Since the house-elves failed in the war with wizards, they have been trained by wizards in a slavish way for generations. They have even been differentiated into the category of magical creatures, and they have to accept the management of the Department of Magical Creatures Management and Control of the Ministry of Magic in the UK.
They don't allow free house-elves. In the eyes of the Ministry of Magic, once a house-elf is idle, it may cause harm to wizards or the human world, and the consequences may be more serious than some magical animals.
After all, house elves can do magic, and despite being slaves for centuries, wizards have never let down their vigilance against such creatures.
Moreover, adopting a house-elf is also relatively expensive. First of all, a deposit of 5,000 Galleons is required. Many wizards think it is expensive, but it is because of the deposit.
After all, house elves don't need wages. After recognizing a master, they will be servants of the family for the rest of their lives if nothing else happens, so the expenses on house elves are only spent when claiming them.
After all, house elves are very practical. At least in the eyes of Kahn, a lazy person, it is better to have someone serve them than to do it yourself.
Hermione also went to the Ministry of Magic. At this time, Voldemort has not returned, and the Death Eaters are all dormant. The British wizarding world is relatively safe except Knockturn Alley and places where there are no people. Hermione wants to know more about the wizarding world. situation, so Kahn agreed.
Except for the strange way of going to the Ministry of Magic, everything else opened Hermione's eyes. It was the first time she saw so many wizards outside of Diagon Alley, and this was the management department of the British wizarding community. .
After being guided by the staff of the Ministry of Magic, Kahn and Hermione quickly came to the fourth basement floor. After getting out of the elevator, Kahn felt that there were a lot fewer wizards here, but at a glance, they could still find wizards in the corridor. I saw a dozen wizards walking back and forth, holding some documents in their hands.
According to Boss Tom's introduction, the Fantastic Beasts Management Control Room is the department with the second largest number of people in the Ministry of Magic, and the department with the most people is the Department of Legal Enforcement, which is the part where Aurors are located; the Ministry of Magic exists to maintain the stability of the wizarding world , the first is to target dark wizards, and the second is to guard against magical creatures.
Following the instructions on the office door, Kahn quickly found the house elf to relocate to the office. After explaining his intentions, the staff of the Ministry of Magic who received Kahn were stunned for a moment, and then started business for Kahn.
"Here is what you need to know about adopting a house elf. This is the form. Fill in the address and the number of elves you want to adopt. After leaving a deposit, you can go back and wait for news."
Most of the wizards who can come to adopt house elves are either rich or expensive, so the attitude of the staff of the Ministry of Magic is also relatively good.
Kahn quickly filled out the form, and after leaving the corresponding deposit, the people in the house elf resettlement office told him that usually there would be a reply within seven days, and Kahn would be notified whether to adopt immediately or wait.
After dealing with the house elves, Kahn went to ask about opening a shop.
There is no clear departmental management of this matter, basically two departments of the Law Enforcement Division, which cannot sell Muggle items, and cannot sell items related to black magic; the former needs to go to the Misuse of Muggle Items Office, and the latter Then go to the Auror office to report. If you open a shop in Diagon Alley without reporting, Auror will check you every day.
This time Carter just came to find out. After all, he didn't have everything ready to open the store, but at least he knew the process. After a while, he will come to the Ministry of Magic again after he is ready.
After dealing with the matter, Kahn and Hermione went back. The two went to the Leaky Cauldron after eating some desserts in Diagon Alley. Kahn was not in the habit of cooking, so he took Hermione to have a casual meal.
His goddaughter always has a steady stream of energy when she sees new things. Today is a good example. She ran with Kahn for a whole morning without feeling tired, and said that after returning Contact the spell and preview your homework.
Hermione can feel that Kahn takes care of her, so she doesn't want to live up to this expectation, and she also likes the wizarding world very much, and now she just puts more energy into it.
After Hermione drank the last sip of juice, she said to Kahn, "Godfather Kahn, I want to continue learning how to make potions when I go back."
"Of course you can, but I think it's best to have a guide to guide you in the science of potions. If you try to figure it out on your own, even getting started is quite difficult. You should have felt it in the past two days, Hermione."
After Kahn agreed, he persuaded him again, and what he said was indeed reasonable. Hermione was smart, but if he made potions according to the textbooks, he would be a genius like Snape; No potion was successfully refined, even the simplest.
"I'll find someone to teach you potions. There is still a month before you start school. If someone gives you advice, I believe you will make great progress. What do you think? Hermione."
"Thank you, Godfather!"
After Hermione agreed, she smiled happily. She had already felt the profound knowledge of potions, and it would be great if someone could guide her.
Although the godfather was suggested by her parents, during the time spent with Kahn, Hermione felt more and more that Kahn cared for and helped her; will feel embarrassed.
How can it be like now that she can read magic books casually, even the new books released by Lihen Bookstore, and there are so many magic materials for her to use.
Not to mention being able to invite a Potions teacher before school starts, Hermione thought for a while, even if her parents dote on her again, they might not spend so much money on her, because her family does not have the conditions.
Kahn is different, he has a lot of Galleons, maybe he can't invite Snape and Horace, but there is still a chance for other slightly weaker potion masters; even some Hogwarts graduates, some people in The grades in Potions class were very good, and the knowledge they had mastered was enough to teach Hermione.
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Kahn asked Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, to hire someone. After learning that there were fifty Galleons as a reward, Old Tom happily agreed to this matter; in his opinion, this matter was very simple. It's just looking for a Potions teacher who can guide the little wizards who haven't entered school.
As long as you pass the Potions test and fully meet Kahn's standards, although there are not many such people, Old Tom knows a few, and Kahn's salary is not low. If it is not that he is not good at it, Old Tom himself want to go.
In addition to this incident, Kahn received a reply from the Ministry of Magic on the third day.
He applied for two house-elves, and the Ministry of Magic has adjusted them for him, and they can come to the Ministry of Magic to pick them up at any time.