My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 339

This year, at the start of the school year at Hogwarts, in addition to reforming the prefectural system and establishing a new student council, the castle also implemented a scholarship system and a student aid system.

Scholarships are divided into first-class scholarships, second-class scholarships, and third-class scholarships.

One award is given to each grade from first to seventh grade, specifically to students who achieve excellent final exam results and actively contribute to their college's academic standing.

The first-class scholarship is awarded 15 Galleons, the second-class scholarship is 12 Galleons, and the third-class scholarship is 10 Galleons.

The student aid program requires students from financially disadvantaged families to apply themselves. The school will cover all the expenses of the successful applicants during their seven years at the school. After graduation and starting work, the students will have to repay the school within five years.

The application requirements for the student aid program are quite strict, partly to prevent some parents of young wizards from trying to exploit loopholes in the system.

Lynn originally planned for the Ministry of Magic to cover the cost, and Dumbledore even submitted an application during the summer to report the matter. However, the officials at the Ministry of Magic said that the expenses were too high and refused to approve it, telling Hogwarts to pay for it themselves if they wanted to do it.

This left Lynn speechless.

He even suspected that the British Ministry of Magic had been completely hollowed out by those old magical families, and that the capitalists on the Board of Governors were eager to pay the money in their name!

It costs less than a few hundred Galleons a year, which is enough for a wealthy family to buy the latest flying broomstick. But what you get in return is that the elite wizards who leave Hogwarts will only remember the good things about the Board of Governors. Who will remember the Ministry of Magic?

After confirming that the people in the Ministry of Magic were all idiots, Lynn stopped hoping to rely on them.

Ultimately, Dumbledore and the Board of Trustees held several meetings, and with John Sr. secretly acting as an undercover agent, the matter was finally settled.

The Board of Trustees will use this money to establish scholarship and financial aid policies in the name of Hogwarts School, minimizing the Board's influence within the school as much as possible.

The student union's internal benefits include an Outstanding Student Cadre Award, with three slots available, and the prize money is equivalent to a first-class scholarship.

In addition, there are awards specifically for ordinary members, such as the Outstanding Discipline Committee Member Award, the Outstanding Executive Committee Member Award, and the Outstanding Member Award, to ensure the welfare of student council members. After all, joining the student council means not only having to attend classes every day but also having to worry about school affairs, which is not an easy task.

When the student union was first established, everyone was full of ambition, but after their enthusiasm was worn down by the tedious work, they needed other motivations.

On the second day of the semester, after the student council's first meeting, the two newly appointed chairpersons and several department heads began their vigorous recruitment efforts.

The Minister of Publicity is a shrewd Slytherin sixth-year witch named Jenny Adams.

As it turns out, Professor McGonagall's judgment of people was quite accurate. Even though the Publicity Department only had her and the vice-minister as members, after understanding their responsibilities, they immediately applied to Professor McGonagall to set up a campus information board in front of the Great Hall (they originally planned to call it the Hogwarts Notice Board, but Lynn thought the name was too common, so they changed it to this).

The application was naturally approved, and that evening, the young wizards who came to the hall for dinner discovered a large wooden board hanging next to the hall's door, covered with promotional posters.

"Student Union Disciplinary Committee Member Recruitment! We only want the best!"

"Clubs department, recruitment will begin Friday evening in the Potions classroom on the 4th floor of the castle."

"Recruiting for the Arts and Sports Department"

"Recruiting Executive Committee Members."

In addition to the recruitment notices, there was also a poster drawn by the publicity minister himself in the center of the information board.

Hogwarts Student Council recruitment begins this weekend!

By dinnertime, almost all the young wizards knew about the student council's plans to recruit members.

They originally thought that after the student council was established, they would elect administrators and then have McGonagall select people, and that would be none of their business. But they didn't expect that the student council would have to recruit people later.

This ignited the students' enthusiasm, and for several days in a row, the castle was filled with discussions about these few things.

Student union recruitment, scholarships, and benefits for student union members.

In the wizarding world, only a small group of people have family businesses that have been passed down through generations. Even an ancient family like the Weasleys, without any businesses, still have to work for the Ministry of Magic and grow their own vegetables and raise chickens to be self-sufficient. So it goes without saying that there are half-bloods with no background in the wizarding world and Muggle families who have no magical assets at all.

Even the lowest-ranking scholarship, the third prize, is 10 Galleons. According to the prices in the magical world, 10 Galleons can buy all the school supplies they need for a semester. In addition, they don't need to spend any money on food and drink in the castle. Getting a year's scholarship means they won't have to ask their families for money for the entire year to come.

This undoubtedly greatly alleviated the financial situation of students from disadvantaged families.

Even students who are not particularly bright, do not have high magical talent, or whose grades are not good enough to get scholarships can apply for financial aid policies and receive an interest-free grant from the school, which greatly alleviates their pressure.

With the introduction of the scholarship policy, at least the academic atmosphere at Hogwarts has improved significantly. Every day, you have to queue up before the library opens to get a seat; if you arrive late, you can only stand and read.

The recruitment of new members for the student council has the young wizards eager to get started.

Previously, the election of class leaders had nothing to do with most students; whoever the professor appointed was the one. But now, not only are the student council officers elected by the students themselves, but they can also personally participate in the student council's recruitment and even have the opportunity to become a member of the student council.

"Have you signed up yet? Which department should we choose?" Ron asked Harry and Hermione, holding the application forms for the Arts and Sports Department and the Executive Committee, while wondering whether he should write down his talent for playing wizard chess.

Harry shook his head in distress: "I haven't thought it through. Even if I do, we might not get accepted. Haven't you noticed that almost everyone has an application form along the way? The competition will probably be fierce."

"Have confidence in yourself, Harry."

Hermione comforted Harry, saying that she was quite confident in herself and had secretly filled out three application forms, intending to attend almost half of the student council recruitment events.

(End of this chapter)