Chapter 335: Newt the Unsociable

Dorset, a lush forest.

There are few people here, only a beautiful wooden house in the middle of the forest, where Newt Scamander, a famous magical animal expert in the magic world, lives.

In the early morning, a burst of explosions broke the tranquility of the forest.

On a tree not far away, an evil bird poked its head out, and several strange-looking beetles crawled out of several tree holes and lined up to crawl into another tree hole.

Dobby looked around nervously. When he first arrived here, he inexplicably felt a hint of danger. The trembling feeling made him subconsciously want to escape from here and run far away.

Fortunately, that feeling disappeared quickly, as if it had never appeared.

Kyle took it through a cobblestone path, knocked on the door and walked into the wooden house.

Newt and Tina had received the news in advance and were waiting in the room.

"Dear, is this the house elf you mentioned in the letter?" Tina looked at the two and asked.

"Hello, dear lady, my name is Dobby, and I am a free house elf." Dobby bowed.

"Hello, Dobby, nice to meet you." Tina smiled.

This sentence made Dobby excited, and he bowed quickly, his long nose almost touching the floor.

Tina did not refuse Kyle's request to bring a house elf.

As he said in the letter, Newt is indeed very old, and it would be nice to have an extra helper.

But Newt himself did not think so.

He felt that he was fully capable of taking care of those magical animals and did not need help at all.

It was a pity that he had no say in this family, and Tina never asked for his opinion from beginning to end.

Look, he is still sulking beside him... although this is also useless.

The atmosphere of the first meeting was quite harmonious. Tina stood up and walked to Dobby,

"I agree to hire you, the job is to take care of some more difficult magical animals."

"No problem, Dobby has also taken care of cruppies and peacocks before."

Cuppies?

Peacock?

Tina raised her eyebrows and glanced at Kyle, "Didn't you tell it anything before?"

"I did." Kyle spread his hands, "But it was so excited that it didn't listen."

"Forget it..."

Tina waved her hand, and Newt opened the box naturally and put it on the ground.

"Come with me, I'll take you to see it first." She said to Dobby, "This job may not be what you think. After you see it, decide whether to stay."

Tina walked into the box.

Dobby didn't care at first, and even felt that he was underestimated.

It's just taking care of magical animals. It's too experienced, and what can such a big box hold? At most, it's a kitten or a puppy.

The crup in its previous owner's house would bite it every time, but it could still successfully complete a series of tasks such as feeding, bathing, and combing.

Dobby didn't think there was any animal more fierce than that crup.

These two people are so nice and respectful to it, the animals they raise must be very docile...

"Oh!"

Just thinking about it, Dobby followed Tina into the box.

In less than a second, it jumped up in fright, then fell heavily to the ground, and its two short legs tumbled for a while, and it rolled and crawled to hide in the corner.

It was the same terrible feeling at the door before... This time it was even stronger!

Looking at the countless magical animals around, Dobby felt that his eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

Especially the cat with six legs on the cliff not far away... No, it was much bigger than a cat.

No matter what it was, in short, being stared at by those blue eyes, Dobby felt like a turkey about to be sent to the oven, and no secrets could be hidden.

Now, it doesn't seem to want to be the best house elf so much.

"Just like what you see."

Tina said: "Your job is to serve as Newt's assistant and take care of these magical animals, and this is only a small part.

How about it, do you agree?"

Dobby's ears moved. What did he hear just now...

Not a servant, but a wizard's assistant?

Dobby got up from the ground, and his legs stopped shaking.

"Dear Madam, Dobby is willing to be an assistant."

"You have to think clearly." Tina glanced at him.

"This is only a small part. There are fire dragons, leopards, and kelpies in the farther places..."

Hearing the fire dragon, Dobby shuddered subconsciously, but still stood there.

"Dobby can do it, Dobby is not afraid of fire dragons!"

Tina smiled.

In fact, with Newt here, there will be no danger here, and it is more like doing some odd jobs.

Back then, Jacob, a person who didn't know magic, could come and go here freely, let alone the house elves.

Of course, the premise is that it has to pass the test in its heart. It is not okay to faint after seeing the fire dragon.

"Then the next thing is the salary."

Dobby's eyes lit up.

"How about twenty Galleons a week..." Tina thought for a moment and gave a number.

Dobby sat on the ground again, it was scared, it seemed that in its eyes, the number of twenty Galleons was more terrifying than the fire dragon.

"No, no, it's too much." Dobby shook his head repeatedly and insisted on only one Sickle a week.

This time it was Tina's turn to frown.

As Scamander's assistant, one Sickle per week?

If other wizards knew this, they would think that the Scamander family couldn't afford to pay their assistants!

"One Sickle is absolutely not enough, at least ten Galleons!"

Dobby, who had just gotten up, fell to the ground again. Just as he was about to say something else, he found that Tina had already frowned.

Then the matter was settled, and Dobby didn't say another word.

Kel silently gave a thumbs up beside him.

As expected of an Auror who had arrested the "magic scourge" and trapped him for more than seventy years, Tina only used a look to make the poor house elf shut up and accept the salary of ten Galleons per week.

But why did this sound so strange, as if Sickle was the biggest currency in the magic world.

Then there were other small problems.

For example, Tina only allowed Dobby to work in the box, and he couldn't leave the box.

Especially the machines for making cookies and bread in the kitchen, she resolutely didn't allow Dobby to get close, not even a step.

Dobby agreed... Of course, it couldn't refuse.

During the whole process, Newt stood aside, didn't say a word, just stared at Kyle quietly.

"Ahem... I'm doing this for your own good."

Kyle felt uncomfortable being looked at by him, and said: "Nicolas Flamel has a house elf butler named Tata, and Professor Dumbledore also has more than a hundred elves to help him make tea.

You are friends with them, you have to get along with them."

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