Chapter Forty-Nine: The House Cup

Harry and Ron were taken to the infirmary, where Madam Pomfrey examined them in the most detailed detail and eventually left them in the infirmary.

Liliang, a guard used to guard the Philosopher's Stone, and the trap carefully prepared by several professors was actually cracked by a student with only three grades that can only be said to be middle and upper-class, and there was not even a single seriously injured person, such a story can only be described as dramatic.

Weishenme says it is dramatic, because it is like a performance on stage, thrilling to watch, but in fact it is acting.

Before dawn, a rumor spread around the school.

Pure-blood wizards can be found in the four major houses, and while Slytherin is the base of the most conservative pure-blood wizards, the other three houses also have quite a few pure-blood wizards. Sephiroth didn't know exactly what method Draco was using, but it worked.

Before dawn, another adventure story gradually flowed from Slytherin to the other three houses.

Three Gryffindor students who had the audacity to express themselves secretly went to steal the Philosopher's Stone, a treasure in the professor's custody, in the middle of the night.

Moreover, they also found two valiant and intelligent Slytherin students in Zuihou moments, and were eventually caught by the professors blocking the door.

It is also said that they also lied that Professor Snape, the head of Slytherin, wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone; In fact, it was Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape who had taken the lying students out of the room on the fourth floor.

The turmoil became more and more intense, and although the rumors did not explicitly name those Gryffindors, everyone knew it when they thought about it.

There aren't many Gryffindors with talent, and even fewer are capable, not to mention that Hermione is probably the only one in the first year who has the ability to crack the professor's guard.

And when she thought of Hermione, she didn't even have to think about who the remaining two people were.

Who else but the two saviors who had just disgraced Gryffindor and lost points, and that stupid Weasley?

Coupled with the 150 points that Harry had lost not long ago, the balance in the minds of the other students was more inclined to believe the truth of the rumors. However, there were still some supporters of Harry, as well as some sober and wise men who were skeptical, but in the face of this general trend, they could only pretend that they did not know anything.

Rumors are like an undercurrent in the shadows, where there is an undercurrent underneath that, despite the calm on the surface.

Unfortunately, because these rumors only circulated among students, the professors did not receive any information about them, and they did not know anything about them.

No professor came forward to clarify the rumors, and in fact, even if the professor knew, there was nothing they could do about it. They, like the rest of the students, don't know anything about the whole thing. One more than the average student is that Mr. Sterling and Mr. Malfoy of Slytherin discover Potter's plot and have the professor capture them.

Now, Draco was in the limelight.

In Sephiroth's opinion, Draco was a bit like Ron in some way, like now.

At breakfast the next day, instead of sitting in a chair and enjoying breakfast, Draco stood in the middle of the crowd, telling his surroundings over and over again about the crime he had committed by catching Potter with his own hands the previous night. While he enjoyed the praise of his classmates, Sephiroth calmly filled his stomach with another piece of meatloaf.

Even if you are a pure-blood wizard who values honor, you can't just have honor without eating.

Moreover, if the cowhide is blown too big now, it will be a shame when it is blown out. But Draco is blowing it alone anyway, and if it is done afterwards, the honor is half that of Sephiroth, and if it fails, it is only Draco who will lose face.

Time passed day by day, and the day of zuihou was approaching. During a Quidditch match in Zuihou this year due to low morale, Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw. Ravenclaw won the game, not only by the tens of points, but also by catching the Golden Snitch in just twenty minutes, but unfortunately the first place was still the Slytherin team.

Zuihou, three days passed like this, and Harry Potter, who was admitted to the medical room, was also allowed to be discharged, and finally this day came.

By the end of the evening, the castle had been dressed up by the professors, with new curtains and flags hanging on the ceilings all around, and the walls and floors of the castle had been wiped spotless by the hard work of the house-elves.

The annual year-end dinner will decide the ownership of the annual House Cup tonight.

The scores had already been calculated, but the whole school thought that there was no need to do so, because Slytherin still held the first place and had opened the scores to a huge margin visible to the naked eye.

Not to mention the number of gems in the first place of Zuihou, Gryffindorna is less than half the number of Slytherins, and even the second place Ravenclaw is still nearly three centimeters short of the number of gems on par with Slytherin.

By the time Sephiroth arrived at the Great Hall with all of the Slytherin in their first year, it was decorated in green and silver to celebrate their seventh consecutive year of winning the House Cup. On the wall behind the guest of honor stood a large banner with the Slytherin Silver Serpent.

Many of the older Slytherin students had already arrived early and were chatting and laughing in their Slytherin seats.

Sephiroth sat down at the long Slytherin table, while Draco sat to his left, and Slytherin was much more lively than the other three houses.

