Cultivating a Second Savior

After lunch, Lester returned to his Slytherin dormitory to rest for a while, and then swaggered off with Jiedi and the other two to the History of Magic classroom.

Slytherin and Gryffindor are truly old rivals; they take almost all their courses together.

As expected, Lester saw Ron Weasley and Harry at the door.

This time Ron Weasley was very rational and didn't reveal anything to Lester.

However, judging from Harry's complicated expression, it's clear that Ron Weasley has done a lot of Harry.

Lester shook his head, completely unconcerned about Harry's opinion of him.

Although he is nominally the Chosen One, he is actually just a pawn of Dumbledore. Since he has taken the initiative to break with him, he will not care about him.

Just like Malfoy told Harry, Harry should know who his true friends are.

Just as Lester was about to enter the classroom, a faint voice called out to him.

"Lester, thank you!"

A boy with black hair, a long face, a small open mouth, and timid eyes tugged at Lester's sleeve.

Looking back, Lester saw that the man was none other than Neville, the future Sword Saint of Gryffindor House.

"Is it nothing? I just couldn't stand them bullying my friend!"

Lester knew that Neville must be thanking him for what happened during his Transfiguration that morning.

Neville was flattered. He knew that Lester's current status in Slytherin was arguably that of the top student among the first year.

Neville was deeply moved that such a prominent figure would treat him as a friend.

Even within his own college, Neville was subjected to contempt and insults.

Even Hermione, who seemed to have a good relationship with him on the surface, only pitied him because he was weak.

But Neville felt friendship and respect in Lester.

"Have you forgotten? Back on the train, when I was helping you find Trevor, you said we were friends."

Lester, with a friendly expression, said to Neville in a gentle voice, "Don't you want to be friends with me just because I'm a Slytherin?"

"No, no, no!" Neville quickly denied.

Lester feigned reproach, saying, "If that's the case, then why are you thanking me? Isn't it natural for friends to help each other?"

Neville was completely confused.

Yes, Lester and I have been friends for a long time. Friends should help each other, so why should I be so formal with Lester?

After thinking it through, Neville immediately became more easygoing. After saying goodbye to Lester, Neville skipped and hopped into the classroom.

It must be said that Neville is indeed a good partner.

All I did was help him find a toad on the train and then lend him a hand in the Transfiguration Classroom, and he remembered my friendship so deeply.

But Harry, who had helped him subdue Malfoy on the train, was completely swayed by Ron Weasley and broke with him just because he was assigned to Slytherin. It was utterly incomprehensible.

Lester smiled faintly. He had previously prepared a Savior Development Plan specifically for Harry, but now it seemed that the Savior Development Plan could be applied to Neville instead.

It's worth noting that two children fulfilled the Prophecy: Harry and Neville.

He had originally planned to use his influence to help Harry, so that even if the two sides broke off relations in the future, there would still be some connection.

But now, Lester feels he can completely abandon Harry and raise his own the Chosen One.

Dumbledore lengths to groom Harry as his the Chosen One.

Then I must do the opposite. Dumbledore can cultivate the Chosen One, then I, Lester, can cultivate my own the Chosen One.

If I personally train Neville from the first year, Neville's strength will definitely Harry Harry's.

Then it's hard to say who the Chosen One of the Wizarding World will be.

Moreover, training Neville has another advantage: he is easy to control.

Unlike Harry, who is an orphan, Neville's parents are still alive and are currently insane in the wizarding hospital.

"While parents are alive, one should not travel far"—parents are a good means of maintaining control.

More importantly, Neville's current miserable situation is inseparable from Dumbledore's influence.

Why were their parents driven insane by the Death Eaters? Wasn't it because Dumbledore deployed all his forces to protect the Potters?

They were all working for Dumbledore, so why should their own parents be abandoned?

Lester believed that once Neville knew the truth, he would definitely turn to the dark side, and at that point, he would certainly be estranged from Dumbledore's faction.

As for Voldemort's pure-blood faction, well, they were the ones who drove his parents insane, and Neville has no connection to them at all.

Therefore, Neville could only rely on himself.

Of course, Lester would prefer to remain friends with Neville if possible.

He pushed him to the forefront to disgust Dumbledore and Harry.

In return, he would give Neville fame, wealth, and immense power.

By any measure, Neville didn't lose out.

"Let's go in!" After thinking for a moment at the classroom door, Lester came to his senses and led the way into the classroom.

Behind him, Jiedi and his two companions, looking like gangsters, staggered and followed Lester in single file.

With Lester's arrival, the classroom visibly quieted down.

Before, many young wizards were excitedly whispering among themselves, but after Lester came in, all of them became as still as dead horses, sitting obediently in their seats, not daring to move.

At the same time, Lester also noticed a number of hostile glances.

Looking up, he saw that the Gryffindor students, led by Ron Harry, were all hostile towards him.

Even Hermione, the little girl, stubbornly tilted her head back and glared at him fiercely, clearly holding a grudge.

"Jiedi, write all these people down for me," Lester said calmly to Jiedi after glancing around.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hostile gazes immediately diminished by more than half, and many Gryffindor students subconsciously lowered their heads.

Ron Weasley looked at his companions around him, heads bowed, and felt a surge of anger.

"There are only four of them, while we have more than ten. What are you afraid of them for?"

Many Gryffindor ignored Ron Weasley's words.

Nonsense, you're from the Weasley family, so those Slytherin wizards wouldn't dare mess with you easily, but they're just Muggle-born or pure-blood kids.

Where would they truly dare to feud with Lester of Slytherin?

So, of the Gryffindor students present, only Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hermione were still glaring at Lester; the other students simply treated him like a coward.

As for Slytherin, under normal circumstances, they would definitely take the opportunity to mock Gryffindor.

But now, they all wore bitter expressions, even a sense of shared sorrow.

"If only Lester were a pure-blood!"

Many Slytherin wizards felt a deep sadness looking at the cowardly Gryffindor wizards.

Gryffindor wizards only need to be careful during class, but they are in the same house as Lester.

As pure-bloods, they were definitely from opposing classes with Lester, a Muggle-born.

Unless they were willing to become henchmen of Lester, the Muggle-born, like Jiedi and his two companions, their lives at Hogwarts would be bleak.

In fact, many young Slytherin wizards didn't mind being Lester's lackeys.

What's wrong with being a lackey, powerful and having someone to fight?

But who knows if Lester will need lackeys? If I rashly try to curry favor and Lester doesn't give me any face, wouldn't I be in a very awkward situation?