Chapter 22: Professor McGonagall's Punishment Decision
As the saying goes, you can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep......
In fact, you can never afford to drag someone trapped like a dead dog. Even if the dead dog had just taken a cold shower.
Now Brandi is probably in this state, and he ran half the street for half a street to hit ghosts and survived, and magically ran to a secret room that was passed on by word of mouth and listened to the story for half a night. At that time, I was full of energy and refreshed...... But that one is called excited, and to put it bluntly, they are all scared.
Now that he was relaxed, he was sleepy, and he just wanted to fall down on his bed and sleep comfortably, and if he couldn't, he could make a living on the floor.
But there was no way to do it, Professor McGonagall was about to come over in ten minutes, if she found that she hadn't been able to sit in the break room and pretend to be a student. Probably will be dragged out of the dormitory by the old woman and hanged and beaten. Brandi didn't want to do that, though he might be able to sleep while hanging......
So he had to hold on to his glue-like upper and lower eyelids, and try to pull the porridge into his mouth.
Due to the suspension of classes, Gryffindor first-year students eat breakfast in the common room. As soon as one is seated, there are shiny cutlery and steaming cereal, milk, omelette, and toasted brown butter bread on a round table in front of them. Although it is not as rich as the cafeteria, after all, it is good to be able to eat prison food after making a mistake.
"Speaking of which, what time did you come back last night?" Neville asked, slurred with bread in his mouth. "It was almost eleven o'clock when I came out of the hospital, and your bed was still empty when I got back to the dorm."
"Oh, there's been a delay." Brandy drank the porridge slowly, and then struggled to pick up a slice of bread, he was indeed sleepy and hungry, which almost exhausted his willpower. "How's Ron doing now?"
"Hey~ The nose has gone down... However, I don't know if there is some chain reaction caused by the mixing of the effects of several evil spells and potions. His ears are no longer bleeding, and he is vomiting out. I spit out another bottle before I left, and it filled the room with the smell of alcohol. Lady Pomred was angry and tried to herd him down the hallway, as the Slytherins next door were stupefied by the smell of alcohol in the hospital room. ”
"Ahh I envy Mrs. Ponred's sick people! It is possible to sleep in a hospital bed...... I've got a cold too! Brandi sneezed and sniffled weakly. As a result, I still have to face two giant panda eyes, facing a seven-inch research report on the medicinal value of the Amazon rain lizard! You know, Professor Snape has a grudge against me now, and last time I just wrote a typo and got a passing grade...... Ahh Hmm, I'm sleepy..."
"You deserve it, who let yourself run outside in the middle of the night last night without sleep to make trouble for Gryffindor!" As Neville was chatting without a word, a heavy pile of books fell from the table with a thud, like a hill, and the table let out a wail. Brandi was taken aback, even the heavy drowsiness was slightly dispelled, he turned his head to look at the visitor, only to see Hermione sitting next to him unceremoniously, glaring at him dissatisfied, like an angry female quail, she didn't seem to have much energy, it seemed that she hadn't slept well.
“…… Where am I causing trouble, I'm obviously just a victim, okay! Wait a minute, how do you know I didn't come back in the evening? Brandi looked at her quizzically. Hermione's face flushed quickly, and then she turned away angrily.
"You have to take care of it! I just read a book in the lounge! As a result, you didn't come back at twelve o'clock! I can't believe you're doing that, Brandi. ”
Her eyes widened and she frowned. "You know! Students are strictly forbidden to wander around the castle at night! Filch will catch every student who tries to venture out in the castle and lock them up! ”
"I wasn't caught by him...... I'm running fast! Again...... Even if I get caught, it's just my business, and it doesn't have anything to do with you! Brandy's temper had deteriorated after a night of sleep, and he was stubbornly arguing with Hermione.
