Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, England.
Many students who got the news gave up their ongoing vacations and returned to school early to attend Green's funeral. Especially the students of Hufflepuff House, all of them were present without exception.
At this time, in the Great Hall of Hogwarts, Greene's body was sleeping quietly behind Dumbledore, while Dumbledore turned his back to Greene, looking at the familiar students in front of him. He was wearing black clothes and had a solemn expression. It was unknown what he was thinking.
At this time, Professor McGonagall walked over slowly. She first glanced at Green sleeping there with the corner of her eyes, and her eyes suddenly turned red. She said softly in a voice that only she could hear: "What a poor child!"
Then, Professor McGonagall quickly looked away, as if she couldn't bear to look at him any longer. She came to Dumbledore and said softly:
"Albus, it's almost time!"
Hearing Professor McGonagall's words, Dumbledore nodded without comment. Then, Dumbledore said softly with a blank expression: "Okay, let's get started!"
A moment later, in the drizzle of rain and fog, a long bell rang in the Hogwarts Castle. Then came Dumbledore's deep voice: "Today, we suffered a great loss!"
"You all know Green Walter, the excellent prefect of Hufflepuff House and the well-deserved President of the Student Union of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He was extremely hardworking, fair and kind during his lifetime. Most importantly, he was a very enthusiastic friend!"
"Today, he left us forever!"
Along with Dumbledore's voice, which was not loud but resounded throughout the Hogwarts Great Hall, sobbing sounds continued to be heard in the Hogwarts Great Hall. Many girls even shed tears. They snuggled up to each other and comforted each other, but it didn't take long before the roles of comforting and being comforted were reversed.
Even many students from Gryffindor, who were known for their strength and courage, including Harry and Ron, burst into tears.
Meanwhile, Dumbledore's voice continued:
"Today, the grief we share reminds me, and us, why even though we come from different places and speak different accents, our hearts are always together!"
"Please always remember these qualities - kindness! Honesty! Bravery! Sincerity! Until the very end!"
Following Dumbledore's voice, all the wizards in the Hogwarts Great Hall slowly raised their wands, and at the tip of the wand was a faint light.
And it was these little bits of light that gathered into a seemingly eternal galaxy in the Hogwarts Great Hall, illuminating everyone.
At this moment, the door of Hogwarts Great Hall was slowly pushed open from the outside. Everyone subconsciously turned around and looked in the direction of the door, only to see a somewhat embarrassed figure appear at the door of Hogwarts Great Hall.
When people saw who was coming, there was a commotion in the auditorium. The person was Wentworth, and the rumors about Wentworth were actually spreading like wildfire at this moment.
The International Confederation of Wizards has publicly expressed doubts about Wentworth's identity on many occasions, while the British Ministry of Magic has remained silent and Hogwarts has made no excuses.
So, when everyone returned to Hogwarts but did not see Wentworth, everyone was secretly wondering in their hearts whether Wentworth had gone into hiding.
Wentworth did not show up until the beginning of the funeral. Many people believed that Wentworth had gone into hiding in advance because his identity was exposed. However, they did not expect that Wentworth appeared again at this moment, and it seemed that Wentworth came in a hurry without any precautions.
Wentworth was soaked through. With every step he took, rain flowed down his wizard robe, forming footprints.
Wentworth ignored the various gazes around him and walked slowly towards the podium, where Green was sleeping.
But Wentworth had just walked halfway when a figure suddenly broke free from the restraints of several people around him, rushed to Wentworth, and punched Wentworth fiercely. Cedric cried and said: "Wentworth! You bastard! Where have you been?! Ah! Answer me, where were you when we were imprisoned? Where were you when Green was fighting to the death?! Where were you when we needed you the most?! Answer me!"
"It was you who asked him to go to the British Ministry of Magic and become an Auror! Do you know that Green's biggest dream was actually to become a Magizoologist! If he hadn't followed your instructions and went to the British Ministry of Magic to become an Auror, he would never have met Draco, and he would never have died!"
At this time, Harry and Ron had rushed over and grabbed Cedric on the left and right, and Draco also walked over with an apologetic look on his face. He was about to speak, as if he wanted to explain something to Wentworth, but was stopped by Wentworth.
Wentworth motioned to Harry and Ron to let go of Cedric. Then, Wentworth straightened Cedric's already messy clothes and said slowly, "Don't let Green see us like this, he will be angry!"
Hearing Wentworth's words, Cedric subconsciously looked at Green's sleeping body, pursed his lips, and tried hard not to let his tears fall.
Then, Cedric ignored the rain on Wentworth and hugged him, saying with a tearful voice: "Wentworth, Green is gone, woo, he's gone! You're a bastard, he's a bastard too! I'm a bastard too! I... why didn't I stay there! The three of us are bastards! Woo!"
Wentworth patted Cedric's back gently, and then Wentworth said softly: "I'll go see Green!"
As Wentworth stepped forward, Dumbledore seemed to want to say something, but in the end he just sighed and said nothing.
Wentworth stared at Green in silence for a long time before he slowly turned around and said loudly:
"I hate this atmosphere! Green is dead and will never come back!"
"Who among you is willing to join me in avenging him?"
(End of this chapter)