My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 338, Section 335: Rita's Path to Promotion

Lynn's words were like a nail hammered into wood, deeply embedded in the hearts of the initial twenty student council officers.

Such outrageous remarks had never been made before, and these students had no idea what they were supposed to do or what they could do at school.

Today, Lynn polished this unparalleled sword again, but who knows when the first drop of blood will stain its blade.

After the meeting, its contents spread throughout Hogwarts, and every student was shocked by his speech; none of them knew that their group possessed such power.

Lynn's words caused a huge uproar within Hogwarts, and of course, they couldn't stop spreading outside the school.

However, just as the news reached the editorial department of the Daily Prophet, a journalist was greatly shocked. He was preparing to denounce the evil practices spreading from Hogwarts, criticize the newly formed Hogwarts Student Council, and condemn Lynn Bellocch, the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin Second Class, when he was fired the very next day for stepping into the company with his left foot first.

The Daily Prophet has a small but not insignificant number of news contributors, and this one was dismissed so quietly that no one else noticed.

Then a second reporter heard the news and was equally shocked by this outrageous statement. He was halfway through writing his scathing article with a quill pen when he was fired for going to the restroom during work hours.

The two consecutive unusual dismissals finally caught the attention of some astute reporters.

One of the unscrupulous journalists, Rita Skeeter, not only discovered something amiss but also investigated everything her two dismissed colleagues had done.

After discovering the crux of the matter, she thought for three minutes and then wrote a press release with the following title.

"Progress of the Times! Hogwarts Implements New System Reforms, Establishes the Hogwarts Student Council, and President Lynn Belloc delivers an Important Speech on the Power of Young People!"

The manuscript contained not a single word of condemnation or abuse; it was entirely filled with praise for the Hogwarts Student Council, saying that the organization represented progress, that the right people led the right organization, and that future students graduating from Hogwarts would undoubtedly become pillars of the wizarding world.

After she finished writing the manuscript, her hand holding the quill pen trembled slightly.

A trembling of excitement and nervousness.

Rita Skeeter, clutching the manuscript tightly in her hand, knocked on the door of the editor-in-chief's office at the Daily Prophet.

She placed the manuscript on the desk of her usually stern boss, her palms slightly sweaty.

The editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet looked at the press release, the ink of which was not yet completely dry, and carefully read it from beginning to end.

He suddenly gave Skeeter a meaningful look and handed the manuscript back to her.

"Proofread the article carefully before giving it to me. I'll reserve the front page spot for you tomorrow. Be careful when you proofread it; you can't misspell a single letter."

Skeeter took the manuscript, her face flushed with excitement, because she knew she had made the right bet, and the editor-in-chief hadn't finished speaking yet.

"Old Pete will be retiring soon, and I think you'd be a good fit for the deputy editor-in-chief position."

Lynn had no say in what was happening outside; Old John would take care of everything for him.

The first meeting of the Hogwarts Student Council has concluded, but the busy work has also officially begun.

After the meeting, the newly appointed ministers were setting up their department offices. After all, Lynn had only provided them with a general framework in the Request Room; how to arrange and decorate the interiors was up to them.

Lynn then summoned the newly appointed head of the disciplinary committee, Percy Weasley, and the executive chairman, Cedric Diggory, to the chairman's office.

"To put it bluntly, the Disciplinary Committee is the most important and hardest-working department in the entire student council. When Professor McGonagall and I discussed this, we both agreed that only Weasley, who has two consecutive years of experience as prefect, is qualified to take on this role."

At the very beginning, Lynn showered Percy with compliments, making Percy blush.

Although Lynn was three years younger than him, he never dared to treat Lynn as a junior. Not to mention that Lynn had served as a professor at Hogwarts last year and saved the entire Hogwarts, the words he spoke at the meeting today were not something an ordinary person could say.

"You flatter Professor Belloc."

"I am not exaggerating Mr. Weasley at all. To put it bluntly, the disciplinary committee members are actually doing the work of the former castle keeper, Filch."

Just think about how Filch is regarded by the students, and you'll know how thankless and arduous this job is, so the burden on your shoulders is actually very heavy.

But your positions are indeed the most important. In Hogwarts, the main things that young wizards need to do are to study and live happily. Good order can maintain these things, and you are essentially the Aurors of Hogwarts.

Therefore, when recruiting, you must be selective. Don't hire students who are too timid; instead, look for junior wizards who are not usually sociable or who already have a lot of prestige in their own academy.

Percy was beaming.

"Approximately how many disciplinary committee members does our student union need to recruit?"

"With over a thousand students in the school, it would be best to recruit ten disciplinary committee members to manage them all. You can decide for yourself how many to recruit. When recruiting, remember to explain our benefits to them clearly. Even working in the student council won't be a free job."

"I see."

"Alright, you can go ahead and get busy. I'd like to talk to Cedric alone for a bit."

After Percy left, Lynn became even more relaxed.

How many people are you planning to hire?

Cedric frowned and thought for a moment: "Ten more?"

"Ten is about right. You're easily swayed. When recruiting, don't just focus on people from your own college. At the beginning of the student union, we should try to ensure that the number of people from the four colleges within the union is roughly the same."

Cedric earnestly assured him, "I will."

Then he asked hesitantly.

"But if you offer priority scholarships to students within the student council, won't the other students in the castle gossip behind your back?"

"We can't make everyone like us. Once the student council is fully operational, there will definitely be a group of people who don't like us. But they don't matter. We just need to make sure we get the support of the majority."

(End of this chapter)