The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Chapter 413 The alliance begins

"Link! Wait for me!"

Cedric caught up with Link.

Link was not surprised at all by Cedric's arrival.

He signaled Cedric not to talk in the crowded ordinary carriage, and took Cedric directly to the tea restaurant in the prefect carriage.

"Sit down, Cedric. Don't worry. Drink a cup of black tea to moisten your mouth first. Your lips are peeling."

As Link spoke, a porcelain teapot flew out automatically and filled the two of them with hot tea.

Once here, Cedric was not so anxious.

He pointed to the box next door and said in a low voice:

"If we talk here, we won't disturb Emily's rest, right?"

"Don't worry, every box here is enchanted with soundproofing spells."

Cedric breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then lowered his voice and said:

"Then let me tell you straight, what do you want to do?

Don't ever tell me that you don't like Malfoy or that you're trying to help a friend.I know you too well.Just by helping Hermione Granger get ahead, you would never get the Slytherins to fight like this.You must know that you were just engaged to that Slytherin housemaster..."

When Cedric spoke, his voice was so low that it was almost inaudible. At the same time, he glanced warily at the box next door. Seeing that there was still no movement, he continued:

"Link, I hope you understand. As a friend, of course I can support you unconditionally. In fact, I did just that. But as the President of the Student Union of Hogwarts, I must also know where you are. Planning something. This is a responsibility that rests on my shoulders."

Hearing this, Link took a sip of hot tea and then said with a smile:

"First of all, I have to thank you for your help. As a friend, you are really impeccable. But the only thing I can say about this is that we are going to have a very special semester this year."

"I know it, I know it all. Aren't you just worried that the Slytherins will defect to the Dark Lord? You are not the only one who has this worry." Cedric seemed to relax completely and leaned back on the chair Shaking his legs, he said, "Let me tell you the truth. I just came to you to confirm whether you really want to do something about this matter. I also don't want to see the matter develop into an irredeemable state." At this point, if your thoughts are the same as mine, I can definitely help you."

Link's expression was a little surprised, as if he was a little surprised by Cedric's speech. He stared at Cedric for a long time before saying:

"Of course you want to help me. If you don't help me, we are friends, right?"

"I said, it depends on whether your ideas are consistent with mine. If what you want to do will harm the interests of Hogwarts and even the entire magical world of China, then even if we are good friends, I I will never do anything for you.”

"This is the Cedric I know." Link said, "You can rest assured to help me. Our ideas are generally the same. We are both to fight the Dark Lord and save Hogwarts and the world. National Magical World.”

Hearing this, the smile finally returned to Cedric's serious face.

But before he could speak, Link continued:

"But there is one point in your judgment that is wrong. What we are about to face this semester is not only the defection of Slytherin and the pressure from the Dark Lord. After all, the trial of Harry Potter only broke out during the summer vacation, and now we are talking to Fudge The relationship is very bad.”

As a child of a pure wizard family, Cedric was obviously very aware of what happened. He nodded thoughtfully and said:

"You mean, the Ministry of Magic will suppress Hogwarts? But I don't understand. Although a magic school like Hogwarts is also controlled by the Ministry of Magic, in a strict sense it belongs to the principal and all teachers and students. . Even if Fudge has some ideas, what on earth will he do?"

"It's very simple," Link chuckled, "For example, send in a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor..."

Hearing this, Cedric suddenly raised his head, but Link waved his hand and continued:

"Look, Cedric, the coming semester will be extremely difficult for us. If we want to change the situation, it will require the efforts of all of us."

"Then it is even more necessary to suppress Slytherin. At this time of crisis, we must take ruthless measures to eliminate all unstable factors! Only in this way can all forces be truly united!"

Cedric said.

His expression was ferocious and serious, completely different from the kind and gentle expression he usually displayed.

Link was not surprised by this.

Cedric's character is indeed kind, righteous and gentle.

