Twinkle tugged at the corner of her clothes and looked at the red leather shoes on her feet, a feeling of decline written on her face.
Hermione smoothed her long hair around her ears, put her hands on Twinkle's shoulders, and whispered softly: "The person next to me is Professor Wang. He serves as a professor at Hogwarts, and he still lacks an elf by his side.
, if you want"
"Really?" Twinkle was impatient and looked at Wang Xu expectantly.
Wang Xu nodded and did not let Hermione continue. Instead, he said, "Hermione, can we talk alone?"
"I'll wait for you outside, Professor." Hermione smiled encouragingly at Winky, turned and left the kitchen.
As soon as Hermione left, only Wang Xu and Shining were left in the huge kitchen.
Twinkle looked a little shy, standing next to him coyly, looking at him secretly.
Wang Xu did not let the silence last too long. He quickly organized his words and asked: "Sparkling, are you really eager to find a master instead of being a free elf?"
"Yes, freedom makes me feel suffocated. Every day I don't know what I should do and why I exist. I have never felt this way before, because my master needs me. This is the value of my life. I have
Honor and mission, this makes me infinitely glorious, and now I have nothing but freedom."
Winky is a house elf with big eyes, a long nose, and pointed ears.
As she spoke, she sobbed, with a helpless look in her eyes, like a puppy abandoned by its owner.
Wang Xu nodded lightly. He had many secrets. The most important thing for someone who could serve him was loyalty.
He saw this kind of loyalty from Shining. Loyalty to the master is the nature of an elf. This quality is very valuable.
Wang Xu was silent for a moment and suddenly said: "You are admitted."
"Thank you, thank you master for giving me this opportunity. Shining will definitely seize it firmly and serve you wholeheartedly." Shining burst into tears and smiled, bowing to Wang Xu repeatedly, her joyful expression difficult to conceal.
Wang Xu is not an elf and cannot feel the joy of being someone else's servant.
However, he still smiled encouragingly and replied: "Come with me, I will buy you a new set of clothes. From now on, you will be my house elf. By the way, you help at Hogwarts.
You haven’t signed a contract with the school, so there’s no problem if I take you away, right?”
"No problem, I'm just here to help, I don't belong to Hogwarts." Shining jumped up and followed Wang Xu, tears of happiness hanging from the corners of her eyes.
Wang Xu took her out of the kitchen. Outside the door, Hermione was still waiting for news.
Seeing Wang Xu and Twinkle coming out, Hermione quickly walked up and asked, "Professor, does Twinkle meet your requirements?"
"I have accepted Winky. From now on, she is no longer an ownerless elf and will serve me from now on."
Wang Xu answered with a smile, then paused slightly and said: "I usually don't owe others favors. To thank you for your help, I can give you some advice. As far as I know, Ron is quite popular among girls.
Yes, someone is going to give him a love potion. I hope this news can be useful to you." At this point, Wang Xu winked at Hermione with his right eye, and then left with Winky.
Hermione's face turned slightly red. She didn't know if Wang Xu saw something when he said this.
Standing there and thinking for a while, Hermione bit her lower lip and decided not to take it lightly, whispering: "Love potion, hehe, these little sluts!"
"Sparkling, what kind of magic do you know?" Wang Xu asked casually as he led Twinkle out.
Winky followed behind him, counting on his fingers: "Clean up, quick repair, heal wounds, disembodiment, invisibility spell, silence spell, attack spell, defense spell, forgetfulness, legilimens, seize
Soul Curse, Master of Confusion Curse, I know so many magics that I can’t even count them.”
There are more than a dozen kinds of magic that are mentioned casually, and even more magic that are not mentioned.
Wang Xu thought about it for a moment and realized that Sparkling's magic level definitely exceeded that of most wizards. If she were not a house elf, it would be enough for her to become a professor at Hogwarts.
It's a pity that her origin here means that no matter how hard she tries, it is impossible for Hogwarts to let an elf become a professor.
