HP: Let professors walk towards the light

"Of course! In fact, I know you are not like them - no, I mean you are not like what Ron said - well, you know, Ron seems to be prejudiced against Slytherins - but he means no harm, maybe sometimes... his words are a little harsh, I apologize to you on his behalf." Harry felt more and more embarrassed as he spoke, he would have not mentioned it if he had known.

"I know, it's okay, I don't care about it." Lena was amused by Harry's helplessness and wanted to laugh.

"Ahem, child, five minutes are up." Madam Pomfrey came over and reminded.

"I think I'm almost recovered." Harry looked at her pleadingly.

"That won't work either. You have to listen to me here." Madam Pomfrey did not give in at all.

"Okay, Harry, you should have a good rest. I'll be leaving first. See you in the evening." Reina stood up, waved to Harry, and followed Madam Pomfrey out of the medical wing.

Poor Harry lay in bed for the whole afternoon and finally made it to the evening banquet, but was stopped by Madam Pomfrey and given another full body check before being let go. When he arrived at the banquet hall, it was already packed with people.

This was the seventh time in a row that Slytherin had won the house cup. To celebrate, the hall was hung with silver and green decorations, and the seats were filled with house flags with the giant python printed on them.

When everyone saw Harry, they all quieted down at the same time, and then began to boil again like water in a hot pot. Everyone was chattering and discussing. Harry quietly squeezed into the Gryffindor table among this lively crowd.

Fortunately, Dumbledore came out after a while and started his speech, and everyone quieted down.

He briefly gave a couple of year-end messages, and then came the most exciting part for everyone - at least for Slytherin, the announcement of the standings and the award ceremony of the house cup.

"Now, the House Cup will be awarded here. The specific points ranking is: Gryffindor fourth, Hufflepuff third, Ravenclaw second, and finally, Slytherin first."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a huge cheer from the Slytherin table. Many students jumped up from their seats. Draco was so excited that he knocked on the goblet in front of him.

"Okay, okay, you've done very well, Slytherin, but recent events should also be taken into account." Dumbledore raised his hand, and the hall fell silent again, while the faces of the Slytherin students were obviously not as happy as before.

Hearing this, Reina sighed. It seemed that the children would be disappointed again. As expected, the champion this time was...

"Well, I have a latest bonus list to be released now, let me see..." Dumbledore continued, "Oh, the first one is for Mr. Ron Weasley, who won the most exciting chess game in Hogwarts in many years and is the best chess player in many years, so I will award Ron from Gryffindor 50 points."

Ron's face suddenly turned red and dark. Gryffindor burst into violent shouts. Percy kept shouting, "My brother, my little brother is the best chess player!"

When Gryffindor finally quieted down, Dumbledore continued, "The second one is about Miss Hermione Granger. She showed superb logical reasoning ability in front of the flames. I will award Gryffindor another 50 points."

Now it was Hermione's turn to blush. The Gryffindor kids started jumping up and down because they got 100 points. The Slytherins who were watching indifferently had no doubt that they were going to transform from lions into monkeys.

"Third, it is Harry Potter—" Dumbledore spoke again, and everyone listened with bated breath.

"Because of his great determination and fearless courage, I will reward Gryffindor with another 60 points!"

Lena silently covered her ears, because the cheers this time were simply deafening. Some Gryffindor children even shouted until their voices were hoarse. After all, they now had a full 160 points and were already on par with Slytherin, who ranked first. If they had one more point, the house cup would be taken away by them!

"Yes -" Dumbledore raised his head, and everyone fell silent again. "We need to know that there are many kinds of courage. It takes courage to resist the enemy firmly, and it takes even more courage to resist friends firmly. Here, I want to reward Mr. Neville Longbottom with 10 points - for his courage."

Well, now it's not just Gryffindor that is cheering. In addition to Slytherin, even Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are shouting and applauding. After all, they are all very happy as long as Slytherin doesn't take first place. The Slytherin table is also surprisingly quiet and silent. They even worked hard to decorate the auditorium to celebrate the seventh consecutive championship. As a result, now, at this last moment, they are told that they were overtaken by Gryffindor, who was at the bottom, by forcibly adding 170 points. This way of slapping them in the face is simply too much. They have almost become a joke in everyone's eyes.

"Just..." Dumbledore had to use the Loudspeaker Charm to increase his voice, and as soon as the voice came out, it drowned out everyone's cheers.

"We also need to know that there is such a person who should be rewarded for her superb magic, calmness in times of crisis, and selfless kindness, so in the same way - I will add 60 points to Hermarena Talros from Slytherin, which means that this time the house cup still belongs to - Slytherin!"

The auditorium erupted in amazing cheers for the umpteenth time. This time, the Slytherin students finally smiled. After experiencing layer upon layer of blows, they were almost going crazy. Yes, some students had already started beating their chests and stomping their feet, banging pots and bowls, and slamming tables and rocking chairs.

Their best heroine, Reina, was surrounded and hugged by a group of children with a look of surprise on her face. Even the seniors came over. Draco held Reina's hands excitedly, and Pansy kissed Reina's face hard several times. Everyone shouted the slogan "Reina, Reina Herma, Reina, Tarlos Tarlos Slytherin!"

In the teacher's seat, Snape pretended to be calm and shook hands with Professor McGonagall, but the raised corners of his mouth revealed his mood at the moment, and Professor McGonagall looked at him with disgust.

Students from other colleges complained, expressed their incomprehension and accused Headmaster Dumbledore of his prank, especially the Gryffindors. Their hoarse voices made them even more embarrassed. Although Harry felt very sorry, he did not complain too much, because the target was Reina, and he knew it, so he fully agreed with Dumbledore's point reward.

Well. It was a pity that he didn't win the house cup. Looking at Snape's face in the teacher's seat, Harry felt that he had a long way to go in the future.