Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 297 Reduction Target

Sainz's words not only made Hermione pale, but also made Harry and Hagrid silent.

"I'm sorry, Harry, I lost my tongue, I didn't mean to mention your parents."

"It's okay," Harry looked at Hermione worriedly, "I know you didn't mean it, and...thank you."

This was probably the first time someone praised his family's sacrifice, the first time someone expressed gratitude to him for it, and Harry was very moved.

Hagrid, ever the sentimental fellow, was already wiping his tears with his tablecloth-sized handkerchief.

Harry patted Hermione's back with concern, "Hermione~"

"It's okay, Harry." Hermione gave a forced smile, "I'm fine."

Sainz nodded secretly. Very good. She didn’t cry, she didn’t get hysterical, and she didn’t make excuses. This girl is still very strong.

"Sainth, I'm sorry, I've never thought about what you said before," Hermione asked doubtfully, "Did I really do something wrong?"

"Hermione, I never directly told you that you were wrong from the beginning, I just said you were too anxious."

"But what you just said."

"I say that so that you can realize that not all of your goals are realistic."

"I do not understand."

"Have you ever learned about the history of house-elves?"

"I read a lot in the library, and they've been slaves for hundreds of years."

"They've been around for hundreds of years," said Hagrid. "They've been around since Hogwarts was founded."

"That's thousands of years!" Hermione said in surprise, "They have been enslaved for so long!" Then she seemed to think of what Sainz had just said, and sat back a little embarrassedly.

"Whether it's hundreds of years or thousands of years," Sainz said, "it's a long time anyway. But have you ever thought about it? The goblins have rebelled, but why have the elves never rebelled?"

"Yeah," Harry was also a little curious, "Why?"

"Because they have been implanted with a spell of slavery," Hermione still complained, "in their blood to ensure they won't rebel."

"It seems that you know this," Sainz said calmly, "So how do you plan to break this magic? You know, if you don't break this magic, and you tell the house-elves "you need freedom", they will think you are insulting them."

Hermione said in confusion, "How could anyone not like freedom?"

"Haha, that's like a dog that loves to eat shit saying, how can anyone not like to eat shit?"

"Ugh! Your analogy is so disgusting!" Hermione moved aside in disgust, but her expression showed that she understood the meaning.

After listening to Sainz's words, Harry moved a little further away from Yaya without leaving a trace.

"Haha, don't worry Harry, Yaya has plenty of food every day, she doesn't need to eat those." Saiens helped Yaya explain.

Hagrid also patted his chest and assured, "She did show an interest in that thing when she was a child, but I corrected her."

Hearing him say this, Harry moved even further away. He really didn't dare to completely believe Hagrid's assurance.

Sainz continued: "So, Hermione, if you are not able to deal with the magic rooted in the blood of the house-elf, your SPEW is doomed to fail!"

Hermione seemed to have lost her spiritual support after what Sainz said, and she said to herself: "Am I really wasting my efforts?"

Hagrid said, "I don't know if the magic you are talking about exists, but I know they like to work. If they don't have work, they will lose the faith to live."

"Hermione~" Harry was probably trying to find a way to say it that wouldn't irritate her, "Well... I think... this... what Sainz said makes sense. You might as well listen to his advice. By the way, he always says that you are too anxious. Maybe he has a more reliable method..."

Hermione's eyes lit up again, "Sainth?"

"First, tell me how you develop members?"

"Proclaiming my views to everyone... Well now I know some of them are unrealistic..."

"And force them to join your association?"

"I didn't force it!"

"Really? We can ask this member of yours."

Harry turned his face away, as if concentrating on thinking about whether Yaya had ever eaten Oligay. The message he wanted to express was self-evident.

Hermione said resignedly, "Well... maybe it was a little forced."

"You can't get support by forcing it."

"I know." She said weakly. "Do you have a good idea?"

“It’s not an easy road to travel.”

"I want to try."

"Okay, like we said just now, first of all, you have to make clear your position. You must not say anything about helping them gain the right to use wands, otherwise you are not fighting for their rights, and it will only make it more impossible for wizards to treat them well. Can you do this?"

"...I understand. Don't be too anxious!"

"This is not something that can be rushed. This is something a wizard should never do."

"Okay, anything else?"

"Now we can talk about whether we are in a hurry or not. Your short-term goal is to ensure that the house-elves receive reasonable wages and a good working environment.

This goal is feasible to a certain extent.

I think your short-term goal should be to provide the elves with a good working environment, to encourage people to treat the elves well, and to ensure that the elves get paid. This should be a long-term goal."

"But they don't have any of their own belongings..."

"We just said that we can't be impatient and keep our feet on the ground!"

"I'm sorry, please continue."

"Hermione, it's no use shouting loudly. If you want to change people's attitude towards elves, you must first make people realize the benefits of treating elves well, or on the contrary, the harm of not treating elves well.

As long as wizards realize that it will be harmful if they do not treat elves well, they will consciously or unconsciously treat their elves well. "

"Is this tempting them with benefits, and also threatening them?"

"Don't feel it's unjust. People support any kind of 'idea' because it can bring them some kind of benefit. Although it's a bit blunt to say this, it's the reality."

Hermione is only fourteen or fifteen years old, still young, and her understanding of the world is still in the black-and-white binary theory. It is normal that she can't accept it for a while. Saiens pointed out the general direction to her, and she will understand it when she really practices it in the future.

To be honest, she definitely had some political wisdom, otherwise she would not have become the Minister of Magic in her original trajectory.

Seeing that the atmosphere was dull, Sainz decided to liven it up. "Hermione, let's put the Elf Rights Promotion Association aside for now. I have a goal right now. This elf should be able to accept your ideas and cooperate with you, so that your career can take a solid step forward. I wonder if you are interested."

Hermione immediately said happily, "Tell me, tell me!"

"Harry, do you remember the elf that used to cause trouble for you?"

"More than?"

"Do you know who he is from?"

"Malfoy."

"Do you want to design a plan to get him to leave the Malfoy family?"

"What should we do?" Hermione's eyes sparkled.

It was a win-win situation that could save a house-elf and make Malfoy suffer at the same time. Several people present were very interested...