Because, this is the day they get the honor.

The students gathered more and more, and although many people were unhappy with Slytherin's success, everyone was still very excited about this day of celebration.

Moments later, Dumbledore and the other professors arrived, and the noise in the Great Hall had subsided.

"Another year has passed!" Dumbledore said gleefully, "Before I can indulge in these delicacies, I must trouble everyone to listen to an old man's cliché." What a wonderful year it has been! Your little brains must be a little richer than they used to be. There's a whole summer vacation waiting for you ahead of you, so you can digest those things before the next semester begins, so that your mind can be freed. ”

"Now, as far as I know, we first have to have a ceremony to win the House Cup, and the specific scores for each house are as follows: fourth, Gryffindor, two hundred and twelve; third, Hufflepuff, 352 points; Four hundred and twenty-six points for Ravenclaw and five hundred and twelve points for Slytherin. ”

The Slytherin table erupted in thunderous cheers and stomping.

Even those as cold as Sephiroth blushed with excitement, and Draco was so excited that he banged on the table with his goblet.

However, Sephiroth also knows that things will not end so easily.

The Philosopher's Stone was arranged by Dumbledore to give Harry Potter trials and the opportunity to gain honor, and he was not the one to give up on his original goal just like that.

Cultivating Harry Potter's courage and confidence through reward and praise after praise was Dumbledore's stated goal. Otherwise, how can a savior who grew up in a relative's family, who has been bullied since childhood, has low self-esteem, and is weak, accomplish the goals he has set.

Dumbledore glanced at Snape, who had a cold face beside him, and even in this moment of collective Slytherin excitement, his face did not loosen in the slightest.

In order to cultivate Harry's self-confidence, Slytherin had to be sacrificed a little.

Dumbledore looked at the group of young girls who were celebrating, and sighed slightly in his heart, using his power and fame to cheat was not what he wanted, but for the sake of ultimate justice, a small sacrifice was inevitable.

Moreover, in order to convince Snape, Dumbledore had privately promised to give some benefits to the Slytherin students in the future as compensation for the damage they had suffered from the unfair treatment of the House Cup.

There is no way to have the best of both worlds, and for Harry's growth, he has to take something from the Slytherin students.

The Slytherin students are so good, they have achieved so much, and this time it's up to Harry, the poor boy. Compared to the Slytherin students who have been nurtured with various resources since childhood, Harry needs the encouragement and motivation of others too much, and he needs the nutrients to grow more than the Slytherin students.

"yes, yes, good performance." Dumbledore said, "However, several recent events must also be taken into account. ”

"Maybe you've heard about it, maybe some of you don't know it yet, so I'll repeat it here. Just a few days ago, several first-year students managed to defend the Philosopher's Stone from being stolen by others, and they are undoubtedly the heroes of the school. ”

The Great Hall was quiet, and the Slytherins' smiles narrowed a little, and they seemed to realize something, and they all looked at their headmaster, hoping to get some hint from his face.

"Ahem-" Dumbledore cleared his throat, "I still have some points to assign." Let me see. That's right. Item 1 - Mr. Ron Weasley. ”

Ron's face flushed like a sun-soaked carrot, and he fidgeted in his chair and bowed his head.

"He won one of the best games at Hogwarts in years, and I'm rewarding Gryffindor House with ninety points for it."

Draco's hand holding the goblet erupted, and his teeth made a "creaking" crunching sound.

Not only that, but Sephiroth also noticed that many of the students at the Slytherin table were clenched into fists, and their eyes flashed with anger.

Won a game of chess?

"Huh? What is the reason for this? Are you kidding! I don't care how wonderful you play, just a game of chess will add points, and you really have enough to do as you like. I have the ability to ask him to play chess with me! ”

On Saphiroth's right, Sabini laughed angrily, and he actually pinched the goblet in his hand so hard that it made a cracking "click" sound.

Dumbledore was thinking too much.

He wanted to give Harry the most haode so he could thrive. At the same time, he also took into account the feelings of the Slytherin students and decided to compensate them as much as possible to make up for their losses.

But he took it for granted, it was only Dumbledore's own reparation, but it did not compensate for the damage done to the Slytherins, especially in their hearts.

Not everyone will like the so-called compensation, Slytherin students are not short of money, and they are more interested in the honor they are personally involved in fighting for than a little compensation.

However, how could the opinions of a few Slytherin students shake Dumbledore's determination? Even their fathers had to be cautious when dealing with him, and as the most prominent wizard of his time, Dumbledore was not afraid of the so-called "pure-blood nobles".

It was not easy for everyone to calm down again.

