hesitant about whether to recognize Harry.

He thought carefully about Dumbledore's actions this year.

Putting all the details together, it seems that Dumbledore wants him to protect Harry.

Especially after he threw in that Half-Blood Prince thing and Harry's Parseltongue.

As for some of Harry's affairs, as long as Douglas intervened, Dumbledore seemed to let it go and showed no intention of training Harry. Instead, he let Douglas make his own decisions.

At that time, he was deliberately cultivating the relationship between him and Harry.

Douglas wasn't too opposed to protecting Harry. After all, as a professor, he naturally had the responsibility to protect his students' safety...

No, Douglas suddenly realized that he seemed to have thought too much. Dumbledore had not found the Resurrection Stone yet, Voldemort had not shown any signs of resurrection, and Sirius had not yet cleared his name.

Therefore, if things develop normally, Harry must die in order to completely destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes.

He was making up for the lack of family affection that Harry lacked...

But it didn't make sense. According to the plan in Douglas's memory, Dumbledore should have wanted to train Harry to be able to take on his own responsibilities and face death calmly.

But if I get involved now, even if Harry can face death calmly, won't he consider whether I will agree?

Seize the house!

When Douglas saw his book on the shelf, a word flashed through his mind.

He suddenly realized that no one had ever seen what would happen when a soul attached itself to another living person, but according to some black magic research that had been circulated, when a soul attached itself to another person, it could replace the other person. The Imperius Curse was developed on this basis.

Dumbledore wouldn't think that just because he wrote this, he understands the situation of possession very well.

Could it be that he wanted him to clear the soul out of Harry, or that he could help Harry if Voldemort wanted to use Harry to be reborn?

Douglas hated Dumbledore's behavior with the Riddler.

Can't you just explain it clearly?

Dobby, who was writing reading notes at his small desk, saw Douglas looking irritable.

He quickly got up and poured tea for Douglas.

When he brought the tea over, Douglas rolled his eyes at him.

"When I asked you to read a book or take notes, you couldn't concentrate on writing. You were constantly serving tea and pouring water..."

After two weeks of Douglas's forced correction, Dobby is now able to do it. He can understand when his boss is really angry and when his boss is pretending to be angry, and he can also restrain his urge to punish himself.

He carefully sat back at his small desk and continued to flip through the "Principles of Scientific Management" in front of him.

Dobby never understood why he should read this kind of book. He felt that the book "How to Capture a Man's Stomach" which taught how to cook Muggle food was more useful to him than this one.

But the boss still insisted that he read this kind of book, and at the end of his seventh career plan, he wrote a bunch of book titles that he wanted to read, such as "The Concept of the Company", "The Practice of Management", "Management: Tasks, Responsibilities and Practices", etc.

Dobby was taking notes while muttering to himself, "It's so hard to make money. It's so hard not to be able to work..."