Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 326
The students of Fleur and Beauxbatons were gone.

They left in such a hurry that they didn't even attend the Hogwarts leaving dinner they were supposed to attend.

This move was undoubtedly disrespectful, but Dumbledore and others did not mean to blame them and Durmstrang who also left early, because everyone knew very well that this Triwizard Cup was a tragedy for them.

What's more, Voldemort has been resurrected, which means that the country has once again become a dangerous place.

In particular, Krum, who was a pure blood, also died at the hands of Death Eaters, which means that even pure blood is no longer safe.

Their departure made many people in Hogwarts very disappointed. During the year of getting along, many girls from Beauxbatons have established quite deep friendships with Hogwarts students. Even fell in love.

And this parting is likely to be a farewell to everyone.

Hagrid was also very sad. The last time Maxim went to his hut, he actually came to say goodbye to him.

As the principal of Beauxbaton School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it is impossible for Maxim to stay in the country for love, and it is impossible for Hagrid to leave Hogwarts, so the two of them actually know very well in their hearts that this relationship, I am afraid It's going to end without a problem.

Mike also has some regrets about Furong's departure. To be honest, he still likes Furong (nonsense, as long as he is a normal man, he will like Furong), but his clothes are not as good as newcomers and old ones. In comparison, Mike still cares more about Penny. Lo's feelings.

And a few days after everyone in Beauxbatons left, the annual Hogwarts leaving dinner also started.

The school leaving dinner has always been a repertoire of Hogwarts. This is a festive banquet. Students who have nothing to do will eat and drink at this dinner to vent the pressure accumulated over the past year and their long-term regrets. Looking forward to the post-summer break.

And the previous headmasters of Hogwarts also understand this tradition very well. On this annual festival, even the most severe headmaster will become kind and amiable, so that the students can have a good mood, and It allows students to face their parents with a smile when they go home.

It's just that this tradition seems to be broken tonight.

The decoration of the auditorium has indeed changed, but the flags on the walls and ceiling of the auditorium have not changed to the color scheme of the Champions Academy as usual, but have been replaced by pure black.

This made the entire auditorium and even the students sitting in the auditorium depressing.

This is not surprising at all, except for some psychopaths, none of them can get up quickly in today's 'dark cloud' environment.

On the long tables of the four colleges, many students were complaining about the terrible color.

Claiming that they have finally come out of the shadow of Krum's death and the departure of Beauxbatons' beauties, the school not only does not intend to make them happier, but also prepares to bring them back to the low tide again.

There are even Gryffindor students who say that even Slytherin's ugly green looks much better than black.

Of course, they only dared to say these words in private. When Dumbledore on the stage shook the golden bell in his hand, the entire auditorium fell into silence as usual.

Mike, Penello and others sat at the long table in Ravenclaw. As the bell rang, Mike turned his head to look at the stage like everyone else.

I saw Dumbledore wearing a black robe very rarely today, and all the people on the faculty seats not far from him were also dressed in black, among which Hagrid's dress was the most bizarre, because the injury has not yet recovered. It's a good relationship, and he still has a lot of straps tied around his body.

However, as we all know, bandages are generally white.

So in order to match the main color of black tonight, Hagrid had to dye all the straps on his body black.

If he usually dressed like this, everyone would laugh at him, but tonight no one made fun of him at all.

Because everyone knows that Hagrid escaped by chance some time ago, and Bagman, who was impersonated by Barty Jr. like him, was not so lucky, because Barty Jr. imprisoned him in a very remote place. place, so he was dead when the Aurors found him.

Not killed by Barty Jr.

Rather, starved to death.

This is undoubtedly a great tragedy, especially for Bagman's creditors.

"Another year," said Dumbledore, looking at them all. "It's over."

As Dumbledore's resonant voice echoed in the auditorium, the students' attention became more concentrated, because according to the practice of the past few years, Dumbledore's next speech was bound to announce some extremely important things.

"Tonight was supposed to be a day of celebration. There are so many things we should celebrate in the past year. For example, some of us have finished their studies and started their new lives, or We won the Triwizard Tournament." Dumbledore said, "But there have been many tragedies in the past year, and I think that we should remember those things more than those that make people happy. tragedy."

Dumbledore stopped, and the students in the audience became nervous.

"I think many people already know what I'm going to say." Dumbledore continued, "We lost a good friend, Krum, in the last three finals. Our school's Protection of Magical Beasts class The professor was also attacked and nearly lost his life. You must have heard about these things from the newspapers or from your classmates. But what I want to tell you is that it was indeed the Death Eaters who caused all this, but it was also Voldemort."

Hearing the words Voldemort, many people in the auditorium couldn't help but tremble, but there was a smile on the corner of Mike's mouth.

"Yes, Voldemort, he's back."

After all, the auditorium fell into a strange silence at first, and then dense whispers rang out. Now that everyone has ignored the majesty of the principal, a feeling of uneasiness quickly permeated the auditorium open.

"The Ministry of Magic doesn't want me to tell you about this," Dumbledore continued. "Some of the parents of my classmates may be shocked by my actions, perhaps because they can't believe that Voldemort is really back, or because They don't think I should tell you this because you're young. But I believe it's always better to tell the truth than to lie."

At this time, shock and fear were written on every face in the auditorium. Except for Slytherin, most of the Slytherin students did not show panic after hearing Dumbledore's words. On the contrary, among them Excited smiles appeared on the faces of many people. They gathered in twos and threes and whispered together, as if they were discussing how to join the Dark Lord's camp, and among them Malfoy was the most active.

