Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 59. As expected of Mr. Potter, he's really good at hiding his true abilities.

As night fell, the big, round moon hung high in the branches. It was still Slytherin, still that meeting room, still those upperclassmen from Slytherin.

Of course, Marcus wasn't among the people who came this time.

"Everyone, please give a brief report on your recent situation, focusing on the key points and keeping it short. This may be one of the last few times we get together, as we will be graduating soon and won't have much time left at Hogwarts."

The person in charge of the meeting, Richmond Carroll, the seventh-grade prefect, spoke after looking around.

His tone remained greasy yet smooth.

In some ways, Slytherin was much more united than the fragmented Ravenclaw and the disorganized Gryffindor.

As for Hufflepuff? That's a synonym for a rabble.

If it weren't for Dudley, this outcast, Slytherin would be even more united this year.

"The biggest thing lately has been Mr. Dursley's behavior in the common room. But he's been behaving relatively well lately, not causing any more trouble, and his active participation in class has earned Slytherin a lot of points. Half of the points on our scoreglass were earned by him, so even if we don't win the Quidditch tournament, we're a sure thing for the House Cup this year. And I heard that the Malfoy boy has become very well-behaved after being disciplined by him, and he asks to train with him every morning?"

"As for Harry Potter, he hasn't shown any unusual behavior lately. His studies are average, his abilities are average, his performance is average, and he's even been quite clumsy in class many times, as if he were encountering a spell for the first time."

As Carol's deputy, the sixth-year prefect highlighted two people: Dudley and Harry. When mentioning Dudley, his initial dissatisfaction gradually turned into slight praise. If it weren't for the incident on the first night of the school feast, the points Dudley had earned for Slytherin during that time alone would have been enough to win him a lot of goodwill. Slytherin was unprecedentedly united in upholding honor.

When talking about Malfoy, he spoke with slight hesitation and only briefly mentioned him. But when Harry was mentioned, he showed great skepticism.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Carol expressed great admiration for Harry: "As expected of Mr. Potter, he throws out his cousin to attract everyone's attention, while he lies in the shadows without attracting anyone's attention. Of course, Mr. Dursley is also quite excellent."

Is that so?

Carlo's words left everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

Logically, it makes no problem, but... something just feels off.

"Of course, haven't you noticed? During this time, apart from our Mr. Dursley, Miss Granger from Gryffindor has been the most active, while our Mr. Potter hasn't stood out at all, acting like a nobody, as if he were just an ordinary little wizard."

"Isn't that right?" The sixth-grade headmaster asked doubtfully, drawing a conclusion based on his observations over the past period.

After finishing speaking, Carlo tapped the table lightly, then added, "Who is he? The famous Harry Potter, the man who defeated the Dark Lord. Do you think he'd be just an ordinary little wizard?"

"Of course not."

"but"

Everyone agreed that it seemed to make some sense.

But persuasiveness

Carlo seemed to see the confusion in everyone's eyes, chuckled and shook his head, picked up the cup of red tea in front of him and took a sip: "So you weren't observant enough. No matter how well you hide it, there will always be a time when you slip up."

"Daniel, the comprehensiveness of your information needs improvement."

Carlo first gestured to his deputy.

"Mr. Potter, you didn't know that you showed such a great familiarity with poison in the very first lesson, did you?"

Daniel was slightly taken aback upon hearing this: "I really didn't know that."

"He knew everything about the poison-making process, the timing of its effects, the symptoms, and even the cause of death—something I doubt most people would know, right?"

Carol was referring to Harry's performance in the first Potions class.

"Do you really think an ordinary, normal little wizard would know so much about poisons?"

Everyone shook their heads; what normal person would pay attention to poison?

"Mr. Potter has been trying his best to hide his talents, but unfortunately there are still some oversights."

Makes sense!

"There's one more thing. I don't know if you've noticed it."

Caro continued slowly, "Miss Granger of Gryffindor should have been sorted into Ravenclaw, but she went to Gryffindor instead."

"To be honest, I don't need to elaborate on what kind of idiots Gryffindor are, do I? Of course, this doesn't include our Mr. Potter."

Carlo's words elicited a low chuckle in the meeting room.

The feud between Slytherin and Gryffindor is nothing new; the two houses have almost become sworn enemies who would kill each other's entire families. In the eyes of the Slytherins, Gryffindors are all stupid fools who only know how to use violence.

What kind of status does he have to be worthy of studying with them?

"They don't deserve Miss Granger."

I don't know which senior student brought it up first.

If Hermione hadn't been born into a Muggle family, they would have been more than happy to accept her into Slytherin.

With double the points, why even bother playing Quidditch? We can win even if we let the other three houses win.

"It's said that Miss Granger and our Mr. Dursley are quite close, but that's not the point."

Carlo said something unrelated, but then brought it back, lowering his voice considerably.

"The key point is that they are all Mr. Potter's men."

Carlo's words made Yuan Shi feel a chill. He had already made his point so clearly that it would be too blunt to say anything more. No one sitting here was stupid; any stupid person would have been kicked out.

For example, a large front tooth.

The meeting room fell silent instantly.

They're all Mr. Potter's men—that's terrifying to think about.

"We're all graduating in the next couple of years, and I'm graduating this year. We're just chatting casually now. Whatever happens at school is none of our business."

Carlo's words eased the tension in the meeting room somewhat.

Since they're all graduating soon anyway, it's fine as long as they don't get involved.

"However, I must point out that Mr. Dursley is Mr. Potter's cousin, and also the one Mr. Potter brought to the forefront. If Potter is a deeply hidden dark wizard, then what kind of person do you think Mr. Dursley is?"

You mean...

Daniel realized what was happening as soon as he opened his mouth and immediately shut up.

"Actually, I quite admire that big guy."

"He solved grades one through three all by himself; he's clearly not an ordinary person."

I don't know which senior student said it first, but the others echoed it.

Carlo shook his head speechlessly. If they weren't all his companions, he wouldn't have bothered to remind them out of consideration for being fellow Slytherins.

"Alright, stop paying attention to them and don't cause yourself any trouble."

"Whatever they do is none of our business, but we can show some goodwill when necessary, but we shouldn't make it too obvious."

"Remember, Slytherins will only side with the victors."

"Mr. Carlo, you are right."

One person made the suggestion, and the rest of the group echoed it.

Unlike Malfoy, who believed Dudley was a powerful dark wizard, Carol firmly believed that Harry was the dark wizard who defeated the Dark Lord.

It can only be said that they were both overthinking things.

On the lawn outside Hogwarts Castle.

"Fool Malfoy!"

Harry pointed at Malfoy and shouted.

Malfoy retorted without backing down, "Idiot Potter!"

"A rebound!"

"The rebound was ineffective!"

This Mr. Potter, the savior whom the Slytherin seniors described as being extremely well-hidden, was currently bickering with Malfoy like children.

The incident started when the two of them happened to come to see Dali's training session, and then they started arguing because they didn't like each other.

(End of this chapter)