All the way out, during the questioning, Wang Xu took Winky and walked towards Hogsmeade village.
Hogsmeade is next to Hogwarts. It is a village composed purely of wizards. Students and professors of Hogwarts like to hang out here in their free time.
Honeydukes Candy Shop, Dewes Magic Repair Shop, Mrs. Puddieffe's Tea House, Literary Mansion Stationery Shop, Magic Book Rental Shop, Three Broomsticks Pub, Shrieking Shack, Owl Mail Post Office, Pig's Head Pub, Magic Grocery Store,
Potions and medicinal materials store, flying broom shop
A series of shops of different styles, there are more than thirty in Hodmog Village, which can meet all the needs of wizards.
Wang Xu brought Twinkle here to buy some new clothes for Twinkle at Fengya Wizard Clothing Store.
There is no complicated ceremony required for the elf to recognize its owner. The only requirement is that the owner must buy clothes for the elf. Wearing the clothes you give means that she belongs to you.
Looking at the shops on both sides of the street, Shining also guessed the purpose of Wang Xu bringing her here. A pair of big eyes kept looking around, looking very proud with her head held high. That look seemed to say, "Don't tell me, I'm going to have a master."
I will have new clothes soon.
"Welcome to our Fengya brand wizard clothing store, which is a famous clothing store in Europe. Its business covers 27 countries. From us, you can buy any clothes you want. For complex requirements, we can even customize them on site."
Walking into Fengya Wizard Clothing Store, a fat lady dressed as a wizard greeted her enthusiastically.
Wang Xu glanced at the layout of the clothing store. The clothing store covers an area of about 300 square meters and has everything from the most ordinary student uniforms to gorgeous banquet dresses.
"I need to buy two robes for my elf, one in black and one in black. They must be wear-resistant and have self-healing functions. The style must not be too ugly. The pockets must be enchanted with an infinite retractable charm. In addition, I also need two pairs of shoes.
The color must match the clothing, and the shoes must be enchanted with three types of magic: cleanliness, self-healing, and constant temperature. Is there no problem?"
Wang Xu withdrew his gaze and asked the fat lady.
The fat lady had a strange expression on her face. She looked at Wang Xu who was standing next to him and looked a little shy. She whispered: "Sir, enchanted clothes are generally very expensive. The price of a piece of enchanted clothes is usually about 100 galleons.
This is the mark of a successful person.
Moreover, the more enchantments there are on the same item, the greater the difficulty, and the price will naturally increase exponentially. You require clothes and shoes to be enchanted at least three times. In this way, the price of one item will exceed 1,000 galleons. Are you sure?
?”
"One thousand Galleons?" Before Wang Xu could speak, Twinkle had already shouted.
The gold galleons in the wizarding world are linked to the pound sterling in the Muggle world, 1 galleons = 5 pounds = 6.8 US dollars = 45 yuan.
One thousand galleons is 6,800 US dollars, or 45,000 yuan.
Not to mention house elves, even ordinary pure-blood families would be reluctant to wear such expensive clothes.
For example, the house elf Dobby's salary at Hogwarts is 5 Galleons a month, while Arthur, the head of the Wesley family, works at the Ministry of Magic with a monthly salary of 800 Galleons.
The professor's monthly salary is 1,400 galleons.
After buying two pieces of clothes and two pairs of shoes, a professor lost three months' salary. This was unbelievable to the house elves. No master had ever bought such expensive clothes for them.
"Master, I only need the most ordinary linen robe, and I don't even need shoes." Shining said quickly, not daring to expect to wear such good clothes.
Wang Xu waved his hand slightly. In his opinion, the prices in the magic world were simply appalling.
In particular, the gold galleons are linked to the pound, and the pound is linked to gold. Wang Xu, who has several worlds as resources, can overwhelm the financial system of this world at any time.
This time is just a small test, the real purchase has not yet come.
"Price is not an issue, the issue is when can you do it well? I hope it will be soon."
"Can I pick it up in two hours?"
Wang Xu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Very good."