Chapter 627 Already, There Is Nothing to Worry About (Please Give Me Your Monthly Vote!)

The altercation in the staff room was supposed to remain a secret.

However, secrets always spread like wildfire. Before the year-end banquet, all the teachers and students in the school knew about the frighteningly high average scores of Slytherin House, and the atmosphere in the house that was originally slightly relaxed became a bit tense again.

However, such hostility is not unfamiliar to the young wizards of Slytherin House.

Whether they won the Quidditch Championship or won six consecutive Academy Cups, rumors always surrounded them, such as "Dark Wizarding Academy", "Death Eater Academy", "Violent Academy", "Privileged Academy" "... There have been enough nicknames given to Slytherins over the years, and they don't care at all about adding the title of "Cheating School"...

That’s weird!

boom!

"Slander, extremely shameful slander!"

Cassius Warrington hammered the table hard and said bitterly.

Beside him, the faces of the Slytherin students were also not pretty. They had endured too much cynicism on this day. Even if the emeralds in the house's hourglass poured out like a waterfall, they could not stop the ridicule from other houses.

The easiest way to anger a person is to completely deny the efforts he has made.

As Severus Snape said, this group of Slytherin students are indeed quite outstanding, winning the Hogwarts Academy Cup for six consecutive years, especially when the Dark Forces fell. It is even more rare.

With a good foundation, and a little help from the Sandaime Dark Lord, the overall performance of Slytherin House has increased significantly this year, which is actually not a strange thing - compared to the children of other houses The greatest advantage of Slytherin House is that they can always find a balance between high-quality tools and self-interested people.

"Don't be impulsive, Warrington, this is their conspiracy."

Marcus Flint licked his big teeth, took a deep breath, and looked around at his classmates.

"Miss Kaslana has secretly sent us two warnings to restrain our emotions and not be disturbed and provoked by rumors and rumors from the outside. If a conflict does occur, other professors will definitely deduct points without hesitation. ."

"That's right, don't forget how our good results came from this time..."

Graham Montague nodded and spoke gruffly.

"Facts have proven that going against Sister Elena will not end well. On the contrary, if we fulfill her instructions and needs as much as possible, many good things will happen to us inadvertently - who dares to betray Sister, I can’t spare him!”

"Don't worry, no one will betray Slytherin, and no one will betray Elena."

Daphne Greengrass said softly, with a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes.

As a first-year student, she was not qualified to sit among senior students and participate in discussions. However, in today's Slytherin Academy, the freshmen who enrolled with Elena were obviously special.

"By the way, the eldest sister asked me to ask, how are the arrangements for the school leaving day?"

After a slight pause, the girl lowered her head to look at the small book in her hand, then turned to look at Marcus Flint.

Logically speaking, these things should be arranged by Draco Malfoy, but in order to avoid Professor Dumbledore's spy in the school, Elena chose some more roundabout and covert methods of communication.

"Everything is going according to plan, the Ravenclaw boys agreed, and Roger Davis promised to support us."

Marcus Flint grinned, revealing a sinister smile.

"They have long planned to teach those stupid lions who stretched out their claws randomly in the Ravenclaw orchard. These days, those Gryffindors have good dueling skills, but they have made many enemies in the school. ."

"We'll check again after today's year-end banquet. There may be some changes in Slytherin's championship."

Daphne Greengrass shook her head and said seriously.

"If they defect temporarily, it will be very fatal for us - Gryffindor is not that easy to deal with. If we add the help of Ravenclaw House, then the battle on the leaving day will become very difficult. ."

"You don't understand boys, don't worry, this is a big feud..."

Marcus Flint's eyes flickered and he said meaningfully.

"It's up to you, as long as you can be sure, I'm just here to remind you."

Daphne Greengrass glanced at the monkey-like Quidditch captain, closed the small book in her hand, and added.

"The last point - be careful not to accidentally injure Hufflepuff, otherwise everyone may have to lie down and go home. Also... Hufflepuff who is affected by proper protection in the melee may gain some unexpected benefits. help."

Daphne didn't finish the rest of her words, but all the students present understood.

By that evening, the little Slytherin wizards were obviously in a good mood. They walked out of the common room in groups and went to the school auditorium upstairs to attend the year-end banquet with great anticipation.

In order to avoid accidents and failure, most of Slytherin's little wizards stayed in the lounge and did not go out.

Therefore, by the time they arrived at the auditorium, the long tables in other colleges were already full of people.

The Hogwarts Great Hall has been decorated with the green and silver colors representing Slytherin. Flags and huge banners depicting the Slytherin snake are hung on the walls on both sides and behind the guest chair to celebrate Slytherin House has won the Hogwarts House Cup for seven consecutive years.

