Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 80 Final Chapter
Sure enough, just as Tyrell had said, at the year-end banquet on the last day, Dumbledore generously awarded Ron Weasley fifty points, in recognition of his brilliant performance of the most spectacular game of wizard chess he had ever won at Hogwarts in all these years.

The cheers of the young Gryffindor wizards nearly lifted the enchanted ceiling off.

The stars above them seemed to tremble slightly from the shock.

Tierra could hear Percy loudly telling the other prefects, "It's my brother, you know! My youngest brother! He made it through Professor McGonagall's giant chessboard!"

In the past few days, the news of Harry, Ron, and Hermione venturing into the forbidden zone and confronting Professor Quirrell has spread among all the young wizards.

The rumor that Dumbledore might give Gryffindor extra points at the year-end banquet had also spread in secret.

Tiera was 99.9% certain that Ron had told his twin brother first, and then his twin brother had told others... and that's how it spread...

After everyone had finally calmed down, Dumbledore continued, "The second item is for Hermione Granger. She calmly used logical reasoning in the face of flames. I will award her fifty points to Gryffindor!"

“That’s great, Tierra!” Hermione said, hugging Tierra again and burying her face in his arms.

Tiera: ? ? ?
That's great, but why are you hugging me?
Suddenly, Tyella heard a voice in Hermione's mind and quickly pushed Hermione away in fright.

“The third item is for Harry Potter,” Dumbledore added, and the Great Hall fell into an eerie silence. “He has shown great courage and daring, and for that I award Gryffindor sixty points.”

"Oh! Yeah!" Tyella, who had just broken free from Hermione's embrace, was suddenly grabbed from behind by Harry. "Tyella, that's great! Now we're only a little bit behind Slytherin!"

Tierra: ...

The noise at the Gryffindor table was deafening.

The young wizards, while shouting until their voices were hoarse, were still able to mentally calculate their scores. They knew that Gryffindor had 472 points, only 12 points behind Slytherin.

Dumbledore raised a hand. The Great Hall gradually quieted down again.

“There are many kinds of courage,” Dumbledore said with a smile. “It takes superhuman courage to deal with enemies, and it also takes great courage to stand up for one’s friends. Therefore, I award Mr. Neville Longbottom ten points.”

“Of course, we can’t forget our lovely Mr. Tyrell,” Dumbledore winked at Tyrell and said, “I’m going to add seventy points to Tyrell! Not only for being first in his class among the freshmen, but also for his keen observation skills—”

"He was the first junior wizard in the entire school to notice that something was wrong with Professor Quirrell! And he risked his life to go to Quirrell's office to investigate."

If someone were standing outside the Great Hall right now, they might think there had been an explosion, as cheers from the Gryffindor tables were rising in waves.

Harry, Ron, and even those standing on chairs, and even the usually well-behaved Hermione joined in the fun, tossing her wizard hat around.

Harry cheered, nudged Ron with his elbow, and then pointed at Malfoy. Judging from Malfoy's expression, even after being subjected to a full-body binding charm, he couldn't have seemed more surprised or terrified than he was now.

“This means,” Dumbledore had to shout to drown out the thunderous cheers, because even the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students were celebrating Slytherin’s sudden defeat, “that we need to make some minor changes to the decor here.”

He clapped his hands, and instantly the green hanging ribbons turned bright red, and the silver ones turned gold; the giant Slytherin snake disappeared, replaced by a majestic Gryffindor lion.

All the students, except for Slytherin and Tyrell, threw their hats in celebration of this wonderful moment.

In her past life, when Tyrell watched the movie, she felt that there was something wrong with Hogwarts' teaching methods.

He didn't realize it until Tyella was in the middle of this rabble.

Whether the creators of the Sorting System or the Academy Cup System did so intentionally or unintentionally, Tiera could see a hint of class division and class antagonism in them.

Most of the wizards in Slytherin come from wizarding families, and regardless of their numbers, they all have a certain level of influence in the wizarding world.