"It has nothing to do with whether you're fast or not! And so you were still seen by Filch? Oh, my God! Hermione's irritated hand shook and dropped a small piece of butter directly onto her bread, and she glared at Brandy viciously. He took a knife and quickly wiped it on the bread. "Gryffindor was deducted 100 points for a group fight! That's a hundred! We're almost out of the House Cup because of this! Do you know what the seniors think of us now? It was so embarrassing last night! Some people don't even want to talk to us, and if they have to say it, they will just call us new life! Lavender just went out and poured a glass of water, and when he came back, he was in tears, almost crying from the disdainful eyes. ”
It could be seen that Hermione was particularly excited, she was so angry that her hand holding the dinner knife was shaking all the time, and there seemed to be a trace of tears in her eyes. Hermione, who was originally highly regarded in the circle of senior students, suddenly suffered this kind of cold reception, and with her arrogant personality, she would naturally be uncomfortable, but what Brandi didn't expect was that Hermione didn't care about her own evaluation, but her friends...... Thinking of this, the sullenness that was originally brought about by the accusation slowly dissipated. Brandi sighed silently and picked up a piece of bread and buttered it. It was handed to her.
"Oh~ you added too much butter......"
"What are you doing here!" Looking at the bread handed over, she was a little overwhelmed. "Don't think I'll forgive you easily for your overtures! I'm a businessman! You ran out to play your big adventure at this juncture, and this time you were lucky not to be caught, but if you were caught by Filch, not to mention that Gryffindor would not be able to hold up the whole school because of you...... You might even be expelled from school! ”
"Yes, yes, yes ~ Miss Granger......"
"Call me Hermione! Did we just meet?! Hermione said with red eyes and a snarled voice. She visibly couldn't control her voice, and Harry and Seamus at the next table behind her looked up curiously.
“…… Well, Hermione. Brandi exclaimed awkwardly, "Don't get too excited, I didn't do this very well, but I was really in a situation yesterday... This matter is so important to me. I promise you~ it's certainly not too late after that... Oh no! Will definitely be back before curfew. Seeing that Hermione looked like she was about to get angry again, Brandi quickly changed his words, and he smiled bitterly and put his left hand behind his back and stretched out three fingers. I swear~"
"That's pretty much ......" Hermione nodded in satisfaction, her taut little face softened a lot, she reached for the bread and looked at it with disgust, but still put it in her mouth and bit it down in small bites. While casually forking the mosaic in his hand that had been coated with butter to the point that he couldn't see the original color, onto Brandi's plate with a confused face. Looking at his bewildered expression and Neville's somewhat frightened eyes, Hermione suddenly felt a burst of amusement in her heart, but her face was still expressionless. "Food can't be wasted! As a punishment, Brandi will eat it all with gratitude~"
After a few minutes, until I watched Brandi wrinkle his bitter melon face, he shoved the butter-soaked bread little by little. Hermione nodded in satisfaction, then burst out laughing. She patted her ass and jumped up from her chair, held the stack of books in her arms, and walked in the direction of the girls' dormitory without looking back. Brandi could only hear a whisper that was more like talking to herself.
"Forgive me! Nerd~"
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After more than ten minutes, Professor McGonagall stepped into the common room at 7:45 punctually. Her sharp eyes swept over everyone faintly, and the momentum she unintentionally exuded made everyone silent.
"Do you know why you got up so early and waited in the break room? Stay here and sit still. ”
After she said this, she stood quietly to the side, waiting for something.
Everyone was confused at first, but after a few minutes, everyone's faces turned pale. They finally got the answer.
The door to the boys' and girls' dormitories was pushed open, and one after another, students from other grades came out of the small door with their shoulders hooked. In front of them, there are students who have been deducted points from the college for doing something wrong in their first year. They were all stunned......
The scene suddenly became awkward.
The little lions lowered their heads one after another, not daring to look directly into the eyes of those seniors. Everyone is waiting for someone to stand up and scold them, which will at least make everyone feel a little better. But it didn't ......
None of them spoke, and the senior students looked at them one after another, with curiosity, anger, sympathy, and unwillingness in their eyes. There was a constant influx of students, then they stayed in the break room, and slowly, the break room became crowded. The freshmen were all white-faced, and Brandi sneaked a glance at the girls and saw Hermione and Parvati leaning together, their expressions dejected.
At this time, two relaxed and lively voices suddenly sounded, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked over.