As the Slytherin students walked into the auditorium, the entire space suddenly became silent, and then suddenly someone started talking loudly again, but their eyes couldn't stop wandering to the edge of the Slytherin table, and there were more whispers. .

Daphne Greengrass noticed that Elena had sat down at the Hufflepuff table.

Elena was already surrounded by Hufflepuff students of all grades, so Daphne could only give a look from a distance and nodded lightly to indicate that everything was going well - she didn't want to give Elena any trouble because of herself. Get into trouble.

A moment later, Dumbledore and the professors also arrived in the auditorium one after another.

The magic candles cast on the dome of the hall lit up one by one. Under the clear magical night sky, the noise in the auditorium gradually subsided, and only the voice of Albus Dumbledore remained.

"Another year has passed!" Dumbledore said happily.

"But before you indulge in the delicious food of the year-end banquet, I must trouble you all to listen to an old man's cliché. Needless to say, it has been a wonderful and fulfilling year, and I am pleased to note that each of you is better than before. You have made great progress - and there is still a whole summer vacation waiting for you, so that you can digest the gains before the start of the next semester, so that your body and brain can regain energy and space..."

"Now, as I understand it, we first have to do the Academy Cup ceremony."

Dumbledore smiled and raised his finger, moving it slightly in the air.

Immediately afterwards, not far above the old man, the images of four huge hourglasses of the academy appeared.

After nearly a year of Grindelwald's Defense Against the Dark Arts classes and more than half a month of "Defense Against the Dark Arts Assessment", most students are already quite familiar with this kind of magic.

"The specific scores of each house are as follows: fourth place, Ravenclaw, 1,026 points; third place, Gryffindor, 1,232 points; Hufflepuff, 1,000 points Three hundred and seventy-five points; Slytherin, one thousand five hundred and seventy-three."

Before Dumbledore could finish his words, a burst of thunderous cheers and stamping of feet suddenly erupted from the Slytherin table, which had been silent since just now, and the ceiling of the entire Hogwarts Great Hall seemed to be lifted off. flipped.

You know, due to the existence of the sixth level, the Slytherin students were once held back by Gryffindor by nearly 300 points.

And even if they later overcome their fear and muster up the courage to fight back, there is not much time left for them to pass the level. They can barely catch up with Ravenclaw, who is in last place, and are still far behind the two previous colleges. A bit too much.

This feeling of counterattack victory at the last moment is more intoxicating than any time before.

"Oh, yes, yes, quite a performance, Slytherin."

Dumbledore clapped softly, raising his voice slightly, with a gentle smile on his face.

"As a student, academic performance is undoubtedly a very important aspect, and Slytherin students have obviously done exceptionally well in the past year. According to the final statistics, Slytherin House has won the highest honors in addition to fifth and seventh grade students respectively. The average score of the remaining five grades ranks first, and according to regulations, they win a 500-point reward for their college."

"Beyond that, however, there are a few things that need to be announced before the Academy Cup is awarded."

Dumbledore cleared his throat and turned to look at the Hufflepuff table.

"Miss Elena Kaslana, please come forward. Yes, yes, go to the location of the previous branch so that everyone can see your appearance clearly, although I think everyone in this auditorium should have already Got to know you."

The auditorium suddenly became very quiet, and the Slytherins' smiles softened slightly.

This child is only in the first grade now...

Dumbledore glanced at the auditorium, which suddenly fell silent, and the silver-haired little witch standing in the center of the hall, and shook his head gently with emotion. He really couldn't imagine what it would be like when Elena graduated.

"Uh, hum," Dumbledore cleared his throat again, "Let me see, by the way..."

"First of all, Miss Elena Kaslana passed the written tests in all subjects from grades one to four with full marks in this final assessment, except Defense Against the Dark Arts, so she will be exempted Written examination thereafter.”

"Second, she created the first multi-house Quidditch team in the history of Hogwarts and led the team to win this year's Quidditch championship, so from next year, Hogwarts will have more One team competes – a new team with no restrictions on players’ academies or grades.”

"Third, during her school days, Miss Kaslana was deeply involved in the preparation and implementation of many large-scale activities such as [Basic Physical Training], [Hogwarts Happy Farm], [Test of Defense Against the Dark Arts], etc. The Wizengamot, the Ministry of Magic, and Hogwarts have decided to award her the Order of Merlin, Level 3, in recognition of her contribution to magical education."

"In addition, Miss Elena Kaslana has also made many contributions to Hogwarts, especially in allowing various colleges to put aside their differences and coexist harmoniously. Time is limited, so I will not go into details here. Already..."

