Wade found some time to accompany Toby to the house-elves' "hell."
In the end, Toby did not dare enter, so Wade had to walk into the narrow alley alone.
Wade had not expected the place to be tucked away in a corner of Diagon Alley, separated from Knockturn Alley by only a single wall.
Beyond the narrow alley was a large open space.
Seven or eight ugly, filthy tents had been erected among the overgrown weeds.
Many listless house-elves sat on the ground, staring blankly toward the entrance of the alley.
When they saw someone approaching, their eyes immediately lit up.
But once they realised that the newcomer was not their master, the light in their eyes faded again.
Wade quietly studied the dispirited house-elves.
They all had one thing in common. Every one of them was wearing a complete set of clothes.
The clothes had long since become filthy. Clearly, they were the garments their masters had given them when dismissing them.
"I want you to work for me. Is anyone willing?" Wade asked.
The house-elves looked up at him, then lowered their heads again.
"No one? Do you really want to remain free like this?" Wade asked again.
Perhaps the word "free" had struck a nerve.
At last, one of the house-elves answered him.
"Kind sir, Kaz is very grateful for your offer, but Kaz is sorry. Kaz believes Kaz's mistress will bring Kaz home again someday... Oh... poor old mistress. What will she do without Kaz to serve her?"
The other house-elves gave similar answers.
Toby had been right. Those who were genuinely willing to serve a new household had already found other wizarding families.
Only the most stubborn ones remained here, still waiting.
"Has any house-elf here ever been taken back by their former master?" Wade asked.
At those words, all the house-elves lowered their heads sadly.
Not a single former master had ever come to this place to retrieve one of them.
Only people like Wade, who genuinely needed house-elves, came here hoping to recruit one.
But almost none of the house-elves were willing to leave.
Wade looked at the gathered house-elves and felt his heart ache.
Yes...
So many young and able-bodied house-elves, sitting around doing nothing every day and completely wasting their labour?!
It was practically a crime!
So when Wade finally left, twenty-seven house-elves followed behind him with fanatical expressions.
Yes. After confirming that ordinary conversation would not persuade them, Wade had been forced to use a few little tricks.
He slightly altered their perception with nightmare magic, replacing the image of their former masters in their minds with himself.
Sigh. There was no helping it.
Wade simply could not bear to see such valuable labour going to waste.
So Wade decided to "save" all these house-elves from this "hell."
"This is Toby, your leader from now on. Get acquainted with him."
"Yes... Boss Toby!"
Toby stared dumbfounded at the group of house-elves bowing neatly before him.
Before he could even recover from his shock, Wade had already promoted him to their leader.
...
Nagini and Miravia were strolling through Diagon Alley.
Both had been trapped for many years, so almost everything they saw now felt fresh and interesting.
After looting those goblins and dark wizards, Miravia had no shortage of money.
So the two of them had been enjoying themselves immensely.
"It's a shame the Muggle world is at war. Otherwise, it would be nice to go and have a look around there too," Miravia said regretfully.
The Muggle world was embroiled in war, with ruined buildings everywhere. Many of the beautiful sights of the past were gone.
At least until the war ended, the Ministry did not recommend that witches and wizards casually venture into the Muggle world.
At that moment, Nagini suddenly said, "Doesn't that person over there look a lot like Wade?"
Miravia turned to look.
Sure enough, Wade was striding along in the distance, with a long line of excited house-elves following behind him.
"That is Wade."
"What is he doing?"
Miravia took one glance and immediately recognised that the house-elves behind him had all had their perceptions altered by nightmare magic.
She could not help laughing. "What else could he be doing? He probably found another bargain somewhere. Why else would he leave Hogwarts?"
"Then let's go say hello," Nagini said.
"Too late," Miravia replied.
Sure enough, the moment she finished speaking, Wade and the group of house-elves disappeared into the crowd.
Clearly, they had all Disapparated.
"Where did he find so many house-elves?"
"No idea... but he obviously needs those little fellows to work for him."
"Oh..." Nagini continued looking in the direction where Wade had disappeared.
"Stop looking. As far as I know, you won't be able to help Wade much in the short term. You'll probably need to wait at least a few more years..."
"Is that so?" Nagini suddenly felt a little lost, unsure of what she should do next.
