Hogwarts: The Wizarding World's First Capitalist

"Why?" Cedric said expressionlessly.

“Yes, why?” Carl was stunned for a moment, and his momentum dropped a lot in an instant.

On the other side, Cedric took advantage of the situation and began to use the same tactics he had used before, asking the other party to answer frame by frame and sentence by sentence.

"Of course there is no problem with attending the press conference, but you should at least tell us why. Is it work-related?"

"Or maybe it's just a simple friend, but the invitation still has other purposes. I think it's even a subordinate of a company."

"You should also have the right to know. Moreover, you just said that it was not an invitation. So, Mr. Hohenzollern, what was your purpose in saying those words just now?"

“This...this..." Carl began to panic, especially when the two of them were talking, which attracted many Hufflepuff students to watch.

Under the gazes of everyone, he actually had the thought of retreating for the first time.

"You can't back down. This is a betrayal of your life creed."

"Be tough, you are his leader and you are giving him direct orders."

In the memory palace, two little boys were roaring loudly, one was so anxious that tears were about to fall, while the other one still had a arrogant expression.

But at this moment, Carl's brain seemed to be disconnected, and his body unconsciously retreated.

Cedric also saw that the other party was in distress, and after a second-long mental struggle, he began to approach the other party.

For every step Carl took back, Cedric took a step forward.

Until Karl retreated to the door of the dormitory, rubbed his hands nervously together, and looked at Cedric with an embarrassed expression.

His body involuntarily shrank down a little, so that he, who was already a head taller than Cedric, was no longer taller than him.

Looking even shorter than the other person at this moment, Cedric looked down at Carl, trying hard to remain calm on the surface.

But contrary to the calm surface he managed to maintain, huge waves were surging in his heart.

This was the first time in the more than one year that he had known Carl that he had seen him in this state, without that domineering and high-spirited look.

Some people only feel embarrassed, awkward and ashamed, but just looking at each other makes them feel refreshed and happy.

At the same time, it's also a little cute.

"Bully him well and let this annoying guy know that you are not easy to bully."

In my mind, Cedric the Devil spoke loudly.

"No, we can't take advantage of someone's misfortune. Karl has already realized his mistake. He has done his best by taking the initiative to talk to us."

"He is so proud. We should not continue to embarrass him, and we should not team up with Mr. Lestrange..."

In my mind, the little angel Cedric spoke righteously.

Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, he was pinned to the ground by the little devil beside him, who beat him up and yelled at him loudly.

"What do you mean by teaming up? There is no collusion or conspiracy here. He was the first to make the mistake. He acted so arrogantly."

"He really thought he was the boss and completely ignored the emotional needs between friends. It's his fault anyway."

"He must apologize in person. And, dear Mr. Diggory, do you really want to be controlled by this man for the rest of your life?"

The devil's whispers were indeed more bewitching than the angel's warnings. The little angel Cedric didn't even have time to speak.

In reality, Cedric suddenly reached out and pressed the wall behind Karlsson.

Use him to stay up late to watch anime, oh no, some cool lines that I accidentally learned while staying up late to write code.

He stared down at Karl's eyes and asked in a deliberately low voice.

"Mr. Hohenzollern, please answer my previous question before I get a definite answer."

"I will refuse your order. This is not a request, but a notice."

"Crack!!"

The sounds of countless snack packages being torn open could be heard at the same time, and the Hufflepuff students watching were almost moved to tears.

While eating snacks and looking at the beautiful scenery in front of me, I suddenly felt that there was no regret in my life, Mr. Hohenzollern, who was well-known in the British wizarding world.

Being pressed against the wall and interrogated forcefully, is there anything more exciting than this?

“I…I…” Karl stuttered for a long time, his face flushed red, but he couldn’t say a complete sentence.

Looking at the other person's embarrassed look, Cedric felt a sense of pleasure, rushing from his toes to the top of his head.

So he continued to question.

"Answer me. I just want a simple answer. Was what you just said to me an invitation, or did you have some other purpose?"

"Warning! Warning!!"

In Carl's brain memory palace, red light kept flashing around the palace, and the surrounding temperature had become unbearable.

It seemed like a fire could break out at any time. Even the two little boys had disappeared long ago. They might have been afraid of getting accidentally hurt by the fire.

Back in reality, Cedric looked down at Carl, whose face was red but who couldn't even speak a complete sentence.

My mood was extremely good, and my favorability towards Mr. Lestrange increased by 1%.

"Sure enough, that bastard still has some brains. As long as we join forces with the two of them, we can make Karl mistakenly think that we are really sad."

"He will definitely come to us for help. This feeling is really great."

"Oh no!!"

Suddenly, there were exclamations coming from behind, which made Cedric look back, only to see the Hufflepuff students behind him.

All the snacks in my hands had fallen to the ground, and the look in his eyes was filled with pity, sympathy, and a bit of resentment for not living up to his expectations.

Seeing those looks, Cedric suddenly felt that something was wrong, and sure enough, he hadn't even turned his head back.

Then a cold voice was heard.

"Pretend to be sad, use the cold violence and don't talk to me, is this your plan?"

"What an excellent plan, but he chose the wrong teammate. He shouldn't have chosen a fool as his teammate."

"You used magic on me." Cedric turned his head with difficulty, trying to pretend to be accusing him.

"You used magic to eavesdrop on my thoughts."

But even though he tried to make himself look righteous and a little angry, his panicked eyes and trembling body

Having already exposed his true thoughts, Carl slowly stood up and grabbed his wrist that was pressing against the wall with his right hand.

She pinched his chin tightly with her left hand, forcing him to raise his head, while she stood on tiptoes and stared down at him.

"I didn't use any magic on you Mr. Diggory, you spoke your mind out loud. You really are a super awesome little genius."

"Let's go back to the dormitory and discuss the upcoming press conference."

"Can I not go?" Cedric no longer had any arrogance and pleaded with a painful expression.

"What do you think?" Carl smiled kindly.

Then he grabbed the man's tie and dragged him into the dormitory, after the dormitory door was slammed shut.

The drama in the Hufflepuff common room came to an end.