The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Link nodded towards Professor McGonagall, then pointed at the crowd around him and said:

"Professor McGonagall, I believe you know many of these people here now, right? Then you may have heard that their family situations are actually not very optimistic. But they did not give up on themselves like some people, but I firmly believe that knowledge can change life!

Almost all of them have already been admitted to their favorite NEWT courses, or are determined to achieve good results in the OWL exam and enroll in those courses.But now, money has become an obstacle for them to realize their ideals.

Professor McGonagall, they need money to study, so they show up here, sell their physical strength and dignity to do this job, and are willing to be exploited.

I think we at Hogwarts are also responsible for this.

It is we who have ignored the feelings and situations of these students. "

Link's words were sincere and full of emotion, making many students around him shed tears.

Even Professor McGonagall was a little moved, and the originally serious expression on her face became slightly softer.

But the most excited people in the crowd were George and Fred.

Because from Link's words, they saw a glimmer of hope in reducing or even directly exempting themselves from the punishment.

After all, if you purely follow Link's theory, not only are they not at fault for opening this black workshop, but they have merit and have done a good deed.

However, before they could get excited for long, they heard Link continue:

"You can't punish George and Fred too much. What they did did indeed violate the school rules of Hogwarts, and it also violated the character that a human being should have! But there is something about this workshop , you'd better not order direct eradication.

Otherwise, these students now barely have a way to make money by themselves. Do you think it is really appropriate to kill this way and let them return to the situation in the past where they had no way to ask for help?

So my opinion is that George and Fred's workshop can exist.But we must accept rectification, improve the current poor production environment, and provide students with reasonable remuneration. "

As soon as Link said this, not to mention how ugly the expressions of George and Fred were, the students nearby who were afraid to fart due to the power of Professor McGonagall started to react again after Link started. They became active and began to echo Link and persuade Professor McGonagall, and the entire corridor suddenly became noisy again.

"Give me peace!"

Professor McGonagall couldn't stand this kind of chaos and undisciplined scene, so she said with a straight face.

Her voice was obviously not loud, but everyone who heard it instinctively held back their breath.

When the scene became quiet again, Professor McGonagall said to Link again:

"I admit that we at Hogwarts are not doing well enough in what you just said, and I also admit that students do need more money to speed up their learning of NEWT courses. But I still don't agree with you retaining the workshop here. , just an opinion for them to rectify.”

Professor McGonagall glanced at George and Fred in the corner, "The reason for this is very simple. Are you sure that the two of them will completely follow our ideas and rectify the workshop? As far as I know, you have already done this a few days ago. I have already ordered them to make rectifications as a prefect before. But what is the result? A tragedy like this still happened today. With such a precedent, how can you expect me to trust them? "

Professor McGonagall's voice gradually increased, and finally turned into a stern questioning, like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of everyone present.

But the corners of Link's mouth turned up.

He stepped forward and said:

"Don't worry about this. George and Fred and I have been old friends for many years. To be honest, I didn't trust them from the beginning, so I never put my hope in them. Morning After seeing the situation here that day, I contacted Cedric immediately to discuss it, and so far, we have come up with a way to get the best of both worlds."

"Oh? In what way?"

Professor McGonagall raised an eyebrow and asked.

Faced with Professor McGonagall's inquiry, Link did not answer directly this time, but looked at Cedric.

He has spoken too much, and it would be better for Cedric, the 'honest and reliable young gentleman', to come up with the real killer move next.

Otherwise, Professor McGonagall might have an uncomfortable feeling that she had fallen into a trap.

Cedric has also cooperated with Link for many years, and there is still a tacit understanding. Seeing this, he smiled and said:

"This is actually very simple, that is, our student union and Link's Foley family will take the lead to establish a semi-official factory in Hogwarts. It should be noted that the purpose of establishing this factory is not to make profit, but to Job opportunities are provided to students.

Therefore, on the premise of ensuring that it does not lose money, the factory will use all its profits as much as possible to maintain the site equipment and improve the students' salaries.

In this regard, the factory can accept tripartite supervision by students, student unions and faculty. "

After saying that, Cedric moved closer to Professor McGonagall and said in a weak voice that only the two of them could hear clearly:

"Professor McGonagall, this is the best condition I can get. You should know that doing this matter itself will not benefit Link at all. On the contrary, it will have to bear a lot of responsibility. Link, he is really She wants to help her classmates do something, but you can’t let her feel cold."

"Link is a good boy, I know that very well." Professor McGonagall also replied in a weak voice, "But what I don't understand is that what Link said earlier was to ask me not to close down George and Fred's workshop. , what does this have to do with you building a new factory?"

Hearing this, Cedric visibly stiffened, but soon returned to his natural state:

"Hey, George and Fred's Workshop is just a label. What Link means is that you agree to establish a system where students or alumni can operate reasonably and legally in Hogwarts while ensuring supervision. School rules for setting up workshops and factories.

This is very good for the future development of Hogwarts.

After all, the jobs that our and Link's factories can provide are still limited. We need other personnel to provide the remaining jobs. For this reason, we can even allow them to make a certain degree of profit.

Furthermore, to be honest, we can't just let Link and the Foley family continue to be selfless, right?

