Chapter 150 Summer Travel and Magic Ship (Page 12)
Before the end-of-term dinner, Bourne walked into the banquet hall and discovered that the Slytherin students had decorated the banquet hall in the green and silver colors of their house, and flags with python patterns were placed on each pillar.
The familiar little wizards gathered together and chatted with each other. After a while, Principal Dumbledore came. The noise immediately disappeared.
"Another year has passed!" said Headmaster Dumbledore excitedly, "but before you let your belly go to eat these wonderful foods, I have to interrupt you with the nagging of an old man. What a pleasant year it has been. ! I hope you will find that your brain is a little richer than before...
You still have a whole summer to make it richer instead of empty!
Now, the Hogwarts House Cup will be awarded here soon. The specific points are: Hufflepuff has 352 points, ranking fourth; Ravenclaw has 426 points, ranking third; Gryffindor has 442 points, ranking second; Slytherin has 472 points, ranking first. "
A burst of cheers and jumping sounds immediately erupted from the seats of the Slytherin students. Draco Malfoy tapped his spoon on the goblet in front of him, and many students even imitated adults by holding up glasses filled with pumpkin juice or orange juice to greet each other.
"Okay, okay, you guys did a great job, Slytherin." Principal Dumbledore said. He stretched out his hand in front of his face to signal everyone to quiet down.
"However, this score is not the final result. Because I think some recent incidents should also be taken into account."
The lobby suddenly fell silent, and the smiles on the faces of the Slytherin snakes were no longer so bright.
Principal Dumbledore continued: "Now, I have the latest scoreboard to launch. Let me take a look. By the way...the first one is for...it is for Mr. Ron Weasley!"
Ron's face suddenly turned purple, looking like a tanned carrot.
"...Because he is the best wizard chess player that has appeared in Hogwarts in recent years. He used his own wisdom to solve a super difficult chess game set by your Professor McGonagall! I want to reward Gryffindor 10 points for Ron!”
The cheers on the Gryffindor table almost shook the roof, and even the stars above seemed to come alive.
The prefect Percy, who has always been very disciplined, even stood up with excitement, applauded and introduced to the others: "That's my brother, do you know? My youngest brother, he solved Professor McGonagall's chess game! "
Finally, when the little lions gradually became quiet, Dumbledore spoke again.
"Second, it's about Miss Hermione Granger... She amazingly used calm logic in the face of fire, which made many adult wizards unable to solve problems easily solved by her. I want to continue because of this." Ten points to Gryffindor!"
Hermione was so excited and shy that the little witch couldn't help but cover her hot cheeks with her hands.
The Gryffindor students nearby were so happy that they jumped up and down on their chairs, as if performing acrobatics.
"Third, it's extra points for Mr. Harry Potter..."
Headmaster Dumbledore said.
The lobby suddenly became quiet.
"...Because of his great courage and fearless courage, I give Gryffindor another 10 points."
The lobby was boiling again.
Those who know a little bit about arithmetic will already know that Gryffindor now has 472 points - as many as Slytherin. If Principal Dumbledore had awarded Harry just one more point, they would have won the Hogwarts Cup.
Principal Dumbledore raised his head, and the hall slowly became quiet again.
“There are many types of courage, but one we often overlook is the courage required to strictly fulfill one’s responsibilities.
This kind of courage is also a kind of perseverance.
This year, Mrs. Pince in the library and two of your Care of Magical Creatures professors have all suggested that I award some points to a young wizard, Mr. Burne Slughorn of Gryffindor.
Because he takes his duties as 'Assistant Library Librarian' and 'Forbidden Forest Coordinator' very seriously, I decided to give him 30 points at the end of the school year today! "
Anyone standing outside the Great Hall would have thought something exploded inside, because the cheers from the Gryffindor table were so overwhelming.
Harry, Ron and Hermione also stood up and yelled, while George and Fred, two live treasures, had already grabbed Bourne from left to right and jumped with him.
"That means--"
Dumbledore finally calmed down the commotion again.
"——We need to change the decorations here, because this year's Academy Cup will be awarded to Gryffindor!"
He clapped his hands. Immediately, the green decorations turned red, and the silver decorations turned gold.
Slytherin's little wizards all withered like eggplants beaten by frost, and many of them had sullen expressions on their faces.
Although the expression on Professor Snape's face did not change, Professor Flitwick, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but sneeze, as if he was sneak attacked by the overwhelming cold air.
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King's Cross station, platform 9.
Every year at the beginning of September and the end of June, there is often an influx of "transvestite" weirdos, and many old Londoners know about it.
But neither the broadcaster, famous for concocting fake news and conspiracy theories, nor the uncrowned kings of Fleet Street seemed to turn a blind eye to the matter.
Of course, this is largely due to the staff of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters at the Ministry of Magic.
At these two times every year, all members of the "Memory Cancellation Command" and the "Muggle Issues Mediation Committee" under the division will go out on field duty.
They don't even go to the Ministry of Magic to check in. Instead, they mainly work at King's Cross Station and various news and publishing companies to solve some problems nearby.
When Bourne walked out of the platform, he saw Grandpa Horace talking to Mr. Weasley and a middle-aged wizard wearing a wizard robe with the words "DMAC" (Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters) embroidered in gold thread on the chest. Wizard chat.
Moreover, beside them stood Mr. Granger, whom Bourne had met twice before.
"My dear Bourne!" Horace saw his precious grandson from a distance and waved to him.
Mr. Weasley and Mr. Granger waved back, but they were also looking for their children.
Seeing this, the staff member from the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters wisely said goodbye to the former professor and others, saying that he was going to go on patrol, and then turned around and left.
The Weasley twins quickly walked out of the platform, and Ron and Hermione waited for a while before coming over, because the two of them chatted alone with Harry Potter for a while and agreed to correspond with each other during the holidays.
It wasn't until Harry's incredibly fat Uncle Vernon picked him up that the two children parted ways with their friends and returned to their father.
After listening to his youngest son complaining to himself about how Harry's relative "abused" his friends, Mr. Weasley's face became serious, and he wanted to say something but didn't.