Hogwarts: I Became the Third Dark Lord.

Seeing the scene in complete chaos, and with it escalating further, Dumbledore had no choice but to shout:

"Silence! Everyone, don't you all have class? If I'm not mistaken, classes this morning are about to begin!"

"Now, except for the students whose names I called, who will come with me to the principal's office, the rest of you, go back to class immediately!"

Then Dumbledore selected the two prefects, Welling and Kirk, as well as the Weasley brothers from Gryffindor, and then led them away.

"Alright, now that you're all here, I can relax. Everyone, follow me, let's go!"

Professor Ilona, ​​seeing that the Hufflepuff and Slytherin freshmen were all around, led them together toward the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Seeing this, Cassandra didn't forget and took the lead, following behind Ilona towards the classroom, while giving Wentworth a fierce look.

When they arrived at the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, they were surprised to find that all the desks and chairs in the classroom had been cleared out.

Amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd, Ilona said:

"This is my first time teaching, and I don't know how to teach, but I believe one thing: the key to learning Defense Against the Dark Arts is to practice a lot! I believe in practical application, which is the best teacher for students!"

Upon hearing Professor Ilona's speech, some people exchanged bewildered glances, while others were eager to participate, and Wentworth looked on with excitement!

After all, he had been looking forward to learning magic for a long time! At that moment, Wentworth felt a fervent gaze and, following the gaze, saw Cassandra staring intently at him.

Thinking back to what Ilona had just said about practical combat, Wentworth suddenly had a bad feeling.

While Wentworth and the others were heading to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, Dumbledore was leading Kirk and the others to his headmaster's office, accompanied by Professor McGonagall, the Hogwarts vice-headmaster who did not have classes that morning.

Throughout the journey, Kirk kept recounting how despicable it was for Warlin to lead the Slytherins to surround the new Hufflepuff students!

Meanwhile, Weylin continued to denounce how shameless Hufflepuff and Gryffindor were for ganging up on Slytherin.

The Weasley brothers, on the other hand, looked excited and said, "It's so much fun and I'm so happy!"

But Dumbledore remained silent the entire way.

Upon entering the Headmaster's office, Dumbledore led everyone directly to the Pensieve, took out his wand, and asked expressionlessly:

Who wants to go first?

The students looked at each other in bewilderment.

After extracting everyone's memories, Dumbledore let them leave!

As the greatest white wizard in history, Dumbledore outlasted two Dark Lords, so he wouldn't easily listen to just anyone.

Dumbledore's method was simple and efficient: he directly extracted their memories and then judged them himself.

After Dumbledore viewed the memories of the four individuals, he fell into deep thought and remained silent.

"Dumbledore? What's wrong? What happened?"

Finally, Professor McGonagall, who had been waiting patiently, couldn't hold back any longer and asked.

Dumbledore stepped aside, gesturing for Professor McGonagall to watch by herself.

After reviewing the memories of the four people, Professor McGonagall frowned and said:

"It seems that it was indeed a Slytherin student who started the trouble. Professor Ilona's points deduction is justified."

Dumbledore slowly shook his head and said:

"That's not what I care about at all."

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Professor McGonagall, a longtime friend and colleague, quickly understood his meaning and tentatively asked:

"You care about Wentworth?"

Dumbledore nodded slowly, and Professor McGonagall, seeing this, also sighed in deep agreement:

“Indeed, I witnessed his excellent oratory skills before the Sorting Ceremony, and this amazing persuasiveness is just like the legendary Gellert!”

“Even I didn’t expect that Wentworth has only been here a few days and the Hufflepuffs have already changed their style. The Hufflepuffs of the past would never have done something like this! I can only say that they are worthy of the Grindelwald bloodline.”

But when Professor McGonagall spoke, Dumbledore did not respond, as if he were still deep in thought.

"What, am I wrong?"

Seeing this, Professor McGonagall couldn't help but ask curiously.

Dumbledore nodded slowly and said:

“You’re right, but that was to be expected, wasn’t it? What I really care about is the difference between Wentworth and Gellert!”

"If those who gathered around Gellert back then were mostly pure-blooded elite wizards, then now Wentworth is consciously placing himself among the much larger group of half-blood wizards!"

“Wentworth is making the UMNO more inclusive! As a result, they will inevitably become stronger than before!”

Chapter Thirty-Five: How Could I Bear to See You Get Hurt?

Meanwhile, in Dumbledore's eyes, Wentworth, who was making the Sorcerer Party even stronger, was standing trembling in the center of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, with Cassandra standing opposite him.

After explaining the Disarming Charm, Professor Ilona had the Hufflepuff and Slytherin freshmen practice separately. However, just as the morning class was about to end, Ilona suddenly gathered everyone together.

"Everyone, you should all be clear about the effects and usage of the disarming spell. Now, would anyone like to come up and demonstrate it for everyone?"

As soon as Ilona finished speaking, Cassandra raised her hand as expected. But when Cassandra walked to the center of the classroom, she suddenly turned her gaze to Hufflepuff.

Wentworth, where are you going?

At that moment, Wentworth saw Cassandra walk to the center of the classroom and had a bad feeling. He was about to quietly hide in the middle of the Hufflepuff crowd.

But clearly, Cassandra had no intention of giving him that chance, and called out his name directly.

"I wonder if any of you from Hufflepuff would like to come up and have a friendly match?"

Although Cassandra used a question, her gaze remained fixed on Wentworth.

