The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Hermione waited patiently for the little boy to clean up the area before pulling the little boy over and wiping his sweat with a handkerchief.

It wasn't until he had completely cleaned up the little boy's sloppy face that he said with a smile:

"You did a great job, five points for Hufflepuff!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a crisp sound of gem collisions in the gem hourglass in the distant foyer.

The little boy left happily.

Ron couldn't hold it in any longer and said to Hermione angrily:

"Crazy! I think you are really crazy! You actually gave that Hufflepuff kid extra points! Don't you know that he gets points and rewards for doing this job?"

Harry also looked at Hermione quietly.

He knew that what Ron said was absolutely correct.

In exchange for allowing the lower-grade students to share part of the labor at Hogwarts, Link gave these positions some points and financial subsidies.

Although this subsidy is not high, if it lasts, it will barely be considered worthless.

But it is precisely this that prevents senior students from participating in the competition in this industry, and effectively allows this subsidy to reach the pockets of junior students smoothly, so that they can also earn some college points and earn some Use the money to buy snacks and stuff.

So in principle, Hermione's actions are simply irrational.

It's a pity that Hermione just nodded nonchalantly and said:

"Yes, of course I know, but I just like to help those who contribute to Hogwarts. If you also help sweep the floor and clean up, I can also give you extra points. Even though I am giving extra points to my own college. It's a bit shameful behavior, but I guarantee that no one can fault it in this kind of thing."

Ron almost laughed in anger.

Of course, it was impossible for him to compete with the junior students for those semi-volunteer jobs that didn't pay much in the first place. It was too late for him to study in class every day.

So he simply pulled Hermione directly under the gem hourglass in the foyer, pointed to the hourglass above and said:

"Look, we are almost overtaken by Ravenclaw and Slytherin! Forget about these two families, but the problem is that now even Hufflepuff and Hufflepuff have almost caught up with us! And this has caused this The culprit of everything is that there are too many 'kind' people like you!"

As soon as these words came out, both Harry and Hermione instinctively looked in the direction of the gemstone hourglass.

That means that the gem stocks in the four gem hourglasses of the four major colleges are actually not very many.

This is entirely because the academy points were used arbitrarily by Umbridge's inspection team due to the power of rewards and punishments, causing the academy points to lose their meaning. Therefore, after Link's committee came to power, they simply reset the results.

Harry was actually quite grateful to Link in this regard.

Because he once again made the Academy Cup system meaningful.

What's more, because George and Fred won the talent contest with their ridiculously wonderful fireworks show that day, Gryffindor also got an extra fifty points, which was equivalent to temporarily leading all the houses. .

It's a pity that now, as Ron said, this advantage has been getting closer and closer.

Unlike Harry, who felt very sorry for him, Hermione was indifferent to Ron's accusations and continued to repeat what she said before.

Ron took a deep breath, then changed his tone and said:

"In that case, then you should work harder and go to class to help earn those five points back! After all, these five points were given by you, so it makes sense to earn them back, right?"

"Shall I earn it back? Do you want to calculate the score with me now? Then I will calculate it with you!" Hermione said fiercely, "I have been attending every class seriously for so many years, speaking actively, and averaging You can earn nearly twenty points every day!

And you?

But instead of earning college points, you and Harry are getting into trouble every day!

The total number of house points deducted from Gryffindor House over the years because of you has almost exceeded four figures!

You still have the nerve to talk about me now? "

As soon as these words came out, Ron was completely speechless.

Seeing a pale face turning red quickly, Harry sighed.

He understood that the time had come for him to make trouble again.

This was the process every time these two people quarreled, and he was getting tired of it.

However, when he had just formulated his words and was about to take action, he saw that Ron and Hermione had both stopped talking and looked quietly towards the stairs.

Their faces, which had turned red due to the quarrel, instantly cooled down, and their eyes revealed a strong disdain and hatred.

Harry followed their gazes with some confusion.

But the next moment, his expression and eyes became the same as Ron and Hermione's.

Not only them, but the students in the auditorium who were originally full of joy also fell silent at this moment.

Everyone stared fiercely at the figures who were slowly walking into the auditorium from the foyer.

Because these people, who were wearing heavy winter school robes and with black cloths covering their faces, were the same people who had leaked the DA army intelligence to Umbridge, which led to the betrayal of Dumbledore. By.

Their faces have actually improved somewhat under Link's reluctant treatment, and they will probably recover in the end.

But although the wounds on their faces can be healed, the wounds on their hearts are not so easy to heal.

Their actions made them despised by the entire school after Umbridge was driven away.

Similar to their situation are those inspectors who have taken refuge in Umbridge.

But the actual treatment of the two is vastly different.

Although the former inspection team members also did wrong things.

But after all, they only acted out of interest, and what they did did not violate morality too seriously, and it was within the scope that everyone could understand.

So when we meet them every day, we can only mock them and make some sarcastic remarks.

Even if they are willing to work hard to reform, be a new person, and sign a special contract to join the DA army, everyone is willing to accept them again.

It's different with those who betrayed.

No matter which perspective you look at it, betrayal is the most intolerable crime in human history.

This is the same in today's Hogwarts.

No matter where they go, these traitors are like street rats and will be mercilessly despised and spurned by the people around them.

As a result, all the students whose families had little money or had connections transferred to Hogwarts.

As for the remaining betrayers who had nowhere to go, they could only cover their faces and completely live like ghost-like existences - except for eating, sleeping and going to class every day, they basically hid in a certain place. In the dark corner, there was a faint cry like a wraith.

