Chapter 284 Celebration Dinner

Hogwarts has never been so lively.

"Jade is back! Umbridge is gone!"

After a loud shout, the floor of the Slytherin common room shook violently, and then the door was opened by Dumbledore -

The little snakes imprisoned in the dormitory by Umbridge filed out like a flood!

"No more damn morning jogging, no more oppressive frog jumps!" Mafalda jumped out of the lounge in two steps, raising her arms and shouting, "We can sleep until we wake up naturally, until the first morning class starts! No more drinking energy potions as if they were water!"

Over the past few months, energy potions have become everyone's go-to coffee alternative for a refreshing boost.

"We can finally wave our wands!" A string of sparks exploded from the tips of Warrington and Montague's wands. "It's backfired! Although being a physical mage is not bad, I still want to use my stagnant magic and rusty wand!"

"Merlin's beard! I never want to hear the words 'test paper', 'practice questions', 'recite', and 'dictation' again in my life!" Daphne couldn't help but feel a lingering fear when she thought of the past days. "What have I been through? Oh my God, I don't know how I can survive!"

Among the jubilant little snakes, only Bryce was hit hard by the sack again.

"I don't know what went wrong. It's been like this for two years." Seeing Jian Yu coming back, Blaise, with a bruised face and nose, slowly moved his painful body forward to complain. He exuded the smell of sewers. "Originally, I was responsible for watching over Parkinson and Bulstrode to prevent them from sneaking away and complaining. Daphne originally planned to give them life and death water, but unfortunately she failed to steal the raw materials from Snape."

He pointed to the stinking sacks and broken hemp ropes on the ground. He had just been rescued from the bathroom by Dumbledore:

"I followed them out of the house in the early morning and I tried to knock them out, but I blacked out first."

"I woke up in the sack again. To be exact, I was in the sack, and the sack was in the toilet in the girls' bathroom."

He didn't know that on the other side, Ginny Weasley from Gryffindor and her twin brothers were smiling devilishly.

They just wanted to lure Parkinson and Bulstrode out and stuff them into the toilet, but who knew there would be a tail following them?

Buy two get one free, big promotion.

Jian Yu had no idea who had committed this murder.

After all, Parkinson and Bourside have enemies everywhere, so it is difficult to tell who was responsible for Brace's death.

"Forget it, I hope Umbridge can get out of here." Blaise, who couldn't figure it out, decided to give up thinking and took two deep breaths of the fragrance of the castle. "The air here is so fresh, a hundred times better than the toilet... Maybe this is the smell of freedom. The air quality is much better without the pink toad..."

But he wasn't the only one hit hard.

"Of course, you were not expelled." Facing Jian Yu's question, Dumbledore showed a subtle smile, "Umbridge is not a legitimate professor and an unapproved headmaster. The expulsion notice she issued is invalid without the headmaster's signature."

Following Brace, Jian Yu also shed tears of sadness.

——I wonder who can understand the pain of repeating a grade?

This Umbridge is really ugly and useless!

But obviously none of the students present could understand her feelings, and everyone was running around telling each other about Umbridge's departure.

"Umbridge is dead! Her time is over!"

"One era ends, another begins!"

"Under Yu's guidance, we defeated the enemy!"

"Slytherin is our supreme hero, and Jade is our god returning to the throne!"

Even when facing the Gryffindor who had just been released, the little snakes couldn't help but get excited and attacked the opponent.

Draco's pale face flushed slightly. He grabbed Ron's collar as he emerged from the Fat Lady's portrait.

"Weasley! Red-haired mole! Pauper! I tell you, the pink toad is gone!"

After saying this, he ignored Ron's stunned expression and question of "Is Malfoy crazy?" and grabbed Harry's collar again:

"Po Te! Scar... It's too late... I can call you Scarhead now! I tell you, this is called secretive and great!"

He raised his head triumphantly and announced to the two men with his nose pointed at them:

"Jade guided us. She only left us hints instead of you. She had us in mind - she arranged everything before she left!"

"I tell you, I can get you expelled with just a little trick! Thank me, Potter! I gave you a chance to sacrifice for Jade!"

But he did not see the expression of hatred on Harry's face as he wished. Instead, he felt a sudden realization and gratitude that made him shudder all over.

"Thank you, Malfoy." Harry thanked him sincerely, "You are such a kind person. I never knew you were so kind to send me to Jade."

