Hogwarts: I Became the Third Dark Lord.

This time, however, Wei Lin spoke coldly:

"Wait!"

Now Wentworth was absolutely certain that the other party was there to cause trouble.

Although Wentworth looked like an 11-year-old student, his soul was that of an adult, and he could not bear such humiliation. He coldly replied in return:

What if I said I wouldn't wait?

Wellin, sitting opposite him, chuckled coldly and pulled out his wand.

Just then, Cedric, who had just come out of the Great Hall, appeared out from behind Wentworth, blocking Wentworth's path, and also drew his wand.

"Senior Weilin, what do you want to do?"

Welling curled his lip in disdain and said:

"What, a second-year student dares to stand up for someone? I thought only those brutes from Gryffindor would do something so stupid."

"You don't like our second-year juniors? How about we fifth-year students have a go at it, Wei Lin?"

Just then, Kirk's voice came, and immediately Kirk, leading a group of Hufflepuff students, rushed up and surrounded Wentworth and Cedric.

Seeing this, the Slytherin students behind Welling also surged forward.

The once spacious corridor outside the Great Hall was instantly packed with Slytherins and Hufflepuffs, while Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students gathered at a distance, peering curiously in their direction.

Seeing that things seemed to be escalating, Wei Lin was clearly feeling guilty and spoke first:

"Kirk, yesterday you led a group to block the way for us Slytherin freshmen, and today it's our turn to block your freshmen. Is that too much to ask?"

As soon as Wellin spoke, Cassandra, who was eavesdropping behind the auditorium door, couldn't help but cover her face!

The way you're saying that, nothing has even happened yet, you're already trying to save face for yourself. You've really disgraced Slytherin!

Cassandra then waved for the new Slytherin students to follow, and led the way out of the Great Hall.

Outside the Great Hall, Wentworth couldn't help but chuckle as he watched Cassandra emerge. He could only think, "Truly, they're Slytherin; they never suffer a loss."

Seeing Cassandra walk out of the Great Hall with her head held high, not even glancing around, and about to leave with her head held high, Wentworth had no intention of letting it end there. If he let Cassandra leave like that, wouldn't it make it seem like Slytherin was superior to Hufflepuff?

"Senior Kirk, if it really comes down to a fight, can you beat Wellin?"

Wentworth asked softly from behind Kirk.

Kirk: "We can't beat them!"

Wentworth: "..."

Chapter Thirty-Three: Conflict

Seeing Green so readily admit that he was no match for Welling, Wentworth was momentarily at a loss for words.

Green himself seemed a little embarrassed, but still explained softly:

“Wentworth, although I also hate Slytherin guys, I have to admit that most of them come from pure-blood wizarding families and are indeed more talented. Some of them even have mastered some family-specific magic. I am no match for Warlin.”

Upon hearing Green's explanation and seeing that Wellin, who had once again become arrogant, was about to support Cassandra's departure, Wentworth still stepped forward.

"Stop! Are you just going to leave like this?"

Welling's attention had been focused on Green, so Wentworth's sudden appearance startled him. But when Welling realized that the person standing up was a freshman who had only been at Hogwarts for a few days, he smiled disdainfully.

"Little guy, what do you want to do?"

Wentworth walked to the strongest side of the Hufflepuff camp and said neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"That's the question I should be asking you, Senior Welin. What are you trying to do by bringing people to stop me here? Are you trying to slap me in the face? Slapping me in the face is slapping the face of Hufflepuff! It's slapping the face of Hufflepuff's thousand-year-old heritage!"

Seeing Wentworth, a freshman, dare to stand up and provoke him, making him lose face in front of Cassandra, Wellin roared in fury:

“I’ll slap you Hufflepuffs in the face! What can you do about it? A bunch of mud... half-bloods, I’m a noble pure-blood wizard!”

Welling's roar echoed through the corridors outside the Hogwarts Great Hall, but he wasn't completely hopeless. He ultimately didn't utter the word "Mudblood," which Wentworth couldn't help but feel a little regretful about, but that was enough.

The heavy breathing behind him told Wentworth that Hufflepuff's anger was about to be ignited.

Wentworth simply raised a finger and waved it at Welling, saying:

“Senior Welling, I think there’s something you haven’t figured out! No matter what family we come from outside, once we enter Hogwarts and pick up a wand, we are all wizards! Slytherin spells and Hufflepuff spells are no different! They both hurt when they hit someone!”

At this point, Wentworth's voice suddenly rose:

"We are friendly Hufflepuffs, and we are also Hufflepuffs who are not afraid of hardship. If we let you leave like this, we will be ashamed to face the statue of Lady Hufflepuff in the future!"

Upon hearing Wentworth's words, Green and the others behind him cheered, and a commotion arose.

But Wei Lin remained unconvinced and said:

"I'm leaving, what can you do about it? You think you can stop me? Have you ever taken a spell class? Can you even cast a single spell?"

Wentworth shrugged casually, feigning helplessness, and said:

"I really couldn't stop you, Senior Wellin, but I said, you hit the entire face of Hufflepuff!"

