406. Scott's fifth grade ends
In Helena's study, Scott chats with the girl in the painting about the Quidditch World Cup during the summer holidays.
The girl wasn't very interested in the Quidditch World Cup, so she let him go after a while.
"I thought you had a good plan." The girl said to Scott, "Why do people like Quidditch so much?" ”
Scott laughed and said, "Because there are no other lively and interesting activities in the wizarding world except for Quidditch. ”
The girl pouted, "Okay, you go to see your mother." ”
The huge landscape painting is removed, revealing the door into the inner room.
Scott pushed open the door and walked into the inner room.
"Mentor."
"You're here."
Scott didn't stay in Helena's study for long.
After talking to his Ravenclaw mentor about his summer study plans, he took his leave.
He went back to his dorm room to pack his belongings, then chatted with his classmates in the common room until dinner began.
In the evening, it was already dark.
In the Great Hall of Hogwarts, the light of countless candles and torches shines together, and the vast auditorium is as bright as day.
At this time, the four dean's desks were already full of students.
All donned formal wizard robes and wore pointed hats.
At the Gryffindor table, Fred and George placed a large rectangular mirror across a wooden shelf.
"Oh, they're really showy."
Ravenclaw, Eddie said sourly.
"You know, today is the day we win the Academy Cup in Ravenclaw."
He turned his head.
"Hey, Scott, what the hell is going on, they're not going to surpass ours, are they?"
"Don't worry." Scott felt that his expression must be a little strange right now, "As I said, their promo videos are not in the same style as ours. ”
"That's good."
"Gryffindor House's promotional video, I'm looking forward to it." Milton would have liked to see how the twins behaved in their own house.
Of course, it's not just him.
At this moment, most of the students in the auditorium looked at Fred and George from time to time, curious about their achievements.
The rest of the Gryffindor students were excited, talking loudly and eager to see their own promo film.
Even Percy was proud to praise his two mischievous brothers.
Fred and George were smiling and taking all the compliments as they were, but Scott thought the two guys were dying.
When Dumbledore led the Hogwarts staff into the Great Hall, the twins immediately began to play the promo.
The music sounded, and the large mirror that appeared immediately attracted everyone's attention.
The professors didn't move anymore, but stood in the center of the auditorium and watched.
The picture in the mirror is filled with a golden-red flag, and the golden word [Gryffindor] slowly emerges.
Professor McGonagall smiled with satisfaction.
The promo begins with a formal introduction to the history of Gryffindor House, the Dean, and the celebrities and common rooms of Gryffindor House through clear graphics and subtitles.
Again, Scott observed the professors' reactions.
Professor McGonagall kept smiling, Dumbledore nodded slightly, and Sirius and Lupin both smiled brightly.
Looking at the Gryffindor side again, all the Gryffindor students puffed out their chests with pride.
Only Harry, who seemed to be so ashamed of his assignment to the so-called "House Celebrity" that he had shrunk into a ball, even covered his blushing face.
Beside him, Ron patted his shoulder with his hand on his shoulder, a look of pride.
Just then, giggling laughter came from the mirror, and the faces of Fred and George appeared in the frame.
The two waved to the camera together.
[Gryffindor, Hogwarts' happiest house.] ]
A line of catchy captions appears in the frame.
The following promotional video can be called a sudden change in style, clearly documenting the endless pranks of the Weasley twins.
One familiar face after another reacts to being pranked.
Many Gryffindor students don't get angry after being pranked, and laugh happily with the twins.
But there are also some who are annoyed and angry.
Like Percy and Ron.
They were persecuted again by their own brothers.
As the trailer plays, all the Gryffindors split into two waves.
Those big-hearted people didn't care about the embarrassment they had been recorded, and they continued to laugh as if they were the reaction in the picture.
But some of the students who cared about the image began to glare at the twins.
Percy, in particular, had anger in his eyes and gritted his teeth and shouted, "Turn it off!" ”
But the twins desperately stopped him.
Other students who were not so happy were also stopped by their classmates who were enjoying themselves.
Of course, this was just the reaction of the Gryffindors.
The students from the other faculties were obviously happy to see this and laughed happily.
The Slytherins laughed especially loudly, and kept provoking the students who were embarrassed in the frame.
On the Professor's side, Sirius and Lupin were still smiling, Dumbledore was smiling, and only Professor McGonagall looked a little unhappy.
Especially after Snape opened her mouth to say something, she glanced at the twins who were playing with Percy, and her expression looked more serious.
"Scott, you're right." Eddie said happily, "Their work is a little different from ours, it's very different. ”
"Doesn't it matter if they do that?" Milton asked, a little worried.
"It's fine." Scott glanced at the Gryffindors again, "Don't you see that most of the Gryffindors are happy, only a few people will trouble them." ”
At this moment, the music became loud, and the next moment, there were bursts of boos in the auditorium.
At this moment, whether it was Slytherin or Ravenclaw, even Hufflepuff contributed to the boo.
Scott looked at the picture again, a little stunned, and couldn't help but laugh again.
[Gryffindor, the best playing house in Quidditch at Hogwarts.] ]
This line of clear subtitles is displayed on the screen.
Roger asked Scott, "I think you helped them with the post-production?" ”
Scott quickly explained, "Although I did most of the post-production, I didn't add this line, they probably revised it. ”
"Hmph, that's a braggart."
Roger snorted unhappily and stopped looking at the Gryffindor House team's highlight moments on the Quidditch pitch in the mirror.
The auditorium booed as the Gryffindor students began to applaud and cheer.
"We are champions!"
They shouted loudly.
"We are champions!"
The Gryffindors, who have actually won the championship this school year, are not badly proud.
They seem to recall the ecstasy of winning the championship again and begin to show off unbridledly.
