Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 79 Becoming a Teaching Assistant! Subconscious Scheme!

As Dumbledore solemnly announced that he would award Dudley and Harry medals of honor, all the professors and staff in the faculty and staff seats stood up knowingly.

With the professors' example and guidance, the students from the four colleges also stood up.

At that moment, all the teachers and students of Hogwarts looked at Dudley and Harry.

Harry was in high spirits, his face beaming with barely concealed excitement.

Dali also gave him a slight smile as a courtesy.

He didn't care about the Order of Merlin; it wasn't anything rare and wasn't very practical.

His prisoner, the caged mouse Peter Pettigrew, was posthumously awarded a medal after faking his death! It was also a Class 1 medal.

This stuff can't be eaten or spent; its only purpose is to boost one's reputation when things are going well.

This reputation might help Dudley reduce some resistance when he launches a wave of educational reforms at Hogwarts, which is why he was willing to give him face and force a smile.

Dudley and Harry remained in their original positions.

Dumbledore, his old face beaming with joy, stretched out one hand, holding two gleaming gold medals with green ribbons at the bottom, and slowly walked towards them.

The Order of Merlin is an organization founded in the Middle Ages by the wizarding patriarch, Archmage Merlin. It upholds Merlin's idea of ​​peaceful coexistence between wizards and Muggles, maintains order, and prohibits wizards from casting spells on Muggles.

Today, the organization is merely a figurehead, its specific responsibilities having been transferred to the Ministry of Magic and Wizengamor.

The Order of Merlin, First Class, is awarded to outstanding wizards who have made exceptional acts of bravery and made outstanding contributions to the wizarding world; the ribbon is green.

Green is the official color of Slytherin House. According to legend, Merlin was also a Slytherin, and the design of the ribbon on this medal was inspired by that.

Under the watchful eyes and witness of the entire school's teachers and students.

Dumbledore stepped down from his golden chair and came to Dudley and Harry's side. With a gentle push of his aged hand, two gold medals with green ribbons floated to Dudley and Harry's chests and were pinned to their robes.

The next moment, Dumbledore led the applause, and thunderous applause resounded once again in the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

After the applause subsided, Old Deng still didn't call everyone to eat. Instead, he announced a special appointment:

"Here, I would like to announce another piece of news to everyone."

Given that Dudley Dursley was recognized by Hogwarts Castle, possessed excellent magical skills, and made outstanding contributions to the wizarding world.

I would like to appoint Dudley Dursley, in my capacity as the current headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as an assistant teacher to teach the students magic.

Teaching assistants can assist in other professors' classes, apply for empty classrooms to teach independently, and exercise the rights of professors to increase or decrease college credits based on students' performance.

I hope that Mr. Dursley, in addition to his own studies, can help the students of the four houses progress together. I wonder if Mr. Dursley would be willing to accept this appointment?

In front of the entire school, Dumbledore gave Dudley a special surprise, or rather, a shock.

Just like the previous incidents, Old Deng did not discuss this matter with Dali beforehand.

Dudley looked into Dumbledore's eyes, at the encouragement and pleading in them, and his thoughts raced.

Tonight, Dumbledore smoothed things over for him, awarded him a prize, and even verbally pressured him into an official position; his motives were not so simple.

Dali and Old Deng cooperated amicably for a month, and Dali also gave Old Deng the precious hope of reviving his relatives.

Logically speaking, Old Deng should treat him like an ancestor.

I never expected this! I never expected this!

In this situation, Old Deng was even willing to risk creating a rift between them by keeping him firmly in the White Wizards' camp, fearing that he would become the next Dark Lord and drag the wizarding world into the abyss.

Dumbledore was truly willing to go to any lengths to maintain order in the wizarding world!

They extolled the effects of the Tranquility Charm and even made Dudley their teaching assistant, seemingly to help Dudley enhance his reputation, but in reality, it was to put Dudley firmly on the opposite side of the dark wizards!

"I'll take this teaching assistant position!"

Dali gave Old Deng a deep look and replied loudly and decisively.

Regardless of whether he was overthinking it or whether Dumbledore did it intentionally or unintentionally, he wouldn't argue or fall out with Dumbledore over this.

The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change.

It's perfectly normal for Dumbledore to have such a plan; it's entirely in line with Dudley's understanding of him.

Anyway, Dudley never intended to become some kind of brainless Dark Lord, so Dumbledore's actions did indeed help him.

He was worried about not having the right or the standing to promote educational reforms at Hogwarts!

Even if Dumbledore doesn't offer him the teaching assistant position, he'll ask for it in a couple of days.

When he heard Dudley agree without much hesitation, Dumbledore was overjoyed.

Dumbledore's original intention was indeed just to give Dudley and Harry a surprise.

He knew that, given Dudley's personality, he was bound to cause a lot of trouble while at school, and today had already proven that.

If Dudley were only a student, Dumbledore feared he wouldn't be able to handle the various troubles Dudley might cause in the future, making his job as headmaster difficult.

Instead, we hired them directly as teaching assistants, taking precautions in advance and paving the way for our escape route.

Of course, to say that Dumbledore subconsciously lacked the kind of thoughts Dudley analyzed would be nonsense.

Over the years, he had completely etched the belief in maintaining order in the magical world into his consciousness.

Dumbledore's plans and actions are unconsciously influenced by this belief principle, and he can't change it no matter what.

If Dudley hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have realized it at all.

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Dali's teaching assistant position was quickly finalized amidst the numb surprise of the entire school's teachers and students.

Dumbledore walked back to his golden throne with a cheerful smile.

He cheered and shouted a few strange words whose meaning was unclear, then announced that dinner was served.

"Clang clang clang—"

The sound of magic wands tapping on empty plates rang out rapidly; the teachers and students in the auditorium were starving.

Upon receiving the instruction, the house-elves in the kitchen below the Great Hall quickly used magic to teleport steaming hot British 'food' to empty plates on various tables in the Great Hall above.

The house-elves didn't know why their mealtime was much later than usual today. All they knew was to keep cooking new food so that they could serve the freshest and most delicious food to the wizard above whenever he needed it.

Inside the auditorium, all the tables were instantly filled with a dazzling array of food.

Pots of roasted chicken legs, sweet corn, hot dogs, smoked meat, fried fish, pizza, mushroom soup... whetted the appetites of teachers and students, who ate and chatted in a lively atmosphere.

The atmosphere in the auditorium immediately relaxed.

Dudley and Harry went to the Gryffindor dining table to eat, where they sat with Ron, Hermione, Neville, and their three Weasley brothers, Fred, George, and Percy, who had previously supported them.

Everyone ate, chatted, and laughed.

During the conversation, the friends did not hold back their admiration and praise for Dudley and Harry.

However, Dali's mind was not entirely focused on eating and chatting. He would occasionally scan the room, paying attention to any unusual activity.

He had always harbored a suspicion that Voldemort's soul was currently residing in the body of a wizard right here in this great hall.