Chapter 76: Harry Potter, Not the Savior!

Dudley stood up, placed the Sorting Hat back on the four - legged stool, and in the noisy crowd, looked at his cousin Harry not far away.

Harry was also a bit shocked by Dudley's Sorting result. He didn't expect things to turn out like this. However, it was good this way. At least his cousin was now a member of Gryffindor.

He quickly put this matter aside and walked briskly to Dudley's side, where the four - legged stool was located.

This place was in the middle of the aisle in front of the faculty seats, which could be considered a prime position.

Professor McGonagall was picking up the Sorting Hat and gently shaking it at this time. She asked if it had been damaged by Dudley. Why was it spouting nonsense?

The fact that someone gets sorted into Hogwarts in this way is such an absurd thing!

If this was the case, there would be no technical difficulty in the Sorting process in the future. The Sorting Hat might as well be laid off.

The Sorting Hat was so confused by Professor McGonagall's questions that it was dizzy. It had no choice but to emphasize that Dudley was a special case recognized by the general consciousness of Hogwarts. And it said this kind of situation probably wouldn't happen again in the future.

Only then did Professor McGonagall reluctantly accept it.

"Silence!"

At this time, Dumbledore, who was sitting on the golden chair in the middle of the faculty seats, stood up. Without a wand, he silently cast a Loud Voice Spell on his throat to amplify his voice and suppress the commotion in various parts of the Great Hall.

The Great Hall immediately fell silent.

Then, Dumbledore said to everyone:

"Everyone, stop making wild guesses. Hogwarts has sent me a message. This millennium - old castle has recognized Dudley Dursley. The Sorting result given by the Sorting Hat is real and valid!

Dudley Dursley belongs to all four houses. He can live in the boys' dormitory of any house and dine at the table of any house."

Dumbledore used his prestige to suppress all skeptical voices.

He was about to reveal the surprise he had prepared for Dudley and Harry. At that moment, he noticed Dudley not far away winking at him.

Immediately, he cast a Legilimency spell at him.

This was one of the things that Dudley and Dumbledore had agreed on in the past month.

When there were outsiders around and it was not convenient for them to talk to each other, Dumbledore could use Legilimency to quickly obtain Dudley's thoughts in order to respond promptly.

By reading the surface thoughts that Dudley deliberately conjured up, Dumbledore immediately understood what Dudley and Harry wanted.

So, he paused for a moment and changed the subject:

"Recently, the news of Voldemort's resurgence has caused some panic in the wizarding world."

Hearing Dumbledore openly mention the Dark Lord, the students at Hogwarts couldn't help but turn pale and feel panicked. However, in front of Dumbledore, this panic didn't last long for the students.

There was no other reason. Dumbledore's decisive actions in the past month had truly instilled great courage and strength into the wizarding world.

"Moreover, this panic has recently shown a tendency to develop in the wrong direction."

Dumbledore continued, "Some absurd rumors have started to spread in the wizarding world about Harry Potter.

Now, Harry Potter and his cousin Dudley Dursley have come to enroll at Hogwarts. I think it's necessary for us to hear their views and judge for ourselves whether the rumors are true or false.

Hogwarts students need to have their own ability to distinguish right from wrong, rather than believing and spreading rumors."

Dumbledore's words changed the expressions of the students below.

Those who always believed in Harry's innocence looked delighted. Those who just followed the crowd showed signs of reflection. Those who had exaggeratedly slandered Harry and Dudley looked embarrassed and panicked.

The words of the greatest wizard of the 20th century really carried weight.

"Harry, start!"

When the right moment came, Dudley took back the Smelting stick from Harry and pointed at the four - legged stool for Sorting.

The four - legged stool immediately changed dramatically and turned into a stone platform with three steps.

Harry glanced at his cousin, gathered his courage, and took firm steps onto the stone platform quickly. Facing about three hundred students from the four houses, he slowly began to speak:

"I, Harry Potter, am not the Savior! I wasn't in the past, I'm not now, and I won't be in the future!"

Harry's opening words were powerful and unwavering.

Hearing this, everyone in the Great Hall was shocked and turned to look.

"The title of the Savior was forced upon me by you and your parents and elders!"

Harry continued, "About ten years ago, Voldemort broke into my house and killed my parents. At that time, I was just a baby in a cradle.

I was so naive then that I didn't know what Voldemort was, let alone any powerful magic.

It was all thanks to the protection spell my mother cast on me at the cost of her own life, which rebounded the Killing Spell Voldemort cast on me. That's how I survived the disaster.

So, it wasn't me who defeated Voldemort back then. It was my mother's sacrifice that defeated Voldemort. It was Voldemort who defeated himself!

Voldemort destroyed his own body and only his soul fled away.

After that, without my knowledge at all, the wizarding world spontaneously hailed me as the Savior and celebrated.

They never even asked for my opinion!

Recently, Voldemort's soul possessed another wizard and came back. Again, without my knowledge, you and your parents and elders regarded me as a fraud.

You thought I shamelessly took the title of the Savior without defeating Voldemort.

Do you think this is fair to me?!"

Harry's well - reasoned and well - structured speech deeply touched most of the students below.

The professors in the faculty seats at the back were even moved to tears. Looking at Harry's back, their eyes were full of compassion.

Even Snape, with his gloomy and expressionless face, couldn't hold it anymore. He forced himself not to look at Harry's back and turned his head to the side, but accidentally met Dudley's scrutinizing gaze.

With his profound knowledge of psychology, Dudley easily detected the deep - seated pain and guilt in Snape's eyes.

"Humph!"

Dudley let out a barely audible snort. So what if he felt guilty? Guilt couldn't absolve his guilt!

Just you wait, you stinking bat-snotty slimeball! You'll pay for this later, mark my words!

"It's not fair! It's not fair!"

At the Gryffindor table below, the Weasley twins, Fred and George, had red-rimmed eyes. They pulled Percy the Weasleys and their familiar Gryffindor classmates and loudly responded to Harry on the stage.

This time, far more people joined in.

More than 90% of Hufflepuff students, over 85% of Gryffindor students, 60% of Ravenclaw students, and 30% of Slytherin students immediately voiced their agreement.

The entire Great Hall roared with shouts.

"It's not fair! It's not fair!"

Under the influence of the majority, the rest of the students got carried away and joined in the shouting.

However, a group of Slytherin students shouted most reluctantly.

Seeing this spectacular scene, Harry on the stage couldn't help shedding touched tears, and the pent-up anger in his heart was completely released.

After the excitement, Harry stretched out his hands, pressing the air, and cast the Calm Mind Spell without a wand.

"Calm down, everyone. I've still got something to say."