The End of Semester

The last school-wide banquet at the end of the term came amid a harsh winter, and the vast auditorium was full, decorated in green and silver for Slytherin, to celebrate their seventh consecutive Academy Cup win. champion. On the wall behind the guest of honor was a huge banner with a painted Slytherin snake. Every student at the Slytherin table was chattering excitedly when Augustus came in, and this semester's House Cup was fairly easy to get with Augustus.

A moment later, Dumbledore also arrived, and the noise in the auditorium gradually subsided. "Another year has passed!" said Dumbledore gleefully. "Before enjoying these delicacies, I must trouble you to listen to an old man's clichés. What a year it has been! Surely in your little brains, It's a little richer than it used to be. There's a whole summer waiting for you, so you can digest those things and clear your minds before the next semester starts. "Now, as far as I know, we first have to go to college. At the award ceremony of the Cup, the specific points of each college are as follows: fourth place, Gryffindor, 312 points; third place, Hufflepuff, 352 points; Ravenclaw 400 points Twenty-six points, Slytherin Slytherin four hundred and seventy-two points. "

A thunderous roar of cheers and stomps erupted from the Slytherin table. Draco Malfoy pounded the table hard with his goblet.

"Yeah, yeah, well done," Dumbledore said, "However, a few recent events must also be counted." The auditorium became very quiet, and the smiles of the Slytherins subsided. "Uh, uh," Dumbledore cleared his throat, "I still have some final points to assign. Let me see. By the way" Item 1 - Miss Hermione Granger She faced the fire, calm down I'll reward Gryffindor House with fifty points for reasoning logically. Hermione buried her face in her arms; Harry suspected she must be crying secretly. The Gryffindor classmates around them were ecstatic, "Second Item - Harry Potter" Dumbledore said. The auditorium suddenly became extraordinarily silent. "He showed fearless courage and extraordinary courage, for which I would also award Gryffindor House sixty points. "

The noise was simply deafening. Those students who could still mentally calculate their scores while shouting hoarsely knew that Gryffindor was now 472 points - the same as Slytherin's. They were already on the verge of winning the House Cup - if Dumbledore awarded Harry a point.

Dumbledore raised a hand. The auditorium gradually became quiet again.

"There are many kinds of courage," Dumbledore smiled. "We need superhuman guts to deal with our enemies, and it takes a great deal of courage to stand our ground in front of our friends. Therefore, I would like to reward Mr. Neville Longbottom. very."-

If anyone was standing outside the Great Hall at the moment, they might have thought that there was an explosion, and the cheers from the Gryffindor table rose more and more. Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood up and cheered loudly, only to see Neville turn pale in surprise, drowned out by the crowd that came up to embrace him. He never won a point for Gryffindor! Harry cheered, nudging Ron with his elbow, then pointing at Malfoy. Looking at Malfoy's appearance, even if he had just been cast with a Full Body Binding Charm, he wouldn't look any more surprised and panicked than he is now.

Just as the Gryffindors were reveling, Dumbledore raised his hand again, and the auditorium fell silent for a second: "Yes, we still need to conduct the last assessment, that is Mr. Augustus, he broke the devil's net of Professor Sprawney, Professor McGonagall's shape-shifting chess, and finally successfully protected the Philosopher's Stone.

The auditorium was silent for a few seconds at first. The next moment, the cheers of the Slytherin students almost exploded in the starry sky in the auditorium hall. Malfoy stood up, picked up the cutlery, and tapped the table hard. Some people can calm down, only Augustus with a smile on his eyes, the prosperous time of the student days is indeed a nostalgic feeling.

The next day, the test results were announced in the hall of the academy. There was no doubt that Augustus was the first in the grade. Except for astrology, which had some flaws, every other subject reached full marks. Surprisingly, Neville, Crabbe, and Goyle barely passed the exam this time. Malfoy and Harry's grades were on the same level, and the total score was the same, which made Malfoy, who was bent on watching Harry's jokes, feel a sense of absurd strangeness. Good grades in Malfoy's Potions class, more than making up for lost points in Transfiguration. Harry's Potions class was abysmal, but fortunately, Professor Sprawney of Herbology class liked him very much, and Herbology's score evened out the low score in Potions class.

As if all of a sudden, their closets were empty, their stuff was packed into suitcases, and Neville's toad was found hidden in the corner of the bathroom. A notice was sent to each student, warning them not to use magic during the holidays ("I've been hoping they forgot to send this to us," says Fred Weasley regretfully). Hagrid was in charge of leading them aboard the fleet across the lake. They are now on the Hogwarts Express.

In the carriage, Augustus was quietly looking at the Muggle town that kept flashing past the window. Lillian was still teasing Malfoy and Neville's secret relationship. Malfoy blushed and muttered. Boo and Goyle only had food in their eyes, unaware of the embarrassment of their boss, Malfoy, and continued to eat Bibi Da flavored beans.

The train slowly entered the terminal and finally stopped at platform 943 of King's Cross Station. Lillian and Malfoy followed Augustus off the train. Not far away were Augustus' parents who had been waiting for a long time. Aurora Clovis walked toward Augustus and his party with a smile.

"Who is this?" Aurora pointed to Lilian, who was tall on the left side of Augustus with some gossip.

"Hello, auntie and uncle, I'm Lilian Alexia, a classmate of Augustus." Lilian briefly introduced herself.

"Oh, the only daughter of the Alexia family, she must come to our house during the holidays." Aurora didn't want to give up such an opportunity to gossip and hurriedly invited Lillian.

Lillian nodded shyly, indicating that she must go if she has a chance.

After saying hello to Lucius and Narcissa, the parents who came to pick up Malfoy not far away, Cloviorola took Augustus on to the special carriage, and the hot sunlight was flowing in the ancient nanmu On the carriage, the carriage gradually rose away from the horizon, rose into the clouds and flew towards the manor.