In addition to these, the Malfoy family also has industries in regular society, but they are all related to geology and archeology. Of course, this is done by finding an agent and doing it in his name. After all, the policy issued by the Ministry of Magic prohibits wizards and Muggles.
Conflicts of interest arise.
It seems that they also have some feelings about the origin of magic, Erwin thought to himself.
After all, the locations of two Longmian Sanctuary are public.
Lucius Malfoy himself is not known for his magical abilities, but he is trying his best to expand his influence in the British wizarding world. He has been able to influence the appointment of some positions in the Ministry of Magic, and this time the conspiracy against Dumbledore is also
part of his plan.
It seems like this guy wants to be a Godfather-type figure.
Erwin remained calm and quickly wrote down what Dobby said. It was really an eye-opener for him, and he had a preliminary understanding of the network of interests in the magical world.
The so-called main members of the Malfoy family are three, Lucius and his wife, and their son. It is difficult to understand why Mr. Lucius and his ancestors do not want to spread more branches, but this should be due to the limited production of Shadow Lily of the Valley.
for the sake of.
Dobby revealed a piece of news to Erwin, that is, the so-called pure-blood families actually need the Shadow Lily of the Valley, and they need to use it from the birth of their children until they show their magical talents. Every newborn is in need of Shadow Lily.
The consumption of lily of the valley is very alarming.
And such an astonishing consumption only makes these heirs have slightly higher than average magic power.
Therefore, these ancient families inherited in the UK often have only one child in each generation. Among the more well-known wizarding families in the entire British wizarding world, only the Weasley family can give birth to babies one after another without any scruples.
And they happen to not be supporters of the pure-blood theory, and their family members do not mind intermarrying with Muggle-born wizards.
In other words, these families that occupy the top resources in the British wizarding world do not actually have strong bloodlines, so that they occupy the most resources, and the performance of their children is not outstanding compared to that of young wizards of the same age.
After all, no matter how many internal marriages occur, the bloodline will gradually dilute from generation to generation, and various problems may even arise due to inbreeding.
The founders of these families are undoubtedly a generation of genius, but it is hard to say what the future generations will be. The last blood grafting performed by Master Flamel before Erwin happened hundreds of years ago. If there is no new bloodline added to the inheritance, what is it?
The results can be imagined.
Erwin suddenly understood the circumstances under which the theory of pure blood arose.
"You see, this is the situation." Riddle said, with a teasing tone in his voice, "In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will understand why they advocate pure blood theory - to cover up their own weakness. They are afraid
They cannot maintain their current status and are afraid of being replaced, because there are too many outstanding Muggle-born and mixed-blood wizards. They must try their best to show that they are nobler than those Mudbloods, so that they can appear qualified to enjoy their current wealth and status.
.”
"Isn't this a vicious cycle? Because to maintain the theory of pure blood, it is impossible for them to intermarry with wizards from non-pure blood families, and the bloodline cannot be improved." Erwin thought it was ridiculous.
"Maintaining the status quo is their goal. After all, they are the ones who have vested interests."
"But unfortunately, with the continuous absorption of Muggle-born wizards, the concept of the entire British wizarding society is gradually deviating from the pure-blood theory." Erwin showed a sarcastic smile, "Everyone is not a fool, the so-called pure-blood family
There have been no outstanding figures for decades or hundreds of years, so how could they be so noble?"
"That's right." Riddle also smiled, with disdain.
"So, 'you' can get strong support from these pure-blood families as long as you declare that you support the pure-blood theory and conceal your half-Muggle heritage?" Erwin changed the topic.
Riddle was silent for a while, "Yes, this is indeed something that 'I' will do. If I want to become the ruler of British wizards, I will indeed do this."
People's thoughts and behaviors will be different at different stages of life, so we can only roughly speculate on Voldemort's behavior from the sixteen-year-old Riddle.
In other words, the main contradiction in the British wizarding world is not the racial conflict between pure blood and non-pure blood, but the class conflict between pure blood families and ordinary wizards who hold the main interests.
