"This would not be the end Dumbledore, one day I will chain that damn elf and take him back to kill him for this humiliation even if it's the last thing I do!!" Lucius screamed out loud at Dumbledore. A half-hearted threat meant as a show of force because of his defeat at the hands of the house elf that had been freed only moments ago.
Dumbledore was about to reply, to speak a small apology for what had transpired with a half-hearted promise of a compensation which will be ignored by both. But before he did, his instincts screamed to him to be careful.
He drew his wand, but what greeted him was an army, an army of spirits and Elfs that kept on staring at the fool that screamed of torturing an elf in the castle grounds.
Lucious faltered at the ensemble. Just moments ago, he had seen the power of a single elf that had endured countless humiliation and pain all throughout the years while under his control. And just moment ago, he realised the power wielded by the same elf when it was free.
Now seeing a small army in front of him, an army made of elves that looked stronger than the one that took him out easily made him realise that he might be in a really unfavourable situation right now.
He took out his wand but was reluctant to use it as there were no spells that can save him while he is in the corridor while being too close to his opponents. Any large area type attack will affect him as well as his enemies. Attacks that works on low areas will not be enough as the moment he casts one, his opponents will begin to attack him from his blind spots very easily.
'Damn that barrier around Hogwarts, otherwise I would have already escaped from this hell hole.' He muttered in his mind in regret but there was no use for it now.
Dumbledore was also confused as he had never seen something like this happening inside the castle. In all the years he had been teaching and guiding Hogwarts, he had never seen the house Elfs outside of the kitchen where they worked and the way the spirits appeared had added to the surprise as well.
As they looked at each other, one of the spirits came forward slowly. Dumbledore recognised the spirit; it was the bloody baron. A de facto leader of the ghosts present within the entire castle.
He slowly went and stood in front of Lucius who was trembling slightly as he had recognised the spirit he had met in his younger years when he was a student in this castle like many others.
"Lucius" Baron spoke and Lucius immediately stood straight as if he was a military soldier. Baron had an unforgettable effect on every single Slytherin student that ever passed through the doors of Hogwarts. The Slytherin were filled with people who obsessed on blood purity and had bullied the members of other houses at every chance they got. But they never dared to do it in front of the Bloody baron as any who dared to do it was found in ways that were horrifying to kids their age.
Baron seeing that Lucius was listening, decided to speak.
"Remember the founder Helga Hufflepuff, the one who outlived all the other founders, the one who worked tirelessly to make sure that the wizarding world was heading towards a wonderful future"
"Yes!! Yes I do!!" Lucius immediately shouted out as he felt any other answer would end up with him in the infirmary once again.
"Good…and do you remember the history of house elfs, if you don't remember, don't worry I'll tell you all about it" he said while the eyes of every Individual there shined brightly.
After three hours.
Lucis limped out of Hogwarts with a haggard look in his face. those who see him now will imagine that he was trapped in a dungeon for weeks without food or any proper drinking water.
With shaking hands, he took out his wand and use apparition, all the while a ghost sitting on the top of the tower laughed out loud.
Yes, the spirit that hid the sock inside the fake Horcrux was none other than Peeves the Poltergeist who according to the orders given by Auden had agreed to do this unbelievable prank.
Unlike the other ghosts in Hogwarts, Peeves was conceived within the castle itself. He was an abstract entity formed by the crafty and mischievous nature of the children themselves. And he would not have been born if not for the existence of the castle and therefore obeys Auden as the castle values Auden immensely.
So, when Auden asked him for this favour, he was all in.
At the same day at night in a corner of the castle.
"Did you see how happy that Elf was Gryffindor?, it almost seemed like we are meeting the elves that were present in the forests two thousand years ago" Salazar spoke with a rare smile on his face.
"Yes, for a moment it was unbelievable. When Helena had shown me her memories of the last two millennia, I had believed that the chances of an elf not obsessed in serving being born was impossible. But the existence of Dobby proves that the natural elves are still alive deep inside them.
He might still have a few tendencies of punishing himself, but he can free himself from that with time" Gryffindor said and suddenly they realised they were not alone in the room.
Rowena Ravenclaw appeared into the room.
"So, from what we saw of Dobby, are we moving forward with his first plan to change the wizarding world?" Rowena asked but she already knew the answer.
Both Gryffindor and Salazar looked at each other. Then they both had a similar smile on their face. a smile that promised a small surprise for the entire wizarding world tomorrow. A surprise for the wizarding world that perverted their roots and real laws.
On that very evening, countless spirits moved out of the Hogwarts castle, towards different directions. Their aim, to change an unjust in the wizarding world.
A/N- Hope you like it.