The next morning, at 5:55 a.m., Merlin woke up from meditation on time.He took a shower, then sat by the window in his nightgown, looked at the city that was gradually waking up, and ate breakfast refreshed in the undisturbed tranquility.Although he was on vacation, Merlin didn't really want to go anywhere.If it weren't for the invitation to attend a Weasley family party, he would have preferred to laze at home in New York for a week and then go for a walk in Wisconsin.However, since he came to London, Merlin planned to spend the next few days shopping in Diagon Alley for some magic supplies that he urgently needed.It was a long purchase order, and it would take him days and enough luck to gather everything he needed.The clock on the wall slowly pointed to 7 o'clock, and there was a knock on Merlin's door."
Come in."
Merlin leaned back in his chair and shouted to the door.The next moment, accompanied by the fluctuation of the magic power of the shapeshifting charm, a house elf wearing rags and a pair of fur boots appeared in front of Merlin's eyes in a disguised and majestic posture.That's Dobby.Merlin had seen it once before and operated on it.Speaking of which, this elf is really fateful, and Merlin remembers that when he operated on Dobby, he made at least 3 mistakes that he shouldn't have made.But the elf survived the threat of death.Dobby was nervous, it had received a message from the kind Mr.
Harry last night, and it knew that the same Mr.
Merlin who had saved its life was likely to become its new boss.But Mr.
Merlin is not a talkative employer, and he needs to have an interview with Dobby.It was Dobby's first time in an interview, and he even went to the Muggle library to read books all night.Now, Dobby struggled to hold his chest out, trying to look smarter.But unfortunately, its appearance determines that this disguised posture can only make it look more funny.House elves are creatures that are inherently short, even shorter than the goblins of Gringotts.And they also have a strange appearance, as ugly as those ugly goblins, with bat-like ears and a long slender nose.On top of that, most of them look skinny and have large eyes, so Dobby's protruding eyes and green pupils look a little scary.It has no hair on the top of its head and a lot of wrinkles on its forehead.Overall, this is not a creature that can make people feel good at first glance.In fact, this ugly creature has an awkward position in the wizarding world, and they have served around the wizarding gate as slaves since the birth of the wizarding civilization.It is said that this originated from a human wizard's rescue of the house elves, the rescued elves in order to repay the favor, voluntarily become the servants of the wizards, coupled with their natural good sense of magic, in thousands of years of inheritance, the house elves, has become a very important link in the wizard civilization.In this day and age, most of the house-elves have been inherited as slaves for thousands of years, and they take it for granted that they are slaves, and the vast majority of elves have never thought of changing their living status and status.They regard loyalty as the greatest devotional of their lives, and even in some ancient families, when the house elves are too old to work, their owners will cut off their heads and use them as collectibles.This cruel behavior is even regarded as a distorted "glory" by the house elves.However, when the forest is big, there will be any bird, and the oppression will last for thousands of years, and there will always be people who will resist.Dobby is the most unique of the house-elves, Harry says he knows how to distinguish between right and wrong.In fact, Dobby really didn't like his former masters, the Malfoys, because they were a bunch of crazed Death Eaters who tried to obey the rules of the race while being ashamed of their service to the evildoers, and they wanted to rebel and act on it.It disobeyed its master's orders several times to help Harry.
Potter was eventually freed with Harry's help.It was a unique being, and Merlin looked at the nervous house-elf in front of him, who had already learned all the stories about Dobby from Harry and Ron.If there was a human standing in front of him, Merlin would have taken him into his department, and he needed the kind of disguise and rebellious staff who knew right from wrong.But the problem is, Dobby isn't human."
Dobby, I'm sure Harry has relayed my words to you."
Merlin was wearing a nightgown, he crossed his legs, looked at the nervous house-elf in front of him, and said, "I don't need you to serve me, I don't need a servant."
I live in a Muggle world, where slavery was extinguished thousands of years ago, and I don't need you to be my slave. ”"Yes, Mr.
Merlin."
Dobby replied in a high-pitched, muffled voice, "Mr.
Harry told Dobby that Mr.
Merlin needs Dobby to join your department and become a...
Uh, Advisor on Magical Affairs. ”Speaking of this, Dobby said a little nervously: "To be honest, Dobby doesn't think he's qualified to be a magic advisor, Dobby is just a lowly house elf, and Dobby doesn't know too many wizards' secrets. ”"But you know at least a lot more than the Muggles."
Merlin waved his finger and whispered, "You're joining a Muggle department where your knowledge and magic can be of great help."
Most importantly, I need an assistant who is skilled in using the Transfiguration Charm to provide necessary support to my subordinates at critical moments. ”"Yes, Dobby's shapeshifting spell works very well, it's an innate ability of all house elves."
The house elf nodded hurriedly, it had a habit of not calling itself "me", but calling itself by its own name, which was probably the habit of the house elves when they were slaves.Because in the eyes of the master, the slave is not an equal life, they are just a talking and intelligent object, and they are not qualified to use the word "I"."
Nice?"
Merlin savored the word, and he looked at Dobby, and he said, "You're too modest, Dobby, too."
At least I've never seen a wizard take 5 people at once, and go straight from England to North America...
Your knowledge of the Transfiguration Charm is comparable to that of the Great Wizards.This is really outstanding. ”Merlin's compliment made Dobby a little less nervous, and a smile appeared on his ugly face."
Next question, Dobby, do you use any magic other than the Transfiguration Charm?"
