HP: I'm not going to rule the wizarding world

"Why?" Draco looked at her puzzled.

No one is stupid enough to rush to donate money. After all, this society has no profit and is purely for charity.

Ariana reminded him, "You forgot, I just told Senior Farley and the others that Slytherin's current dilemma is the population problem."

"It might be difficult to get aristocratic families to produce more male heirs and change Slytherin traditions, and it would be even more difficult to get daughters to marry husbands, but it shouldn't be difficult to attract outstanding talents."

If she remembered correctly, Snape had entered the inner circle of Slytherin because of his talent.

If Slytherin didn't extend an olive branch, could he get in? So Ariana concluded that there must be such a channel.

Sure enough, Draco confirmed her guess.

"It shouldn't be difficult. I heard from my father that our family has invested in many people. The research directions of those people actually have no profit potential. These people are mixed-blood."

He paused here, his voice lowered a little, and continued, "As for the Muggle-born wizard, he asked me not to tell anyone about this, saying it would have a bad influence. I think other families must be doing this secretly as well."

Investing in outstanding talents is not about making money, but about making friends.

Ariana followed his words and nodded, saying, "In this duel club I set up, everyone can prove their worth."

Thinking of the Malfoy family's talent investment plan, she added, "Once the club has sufficient funds, we can also offer other competitions, such as alchemy or new potions. I want to create a gathering place for ambition. Slytherin welcomes ambitious people the most."

Casting a wide net like the Malfoy family does is actually a waste of money. With a club like this, they only need to invest in specific capable people.

Ariana's ultimate goal is to change the environment and plant the seeds of hard work and progress in the hearts of all the little wizards, so that when they enter society, they will definitely bring a new atmosphere.

Otherwise, everyone would just muddle along, making her seem like an outlier in this magical world.

Draco naturally fully supported Ariana. He provided a lot of advice to his good friend and helped Ariana fill in the gaps in her magical common sense.

The Slytherin lounge is always full of people. After all, these children from aristocratic families come to Hogwarts to learn magic while also socializing.

When Farley heard Ariana's suggestion, he immediately got to the heart of the matter.

"You want all Slytherins to join the Dueling Club, don't you?"

Ariana didn't offer any high-sounding excuses and admitted, "Yes, a club needs to have a certain base at the beginning. Otherwise, if it only offers rewards, the duel club won't last long."

Farley didn't discuss the details of the club. Instead, he stared at Ariana and asked bluntly, "Are you sure you didn't lose your mind after being rejected by Dumbledore?"

Ariana was the center of attention in Slytherin, and everyone in Slytherin knew that she had gone to the headmaster's office.

Since she wanted to start a club herself, it could only be that Dumbledore rejected her.

Ariana knew that the other party thought she was going to lead the entire Slytherin to oppose Dumbledore, but she was not so bold as to let others unilaterally sacrifice their own interests to help her.

Of course, Slytherin joining this club would definitely cause Dumbledore's dissatisfaction. They did intend to go against Dumbledore, so she would give compensation.

"Whether I have lost my mind or not, Slytherin can learn all my innovative spells and see the results of my magical research. As for how much they can gain, that depends on the individual." This was her greatest sincerity.

No one in the Slytherin group was speaking immediately; everyone was shocked.

I didn't expect her to share her research. This is a magical resource.

Even the brothers of the magic family killed each other for magic resources. Does she know what she is talking about?

"Are you sure?" Farley looked at her firmly.

Ariana knew the reason for their shock. She smiled calmly and said, "Magic research requires continuous effort. Only then will the magical world have a future. Didn't you say that no one has developed new spells in years?"

This is indeed Ariana's consistent attitude. Now that it has been researched, it should be available for people to learn. As for whether they can learn it or not, it depends on the individual.

Seeing that Ariana was not acting impulsively, Farley stood up and said loudly to all the Slytherins: "In that case, let's vote."

Even the Slytherins who were not there just now came after hearing the news, and the common room was now crowded with people.

Magical families are indeed only willing to have one male heir, but it is not a hard and fast rule, so many families have side branches.

The reason why the side branches are weaker than the main branch is not necessarily because they are financially inferior, but because they do not have the magical inheritance.

The magical resources provided by Ariana provide a new way out for those Slytherin branches who want to make progress.

Not to mention those half-bloods who don't even have the means to lick the stinky feet of their master's family. Their desire for the inheritance of magic will only be stronger.