But he is not a good guy.

If you think about it carefully, you will understand. How can a good old man manage a naughty kid who is in the hundreds of grades or even hundreds of colleges?

Being praised by Dumbledore as the 'most perfect student' at Hogwarts has proven that Cedric is by no means a so-called Virgin, but a person with extremely outstanding abilities in all aspects.

He will never be merciful when it's time to kill decisively.

Link nodded and said:

"What you said makes sense. But you have to know that most Slytherins have not yet completely defected to the Dark Lord. You can't punish them for mistakes they haven't made yet."

"As long as we are human, there is no one who cannot make mistakes. I have many reasons for wanting to punish them. I definitely have more experience in this area than you." Cedric smiled, "But I also understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will keep a good balance and will not directly push them back."

Link said with satisfaction:

"Just understand. When dealing with Slytherin, we generally have to boil the frog in warm water. This is the most deadly thing."

"In that case, I won't disturb you and Emily's rest. Oh, by the way. Give me Pansy and Malfoy by the way, and I'll hand them over to Professor McGonagall later."

"It's natural."

Link stood up and handed the sack over. He naturally knew that Cedric's main purpose in taking the sack back was actually to return to the prefects' carriage and be a good person to the Slytherins, but he did not want to stop Cedric.

After all, as he said before, boiling frogs in warm water is the most deadly.

After getting the bag, Cedric left with a smile on his face.

Today he received the most satisfactory answer from Link, and he was in a very good mood.

As soon as he stepped out of the school director's compartment, the door of the always quiet compartment next to Link suddenly opened.

"Listening to you discussing how to deal with Slytherin House in such an aboveboard way makes me feel really uncomfortable."

Emily said as she sat next to Link.

Her expression looked a little melancholy, and there was a red mark on her cheek - it was from sleeping on the pillow.

Link stretched out his hand to help Emily sort out her sleep-messed hair, and said softly:

"I understand how you feel, but we still need your help in our next plan. Phew! The atmosphere of Slytherin has been distorted by Voldemort. I believe you are also aware of this. Such a Slytherin will definitely You can’t go far. But if you want to change, you have to be ruthless, even if the process will be painful.”

Hearing this, Emily's eyes became a little more melancholy.

But in the end, he nodded silently and fell into Link's arms.

……

As night fell, the Hogwarts Express slowly slowed down and finally stopped at the platform in Hogsmeade Village.

Emily was also awakened by Link while she was half asleep.

The two searched through the luggage in the Seamless Stretching Spell's pockets and got out of the car together from the special passage of the school manager's car.

"Huh!~"

Emily took a deep breath, a look of enjoyment appeared on her face, and Link's smile grew wider.

The cool evening breeze of early autumn, as well as the humidity and fragrance of pine trees in the air, were indeed a great treat for two people who had been on the train all day.

On the platform not far away, students were still getting off the bus one by one, and it was extremely noisy.

Compared to Link and Emily, they were less comfortable during the disembarkation process.

They must carry their heavy luggage and 'squirm' forward in the queue.

This process is extremely difficult and highly likely to break out into conflicts and riots, requiring prefects to manage order.

Of course, this is the job of a new prefect like Hermione, and Link will not care about it.

"Freshmen, come here... come here..."

A clean female voice came slowly from the distance, "Please come here to line up the first-year students. All first-year students follow me."

Link and Emily both looked towards the source of the voice, because the voice was obviously not Hagrid, who was responsible for guiding new students in previous years.

In the darkness, a shaky lantern was approaching Link and the others.

You can see through the light that many excited freshmen have gathered around the light.

"Where's Hagrid? How come the new student guidance job has been replaced?"

Emily asked with a frown, looking unhappy.

But she actually didn't like that rude guy Hagrid, and the reason why she asked was just to vent her emotions in the car.

"I told you a long time ago that Hogwarts will change a lot this semester." Link said with a chuckle, "Let's leave quickly without talking about it."

