Professors on One-Year Contracts, Don't Get Cocky if You Want to Live / Real or Fake Corpse-Dare to Put It to the Test?

For example, these eight House-elf are already looking at Harry with gratitude in their eyes, and they have no idea that they have just received a 'reward' from Harry!

Harry believed that if he treated them well and subtly influenced them, things would get better and better.

Chapter 510 Professor's Annual Disposal: Stay Alive and Don't Get Away with It

"Thank you so much for your help today, Professor Sprout. I didn't expect it to take so long."

After the selection process was completed, Harry quickly nodded to the Hufflepuff House professor.

"I'm fine, it's a holiday anyway, but it's already so late, is there still time for what you need to do?" Professor Sprout asked with concern.

"Actually, this is perfect. I was planning to move things at night anyway. I'll take my leave now. Thank you so much for your help today."

After thanking Professor Sprout again, Harry gathered everyone on his side together and had Eliezer lead them away from Hogwarts.

However, after Harry left, Professor Sprout reflected on what had happened, and his expression became somewhat serious.

Among the four heads of the house, Sprout's relationship with Harry was not as close as the other three, so this was her first time observing Harry's behavior outside of his student status.

It is no exaggeration to say that Harry's keen insight into problems and his House-elf are simply breathtaking.

Moreover, Harry seemed to have no concept of a 'group of House-elf's at all; he only ever saw individual House-elf.

Dobby, Kreacher, Eliezer —each House-elf was different in his eyes, and he treated them with vastly different attitudes.

So... the remaining ninety-odd House-elf at Hogwarts have essentially been abandoned by Harry, and unless some special circumstances arise in the future, he will absolutely not come back to 'rescue' these House-elf.

"I'll leave first..."

Remembering that Dumbledore had once instructed her to report the outcome of things to him as soon as possible, no matter how late it was, Sprout hurriedly left the school cafeteria.

After that, only a group of House-elf, exhausted but still smug, remained in the kitchen.

Meanwhile, back in Highgate Village, as soon as Harry and the others arrived, they immediately cast a ring of Banishing Charm around the area surrounding Witanhurst.

Even though it's the middle of the night, we still need to prevent nosy ordinary people from coming and disturbing us.

After that, Harry and Hermione waved their wands together, breaking through the ground around the mansion and starting to dig into the foundation from different directions.

"So you're going to dig through the foundation of this house? Well, I'll join in the fun." Sirius, seeing this, already knew what Harry was going to do, so he cast the same spell.

"Dig Three Feet!"

A beam of light shot from the tip of his wand, easily breaking through the ground beside the mansion wall, as if a shovel was constantly working, digging out the soil from the corner of the wall.

"What a powerful spell, Godfather. No wonder Marauders back in the day." Seeing that Sirius's digging speed was in no way inferior to his own, Harry couldn't help but offer sincere praise.

The Gouging Spell the three were using was a special spell recorded only in the Book of Spells in the Restricted Section; even most wizards, after graduating, might not be able to master it.

Sirius's proficiency suggests he must have frequented the Restricted Section during his school days.

Sure enough, apart from Peter Pettigrew, whose academic performance was terrible, the other three of his fathers' generation of Marauders were all top students.

"Hehe, aren't I amazing? I'm even thinking about applying to be Defense Against the Dark Arts professor!" Hearing his godson's praise, Sirius became as happy as a child. "It's perfect timing since Moony resigned. If I could get a job at the school, I could come visit you anytime..."

"No, you don't want to! Godfather, believe me, the position of Blackguard Professor is not suitable for you at all!"

However, when Harry heard that Sirius wanted to take his position, his expression immediately changed.

"Oh... so what if it's not suitable? Why are you reacting so strongly?" Sirius scratched his head, puzzled.

Just a moment ago, he absolutely saw Harry bare his teeth at him... like a venomous snake guarding its prey...

"I'm just genuinely concerned about you. Think about it, three professors have been ruined in this position in three years. What would happen if something were to happen to you?"

Harry seemed to be earnestly trying to persuade him, but to Sirius, his tone sounded sinister, as if he were saying...

You dare to challenge this Demon King for the position of Black Defense Professor? You're just getting cocky!

"Hey... I feel like you're threatening me."

Sirius inwardly grumbled, thinking to himself, "Wasn't it all because of you that those three professors were dumped before?"

He had heard before that Quirrell, who was possessed by Voldemort, was killed by Harry, and that Gilderoy Lockhart was glared at like an idiot by his godson.

Moony was fine initially, but Harry's series of injections left him extremely weak, and now he practically needs a cane called Tonks to walk...

So you're basically threatening me!

However, Sirius was just saying it casually; he didn't really want to teach at school, much less work with that Snivellus... and of course, he definitely didn't want anything to happen to him.

