Chapter 19: Cedric, Lend a Hand, Let's Throw Them Out

The Hogwarts Express had quite a lot of space.

However, there were still too many new students this year.

When Wilson and Cedric got on the train, they walked through the compartments for new students, and unsurprisingly, every single compartment was already occupied.

When they found that even the last compartment was occupied, Cedric looked at Wilson helplessly.

"How about we squeeze into the fifth compartment? There's only one person in there, and there's some space..."

"No rush, I'll think of something."

Wilson Wright slowly but firmly shook his head. He leaned against the compartment door and asked the people inside, "If you get sorted into Hufflepuff, what would you think?"

"What's Hufflepuff?"

The boy in the compartment looked at them curiously.

"Never mind, you just rest here."

Wilson shook his head, smiled kindly, and signaled Cedric to follow him to the next compartment. "Let's go to the next compartment and ask..."

"Okay."

Cedric nodded happily.

At this moment, Cedric still hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation. He thought Wilson Wright was looking for potential housemates.

Obviously, Cedric was still a naive boy.

"Hello."

Wilson opened another compartment door and looked at the two girls inside who had stopped talking. He smiled and asked, "If you get sorted into Hufflepuff, what would you think?"

"That would be great!"

One of the girls smiled instantly and said playfully, "Because my mom was in Hufflepuff..."

Seeing Wilson pushing a cart, the other girl kindly offered, "Have you not found a suitable seat yet? There's still room here..."

"No, sorry to bother you."

Before the girl finished speaking, Wilson interrupted her, politely nodding to the two girls. "Hope we meet in Hufflepuff."

After that, Wilson closed the door. The two girls inside were still somewhat taken aback.

Just as Cedric was about to ask Wilson, he had already opened the next compartment door, still wearing a polite smile. "Excuse me, everyone, if you get sorted into Hufflepuff, what would you think?"

"That's where only garbage gets sorted!"

"If I get sorted there, I'd rather drop out!"

"Only self-degrading wizards would want to go to Hufflepuff!"

The three boys in this compartment immediately seemed enraged, each expressing disdain for Hufflepuff House with high arrogance.

As children from noble pure-blood wizard families, how could they possibly be willing to be sorted into such a mediocre house as Hufflepuff!

"Okay, I understand."

Wilson Wright nodded seriously, then turned to the clearly enraged Cedric. "We've found it; let's sit in this compartment."

"Huh?"

Cedric, still fuming, hadn't realized what Wilson meant.

The three young wizards in the compartment also didn't understand Wilson's intention.

The next moment, under Cedric's watchful eyes, Wilson suddenly pulled out his wand and pointed it at the three boys in the compartment!

"Petrificus Totalus!"

"..."

Because Wilson cast the spell so quickly, the three boys in the compartment didn't even have time to scream before being immobilized by the Full Body-Bind Curse.

What... what's going on!

Cedric looked at Wilson Wright's actions in disbelief, completely dumbfounded. "Wilson... we just started school, and you're using magic to harm classmates..."

"Ignorance is not an excuse..."

Wilson nonchalantly waved his hand at Cedric. "Don't just stand there, come help me. Let's throw them out..."

"Oh... okay."

Cedric nodded dazedly.

The two of them together cleared the compartment, piling the three petrified young wizards and their luggage onto their respective small carts and leaving them in the corridor.

"This feels wrong..."

Cedric sat in the compartment seat, looking at Wilson with disbelief. "You kept asking people in each compartment about their attitude towards Hufflepuff just to find someone who'd badmouth Hufflepuff!"

"What's the problem?"

Wilson Wright looked up in confusion and seriously explained, "I asked them about their attitude towards Hufflepuff, they insulted Hufflepuff, and I dealt with them..."

"But..."

Cedric frowned, trying to find a flaw in Wilson's logic. "But your... your purpose... you weren't asking about their attitude towards Hufflepuff, you were just trying to make them insult Hufflepuff so you'd have a reason to act!"

This was...

This was deliberately baiting them!

Wilson Wright slowly leaned back in his seat, his face suddenly turning cold as he began to bully the honest boy. "So, Cedric, are you accusing your friend?"

"No, I didn't mean that..."

Cedric instantly felt ashamed, shaking his head. "I'm just worried this might cause trouble for you... If, when you make a mistake, I don't stop you as your friend, then I'm not a good friend."

Besides...

Not only did he not stop him just now...

He even helped Wilson.

Cedric felt he should keep a closer eye on Wilson in the future to prevent this friend from going further down the wrong path.

"Okay, next time you should stop me."

Wilson casually brushed off Cedric's concerns.

"Yes!"

Cedric looked into Wilson's eyes and seriously agreed. He was indeed a sincere child fit for Hufflepuff.

However...

Before the two could settle down, a trolley lady pushing a snack cart came over. Seeing the three small luggage carts blocking the way and the three petrified boys on them, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Oh, heavens, who did this? Using a Full Body-Bind Curse on these three kids!"

"I... I'll go admit my mistake!"

Cedric said, trying to open the compartment door.

"Sit down!"

Wilson Wright stood up, pushing Cedric back into his seat. He straightened his clothes and said solemnly, "This is my mistake; I should bear it myself..."

"No, I did it with you..."

"Cedric!"

Wilson Wright's young face looked very serious. "Letting your friend take the blame for your mistakes is not what an honest Hufflepuff should do."

"Wilson..."

Cedric looked both surprised and touched.

It turned out...

Cedric was still too young.

Just as Cedric thought Wilson was going out to admit his mistake, he heard Wilson reporting the situation to the trolley lady through the compartment door.

"It was me."

"I was with my friend, asking people in the compartments how they would feel about being sorted into Hufflepuff."

"Then these three started cursing, saying only self-degrading wizards would join Hufflepuff. I couldn't tolerate their insults, and I didn't expect to handle them so quickly..."

"Well done."

The trolley lady instinctively praised him.