The essence of the power of the Malfoy family is not only Lucius and Brother Drag and his son, but there are also several not-so-powerful families around them, the typical ones are Crabbe and Goyle.
The current Ministry of Magic is just the product of conflict and reconciliation. The mainstream consciousness does not agree with the pure-blood theory. The official policy is to support the absorption of Muggle-born wizards. However, its upper structure has been infiltrated by pure-blood families and has formulated many
Foolish policies, and pure-blood wizards are often more likely to be in high positions.
This government is becoming rotten and incompetent.
Erwin also noticed something, that is, there seems to be no mainstream way to directly increase bloodline strength.
The main function of the purified dragon's blood is only to be consumed as substantive magic power. Its daily use, in addition to making the blood of the red dragon or other types of magic recovery potions, is to use substantive magic power to charge conventional magic items.
.
Almost no one would drink it directly, except for a little kid a year ago who had limited cognition because he had just entered the magical world.
The Shadow Lily of the Valley itself only ensures that the bloodline can be developed instead of being depleted with age. The magic awakening potion will also use some of this precious medicinal material, but neither of them has the function of increasing the upper limit of the bloodline.
, they can only ensure that the bloodline itself is developed more effectively.
This means that the Red Dragon Type I in Erwin's hands is likely to be a unique blood potion that combines blood magic with the ancient black magic provided by Riddle.
Because although he can only make it himself at present, mass production is indeed possible.
It can not only be used to recruit people and build power, Erwin's pattern is of course just that, he now realizes that it is a key.
A key that breaks the status quo of British magical society and subverts the inherent pure-blood class.
Of course, only the Red Dragon Type I has some shortcomings. Judging from the effect on Filch, the bloodline improvement effect is not very obvious.
But this is only the first generation version.
Pure-bloodism is essentially a backwardness that hinders the entire wizarding society, creating a group of pure-blood families that monopolize high-level resources. The cause of fighting pure-blood families and pure-bloodism is just!
It's great to be able to do just things.
Erwin's seriousness seemed to burn with black flames, and Dobby, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but shudder. He had seen this kind of flame called ambition several times in his former master Lucius.
Of course, he also knew that the young man in front of him was fundamentally different from his former master.
Dobby's testimony was all recorded, and there was a thick stack of parchment. Erwin was very satisfied. This information was essentially a kind of strategic material.
It is not in vain to spend so much energy to capture and rescue this ugly little guy in front of me.
"Now, Dobby, you are completely free." Erwin said to him in a brisk tone: "Do you mind if I give a copy of these materials to Professor Dumbledore?"
The house elf nodded repeatedly, "Dobby knows that Lord Dumbledore is a great man!"
"Yes, by using these things, the Headmaster can take the initiative to counter the Malfoy family's conspiracy. This is all your credit."
Although he had some doubts about whether Dumbledore really needed this information, Erwin still did not hesitate to praise Dobby, and the simple-minded house elf was very happy.
After all, it is impossible to sue the Malfoy family based on the testimony of a house elf, not to mention that Lucius Malfoy also has a seat in the Wizengamot Wizarding Court. This becomes the question of who dares to
Sue me? Erwin's own idea is to hold it in his hands now, maybe one day it will become a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Malfoy family.
Of course, this is left to Dumbledore to decide. After all, Erwin is only a thirteen-year-old second-year student at Hogwarts. Wizarding law should also have the concept of legal capacity. He now has the basic rights of an adult wizard.
Not enjoyed.
In a normal society, a kid of this age can only study hard.
"In addition, I used some tricks so that Brother Malfoy will not remember seeing you, let alone realize that he liberated you."
Dobby's big eyes were filled with tears. "Thank you, sir." He said in a trembling voice.
In fact, the main purpose of erasing the memory of Brother Yan's classmate was to prevent himself from getting angry. It didn't make a big difference to Dobby, but it didn't stop him from speaking as if he was completely thinking about this elf.