After this brief incident, Harry and the others quickly dug the foundation of the mansion and then used powerful blasting and Reductor Curse to completely destroy it.

After that, to the astonishment of Sirius and many House-elf, Harry once again drew a ten-pointed star magic circle that descended from the sky, and enveloped the entire Witanhurst mansion with it without missing a beat!

"The eight of you, along with Kreacher and Eliezer, will each stand at one of the ten apexes. When you hear my command, you will all channel your magic into the magic circle and Apparition to take the entire house away; Godfather, you will Apparition with Hermione and me to Hogsmeade Village."

After assigning tasks to everyone present, Harry took out a wand he had previously seized from his ring and handed it to Dobby.

"Dobby, you stay here for now. After we leave, set a fire here. It doesn't matter how badly it burns, but it must cover the entire mansion area."

"Absolutely no problem, sir." Dobby accepted the wand.

House-elf are not allowed to use wands, but that doesn't mean they are incapable of using them. Dobby's actions immediately attracted the attention of all the House-elf present.

Kreacher was disgusted, Eliezer thoughtful, and the rest were either puzzled or confused, and so on.

But one thing is certain: they have determined that Dobby is a very special House-elf.

"Alright, let's begin!" With everything ready, Harry gave the instructions to all the House-elf.

The House-elf at the ten apex of the magic circle simultaneously poured their magic into the area, causing the entire space surrounding the mansion to distort violently. Then, the second largest mansion in Britain, covering an area of 2.4 hectares, abruptly vanished from its spot.

After Harry, his two companions, and I left at the same time, a burst of flames suddenly shot into the sky from the spot where the Witanhurst mansion had been!

The flickering flames quickly attracted the attention of ordinary people nearby, but they simply assumed the mansion had suddenly caught fire, and no one would have guessed... it was no longer there.

Chapter 511 Real or Fake Corpses? Dare to Examine Them?

Boom!!

At the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade Village, a massive mansion suddenly appeared under the night sky, causing an earth-shaking tremor.

Eliezer and ten other House-elf also appeared at the ten vertices of the magic circle, their positions perfectly aligned.

However, although the move was complete, Harry did not let them leave immediately, but instead kept them standing in their original positions.

Their mission wasn't over yet; Harry needed to reinforce the foundation of the mansion next.

Then he took out a strange object from the ring, threw it into the corner of the mansion, and splashed a large amount of mud.

The mud appeared to be mobile, quickly spreading throughout the entire mansion area, and then slowly engulfing the mansion's foundation like a swamp.

"What is this thing that can create a swamp?" Sirius couldn't help but find it amusing; he noticed that Harry always managed to pull out unexpected and novel gadgets.

"Portable Swamp, a prank product developed by the Weasley Brothers. The one I'm using is a specially made, enhanced version," Harry explained with a smile. "I've always felt this thing would be really useful, and now it seems I am!"

The Weasley Brothers were absolutely alchemical geniuses, and Harry was now completely convinced of that.

They only give the impression of 'only making joke products' because of their personality, but in fact, those products can definitely produce unexpected results if their power and purpose are slightly changed.

Therefore, Harry has decided that no matter what their OWL grades are, they must be enrolled in the NEWT advanced class of Alchemy Class when school resumes, and they must definitely make a name for themselves in it.

It's important to know that, whether in ancient or modern times, alchemists have always been directly linked to money.

Seeing that the foundation had sunk almost completely, Harry cast a spell to solidify the swamp, and at the same time had ten House-elf cast Permanent Sticking Charm through a magic circle. Finally, he set fire to dry up the remaining swamp... With that, the relocation of the Witanhurst mansion was completely completed.

All that's left is for the House-elf to do a quick clean of the mansion's interior, temporarily remove valuables, and then you can hire someone to do the renovations.

Hmm... the magical engineering team that renovated his shop last time was pretty good, Harry is planning to hire them again.

Oh, right, and we can't forget about the bounty. After all, even a small mouse has its share of meat, and it can also cause some trouble for the Ministry of Magic...

"Hey, I misjudged it, it hasn't rotted yet?"

The group entered the mansion, and while the House-elf began cleaning up important items, Harry also rushed to the Great Hall.

He had assumed that after nearly ten days, the Peter Pettigrew's corpse would be completely rotten, but he found that there was hardly any change on it, and even the stench of death was barely noticeable.

Based on this, it seems that after being transformed into a vampire, its body became very different from that of a human.

That's fine, though; its corpse is so easy to identify that the people at the Ministry of Magic certainly wouldn't dare to deny it.

So the next morning, Harry really did take Peter Pettigrew's body to the Ministry of Magic, and he even borrowed a photographer from the magazine to follow him and film the whole process of him causing trouble at the Ministry of Magic.

This photographer, named Bozo, had previously been taking candid news photos of Rita Skeeter. He was also implicated in Lucius's previous affair, and after being fired from the Daily Prophet, he naturally joined the Quibbler, once again colluding with Rita.