Seeing Draco's reaction, Harry, who had been watching everything, finally understood the inexplicable search of Muggle items and the real reason behind his innocent dismissal...

It turns out that Jian Yu had already arranged everything!

To the outside world, she conveys information through portraits! Created this opportunity for Parent Open Day!

Internally, she instructed the Slytherin students to use those Muggle items to rebel!

She even asked Malfoy to send him away and bring him to her so that he would not be tortured by Umbridge!

She must have known that he missed Sirius so much that she asked Phineas to tell him what her godfather said!

Just thinking about it, he felt so moved that he could hardly breathe!

"What?" Draco was shocked. His smug expression disappeared and he pointed at Harry in disbelief. "You... Potter... you have been with Jade?"

"Yes!" Harry smiled. He felt so light and good. "Thank you. You are such a selfless Malfoy."

Draco turned completely gray, and it looked like he would never be happy again.

His body was leaning against the outer wall of the Gryffindor common room, and he slid down the wall and fell to the ground, his eyes dull.

For a while, the people around him could only hear him repeating “I’m so stupid, really” like Xianglin Sao.

But the crowd who learned the truth would not forget such a frustrated Draco Malfoy. After the enthusiastic celebration, the depressed Draco Malfoy was lifted up along the wall by Cedric again.

"Thank you for your great contribution to everyone." The head of the student union thanked him sincerely. "We misunderstood your hint earlier. We are very sorry. I heard that you like Muggle items very much and have been searching for them. We Hufflepuff students have prepared some gifts for you."

He stuffed a sack into the dazed Draco's hands, which contained various Muggle books and snacks hastily prepared by the badgers.

"No! I don't like it!" Draco jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He threw the sack away. "You are insulting a Malfoy!"

He ran down the corridor at an incredible speed and disappeared from everyone's sight.

It seems that Draco's life has lost its color after suffering repeated setbacks.

"Well, I don't really understand Malfoy." Cedric scratched his head in confusion, "He looks a little... uh... torn."

As soon as he turned around, he saw Jian Yu, who had also lost her color. His eyes lit up and he quickly stuffed the bag of Muggle items into her hands:

"This is for you, Jade. I apologize for our previous misunderstanding of Slytherin students. Thank you for planting the seeds of resistance for everyone. You are a giant in thought, a pioneer of revolution, and the trumpeter of dawn. Under your leadership, their actions are indeed secretive and great."

"Indeed, bear the humiliation. If I had told you earlier that doing so would drive Umbridge away, I would have even placed the chess and playing cards at Malfoy's bedside." Ron, who had come to his senses, couldn't help but utter a voice of admiration, "Although I feel that the Slytherins are all crazy, I can't imagine in my life that they can be associated with Muggles. Can you believe that Malfoy is running wildly in a T-shirt and jeans?"

"Since Jade has worn it," Harry continued, "it's still possible. I can stop calling Malfoy a ferret for a day just for his righteous act."

"I misunderstood you." The little lions, badgers and eagles all apologized to Daphne and the others. "We thought you took away those Muggle items to punish us, but we didn't expect you to have such a grand plan in secret. Thank you for your leadership! Your name should be framed at the school gate! Recorded on the most important page of school history!"

Jian Yu felt that he had become numb.

She didn't understand why she was regarded as a banner of uprising just because she got some inheritance before dropping out of school.

She also didn't understand why the outside world became so crazy just because she was in jail.

"Don't thank me, I beg you. I didn't do anything at all. I just had a meal in the principal's office--"

But everyone gave her an understanding smile and comforted her:

"Humility is a virtue, we all know that. But Yu, you don't have to be humble at all, we all know how hard you work for everyone."

"You have brought hope to everyone. You are the pioneer of resistance. If it weren't for you, I don't believe that Slytherin would do something that goes against their ancestral teachings!"

With Harry, who thought he already knew everything, and the little snakes who acted according to Jane Yu's thoughts, her deeds had already spread to the four colleges.

"From now on, this set of T-shirts and jeans will be everyone's battle uniform! Let us thank Jade for her call, thank her for laying the foundation for the revolution, and thank Slytherin! This is the greatest Slytherin has ever seen! They are the greatest contributors to this school!"

The students who surrounded Jian Yu and the other little snakes burst into cheers again, and the applause almost overturned the castle.

