My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 337, Section 334: Three Opportunities (Combined)

The first thing before the meeting was for each student sitting here to introduce themselves.

We all come from four different colleges, so it would be a joke if we couldn't even remember each other's names when we started working together.

After getting a general idea of ​​who was who, Lynn sat at the head of the table and began today's meeting.

"I actually know most of the senior students here, since they were all my students, and I even scolded a few of them in my office."

The students sitting on both sides burst into laughter.

Lynn's words sound contradictory, but in reality they are not contradictory at all.

The students sitting here are mostly fourth-year or higher wizards, and there are quite a few seventh-year students who will graduate after completing this year's course. In terms of academic year, they are indeed Lynn's seniors.

But when Lynn was a professor last year, he taught all the classes from first to seventh grade. Even the wizards who have graduated this year will respectfully call Lynn Professor Belloc.

"You are the elite selected by Professor McGonagall after being chosen by students from all four houses. Now that such an elite group has formed an organization, I hope that the Hogwarts Student Council in the future can also become an organization worthy of you, an organization that can continue to exist at Hogwarts."

A genuine round of applause erupted. When any organization is first established, all its members share the same goal: to make their organization flourish.

Lynn glanced at all the student council officers present.

"We discussed the student council positions and your individual tasks this morning in Professor McGonagall's office. Now, Professor McGonagall, please announce the assignments."

Sitting outside the long table, Professor McGonagall, adopting an observer's stance, read aloud the job list that she and Lynn had previously finalized in the office, in front of all the officers.

The people present looked just as bewildered as Professor McGonagall when Lynn first introduced these positions.

Lynn then spent over an hour explaining to everyone sitting there what their future jobs would be, and finally said...

"The number of junior wizards enrolling each year isn't actually that many, but as a seven-year school, Hogwarts has a resident population of around a thousand people in the castle each year. So while the twenty-one of us can form a relatively complete management structure, the student council members at the grassroots level need to be recruited separately."

"Are there any restrictions on recruiting student council members?" someone asked.

"Of course there will be limitations," Lynn said matter-of-factly.

"First of all, the student council members are no longer limited to grades 7 to 4, but can be extended to grade 2. The recruitment of student council members should be publicized and the conditions should be made public. Anyone who meets the conditions can apply."

After registration, you will need to conduct relevant assessments of them. The positions of disciplinary committee member and executive committee member are particularly important. Percy and Cedric, you can come to me separately after the meeting to discuss the specific requirements.

As for the remaining departments such as the Arts and Sports Department, Publicity Department, and Student Associations Department, you can decide for yourselves what kind of members to recruit. After all, you will be the heads of your own departments in the future. As long as you feel you can do the job well, you can choose the kind of people you need.

After Lynn explained the entire structure of the student council and the responsibilities of each department, every student leader was excited and ready to get started.

But Lynn gave them a cold look and said solemnly.

"Before the student council's work officially begins, I need to emphasize one thing to you."

The student council officers held their breath, sensing the seriousness in Lynn's voice, and waited for him to continue.

"I know that most of us have been class leaders before and have basically developed our own management processes, but I hope that you will forget all your previous habits and clearly realize that the student council and the previous class leader system are completely different things."

"Prefects are suitable assistants selected by professors from among the students to better manage the school, but as student council officers, you must be clear about who elected you and who you ultimately serve!"

It wasn't Headmaster Dumbledore, the Board of Trustees, the professor, or me.

Rather, it's the students who elected you.

Therefore, from today onwards, you will only be responsible to one group: all the students of Hogwarts!

If students feel dissatisfied with certain school systems, then you are their only channel of communication. If students have conflicts with the school or the board of trustees, you will firmly stand on the side of the students, rather than becoming traitors, professors, or lackeys of the school.

This is why the student council is called the student council.

After Lynn finished speaking, the meeting room fell silent.

All the student council officers looked at Lynn with a shocked expression, then turned to look at Professor McGonagall, who was not sitting at the long table but sitting alone to the side.

They were not only shocked by Lynn's "outrageous" remarks, but also by the fact that he said such things so directly in front of Professor McGonagall.

Lynn, however, was not worried about this at all. He had already discussed the nature of the student council with Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall.

In the earliest days, student councils were all organizations spontaneously formed by students themselves. Their purpose was to safeguard the interests and rights of the students. At that time, student councils were completely independent and autonomous, and were not subject to any interference from the school.

If the school takes any unfair measures against the students, the student council may even stand up to the board of directors and be so assertive that the board of directors has no choice but to give in.

Unfortunately, the more time went on, the more the nature of the student council system became distorted.

In some schools, things have even gone backward, with student unions transforming from groups that serve and advocate for students into exploitative organizations.

The Hogwarts student council was in its early stages, and from the very beginning, Lynn was trying to find ways to prevent such things from happening.

So he found Old John's investment company to sponsor the Hogwarts student council, ensuring its financial independence. At the same time, he made it clear at the first meeting after the student council was established that the fundamental purpose of the student council was to exist.

"I have a question, Professor Bellock."

A Hufflepuff little witch raised her hand, and Lynn nodded to her: "If you have any questions, just say them."

