Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 141, Page 139: New Members of the Discipline Group

Cedric Diggory, a prominent figure in Hufflepuff, was undoubtedly the top student in his fourth year, a fact even his fellow Slytherins considered to be true. He could easily achieve an O (excellent) in any subject. Every professor who had taught him, even the strict Professor Snape, spoke highly of him.

He is a rational, talented boy with an elegant demeanor.

It is renowned as "everything people expect from a student at Hogwarts".

He is extremely popular in Hufflepuff and is known as the pride of the entire Hufflepuff school.

This is equivalent to Dudley's reputation in Slytherin.

In the original novel "The Goblet of Fire," when students from other houses wore the "Potter Stink" badge because they misunderstood Harry for using underhanded means to become a champion, he immediately advised his friends to take the badge off.

After Harry told Cedric about the first competition he knew, Cedric continued to uphold his principles of fairness and harmony, reminding Harry of the solution to the second competition in order to ensure a fair competition.

Excellent, stubborn, and with a strong sense of justice.

That's why Dali chose him as the first person the discipline team would assess; these qualities are exactly what the discipline team needs.

In one of the rooms in Slytherin House, almost everything had been moved out, leaving only an empty room with a table.

"Your spellcasting skills are very solid. Your defense against dark magic is also excellent, and you have your own unique insights into polymorphism. What you lack now is just constant practice and enough time to grow."

Dudley stood before Cedric, giving brief comments on each of his subjects, while Hermione sat at the table behind him, taking notes on parchment.

He thinks highly of Cedric; he's really excellent.

"Compared to you, I'm far inferior," Cedric said, panting.

His hand holding the wand was trembling slightly, and his forehead, face, and body were covered in sweat, showing that he was very tired.

In fact, Dudley didn't even make a move against Cedric.

The examiner was neither Dudley nor Hermione.

Strictly speaking, that wasn't human at all.

Instead, it was a Cornish elf flying in mid-air between the two of them.

Pixie.

"Snap"

Pixie snapped his fingers lightly, instantly creating a small whirlwind.

"One last test, figure out how to calm it down, I think that should be easy for you."

"Yes." Cedric raised his wand again.

As an all-around student, Cedric was also very good at magical biology, so he knew what level of magical creature the Cornish elves were.

Aside from causing trouble, he's good for nothing.

Something that could be easily killed with a simple spell has been cultivated into such a powerful creature.

Cedric believed that the Cornish elf before him was the most powerful magical creature he had ever seen.

I really don't know how he did it.

He truly deserves to be called the King of Slytherin.

The small whirlwind wasn't very powerful, and Cedric quelled it in no time.

"Come back, Pixie, you did a great job."

The red light shone on the Cornish elf, then disappeared from the three's sight. The red and white orbs were placed on their waists and automatically attached to the elf.

Dudley turned to Cedric: "Congratulations on passing the test. You'll be a member of the disciplinary team from now on. I hope you can contribute to the development of Hogwarts."

"Mr. Dursley, thank you very much for your guidance."

Cedric bowed to Dudley and said from the bottom of his heart, "I will certainly not let you down."

His tone and demeanor were unusually respectful, as if he were facing a professor.

"You have great talent, don't waste it." Dudley patted Cedric on the shoulder, encouraging him in the tone of a senior to a junior.

Even though Dudley was two years younger than him, and Cedric was the senior, the scene looked perfectly harmonious to outsiders, without the slightest awkwardness.

Even Cedric, the person involved, felt it was perfectly reasonable.

Compared to you, I'm nothing.

"Meet at the lawn outside Hogwarts Castle at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, I think you should know that."

"Yes."

"Dudley, I have compiled his information and it is ready to be handed over to Headmaster Dumbledore at any time."

Hermione handed Dali a thick stack of parchment scrolls containing information about Cedric.

"You've really helped me a lot, Hermione."

Hermione is undoubtedly an excellent, top-notch secretary.

Every detail is handled perfectly, requiring almost no effort from Dali.

"Should we really let him join?"

"Of course, the discipline team can't be managed by just a few of us, and we're too busy. We need to recruit more outstanding talents."

Dudley certainly wouldn't say that as long as there are enough outstanding people, he can openly "slack off".

Going it alone is always the worst approach. No matter how profound your magic or how powerful you are, don't you see that even the infamous dark wizard Grindelwald has his own supporters, the "Grindelwald Army" (not called "Saints")? And the Dark Lord Voldemort also has Death Eaters who follow him?

There was a reason why Cedric was chosen as the first choice.

His excellence is one aspect, but another is that he is a Hufflepuff. If Hufflepuff can join the Discipline Group, then why can't the other three houses?

After leaving the principal's office, Dali headed straight for his dormitory. The ruby-like ring on his index finger was emitting a faint red glow.

Gently push open the room door.

Then he saw a small, emaciated creature trapped in the alchemy array he had created by combining magical armor with his own.

The creature had ears as big as bats, protruding eyes the size of tennis balls, and a large, long, pointed nose like Pinocchio's.

Without a doubt, this is a house-elf.

They are like the more than one hundred house-elves in the kitchens of Hogwarts.

It is said that the prototype of house-elves is the brown elf from Scottish legend. They are elves who always wear tattered brown clothes and hope to live in harmony with humans. They will help humans with housework, but they cannot be paid. If they are paid, they will disappear. They also cannot be left unpaid, as they will also disappear.

When the other party realized that Dudley had discovered him, he kept snapping his fingers, seemingly trying to cast a spell to leave.

However, this transmutation circle was specifically designed by Dudley to counter the magical properties of house-elves, suppressing the magic within his body and preventing him from casting spells.

Dudley looked at the trapped house-elves and said with a sarcastic tone.

"I never imagined that house-elves would also double as thieves."

(End of this chapter)