Chapter 19: Speak More
On the train, Harley asked curiously:
"What is a prefect?"
She knows about broomsticks, but Hagrid tells her that she doesn't need to buy broomsticks in first grade because freshmen are not allowed to carry them.
As for the prefect, it should be similar to the squad leader, Harley thought.
Kassandra explained from the text:
"A prefect is a student appointed by the Rector or the Dean of each College and who is given special rights and responsibilities. Each house selects a male and female fifth year prefect who will serve in this position until they graduate. So each house will have 6 prefects at the same time, and there will be 24 in the whole school. ”
After a pause, she added:
"In addition, prefects, like professors, have the right to deduct points."
Hallie was a little incomprehensible:
"Deduct points? Exam scores? ”
Kassandra said absentmindedly:
"It's the academy points, you'll understand when you enroll, don't come and ask me!"
She just wanted to write home now and ask her father to buy her a broomstick, and it had to be the latest model of the Light Wheel 2000!
Harley didn't expect an answer from Kassandra, and she looked up at Ash.
Ash thought for a moment and said simply:
"There are four houses at Hogwarts, each with a separate house. During the school year, each student's different behaviour increases or decreases House Points, and at the end of the academic year, the House with the highest score wins the House Cup. ”
If Harley has an understanding, she will get extra points if she behaves well, and she will deduct points if she violates the rules and regulations, which is understandable.
And although the deducted points are the college points, the students who are deducted will definitely be excluded by other students in the college.
"I don't want to do that, I have to try to avoid making mistakes." Hallie thought.
Harley suddenly thought:
"I don't know if my mother served as a prefect when she was in school."
Mom is such a gentle person, it should be fine, right?
Hallie was hesitant, she wanted to know the answer, but she didn't know who to ask.
Ash? He would have been happy to tell him the answer, but he didn't necessarily know that.
Ash saw Hallie's hesitation, guessed exactly what she was thinking, and said softly:
"I've seen some of the school's past materials, your mother Lily used to be a prefect, but your father wasn't. Well, as Kassandra said, prefects are given special powers and responsibilities at the same time. ”
He accentuated the word 'duty', saying that not everyone can take on responsibilities and not everyone is qualified.
"I know." Harley smiled shallowly, she was still happy.
Her mother was as good as she thought, and as for her father, she had long since stopped expecting anything.
After all, being able to treat her aunt like that was still hated by Professor Snape, and her father couldn't have been a good student.
"Ash!"
Kassandra suddenly looked at Ash and asked, "Did you deliberately buy the Halo 2000 in order to win over me?" ”
"Huh?"
It took a long time for Ash to react, and he couldn't help but laugh:
"Of course not. Declare in advance, if you don't use the Halo 2000, I definitely won't! ”
"Hmph." Kassandra snorted, in a good mood, but still stubbornly:
"Who wants you to let it, even if there is no light wheel 2000, I will definitely be able to win you!"
By this time, the train had left London, speeding smoothly on the railway with a history of more than 100 years, and the scenery of cattle and sheep was everywhere outside the window.
Harley asked curiously:
"Why are there no people in these farmlands?"
Kassandra said as a matter of course:
"Because the land had been bought by the Ministry of Magic when the railroad was first built, there would certainly be no Muggles. On both sides of the railroad, the lands you can see now, all belong to the Ministry of Magic. ”
Kassandra's expression wasn't proud when she said this, because she didn't think it was a big deal. But Harley was inevitably a little surprised, how many pounds did it cost to buy so much land?
"Hallie."
Kassandra frowned and said with some seriousness, "You have to get used to this, don't just show a surprised expression, it will make people feel like you are a ...... A Muggle, it's going to be a shame for me and Ash together! ”
She didn't want her friend to be someone who was babbling and screaming at everything. Although Hallie's performance is not so exaggerated, if it is seen by someone who cares, she will definitely not mind making a big exaggeration.
Hallie was silent for a while, and this time instead of disagreeing with Kassandra, she nodded earnestly:
"I will."
She thought for a moment and said:
"But you have to promise me that you can't call people mudbloods anymore."
Kassandra blushed all of a sudden, muttering:
"No, it won't."
"You promise?" Harry's gaze was a little suspicious, you just wanted to talk about mudbloods, right?
"I promise!" Kassandra shouted in shame, "I promise it's okay?!" ”
Kassandra felt that she had suffered a loss, glared at Harley and said:
"Then you have to promise me!"
"I promise."
Harley nodded slightly, then smiled.
Sure enough, although Kassandra is a little arrogant, her nature is not bad.
Harley asked curiously:
"Kassandra, which academy are you going to?"
"Slytherin."
Kassandra's face was still flushed, but she raised her head haughtily and said:
"While it's up to the Sorting Hat which house a freshman belongs to, I'm sure I'll be sorted into Slytherin, and so will Ash."
"As for you."
Kassandra looked at Harry, frowned, and said:
"But I want you to come to Slytherin, but I think you're likely to be sorted into Gryffindor."
"Why?" Hallie asked, puzzled.
Kassandra says:
"Because your parents are both Gryffindors, as their children, you will most likely be assigned to Gryffindors."
Hallie's mood suddenly dropped, a little tangled and depressed.
Tangled, she wants to follow her mother's traces, and it would be good to go to Gryffindor.
Depressed, why are you all in Slytherin and I can only be in Gryffindor?
Kassandra saw that Harrie was not very happy, and she tried to comfort her:
"Don't worry, even if you are sorted into Gryffindor, I will make an exception for you to be my friend!"
She wanted to open her mouth to comfort, but her expression was very haughty, and her words were more like condescending charity.
This made Harley even more depressed, although she knew that Kassandra had no ill will, but she didn't know if it was good or bad to have such a friend - she felt that she would definitely be angry with Kassandra often in the future, because she could not always tell if Kassandra was not malicious.
Ash looked at the unique interaction between the two and said with a smile:
"I think your biggest concern is not the Sorting House, but getting lost."
"Lost?" Harley asked, somewhat confused:
"Is Hogwarts big?"
The corners of Kassandra's mouth curled slightly, and she said proudly:
"I've been to Hogwarts and know it very well. But you, Hallie, you really should be careful. ”