The quarrel that took place in the faculty break room was supposed to be a secret.

However, secrets always spread far and wide, and before the end of the year, the whole school knew about the frighteningly high average score of Slytherin House, and the atmosphere of the house, which had been slightly lighter, became a little tense again.

It's just that such hostility is not unfamiliar to the young wizards of Slytherin House.

Whether they won the Quidditch Championship or won six consecutive House Cups, gossip always swirled around them, "Dark Wizard Academy", "Death Eater Academy", "Violence Academy", "Privileged Academy", ...... Enough of the Slytherins have been nicknamed over the years, and they don't care about adding the title of "Cheating House......

That's weird!

Bang!

"Slander, shameful slander!"

Cassius Warrington smacked the table hard and said hatefully.

Beside him, the Slytherin students' faces were also not very good-looking, they had endured too much cynicism during the day, and even if the emeralds in the house's hourglass poured like a waterfall, they could not stop the ridicule of the other houses.

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

As Severus Snape said, this group of Slytherin students is indeed quite good, and it is extremely rare to win the Hogwarts House Cup for six consecutive years, especially when the Dark Devils have fallen.

With a good foundation, and a little casual help from the three generations of Dark Lords, it is not surprising that the overall performance of Slytherin House has increased significantly this year - compared to the children of other houses, the biggest advantage of Slytherin House is that they can always find a balance between high-quality tools and self-interest.

"Don't be impulsive, Warrington, it's 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, restrain our emotions, do not be disturbed and provoked by outside gossip, if there is a real conflict, the other professors will not hesitate to deduct points and punish them. ”

"That's right, let's not forget how we got our good results this time......

Graham Monty nodded and said in a gruff voice.

"It turns out that going against Elena's head won't end well. On the contrary, do as much as you can to fulfill her instructions and needs, and many good things will inadvertently fall on us - whoever dares to betray the eldest sister's head, I can't spare him!"

"Rest assured, no one will betray Slytherin, let alone Elena. ”

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

As a first-year student, she was not qualified to sit among the senior students to participate in the discussion, but in Slytherin House today, the freshmen who entered with Elena were obviously special.

"By the way, the eldest sister asked me to ask, how is the arrangement on the day of leaving school?"

After a slight pause, the girl looked down at the small notebook in her hand and turned to look at Marcus Flint.

It stands to reason that Draco Malfoy should have arranged these things, but in order to avoid Professor Dumbledore's eyes at school, Elena chose some more roundabout and covert ways to communicate.

"Everything was planned, the Ravenclaw boys agreed, and Roger Davis promised to support us. ”

Marcus Flint grinned with a malicious grin.

"They've been going to teach the stupid lions their claws in the Ravenclaw orchards a hard lesson, and these days the Gryffindors have made a lot of enemies in the school with their good dueling skills. ”

"Wait until after today's year-end banquet to check that there may be some variables in Slytherin's victory. ”

Daphne Greengrass shook her head and said with a serious expression.

"It would be fatal for us if they turned against each other on the fly, Gryffindor wasn't that easy to deal with, and if you added the help of Ravenclaw House, the battle on Leaving Day would have been very difficult. ”

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

Marcus Flint's eyes flickered and he said meaningfully.

"Whatever you want, as long as you can be sure, I'm just responsible for reminding you. ”

Daphne Greengrass glanced at the monkey-like Captain Quidditch, closed the small notebook in his hand, and added.

"One last thing – be careful not to hurt Hufflepuff by mistake, or everybody might have to go home lying down. And also...... Hufflepuffs, who are properly protected in a dogfight, may reap some unexpected help. ”

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

By the evening, the young Slytherin wizards were clearly in a good mood, and they walked out of the common room in groups and headed upstairs to the school auditorium for the end-of-year banquet in anticipation.

In order to avoid unexpected incidents that could lead to a fall short, most of the young wizards of Slytherin stayed in the common room and did not go out.

So, by the time they got to the auditorium, the long tables in the other colleges were already full.

