At the year-end banquet, young wizards from all grades gathered in the auditorium and sat neatly on the long tables of the four major colleges.
Today is the day to announce the final results and the final winner of the Academy Cup.
Very important to the little wizards at Hogwarts.
Dudley took the top spot in the grade without any surprise, followed by Hermione in second, Harry in third, Malfoy in fourth, then Ron and Neville.
None of the first four exceeded others' expectations. Their abilities were obvious to all, but Ron and Neville were two unexpected dark horses.
The Great Hall was decked out in Slytherin's green and silver colors to celebrate their seventh consecutive House Cup win. A huge banner with a Slytherin snake hanging on the wall behind the guest of honor seat.
Not surprisingly, Slytherin crushed the other three houses with an absolute advantage and won the House Cup.
The current ranking is
Fourth place, Gryffindor, 111 points;
third place, Hufflepuff, 352 points;
Second place, Ravenclaw, 406 points;
First place, Slytherin, 609 points.
The score of one Slytherin house is almost as high as the remaining three houses combined. This is all thanks to Dudley. He is like a point-getting machine. He can get a few points in every class. It's terrifying. So.
In fact, Gryffindor is not so miserable. At least Hermione gave them a lot of points, but Professor McGonagall deducted 200 points for fighting in a crowd, and 50 points for attacking classmates. In addition, Hermione directly Without earning points, Gryffindor would still be at the bottom even if they got a good ranking in Quidditch.
It's not a double digit number, it's already very respectable.
But the Gryffindors didn't seem to mind, they were used to being at the bottom anyway.
"Before the dinner officially begins, we have to conduct the Academy Cup award ceremony. I think everyone has seen the scores." Dumbledore, who was sitting in the principal's seat, said slowly.
The Slytherin table immediately erupted into a thunderous cheer and stamping of feet.
The Academy Cup is a sure thing.
609 points, hey, 609 points, what can you do to beat us?
Brother Xun has an old saying: "Always let your guard down until the last moment. Even if it seems natural."
"Yes, Slytherin, your performance this year is very good." Dumbledore said meaningfully, "However, I think the recent events must also be taken into account."
The auditorium immediately became very quiet, and the Slytherins seemed to realize something, and their unstoppable exaggerated smiles also subsided.
"Ahem." Dumbledore cleared his throat. The next second his voice became very loud, echoing in every corner of the auditorium: "There are still some final points to be distributed."
"let me see."
He took out a piece of parchment from his pocket and put on a pair of glasses, seeming to read the writing on it carefully.
"By the way. The first item - Mr. Ron Weasley"
"...He won the most exciting game of chess at Hogwarts in many years, and he should be awarded 100 points for that."
The Gryffindor table immediately burst into cheers.
Ron is a member of Gryffindor, and his points must be added to Gryffindor House.
"The second item - Mr. Neville Longbottom for his familiarity with Devil's Net and his exquisite fire spell. Award him 100 points."
'Who is Neville? Oh, that silly-looking boy from the Longbottom family in first grade. '
"The third item - Miss Hermione Granger. Award her 100 points for her calm logical reasoning."
'Miss Know-it-all, it's quite useful. '
The total scores of these zeros and zeros have increased by 300 points. The little wizards of Gryffindor are extremely excited. Added to the original 111 points, Gryffindor's score has reached 411 points. The hourglass at the bottom jumped up, surpassing the original third and second place, second only to Slytherin with 609 points.
The little wizards in the auditorium started whispering to each other, and there was a buzz of discussion immediately. The little wizards of Hufflepuff were at a loss. How come they were at the bottom when they were supposed to be third? The little wizards in Ravenclaw were whispering something, the Gryffindors were already cheering in ecstasy, and only Slytherin was the calmest.
Man, this is 609 points. Even if Gryffindor adds 300 points and we are still far behind, you can still add 200 points to overtake us.
Dumbledore continued to announce as if he hadn't seen it.
"Item 3 - Harry Potter."
".He showed fearless courage and extraordinary courage, for which he will be awarded 200 points."
The moment he made his announcement, the auditorium suddenly became extremely silent. All the little wizards stared at Dumbledore in disbelief.
611 points, a full 2 points higher than 609 points.
In other words, the Academy Cup champion needs to change hands.
After a short period of silence, thunderous cheers and cheers rang out, and the whole Gryffindor was boiling.
Red fireworks continued to rise into the sky, dyeing Slytherin's green hanging ribbons bright red.
It's the Weasley brothers' fireworks.
The senior students stood up and took out their wands one after another. Under their joint spells, the huge Slytherin snake disappeared and was replaced by a majestic Gryffindor lion.
"The glory belongs to Gryffindor! The House Cup belongs to Gryffindor!"
I don't know who took the lead, but the entire Gryffindor table began to cheer. They were all celebrating that their house had won the House Cup.
Although many people, except Harry, did not recognize several of the names Dumbledore mentioned, it did not prevent them from being happy about it, especially more than Slytherin.
The students in Slytherin House looked livid.
They couldn't figure out why they lost to Gryffindor inexplicably despite having an absolute advantage.
Why? Why are they acting so shamelessly?
They don’t recognize the extra points! It’s not won through fair competition!
However, those words were spoken by the greatest white wizard of this century, and even if there were ten thousand dissatisfactions in my heart, I could only hold them in.
"Hey Slytherin, you lost the House Cup!"
I don't know which little wizard saw the excitement and didn't take it too seriously, so he laughed out loud, which made the Slytherins who had finally calmed down break their defenses.
'We are Slytherin, we have to assess the situation, we have to be high, damn so angry! '
The Slytherins turned collectively to Gryffindor, glaring at them with cannibalistic eyes.
It's just that the Gryffindors who were in ecstasy didn't notice that the people mentioned by Principal Dumbledore didn't seem to have much emotional fluctuations, and the dean who should have been the happiest, Professor McGonagall, had such a look on his face. There was no response at all.
Dumbledore just sat there, watching the scene unfold in front of him, waiting quietly.
A loud bang shook the surrounding windows and doors slightly, attracting the attention of all the little wizards.
I saw a figure walking to the center of the auditorium.
His voice was not loud, but it was extremely penetrating and spread to every corner.
"I don't think Gryffindor deserves the House Cup!"
(End of chapter)