Daphne, Blaise, Warrington, Montague and others had distorted faces as they accepted the admiration from other students... and the Muggle gifts stuffed into their hands.

This Muggle gift made them feel itchy all over. They felt uncomfortable whether to accept it or not.

"What does it have to do with you? We are just doing it for our own bright future and jade!" Daphne muttered, "You really take yourself seriously and give you face."

Faced with the increasing number of students from the three colleges and the Muggle gifts in their hands, the little snakes chose to flee as if they had encountered some virus.

They are not worthy of this gift!

…

“I must thank everyone for their dedication to this school during my absence.”

At dinner time, the familiar Dumbledore finally appeared at the familiar faculty seat:

"This is a righteous act of student solidarity, demonstrating the spirit of resistance to oppression and shining a light of humanity and friendship in the darkness."

The gloom on the faces of almost all the professors and students disappeared, and an atmosphere of joy filled the entire auditorium.

"I think I must thank all the students in Slytherin for their courage in revealing Umbridge's true face and for their efforts for this school."

"We all know that it is the most difficult and painful thing to break the old ideas that we have been adhering to since childhood, but I see courage in you. No matter what your purpose is, I am pleased that you have taken this important step."

All the students applauded, except for the little snakes who fidgeted.

They wanted to refute, but they felt themselves being held back by such praise, which made the expressions on their faces particularly stiff.

Fortunately, Dumbledore's next words made them forget those distorted intentions for the time being:

"We must thank Jade Jane. She played a major role in delivering messages and leading students, and she also planted the seeds of change in everyone's hearts. We must also thank Miss Greengrass, Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Zabini, Mr. Nott... They insisted on the truth and did not blindly follow authority."

This made the little snakes breathe a sigh of relief, and they cast enthusiastic eyes at the people who were being honored and applauded wildly.

But now Jian Yu, who felt that he was being framed even though he had done nothing, began to feel uneasy.

At this time, the Student Union President Cedric and the prefects of the other three colleges stood up and said:

"Principal Dumbledore, we request that this year's House Cup be awarded to Slytherin in advance, and of course the Jade Jane Special Contribution Award."

After he said this, Dumbledore and the head of the faculty looked at him in surprise. Every little snake opened their mouths wide. They were not sure whether Cedric was crazy with joy because Umbridge had left.

"No, I didn't do anything!"

Jian Yu was horrified. She always felt that this special contribution award was like a dog-skin plaster sticking to her.

There shouldn't be any weird rules in Hogwarts about collecting special contribution awards to summon a dragon, right?

"This is a proposal that all the prefects have discussed." Cedric firmly rejected her and continued, "We quickly collected opinions from students in the three colleges today, and more than 90% of the students agreed with our proposal."

"Under Umbridge's unfair grading, our grades were completely distorted. Although the prefects decided to keep everyone with the same score, the scores have lost their meaning in evaluating student behavior."

"Since the students of Slytherin House have made such contributions under the leadership of Jade Jane, we unanimously agree to use this year's House Cup as a recognition to commemorate their efforts."

Headmaster Dumbledore cast an inquiring look at the deans, but he did not find disappointment in their eyes. Instead, he saw approval and encouragement.

"Sincerity is always a good quality of Hufflepuff." Professor Sprout said, "I believe that the children in our school all hope to contribute to the school. Although they did not fight the darkness directly, they are willing to light the way home for those who broke the darkness."

"Gryffindors have always been brave and willing to take responsibility. We admire the brave." Professor McGonagall also nodded in agreement.

"Ravenclaw is willing to go through fire and water for the truth, and is willing to pay tribute to those who sacrifice for everyone." Professor Flitwick also cast a gratified look at the little eagles.

The little snakes looked left and right, trying to find the familiar disapproving looks from the other students, but came up empty-handed.

They really couldn't understand why these classmates, with whom they always had a bad relationship, would give them such... disgusting looks of gratitude.

This made them feel both incredible and disgusted, but they also had a strange feeling in their hearts.

These Gryffindors/Hufflepuffs/Ravenclaws...have they all been driven crazy by Umbridge?

Seeing that there were no objections from students and professors, Dumbledore cleared his throat and announced:

"Then let us congratulate Slytherin House and Jade Jane in advance and congratulate them on winning this year's House Cup and Special Contribution Award!"