NOVEL NEXT Chapter 235: Capture
Hogwarts kitchen actually is located right below the Great Hall, inside also placed are four long tables, positions directly facing the four house long tables in the Great Hall.
But actually these long tables are not for house-elves to use for eating, but are four 'conveyor belts' that have been cast with special magic.
Every time during mealtime house-elves will place food on the long tables, then again through the long tables inside the kitchen transmit to the Great Hall.
And the real place where house-elves cook is actually located not far from those four long tables along the edge of the wall.
Inside the wall there are embedded various ovens, fire pits, water pools, and worktops and such facilities.
When it comes time to cook, the hundreds of house-elves stationed at Hogwarts will work together, reasonably operating the kitchen's equipment and their own magic to begin cooking.
Link had once been fortunate to witness one scene of house-elves cooking, that scene made Link can't help but associate it with the circus acrobatic performances he had once watched.
Only a pity that due to already having passed dinner time now, therefore when Link and Emily brought a big group of Skars into the kitchen, here was only left a few house-elves washing dishes.
Of course, saying washing dishes, but actually they were more like chatting.
Because as long as they wave their fingers, those tableware and cloths would themselves dive into soapy water and start cleaning.
Emily, due to in her home there being no house-elves, therefore towards everything inside the Hogwarts kitchen felt very novel, just as she entered already looked all around non-stop, especially towards house-elves currently carrying out dishwashing operation felt very interested.
And these few house-elves after seeing Link and the others first were stunned, then screamed and turned into a puff of smoke disappearing without a trace.
This made Emily can't help but frown.
Link explained, "House-elves pursue is to carry out all operations in silence and unnoticed, so most of them are very afraid of strangers. Just now they must have been scared by us. But don't worry, soon someone will come out to receive us."
Just as Link's voice fell, a house-elf with a cane walked out from the corner of the wall.
His face was full of wrinkles, looked extremely old, wearing a pillowcase printed with the Hogwarts crest, also stained with some grease.
"Young Hufflepuffs, I'm called Potlid, you all missed dinner? No problem, we can now immediately restart the fire to help you cook a few servings."
The old house-elf Potlid tremblingly spoke, but had a sincere smile hanging on his face.
As soon as he said this, many house-elves darted out from all around the kitchen again.
They quickly restarted ovens and boilers, and amidst cheerful laughter began cooking again.
"Ah! Old sir, we don't need to…"
Emily seeing this immediately wanted to stop them, but Link reached out to stop her.
"In house-elves' minds, working is everything, if you stop them now, I dare bet they not only won't thank you, instead will feel sad."
Link softly explained beside Emily's ear, then smiled and nodded at that old elf, saying, "Then sorry to trouble you, old sir."
"Oh ho ho! Don't mention it, little Hufflepuffs, this is all we ought to do!"
Hearing this, Potlid chuckled, and the smile on his face became even brighter, paired with those wrinkles, looked just like a blooming chrysanthemum.
And Emily seeing this decisively closed her mouth, deciding not to speak again.
She really understood too little about house-elves, speaking wrongly could easily make things worse.
Link then seized the opportunity, opened his mouth and said, "Sir Potlid, actually we came late here to search for a classmate's lost pet. My hound told me it's very likely hiding here, could you allow us to search a bit?"
"Of course! Of course! We never reject any Hufflepuff!" Potlid excitedly said.
Hearing this Link slightly smiled, waved his arm, and the Skars who were already thirsty and hungry around him then pounced out.
They leapt and ran all over the kitchen, one moment sniffing this, another sniffing that, and from time to time even sneakily ate the food prepared by house-elves, making the whole kitchen a total mess.
But all the house-elves had no intention to stop them, some even personally fed the food they just made to those Skars, and then made it again.
And the Skars also didn't disappoint Link.
Soon all the Skars gathered around a cupboard on the east side of the kitchen, barking "woof woof" toward Link.
Link and Emily immediately approached, and indeed saw a grey dirty big rat now already forced under the cupboard by the Skars, trembling with fear.
"Strength release! Wingardium Leviosa!"
Two spells went down, that rat instantly lost resistance, floated to in front of Link.
Seeing the rat obviously missing the left front paw's ring finger, Link satisfied nodded.
Including Dumbledore, many people were curious, since Black possessed the ability to escape unnoticed even without a wand, why choose to break out now after staying in Azkaban for more than ten years?
One must know, Azkaban's environment is practically hell.
And that real answer, now was being held in Link's hand.
Scabbers, actually was Black and James Potter's friend Peter Pettigrew.
Back then after betraying the Potters, he and Black had a big battle. He finally faked death at the cost of cutting off one finger.
Afterwards due to Voldemort's fall, these ten-plus years Peter Pettigrew had been hiding at the Weasley home, acting as their pet.
This is also the reason why Scabbers could live over ten years, because he originally was a human.
And the reason why Black would choose to break out now, was because he saw on the Daily Prophet the report about the Weasleys winning a prize, which published a family photo of the Weasleys, in which Scabbers was also present.
Sirius Black, this time came out as an avenger.
He wanted to send Peter Pettigrew to the place he should have gone more than ten years ago, hell.
Therefore, as long as Link could control this rat, then that half-crazy avenger Black basically can be controlled too.
Thinking like this, Link smilingly stuffed Scabbers, or rather Peter Pettigrew, along with that filthy rag into a parchment bag.
And at this moment, Potlid who had come along was already hugging his head and screaming, discovering a rat inside the kitchen.
This was simply the symbol of their hygiene work not done well!
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