Tom felt that the operation of signing a petition was not reliable, because Hagrid could hardly be called a "popular" teacher. Even Professor Graplan just today might be more popular than him. He had previously found
It’s really hard to describe the magical animals in one sentence. Last semester’s boring Flobber caterpillar, this semester’s disgusting Explosive-tailed Skrewt...
How can these compare to unicorns?
Therefore, even if Harry goes to sign a petition, there is a high probability that he will only get the support of the Gryffindor boys. Slytherin, don't think about it, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff House will probably just sit on the sidelines.
Hearing what Tom said, the light in Harry's eyes dimmed again.
"Okay." He said bitterly. He really couldn't think of where to get the credit for Hagrid's work. His eyes turned to the faculty bench. The seat that originally belonged to Hagrid had been replaced by Professor Grupplan, which made Harry feel empty.
. And after seeing Snape's face on the staff table, he remembered that he would go to Snape to receive special training in Occlumency in a few days. This made his mood even worse.
Tom's answer made Harry a little disappointed. Perhaps sensing Harry's state of mind, Hermione, who was sitting next to Tom, comforted Harry.
"Don't worry, Dumbledore will definitely keep Hagrid if he accepts it. Those things he did before didn't do anything to him, and this kind of gossiping can't bring him down. But Hagrid should really pay attention to it, at least not to violate magic.
It’s the law of the Ministry!”
Harry wanted to refute Hermione, but looking at Tom who was eating lunch quietly beside him, he shut his mouth rationally. At the same time, after thinking about it, he felt that what Hermione said was quite reasonable.
One of the charges that Rita charged Hagrid with was the use of magical animals closely monitored by the Ministry of Magic's Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures in the teaching process. Thinking again, Hagrid got a three-headed dog and a fire dragon in the first grade, and an eagle in the third grade.
The centaur, and even this year brought the Explosive-Ended Skrewt. If he hadn't learned a lesson, Harry wouldn't have dared to think about what magical animals he would face in the future.
Hagrid, please be more careful! Harry complained in his mind.
Tom swallowed the food in his mouth slowly at this time, turned to Hermione and said: "Hermione, do you feel that the influence of the Daily Prophet is too great?"
As the only mainstream newspaper in the British wizarding world, the Daily Prophet has a terrifying influence on British wizards. In the original world line, Fudge used the influence of the newspaper to reverse the reputation of Harry and Dumbledore in one summer vacation.
, which brought them a lot of trouble.
An article published in a newspaper can easily destroy a person, regardless of whether the remarks in the newspaper are factual or not.
The influence of this newspaper is truly terrifying.
Hermione was confused by Tom's question, but after thinking about it carefully, she was shocked to find that the Daily Prophet had actually achieved a media monopoly.
This is something that non-magical European and American media giants dream of. In later generations, media giants such as Facebook, Bluebird, Google, and YouTube have joined forces to ban even the current president of the United States. They can even fabricate right and wrong out of thin air, and they
It’s not even a company yet. The Daily Prophet is unique! Its influence is comparable to that of these media giants combined…
This is a sharp and dangerous knife.
Hermione frowned and asked with some uncertainty: "Whose property is the Daily Prophet, or which family's asset it is?"
She had never considered this issue before. After Tom mentioned it, she was shocked to find that she knew nothing about it. She was just used to buying a copy of the Daily Prophet from an owl for one knut.
, but has never explored the ownership of the Daily Prophet. She only knows that the Daily Prophet is headquartered in London, and has editors, reporters and photographers just like Muggle newspapers. But who is the owner of this newspaper?
"It should be the property of the Ministry of Magic." Tom knew that the Ministry of Magic had a Public Information Department, which was probably the department that managed the Daily Prophet.
Hermione tilted her head, feeling that what Tom said made sense.
She sighed: "Listening to what you said, the influence of the Daily Prophet is indeed too great."
"Yes," Harry agreed: "That old woman Rita can ruin a person's reputation with just one article..."
"But we are not helpless." Tom suddenly had an idea, "Hermione, when you went to school in London, was there a school newspaper?"
Harry and Hermione both frowned. They searched for memories in their minds for a while, and finally remembered that their elementary school had a school newspaper? One issue was issued every semester, and students were allowed to take it home during winter and summer vacations—
—Often used to pad tables or sent to the waste paper pile.
"We can also start a school newspaper or something. At least we have the right to speak in Hogwarts - the high ground of public opinion. If you don't occupy it, you will be occupied by hostile forces." Tom poured himself a bowl of chicken soup.
As a final addition to a meal.
Hermione frowned again. She had an intuition that Tom was going to be the boss again.
Coming up with an idea and then handing it off to others to implement seems to be Tom's normal routine.
"Why do we need to start a school newspaper?" Harry still didn't understand. It's not his fault. He, a boy who left the non-magical world to go to Hogwarts at the age of eleven, really didn't understand this.
Tom and Hermione are the only ones who understand this.
Faced with Harry's doubts, Tom followed suit: "Do you think, if we had a school newspaper that was published regularly, then when Rita Skeeter slandered Hagrid again, wouldn't we have a way to fight back? Or
Will you be beaten passively like now?"
Harry:!
"To put it in perspective, it would be easier to collect signatures for the petition, right? Because we can let everyone know what kind of person Hagrid is."
Harry chewed on Tom's proposal carefully and found that it was very reasonable. He was a little moved at this time.
Hermione covered her forehead: Tom really let Tom trick him into a coolie!
Harry didn't notice Hermione's little movement, and all his attention was now on the school newspaper.
"The problem is that I have no experience in running a newspaper... I don't think anyone in Hogwarts has this kind of experience, right?" Harry thought for a while and realized that as a layman in the media industry, he didn't even know how to start.
When Hermione mentioned her experience in running a newspaper, a name vaguely appeared in Hermione's mind.
Isn't there a school girl in Ravenclaw whose family is engaged in magazine publishing? Her name is Luna Lovegood, and the magazine at home seems to be called... "The Quibbler"?
"I think you might be able to meet a Ravenclaw schoolgirl." Tom introduced Luna to Harry. "If you want to start a newspaper, she will definitely be able to provide a lot of help."