Chapter 165: Oppression and slavery

At Hogwarts, Mr. Pringle, the custodian of the castle, has never been likable.
　　Even in the castle, there are many terrible rumors about him.
　　 But I have to say something for him, Mr. Pringle has never really physically punished students, especially in such a cruel way.
　　 Even if it is a student like Neville who has severely violated school rules and was sentenced to confinement; it is nothing more than a chain of chores.
　　 And now, Mr. Pringle's hideous tactics almost shocked Neville and Hermione.
　　 "Pop!" Another lash was fiercely.
　　 The house elf who was drawn wailed.
House elves are very strange creatures. They look skinny and small, with ears as big as bats, protruding eyes the size of a tennis ball, and a relatively long, flat nose... , They can talk, and they look like short humans...
　　 "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhg
　　 "Quickly tell...who made you strike!" Mr. Pringle roared.
　　 There was no answer. All the house elves looked at their beaten companions very sympathetically, but no one spoke.
　　 "Damn it!" Mr. Pringle seemed to be a little frustrated, and tried his best to draw the whip in his hand.
　　……
　　 "No..." Hermione's eyes were filled with tears.
　　 But fortunately, Matthew caught her in time, otherwise she might get emotional for a while and rushed in to try to stop Mr. Pringle.
　　 Even Neville Longbottom, who came from a pure-blood family, was very surprised by this scene.
　　 Mr. Pringle first panted heavily, and after a short break, he continued to start his interrogation, still using such a vicious method.
　　Naviway and Hermione can't bear to look straight.
　　 Matthew pulled them, motioning them not to look again.
　　 "Matthew, this is too cruel..." Hermione held back tears and said softly, "They are slaves...the house elves..."
　　 Matthew did not speak, but pointed to a small iron door on the other side.
　　 Then he took two friends and quietly left the door of the room where Mr. Pringle was; because Matthew was worried that if they lost control of their emotions and were discovered by Mr. Pringle, it would be too bad!
　　 Then, he walked to the other small iron door. The small iron gate is so short that it can only accommodate an adult house elf passing through; for a twelve or three-year-old wizard like Matthew, he needs to bend down to pass through.
　　 just broke into the room, and a foul smell suddenly came.
　　 All three of them quickly covered their noses.
　　 Then, the scene before them was extremely shocked.
　　If you guessed it correctly, this small room should be the "rest room" for the more than one hundred house elves.
Densely packed small beds appeared in front of them...A room about the same size as their common room had nearly a hundred beds; the range of activities for each house-elf is probably the size of a "slap"... …
　　 Not only these, the sheets and bedding are extremely tattered and look like they have been used for decades. A lot of the cotton in the bedding has all been lost...It is hard to imagine that these thin things will accompany those little guys through the winter.
　　 It's very cold in the room, there is no fireplace, and there is nothing else to keep warm... It's only November. It is hard to imagine how they would behave if it was a truly cold winter.
　　 And beside one of the beds, they found a small iron basin.
　　 There are something similar to swill in the iron basin...In a sense, it can be called "food"...
　　 Hermione bent down and approached the pot... Then, she seemed to vomit...
　　 For any wizard, these things are impossible to swallow.
　　 "Slave labor..." Hermione's breathing became very heavy, and it was not easy for her to say these words.
　　 "The house elves are cooking for Hogwarts after all. They can at least steal something to eat while cooking..." Neville said deceivingly.
　　 But he must also know that this is impossible. For the house elves, stealing is completely impossible.
　　 Matthew patted Hermione on the shoulder lightly: "Let's go!"
　　 They have been in this kitchen for too long...
　　 This is obviously not safe, especially since Mr. Pringle is right next to them, whipping the poor house elves fiercely.
　　……
　　 The three people crept out of the kitchen again.
　　 Fortunately, they were not discovered by Mr. Pringle... Although they did not know, entering the kitchen is not a violation of school rules!
　　 However, compared with their very excited expressions when they first entered the kitchen; the three of them now look extremely heavy.
Including Matthew Wickfield...Although he had expected that the house elves in this world lived an inhuman life... But after witnessing their living environment and living conditions, he Can't help but be shocked.
　　 The three people were silent, and UU Read www.uukanshu.com walked through the bright and wide stone corridor.
　　 When they appeared next to the auditorium again--
"I can't believe it..." Hermione finally stopped being silent, and she began to cry a little, "They treat those poor little guys that way... They cook for us, carry luggage, clean the housework... but Still have to live that hellish life..."
　　 "Wake up, Hermione..." Neville said somewhat "rationally", "They are just house elves...They are not wizards..."
"Isn't it a wizard, can you do whatever you want?" Hermione suddenly became very angry. "Treat them like this... even if you are facing pets, you shouldn't... Besides, the help from house elves, we need Much bigger than pets..."
"They may not like a comfortable life..." Neville went on to explain, "You don't know house elves, they actually like hard work and hard work... If they are given a comfortable environment, they will actually be very upset. of……"
　　 "Are you an idiot, Neville?" Hermione said suddenly angrily, "Obviously it's just a matter of hand...For wizards...Improve the working environment of house elves...Improve their lives..."
　　 "Hermione..." Neville shrugged and looked at Matthew for help, "Matthew, you can also persuade her to say something..."
　　 Hermione wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, and suddenly said, "So... they will treat Muggles like that... right?"
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