Chapter 231 The Award Ceremony with Twists and Turns

Of course, Diana didn't come in the end. For some reasons, she rarely appeared in crowded places like school.

But despite this, she still sent a Howler to Dumbledore.

No one knew the content of the Howler, but that day, someone saw a phoenix on the Quidditch field, and there were a group of boastful old men and women in the portraits of the castle.

"That little girl is so terrible..."

When someone passed by the corridor, he heard a big-nosed wizard complaining to the witch next to him:

"She even scolded us... Merlin's socks, what does Dumbledore's finding a Death Eater as a professor have to do with us, I have been dead for more than 300 years..."

Dumbledore? Death Eater?

The student felt that he had discovered something and hurriedly stopped to listen clearly.

But when he turned his head to look at the portrait, he found that the person inside was chasing a pony and was not talking at all.

Look next to him... Two witches were drinking afternoon tea.

"Did I hear it wrong just now?" He scratched his head and left in confusion.

By the afternoon... Chris did come.

But Kyle felt that he was more like taking this opportunity to visit relatives and friends at school. He didn't say much to him, but he had a very good chat with Professor Flitwick next to him.

Later, Professor McGonagall also came. The three of them became happier and happier as they talked, and finally went to the Three Broomsticks to drink together.

Kyle watched them leave the castle in amazement, and silently gave a thumbs up in his heart.

As for Harry, he was still in the school hospital, lying sadly on the hospital bed.

He was not surprised at all that the Dursleys didn't come.

He was sad because he didn't participate in the last Quidditch game in the end, and Madam Pomfrey said she would not allow him to leave the hospital.

And in order to drive away the nagging Oliver Wood, she even asked Filch to guard the door.

Without him as a seeker, Gryffindor's morale was extremely low, and they were beaten by Ravenclaw.

Cho caught the Golden Snitch in the seventh minute after the game started, and they had no time to score.

After the game, they were tied for first place with Slytherin, who had lost three games in a row... and last.

At that time, Professor McGonagall looked frighteningly ugly.

There were also little wizards who said they saw Professor McGonagall taking Wood to the Astronomy Tower... It seemed that she wanted to hang him at the highest point of the castle to reflect on himself.

But in the end, someone confirmed that this was a rumor... In fact, Professor McGonagall went back to her office after the game and never came out again.

...

In this way, time quickly came to the last day before the holiday.

That night, everyone went to the year-end banquet.

When Kyle and others rushed to the hall, it was already full of people. The hall was decorated with yellow and black, representing Hufflepuff, to celebrate their winning of the House Cup for two consecutive years. On the wall behind the guest of honor, there was a huge banner with a Hufflepuff badger.

The Quidditch champion added a lot of points, allowing them to overtake Slytherin at the last minute and become the first place.

The hall was bustling with people looking forward to the upcoming holiday. The noise gradually subsided after Dumbledore arrived.

"Ah, another year has passed..."

At the table, Kyle didn't want to listen to what Dumbledore said.

He was curious whether Hufflepuff could win the final college cup this year.

Dumbledore didn't let him wait for long...

"Now, we must first hold the award ceremony for the college cup. The specific scores of each college are as follows:

Fourth place, Gryffindor, 410 points.

Third place, Ravenclaw, 436 points.

Second place, Slytherin, 495 points.

First place, Hufflepuff, 500 points!"

The Hufflepuff table erupted with thunderous cheers and stomping, but Kyle didn't celebrate. He knew very well... this was definitely not the final result.

"Yes, yes, it's a good performance, Hufflepuff." Dumbledore said, "However, several recent events must also be taken into account."

The hall became very quiet, and Cedric and the others' smiles also subsided a little.

Dumbledore cleared his throat:

"I still have some points to distribute, let me see...

"First, Mr. Kyle Chopper..."

Kyle was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the first one was himself.

"... With his outstanding herbal ability, he helped the college solve the problem of insufficient potion materials and helped find the lost precious items. For this, I reward Hufflepuff College with 50 points!"

The Hufflepuff students were all ecstatic. Several people who were familiar with Kyle, such as Cedric and Mikel, were even more excited and dancing.

But Kyle couldn't laugh at all.

Potion materials?

No wonder he didn't even see the crumbs of the biting cabbage when he went to the restricted area again...

"Second, Mr. Ron Weasley... He won the most exciting game of chess in Hogwarts in many years. For this, I reward Gryffindor College with 50 points! "

This time the cheers came to Gryffindor, and Ron's face suddenly turned red, like a carrot dried in the sun.

Percy loudly told the other prefects: "It's my brother, you know! My youngest brother, he successfully passed Professor McGonagall's giant chessboard array!"

Everyone finally calmed down.

"Third..."

Then Dumbledore gave Hermione and Harry 50 points each.

Gryffindor's score rose by 150 points. They now had 560 points, just ahead of Hufflepuff.

They won the House Cup from the last place? !

After a short silence, the cheers from the Gryffindor table almost overturned the enchanted ceiling.

Harry, Ron and Hermione stood up and cheered loudly. The Weasley brothers stood on the stools and waved their hats, facing Kyle and laughing triumphantly.

"That means!" Dumbledore had to shout loudly to cover the thunderous cheers. "We need to make some small changes to the decorations here."

He clapped his hands, and immediately, the yellow hanging ribbons turned bright red, the black turned gold, and the huge Hufflepuff badger disappeared, replaced by a majestic Gryffindor lion.

After many days, Professor McGonagall finally showed a long-lost smile.

But just as she was about to shake hands with Professor Sprout...

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Someone suddenly knocked on the door of the auditorium, and then seven gray-haired old wizards pushed open the door and walked in.

The one walking in front was holding an exquisite box in his hand.

He looked at the bustling auditorium and said with a smile: "Thank Merlin, Hogwarts hasn't closed for the holiday yet, it seems we are here just in time."