The second extracurricular activity of the first and second grade Defense Against the Dark Arts class came to an end in a way that no one expected.
Roger, Terence, Cedric, George\Fred each stopped the fighting between their own college and students from other colleges in their own way, and the original betrayal game no longer had the meaning it imagined.
Most of the traitors in various colleges who betrayed all the students in the college have tasted their own bitter fruits. The various small betrayal groups were finally controlled by Cedric.
By the end of the game, the only remaining betrayal group was the Chaos Corps, but they had also experienced very tragic attrition.
Wright, who had high hopes before, did not perform well this time.
At the last second before the water mirror transformed by Dumbledore dissipated, a few sharp-eyed students could still see that Wright was still standing with the little Ravenclaw witch who had been following him all day.
In the water mirror, Wright and Chang Chu were leaning against the tree with their eyes closed, while the other was squatting on the ground holding their heads.
No one spoke.
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The days are always like fine sand flowing through the fingers, slipping quietly inadvertently.
After that betrayal game, Hogwarts moved forward unhurriedly for more than half a month.
During this time, a bold student asked Professor Derwent for his opinion on extracurricular activities for first and second grade students. Professor Derwent just smiled gently at him and did not say anything dissatisfied.
However, the students also discovered that since the competition at the beginning of the month, Professor Derwent had been in and out of Professor McGonagall's office on the second floor of the castle much less frequently.
The extracurricular activities for grades three to seven also started as scheduled, and their excitement far surpassed the competition between first and second grade students, pushing the atmosphere of Hogwarts to a climax again. Professor Derwent once again unanimously approved He became the most popular professor among students.
The night of the 21st.
Although Wright is not sure why people in the wizarding world celebrate Christmas, we all know that it is still a day to celebrate the birth of Jesus. But Professor Flitwick came to the Ravenclaw common room tonight as he did every year to count the number of first-year students who had gone home for the Christmas break. After all, this weekend the students would welcome their seniors. It’s been more than half a month of Christmas vacation.
It will be Christmas Eve in a few days, and students will officially usher in their Christmas vacation from tomorrow.
In the past few days, most of the students in the castle have been eagerly looking forward to the holiday, but it is obvious that Wright is not among these looking forward to the students.
During extremely long holidays like the Christmas vacation, only a handful of students would choose to stay in school, and unless something unexpected happened, Wright didn't want to know or contact any of these people who continued to stay in school.
Wright signed his name on the first line of the blank detention slip handed over, but he also saw Chang Chu's familiar handwriting in the signatures of the returning students.
Wright silently dropped the pen in his hand, stretched out his hand to scratch Felicia's chin, who was sitting next to him, and then carried her back to his single dormitory.
When Chang Chu said "that's it", Wright didn't feel any too sad in his heart.
Wright once thought that he was really a cold person at heart, but what really made him feel uncomfortable was the empty classroom in the dusk with no one waiting for him to leave together, and the single seat during class. The clean dishes around me in the restaurant, and the sound of Felicia scratching the door late at night.
Wright put Felicia on the cat stand in the room, but Felicia immediately jumped off the cat stand and slipped out of the dormitory.
Wright knew who Felicia was looking for, but he also knew that it would be sent back again later.
Wright didn't want to guess who sent it back this time. It might be Senior Penello, or another girl, but it wouldn't be Chang Chu anyway.
Wright crossed the window and sat on the windowsill outside. His legs were hanging in the air, his hands were at his sides, and he was looking at the bright moon in the sky wordlessly.
How could it become like this...
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After the holidays, the students took the Hogwarts Express back to their homes. The castle suddenly became deserted, and you could walk for a long time without meeting anyone.
There were also far fewer people in the Ravenclaw common room than usual. At this time, there was only Wright in the huge common room. The dry wood in the fireplace in the lounge was burning with thunderous sounds. Wright sat on an armchair next to the fireplace. There was a steaming cup of black tea on the coffee table next to the chair, and the faint fragrance of tea filled the air. .
Wright held a thick book of spells in his hands, and it took him a long time to turn a page.
Tomorrow is Christmas.
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The next day, Wright woke up to a pile of packages at the foot of his bed. After a rough look through it, Wright saw a few familiar names, including Eddie and Roger. People from other colleges also sent gifts. For example, Fred and George sent a hand-painted painting, although Wright couldn't understand what they painted.
At lunchtime, Wright walked out of the common room and prepared to attend the Christmas banquet in the auditorium on the first floor.
Originally, he thought that there would be only a few students staying at the school during Christmas vacation this year, but when Wright walked to the door of the auditorium, he realized that he was wrong. It was not that there were only a few students staying at the school, he was the only one.
The only people sitting in the auditorium were teachers from the school.
Due to the small number of people, the long tables of each college were moved to the wall. A large dining table was placed in the center of the auditorium. The professors were sitting around the table.
Dumbledore, wearing a gorgeous robe that obviously did not match his identity and age, chatted happily with Professor Derwent next to him, talking about some interesting things that happened during the comedy show.
Professor McGonagall also seemed to be in a good mood. She was talking to Professor Sprout, and Madam Pomfrey sitting next to them would occasionally interject.
Professor Flitwick was talking quietly to Professor Quirrell. Although Professor Quirrell teaches Muggle Studies, because he is from Ravenclaw, Professor Quirrell has always had a close relationship with Professor Flitwick. good.
Professor Snape had an indifferent expression on his face, and the people around him knew enough not to disturb him.
Mrs. Hooch, Filch and Hagrid were sitting together, but judging from their expressions, they didn't seem satisfied with where they were sitting.
The other professors were not around, so Wright wished the professors and staff at the table a Merry Christmas, then pulled out a chair at the end of the table and sat down.