Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 463 Envy, Jealousy, and Hatred

The first meeting of the Slug Club is over.

Apart from the accident involving Emma, ​​the party was generally a success. Thanks to Slughorn's accurate vision, everyone who attended the party made the acquaintance of a group of companions who were either of noble birth or of outstanding talent.

This is a rare opportunity, no matter for those wealthy nobles or for a poor genius like Hermione.

The most valuable asset in the wizarding world today is neither powerful spells nor expensive magical materials, but talent!
No matter they are the ancient pure-blood nobles or the mixed-blood upstarts like Mike, their desire for talents is eternal. Muggle or mixed-blood geniuses like Hermione or Harry's mother are their best investment targets. They usually win over the other party by allocating a lot of resources, and the most common and ultimate means of winning over is marriage.

Blood ties or family ties are always the best weapon to force others to stand with you, and this has been the case since ancient times.

But this is also a good thing for those geniuses who are unknown and very poor. After all, through this method, they can not only obtain various resources to accelerate their growth, but also obtain a very high social status in one fell swoop through marriage.

Therefore, as a social tool for the upper class, the role of the Slug Club is unquestionable. It not only allows the nobles to quickly get to know those unknown talented seeds, but also enables them to make more efficient exchanges of interests with each other to gain more benefits and achieve mutual benefit. And as the founder of the club, Slughorn will also gain a lot of benefits and prestige.

This is the ultimate goal he has been working hard to achieve, and judging from the current situation, Slughorn has done a good job. Through his years of hard work and the teacher-student bond at Hogwarts, Slughorn's Slug Club has extended its tentacles to all walks of life in the entire European wizarding world. If he is given some more time, maybe he can create a super club that does not belong to the Extraordinary Apothecary Association or even the Raven's Claw!
There are many smart people inside Hogwarts who see this, but not everyone is qualified to join the Slug Club.

Like Draco and Pansy.

Not to mention Pansy, she was very self-aware, and with the current decline of the Parkinson family, she believed that Slughorn would never let her join the Slug Club no matter what, even though her father had once been a member of it.

So she just complained.

But Draco was different. He really couldn't understand what was going on in the old man Slughorn's mind. Not only did he not take the initiative to invite him, but he even took the initiative to ask Slughorn to join and was ruthlessly rejected!

Yes, that's right. The day after the first Slug Club party, Draco took the initiative to find Slughorn. After an unpleasant negotiation, Draco became a little angry and embarrassed.

Soon after, Slughorn, the former head of Slytherin, was boycotted by a group of radical Slytherins led by Draco. The direct result of this was that Slughorn's Potions class turned into a disaster.

"Ah! My potion! Merlin's beard! Who did this!"

In the Potions class, accompanied by a huge explosion, the screams of a Hufflepuff resounded throughout the classroom, and everyone, including Mike, looked over at the same time.

They saw that the workbench shared by four people was now a mess. A tattered crucible was lying crookedly on the workbench, and the unfinished boiling potion inside was splattered everywhere. The owner of the crucible was directly drenched in the potion, and now the places splashed with the potion have turned red, which means he was burned.

The three people who were working at the same operating table with him were even more unlucky. Although their injuries were not as serious as that man's, the aftermath of the crucible explosion also completely ruined the potion they were making halfway!
There was a sudden wailing in the Hufflepuff area, while students from other houses behaved indifferently.

There was no way, this was the tenth cauldron explosion this month, they were already used to it. There was even a burst of gloating laughter from the Slytherin side, among which Draco laughed the most proudly, and occasionally cast provocative eyes at Slughorn.

This action immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of everyone present. Everyone knew very well that all the crucible explosion accidents must have been caused by the Slytherins. The best proof was that the Slytherins' crucibles had never exploded!

But unfortunately, they didn't have the slightest evidence to prove that it was the Slytherins who did it, even though Slughorn had been consciously guarding against the Slytherins causing trouble.

After staring at Draco and the others angrily for a while, Slughorn reluctantly withdrew his gaze. This time he still didn't catch any evidence against the other party.

He waved his wand quickly, and a stream of clear water suddenly gushed out and poured over the Hufflepuffs, washing away the remaining potion on their bodies.

"You, you and you, quickly send these people to the infirmary, their burns are very serious!"

Slughorn gave orders quickly, and the boys who were called immediately stood up and helped the Hufflepuffs to the infirmary.

They were very skilled at this set of movements. After all, they were the ones that Slughorn called on every time.

Strictly speaking this will affect their studies, but they enjoy it because it gives them extra points.

Then Slughorn quickly directed the rest of the people in the classroom to start cleaning the operating table. When everything was done, it was time to end the get out of class, and Slughorn reluctantly announced the end of the get out of class.

The Slytherins left the classroom in a haughty manner, which made Slughorn very angry.

'Thanks' to the other party's little trick, his original teaching plan has been greatly slowed down. If this continues, the students in this period will not be able to complete their studies this year!

Slughorn secretly made up his mind that he must find a way to teach these naughty kids a lesson!
On the other side, Mike, Harry and others also left the classroom early, but they did not return to the lounge as usual. Instead, they blocked the classroom door and stared at the classmates passing by.

After a while, the person they were waiting for appeared.

Hermione was seen walking out of the classroom in a hurry, holding a thick stack of books. She had a heavy task today. Not only did she have to complete her homework on ancient runes, transfiguration and potions, but she also had to prepare for tomorrow's lessons. She had to return to the common room as soon as possible to start studying!
However, as soon as she stepped out of the classroom door, Mike and Harry picked her up from the left and right and walked towards the outside of the castle.

I am very sorry, my friend's mother was seriously ill and I went to visit her. As a result, my friend and her father forced me to stay at their home to drink and talk about my depression. So... I only have 2,000 today...

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(End of this chapter)