Chapter 244 Principal, the Aurors surrounded the castle!
On the last day of the semester, the school ushered in a sumptuous dinner.
The Great Hall is decorated with blue and bronze drapes to celebrate Ravenclaw House winning the House Cup this year.
The Ravenclaw students are very excited. They haven't touched this trophy for ten years, and they didn't expect to finally get their wish this year.
Although the college cup is completely in the shape of other colleges, the Kitty Eagles don't mind, as long as they can touch the cup, their student days will be complete.
At least it's not like some college students who haven't touched it once from enrollment to graduation... What a pity.
(Little lion: meow meow?)
It was hard for the Hufflepuffs, who came in second, only fifty-eight points behind Ravenclaw.
If it hadn't been for the cancellation of the Quidditch final, and without this big head of extra points, the Badger Court would definitely be the first place... It can only be said to be a blood loss!
Of course, even without a Quidditch match, Hufflepuffs still had a chance of catching up, but Snape killed the match!
In the last class, he deducted dozens of extra points for the Hufflepuff students, making this competition completely lose suspense.
Professor Snape didn't have much ill-feeling towards Hufflepuff, but the Badger House prevented Slytherin from winning the seventh consecutive championship last year, and he still hasn't forgiven them!
Therefore, it was impossible for Snape to allow Hufflepuff to win two consecutive championships for no other reason than to suppress Hufflepuff's arrogance.
As for Slytherin College, as the third child, it is firmly on the head of Gryffindor.
There is nothing to say, Harry and Ron alone deducted more than 400 points, and Gryffindor can rank fourth because there are only four houses!
Ravenclaw won the House Cup, but Professor Flitwick, as the dean, didn't have much joy on his face. Looking at the students celebrating, he could only sigh in his heart...the pattern is broken!
Sure enough, at the beginning of the dinner, Professor Dumbledore stood up, and he raised his arm to signal everyone to be quiet.
When the Ravenclaw students saw this familiar scene, they all had a bad thought in their hearts.
"It's the end of another school year. So many things have happened during this period, which makes me feel a lot!" Dumbledore said in a deep voice.
"First of all, it is a pity that Professor Lockhart has been attacked and is leaving us, and the school needs a new teacher to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.
God, the teacher in this class burns out really fast, doesn't he? "
It is obviously a very sad thing that Professor Lockhart is going to die, but the students still couldn't help laughing... even if ten years of merit have to be deducted for this!
He became a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, but he went to provoke Mrs. Sabini. With this kind of double death buff, it was hard to live.
Zabini, who was sitting in Slytherin, made the loudest filial piety, and Lockhart wanted to be his father, and he was too tender!
"The murderer who attacked Professor Lockhart, the administrator and the students, I think you all know who it is." Dumbledore continued.
George and Fred yelled, "Peter Pettigrew!"
"That's right, that's right, a traitor who has been dead for eleven years and is regarded as a 'hero' by us." Dumbledore paused slightly, and said with a serious face:
"Peter has been hiding in Hogwarts all these years, waiting for the opportunity to continue doing evil."
The little wizards whispered to each other.
"Similarly, as an innocent person, a hero who once bravely fought against Voldemort, was imprisoned in Azkaban as a prisoner." Dumbledore said softly:
"It also tells us that you can never easily evaluate a person until you really know him."
Hearing the name Voldemort, many students shivered.
"I just noticed that many people are still afraid when they hear that name, but I want to say..." Dumbledore looked around and raised his voice:
"Be brave, don't be afraid of Voldemort, because he is afraid of us, even more than we are afraid of him!"
Everyone stared blankly at the old man.
Dumbledore's face was serious, and he said with emphasis:
"Voldemort failed once, eleven years ago...and it was a disastrous defeat. He was not invincible, but a lost dog!!"
"In this case, why are we so afraid? So afraid that we dare not mention his name?"
"As the last dinner of this semester, I want to teach you a truth... Always use the correct name for a thing. The fear of a name will strengthen the fear of the thing itself."
Someone suddenly yelled "Voldemort", and then more yells sounded, although they were sparse, they still spread towards other tables.
In the end, the entire auditorium was full of "Voldemort" one after another, and the sound was endless.
The Slytherin table was dead silent, but Malfoy's blood spurted, his mind went blank, and he couldn't help shouting for some reason:
"Voldemort!"
All the Slytherins turned to look at Malfoy, who paled and shut up immediately, wishing he could slap himself.
Can this even be shouted? I don't want to live anymore!
But the shouts of hundreds of people grew louder and louder, and finally spread throughout the castle, so that the shouts could be faintly heard in the distant village of Hogsmeade.
Many wizards walked out of the room and looked towards Hogwarts...
what happened? Are the Death Eaters doing team building? !
Report to the Ministry of Magic immediately! !
In the auditorium, Dumbledore pressed his arm, and the shouting slowly stopped. He said in a deep voice:
"I have also seen some reports recently, telling about the sufferings that Sirius Black has suffered in these years, praising his greatness, and admiring his extraordinary.
I don't deny this, but I want to say..."
"Never believe that suffering is praiseworthy. Suffering is suffering. Suffering does not bring success. Suffering is not worth pursuing. The will is tempered because suffering cannot be avoided."
"Therefore, I earnestly request everyone." Dumbledore looked at all the students with piercing eyes.
"When you encounter any grievances, suffer any injustice, and encounter any bullying, you must tell the dean, or tell me.
We will find out the facts and help you to uphold justice, instead of gritting our teeth and bearing the burden, let alone suffer silently, even if we can make up for it in the future, but..."
"Justice delayed is unjust!"
The students applauded desperately. Hermione was the best in this area. She was introducing to the students beside her that she had written a complaint to the principal's mailbox.
Harry and Ron were also discussing quietly, should they complain to Snape?
"Finally, Mr. Rolf Scamander as the hero who captured Peter Pettigrew."
Dumbledore looked at the boy with blue eyes, and he smiled and said:
"I would like to express my gratitude and respect to him again. It is he who used his keen wisdom, fearless courage and extraordinary courage to give justice to a good man and bring a bad man to justice."
Dumbledore raised his glass and saluted Rove.
The students were all astonished. Many people speculated that it was Rove, but this was the first time anyone had confirmed it.
Everyone stood up one after another and raised their cups to Rove. Rove also held up the cup with a smile.
"For this reason, I would like to reward Hufflepuff House with two hundred points, and another special contribution award to the school." Dumbledore said loudly.
The Hufflepuffs cheered, nearly knocking the ceiling down.
"This means..." Dumbledore waved his wand and said, "We need to make some small changes to the decoration here."
Those blue hanging ribbons turned black and gold, and a majestic badger appeared on the ceiling.
But no one cared about the Academy Cup anymore. Everyone rushed over and asked how Rove caught Peter.
Just then, the door was pushed open, and Filch, who had just recovered, rushed in, stammering and shouting:
"Principal, many Aurors have come to the gate of the castle and surrounded the castle, saying they want to catch Death Eaters..."
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