It wasn't until these people finished their breakfast and left as if they were running away that the entire auditorium returned to its previous liveliness.

While everyone was talking about the previous topic, they directed the lower-level students nearby to clean all the places that had just been touched by the betrayers to avoid being contaminated by the stench of the betrayers.

Of course, this kind of instruction is not free.

Often after the lower-grade students complete their tasks, the senior students who gave the instructions will ask their prefects to add a few points to the lower-grade students.

Hufflepuff House scores are largely obtained in this way.

Their students are very hard-working and willing to work, and anyone who sees them will give them a few points like Hermione did.

After adding up, Hufflepuff House's score can finally be compared with the other three major colleges.

Taking one last look at the bustling auditorium, Hermione turned her head and said:

"It's almost time, let's go to the DA Army's morning class."

Ron was obviously still a little angry at Hermione. He mumbled a few times, then turned to look at Harry and said:

"Harry, are you going to go to the Room of Requirement this time and ask Link to turn on the stove for you?"

"What do you mean by opening a small stove? What you said is too ugly!" Hermione retorted, "Link is willing to personally teach Harry Occlumency to treat Harry's headaches. He has no intention of favoring Harry!"

Upon hearing this, Ron quickly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender and said:

"Calm down, Hermione, I didn't mean to say anything bad about Link. I'm just...just a little sad because Harry has to go to class alone! I believe Harry is the same way. Right?"

Harry nodded a little lonely.

If possible, he really wanted to go to the DA Army's morning reading with Ron and Hermione.

This was not only a friendship between friends, but also because with the DA army's early reading, Ron and Hermione's grades were getting better and better than his, which made him feel uneasy.

Unfortunately, Occlumency was a threshold he could never cross.

Even Dumbledore told him to learn Occlumency as soon as possible before leaving, so how could he give up?

And since Umbridge was driven away, he felt that his level of Occlumency was improving rapidly.

The fact that I haven't had any headaches or nightmares for so many days is an obvious sign.

Harry felt that he might be able to completely master Occlumency in the near future and return to a normal student life.

Thinking like this, Harry's heart was filled with strength again.

He said goodbye to Hermione and Ron with a smile, and then stepped onto the stairs to the Room of Requirement alone.

However, he had just walked out a few steps when a sharp pain like needles came from his mind again.

Harry's vision went dark and he fell down on the stairs.

In the midst of confusion, he could feel a gentle liquid flowing out of his nose, spreading everywhere.

Hermione and Ron's exclamations also sounded at the right time, but the sounds were getting farther and farther away from him.

Finally, as a series of dark and cold scenes began to flash for no apparent reason, Harry finally passed out.

……

12 Grimmauld Place, the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix.

Dumbledore was leaning on the kitchen table, reading with interest a letter stamped with the H-shaped emblem of Hogwarts.

This letter was sent by Professor McGonagall.

Since he left Hogwarts, McGonagall had written him a letter on average every half day.

There is actually a problem with this frequency.

Because they originally agreed that a letter a week would be enough.

It was only in the days after Link overthrew Umbridge that Professor McGonagall wrote so many letters to him hysterically that the frequency increased to such an alarming level.

However, it was only through these letters that Dumbledore learned in detail the entire process of Link's harvesting of Umbridge, as well as the current changes in Hogwarts.

The only problem is that Professor McGonagall has not received professional training from the Auror department and cannot report the situation from a completely objective perspective.

In her letters, she often contains some subjective personal information.

Sometimes even most of the entire letter consisted of her personal complaints and complaints.

The writing is almost like a young couple in love.

For example, in the letter that Dumbledore is currently reading, Professor McGonagall not only reported on the amazing effects of reading morning and evening by the DA troops, but also reported on Link's secret use of books in the restricted area for DA members to review. expressed his dissatisfaction and concerns.

Fortunately, Dumbledore had seen too many reports of this type.

This developed his reading skills and gave him the ability to identify information.

It is precisely because of this that even though the concentration of negative energy in Professor McGonagall's letters is relatively high, he can still read them happily.

"It seems that you are in a good mood." Moody limped into the kitchen, picked up a piece of poached egg from the plate in front of Dumbledore and stuffed it into his mouth, "After all, some people are driven away After leaving Hogwarts, even the position of principal was taken away."

Facing Moody's somewhat malicious teasing, Dumbledore's happy mood was not affected.

He happily put down the letter, carefully put it back in the envelope, and then said with a smile:

"I was not kicked out of Hogwarts, and Link did not take the position of principal from me. In fact, Hogwarts currently implements a three-member committee system."

"What difference does it make?" Moody said disdainfully, "Judging from the information we have now, the guy named Percy is basically Link's lackey in the Ministry of Magic. Cedric, the president of the student union, is Not to mention. Link is now the actual controller of Hogwarts!"

Dumbledore shook his head and continued to smile:

"But he did really well, didn't he?

Especially what Link said to everyone on the day Umbridge was kicked out, it was so great!

The Hogwarts system is indeed a bit too outdated, and it's time for some changes.

Although the consequences of this change are completely unknown, they may even be negative.

But that's better than doing nothing and waiting for the whole system to rot. "

Moody did not continue to say anything after hearing this, but looked at Dumbledore quietly.

He knew very well that Dumbledore had already made a final decision regarding Hogwarts. No matter what he said, Dumbledore would not change his mind.

He pursed his lips and said helplessly:

"Well, let's change the subject and talk about the Department of Mysteries. What do you think?"