HP: White Lord of Slytherin

Chapter 206 Generosity and Commitment

What can I say about Umbridge's speech? It was just a bunch of meaningless nonsense.

Almost all the students thought so, so less than two minutes after she spoke, the students below continued to whisper to each other.

Gloria was too lazy to listen to this and asked Zabini beside her, "No matter how powerful the You-Know-Who is, the people under him still need to eat. To do this, they must have a subordinate with sufficient financial resources. Without the wealth of the Draco family, wouldn't your family be targeted?"

Draco held his chin, equally curious about this matter.

Zabini said proudly, "My mother decided during the summer vacation to settle abroad permanently and expand new business."

Originally, his family's business was not limited to the UK. Zabini's mother was ambitious enough and was not satisfied with the business within the UK.

Draco said: "My family's business is also moving outward."

In fact, it was much smoother with Gloria's help. The domestic investment industries were sold off. Not many people believe that the Dark Lord has really returned, so of course they are willing to take over and buy these assets.

Gloria said that these properties should be sold if possible to minimize future losses.

"My only problem is that the journey home during the holidays is longer," Zabini said, "after that person officially starts to act, of course."

They chatted for a while, and Umbridge's nonsense finally came to an end.

The headmaster added a few words about the Quidditch tryouts, and all students were dismissed to the common room.

As prefects of Slytherin House, Gloria and Draco are required to show the freshmen the way.

Zabini walked away holding the hand of his new girlfriend, a Slytherin girl who was a year younger than him.

Merlin…it’s only the first day of school.

Gloria came to where the freshmen gathered and said, "Come with us. The Slytherin dormitory is easy to get to."

The Great Hall was on the first floor, and she and Draco took the freshmen to the lounge in the basement.

When they reached the stone wall at the entrance, Draco turned and said to the freshmen, "You need a password to enter and exit. The password of Slytherin House must not be told to other houses."

A group of freshmen nodded hurriedly.

"Rule." Gloria uttered the newly decided command.

After entering, he led everyone to the notice board in the lounge. Draco pointed and said, "Your class schedule will be posted here, as well as new passwords and other notices. Pay attention to it."

That was about enough. His cold gaze swept across every young face. The group of children were like quails.

"You are in Slytherin College, so you must be proud of being a student of this college. In Slytherin, you will understand what true strength is. Even as a first-year student, you must remember to maintain the honor of the college."

"There are some small divisions within the house now, but the overall situation is still in the hands of Slytherin, so - keep your eyes open and make every decision carefully."

The freshmen realized that the Slytherin he mentioned was Gloria, the descendant of the founder of the house, after all, Bardock had told them this.

Draco raised his hand and told them the direction of the boys' and girls' dormitories, then told them to disperse where they were.

Gloria looked pleased. She remembered that when Draco first came to Slytherin College, he was still a bad-tempered young master who enjoyed being sought after. Now he was proud of himself and could speak with great momentum.

"From your expression, I know I did a good job." Draco regained his gentleness in front of her.

Gloria said: "It is very good indeed."

Zabini appeared from behind the notice board and poked his head out to tease, "I want to applaud you."

Draco took his girlfriend's hand and walked to their exclusive seat on the sofa.

This area is tacitly considered to belong to the club, and other students have to walk quickly past it.

Gloria and Draco sat down, and the club members subconsciously moved closer.

Looking at the students who had gathered around, she said, "As it stands, you can still get through the year safely. If Umbridge makes things difficult for you, just tell me directly."

At this point she reminded, "By the way, if Umbridge finds any of you and wants you to do something for her, don't agree. If you are asked why, just say it is the rule I set."

Everyone naturally nodded to show that they understood.

I gained a new understanding of Gloria's abilities this summer.

The new book by Mr. Scamander, a famous expert on magical creatures, has attracted the attention of wizards around the world with Slytherin Manor in the title.

There was also the interview report in the Daily Prophet. That was a newspaper under pressure from the minister, and it was still able to release such news. Others might think it was not worth paying attention to, but they could see that Gloria wanted to remind all wizards.

Not only the Daily Prophet, but newspapers in many countries have published such news, which shows how widespread the industries accumulated by the Slytherin family are.

Gloria's influence and control are not limited to school, she still has considerable power in the wizarding world.

"Have your relatives gone abroad?" Gloria said, "Although the mysterious man is not taking action now, with the help of this incompetent minister, it is not long before they resume their activities. We must be prepared in advance."

"My family has sold our assets in the UK and is preparing to move to the United States," said a boy.

"My family didn't sell the business. We just handed the business over to professionals, and I almost had to transfer to another school." The girl who spoke was able to stay mainly to continue following Gloria.

A student of Slytherin House, very perceptive about the situation.

"If you have any difficulties in this regard, apply for assistance from the club directly." Gloria glanced at them, "Those who have been selected are worthy of my protection. Leave your application anywhere in the secret room, and your problem will be solved."

Everyone was so excited about the news that some students' relatives had not yet left England, mainly because Voldemort did not seem to be taking any action.

If they have this help, then even if the situation gets bad in the future, their families will at least be guaranteed safety.

Gloria's generosity and commitment made everyone's attitude more natural and less restrained.

"I heard that the headmaster was expelled from the Wizengamot and the International Wizarding Confederation." A student couldn't help but mention this.

The Daily Prophet couldn't criticize their major shareholder, but it didn't have to be polite to Harry and Headmaster Dumbledore. The words they used weren't particularly harsh, after all, there were major shareholders blocking them.

Fudge was very angry about this and wanted to pass a bill to have the Daily Prophet officially under the management of the Ministry of Magic.

Gloria is ready to join other shareholders in opposing the passage of the relevant bill.

"That's the headmaster's business," she said. "By the way, the Gryffindor Weasley twins, they'll probably be selling some interesting stuff on a large scale in the school, you guys can buy any of it, I've invested in their business."

Everyone understood what he meant. Since the person with the highest status had spoken, they didn't need to be shy.

After an afternoon of train travel and listening to Umbridge's nonsense, everyone was very tired.

Seeing that most people had left, Gloria leaned into Draco's arms.

"It's been a busy day. I heard that the school year will be especially busy as we start the OWL exams."

The boy held her hand tightly and said, "It's indeed a lot, but I believe it won't be difficult for us."