Moreover, as Cassandra finished speaking, Wentworth, being the most well-known among the Hufflepuff freshmen, attracted the attention of all the Hufflepuff freshmen.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Wentworth stopped running away and, quite boldly, took his wand and walked straight to the opposite side of Cassandra.

As Professor Ilona announced the start, both of them simultaneously raised their wands.

"Except your weapons!"

Immediately, a spell shot out from Cassandra's wand, but Wentworth seemed to have no reaction. He neither chanted a spell nor waved his wand, and Wentworth was simply struck by Cassandra's Disarming Curse.

Then Wentworth's wand flew out.

Seeing Wentworth's wand sent flying by her blow, Cassandra's lips were about to curl into a smile, but Wentworth spoke first:

"Students, did you see that? That's the effect of the Disarming Curse. Once you're hit by the Disarming Curse, your wands will fly out of your hands involuntarily, just like mine. For most wizards, losing their wands means losing their fighting ability."

As Wentworth watched Cassandra and the other freshmen stare in disbelief, he walked over, picked up his wand, and then smiled at Cassandra, saying:

“Cassandra, you are a girl after all. Although the Disarming Charm is less dangerous, it still hurts quite a bit when magic hits you. As a boy, how can I let you suffer like that?”

“Since someone has to be cursed, I’d rather it be me. I won’t let a girl suffer this danger. After all, I’m from Hufflepuff!”

As Wentworth finished speaking, he stood there quietly. The Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom was silent for a moment, then erupted in applause!

The Hufflepuff first-year students behind Wentworth all looked at him with admiration. Many of the Hufflepuff girls even had flirtatious glances in their eyes. Even some of the Slytherin freshmen clapped, but quickly withdrew their applause under Cassandra's gaze.

Cassandra glared at Wentworth standing there, calmly accepting the Hufflepuff cheers. Originally, Cassandra wanted to take this opportunity to get revenge on Wentworth, but it ended up like this.

Just then, Professor Ilona, ​​who had been watching from the sidelines, gently clapped her hands and said:

“Absolutely brilliant! You did even better than I expected! Cassandra has displayed unparalleled talent in spellcasting. A perfect disarming charm. Slytherin, ten points!”

"Wentworth, on the other hand, demonstrated the integrity and friendliness expected of a Hufflepuff, taking the disarming spell head-on at the risk of injury, showcasing his grace and gentlemanly conduct. Hufflepuff, add twenty points!"

Looking at Wentworth standing in the center of the arena, with the cheering Hufflepuffs behind him, Ilona couldn't help but think to herself:

Is it to win people's hearts? Perhaps not. Perhaps Wentworth truly treats its people with sincerity, just like its master. That's why so many excellent wizards follow it loyally. And Wentworth is doing even better now than its master did back then! After all, its master at this age didn't have so many wizards cheering for him.

After Ilona finished speaking, Hufflepuff erupted in cheers again, while Wentworth was dumbfounded. "This works?"

Only Wentworth himself knew that although he could barely cast a disarming spell, it was truly a struggle! Forget about being able to match Cassandra's power, even hitting her was a question!

Rather than being humiliated by a girl, it's better to find a way to save face! That was Wentworth's thinking when facing Cassandra.

But to my surprise, no one suspected me? Hogwarts, the people are so kind and honest!

Wentworth then bowed politely to Cassandra, then turned and bowed to Professor Ilona before gracefully returning to the crowd amidst the cheers of the Hufflepuff first-year students.

Seeing this, Ilona announced in high spirits: There is no homework for this class!

This time, even the Slytherin students cheered and applauded.

After class, when Wentworth returned to the Hufflepuff common room surrounded by Hufflepuff freshmen, several streamers hit him as soon as he entered.

Wentworth looked in surprise into Hufflepuff's common room, where Cedric, Kirk, and the others were already waiting.

When Wentworth walked in, everyone applauded him as well!

Kirk hugged Wentworth tightly, his face full of excitement, looking as if he wanted to kiss Wentworth on the cheek.

“Wentworth! Thank you! On behalf of Hufflepuff, thank you! I’ve been unhappy with Slytherin for five years! Do you know how I’ve survived these past five years? We Hufflepuffs are constantly bullied by Slytherin, and whenever a conflict occurs, we’re the ones who usually lose points!”

"I waited five years to finally become a class monitor, not to prove how great I am, but to tell people that what I lost, I will take back with my own hands!"

What have you lost?

Wentworth looked at Kirk, who had a resentful expression, and asked in surprise.

"We lost a lot, like the points that were deducted, but most importantly, we lost our dignity!"

Chapter Thirty-Six: Issuing the Challenge

"No...it can't be that bad..."

Wentworth looked at Kirk, who was filled with resentment, and said in disbelief. You see, Kirk, although a Hufflepuff prefect, didn't act like one at all, and never put on any airs of authority.

Although they had only known each other for a few days, Kirk gave Wentworth the feeling of a playful older brother from next door! That's why Wentworth was puzzled by Kirk's expression at this moment.

Kirk then offered an explanation:

“Of course! How could it not be! Take Wellin from Slytherin, for example. I entered Hogwarts with him, and he always bullied us because he came from a pure-blood family. The reason I became the prefect of Hufflepuff is to get revenge on him!”

"But what I didn't expect was that he actually became a Slytherin prefect! I thought I'd never get my revenge in this lifetime, but this morning you gave me such a big surprise! Seeing him being pushed around in the crowd, I was overjoyed!"