The Gryffindor King And The Hufflepuff Girl

"You sit in that chair like it's a throne; like you're the all-powerful monarch that we should all bow down to; the untouchable 'King of Gryffindor'. But, did you ever stop to wonder how you can expect us to agree to be ruled by you when you can't even rule yourself?" He was an indisputable leader and she was just one person. So, why did he care about what she thought about him?