Chapter 260

The next evening, when the sunset was still hanging on the top of the mountain, emitting the last afterglow of the day, the auditorium of Hogwarts castle was full of people.

To tell the truth, although Voldemort's attack made people uneasy, Dumbledore used his strength to calm the fears and worries of the teachers and students of the three schools.

Coupled with the smooth end of the top three competition, everything seems to have returned to its former stability - at least on the surface.

Under the discussion between Dumbledore and the Ministry of magic, the disappearance of mad eye moody, a professor of defense against the dark arts this school year, has not been made public. When Voldemort has returned, such means of maintaining stability are still necessary.

A few days ago, Minister of magic fudge came to the school once. In addition to sending the prize money of the top three, the more important thing was to discuss Voldemort's comeback.

To tell you the truth, Marca said he was timid. That's not wrong at all.

In order to keep his seat secure, he still insisted on hiding the news of Voldemort's return from the public. Last time Marca threatened him with Voldemort, but this time, Voldemort really appeared - it was terrible for him.

But what he was afraid of was not losing his life, but losing the position of minister of magic.

However, perhaps it was because Marca had given him a preventive injection earlier, or maybe it was because Dumbledore scared Voldemort away directly. At least this time, he was calm.

But the problem this time was Dumbledore.

I don't know why Dumbledore didn't formulate any resistance measures against Voldemort's return, and didn't even oppose Fudge's ostrich policy.

Maintaining stability is important, but if Voldemort's incident is not completely solved, the stable social appearance is fragile after all, and it is very likely to be smashed to pieces in Voldemort's next attack.

But in any case, at least for the moment, the atmosphere in Hogwarts auditorium is jubilant and pleasant.

When Maka also entered the auditorium, he saw at a glance that the usual decorations were gone.

As usual, the auditorium is decorated with the colors of the winning college at the departure banquet. Tonight, however, the flags of Hogwarts, busbarton and demstrom are hanging on the wall behind the teaching desk.

Obviously, this is to celebrate the successful conclusion of the top three competition and to show that the friendship between the three schools will never fade.

On the teaching bench, most of the professors were smiling. Although this school year is indeed full of twists and turns, on the whole, it is a happy thing to be able to spend it safely.

Just on the long table of the teaching staff, there is one person missing - alasto moody.

Although the news announced to the students is that Professor Moody's left early, it is still a little heavy in the hearts of those who know it.

As a representative of demstrom strong, Professor Orson doesn't seem to be in a beautiful mood. He drinks muggy wine alone and shakes his head slightly from time to time. It seems that he is very distressed about the outcome of the semi-finals.

Mrs. Maxim was still there, sitting next to Hagrid.

On that day, they hurried out of the auditorium and ran to the stadium to save Furong. No one knows whether something happened during this period, but their relationship seems to be much closer - Hagrid has always stood at the door of the cabin giggling recently, which has been seen by more than one student.

At the moment, they were talking quietly. They seemed to have a good time.

At the table, next to Professor McGonagall, was Snape. The expression on his face was elusive and looked as gloomy as before. He only glanced at Dumbledore occasionally and seemed to care about something.

Of course, Marca didn't mean to be late, but he had a lot of things to tidy up, so he had to postpone the dinner slightly.

When he appeared at the door of the auditorium, many people looked at him.

"Er..."

Marca noticed that Professor Orson looked at him... There seemed to be some resentment!

"Maka! Sit here!"

He really didn't expect that someone would invite him to the table in public. When he looked in the direction of the voice, he saw that Hermione had stood up, ignored the strange eyes of others, raised her chin and waved to him.

Makaton looked subconsciously at Ravenclaw's long table in front of the gate, and then hesitated again - he didn't know whether to go or not.

But Hermione waved to him with a firm face and motioned him to hurry.

Maka had to shrug her shoulders and walk to the granfen table.

"I said why do you have to keep this space..." Ron couldn't help muttering.

Hermione's seat was next to her, and the meaning of it was almost self-evident. When Maka sat down next to her, almost everyone's eyes were fixed on him and Hermione.

