"A magic trick." Harry spoke softly but firmly, "Techniques that can invoke magic that don't belong to you. ”

Dumbledore chuckled, "I thought it would take you a long time to find this." ”

"Absolutely."

"Your Patronus Charm is also excellent, maybe you can start changing the form of your Patronus."

"Next semester, it's my turn to confine you, how about it?"

Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief.

"But I'm not as easy as the professors, I'm afraid I can only give you one class a week." Dumbledore waved his wand and refilled Harry.

Harry nodded, "It's my pleasure. ”

"Professor McGonagall's confinement, Quidditch's training, Professor Sprout's, and Professor Dumbledore's yours for exactly seven days."

With that, he looked up at Snape, and his tone was unusually calm: "Professor Snape, I'm afraid I can't continue your confinement any longer. ”

Snape didn't speak, and nodded reluctantly, but his face slowly sank with the nodding motion.

This is obviously something he has been looking forward to for a long time, but why is it so uncomfortable to hear this kind of thing now.

Professor McGonagall's hands trembled.

Next semester, I still can't escape the fate of being locked up by Harry?

Watching Harry finish the milk, Dumbledore whispered, "Harry, you should go back now, get some sleep, and don't think about anything else." ”

Harry nodded, gave Snape a deep look, and turned to leave.

Professor McGonagall escorted him to the door of the common room.

The lion cubs were terrified, and all but Hermione were hiding in their bedrooms, and they were terrified that a dark wizard suddenly appeared and attacked them.

Wait for Harry to climb in.

Hermione poked her little head out from under the table and breathed a sigh of relief, "Harry? You're back? ”

"You haven't rested yet?" Harry asked.

Hermione nodded, "I'm a little worried, although your Patronus says everything is safe......"

"It's safe." Harry interrupted her, "That dark magic item, as well as Tom, were dealt with by Professor Dumbledore, and the basilisk was killed by me and Professor Snape. ”

At this, he suddenly paused.

Although the basilisk has been dissected, the loot has not yet been fished into his pocket, so write a letter to him tomorrow.

He hadn't really wanted to see Snape lately.

"Really?" Hermione was still not very relieved, what she had experienced today had turned her entire worldview upside down.

Harry nodded, "Of course." ”

"Are you hurt?" Hermione let out a sigh of relief and asked with concern.

Harry smiled, "Don't worry, it's okay." ”

"If I get hurt, I should go to St. Mungo with Mr. Weasley and the others now."

They talked for a while, and then went back to their dormitories and went to sleep.

This is the end of the restlessness of the second grade.

The next day, Dumbledore announced at breakfast that Hogwarts was back safe.

The little wizards, at first time, didn't believe it very much.

Gryffindor is missing so many people - even the Weasley brothers are nowhere to be seen, is this called safety?

Oh...

Perhaps, in a way, the departure of those two pranksters would indeed make Hogwarts safer.

They went through the week in fear.

The castle was peaceful and peaceful, Peeves were no longer noisy, the rooster in the portrait was gone, the statue was back to its original state, the professors were relaxed, and their homework was heavy again.

The Weasleys returned to Hogwarts the weekend after the event.

This incident was a heavy blow to the Weasleys.

Medical expenses at St. Mungo.

and a brand new wand - Ginny's wand was brought back by Dumbledore, and it didn't bother much, but Ron's old wand was destroyed by Tom and he had to get a new one.

The Quidditch Cup did not continue.

The captain of Slytherin lies in the school infirmary.

Gryffindor's two main players couldn't even hold their forks.

Hogwarts protected Ginny well, and the story was that a dark wizard used Polyjuice Potion to disguise herself as Ginny, and incidentally pinned the Slytherin common room theft on the dark wizard.

But Ginny felt guilty, she didn't know how to face Harry, and after returning to Hogwarts and hurriedly thanking and apologizing to Harry, she avoided him and didn't dare to see him.

Ron was also confused, he changed his temperament, became a bit reticent, began to study hard, and occasionally asked Harry for advice on how to duel.

Those who were lying in the school infirmary were successfully rescued before the final exams.

As soon as they close their eyes and open their eyes, they haven't learned anything yet, and they have to meet the beginning of the final semester and the spur of the professors.

In every college, you can hear the wails of those students who have recovered from petrification.

They have to make up for an entire semester in just a few days.

The atmosphere slowly improved, and everyone seemed to gradually forget about the basilisk rampant until the end of the semester.

Not much has changed in the second grade.

Harry was still number one, followed by Hermione, who had suffered a loss to Defence Against the Dark Arts without being taught, and Ron was pleasantly surprised to finish third.

All the way to the last day.

The auditorium was newly decorated, and instead of a lion or a snake, hung at the top of the teacher's seat, a jubilant, fat badger.

Hufflepuff's yellow-black filled the auditorium.

Dumbledore stood up and sighed in a tone of emotion, "We have had a hard year, and there are so many things happening at Hogwarts this year, and I think this painful experience will help you grow up. ”

"Let's see how much you'll grow in this year's house scores."

He waved his wand.

Golden words emerge in the air.

"Fourth Slytherin, 18 points."

"Gryffindor, 3rd, 19 points."

"Second place Ravenclaw, 28 points."

"Hufflepuff first, 54 points."

There is growth, but there is a negative.

Several deans couldn't hold back and buried their heads, and the matter of the basilisk was resolved, but the contradictions between the colleges were not resolved.

Their clashes continue, and there are still a lot of brawls every day.

Before, he could barely maintain the score, and that was because of Lockhart, but now he has already exploded as a firework, and there is no equalizer that can stabilize the score.

The scores of the four colleges also fell again and again.

Snape and McGonagall were a little glad that their house scores hadn't fallen into single digits.

"I have a few things to announce before the Academy Cup is awarded." Dumbledore struggled to look away from the ten-figure score, it was really the first time he had seen this situation in all the years he had been headmaster.

The badgers were stunned for a moment, and turned their heads to Harry on the Gryffindor table, and they had a bad feeling in their hearts.

"Harry Potter!"

"He was the first to spot the Dark Wizard, and during my absence at Hogwarts, he fought the Dark Wizard to protect his classmates who had been robbed by the Dark Wizard."

"I think he deserves a special contribution award, and—"

"Gryffindor plus 100 points."

Ginny wanted to bury her head in the cream soup.

The badgers were a bit unbalanced, and for Hufflepuff, the House Cup was not such an easy thing to obtain, but they did not hesitate to applaud and cheer, and joined the Gryffindor little lions in offering it to Harry Potter.

(End of chapter)