Chapter 243 Nervous

For the next three months, apart from reviewing and taking exams, everything in the school was calm, as if Voldemort had not caused any trouble.

But at the end-of-term ceremony, Dumbledore cleared his throat and said:

“It’s been a restless year.”

The students in the auditorium were still as noisy as usual, but some of them did not look very happy.

Jian Yu observed everyone's expressions, and found that Susan Bones and the Weasley children had some worries between their brows. Cedric was also holding up his face, and his mind was lost. Some Slytherin students had strange expressions on their faces...

"You know, Jade," Daphne whispered in her ear, "the Ministry of Magic... has been arguing for the past few months."

"My father wrote to me and told me a lot of things. Director Bones and Minister Fudge seem to have some conflicts... Many officials are wavering..."

Dumbledore on the stage continued speaking, his voice much more relaxed:

"Let's start with something happy. First of all, let's congratulate Jade Jane from Slytherin for winning the Triwizard Tournament!"

Loud applause and cheers rang out in the auditorium. Although this event had been celebrated many times before, it did not stop everyone from smiling happily.

This is a major matter concerning the honor of the school, and that person is Jian Yu! The bravest among the brave, the strongest among the strong! The idol among idols!

"Then let us congratulate Slytherin once again for winning the House Cup for the tenth consecutive year!"

The little Slytherin snakes had reserved smiles on their faces. They had realized that as long as Jane Yu sat at the Slytherin table for one more day, they could win without any effort. The house cup would be firmly attached to her like a magnet.

Students from other colleges also had a clear understanding of this. Perhaps this was the reason why they did not blush or feel nervous when Snape and his professors used the method of deducting points - the house cup belonged to Slytherin anyway, so they might as well let go and have a great time!

For example, jumping into the Black Lake to swim, or fighting for Jian Yu...it feels so good to let go of yourself!

"Mr. Principal, just like in previous years, please announce Yu's fourth special contribution award as soon as possible!"

A brave little lion made an urging sound, which immediately made most of the students in the auditorium laugh, and for a moment there was a chorus of whistles and celebrations.

But some people couldn't laugh out loud, and even their faces turned very ugly.

These include the three protagonists, the Weasley brothers and sisters, Susan, Cedric... and those students whose family members work in the Ministry of Magic...

They all knew the inside story to a certain extent, knew what had happened, and guessed what Dumbledore was about to announce.

"Yes." Dumbledore said slowly, but his expression became extremely serious. "Indeed, she has won another special contribution award."

"Perhaps some of you have noticed it, or heard about it from some gossip - Barty Crouch Jr. has transformed into Professor Moody, lurking in the school, waiting for the opportunity to attack the students."

The students who didn't know what was going on cried out in panic. Professor Moody stood up and said loudly:

"It's true! That despicable guy - I was knocked unconscious and stuffed into a wooden box! The Dark Lord is back!"

Dumbledore raised his hand and said in a booming voice:

"Quiet!"

The sound of a pin drop could be heard in the auditorium, and expressions of relief or fear were frozen on everyone's face.

He glanced around the auditorium with a heavy gaze and continued:

"Yes, as you can imagine, with her assistance, his whereabouts were exposed."

"He was lurking in this school to serve Voldemort, and to some extent, he succeeded."

When Voldemort's name was heard, whispers broke out in the hall again, and everyone's expressions turned into fear and panic, and some people even stood up uncontrollably; and at the Slytherin table, Draco, Theodore, Daphne... the little snakes all showed nervousness and uneasiness on their faces, and Theodore's was particularly obvious.

"This is something the Ministry of Magic won't tell you." Dumbledore said calmly, as if he didn't feel the students' fear at all. "Although ignorance can deceive oneself and allow oneself to sleep well, the danger lurking in the dark will not disappear by covering one's ears. It will only continue to ferment."

"Perhaps your parents may doubt what I said, but for your safety and to prevent accidents during the summer vacation, as the principal of this school, I must announce this message and remind everyone -"

“Protect yourself, stay vigilant, and hopefully we’ll all be here well into the next school year.”

He raised the wine glass in his hand, greeted everyone, and signaled that the students could eat.

But no one could move the knife and fork.

The facial expressions of the Slytherin students were particularly wonderful. Some had excitement on their faces, some were nervous, some were heavy, but most of them were terrified and fearful.

Jian Yu could understand their feelings. The family relationships of the pure-blooded snakes were complicated. If you count back a few generations, you could always find some relatives, and you could always find some Death Eaters who had served Voldemort.

Theodore's expression was extremely ugly, and she knew it was because of his father; Draco's expression was also fixed on complexity. In fact, he had been behaving abnormally these past few days, and he was not even noisy anymore.

Perhaps because of the neutrality of their family, Daphne and Blaise were the most normal people among them. After taking a while, they started to eat the pudding.

"Merlin - I thought you were with Dumbledore during those two days you disappeared!" Daphne complained in a low voice with pudding in her mouth, "You did such a big thing without saying a word!"

"Is this true?" Blaise almost buried his face under the table and asked her softly, "That person... is back?"

After getting Jian Yu's affirmation, the two fell into deep thought.

But they were not that worried. One of the two who had little contact with the Death Eaters planned to let himself and his mother take sick leave; the other planned to let his father move to France directly so that he could take his sister and Jane to go to school at Beauxbatons.

They finally understood the essence of the best strategy of running away.

But just as the dinner was about to end, Draco suddenly stuffed an invitation into Jane Yu's hand.

"My dad...and my mom want to invite you to my house again."

He looked nervous, as if he had matured a lot in the past few days:

"It's okay if you don't come to my house. You can decide where to meet."