Even though Snape's mother, Erin Prince, was poor, she left him a room full of books, which allowed Snape to have a knowledge base far exceeding that of ordinary upperclassmen when he was a first-year student.

Furthermore, the theory of bloodline proposed by Slytherin, the founder of the house, in his time closely united all the wizards of Slytherin.

Moreover, due to Slytherin's ambition, shrewdness, and pursuit of power, this phenomenon continued into wizarding society after they left school.

Wizards from Slytherin also band together in politics and business to exclude all other non-Slytherin wizards.

Slytherins formed the upper bourgeoisie of the wizarding world.

Gryffindor is also the preferred school for some established wizarding families, such as the current Weasley family, as well as the Dumbledore, Potter, and Longbottom families in the past, most of whom attended Gryffindor. These Gryffindor wizards are relatively open-minded. Due to their courage, boldness, and generosity, they are more receptive to new things and friendly towards Muggle-born wizards, as well as wizards from the lower classes and magical creatures.

However, this friendliness is often accompanied by a condescending attitude and a pitying mindset.

Even so, most wizards from Gryffindor have a relatively good reputation.

Therefore, wizards from Gryffindor also wield considerable influence within the Ministry of Magic.

However, their cohesion is insufficient... not that conflicts will occur, but that they will not stick together as closely as Slytherin in their social life after graduation.

Gryffindor and Slytherin are like the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States.

Gryffindor gained the favor of many Muggle-born wizards, magical creatures with near-human intelligence, and Gringotts goblins.

Slytherin, on the other hand, was simply a group of large financial groups banding together with a few smaller ones for mutual support.

The remaining two houses, Hufflepuff, are honest, resilient, and loyal... representing the middle class and petty bourgeoisie of wizarding society.

Ravenclaw is wise, learned, and has a strong thirst for knowledge... making them intellectuals in wizarding society.

Wizards from these two academies do not have much of a desire for power, so they rarely participate in elections for wizarding governments.

Although intellectuals should be the most valued.

But after all, discrimination against intellectuals is a tradition in the West.

Moreover, the dangers of magic and the fact that Hogwarts' textbooks haven't been updated in decades show that intellectuals in wizarding society are rarely valued.

They could only become a vote bank for Gryffindor and Slytherin.

And the proletariat of the wizarding society...

"Sigh..." Tiera looked sadly at the house-elves bustling about the banquet and sighed.

Thanks to the existence of magical powers, most things in the wizarding world can be done with magic.

Even the poorest wizard can easily claim a piece of land in the wild and live a leisurely life as a small farmer.

Therefore, the only true proletariat in this wizarding society is the house-elves.

The establishment of the four academies has, to some extent, severely divided the entire wizarding world.

The children of capitalists and big tycoons go to Slytherin, while the children of the opposing party go to Gryffindor. After they come out, they still become politicians or administrators in the wizarding world.

Other wizards can only become vote banks for politicians or pawns for big tycoons.

The House Cup system, on top of the four houses, further exacerbated the antagonism between Slytherin and the other houses.

No wonder even a brain-dead idiot like Voldemort could have a large number of dark wizards following him with a simple call to arms.

The day after the banquet, Tyrell watched as Harry, Hermione, and Ron boarded the train and left Hogwarts, camera in hand.

Hagrid stood beside him, crying like a 300-pound child.

“Don’t cry,” Tierra comforted Hagrid, glancing at the film rolls in his camera. “Harry will be back in a few months.”

Just before the train departed, Tyrell had Harry, Ron, and Hermione stand in a row for a few photos.

After getting the camera, Tyella took a lot of photos of Harry's daily life.

There are photos of Harry studying in the library, photos of Harry eating in the dining hall, photos of Harry attending class, and photos of him leaving the exam room.

Tierra plans to bind these photos into a book and sell it to Sirius; she's sure she'll get a good price for it.

(End of this chapter)