Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 80, Section 78: "No evil is too small to be considered evil; I believe he should be expelled." (Seeking votes)

"It's over."

"It's over."

The moment Neville shouted it out, the group of five knew they were doomed. They wilted like frostbitten eggplants.

"How dare you tease, bully, attack, and harass your classmates?! How dare you?!"

Professor McGonagall's face burned with rage, and she could no longer conceal her fury. She felt her blood pressure rising rapidly, especially after hearing Neville recount his tales. She could hardly believe that this was the student she had taught.

"Now, you will come with me to Headmaster Dumbledore."

"I will tell Headmaster Dumbledore about this, and he will decide what punishment you will receive."

Professor McGonagall spoke as if she were using all her strength, her body swaying slightly, looking as if a gust of wind could blow her over.

At this moment, Professor McGonagall felt very tired, both physically and mentally. She was actually a good professor, a responsible one. Unlike Snape, who favored Slytherin, she was fair and upright; it was just a pity that her energy was truly limited.

It's impossible to take care of every little wizard, or to keep track of their condition in a timely manner.

Even Dumbledore was not immune to this.

"As for you, Mr. Dursley, I think you should come with me to the headmaster's office."

Professor McGonagall's gaze swept over Dudley, Harry, Hermione, Neville, and the others before finally settling on Dudley.

After all, he was the person in charge of this incident.

Professor McGonagall isn't blind; the large bumps on the foreheads of those young wizards were clearly not caused by a curse.

"Yes, Professor McGonagall."

Dudley was behaving very obediently at this moment, which made Snape stare at his back for a long time.

Although Carol spoke up to suppress the Slytherin matter, nothing stays secret forever, and Snape eventually found out.

"Severus, I think you should come with me, after all, this child is from Slytherin."

Snape nodded expressionlessly, but his inner world was not as calm as he appeared. As he gazed at Dudley's broad back, a rare and complex emotion flickered in his eyes.

There is reminiscence, regret, and even more envy.

The scene unfolding before my eyes seemed familiar, only the subjects were reversed.

He protected that girl, and I...

If this happened to me, would I be able to do the same?

Dumbledore was slightly taken aback by the group of people who had suddenly barged into his office. He was at that moment making arrangements for the Skull Band at the Halloween dinner that day.

Although he is the greatest white wizard of the 20th century, he is not an omniscient and omnipotent god. He has neither the ability to predict the future nor a crystal ball to spy on the lives of young wizards at all times.

He's just a Gryffindor with a better brain.

Professor McGonagall recounted the whole story to Dumbledore in detail. Dumbledore frowned as he listened, then looked at the few young wizards trembling by the wall.

"Mr. Dursley, what's your opinion on this matter?"

Dumbledore asked, his sapphire-like eyes meeting those of equally blue eyes.

At this moment, Dudley was calmly staring at Dumbledore.

It would have been fine if you hadn't asked me, but you did.

"I think Hermione is neither the first nor the last to experience something like this."

"Once school violence is tolerated lightly, it becomes absolutely impossible to stop. Therefore, such incidents must not be condoned and must be severely punished."

"I believe all five of them should be expelled."

Dudley's tone was very calm, but it was firm and powerful, more like he was telling Dumbledore the result than answering him.

Professor McGonagall opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

Snape's expression darkened slightly, not because he felt the punishment was too harsh—he could accept any punishment for Gryffindor, no matter how severe—but because Dudley's words reminded him of himself and James and the others. This moment was just like that moment back then; Gryffindor hadn't made any progress all these years.

"Have you considered that they only did one wrong thing? Is this kind of punishment appropriate?"

Dumbledore stared intently at Dudley, his deep blue eyes as unfathomable as the ocean, as if trying to see right through him.

"Professor Dumbledore!"

Dudley's voice suddenly rose, becoming like thunder and a tiger's roar, making people's ears ring. Dumbledore's body trembled slightly involuntarily.

"Do not do evil even if it is insignificant."

"You may think this is just a small matter, but in my view it is just the beginning of evil."

"If we handle things lightly now, once we set a precedent, there will be no end to it, and the consequences will be endless."

"We must nip it in the bud with swift and decisive action, otherwise everyone will be a perpetrator, and everyone can become a perpetrator."

"They can bully Hermione today."

"They can bully Longbottom tomorrow."

"They'll be able to bully Weasley the day after tomorrow."

"Harry Potter is coming up the day after tomorrow."

His tone was so powerful and thought-provoking that it made people fall into deep thought.

In fact, Dudley wasn't exaggerating. Given their personalities, Neville was definitely being bullied, and they would have bullied Ron too. If he hadn't befriended Harry, and if he didn't have those older brothers, Ron would have been a perfect target for bullying, just like Neville.

Because Ron was poor.

It was also because of poverty. His family was poor. He had no friends except for his brothers from childhood to adulthood.

Poverty is an original sin.

"First they hid the shoes, then the books. Then they were already deliberately causing trouble in the classroom. Guess what they'll do next? Tear Hermione's clothes!"

At this point, Dali completely changed his calm demeanor and tone, as if a raging fire had erupted behind him, transforming into a giant bear that roared angrily to the sky.

You said you were joking before?

It's a joke if you're not angry; it's a joke between close friends.

This is no longer just a joke; this is evil, and evil is evil.

What's next? Take off his clothes and film a video? Or just go straight for him (in that area)?

Don't assume that bullies are incapable, and don't assume that they are too young to understand anything. Some people are more precocious than you can imagine, not only in terms of their thinking but also in terms of their physical development.

"We didn't intend to do that!"

The five people are still making excuses.

"Um?"

Dudley's gaze shifted from Dumbledore to the man who had spoken, the same guy Professor McGonagall had called Hansel after using "Upside Down" on Dudley. Just one look from him made the man tremble and shake like a leaf.

What were clearly just ordinary blue eyes appeared to the five people not as eyes, but as a berserk dragon poised to pounce on them.

That was something even Malfoy had never experienced.

He had no doubt that if he dared to utter another word of sophistry, the other party would pounce on him and tear them to pieces.

Let's take a look at how many nicknames Snape has: the little monster of the Snape family, the snotty-nosed freak, the greasy old bat, the evil Death Eater, and the coward.

(End of this chapter)