52. Punishment

"Prefect, do you have the same problem as ours?" Magos left Hufflepuff and headed to Percy's common room.

"McGoss, you're crazy, didn't Professor McGonagall tell us to stay in the common room?" Percy shouted exaggerated as he saw McGoth walking by.

"Prefect Percy, why do I think it's fake when I hear this from you, don't forget that you were the first to rush up just now." Magos pouted.

"Poof!" The other fifth-graders couldn't help but laugh, and Percy gave them a hateful look. "A bunch of traitors."

"Okay, let's say, what are you coming to me for?"

"We've solved the problem in our break room, and now that we're all in there, I'm just here to ask you the same questions as we do?"

Percy and a group of senior Gryffindors looked at McGoth like monsters, when did they only know that there was such a freak in the lion courtyard that solved the problem with their fists!! McGoth was uncomfortable with their gaze and coughed heavily.

The fifth-year Gryffindors looked at each other as if they had just woken up from a dream, and they could see from their eyes that they were thinking the same way just now, worthy of the hearts of a house, and then looked at each other and smiled. McGoth was horrified by their laughter, it can't all be a ji.

"It's a different question." Percy looked at Magos's strange eyes, although he didn't understand, he knew that it was definitely not a good idea, and hurried back. "But you can try." So saying, he let him go to the knocker.

McGoth knocked on the knocker, the problem was as strange and unsolvable as theirs, and it was useless for him to repeat all the formulas and conjectures of physics and chemistry he knew, so he had no choice but to say goodbye to them.

When it was time for dinner, Percy came and said that the professor had asked them to meet in the dining room, and Headmaster Dumbledore returned, his face looking nervous, and McGoth and Harry reassured them that it was useless to say anything.

When they arrived at the dining room, they found that the whole dining room was silent, completely different from the usual bustle, and the students who came earlier all lowered their heads, showing a very humble and regretful look.

Soon everyone arrived, and Dumbledore's eagle-like eyes scanned the audience, especially the long stay between the four prefects, which made them restless.

"Today, there was an act of an extremely serious nature at Hogwarts, the first of its kind since the founding of the school, that I could not have imagined the breaking of the school rules." He paused.

"I am deeply saddened that the four of us are openly fighting in the school, and it is still the prefect who leads all the students together. So, I decided. All the students looked up at the principal pitifully, although the law does not blame the public, but the principal's long-term deep awe still makes them involuntarily worried.

"I decided to ......" Headmaster Dumbledore's words also appealed to all the professors, who hated their actions, but when it came time for the Headmaster to announce it, there was still some fear that the Headmaster was too harsh.

"I decided that there would be no meat for dinner today, only vegetables." After the principal finished speaking, the students looked at the stern headmaster in their eyes in amazement, and then cheered, happily praising the bearded old man in the middle of the classroom seat. The professors froze, we don't want to be too harsh, but this is also a punishment?

"Albus, you're encouraging them to break the school rules again." Professor McGonagall was so angry that she didn't even call out the headmaster's name.

"Professor McGonagall," said the Headmaster calmly, "I can understand your thoughts, but this time it is really difficult to deal with, and no matter who is punished, it is impossible to really solve the problem. If you were going to punish Ravenclaw? But they are just carrying forward the traditions of their academy, is it wrong to be smart, and they are only pranks at best, if you punish them, you will let them learn in their own circle forever? Punish those who take the initiative to provoke a brawl? Gryffindor? They did it first, but they were only for the afternoon class, and no one came forward when this kind of thing happened, so we should be really sad. So I think they're doing the right thing. In the end, do you want to punish Hufflepuff and Slytherin, they don't need to be said, they are just a bunch of unlucky children who have been involved, and they should stand away from the excitement. Now if you punish everyone, what do you tell me to punish them? Did everyone write it once? They are all children, and fights are common, and we can't suppress the children's nature too much. ”

"You'll always be right, Dumbledore, but I'm still having a hard time accepting that they broke the rules and was punished for not being able to eat meat." She said annoyedly.

"Okay, okay, you're right, it's going to make them do it again, let me think, how to punish it? By the way, how about punishing them for helping Hagrid guard the Forbidden Forest. ”

"Wouldn't that be too dangerous?" Professor McGonagall, who had thought that the punishment had just been too light, felt that it was a bit heavy.

