#129 - Love campus
Vivian, who had returned to the lounge to drop off some things, happened to witness the scene. Overwhelmed with a sense of justice, she immediately rushed forward to confront Osbert. Seeing that Vivian, a half-blood wizard, dared to stand up for Eevee, Osbert started arguing with Vivian right away. However, with his limited vocabulary, he was no match for Vivian, who verbally tore him to shreds. →Read
Milly, realizing she couldn't win the argument, resorted to physical violence. At first, it was just pushing and shoving, but as their tempers flared, they began to fight. What followed was exactly how old women fight: pulling hair and slapping faces. Unfortunately, Vivian was outnumbered and outmatched, and in the end, she could only escape with little Eevee.
“Hmph, don't worry, I didn't suffer any losses. Speaking of which, the training I've been doing lately really paid off. I managed to scratch Milly quite a few times, but that girl pulled my hair a bit too hard,” Vivian boasted to everyone, stubbornly downplaying her disadvantage.
Charles, seeing this, felt a surge of sympathy. He stepped forward to lift her hair and examine the injuries on her face, a gesture that made Vivian's cheeks flush red. She could only awkwardly turn her head away.
After crying for a while, Eevee asked Anduin hesitantly, “Senior, did I really do something wrong? Is having Muggle blood really a sin? But when I was little, I didn't see any difference between my Muggle friends and us, except that they couldn't do magic.”
Seeing this, Anduin knew that these young wizards had been brainwashed by pure-blood wizards, to the point where they were starting to doubt themselves. He felt a pang of discomfort in his heart.
“Don't listen to them. Those guys are just trying to find a sense of self-importance. If they're so capable, why don't they go and cause trouble for the Headmaster? He's a half-blood too,” Vivian said indignantly, while Charles was helping her treat her injuries.
“That's right, some people are just looking for an excuse to bully others. Even if Slytherin were full of pure-blood wizards, they'd find some other reason to cause trouble,” Anduin nodded in agreement.
“Anduin, we can't let this continue. Slytherin has been turned into a complete mess by them, and the Headmaster doesn't care. We can only rely on ourselves,” Velen interjected from the side.
“Mm,” Anduin pondered the current preparations, then turned to Higgs, “What's the reaction of those half-blood wizards right now?”
“What else can they do? They have to watch the faces of that so-called committee every day. They've long been dissatisfied in their hearts, but you know, the little snakes of Slytherin won't openly resist. At most, they'll complain in private, but if those guys are unlucky, they'll definitely applaud,” Velen said in a low voice.
“I understand. I won't let the situation continue to deteriorate. Next is to find an opportunity.” After saying that, Anduin looked at Eevee Gamber again, “Eevee, stop crying. You have to learn to protect yourself. From now on, you'll follow Vivian and Velen to my place for training every day. Remember, only the strong are entitled to speak. Otherwise, whatever you do will be wrong, understand?”
Eevee nodded. What happened today had made him understand a lot. Seeing that Vivian was injured for his sake, tears welled up in his eyes again, but after remembering Anduin's words, he forced himself to hold back.
Anduin took out the Dittany potion he had prepared in advance and asked Charles to treat Vivian's wounds, while Bill stood by, watching blankly. He only knew that Big Brother Anduin seemed to be talking about something important just now, but he didn't dare to ask and could only stay put obediently.
After experiencing this incident, Anduin knew it was time to take action, but he didn't rashly reveal any intentions. Moreover, since he was going to take action, he wouldn't be himself if he didn't get some benefits.
Meanwhile, Headmaster Snape, whom they had been talking about, was in the Headmaster's office, talking to Dumbledore.
“Severus, do you have any news about those guys?” Dumbledore looked at Snape, who looked very haggard from frequently traveling in and out of Hogwarts.
“Since they started their escape a few months ago, I've explored several of the safe houses that were originally set up, but the results haven't been great. However, I seem to have discovered the whereabouts of one of them,” Snape said calmly.
“Who is it?”
“Igor Karkaroff. That guy is a coward. And speaking of which, why do I still have to do the work that Aurors should be doing for you? Traveling back and forth between the outside world and Hogwarts every day isn't easy,” Snape complained.
“I know you're working hard.” Dumbledore looked up at him, “But if these fugitives aren't caught, they're likely to provoke new incidents. The Longbottoms' affair was a lesson. With the Dark Lord gone, those guys will act even more crazy. After all, you used to be connected to them, so I can only ask you. I'll ask Moody to follow up on your clues, but you'll have to spend more time on this.”
“Hmph, I knew I was getting on your pirate ship. I won't talk about the things outside the school, but what about the situation inside the school?” Snape stared at Dumbledore with a piercing gaze.
“What do you mean?” Dumbledore asked with a puzzled expression.
“Don't tell me you don't know that Yaxley and Wilkes are stirring up trouble in Slytherin. And why did you ask me to approve Wilkes's prefect status? That guy is practically a Death Eater in training, and I even suspect that Yaxley has already joined the Death Eater ranks,” Snape asked.
“Ah, you mean that.” Dumbledore pushed up his glasses and looked at Snape playfully, “I will give every child studying at Hogwarts a chance, and the same goes for Yaxley and the others. I would be very pleased if they could seize the opportunity to sever ties with the Death Eaters, but if they can't…”
“You mean? You still want to use them to find those Death Eaters? You're simply gambling with the safety of the other young wizards!” Snape shouted angrily at Dumbledore.
“Don't worry, after observation, I found that they haven't shown any particularly excessive violent tendencies. If they really go to extremes, I will step in to stop them. Severus, sometimes the more unrestrained the environment, the more clearly you can see a person's true colors, right?”
“What about Anduin? As a Muggle-born Slytherin wizard, I can feel that those guys can't wait to swallow him alive, and they've had conflicts before. That guy didn't leave Hogwarts for the entire summer. You don't think he loves the campus, do you?” Snape frowned and stared at Dumbledore.