"I suggest you find a place to hide first. After two months, the storm will pass, and you should be able to move freely. As long as you don't say that you are Dobby or simply use a false name, and don't say that you are free.
"
In the eyes of most wizards, house elves all look the same and are completely indistinguishable. But if they find out that this elf is free, they will be extremely different.
"Are you asking Dobby to lie? House elves shouldn't lie..."
"But you have gained your freedom and have done what other house elves think is the most egregious act. Why should you care about lies for your own safety?" Erwin smiled slightly, "Being able to lie is also a kind of freedom.
The embodiment of it, isn’t it?”
Dobby was dumbfounded. He finally understood what "the beginning of the fall" meant.
"Oh, by the way, do you have any plans in the future? What are you going to do?" Erwin asked thoughtfully.
Dobby blinked his big eyes in confusion, which showed that he had never thought about this at all.
"How about, you can consider working for me?" Erwin said with a friendly smile, he seemed to be interested.
A little guy with advanced intelligence, the ability to speak, and good magic power who can apparate at will! Even if he is just a messenger, isn't he a perfect owl?
As long as Dobby nodded in agreement, Erwin felt that he could immediately go back and stew that stupid bird of Sabi.
However, the house elf was very wary, "Do you want Dobby to recognize you as his master?" His expression changed.
Erwin immediately realized that he had not stated clearly, "Of course not, I mean, I hope to hire you to work for me." He explained patiently.
"Hire?" Dobby relaxed again. He had just planned to apparate away.
"To put it simply, I may need your help with something. You can choose to accept it or not. If you accept it, I will pay you in the form of gold coins after the work is completed."
In fact, from a selfish point of view, Erwin really hopes to have an elf who completely obeys his orders. This servant race is indeed very useful. But forget it about Dobby, this guy has a free heart.
"But what does Dobby want from Jialong?"
"Good question." Erwin thought about the feasibility of a house elf using Galleons in wizarding society. "The best way is to pretend that you are in the name of the master, so you should be able to buy it in any store.
Items for sale publicly.”
He gave the most reasonable advice.
But this suggestion didn't seem to satisfy the elf very much.
"Dobby doesn't want payment." He shook his head, "To get paid is to work. Mr. Erwin asks Dobby to help in the name of a friend, so that's okay. He wants Dobby to work, but that's not okay!"
Good guys, they all have a physical rejection of work.
Erwin didn't comment on his thoughts, "Thank you in advance, Dobby."
He stood up and said, "I don't recommend that you stay in Hogwarts, let alone in the kitchen. After all, in the eyes of your former master, you disappeared in Hogwarts. He will definitely give priority to investigating here."
reminded.
Dobby was not stupid, he understood immediately and nodded gratefully.
"Do you have somewhere to go? If not..."
"Dobby plans to walk around. Don't worry, Dobby won't come into contact with anyone or the house elves, and he won't tell anyone his name."
"That's fine." Erwin didn't force it.
Lucius Malfoy would definitely be furious after losing such a right-hand man. After all, Dobby even knew what color underwear he was wearing.
"Would you like to meet your good friend Harry Potter?" Erwin finally suggested: "Now that you are free, you should be able to clarify the previous misunderstanding with him."
The light in Dobby's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he shook his head slightly, "Dobby should not disturb Harry Potter anymore. He must be very angry with Dobby."
After bowing respectfully to Erwin, Dobby disappeared in the smoke produced by Apparition.
"If I were you, I would grab it directly and forcibly sign a slave contract on it." Riddle said.
"This is the difference between us. Some things have a bottom line." Erwin responded calmly.
"Hypocritical." Riddle commented mercilessly.
A few days later, Pancake Pan came secretly to tell Erwin that Professor Snape had conducted a screening of the Hogwarts kitchens.
Because Erwin had anticipated it in advance and Chef Cookie had given the order in advance, all the elves at Hogwarts remained silent.
Snape's screening was very sloppy and just a matter of course. He didn't ask any of the elves, so naturally nothing was found.
In other words, he didn't intend to discover anything at all.