At that moment, Wei Lin felt someone gently tugging at the corner of his clothes.

"what?"

Welling let out a soft, impatient growl.

But then, when Wellin looked around following the finger pointed behind him, he realized that he and his group had unknowingly been surrounded by Hufflepuff students.

Meanwhile, Wentworth whispered to Green and Cedric:

"If we can't beat them one-on-one, we can gang up on them! Don't forget, Hufflepuff is the house with the most people! Sometimes, quantity is more useful than quality!"

Cedric seemed a little embarrassed and wanted to say something, but held back. Green, however, listened with great interest and occasionally took out a piece of paper to jot down a few words.

At that moment, seeing that things were going beyond her plans, Cassandra couldn't help but step forward and say:

"Wentworth, are you declaring war on Slytherin on behalf of Hufflepuff?!"

It has to be said that Cassandra is much smarter than Wellin. With just one sentence, she shifted the blame for starting the conflict onto Wentworth!

If Wentworth says yes, then when the school investigates later, it will be Hufflepuff who actively caused trouble for Slytherin. If Wentworth says no, then all of Wentworth's previous efforts will have been in vain.

But Wentworth did not answer Cassandra's question directly; instead, he feigned surprise and said:

"Cassandra, what are you saying? How did it become that Hufflepuff and Slytherin have declared war? Just now, Weylin called Gryffindor idiots, but the Gryffindor students haven't even declared war on you yet!"

As soon as Wentworth finished speaking, the room fell silent. The Gryffindor students, who had been happily enjoying the show, never expected that the seeds would be thrown at them.

"You're lying! I didn't!"

Welling hurriedly denied it. After all, he had already offended Hufflepuff today, and if he added Gryffindor to the mix, he might not be able to leave here at all.

"You say you didn't? Then dare you swear in Merlin's name? Or in Slytherin's name, that will do! You'd better think this through, you're not just representing yourself, you're representing the face of Slytherin!"

Wentworth said casually from the side.

Seeing that Welling dared not swear, the Gryffindor students finally believed that Welling had really said that!

Now, the Gryffindor students were equally enraged, and it's worth noting that Gryffindors are known for their much more volatile tempers than Hufflepuffs.

Led by the Weasley brothers, many Gryffindors rushed forward instantly, while the Hufflepuffs who had been surrounding Warlin, at Wentworth's signal, once again displayed their friendly housekeeping spirit and made way for the Gryffindor students.

Although everyone was relatively restrained and did not use magic, there was still a lot of pushing and shoving between them. As a result, surrounded by the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff houses, Wellin and his companions felt somewhat precarious.

Having never suffered such humiliation before, Welling peered through the gaps in the crowd and saw Wentworth watching him with a mocking expression. He could no longer bear the insult.

Driven by rage, Weylin shoved aside the people in front of him and ran a few steps toward Wentworth, pointing his wand at him as he did so!

By the time Wentworth reacted, Wellin was already in front of him, and Cedric and Kirk were also stunned by this sudden scene, unable to react for a moment.

Just then, an angry shout came from not far away:

"Stop! Ava... wield your weapon!"

A spell flew towards him, striking Wellin squarely, and Wellin's wand flew off instantly! But Wellin himself did not lose momentum and pounced into Wentworth's arms, embracing him tightly.

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Differences Between the Two Generations of Grindelwald

"What do you think you're doing?! Let go of my hand!"

Seeing that Wellin had suddenly pounced on Wentworth, Cedric, who had finally come to his senses, rushed forward and angrily pushed Wellin away from Wentworth.

Meanwhile, everyone finally realized that the one who had stopped Wellin earlier was none other than Professor Ilona, ​​the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher for this year.

Professor Ilona strode over, her eyes blazing with anger. She glared at Welin and asked coldly:

What were you trying to do just now?

Wellin hurriedly tried to explain, but before he could utter a word, Ilona said fiercely:

Slytherin, deduct thirty points!

At this point, Wei Lin was furious and said with a wronged expression:

"Teacher Ilona, ​​you can't just deduct from us Slytherins! What about theirs?!"

Welling pointed to the Hufflepuffs and Gryffindor students beside him, but Ilona ignored them and continued speaking:

"Questioning the professor? Slytherin, another ten points deducted!"

Now, the Slytherin students, including Welling, finally understood how students from other houses felt when facing Professor Snape.

Just then, Snape, McGonagall, and other professors finally arrived after receiving the news. Not only the professors, but even Hogwarts' headmaster Dumbledore was alerted, since such a thing hadn't happened at Hogwarts for many years.

Upon seeing his college dean arrive, Wei Lin immediately stepped forward to complain:

"Professor Snape, Hufflepuff and Gryffindor are ganging up on us Slytherins! You must stand up for us!"

Upon hearing Warlin's words, Kirk and the Weasley brothers stood up together and said:

"You fart!"

Afterwards, everyone gathered around their respective deans and began to complain at once, creating a Rashomon-like scene.

Only Ravenclaw's students gathered around Professor Flitwick, happily watching the drama unfold.