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And what about the Gryffindors? Some criticized them angrily, some were ashamed, but no one came forward to admit their mistake or defend themselves:
This is Gryffindor, known for their courage.
In fact, throughout Harry's school life in the original story, they repeatedly engaged in this terrible behavior.
After hearing Levin's words, Harry, Hermione, and their friends felt much less guilty, and Hermione didn't blame herself as much.
But what they had in common was the gratitude in their eyes as they looked at Levin.
These are true friends.
If they weren't true friends, who would stand up for them in this situation?
In fact, neither they nor the other young wizards present had fully grasped the truth of Levin's earlier remarks, which were not entirely accurate.
It's full of rhetoric and misleading statements.
For example, Levin's part about him and Ravenclaw: even if he loses points, the Ravenclaws will still support him.
In this passage, Levin cunningly uses a plausible fact to cover up a flawed reason.
If he does get points deducted, Ravenclaw really won't say anything to him.
This is not because Ravenclaw is more united or reasonable than Gryffindor—but because Ravenclaw and Harry have different actual statuses in their respective houses.
If Harry's reputation level is "Admiration", then Levin's reputation level is "Awe".
Even those who are "worshipped" for their reputation will still be ostracized if they do something outrageous, because everyone is equal.
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Levin holds this position in Ravenclaw thanks to his overwhelming academic abilities, the strength he displayed when defeating trolls, and the reputation he built in Quidditch.
As for why Levin would promote Ravenclaw...
That's, of course, to complete the bullying of bullies.
The reason Gryffindor could bully Harry and his friends was because they were the majority of Gryffindor, and the atmosphere they created left Harry and his friends with no choice but to passively endure it.
This is the bullying of the minority by the majority.
To truly counter bullying, the bullies must be reduced to a minority.
How can an entire Gryffindor class be reduced to a minority?
Naturally, the other three houses would bully Gryffindor together.
That's why he mentioned himself and praised Ravenclaw, all in order to win over Ravenclaw's support in public opinion.
That's why he would provoke Slytherin with his words, since Slytherin and Gryffindor were the most hostile to each other. There was no need to win them over; he could achieve his goal simply by stirring things up.
Finally, why didn't Levin mention Hufflepuff at all?
Because Hufflepuffs are the most conformist, if others have already reached a consensus, they will most likely choose to follow suit.
Thus, under Levin's guidance, the situation has become one where all three houses unanimously despise Gryffindor for treating its own people this way.
Of course, most importantly,
In this process, he pushed his ability to "charm humans" to its limit.
Furthermore, by utilizing the [Mind Control Master] ability, which makes mind control spells and mental abilities equivalent, all mental power is unleashed and amplified in the ability.
This made his words resonate powerfully with everyone, and they readily believed them.
In this eerie atmosphere, many lion cubs quietly backed down.
The Gryffindors, who had previously insulted Harry and the others, ran away after breakfast.
Seamus, who had previously been on good terms with Harry, stammered as he apologized to Harry, admitting that he shouldn't have turned his back on him at such a crucial moment.
Several older students bowed in apology as they passed by before quickly walking away.
In short, with just a few words, Levin significantly changed the situation for Harry and the others.
Even though a large portion of Gryffindors still refuse to acknowledge Harry and his friends, they're much better off than they were in the original story.
Levin was very satisfied with his speech.
On one hand, he successfully tested the effects of mind control and manipulation spells in practice. Since he wanted to overthrow the magic world and build a floating city in the future, he had to learn such political tactics in order to gain more supporters.
On the other hand, this experience also gave him a deeper understanding of mental abilities.
[You successfully used psychic abilities and mind control spells to distort the will of many without being detected. You have gained a deeper understanding of psychic power. Your psychic level has increased by 1. You have learned the following psychic abilities: [Mind Detection], [Memory Control], [Mind Blast], and [Telepathy]]
[Mind Detection: 2nd Ring Bewitching/Psychic Spell, the caster can "hear" the surface thoughts of others, similar to Legilimency]
[Mind Blast: 3rd Ring Confusion/Psychic Spell, stunning the minds of enemies in a cone-shaped area in front of you]
[Memory Domination: 4th Ring Bewitching Spell/Psychic Ability, capable of adding, modifying, and deleting memories of the target, who must not resist (including the caster)]
[Telepathy: 4th Ring Bewitching/Psychic Spell, allows you to maintain telepathic communication with other beings.]
The Mind Warlock class is getting another big boost.
After seeing a series of new spells, Levin suddenly felt that his ability to manipulate people's minds as a mind sorcerer was getting stronger and stronger.
