This is what Ravenclaw looks like.

"I now doubt that I really did it to Peeves, Minerva."

Dumbledore was reviewing the documents in front of him while joking with Professor McGonagall - the desire to complain about the review made the work less boring.

"I'm not going to give it more privileges."

Professor McGonagall said with some helplessness and amusement, "Five prefects were chased by Peeves, howling all the way, and even many juniors were involved. It was a mess. Only Percy was relatively stable."

"That's not necessarily true, Minerva, Gryffindor has nothing to do with the word stable," the mural behind the table interrupted.

This word from an unknown headmaster was surprisingly convincing. Professor McGonagall sighed and didn't even want to refute it, because that was a headmaster from Gryffindor.

"Look at it in a positive light. If the school doesn't take action to expel Peeves, at least Peeves won't be so scary that it can't be dealt with - right?"

The portraits laughed softly, and only the portrait of Professor Eupraxia Moore disappeared at once.

"Oh, poor Moore, she failed in her challenge to conquer the elves."

The other principals not only did not sympathize, but laughed even louder - the topic of expelling Peeves is not usually mentioned, and it finally came up naturally, so we have to hurry up.

"But there shouldn't be a big outbreak, right?"

"No, the prefects are not considered school personnel, and it doesn't violate the agreement--" Dumbledore hadn't spoken yet, and another headmaster added happily, "Besides, after that failed attempt, we basically regarded Peeves as the ultimate defense measure in the school, but it was too dangerous to use."

"Compared to those statues, Peeves's maintenance cost is much lower, swimming once a week, a hat that he had no idea where he got it, and some moldy bread, it's like free."

Any protective device requires expensive maintenance costs, and reloading after use will make people desperate-Professor McGonagall has a deep understanding of this since she took over the school's finances. Her biggest complaint now is that so many Galleons were thrown out, but those expensive stone pillars were never used once.

Therefore, Professor McGonagall still admires the headmaster for recruiting Peeves cheaply.

That kind of combat power was dealt with with just a little bread, which is simply a perfect use of the things left by the founder. This time, she was not worried about the five unlucky prefects, but she was afraid that the ultimate defense in the school would give up.

"Don't worry about Peeves, it likes to make trouble. But you said you found an assistant?"

"Yes, it's still in the probation period, but it's excellent in all aspects. Writing, logic, and digital processing are all great. He is also determined and has good learning ability. He is very suitable."

"It sounds good. Are there any other good candidates? I mean, is he the only candidate?"

Dumbledore asked casually.

"Impossible, Albus," Professor McGonagall stared at him sharply, "You only need to review documents twice a week."

"Okay, who is that child?"

"First-year, Ravenclaw student, Andrew Taylor."

The shelf where the Sorting Hat is located suddenly made a strange sound, causing everyone to look over there.

"I need an assistant too!"

The hat shouted loudly.

The curious headmasters lost interest. They thought there was something wrong with the student, but it turned out to be the daily routine of the Sorting Hat.

"But what's the point of having an assistant? Sorting, the most core task of the whole school, can't be handed over to others casually. It must be hosted by an absolutely reliable and trustworthy partner."

"That's true."

Dumbledore persuaded as usual, but it was particularly effective today. After he finished speaking, the hat hummed a strange tune to entertain itself.

Even the headmasters on the wall were amazed at Dumbledore's move - as the one with the most black material and the oldest qualifications in the entire Hogwarts, no one wanted to argue with it, because this hat could remember the black history that you had forgotten...

Therefore, all the previous headmasters had a sense of coaxing it. Anyway, it only coaxed it once a month, and it only needed to work overtime once the school started.

Professor McGonagall was no exception. She ignored the hat that looked much happier than usual and said to Dumbledore in a negotiating tone, "By the way, Albus, I need to borrow the rent for Hogsmeade that Hagrid will collect next period."

"There is no need at all, Minerva. I think I can transfer this matter to your office later, so it will be easier to register."

Dumbledore looked serious.

"No, it only takes this time. The rent for Hogsmeade must be collected by the headmaster himself. This is a must. I will ask Andrew to send it for registration after the inventory is completed."

Try to reduce the embarrassment of the living Dumbledore not being discovered, but asked back, "Is the last item being examined now?"

"Of course, he performed very well, without showing off or slacking off. If he passes all the tests in the end, it will be a great help."

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"Are the prefects of Ravenclaw still looking up information and hanging out with Filch?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Just keep an eye on it. Everyone has the same idea. Gryffindor has shown us the authenticity of the story."

Everyone burst into laughter. Although Hufflepuff had the most students involved due to their numbers, it did not affect everyone's laughter at all.

"They dared to test it - now they must have a lot of first-hand information, and I guess the others will react soon."

"It must be, but we just need to keep an eye on the Ravenclaw prefects - the things left by the previous prefects are really useful."

The last outstanding prefect left a very good suggestion to the other prefects before graduation - if you are not sure, just copy the Ravenclaw people.

No one has tried to overturn this statement for so many years, and everyone has been staring at Ravenclaw honestly.

Determine the direction of the Ravenclaw prefect's intervention, and then rely on the advantage of numbers, it basically doesn't matter - there have been few house cups in so many years, but everyone unexpectedly had a good time.

They copied Ravenclaw's activities in the Christmas lounge this time, and they have been used to it for so many years.

"Don't worry, be prepared. We may not have found the key to the treasure after graduation, but it is a good thing to follow the Ravenclaws and find a way for new Hufflepuffs to explore. If we retreat a little, it is not a bad thing for Ravenclaw to discover it in advance because of intelligence. Don't worry, have a snack, have a snack!"