Chapter 307: The End of the Semester (Second Update)
Professor Dolores Umbridge sneaked out of the hospital on the morning of the last day of term and tried to leave Hogwarts.
Obviously, she didn't want to be noticed by too many people.
Unfortunately, just before she was about to escape the castle, she encountered Peeves, who seemed to have heard someone's alert and seized this last chance...... It eagerly stopped Umbridge and whipped her hard with a cane and a sock full of chalk.
The students happily ran to the foyer of the castle to see off the former headmaster and former professor of the Conservation of Magical Beasts, and many of the younger students couldn't help but laugh when they saw her flee from the desert.
At breakfast afterwards, Professor McGonagall protests that the students have not shown respect for a departing teacher, and regrets that she was not able to personally send Umbridge out of Hogwarts because Peeves "borrowed" her crutches.
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At the end-of-year banquet in the evening, Slytherin House won the House Cup without dispute.
Because their scores are so high, the remaining three house scores have already been deducted in comparison...... Professors Flitwick and Sprout tried to deduct some of the Slytherin scores and add the other three house scores to the ......
However, they soon found that this was too much of a hassle, as it would take too much time to bring down the gems that symbolized Slytherin's score, or to build the gems of the other three houses...... So they simply gave up.
At the final year-end banquet, it was decorated with green and silver to represent Slytherin.
While few Slytherin students were happy with this, in stark contrast, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw all had double-digit final scores, but each of their students had an eager smile on their face.
When Harry Potter and his four friends entered the Great Hall (Hermione Granger was still being treated at St. Mungo's Hospital), the entire auditorium erupted in thunderous applause.
Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, who has returned to school, gave a speech before the banquet began...... We call on everyone to unite and not be afraid of the darkness and to meet new threats......
After the speeches, the annual banquet began.
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Draco Malfoy sat next to Jon, and he seemed to be a different person in the past few days...... The whole person became taciturn, his face became paler, and he also lost a lot of weight......
The man he admired most in his life was his father, Lucius Malfoy, and even imitated him in many of his actions at school, such as a cold and contemptuous attitude towards everyone outside his inner circle.
At the same time, he was a strong supporter of his father's views, such as "pureblood supremacy"; The Malfoys are destined to be the leaders of the wizarding world" and "When the Dark Lord comes to power, the Malfoys will flourish as the Dark Lord's most loyal servants"......
Now, all dreams and illusions have been shattered, and with Lucius Malfoy's defeat in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Draco Malfoy's worldview has collapsed.
He had always believed that the Malfoys were at the top of the wizarding world's power, but now his father was imprisoned in the wizarding prison in Azkaban, and he and his mother began to become "pariahs" among the Death Eaters, as both the Death Eaters and Voldemort believed that Lucius-Malfoy was to blame for the defeat of the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
For a boy who has had a strong sense of superiority since he was a child, this blow is undoubtedly terrifying......
At the same time, it will also give people an opportunity!
"What are you thinking, Draco. As he drank the pumpkin juice, Jon asked relaxedly.
"The Dark Lord...... Will the Dark Lord really fail?" asked Malfoy, looking up timidly, in a low voice.
"Have I ever deceived you?" and I don't have to deceive you......" Jon replied coldly.
"I'm sorry, Christopher......" Malfoy quickly shook his head, and then glanced around in a bit of a panic, for fear that what he just said would be heard: "If the Dark Lord fails, then my father and the Malfoy family ......"
"Actually, what you should be worried about is that the situation after the Dark Lord comes to power ......" Jon said with a smile, "Do you think that after all this, the Dark Lord will still hold your father and your family in such a high esteem, and you can still have the status you once had?"
“...... You know, when the Dark Lord comes to power, everything will be reshuffled...... Sinners with a hand of chips generally don't end well......"
Christophe ...... Here's what you see...... Or ......," Malfoy stammered.
"Guess!" Jon said casually, taking a sip of pumpkin juice.
"And what should I do?" asked Malfoy, earnestly.
"It's simple, just like me, on the side of the victors!" Jon said meaningfully, "remember the prophecy I gave you?"
"Remember!" Malfoy nodded hurriedly: "I'll be given an impossible mission, and the result of failing the mission will be very bad...... The only way to crack it is to ask for help from someone who is willing to help me?"
"I hope you're better than Mr. Potter!" said Jon suddenly, a little out of his head, Malfoy stunned.
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The end-of-year feast was over, and they were leaving Hogwarts after their last night.
Students from the four academies rushed out to their dormitories to pack their belongings. The green flow of people in Slytherin also poured into the basement.
Jon stood up and walked over to the group of girls behind him.
"I'm sorry...... Can I whisper a few words to Miss Greengrass?" he said generously.
Several of Astoria-Greengrass's roommates couldn't help but smile at each other, laughing at Astoria as they left her down and grinned as they walked forward.
Astoria stood there a little helplessly, and when there was no one around, she didn't dare to look Jon in the eye, and asked in a small mosquito-like voice, "...... Jon...... What's the matter?"
"Do you remember this time last year?" Jon said with a smile, "You invited me to your house for the summer, and you invited me to meet your mother......
Astoria was suddenly stunned, and she nodded a little smugly.
"I just want to ask, after a year, is this invitation still valid?" Jon asked in a low voice.