The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 386 A combination of kindness and power
No one spoke in the Slytherin common room for a while, and everyone was waiting for Ada to express her opinion.

Ada is recognized as the most powerful student in Hogwarts, relying on her own strength and partly on Dumbledore's favoritism. The Head Girl's Union is an official seal of approval from the school.

It can be said that as long as Hogwarts is still named Dumbledore, Ada can walk sideways in the school. Unless Dumbledore is no longer the headmaster of Hogwarts, and the new headmaster doesn't like Ada, they can take advantage of the situation to rebel against her and drive her out of school.

Unfortunately, Dumbledore was still sitting in the principal's office on the eighth floor. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he couldn't go against Ada. The most important thing was that they couldn't do anything about it.

Draco Malfoy has neither extraordinary talent nor great personal charm. The Malfoy family has nothing to offer except for the mountains 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 you compare? There is no comparison at all.

It is human instinct to seek good fortune and avoid danger. No one would be willing to offend someone who should not be offended for the sake of a playboy. The Malfoy family cannot provide them with any help, so won't they be the ones who suffer in the end?
Smart people can see the interests involved here, only fools still feel that Slytherin's honor has been offended. Slytherin has no honor, interests are the first priority, and everything else is for the benefit of the interests.

From the moment Ada entered the door, she was not as aggressive as before, but showed an attitude that was willing to talk. This shows that Ada did not intend to kill Malfoy, but wanted to make an example of him.

People say that a new official starts with three fires when he takes office. Ada started the fire right after taking office. She was just waiting for someone to bump into her without knowing the consequences so that she could "kill someone to establish her authority". But Malfoy just showed up so blindly and asked himself to be stabbed. Who can she blame!

The sins committed by God can be forgiven, but the sins 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, the reason why Ada didn't speak in time was not because she was dissatisfied with the punishment result, but because she was thinking about how to end it next. She didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain!
"I'm very happy to hear the words 'affect the image of Hogwarts'. It seems that everyone still agrees with the school." Ada put on the style of the student union president, "It doesn't matter if it's a month or a month and a half. What I want is your commitment."

Ada raised her head and looked at the Slytherins, and continued, "At the prefect meeting on the train, I said that I hope everyone will unite and not embarrass themselves in front of outsiders. If you have the ability, go and play with outsiders, and don't be a bully at home. But it's only 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 talking halfway. This was indeed Malfoy's personal behavior, but there were many people in Slytherin who thought like Malfoy.

Most people thought that this was Hogwarts and Ada would not dare to do anything excessive to the students, so no one took Ada's request seriously.

Everyone thought that they just needed to restrain themselves for a while and let the new female student union president save face. But they never expected that someone would lose control on the first day, and Ada was not just doing it to save face.

"I'm sitting here now. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can raise it. Don't play the game of pretending to obey me but actually disobeying me!" Ada ignored Avery and spoke to herself.

A student in the crowd couldn't help but ask, "Drizzt, what if today's incident was reversed? What if Potter and Weasley provoked Malfoy first?"

Ada looked at the person who was speaking and replied, "Good question! If it was Potter and Weasley who provoked first, Potter and Weasley would naturally receive the due punishment, not the person, but the matter. But ask yourself, in these years, when was it not Malfoy who provoked first?"

Since they entered school in 1991, the contradictions and conflicts between Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy have intensified, but every time it is Malfoy who takes the initiative to cause trouble and is always rude, so he deserves to be beaten up.

Anyone with good eyes and ears can know these situations. The Slytherin students are naturally very clear about this and are very protective of Malfoy. Who asked them to have such a person?

It was only because Harry had a good temper. If it were the person in front of them, the Slytherin students would not dare to imagine the scene.

Another person stood up from the crowd. This time it was a little girl with golden curly hair, long eyelashes, and a pair of cute dimples on her face. She looked young, probably only in the second or third year. The girl asked timidly, "Prefect Avery said that you don't want to see any Hogwarts student being bullied. Is that true? Does that include us Slytherins?"

"What's your name, little girl?" Ada asked kindly.

"Astoria. Astoria Greengrass."

"As far as I know, Hogwarts is made up of four houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin." Ada said gently, "Am I right, Astoria?"

The little girl in front of her named Greengrass looked about the same age as Ginny, but she was not as lively as Ginny, nor as arrogant as her sister. She looked weak.

"Yes, Slytherin is one of the four houses in Hogwarts." Astoria replied, her voice still small and seemingly a little timid.

Ada looked at Cody Avery who was standing nearby, and asked, "Avery, I said 'any Hogwarts student' in the meeting, right?"

"Yes, you said 'any Hogwarts student', including us Slytherins of course." Cody Avery said without thinking.

"So your question is meaningless, Astoria." Ada said, "But there is one thing you need to pay attention to. I will protect you and prevent you from being bullied by outsiders, but if the fault lies with you, punishment is inevitable."

After hearing Ada's answer, Astoria retreated silently. There was a commotion in the crowd, and the Slytherin students were talking in low voices.

Ever since learning that Ada was elected as the head girl of the Student Union, Slytherin has been worried that she would take revenge on him. After all, the two sides had always been at odds with each other, and Slytherin had many conflicts with Gryffindor.

Tonight, Ida's promise was given, and the promise of fair treatment was given, which made most of the Slytherins feel satisfied. Many times, different treatment is a very hurtful thing.

Since Ada has shown her sincerity, Slytherin should also show her sincerity accordingly. Being human is mutual. If you respect others a little, others will respect and value you.

Cody Avery also discussed it with the two people around him, and then Cody Avery said: "It won't happen again next time. If it happens again, we will take the initiative to give you a satisfactory explanation."

"Great, that's great. Now that we have both made a promise, I hope both of us can carry it out as agreed." Ada stood up, left the armchair, and walked out of the common room.

As they were walking, Ada suddenly stopped and turned to look at the boy she had just scared. This almost made the boy fall down again. The other Slytherins were also a little confused, wondering what Ada was going 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 saying that, Ada didn't delay any longer and walked out of the Slytherin common room, leaving the Slytherin students looking at each other in the lounge.

After almost ten minutes, someone finally said, "Cody, what did Drizzt mean by that last move?"

Cody Avery scratched his head and said uncertainly, "I don't know either. Maybe let's find someone to check Brooke's brain. That should be what he meant. I'm not sure."

(End of this chapter)