After senior Farley announced the voting decision, as expected by Ariana, no one opposed it.

After confirming the voting results, Ariana stood next to Senior Farley and watched as the club was explained to everyone.

“There are no hard and fast requirements for this club. Apart from participating in the annual competition, we just need a little help from everyone occasionally.”

Seeing that no one was interested in asking questions, Ariana could only continue.

"For example, right now, I'm helping to promote this club in school, letting all the teachers and students at Hogwarts know that the preliminary round will begin in November. The big selling point is that the champion will receive 1000 Galleons, and can buy the latest model of flying broom without asking money from their family." She joked.

Think about the uses of the money, which will make it more attractive.

Farley heard that Ariana only assigned such a small task to the members.

She frowned and asked, "What about the schedule for the duel? A competition is such a big thing, why don't you arrange a few people to organize it?"

Ariana hired people instead of asking club members to work on a voluntary basis entirely for management reasons.

After all, Slytherins are all young masters and young ladies. It would be a waste of time and effort to ask them to do things, and they might not even be appreciated.

It is better to determine the superior-subordinate relationship from the beginning.

"If anyone is interested in working for this club, please contact me to sign up. Once selected, you will become a club employee. This isn't a one-time competition; there are job requirements."

There are a lot of things to do, including competition rules, competition venues, and awarding of college trophies and prize money at the end of the school year.

Ariana just wants to spend her time studying magic, so she should spend money wherever she can.

When Farley heard Ariana say that the award would be presented on the day of the College Cup, he couldn't help but smile ironically.

Each college worked together to accumulate college points for a whole year, and finally won, but turned around to find that there was only one trophy. What's even funnier is that this trophy is mobile.

Chapter 97 She will not be disciplined by these professors after this

When they didn't win the next academic year, the trophy was taken away by another college.

As for Ariana's duel reward, there is a personal trophy and a bonus. It is no longer necessary to judge which prize is more valuable.

After the registration was over, Draco counted them and said to Ariana, "There are 63 registration forms in total. I asked Senior Farley, and there are 63 half-bloods in Slytherin."

"I didn't expect this magic inheritance to be so attractive. All of them have signed up." Ariana was also quite surprised.

Draco thought it was normal. After all, this was an opportunity to stand out. Those half-bloods were not fighting for it, unlike the pure-bloods who were still putting on airs and unwilling to work for Ariana.

"Yeah, there are so many people, how do you plan to screen them?" Draco asked.

Although Ariana's investment company doesn't have many people, it has also held job fairs.

She said matter-of-factly, "We'll follow the normal process: a written test followed by an interview. I also need to get a photocopier for the club, otherwise if the automatic writing pen breaks, we won't be able to copy out 63 exam papers. Plus, there will be a lot of photocopying needs later on."

When Ariana mentioned the automatic writing pen, Draco exclaimed, "I forgot to show off this pen."

Ariana couldn't help laughing, but when she saw Draco glaring at her, she quickly put away the smile on her face and changed the subject.

"As a boyfriend, can you do me a favor?" Ariana looked at him flatteringly.

Ariana remembered their previous decision that they would call each other boyfriend and girlfriend from now on.

Draco immediately changed his tone and said seriously: "Tell me, your boyfriend is willing to serve you."

Ariana suppressed a smile and said, "Go and help Snape and me apply for a club venue. We don't have to find a special place to practice fencing. We can practice there from now on."

There were many empty classrooms in Hogwarts, so applying for a venue was no big deal, but he didn't want to agree to Ariana's fencing practice in the club's venue.

"There must be staff members coming in and out of this club's venue. What will they say when they see me playing fencing with you?" He looked conflicted.

After all, he is still putting on airs as a noble family. If others knew that he played Muggle sports, where would the Malfoy family put their reputation?

Ariana didn't refute it, but asked seriously: "Do you think it's embarrassing to play fencing with me?"

Draco retorted, "But they'll say it's a Muggle sport."

He thought that as he had promised before, he could find an empty classroom and practice privately without anyone knowing. This way, it would not affect anything and he could also accompany Ariana, killing two birds with one stone.

Now it is required to be where there are people.

Ariana then asked, "Do you think they dare to say that it's shameful for me to play fencing?"

Draco heard the difference, and seeing that his friend was so determined, he could only compromise and said, "Okay, no one dares to say anything to you."