Upon hearing that Harry was going to deliver a body to the Ministry of Magic, his enthusiasm could only be described as volunteering.

"What... what did you say? A corpse?!"

In the Seventh Floor lobby of the Ministry of Magic, the witch in charge of reception screamed in fright as soon as she heard that Harry had brought a corpse.

Alarms blared throughout the hall, a large group of wizards rushed over in a panic, and several guards simultaneously raised their wands.

Photographer Bozo, who was following behind Harry, pressed the shutter at the perfect moment, capturing a fantastic shot of the messy scene inside the house.

"Not bad~" Harry nodded with a smile, clearly very satisfied with the other party's professionalism.

"Harry Granger, what are you doing here?!" There happened to be an Auror in the hall who had previously gone to Hogwarts to seek revenge. As soon as he saw Harry, he immediately looked as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

"I already said I'm here to deliver a corpse," Harry said calmly, pointing to the vampire carcass on the ground beside him. "I've brought Peter Pettigrew Peter, the fugitive you've been trying to catch, here today."

"Peter Pettigrew Peter ...no! You're lying!" The Auror immediately denied it. "Peter Pettigrew Peter has already been arrested by the Ministry of Magic and has already been sentenced to Dementor's Kiss! So this corpse of yours must be fake; you had someone else impersonate him using Polyjuice Potion!!"

"Are you sure?" Harry waved the paper he was writing down the Recording Charm with. "I've written down everything you just said. You think the corpse I brought is fake, so I have every reason to suspect that your so-called 'Peter Pettigrew' who was supposedly Dementor's Kiss is actually an imposter!"

"Mr. Granger, this is the Ministry of Magic. Please watch your words."

"Yes, Harry, how can you suspect Auror without any evidence?"

The commotion in the hall clearly attracted the attention of more people, and two other people approached Harry at the same time: Kingsley Shacklebolt Shacklebolt and the newly promoted Arthur Weasley.

"Gentlemen, I'm not just randomly suspecting the Auror, it's just that this Auror's lies are so unbearable." Harry shook his head with a hint of disdain. "Peter Pettigrew has already been Dementor's Kiss. If what he said is true, why not bring out the 'Peter Pettigrew' imprisoned in Azkaban and see for ourselves? We can go to Gringotts' Thief's Downfall and use the water to verify it. Whether the person is alive or dead, all the pretense will be exposed!"

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Kingsley Shacklebolt and the others tensed up.

Gringotts's Thief's Downfall... how could they possibly dare to accompany Harry to verify it?!

"Granger, can we talk about this somewhere else?" Seeing Harry's aggressive attitude, Kingsley Shacklebolt narrowed his eyes and stepped forward to grab Harry's wrist.

His eyes were flashing with a dark blue light, clearly indicating that he wanted to tamper with Harry's memories before things escalated.

"Cannot!!"

However, he ultimately underestimated Harry's formidable mental strength. With a sudden roar, Harry not only made Kingsley Shacklebolt and everyone else's eardrums ring, but the eye contact between them also caused Kingsley Shacklebolt to feel a sharp pain in his eyes, involuntarily covering his eyes and taking several steps back.

"All I wanted was to get the bounty on Peter Pettigrew's body, but your Ministry of Magic kept making excuses! So today, I'm not going anywhere. We'll settle things right here, in front of all the wizards present!!"

Pshaw, it's just a fuss over the Ministry of Magic, no big deal~

Chapter 512 Scrimgeour, can be used

So, Harry now treats the Ministry of Magic like his own child... He's got nothing better to do anyway, so he might as well come over and slap it a couple of times whenever he feels like it.

On the last day of the exams, such a major event occurred in the Ministry of Magic, but not a single report was released. This clearly shows that Albus Dumbledore and Fudge reached some kind of agreement and forcibly suppressed all the incident.

But that won't do. Such a big matter can't be left unresolved; that doesn't align with Harry's interests at all.

So of course he had to bring Peter Pettigrew's corpse to the Ministry of Magic and cause a ruckus, so that all the busybodies could see for themselves who was the real deal and who was the imposter!

Didn't your Ministry of Magic keep bragging that you'd captured Peter Pettigrew?

That Auror just said he'd interrogated Peter Pettigrew and even sentenced him for the Dementor's Kiss...

Then bring out Peter Pettigrew, who's now in a vegetative state, and let's verify his identity in front of everyone and see who's lying and deceiving the entire Britain Wizarding World!

As for the possibility that Harry's actions will completely sever ties with the Ministry of Magic, or even provoke retaliation... well, let them try.

His conflict with the Ministry of Magic was already deep, but during the previous battles, Harry held back somewhat, basically only using "The Quibbler" to wage a propaganda war against the Ministry of Magic.