Hogwarts: Who made her a professor?

Chapter 465 A Heavy Fine

The students of Gryffindor and Slytherin were fighting each other.

The heads of Gryffindor and Slytherin also fought their own battles, arguing their points based on reason.

Professor McGonagall believed that the Slytherin students were the ones who started the fight and should bear the main responsibility.

Snape argued that while Slytherin was at fault, Gryffindor was the one who threw the first punch, so Gryffindor should bear the main responsibility.

The others in the Headmaster's office, Professors Flitwick and Sprout, believed that the main responsibility lay with Slytherin, whose behavior was so egregious that it sparked the house brawl.

Dumbledore, with a calm expression, made no comment, offering neither support for Professor McGonagall and Gryffindor nor for Snape and Slytherin.

Belvina, on the other hand, remained silent from the moment she entered, without uttering a single word, like a clay puppet.

According to Belvina, the reasons that led to this brawl can be divided into two categories: those within the school and those outside the school.

Within the school, the school authorities did nothing, and even fueled the flames, causing the conflict between Gryffindor and Slytherin to accumulate until it became irreconcilable.

In addition, Slytherin students have been known for their foul mouths and violent tendencies in recent years, and in the 92-93 school year, the Chamber of Secrets incident sparked widespread outrage.

While factors within the school were the primary cause of the outbreak of the brawl, they were not the main reason for its expansion.

The reason this brawl escalated to the entire school was due to external factors: Voldemort's return and the resurgence of Death Eaters.

Since The Moon newspaper corrected the wrongs, the public's fear of Voldemort and the Death Eaters has been awakened, along with their hatred for them.

Following this, Amelia Bornes, a representative of the hardliners, took the stage, and under the guidance of the new Ministry of Magic, the public's hatred towards the Death Eaters was further intensified.

When Coban Yaxley was arrested and it was revealed that the Death Eaters had used the Imperius Curse to escape punishment, the public's hatred for the Death Eaters even overcame their fear of them for a time.

On the train to school, the hatred of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff towards Slytherin was already beginning to show. If it weren't for the intervention of Ministry of Magic staff, the students might have started fighting on the train.

In today's opening match, the unruly Slytherin continued their antics, ultimately igniting a large-scale conflict between Gryffindor and Slytherin, which then spread to the other two houses.

Belvina, who looked like a wooden statue, snapped out of her reverie and looked back at Professor McGonagall and Snape, who were still arguing.

Professor McGonagall, being fair and impartial, acknowledged that Gryffindor should not have struck first, but she still believed that Slytherin bore the primary responsibility, especially Crabbe.

Snape, whose heart was in his armpit, insisted that Gryffindor had struck first and that the responsibility lay entirely with Gryffindor House, demanding that Harry Potter be banned from the competition for life.

Professor McGonagall talked until her throat was dry, but the biased Snape simply wouldn't listen to her reasoning, giving off a strange feeling that "at this point, I have no heart to distinguish right from wrong."

At this point, Dumbledore finally spoke.

However, the principal's words passed the buck to Belvina.

"Belvina, you are the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. From your perspective, how do you view today's events?"

Although Dumbledore was passing the buck, it was clear to anyone with eyes that he was on the side of Professor McGonagall and Gryffindor.

As is well known, although Belvina was born in Slytherin, she was at odds with the pure-blood Slytherin and had a deep grudge against Slytherin's headmaster, Snape.

Professors Flitwick and Sprout breathed a sigh of relief, both feeling that the argument in the principal's office was almost over.

Professor McGonagall also relaxed; Belvina might not necessarily side with Gryffindor, but she would definitely favor Harry.

Snape, the headmaster of Slytherin, suddenly became extremely solemn. Letting Belvina decide right and wrong made Snape feel like the sky was falling.

As for Belvina, she stared in shock at Dumbledore kicking the ball around like an old man! So this is your revenge for the "old man's tactics"?

At this moment, Belvina desperately wanted to play dead, but all eyes were on her, and it was too late to pretend to be dead.

"First of all, fighting is definitely wrong, and solving problems in the manner of Muggle brawls is even more wrong."

Professor McGonagall frowned; something didn't sound right in her tone!

Snape looked puzzled. Did Belvina intend to put aside her prejudices and unite against the outside world?

"While the Gryffindor students shouldn't have struck first, the Slytherin students' actions were truly outrageous."

Professors Flitwick and Sprout's expressions changed slightly. Why did these words sound like they were going to give each other equal blame?

Snape's expression grew even more puzzled. After all this build-up, what exactly was Black trying to do?

"I certainly couldn't swallow such an insult to my parents and siblings, let alone a group of hot-blooded young people."

Professor McGonagall's furrowed brows relaxed; Belvina was indeed on Gryffindor's side.

Although Gryffindor was wrong for striking first, it was because Slytherin's behavior was too outrageous, and the fault lay with Slytherin!

