Chapter 117 Dumbledore, Don’t Cry

At this moment, not only was there a dispute in the Slytherin common room, but there were also quarrels in the Gryffindor room.

Hermione’s face flushed, her eyes fell on the badges worn by many Gryffindors, even Ron, one of the trio, was wearing this thing on his chest.

“I can’t believe you would wear such an insulting badge to the Shire.”

“Ciel is not some potion-speaking bastard, he’s a one-of-a-kind genius!”

“He also taught the head of Slytherin a lesson. He defeated Snape and challenged the injustice of Hogwarts. You applauded at that time. How can you do this now?!”

Hermione’s excited words did not elicit any response.

After all, the Gryffindor in the original book…

Maybe it’s because they have been bullying the Slytherins since they entered school, and they are all very masculine.

The house cup was deducted points, and Harry Potter was looked down upon, completely ignoring the fact that Harry Potter had won the victory for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

If they were all young at that time, then in the Triwizard Tournament a few years ago, there were Gryffindors wearing badges that read “Support Cedric” and “Potter Stinky Shit”.

This only goes to show that Gryffindor and Slytherin, two houses that dislike each other and regard each other as mortal enemies, are actually very similar to some extent and are both bullying in nature.

It’s just that one follows Voldemort’s ideas, and the other follows Dumbledore’s ideas.

When Hermione kept trying to get the Gryffindors to take off the badges on their chests, Ron just exploded.

“That’s enough, Granger!”

“All you talk about every day is Ciel Ciel. Today you say how talented he is, and tomorrow you say how great he is. You don’t look like a Gryffindor at all.”

“Besides, the Charles you mentioned doesn’t seem to be as knowledgeable and amazing as you said.”

“At least when it comes to potions, he’s definitely not good enough. He’s far worse than Professor Slughorn. After he lost face, he went into hiding and disappeared. I’m afraid you and the Hufflepuffs are the only ones who are still defending him.”

“I really don’t understand. Harry is obviously the Potions genius, our Gryffindor Potions genius. He is also the first person to become a Seeker in the first year. Yet you brag about Ciel Evans every day. Are you a Gryffindor or a Hufflepuff?”

“Since you like and admire Ciel so much, why don’t you go to Hufflepuff? We Gryffindors don’t like people who are disloyal, Miss Know-It-All, I’m talking about you!”

As soon as these words were spoken, there was cheers and applause in the Gryffindor common room.

Gryffindor also applauded Ciel once, because Ciel defeated Snape, humiliated Slytherin and exposed the injustice of the house cup.

But now Snape is gone, and the new head of Slytherin is Slughorn, who is much more likable than Snape, and both the bonus and deduction points are fair.

Now that Snape’s contradiction has disappeared, the current contradiction is that Charles is not respectful enough to Dumbledore.

And Hufflepuff seems to have seriously threatened Gryffindor’s chances of winning the house cup.

This year is the most promising year for Gryffindor!

During this period, Gryffindor’s anti-Ciel and Hufflepuff sentiments naturally increased.

Amid the applause, Ron’s face flushed with excitement.

To him, this meant recognition.

From childhood to adulthood, he had his older brothers in front of him and his younger and more in-need-of-pampered sister behind him. Being stuck in the middle, he really didn’t get much attention and recognition.

This time, the applause made Ron feel so happy.

He made the badge on his chest more conspicuous and said with his head held high.

“I’m not afraid of Ciel Evans. Gryffindors have nothing to fear.”

“He’s back, isn’t he? Not only do I have to wear it here, I have to wear it in front of him at the dinner tonight!”

This statement caused another round of applause.

Many Gryffindor people who like to have fun expressed their support for Ron.

But Hermione didn’t care about that anymore.

What Ron had just said hit her like a punch to the heart.

What does it mean to be disloyal?

What does it mean to be a Gryffindor or a Hufflepuff?
What is Miss Know-It-All?!

Is this the nickname that Gryffindor classmates gave themselves?
Oh, oh, oh, here it comes again, here it comes again. Just like in a Muggle school, just because you are excellent, because you are studious, and because you want to answer questions, you will be looked at strangely and given all kinds of nicknames?

Why didn’t you mention it when you were giving extra points to Gryffindor?

Why didn’t you mention it when you asked me to borrow your homework?

Tears welled up in her eyes. For the first time, Hermione regretted coming to Hogwarts and Gryffindor. It was no different here, and even worse than the atmosphere of a Muggle school.

At least there, there are many excellent and studious people around me.

But here…

Hermione could no longer hold back the tears that were about to burst out, and ran out of the Gryffindor common room crying.

The little lions didn’t care about this.

Well, come to think of it, the Gryffindor lion emblem is indeed worthy of its name.

Lions are social animals, and here, everything revolves around the king lion.

If you are too weak, you will be bullied; if you are too strong, you will be exiled. Only those individuals who are just right and sociable can survive safely.

Harry Potter felt uneasy when he saw Hermione leaving.

But soon, Ron grabbed Harry Potter’s hand and held it high.

“Harry is a Potions genius, a Quidditch genius, and the pride of Gryffindor!”

“Whatever Miss Know-It-All wants, let her do it!”

The Gryffindors surrounded Harry Potter and dispelled the thought of caring about Hermione in Harry’s heart.

Now, he is in the center of the crowd.

Maybe Hermione regretted coming to Gryffindor very much, but for Harry, here he felt the attention and the feeling of being the center of attention he had never felt before.

The uneasiness and confusion I felt when I first arrived in the magical world have long since disappeared, replaced by a strong sense of belonging.

At this time, just for Hermione, the know-it-all lady whom he had just met, he would leave in such an tactless manner?

Maybe we could wait a while and let Hermione calm down and reflect on why she was so unsociable.

……

In the principal’s office.

Dumbledore knew exactly what was happening in the common room.

A smile appeared on his face.

The treatment and attention Harry Potter receives in Gryffindor now is what he wants to see.

Of course, he would not let Harry Potter go smoothly all the time, lest he become proud and complacent. It was also necessary to arrange the right blow at the right time.

But for now, let Harry Potter enjoy himself.

As for Hermione Granger, the situation she faced reminded Dumbledore of his own school days.

When I first came to Gryffindor, I was also excluded, but I remember that this period of time did not last long and the impression was not very deep.

Compared with the eventful life that followed, this brief unhappiness seemed so insignificant.

Endure it for a while.

Let Miss Granger suffer for a while. There will definitely be an opportunity for her to return to her savior Harry Potter.

As for Charles Evans, Dumbledore smiled.

Perhaps this incident can also teach him a lesson, letting him know that he is not omnipotent.

“Everything is moving in the right direction. It’s finally on the right track.”

……

At this moment, Charles looked at the students in the corridor who were wearing badges and had sarcastic expressions, and his eyes gradually became colder.

So, those ignorant kids are the most annoying.

Especially behind these naughty kids, there is a naughty parent who knows everything but doesn’t care about anything. The degree of annoyingness is really doubled.

Dumbledore, oh Dumbledore, what makes you think you are in control of everything?

After Ariana and Grindelwald, can’t you change this bad habit?

Since you like to make arrangements so much, how about I make some for you?
Just don’t cry or get upset. After all, this is what you love to do the most.

Ciel slowly grasped the Mithril Wand.

(End of this chapter)