But fortunately, although Hermione was tough, just looking at her powdery face could understand that her heart was not as calm as she showed.

"Well... Good evening, everyone."

Maka glanced around, and the students would look away wherever his eyes moved. When he almost twisted his head around, the atmosphere returned to the state he had not come.

At least he can have a good meal. As for the others, he doesn't care.

"Oh, yes!" he just picked up his knife and fork, but looked up at Harry again. "Harry, congratulations on winning the top three. You did a great job!"

"Ah - thank you!" Harry nodded, but somehow he found himself not happy at all.

It's like... Marca didn't win the championship. Even he can't be relieved.

The banquet is still going on. Everyone is fighting with knives and forks and delicious food. From time to time, they will talk quietly and enjoy the last time of dining with the students of the other two schools.

When the little wizards had almost eaten, Professor Dumbledore suddenly stood up from the teaching desk and looked at all the little wizards.

At this moment, the lively auditorium suddenly quieted down, and a pair of bright eyes looked at Dumbledore.

"Another year," said Dumbledore, looking at everyone, "is over."

He stopped talking and his eyes fell on Gryffindor's long table.

Before Dumbledore stood up, the mood on this table was always very high, because the champion of this top three competition was born from this table.

"Tonight, I have a lot to say to all of you," said Dumbledore. "But first of all, I must be happy to announce that the champion of this top three competition is the students of Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry and Gryffindor college." he pointed to Gryffindor's table, "Harry Potter."

Everyone clapped their hands. The auditorium was very hot, especially many Gryffindor's little lions, whose faces were red with excitement at the moment.

However, if someone is happy, someone will always feel sad, such as Professor Orson, who is sitting on the teaching staff seat with an unhappy face.

Harry felt very embarrassed, but he stood up and bowed slightly to thank everyone.

"Harry fully embodies the unique quality of Gryffindor college," Dumbledore continued. "He has proved himself with his courage and courage and the glory of the top three championship! I can say that he deserves our applause again and heartfelt congratulations!"

The applause in the auditorium echoed again, and Maka smiled and clapped her hands.

"Then, of course..." when the applause calmed down, Dumbledore continued, "as the reward for the champion of the top three competition, the 1000 gold gallon and the golden crown of Ravenclaw, the magic prop of the top three cup, are here!"

At this point, Dumbledore took out his magic wand and waved it gently. A large bag of golden gallon and a golden crown floated up behind him and floated straight to Harry in the envious eyes of the little wizards.

"Of course, the real Ravenclaw gold crown has long been lost. This is an imitation I made myself." Dumbledore suddenly said very destructively. "It has a similar effect with the real gold crown - when wearing it, it can make the wearer clear and calm, which is more conducive to learning and research."

"... in fact, it has the same effect as taking intelligence enhancer and Bafei brain refreshing agent, but the gold crown is an alchemy work, and the effect is eternal."

Seeing Hermione was curious, Maka explained softly.

"The champion is naturally admirable," continued Dumbledore, "However, we still want to express enough admiration for the other three warriors - they have worked hard, strong, fought hard and regretted in this competition. Their performance is also excellent, and their strength deserves our respect! Let's applaud them, thank them for their wonderful performance and open our eyes!"

The applause was particularly enthusiastic this time, because almost all the people in the auditorium clapped their hands, and the atmosphere reached the peak of the dinner.

"Finally, on behalf of Hogwarts, I would like to thank busbarton and demstrom again for their arrival. I sincerely hope that you have had a happy and fruitful time in Hogwarts!"

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The three of Harry's boxes had been packed, and the owl returned to its cage above the box. Together with the other fourth graders, they waited in the crowded lobby for the carriage to take them to Hogsmeade station.

Furong and her sister Gabriel hurried up the stone steps and into the castle. At the other end of the field behind her, Hagrid could be seen helping Mrs. Maxim harness two horses.

Busbarton's carriage is about to start.

"We live in givini in the western suburb of Paris. We can find it along the Seine River - Gabriel and I will be waiting for you there!"

Marca and Luna smiled and nodded, but behind them, Hermione standing next to Harry looked unhappy.