The professors didn't stop them.
Dumbledore took the lead and moved again, and all the professors were seated in the faculty seats.
Professor McGonagall looked at the scrambling Gryffindors, and a smile appeared on her face again.
"That's a ......," Scott heard Roger mumble, "the next school year's champion will be ours." ”
Eddie patted him on the shoulder, "Come on, I hope that the new semester after the summer vacation will dig out a few good players." ”
Roger's shoulders slumped.
"It's useless." He said with a wooden face, "You can only join the team in the second year, and I have specifically observed that there are no Quidditch geniuses in the first year now. ”
Eddie withdrew his hand and smiled awkwardly.
The Gryffindor House promo continues to play, and after the Quidditch portion that takes up a lot of space has passed, Dumbledore is seen in the camera.
In the promo, the twins, who have always been very courageous, do a small interview with Dumbledore.
Dumbledore briefly recounted his experience of studying at Gryffindor as a teenager, and explained what he understood the spirit of Gryffindor.
The interview was met with applause.
Scott figured that the Gryffindors probably had their palms red.
At this point, the promotional video came to an end.
When the play was over, the Gryffindors applauded again.
The Ravenclaws and Hufflepuff students also applauded out of politeness, with the exception of the Slytherins, who were all indifferent with a stinking face.
After a long time, the applause stopped.
Dumbledore in the teacher's box was about to speak, but the Gryffindor students all moved.
The quick-witted Fred and George ran away, and the other students rushed in.
Under the siege and interception, the twins did not succeed in escaping, and finally suffered revenge.
Whether it was unhappy before, or those who laughed happily, there was no softness.
Surprisingly, Professor McGonagall did not prevent such a "turmoil".
Dumbledore, who was interrupted, also watched happily.
When the crowd dispersed again, it was finally revealed that Fred and George were in a tragic situation.
Antlers grew on their heads, their ears became long, the skin on their faces turned black, leeks grew out of their nostrils, and two long front teeth stuck out of their lips.
Fred and George helped each other to their feet, and they both looked at each other in disgust.
The auditorium burst into laughter again.
Even several professors in the faculty chair couldn't help but smile.
Fred and George stumbled to their seats, wiping away non-existent tears and faking to cry.
After a long while, the undulating laughter finally stopped.
In the teacher's seat, Dumbledore stood up.
"First of all, thank you to the two Weasleys for the joyous moment they brought us."
As he spoke, he waved his wand.
A white light fell from the sky, enveloping Fred and George accurately, and the changes in the two of them quickly faded.
Fu Leifei and George immediately stood up and bowed to Dumbledore with a somewhat exaggerated movement.
Dumbledore nodded to the two of them, then looked at the other students in the Great Hall.
"Another academic year is over, and here, I'm going to present this year's House Cup attribution."
At the Ravenclaw bench, Scott's classmates sat up straight, and many of them looked very proud but pretended not to care, which was a little funny.
"If I'm not mistaken."
Dumbledore waved his wand again, and the Great Hall was filled with flags belonging to Ravenclaw.
"Congratulations Ravenclaw!"
Under his leadership, everyone began to applaud.
The Ravenclaws, who had been pretending to be reserved, completely abandoned their reserve and threw their hats to the ceiling.
At this moment, delicious and hearty food suddenly appeared, piling up the long table in front of him.
Everyone can't wait to get started.
"I've got to say......," Eddie said, nibbling on the chicken leg in his hand, not forgetting to speak, "I want Professor Black to continue as a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor next year." ”
Roger reminded him, "Professor Black is now a teaching assistant. ”
"I know." "But I prefer to compete with Snape to see who deducts the most points from Professor Black." ”
Scott glanced at the teacher's seat.
Sirius was whispering to Lupin at this time.
He also didn't know if the two would resign.
Of course, they were all core members of the Order of the Phoenix, and after a year of retreat, Dumbledore might not let them take that dangerous position again.
In the "original book", the Defence Against the Dark Arts class for the next school year is Barty Crouch Jr. in the guise of Alastor Moody, but now that the situation in the wizarding world has changed so much, Scott can no longer "predict" who will fill this position next school year.
Of course, he doesn't know if the Triwizard Tournament described in the "original book" will be staged as scheduled.
After dinner, Scott and his roommates gather again in the common room to chat.
"I'm going to go to the U.S. with my dad again this summer." Eddie said, "Hopefully I can meet a few American wizards, and of course, I'll bring you gifts." ”
Roger wasn't optimistic about his wishes, "If you know the nasty rules of the American wizarding world, you won't expect much from American wizards. ”
Eddie didn't care, "Who knows, you know, the state of the British wizarding world isn't very good right now." ”
"I'm also going abroad." Milton said, "My goal is Vienna, Austria, and hopefully I'll be able to learn how to travel abroad as Muggles." ”
"It's the first time I've heard about your plan." Scott looked at him curiously.
"It's a recent idea." Milton smiled, "Since my musical talent has recovered, I have reversed my previous plans, and I want to take the initiative to go out and walk more, and find out my mother's whereabouts while seeing more music." ”
Scott patted him on the shoulder, "Stay safe, I hope you can meet your mom smoothly." ”
"Thank you."
Early the next morning, Scott and his companions boarded the Hogwarts Express and arrived at King's Station in London at noon.
At platform 9 and 34, he says goodbye to Luna and meets her father, Mr. Lovegood, an artist wizard.
After leaving the platform, he said goodbye to several roommates outside the station before arriving at London Heathrow Airport with Professor Flitwick.
In the afternoon, Scott walked out of Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain.
"Scott!"
Outside the exit of the airport, his cousin Ramiro was waving at him from afar.
"Cousin."
Scott walked over with a smile.