The Hogwarts Great Hall has been decorated in green and silver to represent Slytherin, with banners and large banners depicting Slytherin snakes hanging on the walls on either side and on the wall behind the guest of honor to celebrate Slytherin House's victory in the Hogwarts House Cup for seven consecutive years.

As the Slytherin students walked into the Great Hall, the space suddenly fell silent, and then suddenly someone began to speak loudly, but their eyes couldn't stop wandering to the edge of the Slytherin table, and there were more whispers.

Daphne Greengrass noticed that Elena was already seated at the Hufflepuff table.

Elena was already surrounded by Hufflepuff students of all grades, so Daphne could only give a look from afar and nod her head slightly to indicate that everything was going well—she didn't want to get Elena in trouble because of herself.

Moments later, Dumbledore and the professors arrived in the Great Hall.

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

"Another year has passed!" said Dumbledore, gleefully.

"But before I can indulge in the delicacies of the year-end feast, I must trouble you to listen to an old man's cliché. Needless to say, it's been a wonderful and fulfilling year, and I'm delighted to note that each of you has made great strides compared to the past – and there's a whole summer waiting for you to digest your gains before the next semester begins, allowing your body and mind to regain energy and space......"

"Now, as far as I know, we have to do the Academy Cup award ceremony first. ”

Dumbledore smiled and raised his fingers, tapping them lightly in the air.

Immediately after, not far above the old man, images of the huge hourglasses of the four academies appeared.

After nearly a year of Grindelwald's Defence Against the Dark Arts class, as well as more than half a month of "Defence Against the Dark Arts Assessment", most of the students are quite familiar with this kind of magic.

"The scores for each house are as follows: fourth, Ravenclaw, one thousand and twenty-six, third, Gryffindor, one thousand two hundred and thirty-two, Hufflepuff, one thousand three hundred and seventy-five, and Slytherin, one thousand five hundred and seventy-three. ”

Before Dumbledore's words could be completely finished, the Slytherin table, which had been silent since then, suddenly erupted in a thunderous cheer and stomping, and the ceiling of the entire Hogwarts Great Hall seemed to be about to be torn down.

You must know that due to the existence of the sixth level, the Slytherin students were once pulled away by Gryffindor by nearly three hundred points.

And even if they overcame their fears and mustered up the courage to fight back, there was not much time left for them to clear the level, and they barely caught up with the penultimate Ravenclaw, and they were still quite a bit short of the two colleges in front.

This taste of a last-minute counterattack victory is more intoxicating than any previous one.

"Oh, yes, yes, pretty good, Slytherin. ”

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

"Academic performance is undoubtedly an important part of being a student, and Slytherin students have clearly excelled over the past year. According to the final count, Slytherin House received the first average score for the remaining five grades except for the fifth and seventh grades, and according to the regulations, they won a 500 point award for their house. ”

"On top of that, though, there are a few things to announce 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, walk to the previous Sorting House so everyone can see what you look like, though I think everyone in this auditorium already knows you. ”

The Great Hall suddenly became very quiet, and the Slytherins' smiles narrowed a little.

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

Dumbledore glanced at the Great Hall, which had fallen silent for a moment, and the little silver-haired witch standing in the center of the hall, and shook his head lightly with emotion, he really couldn't imagine what it would be like when Elena graduated.

"Uh, hmph," Dumbledore cleared his throat again, "let me see, by the way......"

"First of all, Miss Elena Kaslana, in this final examination, has passed the written tests in all subjects of the first to fourth grades, except Defence Against the Dark Arts, with perfect marks, and therefore she will be exempted from the written examinations thereafter. ”

Second, she created Hogwarts' first-ever multi-house Quidditch team and led the team to this year's Quidditch Championship, so from next year, Hogwarts will have one more team to compete in – a new team with no restrictions on house or year. ”

"Thirdly, during her time at the school, Miss Kaslana was deeply involved in the preparation and development of many large-scale events such as [Basic Physical Training], [Hogwarts Happy Farm], and [Defence Against the Dark Arts Test], and the Wizengamot, the Ministry of Magic, and Hogwarts decided to award her the Order of Merlin Third Class in recognition of her contribution to magical education. ”

"In addition, Miss Elena Kaslana has made many contributions to Hogwarts, especially in getting the houses to put aside their old hates and live together in harmony, and I will not go into them all here......"

