Chapter 100: A New Record Holder
Death is like home, right today!
When Harry, Ron, and Brandi came in from outside the Great Hall with the look of a mighty man who would never return, Parvati and Hermione even thought that the three men were planning to attack the Ministry of Magic after eating this severed meal.
"What's wrong with you, didn't Professor McGonagall call you here to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic's investigation?"
Brandi sat down across from the girls with a blank face, her eyes staring straight at her, as if all her attention was suddenly drawn to the cups in front of her. Harry and Ron sat beside him, sighing in despair.
"The investigation ended a few hours ago, and everything is fine except for us."
"Professor Dumbledore wants us to prepare."
"He said that he would announce the school's decision on the handling of the three of us at the banquet......"
When the two of them sang and harmonized, the expression on their faces would be even more sad after every sentence.
"Handling decisions?" Parvati's eyes lit up, "You finally blew up the castle?" ”
"We've got to have that ability, too."
"Huh? Wait a minute......"
"If you want to say that......"
"Actually, it really seems to have exploded?" Harry suddenly shrank back, "It's still Brandi who blew up Lockhart's office." Wow, that's true. At such a pleasant banquet, I had to bring the three of us out alone. ”
"This is going to be a public execution!"
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"When did you two get along so well? How are they becoming more and more similar to George Fred. Hermione pursed her lips and glanced at Brandy, who was still seriously playing a little game with the reflection of her goblet and who lost first. Don't worry, Dumbledore will be measured, after all, you all broke the school rules for the sake of the school, and I don't think he will do anything to you. ”
"Oh, I hope so, I haven't forgotten how we got to school......"
Brandi was listening to Harry and Ron chattering crookedly about how many things they had done since the beginning of the school year, when the Gryffindors around him suddenly erupted in amazing cheers and screams, perhaps not only Gryffindor seemed to be filled with cheers and applause on all sides, he looked up blankly, and found that the teacher's seat was already full, and above the headmaster's seat, the gloomy hunchbacked man was finally gone, replaced by Dumbledore's kind face.
Laughing so happily, it shouldn't be too strict for a while...... Thinking like this, Brandi's heart seemed to feel a little better.
"Good evening, everyone. Good evening. Dumbledore's gentle voice pierced the Great Hall. The noise slowly subsided, and he nodded, stood up, and stepped forward.
"First of all, I must first announce the sad news about Amicus Carlo, who replaced me as the principal, who will have to leave his post Unfortunately, due to the sudden increase in too many female fans, Mr. Carlo seems to be unable to accept this heavy surprise for a while, and decides not to go out first to hone his fragile nerves. But the school can't be left unmanaged...... So I'm "
Before he could finish speaking, the audience erupted in cheers, and even some of the Slytherins and the teachers in the teacher's seat were applauding loudly. This shows how many angry things this Principal Carlo has done.
It took a long time for Dumbledore to calm everyone down.
"Originally, the secret room was permanently sealed, and the students who had been attacked before were already recovering one after another, except for Mr. Longbottom, who put up a heroic and fearless resistance in the face of the horrors in the secret room, and perhaps spent some more time in the school hospital. But here, I still need to take advantage of everyone's time to celebrate, and I will tell you three things first. ”
Brandi and the others involuntarily tensed up and sat more straight.
"The first is about Principal Carlo's legacy, and that's the most important one." Dumbledore's smile faded slowly. "Maybe I'm not qualified to question the educational philosophy of my fellow principal...... But I think I have an obligation to apologize on his behalf to the students who have recently been treated unfairly. ”
Saying this, Dumbledore bent down deeply in the surprised eyes of everyone. Brandi turned her head and saw a Hufflepuff underclassgirl covering her mouth and sobbing under her breath. The friend next to her was patting her on the shoulder, a look of shame on his face.
It was about five or six seconds before Dumbledore straightened up again, reaching out to hold his glasses that had slipped a little.
"Maybe you don't understand it yet, but I hope that all of you here will take what I said to heart, that we can indeed think of bloodline as an honor, but it is better to only treat it as an honor. I hope that one day in the future, wizards will no longer consider each other's backgrounds, but only two sincere hearts. ”
It was clear from everyone's expressions that the vast majority of the students did not understand what Dumbledore meant. However, the atmosphere did not fall silent, Dumbledore clapped his hands and said the news that everyone cared about the most.