Seeing Draco looking unhappy, Ariana felt it necessary to comfort him to avoid any rift between them.

"Draco, as my boyfriend, you will inevitably be talked about by others in the future. No matter whether it is good or bad, you have to bear it. If you don't want to, I won't force you." She said seriously.

Draco became excited when he heard this and retorted: "We are best friends, no, we are boyfriend and girlfriend, how could I not want to, well, I try not to be afraid of other people's comments."

"No matter what, there is a first time. After doing it more often, not only will you get used to it, but others will get used to it too. We have to accept new things, right, boyfriend?" Ariana patted his shoulder.

Draco asked in confusion, "Why did you add 'boyfriend'?"

Ariana said helplessly: "Just like you, I subconsciously want to call you best friend. We need to talk more, otherwise we will let it slip like last time."

Draco felt that the other party was right and reminded Ariana of something.

"Indeed, to avoid letting the professors know that we're not together, like last time. You and Dumbledore have fallen out, and it's really not possible to be without a parent from the wizarding world. Otherwise, who knows how he'll manipulate you."

He was really scared when he saw Ariana so angry that she wanted to kill someone in the principal's office, otherwise he wouldn't have hugged her so quickly.

Looking at Draco's worried face, Ariana comforted him: "As long as I am not convinced, no one else can make me convinced. Don't worry, I can handle my relationship with him well."

This is not because Ariana is bragging, but if Dumbledore wants to kill her, Hogwarts will definitely be reduced to ruins, and he will definitely not dare to take this risk.

She will no longer be under the supervision of these professors. As I said, if you want to stop her from doing something, you have to use your own ability.

Draco's filter for Ariana was too thick, and she was now more confident than before, as if she had regained the fearless state she had when they first met.

So she put her confrontation with Dumbledore behind her.

The prize money for the duel tournament is really too high. Just like Ariana said, not everyone grows up surrounded by money like Draco, and it is impossible for anyone to resist this temptation.

Even Slytherin, a place where rich children gather, couldn't help but be tempted by 1000 gold Galleons, let alone other houses.

The news spread everywhere the next day. As it was Friday, the students had no interest in class. The worst situation was in Hufflepuff and Gryffindor classes.

It’s not that Gryffindor and Hufflepuff are the poorest, but that these two houses have the largest population, a higher poverty rate than the other two houses, and the most discussion voices are also in these two houses.

"1000 Galleons, and the top three get one. Even third place gets 100 Galleons. That's probably all I spend in a year."

"I used to think Malfoy was very rich, but now it seems Colin is even richer. No wonder she is so arrogant all the time. If I were so rich, I would be like that too."

"Malfoy must be rich too, but all his money is in the hands of his parents, while Colin's money is his own."

As a celebrity in school, everyone knows Ariana's family background: she has a car and a house, but both her parents are deceased.

Someone watching the two little ones chatting intimately at the Slytherin table couldn't help but envy them, saying, "The two richest people are together. Who knows how much wealth they'll have when they get married."

A young Muggle-born wizard explained to everyone, "And Colin is also super-rich in the Muggle world. I've read the news about her, and she's said to have assets worth over a billion pounds."

"How many Galleons are in a billion pounds?"

"Five pounds to one Galleon, you do the math yourself."

The student who had calculated it was stunned with astonishment: "Oh my goodness, hundreds of millions of gold Galleons, the wealth of all the noble families in the magical world combined is not as much as hers, right?"

The classmate asked jokingly, "Do you know how much money the Magic Family has?"

"do not know."

Discussions like this filled the entire Hogwarts for a while.

Chapter 98: Thank you for the gift and choose a new name

The students were in high spirits, and even though the professor deducted points for them, they were still as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

In the end, there was no other way, so the professors wanted to find the culprit and discuss how to solve this problem.

At noon, a Gryffindor student stopped Ariana as she was about to leave the hall after lunch.

"Colin, Professor McGonagall asked you to go to her office after class."

Ariana knew this person. His name was William Stewart. He was a sixth-year Gryffindor who worked part-time in the library and helped her find information about Dumbledore.

Although Ariana threatened the entire Gryffindor, she did not target anyone in particular, so William Stewart did not have any aversion to her.

Even if others are friendly, Ariana won't be picky all the time.

She smiled and said, "If you'd like to run an errand for me and tell her I can't go, that would be great."

It was normal that he couldn't go because of something, so William Stewart nodded and agreed without any hesitation.