Chapter 107 The Inertia of History
Unless you have the special ability to change people's minds, such as Yuri in the Soviet Union, Charles in the United States, or the secret shadow priests of Oakington, if you want to change people's deep-rooted ideas with the power of words alone, a conversation is obviously far away. not enough.
Even all the greatest leaders, fighters, or spiritual mentors in human history all know the importance of gradual progress. Unless they have personally experienced a huge ideological change, most of the time a new value will change. Formation often takes days or even years.
Not to mention, Elena knew very well that as a first-year wizard who had just joined Hogwarts, the authority and weight contained in her words was pitiful. Therefore, she was in no hurry to continue to expand and elaborate on the badger's nature and the qualities that Hufflepuff House should have.
What she did was just sow a seed deep in everyone's heart.
As difficulties and doubts in life continue to arise, this seed will take root and sprout in the soil of hesitation and self-doubt. When the nature of the honey badger is gradually explored and confirmed by the curious and confused little wizards, the ancient legend and this story will begin. They will be put together just right by themselves, and finally slowly condense into a belief in their minds.
After looking around for a week, with expressions ranging from thinking, disdain, or doubt, a stunning and charming smile appeared on the delicate face of the little mixed-race Veela - obviously, the seed has been successfully planted, and all that remains is The guidance and watering accumulated over time.
Then... Next, it is time for them to think about life.
Elena's eyes flickered for a moment, as she prepared the final ending, her tone softened slightly.
"Actually, before I came to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I heard a lot of stories about the four houses. Even on the Hogwarts Express, the most discussed topic among us freshmen was about the sorting."
"There are four houses in Hogwarts, and they all say that among them, Hufflepuff has a lot of losers, and its only specialty is that it is very edible..."
The senior wizards who were still licking their wands froze in their hands, put down their wands one by one, and wiped them on their robes without leaving any trace.
"Every year, Hufflepuff has the most students who fail. For many years, there has never been an honors student who ranked first in the grade. It is even rarer to get bonus points from professors for outstanding performance in class. Unfortunately, you can usually only earn a few points when you need to work hard."
The old students standing in the Hufflepuff common room began to show a little displeasure on their faces, and they opened their mouths, but nothing came out.
"Although it has the largest number of people among the four houses, Hufflepuff's Quidditch is not very good. It is more like the sparring team of the other three houses in the school. The talent of flying in the sky seems to be different from that of living in the school. Hufflepuffs in the dirt have no fate.”
Hufflepuff Quidditch players such as Cedric Diggory also began to look ugly. They had the most personnel to choose from for training but rarely won the Quidditch Cup. This has almost become A nightmare curse placed on the Hufflepuff team.
"Some people say that Hufflepuff is a place that doesn't know what honor is, and the scores in the Academy Cup are often the last. If they are sorted here, they may choose to drop out..."
As the prefect, Shanna's face had long been left with only a stiff polite smile. Her long-term humility and tolerance, as well as the college atmosphere that was particularly easy to be satisfied, gave the entire college a lazy atmosphere. In this case, unless there is an extremely serious point deduction in some individual houses, Hufflepuff will always be at the bottom.
As if she didn't notice the livid Hufflepuff badgers around her, Elena continued speaking to herself, her speech gradually becoming softer but faster, making people have to concentrate more to hear clearly. .
"Everyone is saying: Don't mess with the treacherous Slytherins, beware of the aggressive Gryffindors, be wary of the clever Ravenclaws, and as for the Hufflepuffs? Ha! Well, they're a good bunch of people."
"Oh, yes. Come to think of it, that's how they describe Hufflepuff House..."
"The legendary House Elf Academy."
Having said this, Elena paused for a moment and looked around the common room. Many Hufflepuff wizards had begun to breathe heavily, their fists tightening and loosening, and their faces showed annoyance. Even people who don't know how to observe words and emotions can see it.
However, there was a trace of sadness deep in the girl's eyes - even so, none of the senior wizards and witches present took the initiative to stand up to defend or express their anger, just like a group of silent lambs.
well.
Elena seemed to hear the same sigh from the depths of her soul. This situation was not unfamiliar to her. To be precise, it should be too familiar, just like the history she had witnessed and understood in her previous life and the people who lived in her life. people around me.
"Why don't you say anything? In fact, how much I wish someone could come out to refute and stop me, why not?!"
After a brief silence, Elena lowered her eyes, and suddenly there was an irritation in her heart - even though she had anticipated such a situation before, she was not happy at all - her voice rose slightly, "I said, should we Shouldn’t we need to try some changes? Maybe the fish in the black lake is a good opportunity to try.”
After speaking, Elena's eyes stopped on the girls' prefect, Daszanna, and Cedric Diggory, who will be the boys' prefect next year.
"About this, let's think about it carefully, and it's best to discuss it more." Daszanna said slowly and with some hesitation, "For a long time, Hufflepuff House has been the most friendly and gentle wizard. We are respected and loved in the academy. The reason why the Academy Cup score is not high is because we will not quarrel or fight with others for the sake of fame."
Frankly speaking, as a sixth-year Hufflepuff student, Zannah didn't intend to make any big moves from the bottom of her heart. Now she is focused solely on the upcoming N.E.W.T and her future work.
Zannah was not the only one, this terrible inertia and inertia existed in the minds of all senior Hufflepuff students at almost the same time. Therefore, when Zannah, as the prefect, said this, almost all the senior wizards' faces became slightly more relaxed and they nodded in unison.
After all, Hufflepuff's status quo has been stable for nearly a hundred years.
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The activity will continue. If the unsatisfactory chapter reaches 500, an additional chapter will be added.
(By the way, I would like to share a true story. You Mengmeng is a little badger. In the HP official forum, Badger Academy is the college with the smallest number of people. The most popular private message received by the dean of Badger Academy is whether he can transfer to another hospital. Show off from the three colleges The background boards are almost all Badger Yards, and Badger Yards are almost the default emotional vents. However, Badger Yards usually do not only cheer themselves up, you are the best, but are almost completely in a situation of being beaten in silence. As for the honey badger who actively fights back They, well, were banned and expelled for being unkind and unfriendly by everyone including their own prefects and deans. Just like Newt Scamander was expelled from the school.)
Gu~ I will try to write more tomorrow.