The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Chapter 565 Challenge Dumbledore

"What do they mean?"

Harry's eyes were fixed on Link and Dumbledore at the headmaster's table, but he leaned his head in the direction of Hermione and said.

Hermione was in a similar state, staring at the head teacher's desk and saying:

"Who knows? A seating arrangement doesn't mean much. It's very likely that this is just a temporary compromise between the two of them. You know, in order to prevent the scene from becoming too ugly."

Although Hermione said this, the nervous and expectant expression on her face still betrayed her.

At the same time, as the hourly bell rang, the noisy crowd became quiet.

Everyone suppressed their excitement and looked at the faculty desk.

Especially the Hufflepuffs.

No one was more excited than they were about what was about to happen next.

At this moment, people unexpectedly discovered that Link and Dumbledore were talking quietly.

The two of them tilted their heads, and after communicating for a while, Dumbledore shook his head with a wry smile, then stood up first and said:

"Well, it seems that our Commissioner Foley is still not used to the process of going on stage to give a speech to everyone, so this year, I will do it first."

As he finished speaking, there was another burst of good-natured laughter from the audience.

Dumbledore's words instantly eliminated the previous barriers between everyone and Link due to the identity gap.

It was as if Link had become the classmate he knew and admired again.

After all, which student here is not afraid of speaking on stage in front of the whole school?

Dumbledore paused deliberately, and waited until everyone's laughter gradually subsided before saying again:

"Another year has passed! Tsk! I have to admit, a lot has happened in the past year, a lot of disturbing and scary things. But fortunately, we have all survived. I am glad that you are going through it. After experiencing so many things, you are still so kind and tenacious. In fact, you have become smarter. Regarding this, a series of exams conducted last week have proved it. Although the results have not yet come out, According to the feedback given to me by officials of the Ministry of Magic, your results this year are definitely the best in the past ten years!"

Hearing this, Ron and others were very excited.

The week-long carnival has just ended and everyone will return to their homes soon.

The biggest crisis they face now is that the test results will be announced soon.

This is shocking news to many people.

And Dumbledore's words obviously gave them a shot in the arm!

"...Now, as far as I know, the Academy Cup will be awarded here soon." Dumbledore looked excitedly towards the hourglasses of the four major colleges in the foyer and said, "The current specific points are: Gryffindor 252 points, ranking second. Ravenclaw, 241 points, ranking third. Slytherin, 229 points, ranking fourth. Hufflepuff, 271 points! Ranking first!

I think the answer is already clear.

This year's House Cup belongs to Hufflepuff! "

A roar of cheers and jumping erupted from the Hufflepuff seats.

John, who replaced Cedric at the top of the Hufflepuff table, was obviously not as stable as Cedric.

The moment Dumbledore announced the explosive score, he seemed to be transformed into Tarzan, with one foot on the chair and the other on the long table, hammering his chest hard while screaming strangely.

The other lower-grade Hufflepuff boys also followed suit. For a moment, the Hufflepuff table looked like a scene from the Planet of the Apes.

The girls hugged each other and cried.

Compared with the last Academy Cup won by Link, this year's Academy Cup truly belongs to them.

It was earned by them working hard every day to use their spare time to help professors and prefects run errands and do chores.

Although this approach is humble and even arouses ridicule, it is still their efforts!

Now, their efforts have paid off!

In the faculty seat, Professor Sprout also had red eyes.

She held Cedric and Link's hands and kept talking excitedly.

Dumbledore also sat down again.

He whispered a few words of comfort to Professor Sprout, and then smiled and said to Link:

"Link, leave this to me. It's up to you to announce the rest."

Link nodded, stood up and came to the podium.

With his appearance, the volume in the auditorium increased by several decibels.

But when Link stretched out his hands and made a quiet downward gesture, the whole place suddenly became quiet again.

"This is really amazing," Dumbledore said with emotion. "I didn't have the prestige he had when I first became the principal of Hogwarts."

Professor Sprout was too excited to speak at this time.

I could only keep nodding.

She was also an old man who had accompanied Dumbledore at Hogwarts for decades, so she knew very well what Dumbledore's situation was at that time.

To be precise, the situation at that time was far more serious than Dumbledore said.

At that time, Dumbledore's teaching strategies, which were very different from those of the previous principal, were criticized by other professors and students.

This situation did not change until all those students graduated and the professors were replaced.

In comparison, Link did really well.

This is simply a natural born leader!

After a little emotion, Link in front of the podium finally smiled and said:

"First of all, I have to make it clear. It's not like Professor Dumbledore just said that I pushed him out to give the congratulations because he was scared. I just think it's like announcing the College Cup winner. , it still has to be handed over to Dumbledore to have a sufficient sense of ceremony, right?

Especially, this year’s Academy Cup winner is our Hufflepuff.

If this answer were announced by me, a Hufflepuff, it would be too embarrassing, right?

I think neither Hufflepuff nor students from other houses would be able to accept this. "

As soon as Link said this, a series of laughter and denials immediately erupted from the audience.

But despite this, many people still nodded secretly.

Appropriate avoidance of suspicion, even if it is just superficial work, will always be more acceptable as long as it is done.

"Then... following Professor Dumbledore's fine tradition, I will keep the story short."

The smile on Link's face gradually faded and turned serious, "I want to announce something very important. That is about the restructuring of Hogwarts!

As everyone knows, after Professor Dumbledore was framed and expelled by Umbridge and the Ministry of Magic, and we later expelled Umbridge, Hogwarts began to implement the tripartite committee system.