This kind of behavior has brought many people's perception of Slytherin to the bottom, and many Gryffindor boys have even rolled up their sleeves and prepared to fight.

Unfortunately, Dumbledore spoke again.

"Of course, when talking about these things, I have to mention two other people," said Dumbledore. "Yes, I'm talking about Harry Potter and McTownley."

Dumbledore's words put the Gryffindor boys back where they belonged, out of their seats.

"Harry Potter and McTownley, who both faced Voldemort that night and escaped his clutches," said Dumbledore, "especially McTownley, who risked his life to bring Harry to safety." Brought back to Hogwarts. He showed in every way a fearless spirit that few wizards have displayed in the face of Voldemort's majesty, and for that I salute him."

Dumbledore turned to Mike gravely, raising his goblet.

Almost everyone in the auditorium did so, excitedly chanting Mike's name and toasting him.

Mike also stood up holding a goblet full of fruit juice. He first bowed to the people who stood up in the faculty seats, and then bowed to the students to express his gratitude. Drink the juice in the foot glass in one gulp.

And when he stood up and bowed, he also saw the scene on the Slytherin side.

At the long Slytherin table, only a handful of people, including Chris, got up and toasted Mike, and the rest of them all sat stubbornly in their chairs, thinking that Dumbledore's words just now were farting.

At the same time, Mike also noticed that the Slytherin Mikes who got up with Chris had all been seen in the investigation report submitted by the Mutual Aid Association. These people have one thing in common, that is, they are all mixed races!

And all the pure blood, without exception, ignored their king!

Mike sat down slowly, with a wider smile on his face.

"Seriously, I wish I was mistaken. But at this point, we all have to accept this bad truth." Dumbledore said, "I believe we will all face dark and difficult times, in the Some of you in this Hall have been directly murdered at the hands of Voldemort. Many of your families have been torn apart.

Voldemort is strong, I don't deny that.But I don't think he is so strong that no one can stop him. I hope everyone can be united. Only when we are united can we be strong. If we are divided, we will be vulnerable.Voldemort's methods of creating conflict and hostility are very clever. As he said, Dumbledore looked at the long table of Slytherin, "We can only fight it to the end if we show the same unbreakable friendship and trust."As long as our goals are the same, Voldemort will be defeated! "

Dumbledore's words were sonorous and powerful, and many students, mainly Gryffindor, were all infected with enthusiasm, and they couldn't help standing up and cheering.

But more people bowed their heads in silence, and the purebloods of Slytherin even sneered.

All this scene was seen by Dumbledore who was standing on a high place, and his pair of shining eyes couldn't help but be stained with a trace of haze.

……

The school leaving dinner was over, and everyone was not very happy with the meal, especially Slytherin.

Because Dumbledore didn't talk about the Academy Cup until the end of the dinner, and judging from the score in the gemstone hourglass in the hall, this year's Student Cup should belong to them.

If Dumbledore had treated them like this in the past, they would have mobilized their backgrounds to complain, but now they have more important things to do, such as telling their parents about the resurrection of Voldemort.

The members of the Freemasonry, such as Mike and Franklin, did not return to the lounge like other students, but gathered in the secret territory of the Freemasonry.

After another round of expansion, the number of members of the Freemasonry rose again. Franklin's new girlfriend Clinton and Zhou Hong also joined the Freemasonry. They are sitting in the Freemasonry meeting room at the moment.

Their participation made the originally empty conference room slightly crowded, but despite the large number of people, the atmosphere in the conference room did not become lively. Everyone sat in their seats with their heads down, silent. language.

Even the Weasley brothers, the most eccentric of the past, were no exception.

This is not surprising at all, except for the Weasley brothers, all the members of the Freemasonry are of Muggle blood, and even the pure-blooded Weasley brothers are also the Muggle faction that Voldemort hates.

It can be said that the Freemasonry is naturally on the opposite side of Voldemort, and the two are bound to have a life-and-death battle in the future!
But in the face of the strongest dark wizard in the world today, it can be said that everyone has no confidence at all.

Despair and anxiety are permeating the meeting room, and the only sound that can be heard in the auditorium is the sound of shoe soles hitting the floor.

Here's Franklin shaking his legs, a way he's used to easing his nerves.

This is obviously a bad bad habit. This kind of intensive sound can easily make people feel irritable, and many people in the conference room frowned.

Finally, Miss Clinton, who was sitting next to Franklin, made a move. She reached out and pressed Franklin's leg, and the annoying voice finally disappeared.

But as Miss Clinton let go of her hand, Franklin involuntarily began to shake his legs.

Franklin surpassed everyone and made an apologetic gesture, indicating that he couldn't control himself, so Miss Clinton's hand could only be pressed on Franklin's thigh all the time.

Opposite them, Benjamin seemed to be unable to bear this weird atmosphere anymore, he stood up suddenly, and slammed the table down.

"Oh!"

This loud noise startled everyone, everyone looked at Benjamin in surprise, but Benjamin's eyes fell on the tall figure at the head of the long table.

"Say something, Mike!"

Mike's emotionless and fluctuating eyes turned to Benjamin, and asked lightly:
"Do you want to hear what I have to say?"

Mike's glance directly made Benjamin, who was still angry just now, feed his stomach. His throat wriggled greatly, and after hesitating for a while, he said in a much lower volume than before:
"When... Of course it's what we do next."

"Oh, you mean this." Mike stretched his waist and said, "Next, let's go to qiang the bank. Well, to be precise, what we want to rob is a magic bank, that is, Gringotts."

Everyone: "?"

(End of this chapter)