Dumbledore raised a hand, and the discussion in the auditorium gradually became quiet.

"Based on the changes Miss Kaslana has brought to Hogwarts..."

Dumbledore smiled, walked slowly across the long table to Elena, took out an exquisite golden shield-shaped medal from his arms, and solemnly handed it to Elena's hand, with emotion and emotion written on his face. Rejoiced.

"I, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, current Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, have decided to grant Elena Kaslana the [Hogwarts Special] Contribution Award], and in accordance with Hogwarts' long-standing practice, award Miss Kaslana two hundred points."

Along with Dumbledore's voice, bright diamonds poured down from the hourglass of Hufflepuff House like a waterfall, hitting the pile of diamonds below, making a very pleasant tinkling sound. For a moment, only this was left in the entire auditorium. sound.

Hufflepuff's score was finally fixed at 1,575 points.

Just two points higher than Slytherin House, which is in second place, two crucial points...

Immediately afterwards, there seemed to be an explosion in the Hogwarts auditorium.

The cheers at the Hufflepuff table grew louder and louder. Hufflepuff students, who accounted for more than a third of the entire school, stood up one after another, stamping their feet, applauding, screaming, and tapping their goblets on the table. , everyone's emotions seemed to be ignited instantly.

Not only the Hufflepuff students, but also the surrounding Ravenclaw and Gryffindor tables, burst into thunderous cheers to celebrate Slytherin House's sudden defeat.

In the eyes of most young wizards, this is undoubtedly the best ending.

Justice was finally served, and those despicable fraudsters did not succeed. The messenger of justice, who symbolized love, peace and hope, defeated the evil devil. Slytherin College's dream of seven consecutive championships was shattered.

On the other side, everyone in Slytherin House seemed to be under a full-body binding spell. They sat at their tables with dull expressions, their faces full of confusion and panic, as if they didn't know how to face such a reversal. .

"So, this means..."

Dumbledore had to roar loudly over the thunderous cheers.

"We need to make some small changes to the decor here."

The old wizard clapped his hands, and immediately, the green hanging ribbons turned into bright yellow, and the silver ones turned into black; the huge Slytherin snake disappeared, replaced by a Hufflepuff honey badger with a firm gaze. .

Professor Snape was shaking hands with Professor Sprout, forcing an awkward smile on his face.

Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick stood next to the two of them, applauding gently, their faces filled with joy and relief. They had no objections to Dumbledore's decision.

Elena Kaslana, this child fully deserves a medal for special contribution.

"Marcus, we..."

Cassius, the Seeker of Slytherin House, looked at the captain beside him and asked in a low voice.

Before he could finish speaking, Marcus Flint suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief, shook his head helplessly, as if he had made some decision, and took the initiative to raise his hands and began to applaud, with a look on his face. A look of relief.

With Marcus's applause, the Slytherin House table gradually came to life.

The little wizards of Slytherin House looked at each other, and then at the silver-haired little witch who stood in the center of the auditorium and accepted everyone's blessings and congratulations. The panic expression on their faces gradually turned into relief, and they all joined the celebration. among.

If you think about it carefully, such a result is not completely unacceptable to Slytherin House...

Under the leadership of Elena Kaslana, they successfully defeated the other three houses. Rather than saying that Hufflepuff finally defeated Slytherin, it is better to say that Slytherin lost to the great, wise, and beautiful. Her Highness Kaslana.

Noticing the movement in Slytherin House, Dumbledore and the professors on the faculty exchanged a look of surprise, and then showed a look of relief. The expression on Snape's face was not as embarrassed as before.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is no longer the same as before.

The students of the four colleges ignore the gap and become like brothers and sisters, cheering for each other regardless of each other, and being happy for their friends' achievements from the bottom of their hearts. Isn't this what the four founders of the school have always wanted to see? .

Dumbledore quickly wiped the corners of his eyes and looked around the entire auditorium with great relief.

Although Elena cracked the rules of Hogwarts' questions and almost made Slytherin House the target of public criticism, which seemed to be a bit of a fly in the ointment, Albus Dumbledore knew that it was impossible for everything to go smoothly in life. .

This night can be regarded as the most relaxing and beautiful night for the old wizard this year.

Needless to say, recruiting Elena was one of the most correct decisions he had ever made since becoming the principal.

What he had been worried about for countless days and nights, the anxiety and pressure of students from the four colleges drawing out their wands to attack each other, and the peaceful and peaceful campus turning into a magic battlefield, finally turned into light smoke and completely dissipated from his heart. .

Already, there is nothing to worry about...

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