"Mad-Eye was right..." Algy Longbottom's eyes narrowed to slits, and he clenched the wand in his hand in frustration. "They really did plan this long ago... Harris has been playing all of us for fools all along..."
"It's obvious, and he doesn't care that we know the truth! He doesn't take us seriously at all." Ben Bulstrode's heavy chin was slick with cold sweat.
Paul Greengrass pressed down on Ben Bulstrode's arm, signaling for him not to act rashly.
Allen's gaze swept over the Pureblood governors gathered together, whispering among themselves, and then his indifferent voice rang out. "Hogwarts now belongs entirely to me personally. Therefore, Hogwarts's protective forces will be provided by the armed forces of Umbrella Corporation's Red Department, and will no longer take up the Ministry of Magic's manpower and resources."
Ben Bulstrode snorted heavily. "Are you showing off to us as the victor?"
Paul Greengrass stepped forward and reached out to press down on Bulstrode's arm, stopping the mocking words he was about to blurt out. Instead, he asked Allen in a tone he had not used before, "Mr. Harris, although we have had some conflicts and unpleasantness, I think we can take a step back and discuss this. With the founders' approval, Hogwarts's ownership naturally belongs to you, and I imagine no one would object. You have absolute control over it, but I hope our status as governors can be preserved... After all, regardless of whether our status as governors was legal, we Pureblood families have donated to and supported Hogwarts for hundreds of years, maintaining its operation. In all fairness, you cannot leave us with nothing after we donated another large sum this term..."
The Pureblood governors reacted in all kinds of ways, and the scene dissolved into chaos. Some Pureblood families whose influence