Chapter 348: The End of the Semester
After Lein and Hermione left the Forbidden Forest, they circled the edge of the Forbidden Forest and turned to the front of Hagrid's Hut. The sun outside the Forbidden Forest was very bright, which made people feel much more cheerful.
No sooner had they approached the door of Hagrid's hut when Fang jumped out of the open door, barking cheerfully and wagging his tail.
"Who is it?" asked Hagrid, walking to the door. "Ryan!" He strode to meet them, gave him a hard hug with a thick arm, and said, "Nice to see you, friend. Really nice to meet you."
They entered Hagrid's cabin and saw two sets of bucket-sized teacups and saucers on the wooden table in front of the fire.
"Had a cup of tea with Olim," said Hagrid. "She just left."
"It sounds like your relationship is progressing now." Ryan joked, and Hagrid immediately twitched after hearing the words, and a small piece of skin on his face that was not covered by the beard suddenly turned red.
"I really want to thank you for your advice here. It's been really difficult for her for so many years. I almost caused her trouble. But now through communication I find that we have a lot of common language between the two of us." Hagrid was happy said, taking out a few more cups from the cupboard. He made the tea, brought a plate of rock cakes to Ryan and Hermione, then leaned back in the chair and looked at Ryan carefully with his dark eyes.
"How does it feel to be the champion of the Triwizard Tournament? I heard you've invested most of your money in the Weasley twins' business, hoping for your sake they'll avoid being picked up by Molly—"
"You know Mrs Weasley?" Hermione asked in surprise.
"Of course." Hagrid nodded. "You know, I've been a ranger at Hogwarts since I was a kid. When I first met Molly as a freshman named Prewett, she had a strong personality. It's already manifested-"
Listening to Hagrid talking about those stories from the past, Ryan and Hermione realized that although the half-giant in front of him looked like a middle-aged man, he was actually from Voldemort's generation, and he was in his 60s today. . Of course, the giant blood has brought him a longer lifespan, and he is still a middle-aged man physically.
"By the way, what did Mrs. Maxime do with you? It's not just to chat with you." Ryan took the opportunity to ask when Hagrid stopped talking about part of the past.
"Find me some work this summer," said Hagrid, "confidential, though. I can't say it, not even knowing that you two have been invited by Dumbledore. Olim—the The Madame Maxime you speak of—maybe with me. I think she will, and it looks like I've convinced her."
"Does this have anything to do with the mysterious man?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Probably," he said vaguely. "I'm sure I won't say it anyway, so don't ask me any more."
It seems that Hagrid is still sent to contact the giant this year, I just hope he will have a little better luck this year. After chatting for a while, Ryan and Hermione said goodbye to Hagrid and went back to the castle for lunch.
That afternoon, Ryan and Hermione walked into the auditorium and found that at the school leaving banquet, the emblem of the winning house that decorated the auditorium was gone, replaced by the Hogwarts emblem and decorated the entire auditorium with the emblems and colors of the four colleges.
Dumbledore first announced the ownership of this year's House Cup. Gryffindor House won the House Cup because Ryan won the Triwizard Tournament with extra points and narrowly beat Ravenclaw. The Gryffindor students raised their glasses to celebrate.
After watching everyone celebrate, Dumbledore tapped his cup.
"It's the end of another year." Dumbledore said, looking at everyone, "but at the same time, I must tell you one thing solemnly again - the dark age may be coming soon."
After thinking about it before, Dumbledore still decided to temporarily hide the news of Voldemort's return in public, but only told the fact to those who were willing to listen to him. For the public, he used vague darkness as a propaganda slogan. Of course, this may also be because the resurrection of Voldemort caused serious problems, but no one was killed. So Dumbledore also felt that there was no need to take such an extreme plan as in the original book to announce the news to everyone.
There was a whisper in the auditorium, but it quickly returned to silence. This was not the first time Dumbledore announced the news, but because this was the first time they heard Dumbledore announce the news so solemnly, everyone was below. Discussed. Given all the recent events, most people still believed what Dumbledore said.
"The Ministry of Magic doesn't want me to tell you that," Dumbledore continued, "and some of my classmates' parents may be shocked by what I've done - either because they can't believe a decade of peace is over, or because Because they don't think I should tell you about it, you are young after all. However, I believe it is always better to tell the truth than to lie, and if we try to hide this information, we may be caught off guard if we are caught off guard. more damage."
At this moment, every face in the auditorium turned towards Dumbledore, and shock was written on every face. Because the students here were all born and raised in peaceful times, it was naturally hard to accept the news that war might break out suddenly.
"The purpose of the Wizarding Championship is to enhance and promote mutual understanding in the wizarding world. Given what is happening now - and given the dangers of war we now face - this connection is more important than ever." Dumbledore added said.
Dumbledore looked at Madam Maxime and Hagrid, at Karkaroff, who was a little flustered in the faculty seat, at Fleur Delacour and her Beauxbatons alumni, and at Slater Victor Krum and Durmstrang's classmates at Lin's desk.
Krum looked nervous, even a little scared, as if he thought Dumbledore would say something harsh.
"Every guest in this hall," said Dumbledore, his eyes fixed on Durmstrang's classmates, "will be welcome any time he wishes to come back. I repeat to all of you— - Given that this war is likely to be more than simply confined to the UK, it is likely to be bigger than anyone expects. We are only strong when we are united; Keep ours. We can only fight it if we show the same unbreakable friendship and trust. As long as we have the same goals and open our hearts, differences in habits and language will not be a hindrance.”
"I believe - I hope I'm wrong - I believe we're all going to face dark and difficult times. But remember, as long as we keep hope in our hearts, we'll win in the end."
It seems that even though Professor Dumbledore decided to hide the news about Voldemort's resurrection in order to unite more people, he still described a darker future for everyone in a heavy tone, hoping that it might arouse everyone's vigilance.
Ryan knew that this was because Professor Dumbledore's sense of responsibility made him choose this statement after weighing for a long time between awakening everyone and uniting the majority. This kind of statement can arouse everyone's vigilance as much as possible on the premise of uniting the largest number of people. However, the hostility of the Ministry of Magic is inevitable, but it should be much better than the opposition of the entire magic world in the original book.
Thinking of this, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, as long as everything was better than in the original book in the past, it would be enough.
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