Snape sensed something was wrong. After all the buildup, she was about to reveal her true colors. Belvina was definitely going to take drastic measures against Slytherin. Her dissatisfaction with Slytherin had been brewing for a long time.

"Since both sides are at fault, they should share the responsibility."

Belvina paused for a moment, then continued, "I suggest that all players from both sides be suspended, seven games each, just to make a token gesture."

In an instant, Professor McGonagall and Snape stood up.

There are only a few games in the entire school year, and suddenly you're suspending someone for seven games? Are you crazy?

Professors Flitwick and Sprout looked disappointed; if only they could have been suspended for seven games, they would have had a chance to compete for the Quidditch Cup.

"If you disagree, that's fine. You two don't need to stand up."

Belvina continued, looking aggrieved, "But I must remind you both that if we don't punish them severely this time, they'll start fighting again sooner or later."

Because of Snape's favoritism, Slytherin students were rarely punished, which fostered their lawless habits at school, where they did whatever they wanted without considering the consequences.

Did the Slytherin students not know that their singing would anger Gryffindor? Did Crabbe not know that his sneak attack was intentional?

The Slytherin students knew this perfectly well, and so did Crabbe, who was like a baboon, but they weren't worried because Headmaster Snape would protect them; he would bail out Slytherin.

Just as Belvina said, if they are not severely punished and made to feel fear, the Slytherin students will continue to run rampant in the school and will once again incite public outrage.

The brawl that broke out on the sports field today was averted because of the professors' timely intervention; no students were seriously injured. What about next time?

No one can guarantee that a large-scale brawl won't happen again, nor can they guarantee that the professors will be able to arrive at the scene in time to stop it.

"Snape," Professor McGonagall said sternly, "you know perfectly well why this brawl started. Are you sure you want to continue protecting Slytherin?"

Professors Flitwick and Sprout nodded repeatedly, expressing their support for Professor McGonagall.

If the Slytherin students are not severely punished this time, and their heinous acts are continued to be tolerated, their evil deeds will only escalate in the future.

In an instant, the professors in the principal's office surrounded Snape.

Snape was inwardly groaning, but the situation was beyond his control. He had no choice but to swallow his pride and take the main responsibility, no longer protecting Slytherin.

However, even if he took the main responsibility and assumed most of the blame, Snape had no intention of letting Gryffindor off the hook; he wanted to drag Gryffindor down with him.

"Since everyone insists on this, I can't say anything more, but..."

Snape slowly sat down and continued, "While Slytherin was at fault first, is Gryffindor entirely without fault?"

Upon hearing this, Belvina tilted her head. Was Snape's statement considered ahead of its time?

"Gryffindor is certainly at fault," Professor McGonagall said, her tone softening slightly. "They should have appealed to the referee; they shouldn't have resorted to fighting to resolve the issue."

Professor McGonagall was also unhappy with the habit of some Gryffindor students to act before thinking; she found their recklessness and impulsiveness to be a bad thing.

But then again, everyone has a youthful and impetuous phase; considering everything so thoroughly doesn't seem like something a young person would do.

At this point, Dumbledore looked at Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout in turn, and said, "Felius, Pomona, what are your thoughts?"

Professors Flitwick and Sprout exchanged a glance, and immediately made their decision.

"The most important thing for Ravenclaw students to do is to ease conflicts between classmates, not to take sides," Professor Flitwick said.

"The same goes for Hufflepuff students," Professor Sprout said. "They should be calming down fights between classmates and shouldn't get involved."

With Snape of Slytherin taking primary responsibility, the other three heads of house also admitted their respective guilt.

"It's not just the students who are at fault; we also have a lot of problems," Dumbledore sighed.

The principal stood up and walked to the window, looking out at the empty space through the glass.

He continued, "Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff each lose fifty points."

Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout exchanged glances again. Fortunately, it was only a matter of deducting points from the college; no student was put in solitary confinement as a result.

"Gryffindor loses 100 points, Fred and George Weasley are placed in solitary confinement for a month, and Ron Weasley is placed in solitary confinement for two weeks," Dumbledore announced his punishment for Gryffindor.

Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief. Points deductions and solitary confinement were not a problem, as long as the competition was not suspended.

This year's Gryffindor team is facing a talent gap; if all three Weasley brothers are suspended, Gryffindor might as well just give up on the competition.

Now, only Slytherin House remains unpunished, and Snape's heart is in his throat.

"Slytherin, deduct one hundred and fifty." Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking and turned to look at Snape.

He asked, "Severus, who wrote those lyrics that insulted the Weasleys?"

"I don't know," Snape said. He genuinely didn't know who wrote the song, but he figured many people must have been involved.

It was given.

"In that case, Slytherin loses two hundred points."

Slytherin lost 50 points because of a poem by an unknown author, "Weasley is Our King".

Dumbledore continued, "Vincent Crabbe is in a two-month suspension and a seven-game ban. Monta and Warrington are in a one-month suspension."

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