Chapter 73 Feast

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June 1992

End of Term Feast.

Harry enjoys the delicious feast in front of him not paying much attention to anything else, the elves really outdid themselves today Harry just can't get enough of this meat pie. A large amount of food quickly disappeared from the table and into Harry's mouth since due to his enhancement rituals his appetite is far larger than average people.

After he was done Harry turned to dessert, taking a large piece of the chocolate cake into his plate. While Harry is enjoying the delicious cake the Headmaster made some announcements, just like last time Ron is awarded points for the chess game, Hermione for her quick thinking, Neville for standing up to them, but this time Charlie is awarded points for bravery, not Harry.

It is a little different seeing this scene play out from the Slytherin table. Dumbledore clapped his hand and the giant banners in the great hall turned from green and sliver to red and gold. Most of the students were stunned into silence for a moment with both the announcements and the causal display of wandless magic from the Headmaster.

The silence lasted only for a moment as houses except for Slytherin burst into applause and cheer, while the Gryffindor table is happy to win, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw are just pleased to see Slytherin lose after winning six consecutive years.

While most of the Slytherin table looks downcast, some even look angry after hearing this but Harry just smiled and clapped for the Gryffindors. Harry is sure if any other Slytherin would have attempted this, then they would suddenly find themselves having a hard time in their house.

While no one dared to do anything about it Harry can see the twitch of Daphne's face as she tried and failed to keep a straight face while glaring at Harry. But even Greengrass stayed silent as he happily clapped for the House of the Brave.

Daphne took a deep breath in order to calm herself but that clearly didn't do much because she then stabbed her cake until it was nothing more than a brown mush.

"Dumbledore has gone senile!" she suddenly said her voice barely more than a whisper. While the chance of someone hearing this is pretty low Harry still casts a wandless privacy spell around Daphne, Tracey, Oscar and him.

"Those three idiots leave their dorms after hours even after they already faced detention for doing the same thing earlier, then cast a full body bind on Longbottom, a fellow student who had the good sense to stop them and just leave him lying there" Daphne rants.

"As if this was not enough they go the third floor to enter the forbidden chamber, the same one which the headmaster said would lead to gruesome deaths of any who tries enter. This leads to all three of them spending a night in the hospital wing after passing all of those useless tests in that corridor and yet they are being rewarded for their foolishness" Daphne continues.

"You are quite well informed about the events that happened that night. I am impressed, Greengrass" Harry says with a smile.

"It is not hard to get information with all these rumours flying around the castle, then it just the matter of figuring out how much of it is actually true" Daphne casually said.

Harry nodded "while what they did was foolish but you can't deny it was also brave, how many first years would be brave enough to risk their lives to stop a professor from stealing a powerful magical artefact from the school?"

"Allegedly, they allegedly stopped Quirrell from stealing something. We don't even know what the dead professor was trying to steal. We just know that he somehow died while trying to steal it" Daphne retorted.

"What does that have to do with it? If you try to steal from Gringotts, do you think the goblins would stop to check what you are stealing before trying to skewer you to death with their spears?" Harry responded.

Daphne gave a frustrated sigh "why do I bother talking to you? When it comes to your brother and sister you always take their side no matter how foolishly they act. It must be nice to have a brother like you, who looks after you no matter what"

"I don't always take their side" Harry quickly said.

"Yes, you always do that" Oscar and Tracey both said at the same time.

Harry snorted and returned his attention back to the delicious cake in front of him, he was about to take one more piece when professor McGonagall came to him.

"The Headmaster has called you to his office after the feast, Mr Potter." She informed him.

"What is this about Professor?" Harry asked while putting on his most charming smile.

McGonagall couldn't help but smile back at him breaking her strict persona "I wish I could tell you but I too do not know, but not to worry I already asked Albus and you are not in any trouble"

"Thank you, professor. Tell Headmaster that I will be there" Harry replied and watched as the professor returned to the staff table.

Most of this night was going just as Harry expected it to go but just as the night was supposed to end this happened. Harry racked his brain but still couldn't find any reason for Dumbledore to suddenly invite him to his office.

Could it be that Dumbledore somehow figured out that it was Harry that destroyed the stone and duelled with the Headmaster that day? No! Harry shook his head, Dumbledore wouldn't have waited this long to confront him even if the headmaster somehow knew.