Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 443 Class Leader
Not long after Sirius left, Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered Diagon Alley from the Leaky Cauldron, accompanied by Mrs. Weasley and Ginny.

It seems they had arranged to go shopping in Diagon Alley together, but Fred and George arrived a little early because they needed to check out the store locations.

The group walked in a grand procession down the main street, with Mrs. Weasley leading the way, smiling and talking to Hermione and Harry.

This was the first time Sirius had seen Mrs. Weasley smile since Percy was imprisoned in the Ministry of Magic.

"So, is there anything good happening lately?" Xilun asked curiously.

"You really didn't know?" Fred looked at him in surprise. He had always thought that Siren was pretending not to know in order to cooperate with them.

“Should I know?” Xiren blinked.

"Um..." Don't you feel that something is missing from the things that came with the book list?

Xilun thought about it carefully for a moment, then shook his head.

"No."

Back-to-school notices, new book lists... Isn't this the same every year?
"Hey, Siren!"

Just then, Harry spotted them and ran over.

His face flushed slightly, but then, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly hesitated.

“Siren, I guess they must have made a mistake… I mean… you’re definitely more suitable than me, after all, you just won the Triwizard Tournament.”

"No, what are you talking about?" Xiren was completely confused.

It's one thing for Fred and George to act like this, but why is Harry doing the same thing? Did he miss something important?

“Prefect, don’t you know?” Hermione walked over and answered his question.

“When we received the new book list before, the envelope already contained the prefect’s badge.”

He took out a red and gold object with a Gryffindor lion on the front and a large letter "P" inlaid on it.

“This is mine,” Hermione said. “Harry has one too. We are the new prefects.”

"Ah, prefect?"

Now, Xilun finally understood what they were talking about.

At Hogwarts, prefects are usually students in the fifth year or above. At the end of each school year, after the seventh-year prefects graduate, the school selects two new prefects from the fifth year, one boy and one girl.

They are in fifth grade this year, but Siren had been so busy making wands that he hadn't even thought about it.

So Harry and Hermione are the prefects of Gryffindor?

"I bet they've made a mistake..."

“No, I should say it’s fortunate they didn’t elect me as prefect,” Siron interrupted Harry, saying, “You should know that I received the Special Contribution Award for the School.”

“Of course I remember, because you won the Triwizard Tournament,” Harry said. “That’s why I think you’re more suited to be the prefect.”

"You probably don't know that students who receive the Special Contribution Award to the School enjoy the same Sherren treatment as prefects at Hogwarts, including but not limited to riding in a more spacious prefect carriage or using the prefect's washroom with a bathtub."

“Wait a minute…” Hermione frowned. “But this is never mentioned in Hogwarts: A History of the School.”

“That’s because most of the students who received the Special Contribution to the School Award were class leaders.” Xilun shrugged. “You can go to the awards display room after school starts and see for yourself; it’s written on the back of the Special Contribution to the School Award plaque.”

Instinctively, everyone looked at Ron. "Why are you all looking at me?" Ron took a small step back.

“Weren’t you punished by having to clean the trophy room? You had to wipe all the trophies,” Hermione said. “So, are these on the back of the Special Contribution to School Award medals?”

“How should I know?” Ron said matter-of-factly. “My job is to wipe those things clean, not to look at what’s on them. Do you guys look at the writing on plates when you’re cleaning?”

"What punishment?" Mrs. Weasley walked up from behind, her smile instantly turning serious. "Ron, have you been put in solitary confinement again?"

“Mom, that happened three years ago!” Ron quickly explained.

“I hope so,” Mrs. Weasley said. “You’d better behave at school and learn from Percy…”

At the mention of Percy, Mrs. Weasley's face fell, and her expression quickly turned sad.

"Ah, that's it." Siren quickly changed the subject, "Now I can enjoy the same treatment as the prefect, but I don't have to do the prefect's work. Isn't that the best?"

According to Siron's observation, the prefects' work is quite busy. In addition to cooperating with the professors and providing assistance to the new students, they also occasionally need to patrol the castle at night and maintain order at some important events (Quidditch matches, the Triwizard Tournament, etc.).

Fifth graders are already busy, and if they become grade leaders, they'll have even less free time.

It must be said that Dumbledore's arrangement was really good.

Class leader?

Not even a dog!

“That’s right, what’s so great about being a prefect?” Fred and George exclaimed loudly, as if they had found kindred spirits.

"Only those with empty heads are willing to be class monitors."

"Speaking of which, can you deduct points from other people, or put them in solitary confinement?" George asked Celan.

“That won’t do.” Xiren shook his head. “I only enjoy the privileges of a prefect, but deducting points and putting someone in solitary confinement are the prefect’s authority, so that has nothing to do with me.”

“That’s a real shame,” Fred sighed. It seemed that, in his view, things like class sergeants’ cars and restrooms were useless. Only demerit points and solitary confinement mattered.

"It would be great if you could deduct points."

"When Snape deducts points from our score, you can go and cause trouble for those Slytherins."

“That’s impossible.” Before Siren could speak, Hermione immediately retorted, “We are prefects, we can’t deliberately deduct points from a student unless they really violated the school rules.”

Fred didn't reply to her, but winked at Siron and said with a smile, "Maybe that's why the headmaster won't let you be a prefect."

Xilun smiled too.

"I must admit, there are times when I am not as...fair as Hermione and Harry?"

After careful consideration, Sirius decided he probably wouldn't deliberately cause trouble for Slytherin just because he became a prefect... After all, grades weren't very useful beforehand; it all depended on Dumbledore's mood. If he wanted to, even if Snape deducted all the points, Gryffindor could still win the House Cup.

Of course, he couldn't simply follow the rules and strictly adhere to the prefectural rules like Hermione.

From this perspective, Dumbledore certainly had foresight.

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(End of this chapter)