Chapter 465 The End of the Semester (Modified)
At the year-end banquet, when Allen rushed to the auditorium, it was already full of people. The Great Hall was decked out in the blue and silver colors of Ravenclaw to celebrate winning the House Cup once again. On the wall behind the guest of honor seat was a huge banner depicting the Ravenclaw eagle.
When Dumbledore announced that Ravenclaw had once again won the House Champions Cup, the little wizards of Ravenclaw toasted together in celebration under the envious eyes of other little wizards of the house. For them, winning the Academy Cup is no longer something worth celebrating, it's just routine. It would be a strange thing if we don't get the Academy Cup!
"Another year has come to an end. It's very good. I must say that Ravenclaw did a great job," Dumbledore said, looking at everyone. "But at the same time, I must solemnly tell everyone one thing again - —Voldemort is back."
There was a murmur in the auditorium and gradually fell silent. This was not the first time Dumbledore announced this news, but everyone still stared at Dumbledore suspiciously.
Although Dumbledore is considered the greatest white wizard of all time, the bombshell news he dropped was so shocking that there was no reasonable reason or conclusive evidence. Except for a few of his die-hard followers, almost no one wanted to believe the news.
"The Ministry of Magic does not want me to tell you this." Dumbledore continued. "Some parents may be shocked by what I did - either because they cannot believe that Voldemort is really back, or because they think I shouldn't tell you this, after all, you are still young. However, I believe that telling the truth is always better than lying. If we try to hide this news, we may be caught off guard and suffer greater consequences. harm."
At this time, every face in the auditorium was facing Dumbledore, and the expressions on each face were different, such as the pale Neville, the angry Harry, the expressionless Alan, and the proud look. The elite wizards who already belong to the Harris family...
"The purpose of the Wizarding Tournament is to enhance and promote mutual understanding among the wizarding community. In light of what is happening now - in light of Voldemort's return from the dead - this connection is more important than ever," Dumbledore added.
Dumbledore looked at Madam Maxime and Hagrid, at the slightly flustered Karkaroff sitting on the teacher's bench, at Fleur Delacour and her Beauxbatons alumni, and then at Si. Viktor Krum and Durmstrang's classmate at Lytlin's table.
Krum and Kara looked nervous, even a little scared, as if they thought Dumbledore was going to say something harsh.
"Every guest in this Hall," Dumbledore said, his eyes resting on Durmstrang's classmates, "will be welcome back at any time. I say it to you all again - -In view of Voldemort's resurrection, we will only be strong if we are united; if we are divided, we will be vulnerable. Voldemort's methods of creating conflict and hostility are very clever. Only by showing the same unbreakable friendship and trust can we fight against him to the end. As long as we With a common goal and an open mind, differences in habits and language will not be an obstacle.”
After the year-end banquet, it means the end of the semester and farewell.
For Karkaroff, who was about to leave Hogwarts, leaving the protection of Dumbledore and the Harris family made him particularly flustered. Especially after he heard that Len Harris was promoted and could not protect him from returning to Durmstrang.
Therefore, he wrote to Owen Harris many times, strongly requesting that additional guards be sent to ensure his personal safety.
Outside Hogwarts Castle, at the foot of the stone steps in the foyer, Allen was seeing off Fleur Delacour. Behind her at the other end of the field, Hagrid was helping Madam Maxime harness the two giant horses, and Beauxbatons' carriage was about to set off.
Seeing this, Harry and Ron hurried down the steps to say goodbye to Fleur.
"We will be able to meet soon," Fleur shook her long hair and smiled at Harry. "I found a job at the Ministry of Magic in the UK. My English level may be improved soon."
"Your English is already excellent." Ron's somewhat pretentious voice sounded behind them.
"I have to thank Mrs. Morgan le Fay Harris. Thanks to her, I was able to get this job." Fleur nodded.
Ron's face turned red suddenly, and he looked as if he had just swallowed a raw egg and accidentally got it stuck in his throat.
"Harry, Ron, goodbye. It's nice to see you this time." Fleur turned around with a smile, gave each of them a big hug and left.
Alan watched Fleur hurriedly running along the lawn towards Madame Maxime, her silver hair rippling like waves in the sun, and his mood couldn't help but become happy.
Viktor Krum came to say goodbye to Hermione.
"Can I say a few words to you?" he asked Hermione.
"Oh, of course." Hermione replied, but her body made no move.
"Hermine, I hope I can see you again in the future." Krum's voice was hoarse and dull.
Hermione looked at Allen, who was already sitting on the carriage pulled by the Thestral not far away, with a smile on her face. Allen was looking at her nervously, waving to her to come over.
Hermione was in a good mood and reached out to Krum.
Krum looked surprised and delighted, and quickly held Hermione's hand.
Hermione smiled and said, "I hope you can find the right person for you."
"Well Hermione, goodbye." Hearing this, Krum gave Hermione one last sad look. He finally called her by the right name this time.
Ron on the side moved slightly. Judging from Ron's expression, he seemed to be enduring some kind of painful inner conflict. He raised his head suddenly and happened to meet Klum's eyes.
The two looked at each other awkwardly for a few seconds, then were suddenly awakened by a "hiss" beside them, and at the same time turned their heads away from looking at each other.
Draco didn't know when he appeared behind them. Pansy was nervously supporting his chin with his hand, and kept mumbling: "This is the consequence of going to Muggles for dental treatment. I heard that Muggles A dentist's main job is to be a hairdresser, but you really shouldn't eat so much sugar right after you get back from dental work. Didn't they tell you not to eat it for a few days? If you want to ridicule Ron, these two people should have let me come just now Say, don’t open your mouth again.”
As they made their way back to King's Cross, the weather was nothing like it had been when they had arrived at Hogwarts last September. The sky is cloudless.
Allen, Luna and Hermione walked straight to the end of the train. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net The box at the end had been regarded as Allen's exclusive box by the little wizards. Interestingly enough, the carriages of the prefects and student council presidents were at the front of the train, so the little wizards passed by without any worries at all. Instead, the end was designated as Allen's box by default, and no one would easily go there and disturb him.
"This summer vacation, you should try your best to spare time. We are going to conduct special combat training. Voldemort is indeed back. We must strengthen our combat experience and enhance our strength." Allen opened a chocolate frog and saw that the card was himself portrait and laughed.
Hermione was stunned when she heard this, and Allen instantly understood her thoughts: "Principal Dumbledore wants to push Harry to the front desk in order to fulfill his so-called prophecy, and we can just use the struggle between them to gain time to grow. .Hermione, believe me, I will defeat Voldemort myself. The conflict between the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore next year may make it a little difficult for you to be sandwiched between Harry and me. We need to be patient. If we go against Fudge now, it will The strength we had gained in the beginning and could have been saved to deal with Voldemort and his Death Eaters in the future was wasted in unnecessary places."
Hermione nodded, finally finding a reason for herself not to ask more about this matter.
Luna glanced at him lightly: "We will meet often."
Allen straightened his body, gave a fake cough and then explained in a serious manner: "I copied the projection of Dumbledore and Voldemort when they were fighting. This is a good learning material. Luna, you should let your wand grow as soon as possible. , in order to be able to absorb souls and strengthen yourself, this requires a lot of practice, and what kind of magical creature do you want as the object of Animagus? We can take advantage of the free time during the summer vacation to find it on our own. By the way, Holiday travel.”