"Oh~ Aren't these our heroes?" Fred and George emerge from the crowd with a bohemian smirk on their faces. "It's rare to see so many Slytherins lying on the hospital bed crying dad and mother, it's so exciting to think about! Well done guys~"
"Don't look like a loser~ We've won! Did you win...... George? ”
"Well, don't ask me, I don't know~ Our younger brother is still lying on Mrs. Ponred's hospital bed spitting orange juice~ Oh, I must go to see him after class in a while, what should we bring him some? How about the toilet seat in Slytherin~"
"No problem Fred! This is the spoils that should belong to the victors~"
Many of the upperclassmen were holding back laughter...... But no one spoke, at least not ready to say anything. Until a voice breaks the duo of the funny combination.
"Hmm......" Neville blushed, trying to make his voice sound less nervous. Ron didn't spit orange juice! He...... He clearly ......"
"Obviously what?"
"It's wine."
……
"Poof~" "Hahaha~" Suddenly, a burst of laughter erupted in the lounge, Neville didn't know what was going on, and was blinking pitifully and looking at the seniors who couldn't stand up with a smile.
"That's right~ As a winner, you really shouldn't drink what kids drink~ Good fight! Cute juniors and sisters~" A tall and thin senior walked over with a smile and patted Neville's shoulder. "We've been looking at those haughty Slytherins for a long time!"
"That's right~ What if you deduct points, didn't Slytherin also deduct points! It's a big deal, we'll earn it back! The point is to be able to clean up those snake cubs! ”
"Don't you have a beautiful young lady who claims to be a jack of all trades~ It's just a hundred points, isn't it trivial for her!"
Brandi stole in Hermione's direction and saw her blushing as she hid in Parvati's arms. It's not easy to praise Hermione for being shy.
The atmosphere was lively, and many people came up to shake hands with them in the first grade, and from time to time they said a few words of encouragement. Even the expressions of the small group of students who were not willing to be deducted points softened a lot, and they lowered their heads and whispered, probably thinking about how to earn their scores back as soon as possible.
"Okay, okay~ Where to go, if you don't want to be late for class~"
Until Professor McGonagall clapped her hands and the meeting ended. Everyone came out unsatisfied, and discussed holding a celebration party in the evening. When everyone was gone, only a group of first-year boys and girls were left, still experiencing the excitement and excitement just now. Just a word from Professor McGonagall, a warm spring can immediately enter the cold winter......
"You seem to be having fun?" Professor McGonagall glanced at everyone. Her face was still as tense as ever, and there was no expression to be seen. "I've already looked into it, and it was our Gryffindors who did it first...... This incident made me realize that you first-year wizards seem to be too active on a regular basis? ”
So the Gryffindors, who were laughing and getting carried away, received a lot of extra homework for the Transfiguration class, which still had to be completed within today's time! After all, the suspension of classes is only one day today...... For the rest of the day, everyone sat in their seats under Professor McGonagall's inspection, and everyone didn't want to miss the house celebration party in the evening, even Brandy, who was already sleepy and about to fall asleep, could hold his chin and copy Neville's Transfiguration homework next to him.
Though he had forgotten that Neville's Transfiguration was one of the worst in the class...... And he was so sleepy that he didn't even know if he copied the serial. Finally, at about four o'clock in the afternoon, the last man breathed a sigh of relief and threw the quill on the table. Without saying a word, Professor McGonagall took the man's paper and was about to walk to the door.
Halfway through, she turned around, as if she wanted to say a few more words before leaving, and everyone hurriedly sat upright, looking like good students.
"First of all, you must remember not to provoke right and wrong in the first place! Attacking your classmates is absolutely not allowed at any school! But ......"
Surprisingly, next, the corners of her mouth, which had been serious, showed a slight arc. Professor McGonagall seems to be laughing? Brandi rubbed her eyes, and she was laughing, yes!
"But when someone is bullying our fellows, we should be so fearless as to rush forward and slap them cleanly! I'm so proud of you, little lions~ that's what Gryffindor should look like! ”
She blinked, and now she looked kinder than ever.
"So, I wish you all a happy party~"
She walked out of the cave, leaving the freshmen looking at each other. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then followed.
"Oh!!!"
Gryffindor's towers echoed with enthusiastic cheers.