The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

The front page of the newspaper featured a full page of large print with several lines of text—

[The greatest victory of this century!]

We defeated Voldemort!

[Rejoice, wizards, true peace has arrived!]

The next second, cheers erupted.

In the auditorium, many students jumped up excitedly, and everyone's face was filled with joyful smiles.

Of course, some students looked incredulous, as if they had lost their parents.

But nobody paid attention to this small group of oddballs; everyone was celebrating "the greatest victory."

At this moment, the professors, led by Dumbledore, also entered the Great Hall.

They did not stop the students from cheering, but stood aside and watched.

Even the usually stern Professor McGonagall had a joyful smile on her face at this moment.

As the cheers subsided, Dumbledore stepped forward.

He announced to the public that Hogwarts would be closed for a day, allowing students in their third year and above to visit Hogsmeade, and that a celebratory dinner would be held that evening.

In an instant, even louder cheers erupted again.

As Dumbledore turned to leave, he waved to Harry.

Harry looked at Scott questioningly.

“You can speak the truth,” Scott said. “If Professor Dumbledore has any questions, my tutor will explain it to him.”

"Your tutor?" Harry asked curiously.

Scott waved his hand. "Professor Dumbledore knows."

Harry nodded and turned to leave.

"What exactly happened?" Eddie couldn't contain his curiosity.

"I did Harry a small favor."

Scott wasn't prepared to reveal Merlin's existence rashly, so he changed the subject.

"Quickly look at the other pages of the newspaper."

"Ok."

Eddie pursed his lips, didn't ask any further questions, and started flipping through the newspaper.

Today's Daily Prophet is dedicated entirely to reporting on this "greatest victory".

"Voldemort has been utterly defeated. Yes, now every wizard can say that name without hesitation, instead of referring to him as 'the Mysterious One'..."

Eddie began to read the newspaper aloud.

"...Minister of Magic, Ms. Burns, wanted to tell all wizards that Voldemort has no chance of making a comeback..."

"...All Death Eaters under Voldemort's command have been imprisoned by Azkaban. Effective immediately, the Ministry of Magic will hold public trials for all Death Eater members..."

"...We welcome all members of the public to report any unknown illegal activities of the Death Eaters and to provide corresponding evidence..."

With this "automatic little loudspeaker," Scott and his colleagues stopped reading the newspaper.

The Ravenclaws were enjoying their breakfast while listening to the newspapers read aloud.

"This is not fair!"

Eddie couldn't stand seeing everyone else enjoying themselves.

"Okay, let me do it!"

Roger, who had finished eating, took the newspaper.

He flipped through the newspaper in his hand, and his eyes lit up.

"Oh, here's an interview with Professor Dumbledore that mentions Scott!"

He cleared his throat twice and began to read.

"An exclusive interview with Albus Dumbledore: He only wants to protect Hogwarts."

"This is the title."

"According to interviews with the Ministry of Magic, our Hogwarts Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, played an irreplaceable role in this war."

"To learn more details, we conducted an exclusive interview with Albus Dumbledore overnight..."

"'I haven't done much. In this war, every wizard on the side of justice has contributed their share,' Dumbledore said modestly..."

Then Roger read a long passage of the journalist's sycophantic praise of Dumbledore.

"Oh……"

Roger frowned, unable to bear it any longer.

“Oh, I remember that pen name. This reporter wasn’t so polite when he satirized Dumbledore in the newspapers.”

"Let's just read the part about Scott!"

Eddie suggested, chewing on a meat pie.

The others readily agreed.

Roger readily accepted good advice.

"Dumbledore told us that a Hogwarts student also participated in the operation and played an extremely important role..."

"...The reporter also heard this name from the Minister of Magic..."

"Dumbledore said he was one of the smartest and most talented students in the history of Hogwarts."

"...He was the professors' darling, an undisputed genius, a warrior adored by millions, a rising legend..."

Scott silently put down his knife and fork.

"I'm stuffed."

He stood up with goosebumps all over, ignored the others' attempts to persuade him to stay, and quickly left the table and walked out of the auditorium.

Although I was somewhat prepared...

Scott touched his arm through his sleeve.

But when he actually heard that level of flattery, he was so embarrassed that he curled his toes to the ground.

It's so embarrassing.

It was practically a public execution.

"Scott!"

Scott turned around and saw Luna bouncing around.

He asked, "Why are you out here too?"

Luna laughed, "I'm already full."

"Let's go."

Scott turned and walked out of the castle.

"it is good."

Luna didn't ask where they were going and just followed him.

They went directly through the school gates guarded by Filch and onto the road leading to Hogsmeade.

“Harry is different now,” Luna suddenly said. “He’s free of impurities; he’s a pure Harry now.”

"You figured it out?" Scott wasn't surprised.

Luna nodded.

She laughed a few times. "The article in the newspaper was originally suspected of being exaggerated, but now it's actually true."

Scott laughed too. "Yes, the last remaining threat has been eliminated."

Luna turned to look at him. "Are you leaving?"

Scott did not deny it.

"I don't know when Savannah will be able to officially open the channel. I want to get the other half of the research data before then."

Luna said, "It's a long journey."

Scott nodded.

How can Antarctica not be far away?

But he had no choice but to go.

“I am not alone,” he said. “Helena and my Ravenclaw mentors will be with me.”

Luna nodded emphatically. "Just like before, you'll definitely succeed."

"Thank you."

After that, they never mentioned it again.

After entering Hogsmeade, they went to the Owl Post Office first.

Luna mailed the letter she had written to Mr. Lovegood.

“My dad will definitely be very interested, and he might even want to get involved.”

She was referring to the Tower of Babel.

"I don't know if he can pass the members' vote by raising their hands."

Scott shrugged.

He felt it might be... a bit difficult.

The current members of the "Tower of Babel" are all their classmates.

Young people often don't like playing with their parents.