This system has proven its excellent feasibility over the past period of time.

But now, when Professor Dumbledore has returned to Hogwarts, this system seems a bit embarrassing.

In the end, it is to restore the sole principal system and restore Professor Dumbledore's position as principal.

We should continue to implement the tripartite committee system.

This is probably something that many people are confused and worried about.

After all, if this matter does not come to a conclusion for a long time, I am afraid it will trigger a new round of serious consequences! "

Harry and Hermione nodded quickly.

They expressed their relief that Link had now spoken out about it publicly.

That means Link actually already has a solution in mind.

As expected, Link continued after a brief pause:

"So, after several days of discussions, we have reached a consensus with Professor Dumbledore."

Link looked at Dumbledore, who nodded towards him, "Hogwarts will continue to maintain the committee system, but the existing tripartite committee system will be expanded to four parties. That is, the school directors, The Ministry of Magic, the Student Government Association, and finally, the faculty represented by Professor Dumbledore. All major issues at Hogwarts in the future will be voted on by these four parties.

So now, please enjoy the following dinner party! "

After saying that, Link bowed slightly to everyone and returned to his seat.

The house elves in the kitchen below the Great Hall also received the signal.

Under their control, delicacies one after another appeared out of thin air on the dining table in front of everyone.

The entire auditorium burst into applause!

Of course, most students like Ron do it all because of the food.

To them, what Link just said was completely inexplicable and unclear.

Only a handful of people, such as Harry and Hermione, truly understand its significance.

And these people are so excited right now that they are almost slapping their hands to pieces.

They really didn't expect it.

I was still worried about this matter earlier.

But in the blink of an eye, Link and Dumbledore have reached a reconciliation.

This matter was resolved in an almost perfect way.

At the head of the faculty table, Link and Dumbledore raised their juices and clinked their glasses with a smile.

Looking at all this, Hermione and Harry also looked at each other.

Both of them were so serious that they couldn't hide their excitement.

Although they failed to bring this year's House Cup back to Gryffindor.

But they still couldn't deny that this was definitely the most perfect end-of-term dinner ever!

……

As the last craziness before leaving school this semester, the final dinner lasted until late at night.

With subsequent development, people's source of happiness has even shifted from simple food to whole life.

This made two brothers, George and Fred, absolute stars.

The two of them took Ron with them and once again began to tell everyone the details of the battle in the Department of Mysteries.

Although they have told relevant stories countless times.

But everyone listens to it with great interest every time, and this time is no exception.

This is mainly because the Weasley brothers tell different versions of the story every time.

After going through so many revisions, the originally passionate War of Mysteries has turned into a passionate fantasy story.

I'm sure Gilderoy Lockhart would have called him an expert!

Link, Dumbledore and other professors left the auditorium early.

They all knew very well that the students would never let go if they and others stayed at the scene.

Forcing one to stay is an extremely cruel act.

Especially for those seventh graders who are about to graduate.

The final dinner in front of them is already the end of their long student career, so they should leave some beautiful and crazy memories behind.

However, unlike other professors, Link and Dumbledore did not return directly to their dormitory or office after leaving.

Instead, they walked into the Room of Requirement together.

"Phew! Tell me, Link. What's the point of calling me here?"

As soon as they entered the door, Dumbledore said slowly.

There was always a smile on his face when he spoke, but there was a trace of solemnity hidden deep in his eyes.

Because before, Emily originally wanted to come along.

But this request was rejected by Link.

Even his fiancée is not allowed to know, so you can imagine how important this matter is.

However, what surprised Dumbledore was that after hearing this, Link smiled and said:

"Professor Dumbledore, let's have a fight?"

As soon as he said this, the smile on Dumbledore's face finally disappeared.

He looked at Link with a strange look for a long time, and then he couldn't bear to show too much surprise. He just shook his head and said:

"Why do you suddenly have such thoughts?"

"Because recently, I have gained something new." Link looked at his hands and said, "According to my estimation, my actual combat power now should be comparable to the legendary wizard. But, I don't have enough reference objects. .”

"So you just want to try your hand at me?"

Dumbledore said slowly.

He didn't have the slightest doubt about Link's words.

Because Link had already explained to him that the remaining king's blood after the shadow man took Voldemort's 'Blood Escape' had been completely absorbed by Link.

As one of the few people in the world who has conducted in-depth research on the King's Blood.

Dumbledore knew very well that Link's strength must have received an explosive improvement as a result.

However, just use him to practice.

Isn't this approach a bit too rude?

Dumbledore couldn't help but think so.

But in the end, Dumbledore still smiled and nodded.

"Okay, I can promise you." Dumbledore finally reminded, "But are you really sure you want to do this? It's a legendary wizard-level battle, but even I can't control it perfectly."

What Dumbledore meant was, don't look back and underestimate your own capabilities and get hurt by him.

After all, a sudden surge in power is not always a good thing.

Without the supporting qualities and experience, things will become like a baby playing with a machete - the probability of hurting yourself is far greater than hurting others.

But upon hearing this, Link raised the corners of his mouth slightly and confidently took out his wand.

In recent times, he has been busy with the restructuring of the Ministry of Magic.

However, he has never relaxed in terms of personal strength training.

To this day, he has not yet perfected other things such as optimizing the power system he currently has to create a new combat mode, but at least the huge increase in magic power brought by the title of "Minister of Magic of the Kingdom of China" But he has completely adapted to it.

And with such a powerful improvement, what Dumbledore is worried about will never happen!