Chapter 386 A Combination of Kindness and Power
No one in the Slytherin lounge spoke for a while, everyone was waiting for Ada to express her position.
Ada is recognized as the most powerful student in the entire Hogwarts. She relies on her own strength and partly because of Dumbledore's favoritism. The female student union president is the official seal and official certification from the school.
Suffice it to say, as long as Hogwarts was named Dumbledore, Ada could walk sideways through the school. Unless Dumbledore is no longer the headmaster of Hogwarts, and the new headmaster dislikes Ada, they can use the opportunity to rebel against her and drive her out of the school.
It's a pity that Dumbledore is still sitting in the principal's office on the eighth floor. No matter how dissatisfied he is, he can't confront Ada. The most important thing is that they can't do it either.
Draco Malfoy has neither extraordinary talents nor great charisma. The Malfoy family has nothing but piles of wealth. Lucius Malfoy is at the mercy of the Ministry of Magic. Didn't he just donate a sum of money to St. Mungo's a while ago?
How can this be compared? There is no comparison at all.
It is human nature to seek good fortune and avoid evil. No one is willing to risk his life for a naughty young master to offend someone who cannot be offended. The Malfoy family cannot provide them with help. In the end, aren't they themselves the ones who suffer?
All smart people can see the stakes of coming here, only fools still feel that Slytherin's honor has been offended. Slytherin has a shitty honor, profit is the first priority, everything else is to serve profit.
From the moment Ada entered the door, she was not as aggressive as before, but put on an attitude that she could talk, which meant that Ada did not intend to kill Malfoy, but wanted to scare the tigers and scare the monkeys.
People say that when a new official takes office, he has three things to do. Ada started the fire as soon as she took office. She was just waiting for someone to bump into her. She wanted to "kill people and establish her authority". Malfoy just showed up without looking at it. Who can blame him for being stabbed at his own door?
Misdeeds committed by God can still be forgiven, but misdeeds committed by oneself cannot be lived.
"One and a half months is fine." Another boy next to Cody Avery stood up, "If Malfoy is seen by the guests, it will also affect the image of Hogwarts!"
In fact, Ada's failure to speak in time was not because she was dissatisfied with the punishment result, but because she was thinking about how to end it next. Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected gain!
"I'm very happy to hear the words 'affecting the image of Hogwarts'. It seems that everyone still has a sense of identity with the school." Ada showed the appearance of the student union president, "It doesn't matter if it's a month, one It doesn’t matter if it’s half a month, what I want is your commitment.”
Ada raised her head and looked at everyone in Slytherin, and continued: "At the train prefects meeting, I said that I hope that everyone will unite, not to be embarrassed to outsiders, and to play with outsiders when they are capable, and not to behave in a nest. But. It’s just the first day of school, and you slapped me in the face like this, do you think I’m weak and can be bullied?”
"This is just Malfoy's personal behavior..." Avery stopped mid-sentence. This is indeed Malfoy's personal behavior, but there are many people in Slytherin who think like Malfoy.
Most people think that this is Hogwarts, and Ada doesn't dare to do anything excessive to the students, so everyone doesn't take Ada's request too seriously.
Everyone thought that as long as they restrained themselves for a period of time, it would be enough to make the new female student council president look good. But they never expected that someone would be unable to bear it on the first day, and Ada wasn't just doing it to save her face.
"I'm sitting here now. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can raise it. Don't let me play the trick of being both obedient and unfaithful!" Ada ignored Avery and said to herself.
Some students in the crowd couldn't help but ask: "Drizzt, what if today's events were reversed? What if it was Potter and Weasley who provoked Malfoy first?"
Ada looked at the person who spoke and replied: "That's a good question! If it was Potter and Weasley who provoked first, Potter and Weasley would naturally be punished as they should be, not the person they are dealing with. But you have to ask yourself , when in the past few years has Malfoy not been the first to stir up trouble?"
Since enrolling in school in 1991, the contradictions and conflicts between Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy have intensified, but every time Malfoy takes the initiative to stir up trouble, making all kinds of excuses, even if he is beaten up, he will not give up. injustice.
Anyone with good eyes and ears can know these things. Slytherin students naturally know it all too well, and they are very protective of Malfoy. Who told them to deal with such a person!
That is to say, Harry has a good temper. If it were the person in front of him, no Slytherin student would dare to imagine what would happen.
Another person stood up from the crowd, this time it was a little girl with blond curly hair, long eyelashes, and a pair of cute dimples on her face. She looked young, in second or third grade.
The girl asked timidly: "Prefect Avery said that you don't want to see any Hogwarts students being bullied. Is it true? Including us Slytherins?"
"Little girl, what's your name?" Ada asked kindly.
"Astoria, Astoria Greengrass."
"In my understanding, Hogwarts is composed of four houses, namely Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin." Ada said softly, "I Is that right, Astoria?”
The little girl named Greengrass in front of her looks about the same age as Ginny, but she is not as lively as Ginny, nor is she as arrogant as her sister. She looks weak and weak.
"Yes, Slytherin is one of the four houses of Hogwarts." Astoria replied, her voice still small and she seemed a little timid.
Ada looked at Cody Avery, who was standing aside, and asked, "Avery, I said 'any Hogwarts student' during the meeting, right?"
"Yes, you said 'any Hogwarts student', including us Slytherins of course." Cody Avery said without thinking.
"So your question makes no sense, Astoria." Ada said, "But one thing needs to be noted. I will protect you and prevent you from being bullied by outsiders, but if you are at fault, punishment will be inevitable. of."
After hearing Ada's answer, Astoria retreated silently. There was a commotion in the crowd, and the Slytherin students were all talking quietly.
Ever since he learned that Ada was the president of the female student union, Slytherin had been worried that she would take personal revenge. After all, the two sides had always been at odds with each other before, and Slytherin also had conflicts with Gryffindor.
Tonight's promise from Ada, the promise of fair treatment, satisfied most of the Slytherins. Many times, being treated differently is a very hurtful thing.
Now that Ada has shown her sincerity, Slytherin must also show his sincerity accordingly. Life is mutual. If you respect others, others will respect you and value you.
Cody Avery also discussed with the two people around him, and then Cody Avery said: "There will be no next time. If there is a next time, we will take the initiative to give you an explanation that satisfies you. .”
"Very good, that's great. Since we have both made a promise, I hope that both of us can carry it out as agreed." Ada stood up, left the armchair, and walked out of the common room.
While walking, Ada suddenly stopped. She turned around and looked at the boy who had been so scared by her just now. This almost made the boy fall down again. The other Slytherins were also a little confused and didn't know what Ada wanted to do.
"By the way, Cody, you'd better find a therapist for him." Ada pointed to her head, "If you understand what I mean."
After speaking, Ada walked out of the Slytherin common room without further delay, leaving the Slytherin students looking at each other in the common room.
Almost ten minutes passed before someone said, "Cody, what did Drizzt's last words mean just now?"
Cody Avery scratched his head and said uncertainly: "I don't know, maybe we are asking someone to show Brooke his brain. That should be the meaning, I'm not sure either."