"Come with me from now on. Since you call me Teacher, I can't very well teach you nothing useful. Once you've learned enough, you'll be able to help him more effectively..." Miravia said.
Since Nagini planned to follow Wade in the future, helping her grow stronger could also count as repaying another favour.
"All right. Thank you, Teacher!" Nagini said excitedly.
Having someone to travel with was better than being alone, especially when Miravia could also help her become stronger.
"Then where are we going now? Should we find somewhere to settle down?" Nagini asked.
"No... I don't plan to stay in one place for too long anymore." As Miravia spoke, she casually picked up a copy of the Daily Prophet from a nearby newsstand.
Her eyes immediately fell on an announcement on the front page about the Ministry recruiting new employees the following year.
Nagini followed her gaze and saw the article as well. "Teacher... you're not thinking about joining the Ministry, are you? Didn't you just say you don't want to stay in one place for too long?"
"That's true... but... the Department of Mysteries is actually recruiting? Perhaps I can make an exception for this..." Miravia said thoughtfully, stroking her chin with obvious interest.
"The Department of Mysteries?" Nagini looked at Miravia in confusion, wondering why her teacher seemed so interested in the place.
"When my consciousness used to travel all across Britain, there were very few places I couldn't enter. Except this one..." Miravia pointed at the newspaper. "The Department of Mysteries. Somehow, that place was able to completely block my consciousness. I've been extremely curious about those rooms inside for a long time!"
She had already planned to find an opportunity to investigate the Department of Mysteries someday. Now it seemed she would not even need to sneak inside.
She only needed to pass the recruitment process, become an Unspeakable, and then she could naturally explore those doors that had fascinated her for so long.
"Nagini, what do you think?" Miravia asked enthusiastically.
"Uh... then... why not give it a try? We don't have anything else to do anyway..."
What else could Nagini say? Miravia was already this excited.
"Excellent! Our next stop is the Department of Mysteries!" Miravia said with satisfaction.
...
After those house-elves joined him, Wade found himself with more and more free time.
Toby truly had a talent for management. Under his supervision, the newly recruited house-elves carried out Wade's orders exceptionally well.
The work of carving the runes inside the moving castle also gradually took shape through the house-elves' efforts.
As a result, Wade now had plenty of time to devote to club activities.
Gradually, his reputation among the students continued to rise.
In particular, after each month's practical trial assessment, Wade would personally review the battles everyone had encountered during the challenges.
With Wade's help, many students who had frequently failed the practical assessments before began achieving respectable results.
Time passed, and before long, the Christmas holidays arrived.
During the holiday, André finally passed the ideological assessment Wade had set for him and joined Hydra, becoming its third member.
Of course, this was only possible because Wade had changed his approach. Otherwise, he would have waited until André's beliefs and worldview had completely changed before allowing him to join.
But now it no longer mattered as much.
Although André's thinking had not been completely transformed, he could at least keep up with Wade's ideas.
And as long as Wade did not fall, André would remain completely loyal, because the only person he was loyal to was Wade himself.
At present, bringing Wade down did not seem particularly easy.
So Wade no longer needed to be quite so cautious.
Besides, Wade himself was gradually trying to change.
Just as Dumbledore had told him that day, he needed to learn to trust some of his friends.
And André, who was currently completely devoted to him, was the best person for Wade to practise with.
If he wanted to learn to trust others, he had to grow accustomed to it gradually.
At the same time, Grindelwald's investigation also made new progress.
By examining several old unsolved cases and following the clues step by step, he uncovered traces connected to the Scourers.
Barring any surprises, Grindelwald would soon be able to drag the group into the light.
After the holidays, life continued peacefully.
With the goblins' help, many of Wade's research projects gradually began taking shape.
The runic work in the core area of the moving castle, something Wade had been eagerly awaiting, was also nearing completion.
Moreover, the basilisk breeding facility was finally finished.
Wade specifically asked Dumbledore for leave, then travelled to Africa with Professor Slughorn.
At the same time, he brought the twenty-odd house-elves with him.
After all, there were simply no better workers.
The core area of the moving castle was basically complete, so it was the perfect time to send those house-elves to Africa to help manage the basilisk breeding operation.
Wade could hardly send Tom to Africa to work for him right now.
At the very least...
He would have to wait until Tom graduated.
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