Everyday Players at Hogwarts.

Chapter 442 Year-end Dinner
Ron and the others finally accepted Harry's opinion.

But deep down, they believed that Harry had not yet woken up from his dream - the dream in which he was still just a Muggle being abused in the Dursleys' house.

Harry wanted to go back to the Dursleys for a few days, just to clearly realize that he was no longer an ordinary little boy.

He is a wizard.

As Harry went to Lupin to say hello, Ron shielded the other side of his face with his hand and grumbled quietly.

Ginny and Draco nodded.

During the rest of the summer semester, Ron and the others deliberately and unanimously avoided mentioning that topic again.

They ran over to Hagrid whenever they had time throughout the day.

Hephaestus' ability to absorb heat makes Hagrid's cabin like it has air conditioning.

Lavender also found Ron to be unexpectedly kind after he tried to approach this seemingly rude big man.

In the blink of an eye, the year-end banquet arrived.

The entire Great Hall was decorated in blue and bronze to celebrate Ravenclaw winning the House Cup for two consecutive years.

On the wall behind the guest of honor seat hung a huge banner with a Ravenclaw eagle painted on it.

Harry sat at the Ravenclaw table, next to Ron and Ginny.

Ryan, Hermione, and Luna sat next to Ginny.

Ron looked as if he was about to say something, and Harry knew exactly what he was going to say.

Probably, "Lian is so amazing that he can deal with two witches at the same time!"

But since the last trip to Moon City, Ron, knowing Ryan's abilities, no longer dared to say anything behind his back.

More cautious than he lets on.

This may be why Ron is so outspoken but still manages to live to this age.

He knew how to restrain himself so as not to offend those he could not afford to offend.

At the main guest table, where the faculty sat, Dumbledore was talking to Professor McGonagall, who was sitting next to him. It seemed that he would stand up and speak soon.

To be honest, Harry was looking forward to this speech, and the sooner it started, the better.

Because Harry noticed that the students around him were staring at him from time to time.

This made him very uncomfortable.

That's why he stayed with Hagrid.

Although it was cooler at Hagrid's place, it was also cooler under the shade of the beech trees on the hillside beside the Black Lake, and you could also watch the witches playing in the water openly.

All of this was actually because of that match with Dudley, where Harry gave his all.

Although the magical transformation of various Muggle props has attracted the enthusiasm of a large number of Quidditch fans.

But Quidditch is a world-wide game, and almost all Hogwarts students can still tell the level of a player.

This time, Harry's performance undoubtedly surpassed almost all the seekers they knew of.

This further increased Harry's popularity, which was already high.

In addition, several senior girls from Hufflepuff House suddenly put up a banner a few days ago, saying that Krum was the best and Harry Potter was trash.

This made a group of students who had not paid attention to Harry also notice him. Not to mention the witches who were staying in the infirmary because of this incident and have not been discharged yet.

These days, Harry has been attracting a lot of attention in the common room.

There were even some witches from other colleges who came to the Ravenclaw common room - they thought they were more worthy of Harry and could be his girlfriend.

Ginny was very angry and secretly released some invisible and vicious little bats.

What's even more outrageous is that Harry was also bitten several times.

He is obviously innocent!
This made Harry think of Ryan again. It would be great if he was like Ryan.

For this purpose, he even found Neville, wanting to learn the magic circle that Neville learned from Ryan to conceal himself.

But Neville refused, saying he had to get Ryan's consent.

Ryan's whereabouts in the past few days have become mysterious again.

Harry had to avoid being surrounded by other students again.

So it wasn't until now, at the end-of-year dinner, that he saw Ryan in person at the party.

In this mood, after an unknown amount of time, Dumbledore finally stood up. The noise in the hall gradually subsided, and everyone's attention was drawn to Dumbledore.

"Another year," said Dumbledore, looking at everyone, "an end."

He paused and looked at the Ravenclaw table.

"Before you enjoy your meal, I have to say a few words to spoil the fun."

"You may have noticed that Ravenclaw is the winner of the House Cup this year - but you didn't notice one thing." Dumbledore paused and looked down with X-ray vision.

The students all shrank their heads unconsciously, and they all realized what Dumbledore was going to say.

"The specific scores of each house are as follows: fourth place, Gryffindor, 17 points; third place, Hufflepuff, 35 points; Slytherin, 49 points; Ravenclaw, 108 points." The Ravenclaw table was surprisingly not excited about this, and hung their heads like the students at other tables.

"Some of you might say that this has nothing to do with you and that it's all because of Filch. He's just more powerful now than before." Dumbledore looked at Filch, who puffed out his chest proudly.

"But after being deducted points so many times, what you have to do is not to foolishly go out for a night cruise like everyone else. That's not courage, it's recklessness."

"I am very disappointed that Gryffindor has plummeted from third to last in just one month."

"You all probably know what's coming up next year - the Triwizard Tournament."

"Yes, it's true." There was sparse applause from the students below.

They may be excited, but because they have just been criticized, they dare not show it too obviously.

"And, this time, there are not just three schools, but four: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, and Castellobusher."

"Professor McGonagall suggested that I say these words when school starts in September this year, but you have the entire summer vacation ahead of you. If I really have to wait until then, your minds will be almost empty and you may not be able to face this competition well."

"Because, although this competition still has the previous tradition - selecting the best students from several schools to participate in the competition as warriors." People looked at Harry.

"But this time is a little different. In addition to the Warriors, your performance is also part of this game."

"So, during this rare summer vacation, I hope you can still stick to magic, study hard, and prepare for the semi-finals." There was suddenly a noisy discussion in the audience.

"Yes, this year, you can still use magic after leaving school."

"But this is for the competition. Don't use magic where you shouldn't. The Ministry of Magic will be ready. Let's eat!" Dumbledore waved his hand.

(End of this chapter)