Elf Ancestral Land
Saturday.
Skylar summoned Dobby and Winky, and had Dobby bring them in phantom form to the Elf Ancestral Land.
According to Dobby, the Elf Ancestral Land is actually a secret spatial realm, similar to Mirror World, which only Sprite can find. From the moment they are born, all Sprite have the mark of the ancestral land imprinted on their souls, so all Sprite know the location of the ancestral land.
Having arrived at the Elf Ancestral Land of the elves, Skylar was deeply shocked by the scene before him.
A towering tree, its top invisible, stands in the center, and around its roots, a few scattered Sprite villages are built.
The village Sprite chattered excitedly at the sight of the outsiders, but Skylar couldn't understand a word they were saying. It turned out the Sprite had their own language. The wizards had always assumed the Sprite spoke human language.
Dobby and Winky can understand it, perhaps just like the location of their ancestral land—it's a kind of knowledge that's innate and imprinted on their souls.
These wild and House Elf Sprite no different from each other, but upon closer inspection, their spirit, temperament, and even eyes are completely different. The wild Sprite have no awe for Skylar —or perhaps for all humans; their attitude towards Skylar is more one of curiosity.
Skylar did not approve of enslaving other intelligent species, so he had no desire for these wild Sprite.
He came here for only one purpose—the legacy of Hufflepuff.
He sent Dobby and Winky to scout around for him, and Winky returned Dobby afterward.
"Young master, I think I've found what you're looking for." Although Dobby was no longer as respectful and reserved as before, it was clear that he was taking Skylar's task more seriously.
"Okay! Thank you, Dobby," Skylar said. "Can we go over now?"
"No problem, come with me."
Dobby and Winky led the way, with Skylar carefully following behind. They passed through countless Sprite villages, making their way towards the central tree.
After walking for more than an hour, they finally arrived at the base of the tree, where there was a deep tree hollow beside one of the roots. Skylar, who had a master-servant contract with Dobby and Winky, was not afraid of them harming him and stepped into the tree hollow.
The tree hollow was like a maze, with a maze of dark passages leading in all directions. But Dobby and Winky seemed to sense some kind of unseen guidance, and they didn't hesitate at any of the forks in the road, advancing smoothly without any obstacles. Finally, the group arrived at an altar.
In front of the altar stood three lifelike stone sculptures. The one on the higher side wore a dress sewn from flower petals, had two pairs of thin, transparent wings on its back that looked like dragonflies, one large and one small, and wore a cute flower wreath on its slightly tousled hair. No matter how you looked at it, it was very similar to the current Wood Nymph Clan and forests.
The other statue looks most like a human, except for its pointed ears on either side of its head, which are quite different from those of a human. It wears a tight-fitting outfit and a pointed hat on its head, and holds a willow flute to its lips, as if playing a soothing forest song. In every way, it looks very much like the modern-day Goblin Clan.
The bottommost statue depicts a creature with drooping long ears and large eyes. If one had to pinpoint any similarities between it and the Sprite Clan, these would probably be the only three. However, unlike the Sprite, the statue is neatly dressed, has well-proportioned limbs, and a handsome appearance. It holds a wine glass in one hand and a broom in the other, its mouth wide open as if singing, looking lively and full of charm.
Dobby pulled Skylar to the statue, where they saw a stone slab engraved with Ancient Elf script. The Ancient Elf script overlapped with the ancient wizarding script that Skylar had learned, but they were not entirely the same. Therefore, even with Skylar's profound knowledge of ancient Ancient Runes script, he still had great difficulty deciphering it with the help of Dobby and Winky.
The first paragraph explains the secrets of ancient times—the Ancient Elf created this space to avoid the war between the Ancient Divine Dragon and Ancient Giant, and moved all their people here. The three statues represent the ancestors of the Wood Nymph, Goblin, and Sprite, respectively.
The second passage recorded on the stone tablet explains that on a certain day, some of the Sprite, Goblin, and Nymph decided to leave to see the outside world.
The playful Goblin fell in love with Ireland's shamrocks, beer, and music, and decided to settle Ireland.
Nymph, who loves singing and being surrounded by vibrant flowers, chose France and Greece.
The Sprite, on the other hand, fell in love with human craftsmanship. They often sneaked into human homes and, without anyone knowing, helped humans with sewing, craftsmanship, and so on, which led to Muggle fairy tales such as "The Elves and the Shoemaker."
(Note: The Wood Nymph" comes from the original work. The People's Publishing House translates it as "fairy," but the author believes it is easily confused with "Fairy."Phoebe mentioned that Wood Nymph would perform and sing at Beauxbatons' Christmas party, indicating that she possesses spirituality and wisdom.)
(Note: Cornish Pixie, Doxy, Imp, Gnome, and Fairy are clearly unrelated to Sprite. They have no spirituality and cannot communicate with humans, which is why the author insisted on translating Cornwall Sprite as "Cornish Pixie".)
They help humans with these "jobs" out of their love for their craft, not for payment. So if someone offers them clothes or anything to wear, like the old shoemaker in the fairy tale, they will leave angrily, much like a lofty artist who hates the smell of money.
One day, a wizard discovered this characteristic of the Sprite, so he used a large number of handicrafts to lure Sprite over, and then used a pre-designed trap to capture them all.
The captured Sprite were subjected to one soul-binding spell after another, and were gradually brainwashed into becoming slaves of humans— the House Elf that wizards see today.
Of course, this isn't all the Sprite. Sprite escaped and fought back—some hid in the Black Forest of Germany, evolving into Erkling that prey on human children as revenge; some fled to Senegal in Africa, evolving into Yumbo that steal human food as revenge; and some fled to Far Eastern countries, evolving into Tanuki Man who play pranks on humans. Although most of their pranks are harmless, there are horror stories in Japan about Tanuki Man murdering old women and then tricking their husbands into drinking broth made from their corpses.
The text in this section is written in several different handwritings, clearly by different Sprite. One of them is obviously the great Hokey.
He was fortunate enough to be adopted by the kind Hufflepuff treated him as a friend, gave him freedom of thought, and allowed him to return to the Elf Ancestral Land the Hufflepuff after their passing. In gratitude to the Hufflepuff, Hokey left behind a bloodline of offspring at Hogwarts to assist in the daily operations of Hogwarts, only returning to the Elf Ancestral Land when he was very old.
The third section recorded on the stone tablet concerns the legacy left by Hufflepuff.
Hufflepuff's greatest skill was healing and life magic. Before she passed away, she sealed her own Source of Life in a magic circle somewhere in the Forbidden Forest. Anyone who inherits this power can obtain Hufflepuff's ultimate skill - "Creation Regeneration". This is a magical constitution that allows a person to quickly heal themselves no matter how serious their physical injury is, as long as they do not die on the spot.
Somewhere in the Forbidden Forest?
Skylar was an extremely shrewd individual, and with the intellectual boost from the Diadem of Wisdom, his comprehension and memory were both top-notch. After his analysis, he concluded that the so-called life force, as the name suggests, was most obviously characterized by gestation and reproduction, and the most astonishing and abnormal reproduction rate in the Forbidden Forest was undoubtedly that of Aragog, the Acromantula that Hagrid had released into the Forbidden Forest.
Without wasting any more time, Skylar immediately had Dobby and Winky Apparition him into the Forbidden Forest.