The witch hesitated and asked, "But even if we form a student council, we're still just students. If we disagree with the school or professors, how can we fight for our own interests?"

Lynn clapped his hands in satisfaction.

"Excellent question. We can then conduct a case study based on this question."

For example, what should we do if our student union, now that it's established, encounters another professor who is as inactive as Professor Quirrell was a year ago?

He simply read from the textbook during class, without teaching the students any knowledge. Over the course of the year, the young wizards who could learn on their own could still learn something from the textbook, but those who couldn't learn on their own completely wasted the entire year of Defense Against the Dark Arts course.

The students have all expressed their dissatisfaction. So, how should we protect our rights to learn at school?

The people at the table looked at each other, none of them had any experience. What could they do besides complaining behind the scenes when the professor's lectures were not good?

Lynn wasn't surprised at all; they were already used to the conservative atmosphere and management style at Hogwarts, so it would be strange if they could come up with any good solutions.

"First of all, if a professor has a problem, we should report it to the school administration immediately. For example, in Professor Quirrell's case, we should report it to Professor McGonagall or Professor Dumbledore, or any of the deans."

If the school administrators are responsible enough, they will investigate Professor Quirrell to determine if he is truly incompetent, and then decide whether to dismiss him or issue a warning based on the investigation results.

"But what if the school administrators aren't responsible? Uh... I'm not talking about you, Professor McGonagall, I'm just raising a hypothetical question."

Another student raised his hand to ask a question, and in a desperate attempt to survive, he offered an explanation to Professor McGonagall, who was listening in the audience. However, Professor McGonagall remained expressionless, as if she didn't care about his question at all.

"That's right, we might certainly encounter this situation. After all, the student council can continue to exist in Hogwarts, but approachable professors like Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore won't always be there in the castle."

What should we do if even the school administrators don't help us and turn a blind eye to irresponsible professors?

Lynn looked at the people at the long table and answered the question himself.

"If a professor is incompetent, we can report it to the school administrators. If the school administrators are also complicit, we can continue to report it."

Hogwarts is just a school, and the professors and headmaster are the most powerful administrators in a school, but the Ministry of Magic is the administrator of all wizards in Britain.

At Hogwarts, both the headmaster and professors are British wizards, and they are all subject to the jurisdiction of the British Ministry of Magic. We can report the situation within the school to the Ministry of Magic and let them resolve these issues.

"What if the Ministry of Magic also turns a blind eye to this?"

"Clap clap clap!"

Lynn applauded the official's speech with even louder and longer applause.

"That's right. If professors can have problems, and the headmaster of Hogwarts can have problems, then there's no reason why the administrators at the Ministry of Magic shouldn't have problems either."

If things come to this, then students, the British magical world will have entered its darkest period. From the Ministry of Magic to magic schools, from officials to teachers, from top to bottom, they only care about their own self-interest and completely ignore education and students. When that happens, we can't rely on anyone but ourselves!

"But if we could rely on ourselves, we wouldn't have gone to the headmaster and then the Ministry of Magic because of the professor's problem, would we?"

Lynn looked intently at the cadre who had asked the question: "Do you know why we had to rely on others for help in the beginning?"

All the student council members looked bewildered, and someone whispered to themselves.

"Because we lack the ability to protect ourselves?"

Lynn shook his head and said, word by word.

"Because we're giving them a chance!"

"If a professor has a problem, we trust the school to report the problem to the school, which is giving them their first chance. But if the school betrays our trust, we must trust the Ministry of Magic to report the problem to the Ministry of Magic, which is our second chance. But if the Ministry of Magic has a problem, then the British magical community is no longer worthy of our trust."

Since we can't trust the school, the Ministry of Magic, or the wizarding world, there's no point in students doing their jobs. We can use our own power—the student council can organize a strike!

A strike?

Every gaze at the long table was filled with shock; they had never imagined this method, nor had they ever considered its potential effect.

"Do you know what the consequences would be if all the students at Hogwarts went on strike?"

The officials at the long table remained silent, waiting for Lynn to give them an answer, but Professor McGonagall, who was sitting to the side listening, couldn't help but shiver.

What would happen if all the students at Hogwarts went on strike?

"The students at Hogwarts include all the young wizards on the entire island of Great Britain and Ireland. Basically, all the wizards in the UK spend their 11 to 18 years old in this castle. If all these students were to go on strike, there would be a generational gap in the entire British wizarding world. This would be a painful and unacceptable blow to any magical government!"

The strike is a threat, a warning, and also our way of giving them a third and final chance.

If they compromise, then our demands will be met.

"But what if they don't compromise?"

One of the cadres stammered, expressing their inexplicable tension and excitement.

Lynn's words were like a silent hand, slowly brushing away the dust from a once peerless but long-forgotten sword.

That sword, which everyone has been ignoring and forgetting, seems to be washing away all the dust and rust today, revealing its sharpness and edge!

And it seems that the sword has always been in their hands.

"I hope this never happens, but if it does in the future," Lynn suddenly smiled as he looked at the twenty people sitting there.

"Then why can't today's student council become the new Ministry of Magic in the future?"

The room fell silent.

Combining the two chapters makes them feel more coherent. That's all for today.

(End of this chapter)