Hogwarts: The Wizarding World's First Capitalist

"What are you talking about!! You stinky snake!!!"

"You wanna fight! Slytherin brat!!"

"What right do you have to hit someone? Are you Malfoys so overbearing? Just like what happened in Gringotts."

"My family's vault wasn't robbed at all. Why should we share the loss with you so-called nobles, you bunch of vampires."

Draco's words undoubtedly instantly triggered the long-storage anger of the Gryffindor students who were blocked in the carriage by Carl.

In an instant, they were furious and waved their fists, wanting to rush into the carriage and eat Draco alive.

This kind of anger should not be underestimated and is unusual, after all, Ron is very popular in Gryffindor.

Seeing him being beaten, even out of friendship among classmates, not so many people would be so passionate.

As for the reason, Carl was of course very clear about it, and at the same time he realized that he had made a fatal mistake.

From the station to the box, Cedric kept muttering and complaining in his ear.

So much so that during this process, I didn't even notice the depressed atmosphere among the entire Hogwarts student community.

Seeing that the robbery at Gringotts had affected the student body, no wonder he could stay so quietly in the box.

Not a single classmate came to say hello to him. After all, if he heard that half of his family's property had been robbed, he would be in trouble.

He would probably sit in his seat in a depressed mood. As for Draco, who was now the target of public anger, he was taking the blame for himself.

"Damn it, I didn't notice such an important detail. It's all Cedric's fault. This damn pumpkin head is almost becoming a fatal weakness for me."

Carl, who felt that he had made a huge mistake in his work, immediately fell into deep self-blame and frantically criticized himself in his mind.

In reality, the atmosphere in the two carriages had become extremely tense.

Seeing Carl standing motionless at the entrance, Harry became anxious. He quickly walked up to him and pulled his sleeves hard.

Said in a plaintive tone.

"Karl, please take care of this matter. What should we do about it? Why are you just standing there in a daze?"

"Excuse me? Beautiful lady!"

Carl woke up from his "self-blame" and the first thing he did was to apologize to Harry, and then he looked at the "girl" in front of him who was getting taller and taller.

He shook his head helplessly and sighed in his heart.

"What can we do about this? What else can we do? All we can say is that young people's hearts are always moved by beauty. Beauty is really a disaster."

But no matter what you think in your heart, you have to do it.

He then coughed twice to signal everyone to be quiet, and then looked at Draco, who was still exposed, and Ron, who had been beaten black and blue.

He observed both sides carefully and felt something was wrong, but the situation was urgent so he could only ask questions first.

"Alright you two, tell me exactly what happened. You two can choose to speak at the same time."

"You can also choose to talk about them one by one. Students and seniors from both Slytherin and Gryffindor are here."

"You must ensure that what you say is not false. Who will start first?"

"I'll go first." Draco jumped out first without a doubt, and pointed at the broken pieces of the game console on the ground.

He said with great grief and indignation.

"Everything was fine. Harry and I were playing this game here, and then this kid jumped over from nowhere."

"First he said a lot of bad things about Slytherin House in a sarcastic way, and then he said that Harry couldn't stay in Slytherin House forever."

"What do you mean by bad things? The most annoying thing is that he actually said that I had bad intentions towards Miss Harry. What does he mean by that?"

"It's not enough to talk. After I said a few words and couldn't refute them, you started to fight. Look at the fragments on the ground for yourselves."

"This is a gift from Mr. Hohenzollern. There are less than 10 of these precious magical creations in the entire British wizarding world."

"He stepped on me and broke me into pieces. I'll just give him a beating."

After saying this, Draco seemed still unsatisfied, even though his body was trapped in place by magic and couldn't move.

His hands and legs were still waving desperately like an octopus swimming in the sea, as if he wanted to tear Ron in front of him into pieces.

"Well, behave yourself, Mr. Malfoy."

After listening to Malfoy's story, Carl reminded the other party indifferently, but he was very happy in his heart.

He didn't need to think too much, looking at Harry who had no intention of speaking for Rohen.

He knew that what Malfoy had just said was basically true, and he also guessed the fundamental reason why the other party was so angry.

It wasn't because his game console was broken, nor was it because the save files inside were the result of his and Harry's joint efforts.

It was because Ron told the truth that this kid definitely had bad intentions towards Harry.

Lies don't hurt people, the truth is a sharp knife. I was a little angry when someone said what was in my heart.

After enjoying Malfoy's performance, Carl looked at Ron beside him. He always felt that there was something strange about the red-haired boy in front of him today.

But he couldn't explain it clearly, so he looked at Ron and spoke calmly as he asked Draco.

"Very good then Mr. Weasley, Mr. Malfoy has just come out and he can tell you everything he thinks happened."

"Do you have anything else to add?"

"No!" Ron, who was beaten black and blue, said dully with his head down.

“That’s not right.”

Carl's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Ron with more vigilance, as they had been classmates for a year.

He had some understanding of Mr. Weasley. He was the type of person who liked to make excuses even when he was unreasonable.

There is definitely something odd about admitting mistakes so readily.

And what the other party said next also confirmed his guess.

Ron, who was beaten all over the face, raised his bruised face slightly and spoke in a weak tone.

He accused softly.

"I don't have anything to say, and I don't have anyone paying attention at home, and the same is true at school."

"I just wanted to talk to my only friend, but I got beaten like this just because of a few words."

"I am not as noble as you Mr. Malfoy, and I am not as popular as you Miss Harry."

"I don't have anything to say, Mr. Hohenzollern! I ruined the gift you gave to the other party, and I apologize."

"But I don't think I can afford to pay for these precious things. I can accept whatever you want to do."

"Oh my god!! What a brilliant performance."

Carl watched Ron calmly say all these words, and instantly judged in his heart that this guy was definitely not Ron Weasley.

This guy was acting, and he was very good at it. Even he was fooled at the beginning and fell into the other party's trap.

Things are starting to get interesting.