Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 331 A Secret Talk Before Summer Vacation! Draco's Mature Side!

Upon hearing Dudley's call, Draco did not hesitate and went against the flow of the group towards Dudley's direction.

Seeing this, the die-hard pure-blooded snakes in the Slytherin group really wanted to apologize to Draco.

They assumed that Dudley's decision to call Draco away at this time must be related to Obselli's public objections on their behalf.

They now understand that Draco's earlier look wasn't meant to make them arrogant, but rather to make them behave.

Therefore, seeing Draco being singled out and reprimanded by Dudley, who is even more terrifying than the Dark Lord, for their mistakes, he couldn't help but feel a little apologetic.

They can be ruthless and heartless towards people of mixed race and blood, but they still show some loyalty and camaraderie to the core members of the pure-blood interest group.

Of course, if disaster strikes, they won't feel much guilt about abandoning their teammates.

On the other side, Draco walked to Dudley's side and followed him to a small door on the left side of the Great Hall, where they left together.

Old Voldemort 1, who looked almost exactly like Voldemort without a nose, also followed silently behind Dudley.

On the way to the fifth floor of the castle, to the room reserved for graduation assessment.

Dudley activated the 'Hear-Blocking' spell and began talking to Draco beside him.

"You've done a good job over the past six months."

Dudley praised Draco sincerely.

Previously, he had assigned Draco the task of reforming and changing the minds of Slytherin students, and judging from the current results, Draco has done a good job.

"However, there are still twenty-eight stubborn purebloods. When the next school year begins in September, new purebloods will join Hogwarts, and I..."

Draco felt he hadn't done enough.

"You've already done a great job! To be honest, in just over half a year, you've been able to cooperate with Hogwarts' ideological education reforms, reforming all the half-snakes who initially didn't meet the ideological standards, as well as more than a dozen pure-blooded snakes."

This result has exceeded my expectations.

Dudley interrupted Draco's self-deprecating pursuit of perfection; he had never even dreamed of correcting the minds of all the little snakes.

"This is mainly thanks to the professors. They influenced them with their progressive ideas and teaching methods that were very different from the past. Especially the portrait of Headmaster Dumbledore, and Professor Binns, whose teaching style changed drastically."

In order to prevent our previous plans from being undermined, I will only take the initiative to contact someone and conduct more in-depth guidance when I clearly detect signs that their thinking is wavering or changing.

Afterwards, I even signed advanced contract magic with these people using the techniques you taught me, to keep it a secret.

Draco still didn't take credit; after his mindset had completely changed, his pride wouldn't allow him to exaggerate his own achievements.

This made Dudley look at Draco with even more respect: "You've certainly matured a bit more. Let's not dwell on the achievements we've already made, and talk about the remaining die-hards!"

"Leaving aside the new students for next academic year, how many of the remaining twenty-eight stubborn pureblood snakes, in your judgment, have any chance of changing?"

"This..." Draco walked with Dudley, lost in thought. After a moment, he cautiously replied, "Based on the information I have now, there are only three people left who can be won over."

I should be able to get a few more after another school year.

But there are some people I can confirm that they cannot be changed.

The parents of these people had already been deeply brainwashed by Voldemort, and they were brainwashed a second time from childhood, making them extremely accepting of Voldemort.

However, their loyalty to Voldemort was no match for their fear of death and their fascination with power, wealth, and status, which led them to join the ranks of the two-faced Death Eaters.

These people are unable to see reality. They firmly believe that Voldemort will make a powerful comeback one day, and they feel that you and Dumbledore will not always have the upper hand, so they can never completely betray Voldemort.

Their perspective remained narrow; they couldn't understand that Voldemort wasn't the real threat, but rather the overwhelming hostility in people's hearts. They also failed to realize that becoming Death Eaters or dark wizards would inevitably lead to their eventual downfall and reckoning.

They are incapable of refraining from discrimination and of fostering unity and friendliness; fundamentally, they lack the qualities to become white wizards.

Dudley listened to Draco's reply and nodded repeatedly: "It would be quite good if we could reform a few more people! I don't insist on reforming them all; you don't need to bother with the hopeless stubborn ones."

Next school year, continue to follow the same strategy and steadily carry out the task of reformation!

I will deal with the remaining stubborn individuals who cannot be changed.

Draco nodded in agreement, but he couldn't help asking:

"What do you plan to do with them? Like you said in the Great Hall, have Professor Lockhart erase their memories of Hogwarts?"

"That depends on whether they know what's good for them or not! Of course, it also depends on how the situation develops in the future, and whether I have any new ideas or plans."

But in any case, erasing their memories would be the best outcome possible for these stubborn individuals.

Dudley's answer was neither evasive nor unexpected by Draco.

Draco now approves of this approach, but he still can't help feeling a little sad, like a rabbit mourning the death of a fox.

"Don't overthink it; a person's fate is determined by a combination of their thoughts, abilities, and luck."

Dudley noticed Draco's slight mood and comforted him, outlining the summer vacation arrangements: "Instead of focusing on these hopeless stubborn individuals, we should spend our time and energy on those who have already changed."

This summer, you and your parents should actively connect with the pure-blood wizard families who have undergone some ideological transformation, and prevent the young wizards who have finally completed their ideological transformation from being influenced by their two-faced Death Eater parents.

Instead, I hope that you and your parents can help those pure-blood wizards whose thinking has changed, to influence their parents' thinking, and try to get these two-faced Death Eaters to genuinely side with the white wizards.

Be careful when handling this matter; proceed slowly and quietly, and listen to your mother's advice whenever possible.

Adult wizards who have been Death Eaters are much more difficult to change than novice wizards.

If things are beyond our control, do not force them. If you encounter danger, immediately notify me through the mirror mark, and I will arrive on the battlefield instantly.

As Dudley assigned Draco a task, he patted Draco on the shoulder and attached a thread to him as well.

This is for location tracking; once he receives a message, he can instantly traverse space and arrive at Draco's side.

“I understand,” Draco replied calmly.

This academic year, he underwent a transformation in his thinking, made one of the most important decisions of his life, and also played the dual role of a leader, serving as both class representative and spiritual mentor.

To be honest, he felt like he was prematurely matured and missed out on a lot of the fun that his peers should have.

But he didn't resent this change; on the contrary, he was glad that it brought him a sense of peace of mind sooner than expected.

This freed him from the constraints of pure-blooded forces and families from different paths, allowing him to become the person he truly wanted to be.

He also helped some junior wizards in similar situations to change their mindset, which gave him a very special sense of accomplishment.

If there's one regret that hasn't been resolved this year and still bothers him, it's probably his particularly awkward friendship with Harry Potter.

But he won't prescribe oral medication first!