Another pleasant surprise was that, after the speech, the Ravenclaw hawks viewed Levin differently.
In fact, Levin's performance has always had a real impact on the behavior of the young eagles. His excellence is admirable, and his positivity and eagerness to learn are regarded as a role model by many.
However, given Ravenclaw's free and easygoing atmosphere, few people would openly express this emotion or stand out from the crowd, since idolizing and following someone is not "Ravenclaw".
One of the characteristics of Ravenclaw 2.9 is freedom, but the atmosphere of Ravenclaw before made many hawks "free for the sake of freedom", and those who did not show "freedom" were considered unsociable.
As one of the slackers said, "Can freedom commanded by the god of liberty still be called freedom?"
However, Levin's words have now shattered this atmosphere that Ravenclaw has maintained for so long.
The emphasis shifted from the original focus on Ravenclaw's "freedom" to its emphasis on "pursuit of knowledge" and "studiousness."
The young eagles, especially the first-year eagles, discovered that there were so many people around them who agreed with Levin's style and ideas, and that those who admired him were not "outcasts".
As a result, more and more eaglets began to regard Levin as their leader, imitating his studiousness and his lifestyle and study habits.
Instead of continuing to focus on boring hobbies such as "studying divination" or "using dice to decide what to do today."
It's fair to say that in Ravenclaw, especially in the first year, Levin became the uncrowned king.
Throughout the entire house, apart from Quidditch star Cirella Rayanren and prefect Penelope Crivart, no one wielded more influence than him—including that unnamed Ravenclaw prefect.
Chapter 62 The Abnormality of Scholar Moonstone
Even with Levin's help, most of the lion cubs forgave Harry and the others.
However, the punishment from the school will not be reduced as a result.
Soon, Harry, his two friends, and Malfoy all received the exact same note:
Your confinement begins at 11 p.m. tonight.
Look for Mr. Filch in the lobby.
At 11 p.m., Harry, Ron, Neville and the others went downstairs to the foyer, where Argus Filch, the custodian of Hogwarts, was already waiting.
Malfoy was with him.
Filch's punishment for them was to help patrol the Forbidden Forest.
This terrified them.
That's the Forbidden Forest!
Both areas are restricted areas at Hogwarts, and Dumbledore had to repeatedly warn people not to wander into the fourth-floor corridors.
The inherent deterrent power of the Forbidden Forest makes such a detour unnecessary.
Under normal circumstances, whispering to a young wizard in the Forbidden Forest is already dangerous enough:
Man-eating eight-eyed spiders, centaurs who hate wizards, werewolves that appear under the full moon, all sorts of dangerous dark creatures and magical animals... just hearing about them is terrifying.
Now that they are asked to go there at night, their fear is doubled.
However, no matter how scared they were, the school's lockdown was not to be changed.
So they had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow Filch to see Hagrid.
Unbeknownst to them, there was another person, invisible, following them.
Levin had long wanted to visit the Forbidden Forest, but unfortunately he didn't have anyone familiar with the area to guide him.
He couldn't possibly stand guard outside Hagrid's house every night to see when he would go out to patrol the forest.
So they chose to utilize the confinement of Harry and others from the original story.
Levin was now fully armed, with all his Bush abilities maxed out, and he was ready for battle.
He even made sure to change his robes to red and yellow.
In that case, if anything goes wrong and he gets exposed, others will only see him as a Gryffindor wizard.
He's always been very good at framing people.
In the blink of an eye, they saw the hunting ground guards waiting for them at the edge of the forbidden forest.
“Don’t let them have it too easy,” Filch said somberly to Hagrid before he left.
Hagrid frowned upon hearing this: "I know what to do, I don't need you to teach me."
Although Hagrid and Filch were colleagues for a long time, their personalities were completely different.
Hagrid is naturally optimistic and loves little wizards.
But Filch, being a Squib, despised these little guys with spellcasting talents; seeing them reminded him of his life of disbelief.
The two had different viewpoints, so naturally they couldn't have a conversation.
As Filch walked away with the lantern, Hagrid turned to look at the four pitiful little wizards and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
If it were him, wandering through the Forbidden Forest would be like strolling through his own backyard.
However, the Forbidden Forest is indeed somewhat dangerous for young wizards.
After Filch left, Draco Malfoy immediately started causing trouble.
He tried to use his father's position on the school board to threaten Hagrid into not entering the Forbidden Forest.
But Hagrid, being the straightforward person he is, didn't have a good impression of Slytherin and immediately retorted, "Let me tell you, this is what Hogwarts is like!"