One day, if the Foley family withdraws its investment, the remaining workshops will need to take responsibility.At this time, the number of workshops becomes particularly important.After all, if the number of workshops were few and far between, a monopoly like the one George and Fred have today would most likely form.As for the terrible consequences of monopoly, I believe you should have seen it. "

Professor McGonagall did not speak, but lowered her head in deep thought.

Although Professor McGonagall is knowledgeable, like most wizards, she has very little knowledge of Muggle knowledge, so she actually doesn't understand what Cedric means by words like monopoly.

But this did not affect her feeling that she was shocked.

Judging from her expression, she must have been persuaded by Link and Cedric.

Sure enough, after a long silence, Professor McGonagall finally sighed and said to Link and Cedric:

"I very much support your proposal, but whether it can be realized depends on the opinions of Dumbledore and the other deans. I will report this matter later. Before the result comes out, the workshop here still needs to be temporarily Stop work. Cedric, your student union must play a supervisory role in this aspect."

"We understand, Professor McGonagall."

"In that case, I'll go first."

Professor McGonagall nodded to Link and Cedric and left quickly without even looking back.

Judging from the direction, it seemed that he couldn't wait to go to the principal's office.

Looking away from Professor McGonagall's back, Link gave Cedric a thumbs up.

He was sure that he would never mention anything about the 'Hogwarts Factory Opening Rules' to Cedric. He simply wanted to keep George and Fred's workshops as a comparison for the new factory.

But in the end, Cedric suddenly came up with such an absolutely logical and almost perfect reason.

It can only be said that Cedric is still very capable to be evaluated as the 'most perfect student'.

"Link, let's leave as soon as this is over."

Cedric said after laughing with Link for a while to celebrate.

But while he was speaking, Cedric's eyes glanced at the students around him who were still anxiously waiting for answers.

Knowing that Cedric was soft-tempered, Link motioned for him to stop talking and said with a cold face:

"Everyone, all are dismissed. The workshops here are temporarily suspended. The student union will send people to guard them later. As for your tools and belongings, wait until later to be inspected by the student union superiors and then take them one by one!"

As soon as this statement came out, the faces of the surrounding students were not very good.

They have a very clear understanding of the speed of work of the student union and other official organizations. According to their experience, they may not be able to get their tools back in a short time.

Fortunately, tomorrow is the weekend, so there are no classes for the time being.

And if you don’t get the tools back by class next week, the consequences...

Of course, although they were dissatisfied, they still did not dare to protest to Link, and in the end they could only retreat reluctantly.

Seeing the crowd disperse, Link turned to look at John, George and the others and said:

"You three, please come with us. It's better to talk about some things clearly."

……

Link and Cedric took John and others through most of Hogwarts Castle and directly arrived at a classroom in the corridor on the other side of the main castle that was still under construction.

This classroom is the office that Link selected for the formal establishment of the factory in the future. Although it has not been completely renovated, it has been cleaned up and it is suitable to be used as a conversation room after being put in a few sets of tables and chairs.

Everyone took their seats at the invitation of Link and Cedric.

John remained silent almost the whole time, and even chose a seat farthest away from George and Fred, obviously because he still had a grudge.

George and Fred were in a similar state.

Although they had been prepared and had 1000 gold Galleons as a base, they were still in such a panic after being punished by Professor McGonagall that they were surprisingly quiet.

For a moment, the whole classroom was silent.

Link and Cedric looked at each other, and the corner of the former's mouth slightly raised:

"George, Fred, you two should apologize to John first."

"Apologize? Apologize for what?"

As soon as these words came out, George's eyes turned sharp. Fred on the side was even more anxious. He stood up and continued, "Link, we have already done everything we need to do for you. For this reason, we have been encouraged by Professor McGonagall." Punishment! I’m here to tell you, don’t bully others too much!”

"So you think you are being punished because of me?" Link also asked, "If you hadn't illegally occupied school property to build a black workshop, and exploited your classmates and caused safety accidents, would you have been punished? What if? Without me, during the last dung bomb incident, you would have been hung by Professor McGonagall from the top of the tower and beaten! It was I who gave you another chance. It was I who gave you a future. And now, you still want to Throw the blame on me!?"

After being yelled like this by Link, the little courage George and Fred had just mustered up instantly dissipated again.

The two of them lowered their heads silently, and it wasn't until Link's eyes glared again that they said to John in a weak voice:

"I'm sorry, brother."

John suffered a big loss at the hands of the two brothers, and he still has strong opinions on George and Fred. If Link hadn't suppressed them, he would have done it directly. How could he accept the other party's apology?

Hearing this, John was completely unreasonable, snorted coldly and turned away.

Seeing this, Link shook his head slightly and said:

"John, do you know why I asked them to apologize to you?"

John still didn't speak, but his eyes turned.

Link continued:

"I asked them to apologize not because they exploited you and the other students. This is a consensual thing, and there is nothing to say. It's not because they gathered to make trouble and did nothing to save them. But because they did not consent. I took advantage of you and used this despicable method."

"Link, how can you say that?" John was a little anxious, "It doesn't matter what happens to me, but that kid, what's wrong with that kid? George and Fred didn't want to save him, they only wanted to do it after the fact. Is it still right to cover up the facts?”

"I didn't say they were right, but are you really sure that what you saw is the truth?"

Link said to John with a smile, and then snapped his fingers. The back door of the classroom opened, and a thin figure that was very familiar to John walked in.