"It's not dangerous, nothing will happen to them with Hagrid, and you're right, doing nothing will only make them more unscrupulous." He coughed lightly as he spoke, his voice echoing through the cafeteria. The bustling restaurant slowly fell silent.

"I just discussed it with the professors, and I think the punishment just now was a bit too hasty, so I'll add another one now." The principal's words made the jubilant crowd a little resentful, this is a joke, and we just praised you like that.

"Well, I'm going to talk about the new punishment now." Mr. Principal's cheekiness was practiced, and he directly ignored the resentment in the entire restaurant. He said, "The punishment is that from tomorrow onwards, 16 people will be selected every day from the seventh grade down to patrol the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid, and you will be careful that you are not fighting each other, so four of the 16 students will be sent from each house." ”

After listening to the principal's words, everyone was silent, except for a few people who found this punishment interesting, most of the students were very resistant to going to the forbidden forest.

"Okay, it's such a happy decision, the punishment is these two, no meat to eat today and go to the Forbidden Forest." The principal said happily and then clapped his hands, and a lot of green and healthy food appeared on the table.

"How can this be done, let us go to the Forbidden Forest!" Hermione whispered discontentedly.

"It's not a big deal, don't you think it's interesting?" McGoth thought the opposite of her.

"Interesting? You actually think it's funny, if it weren't for you boys fighting, this would have happened? Hermione's anger came up all at once.

"Okay, don't get excited, anyway, the punishment has already come down, and it's useless for you to say this now."

Hermione huffed and tossed the vegetables around her.

"Oh, I really don't want to eat these." Ron held up a green vegetable with his fork, "That's what I hate the most about these green foods." ”

"I think it's good." Harry said happily as he chewed the vegetables in his mouth, "At least the Headmaster didn't let us skip dinner?" ”

"Well, you're right." As he spoke, he put the vegetables on the fork into his mouth with a tangled face, and ate them with a bitter face.

McGoth doesn't have much of a relationship, he actually likes vegetables, especially when the elves are still very good at cooking.

After eating, the headmaster ordered the Ravenclaws to accompany the people in the various break rooms to solve the door knocker problem, and the Ravenclaws reluctantly divided their men to follow them to the common room.

Eddie. Carmitchell volunteered to come to McGoth's team, ignoring Hermione when they said they had untied the knocker, and he gave them a disdainful look. This made them secretly angry, and they were ready to wait until the break room for him to have a good look.

At the door of the lounge, Dean rushed in front of Eddie and shouted out the knocker for the answer, sending it to the door of the lounge, making Eddie stunned and watching them rush in.

"Don't be stupid, Ravenclaw people are indeed very smart, but that doesn't mean there aren't smart people anywhere else." McGoth tapped him on the shoulder from behind.

"Do you know how many of us have spent a lot of time coming up with the problem? It was actually solved by a group of you freshmen? How is this possible. He couldn't believe it.

"Sometimes there's always one or two geniuses that are hard to come by, don't you?" He said with a mysterious smile.

Seeing his expression, Eddie reacted completely, "Could it be you?" He looked at McGoth in disbelief.

McGoth neither admitted nor denied it, just smiled. This made Eddie believe his guesses even more. The way he looked at him now was not as casual as it had been, and a man with an intellect comparable to most of their Ravenclaws was enough to give him a high look.

"I'm getting more and more interested in what you said at noon, can you tell me about it?"

"Gladly." McGoth smiled and invited him into their lounge.

The people in the common room were still a little annoyed by Eddie's arrogant attitude when they saw him come in, and everyone else would have been in the dormitory, except for Harry and the other three.

"That's your plan?" Eddie's eyes widened at the three of them, he was a smart man who knew the risks and achievements of the plan as soon as he heard it.

"You're so bold, but this plan is really very interesting, I'm participating, don't you want a few more people, I'm in charge of the people on the Ravenclaw side, absolutely reliable and capable."

"Then it's decided, I've already said that the people from the other three academies, and in three days, you bring the Ravenclaw people to support my notice, and I'll take you to our secret base." Magos hugged him and sent him out of the break room.

"Aren't we about to start?" Harry looked at him with some excitement.

"That's right, now that we're all together, we'll be able to start our plans in three days."

"Hehe, I can't wait." Ron giggled at the fantasy that after they succeeded, Hogwarts circulated their legends.