What Jane Yu didn't realize as she was pulled under the table was that the hearts of the young Slytherins about to engage in battle were already burning with rebellious passion!
From the very second she pushed open the Great Hall doors, everyone had already focused their attention on her—
They knew it! Yu hadn't abandoned them! She'd returned to school! Returned to Slytherin!
Pansy Parkinson had been deliberately deceiving them!
The young snakes observed every expression on Jane's face and every movement with meticulous attention, missing no detail!
They saw the person following closely behind her—
That was a Ministry of Magic Auror!
The Auror's gaze swept sharply across the long table, clearly searching for traces of Dark wizards!
Look—she'd already fixed that eagle-like stare on Crabbe and Goyle!
Jane Yu was telling them that the Ministry of Magic stood behind her—she had gained the Ministry's support!
The young snakes felt sweat breaking out on their backs as they continued observing Jane's expression—
That was a smile!
She showed a satisfied smile to Daphne and Blaise, who had stood up and turned toward her embrace!
This must be approval—recognition of the Greengrass and Zabini families' loyalty!
Secret thoughts and emotions began stirring, ready to break through the surface!
The young snakes held their breath, watching Jane walk step by step toward the long table. They unconsciously made room, hoping she might sit beside them...
But she didn't.
She stopped, her gaze sweeping back and forth across the food on the table, her brow furrowing!
They knew she must have discovered that their food had been taken away, their seating order forcibly rearranged!
Look at Goyle and Crabbe—they were even deliberately picking up pizza slices and chewing loudly, challenging her authority!
They saw her gaze fix directly on Crabbe and Goyle...
That was the look one gives to ants! A gaze so contemptuous, so utterly dismissive!
How would Jane Yu react?
Everyone's hearts surged with anticipation as they unconsciously straightened their backs, staring at her intently!
And Daphne voiced the question in all their minds: what was she going to do?
"This place is contaminated... some serious disinfection is needed."
Listen—her tone was so calm, her voice so gentle, her expression no different from usual—
But the meaning in her words was absolutely terrifying!
They understood perfectly what she meant by "contaminated":
It was Crabbe and Goyle, whose fathers had become key Death Eater members and now strutted about smugly, attempting to seize her ruling power in Slytherin, forming cliques at school and trying to force everyone to submit to them; it was Pansy Parkinson and others who, seeing these two rise to power, had become opportunistic sycophants; it was Malfoy and Nott, who had once been close to her but turned to darkness when the Death Eaters resurged!
They equally understood what she wanted to "disinfect":
She would sweep away the injustice here and reshape Slytherin's hierarchical order; she would topple the clique that Crabbe, Goyle, and other Death Eater children had forcibly constructed to enslave them; perhaps she was even hinting that she would completely eliminate the filthy Death Eater army!
Half the long table stirred with excitement, the young snakes' straight backs leaning forward, blood heating and burning in their veins...
Could they seize this opportunity?
Could they have a chance to join in and revive their originally declining families?
Could they work together with her to reconstruct the wizarding world's order and make their own names ring out?
Filled with such questions, they watched her lightly move her wand—
The Vanishing Spell, the most difficult in the O.W.L. exams that would take them half a day just to make a desk disappear, seemed as simple as a Levitation Charm in her hands, directly turning all the food on the entire table to dust!
They watched as the pizza in the previously smug Goyle and Crabbe's hands instantly vanished, their arrogance transforming into terror and unease!
This appeared to be merely about food distribution on the table, but was actually a struggle for power and resources!
Jane Yu was warning Crabbe, Goyle, and others:
Anyone who dared create privileges in Slytherin, relying on their masters behind them to oppress and bully classmates and force others to submit, would meet only one fate—
Complete disappearance, just like the food they had seized!
Soon, they saw a house-elf serving her, answering her summons, going to the Hogwarts kitchens to bring food...
It seemed like just an ordinary school house-elf, but the implications were profound...
This clearly told them she had already gained Dumbledore's and Hogwarts' highest support!
The highest political institution in British magical society, the only magical school, plus the wealth behind her...
She was telling them that the advantage had completely and utterly shifted to her side!
Before the young snakes could recover from their shock, they faced yet another wave of impact:
Rich food gradually appeared on their plates, evenly distributed across the long table. Before each person lay neat, towering layers of food—steak, pizza, roast pies, everything imaginable, fresh and delicious, clean and hygienic, making mouths water at the sight!
The young snakes understood this was a hint:
She was telling them that under her leadership, everyone could eat their fill!
More precisely, regardless of family background, everyone had opportunities to gain status and resources!
She would lead them, like the food on this table, to make Slytherin bigger and stronger together!
The young snakes carefully observed the food distribution and were shocked to discover:
Even before Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, and others who had always been at odds with her, plates were piled high with food!
She was hinting to these people that if they turned back now, abandoned darkness for light, the fruits of victory would still include their share!
She was even willing to give enemies a chance to repent!
This was truly someone with vision—truly great!
They heard her question, each word striking their hearts like a hammer, leaving their shame with nowhere to hide—
"Is this how the seating order was originally arranged?"
Yes, the seating order here was never originally arranged this way...
It was just that they themselves lacked the courage to resist such arrangements... they had weakly been swept into the current, going with the flow...
Some had even approved of such arrangements... like Pansy Parkinson... thinking that actively pandering would gain them superior status and power...
Not knowing that order could be reconstructed, that authority gained by enslaving others could be overthrown!
The young snakes carefully savored the conversation between the house-elf and Jane Yu:
"Smash plates on her head... go beat their heads..."
They looked at the porcelain-white, gleaming plates before them, seeing their own faces reflected—faces full of battle-ready determination.
They understood what they needed to do.
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