Dumbledore raised a hand, and the discussion in the Great Hall fell silent.

"Based on the changes that Miss Caslana brought to Hogwarts......"

Dumbledore smiled, slowly walked over the long table to Elena's side, took out a delicate golden shield-shaped medallion from his arms, and solemnly handed it to Elena's hand, his face full of emotion and relief.

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

Accompanied by Dumbledore's voice, in the hourglass of Hufflepuff House, brilliant diamonds poured down like a waterfall, hitting the pile of diamonds below, making an extremely pleasant clanging sound, and the only sound left in the entire Great Hall for a while.

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

Compared to Slytherin House in second place, it is just two points higher, two points more crucial......

Immediately afterward, it was as if there had been a sudden explosion in the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

The cheers at the Hufflepuff table rose one after another, and the Hufflepuff students, who made up more than a third of the school, stood up, stomping, clapping, screaming, and banging on the table with goblets, as if everyone's emotions were instantly ignited.

Not only the Hufflepuff students, but even the surrounding Ravenclaw and Gryffindor tables erupted in thunderous cheers to celebrate the sudden crushing defeat of Slytherin House.

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

Justice has been served, the despicable fraudsters have not succeeded, and the messengers of justice, a symbol of love, peace and hope, have triumphed over the evil demon king, and Slytherin's dream of seven consecutive crowns has been shattered.

On the other side, everyone in Slytherin House sat at their tables with blank expressions as if they had been under a full-body restraint spell, their faces dazed and panicked, as if they didn't know how to deal with such a reversal for a while.

"So, that means ......"

Dumbledore had to shout loudly to drown out the thunderous cheers.

"We needed to make some small changes to the décor here. ”

The old wizard clapped his hands, and in an instant, the green dangling ribbons turned bright yellow, the silver ones black, and the great Slytherin snake disappeared, replaced by a determined-eyed Hufflepuff honey badger.

Professor Snape was shaking Professor Sprout's hand, an awkward smile on his face.

Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitsch stood next to them, clapping softly, their faces filled with heartfelt joy and relief, they had no opinion on Dumbledore's decision.

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

"Marcus, we ......"

Cassius, the Slytherin Seeker, asked in a whisper as he looked at the captain beside him.

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

With Marcus' applause, the Slytherin House table gradually woke up.

The young wizards of Slytherin House looked at each other, and then at the silver-haired little witch who was standing in the center of the auditorium to receive everyone's blessings and congratulations, and the panicked expression on their faces gradually turned to relief, and they all joined in the celebration.

If you think about it, such an outcome is not completely unacceptable to Slytherin House......

Under the leadership of Elena Caslana, they managed to defeat three other houses, not so much Hufflepuff as Slytherin to the great, wise, and beautiful Highness Caslana.

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

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has become different.

The students of the four houses abandoned their gap and cheered for each other as if they were brothers and sisters, and rejoiced in their friends' achievements from the bottom of their hearts, which is exactly what the four founders of the school have always wanted to see.

Dumbledore quickly twitched the corners of his eyes and looked around the Great Hall with great relief.

Although it may seem like a fly in the ointment that Elena cracked the rules of Hogwarts and made Slytherin House almost the target of public criticism, Albus Dumbledore knew that everything in life could not go smoothly.

It was the most relaxing and beautiful night of the old wizard's year.

Needless to say, recruiting Elena was one of the best decisions he had ever made since he became principal.

What he had feared for countless days and nights, the students of the four houses drew their wands and attacked each other, and the heavy nightmare of the once peaceful and peaceful campus turned into a magical battlefield finally turned into a light smoke and completely dissipated from his heart.

Already, there's nothing to worry about......