What the hell is this?

A professor blatantly favors his own college?

And the students here seem to have become accustomed to this.

"Yes, Snape rarely punishes Slytherin students and rarely deducts points, we're all used to that."

As Connor was silent, Cedric answered in the affirmative.

"And with his style, I'm afraid the fairest way to deal with it is to let the parties have a duel."

"But Gabriel wouldn't agree to such a thing."

Suddenly, another voice intervened in the conversation - it was Georgina, the prefect.

She seemed to have calmed Susan's emotions, so she let her spend time with a few of her friends, and she came to Connor and Cedric.

"Slytherin's side can throw a new student out at will, they're used to doing it after all, but we can't do that, you're just starting school after all, let alone ......"

"What's more, there's no point in even elevating things to the level of a duel."

Connor couldn't help but follow Georgina's words.

"If the mouth is on the Slytherin side, there will be a Hufflepuff that can't protect the new students, and there will be no such thing as unity on the surface, right?"

"Yes."

Georgina nodded slowly.

"Gabriel's reputation will be affected at that time, which will make it difficult for him to run for student president in the future......"

Connor also understood that this was a struggle around the so-called victory or defeat of the academy, as well as status and power.

Even, it's not just the students who stir up trouble, but even the teachers at the school will get involved.

And as long as the people around them get used to the attitude of Slytherin and their presence, then only the worried Hufflepuff will be hurt at that time.

"In other words, from the moment Slytherin took the initiative to stir up trouble, Hufflepuff and Gabriel were covered in mud, and it is difficult to explain."

"Yes, we don't have any countermeasures."

Cedric spoke.

"Especially in the face of the professor, whatever you do now is basically wrong, and with Gabriel's character, maybe this matter will end here."

"No, no, if keeping the bottom line and sticking to it becomes a drag, then I'd suggest be flexible."

“…… What do you mean? ”

"I mean...... This matter can be handled, but it may hurt Susan...... And with the first-year students coming forward, I don't think even the professor would say anything more. ”

"Huh?"

Cedric was stunned, he looked down at Connor, but at this moment Connor had already left, and he walked towards Susan Bones, who was surrounded and protected by the girls.

was protected in the crowd like this, and the girl who came back to her senses was also a little overwhelmed.

The sense of oppression that Professor Snape was exuding made her feel a little frightened, and she was incoherent, not knowing what to do.

She really didn't want to embarrass the prefects because of her own affairs, and she didn't really want to make those things bigger.

Children always value a certain 'integrity' and don't want others to judge their families.

And under a variety of psychology, she couldn't help but speak:

"Forget it."

She wanted to take a step back and get the matter to light.

But just then, Connor pulled her back.

"Huh?"

"Susan."

"Tell me about your family situation."

"Connor?!"

Hearing Connor's calm but offensive attitude, Hannah on the side subconsciously wanted to raise her voice.

But she quickly covered her mouth to keep herself from screaming.

"Susan She ......"

"Trust me, Hannah, it's going to work...... There's no reason for us to watch other people make fun of Susan's family, do we? ”

"This ......"

"Also, I believe that Susan's family is not a bad person."

Looking at Connor's serious expression, Susan suddenly calmed down.

She took a deep breath.

"Hmm...... My uncle was an Auror, and their family, as well as my grandfather and grandmother, who cared for my cousin, were killed by the Death Eaters. ”

There were things that Susan hadn't experienced, but that didn't stop the girl from grieving about them.

For her, there must be a certain psychological pressure to narrate this kind of thing in person.

Connor wouldn't let her say too much.

"My parents and aunt have always blamed themselves for this......"

"I see."

He interrupted at the right time.

"That's enough...... I'm sorry to make sure you say this. ”

"It's fine."

"Then leave it to me."

He looked at Ernie and Hannah.

"Hmm...... I might need your help though. ”

…………

In the corridors of Hogwarts, the stiff confrontation continued.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Hufflepuff badgers have fallen into disadvantage, and even if they are extremely united now, even the prefect Gabriel is in a cold sweat.

He was reluctant, but he couldn't do anything to fight back against Professor Snape's apparently biased behavior.

And compared to them, the Slytherins were clearly looking at the hilarious expressions.

The little snakes seemed to feel that they were in control of all the situation, and they waited for the Hufflepuff prefects in front of them to flinch softly, and then they would have something to talk about after dinner.

"So, why are you still standing there?"

Marcus Flint said with a smile.

"Do you still want to block us here?"

And Gabriel was even more aggrieved to the extreme.

If it weren't for the professor's intervention, he wouldn't have to worry so much about it, but with Snape obviously pulling the strings off, he couldn't even do justice for the freshmen of his own house, and he could only watch them make those stupid remarks over there.

If only Professor Sprout could be here.

He really wished that the dean of his house would show up around the corner, but that was almost impossible.

After all, who would have thought that these guys would be looking for trouble at such a time?

But what should I do?

Gabriel couldn't help but look at Professor Snape, and the big bat was expressionless.

"Any questions, Mr. Truman."

"So, is the professor trying to shield the students of his college? Even if he insulted a classmate? ”

"It's their personal conflict, Mr. Truman, it's not a reason for you to lead people to block the corridor, you can choose to escalate this matter to the professor instead of acting rashly here."

The professor's eyes were hollow and cloudy, and every word he said seemed ordinary, but as unbearable as venom.

He just directly characterized certain things as personal contradictions, and the point became that Hufflepuff was leading the team to block people here.

"I thought you would be able to restrain your temper a little when you became a superior, Mr. Truman, but this is not a good example for the freshmen of your own academy."

So what should I do?

Just back down and walk away?

Or is it ......

"Really, the Slytherin guys' relatives are Death Eaters, and most of them are in Azkaban?"

Suddenly, an abrupt voice came from the Hufflepuff ranks.

It shattered the dreary atmosphere and caught almost everyone's attention.

Along the way, they met a first-year Hufflepuff student carrying a small suitcase and a silver-white 'scarf' wrapped around his neck.

It's just that the person doesn't seem to realize that he is being watched, he just covers his mouth and looks incredulous.

"Really, what are those who insult Susan? Susan's family died heroically trying to capture the Death Eaters...... Oh, then it's no wonder, after all, their parents are likely to have been arrested, and it is estimated that they have no parents to raise them since they were children, so it is normal to have resentment in their hearts. ”

Then, the immature but inexplicably old voice sighed.

"It's really pitiful, I don't have my parents at such a young age......"