"Okay, then let's talk about the follow-up of this secret room incident." He said, his sharp gaze toward the Gryffindor's long table.
Brandi: They were shaken.
"Patton, Porter, and Mr. Weasley, get ahead." He spoke gently, but there was no joy or anger in his tone. So the three of them looked at each other in a panic, and under the worried gaze of Parvati and Hermione, they stumbled to Dumbledore's side, and the three of them stood in a row, their hands nervously clutching the corners of their clothes.
"This was supposed to be done on the same day, but because the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic didn't come here until this afternoon to confirm it, it had to be delayed until now." Dumbledore said loudly, "After an investigation by the Ministry of Magic, it has been conclusively confirmed that the incident in the Chamber of Secrets has been completely closed. And in addition to our great hero, Gilderoy Lockhart, who left temporarily, we also produced three young heroes under the leadership of Gildero, who were able to overcome the fear in their hearts, deduce the location of the secret room from the clues, and bravely face the brutal and powerful enemy, I have to say, this is indeed a great event worthy of recognition. ”
"In this regard, I announced that all three people on stage will receive the Special Contribution Award to the school, and let me think about it, each of them will also win 100 points for Gryffindor."
Wow~~
The auditorium was filled with cheers and cheers, and under the admiration or eager gaze of many people, Brandi turned his head uncomfortably to find that Ron's face suddenly turned bright pink, like a room full of flowers on Valentine's Day. He couldn't help but hold his forehead helplessly.
Naive, look at you get carried away, didn't you notice that Dumbledore's words are not finished......
Sure enough, when everyone's excitement passed a little, a basin of cold water was poured on the heads of the three people.
"However, there are some things that cannot be ignored just because of the accolades." Behind the three Brandy, Dumbledore spoke slowly, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "Let me see if I broke the school rules and left the castle late at night...... Enter the Forbidden Forest...... Deceiving the teacher...... By the way, Barton also tried to set off illegal fireworks outside Gildero's office, ahem, should this be counted as an attempted attack on the professor? ”
Brandi listened dumbfounded as Dumbledore counted their accusations one by one, and his heart, which had just been a little restless because of the commendation, instantly cooled through.
Illegal fireworks?! Professor, you actually counted Gildero's nonsense!
He was so angry that he almost changed his painting style.
“…… To sum up, the three of them violated the school rules almost from beginning to end in this secret room incident, and Brandi Barton's behavior in particular was even more serious. We recognize and encourage the contributions we have made, but we cannot ignore the mistakes we have made! ”
Dumbledore said, turning his head and sweeping across the three bitter faces.
"In this case, you should have been expelled. However, considering that the incident happened suddenly and for a reason, this punishment will be lightened due to the violation of school discipline and rules by the three people, and Gryffindor will deduct 300 points for this! In other words, the originally awarded house points were negated. ”
There was a wail at the Gryffindor table.
On the contrary, Brandi breathed a sigh of relief, he still had less points to deduct points or something? After two years at Hogwarts, the points deducted from him add up to almost enough for a House Cup title...... How to say, the brazen Brandi can almost ignore this painless punishment.
But where could Dumbledore let him escape so easily?
"In addition," he said, "as accomplices, Weasley and Potter will be placed in a week's confinement, and the contents of the confinement will be left to the discretion of the head of their house." ”
"It's over!" Ron whispered, with a sad face. "Let Professor McGonagall's lioness keep us in lockdown...... It's still a week! We're not going to copy the Transfiguration Guide! ”
"Be quiet, Ron, Professor McGonagall is right behind you."
Harry was reminded of this, and he looked behind him in horror, and sure enough, Professor McGonagall was looking at him with a grim face. Ron looked like he was about to burst into tears.
"As for Brandi Barton...... A once-in-a-century thorn. Dumbledore didn't even look at Brandi, with a look of disgust on his face. As punishment for repeated regressions, he will be the record holder for the longest single confinement in Hogwarts' historyYes, Mr. Barton will be in a three-month confinement starting with the Easter break, which I am personally responsible for. ”
After saying this, there was an eerie dead silence in the auditorium.