harleyscars Chapter 443 Class Leader
Chapter 443 Class Leader
Chapter 443 Class Leader
Not long after Sirius left, Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered Diagon Alley from the Leaky Cauldron, accompanied by Mrs. Weasley and Ginny.
It seems they had arranged to go shopping in Diagon Alley together, but Fred and George arrived a little early because they needed to check out the store locations.
The group walked in a grand procession down the main street, with Mrs. Weasley leading the way, smiling and talking to Hermione and Harry.
This was the first time Sirius had seen Mrs. Weasley smile since Percy was imprisoned in the Ministry of Magic.
"So, is there anything that's made you happy lately?" Xilun asked curiously.
"You really didn't know?" Fred looked at him in surprise. He had always thought that Siren was pretending not to know in order to cooperate with them.
"Should I know?" Xilun blinked.
"Um, don't you feel that something is missing from the things that came with the book list?"
Xilun thought about it carefully for a moment, then shook his head.
"No."
Back-to-school notice, new reading list—isn't this the usual routine?
"Hey, Siron!"
Just then, Harry spotted them and ran over.
His face flushed slightly, but then, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly hesitated.
"Sirlen, I bet they've made a mistake—I mean—you're definitely a better fit than me, after all, you just won the Triwizard Tournament."
"No, what are you talking about?" Xilun was completely confused.
It's one thing for Fred and George to act like this, but why is Harry doing the same thing? Did he miss something important?
"Prefect, don't you know?" Hermione walked over and answered his question.
"When we received the new book list, the envelope already contained the prefect's badge."
He took out a red and gold object with a Gryffindor lion on the front and a large letter "p" inlaid on it.
"This is mine," Hermione said. "Harry has one too. We're the new prefects."
"Oh, the prefect?"
Now, Xilun finally understood what they were talking about.
At Hogwarts, prefects are usually students in the fifth year or above. At the end of each school year, after the seventh-year prefects graduate, the school selects two new prefects from the fifth year, one boy and one girl.
They are in fifth grade this year, but Siren had been so busy making wands that he hadn't even thought about it.
So Harry and Hermione are the prefects of Gryffindor?
"I bet they've made a mistake—"
"No, I should say it's fortunate they didn't elect me as prefect," Siron interrupted Harry, saying, "You should know that I received the Special Contribution Award."
"Of course I remember, because you won the Triwizard Tournament," Harry said. "That's why I think you're more suited to be the prefect."
"You probably don't know that students who receive the Special Contribution Award enjoy the same Sherren privileges as prefects at Hogwarts, including but not limited to riding in the more spacious prefect's carriage or using the prefect's washroom with a bathtub."
"Wait a minute—" Hermione frowned, "But this is never mentioned in 'Hogwarts: A History of the School'."
"That's because most of the students who received the Special Contribution to the School Award were prefects," Siren shrugged. "You can go to the awards display room after school starts; it's written on the back of the Special Contribution to the School Award plaques."
Subconsciously, the family all looked at Ron.
"Why are you looking at me?" Ron took a small step back.
"Weren't you punished by having to clean the trophy room? You had to wipe all the trophies down," Hermione said. "So, are these on the back of the medals for special contributions to the school?"
"How would I know?" Ron said matter-of-factly. "My job is to wipe those things clean, not to look at what's on them. Do you guys look at the labels on plates when you're cleaning?"
"What punishment?" Mrs. Weasley walked up from behind, her smile instantly turning serious. "Ron, have you been put in solitary confinement again?!"
"Mom, that happened three years ago!" Ron quickly explained.
"I hope so," said Mrs. Weasley. "You'd better behave at school and learn from Percy—"
At the mention of Percy, Mrs. Weasley's face fell, and her expression quickly turned sad.
"Ah, that's it." Siren quickly changed the subject, "Now I can enjoy the same treatment as the prefect, but I don't have to do the prefect's work. Isn't that the best?"
According to Siron's observation, the prefects' work is quite busy. In addition to cooperating with the professors and providing assistance to the new students, they also occasionally need to patrol the castle at night and maintain order at some important events (Quidditch matches, the Triwizard Tournament, etc.).
Fifth graders are already busy, and if they become grade leaders, they'll have even less free time.
It must be said that Dumbledore's arrangement was really good.
Class leader?
I wouldn't even be a dog!
"That's right, what's so great about being a prefect?" Fred and George exclaimed loudly from the side, as if they had found kindred spirits.
"Only those with empty heads would want to be class monitors."
"Speaking of which, can you deduct points from other people, or put them in solitary confinement?" George asked Celan.
"That won't work," Siron shook his head. "I only enjoy the privileges of a prefect, but demerit points and solitary confinement are the prefect's authority, which has nothing to do with me." "That's a real shame," Fred sighed. It seemed that in his view, things like prefect's carriages and restrooms were useless. Only demerit points and solitary confinement mattered most.
"It would be great if you could deduct points."
"When Snape deducts points from our score, you can go and cause trouble for those Slytherins."
"That's impossible," Hermione retorted immediately before Siren could speak. "We're prefects; we can't deliberately deduct points from a student unless they've actually broken the school rules."
Fred didn't reply to her, but winked at Siron and said with a smile, "Maybe that's why the headmaster won't let you be a prefect."
Xilun smiled too.
"I must admit, there are times when I am indeed less impartial than Hermione and Harry?"
Siren thought it over carefully. He probably wouldn't deliberately cause trouble for Slytherin just because he became a prefect. After all, grades weren't very useful beforehand; it all depended on Dumbledore's mood. If he wanted to, even if Snape deducted all the points, Gryffindor could still win the House Cup.
Of course, he couldn't follow the rules and strictly adhere to the prefectural rules like Hermione.
From this perspective, Dumbledore certainly had foresight.