Merlin asked.Dobby nodded: "Dobby can use basic magic, and the Malfoys never avoid Dobby when they teach their son, and Dobby remembers those spells."
Oh Malfoy is stupid, Dobby only needs a few practices to use the magic, he needs days to master. ”"I'll take a look at it with a disarming charm."
Merlin took out his wand and placed it in his hand.Dobby was a little frightened, and he whispered, "No, no!
Mr.
Merlin saves Dobby's life, and Dobby is interviewing and cannot use magic on Mr.
Merlin.This is not right. ”"That's part of the interview, Dobby."
Merlin said to the house-elf in front of him, "I need you to be a member of my department, but I don't need a burden in my department.Before you get started, Dobby, I need to make sure you're up to the task I'm going to give you...
It's important that I can't send an unarmed person into a dangerous zone. ”"That's...
All right. ”Dobby stretched out his slender fingers, and under Merlin's gaze, the elf did not chant a spell, and there were almost no magic fluctuations, it snapped its fingers so lightly, and the wand in Merlin's hand was jerked by the invisible hand, and the wand Lola was about to break out of Merlin's palm.But the next moment, Merlin's fingers clenched again, counteracting Dobby's disarming spell.Much to Dobby's disappointment, his big ears pulled down, and apparently, he thought he had failed the interview.But no."
Good, Dobby!
You've proven what you're capable of, and your Disarming Charm is as skilled as your Transfiguration Charm. ”Merlin was pleased with the house-elf's performance.He needs Dobby to take on the responsibility of saving the agent's life in a critical moment in the future.The Transfiguration Charm and the Disarming Charm are two very important spells, and Dobby's ability to use the Disarming Charm without a spell is a testament to the magical potential of this elf, as long as it is given enough time, it can become a magical advisor that rivals that of a full-fledged wizard.And it has a big advantage.Muggles, i.e. ordinary people, are not able to see house-elves.They are essentially members of magical creatures.In this way, when Dobby is on a mission in the Muggle world, it is equivalent to putting on the best disguise.By now, the interview has been carried out, and it is almost over.Dobby's performances have satisfied Merlin, and it may not be possible for him to twist his will and ideas for a while, but it doesn't matter, Merlin has enough time to reverse his misconceptions."
This...
Sign it. ”Merlin handed Dobby a copy of the contract he had prepared last night to Dobby, who respectfully took it in his hands.Although this house elf is more rebellious than its companions, it also inherits the very polite habits of house elves.Although he looks ugly and funny, if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that Dobby's gestures have a very elegant demeanor.Even the snapping of the fingers just now, the extremely rhythmic shaking of the arm, if placed on a human being, it is quite chic.Dobby looked at the contract Merlin had given him, and it was the first time in his life that he had seen a contract related to him.Especially when it saw the salary package on the last page, Dobby's big eyes widened, and it looked at the string of dollar figures, and the conversion rate of the gold gallons in the back, it looked up a little dazedly and looked at Merlin.It says, "It's too much, it's too much."
Mr.
Merlin, Dobby was at Hogwarts...""
I know about you at Hogwarts."
Merlin waved his hand and said to Dobby, "But that was in the wizarding world, and you are now an employee of the Muggle world.In our world, there is a term called minimum income.I can't lower your salary any longer, or it's illegal...
You can understand that this is already the least amount of money you can get in theory, and you don't need to worry about it at all. ”"Huh?"
Dobby blinked, and said, "Mr.
Merlin, Dobby doesn't know much about the people of the Muggle world, but are you all so generous?"
”"I don't know about anyone else."
Merlin shrugged: "But S.H.I.E.L.D.'
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s benefits are really good, how is it?"
Dobby, do you want to sign?
”"Hmm."
Dobby nodded, and it said to Merlin, "Dobby has nowhere to go, the kind Mr.
Harry took Sparkle in, it's Dobby's friend."
Dobby didn't want to bother the other good guys, and if Mr.
Merlin thought Dobby could help, Dobby would do his best to help. ”With that, with a flick of its slender fingers, a name with very beautiful lines was neatly written on the signature field of the contract."
Good."
Merlin took the contract, he stood up, and said to Dobby: "Then from now on, to the next five years, Dobby, you are the official advisor of S.D.O.L.D., a subordinate department of S.H.I.E.L.D., you may not understand what our department does, I think you can understand an example, we are the Department of Magical Affairs Management in the Muggle world."
Anything that happens in the Muggle world in relation to magic is under our jurisdiction. ”Speaking of which, Merlin looked at the worn-out pillowcase and the fur-turned boots that Dobby was wearing, and he frowned and said, "You need to go through 6 months of training before you can officially join the company, and I will give you 2 additional tasks before you enter the Secret Service Academy." ”"Uh-huh."
Dobby nodded vigorously, and it looked up at Merlin, and it said, "Please, master, uh, I mean, Mr.
Merlin." ”"Call me sir!"
Merlin spoke, hooking his fingers, and his wallet flew out of his coat pocket into his hand.Merlin took out a few bills from them, handed them to Dobby, and said, "This is your uniform and weapon allowance, I need you to go to Madame Morkin's robes shop in Diagon Alley as quickly as possible and order a proper agent uniform."
I have already greeted Mrs.
Morkin in advance, and the uniforms of our department will be made in her in the future.Also, I need you to go to Mr.
Ollivander's wand shop and pick out the right wand for yourself. ”"How can a good agent be without weapons?"
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