"The second - Miss Hermione Granger. She faced the flames and calmly reasoned logically, and I would reward Gryffindor House with ninety points. ”

Hermione buried her face in the crook of her arm, but Sephiroth couldn't tell if she was excited or ashamed.

Facing the flames?

Did the fire burn them?

That simple reasoning, just pull a Slytherin, or a Ravenclaw student, who can't do it. Well, maybe Crabbe and Goyle except.

"The third item - Harry Potter." Dumbledore continued, and the Great Hall was eerily silent at the moment. "He has shown great courage and courage, for which I would like to award Gryffindor House one hundred and twenty points."

The noise was simply deafening. The students who shouted hoarsely while still mentally calculating the scores knew that Gryffindor was now - exactly the same score as Slytherin. They were close to winning the House Cup - if Dumbledore had given Harry a point, it would have been theirs.

For the first time in six years, there is hope of snatching the House Cup back from Slytherin.

As for whether Harry was guarding the Philosopher's Stone, or trying to steal it as rumored to be, they didn't care anymore. Compared to those rumours, the temptation to win the Academy Cup is greater at the moment.

Joy and sorrow, compared to the Gryffindor revelry, Slytherin has a dark face. Dumbledore gave Gryffindor points in front of them, it was like a slap in the face, and it was the kind of "snapping" sound. They were already stunned, and they were a little overwhelmed by the fact that the situation was changing too quickly.

Dumbledore held up a hand, and the Great Hall fell silent again.

"There are many kinds of courage." Dumbledore smiled and looked at Gryffindor's long table, "We need superhuman courage to deal with enemies, and it takes a lot of courage to stand our ground in front of our friends. Therefore, I would like to reward Mr. Neville Longbottom with thirty points. ”

"That means—" Dumbledore had to shout loudly to drown out the thunderous cheers, as even the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students were celebrating the sudden defeat of Slytherin, "we need to make some small changes to the décor here." ”

He clapped his hands, and in an instant, those green dangling streamers turned bright red, and the silver ones golden; The giant Slytherin snake disappeared and was replaced by a majestic Gryffindor lion.

Snape shook Professor McGonagall's hand, an awkward smile on his face. He compromised Dumbledore, and the Slytherin students had been fighting for the House Cup for a whole year, only to be taken away by Dumbledore in this way.

Although he tried his best to fight for more benefits for his students, in the face of the moment of fiasco on their behalf, no benefit could heal the hurt in their hearts.

What the!

The Slytherin students couldn't believe what their ears were hearing, up to the ...... on the ceiling Turned into bright gold, red, and huge lion banners, none of them could come back to their senses.

Gryffindor gets extra points, but what about us?

Doesn't it give extra points to report a Slytherin student who tried to enter the restricted area and inform the professor to arrest Potter and his party?

Actually—no!

The cheers of the Gryffindors nearly toppled the enchanted ceiling, and the stars above them seemed to tremble slightly. Harry could clearly see the stiff faces of Malfoy and Sterling on the Slytherin table.

If anyone were standing outside the auditorium at this moment, they would probably think that there had been an explosion here, and the cheers at the Gryffindor table were rising higher and higher.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood up and cheered, only to see Neville's face pale with surprise, and he was overwhelmed by the crowd hugging him. He'd never won a point against Gryffindor! Harry cheered as he elbowed Ron and pointed at Malfoy. Looking at Malfoy's appearance, even if he had just been subjected to a full-body restraint spell, he would not have seemed more surprised or panicked than he was now.

Five hundred and forty-two points is the current Gryffindor score.

Five hundred and twelve, that's all Slytherin scores.

The tide turned, and Gryffindor, who had been one place Zuihou, overtook Slytherin, who was in first place, and by a full thirty points.

Dumbledore added three hundred and thirty points to Gryffindor in one go, which was even more than half of all Gryffindor's original scores combined.

"Bang!"

Draco slammed his hands into fists on the table, staring at the cheering Gryffindor across from him without saying a word, the excitement that had belonged to them just a few minutes ago.

Draco's attitude was representative of the mood of most Slytherin students, and no one could accept such a nonsensical failure. The Academy Cup, which has lasted for six years, missed them out this year, still for this childish reason.

Although they knew that this failure was not their fault, and no one would blame them for it, they still could not accept it and were unwilling to admit it.

"Huh. hahahaha！ Sure enough, Dumbledore. I knew you wouldn't give up like that, and you would die! It seems that the early preparation was really done right. ”

Sephiroth finally understood, Weishenme knew that Dumbledore was the greatest wizard in Benshijie, but few Slytherin students were willing to admit his greatness. He had experienced the unspeakable insult firsthand, the contempt that trampled their Slytherin pride and honor under their feet.

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PS: 5000+ luxury dinner, couples on the street, tragic that no one holds hands with me.