After saying that, Link took Emily's hand.

Emily didn't resist, and was led by Link toward the dark street outside Hogsmeade Station.

There are about 100 Thestrals here. Perhaps it has just rained, and the hair of many Thestrals is wet.

A group of students had already arrived before Link and the others.

At this moment, they were not in a hurry to get on the carriage, but enthusiastically introduced Yeqi to the second grade students who were entering the school for the first time in a carriage.

However, they obviously didn’t have any good intentions, because their introduction method was more like telling horror stories to scare people. They kept leading the Thestrals in the direction of ghosts and ominous things, and finally looked at the pale-faced juniors and juniors. Laughed.

This has become one of the traditional entertainments for Hogwarts students.

Naturally, Link and Emily would not participate in such boring activities.

They monopolized a carriage, waited for a while, and followed the large army directly to Hogwarts Castle.

The carriages landed one by one.

The strange thing is that there is still no sign of Hagrid taking in the Thestrals here, and there are no other professors present to guide the students.

Fortunately, Cedric was more reliable. He quickly pulled a few prefects to maintain order and directed everyone towards the castle.

After walking all the way across a long section of grass, Link followed the large army on the steps into the foyer, and arrived at the auditorium amidst the echoing messy footsteps.

Compared with the changes along the way, the Great Hall of Hogwarts still remains the same as in Link's memory.

The place was filled with four long academy dining tables, and the ceiling was pitch black without any stars or moonlight.

There were candles floating above the dining table, illuminating the few silver ghosts dotted in the corners of the auditorium, and also illuminating the excited auditorium of the students.

They talked happily, exchanged news about what happened during the summer vacation, greeted friends from other colleges loudly, and looked at each other's new hairstyles and clothes.

Link and Emily finally separated at the entrance of the auditorium and returned to sit down at the long tables in their respective colleges.

As soon as Emily sat down, many Slytherins gathered around.

They are all Slytherin prefects, and Link and Emily can guess what they are doing even if they don't tell them.

In this regard, how could Emily, who had just agreed to cooperate with Link, agree, and nodded perfunctorily.

On Link's side, it's even more exaggerated.

As soon as Link appeared, all the Hufflepuffs who were so well-behaved went crazy.

They all rushed to Link's side, frantically asking about the conflict between Link and Malfoy on the train.

Link was helpless when he saw this.

He knew very well that these people had already heard about the development of the whole thing through various other channels, and maybe they had even heard several magically modified versions.

The reason why they are still pestering Link now is just to hear Link say it again in front of all Slytherin members, so as to make them blush.

Fortunately, Snape quickly dispelled the enthusiasm of these little badgers.

He didn't need to say anything at all. He just glanced at the noisy Hufflepuffs and others with his oppressive eyes, and the little badgers who were originally in high spirits all sat back. own seat.

Such was Snape's authority.

In other words, lethality.

It was also thanks to Snape that Link finally had the opportunity to look towards the staff seat.

And when he looked at it, he happened to catch someone's eyes.

She was a short and fat witch with short curly ash-brown hair, which was dotted with a very ugly pink bow, which matched the pink cardigan she was wearing.

Dolores Umbridge, Senior Under-Minister of Magic.

This is an old acquaintance.

Although due to Link's intervention, she did not perform as much in Harry's trial as in the original work, but this did not affect her being sent to Hogwarts as Fudge's confidant to carry out the counterattack plan. fact.

But what's interesting is that based on the information fed back by Percy, this Umbridge is far smarter than shown in the original work.

At least after seeing Fudge defeated by Old Barty, her loyalty to Fudge seemed less loyal.

Link and Umbridge just looked at each other.

After a while, Umbridge nodded to Link and showed a disgusting smile.

At this moment, the door to the foyer was pushed open again.

Professor McGonagall led a group of frightened little wizards into the auditorium.

The sorting ceremony officially begins!