On the night before the year-end banquet, Dumbledore didn't fall asleep until the clock rang at twelve o'clock.
Hogwarts was as peaceful as ever, and the large-scale college confrontation that the old man was worried about did not happen.
Elena Kaslana fulfilled her promise. The invitation to a private duel that was originally popular among the students finally did not happen as planned. Both the Gryffindor and Slytherin students stayed in their respective places obediently.
Didn't go out from the dormitory.
In the auditorium this morning, looking at the peaceful campus, Dumbledore was in a pretty good mood.
"Okay," Dumbledore looked at everyone with a smile, "In the past half month, I think everyone has had a lot of fun in the new final practical assessment level at Hogwarts, and some of them have performed well.
The students have also won more rewards for themselves and the college. As of last night, a total of 275 students have successfully passed all the levels."
"I am very happy to announce to everyone that this level event has come to an end——"
"Oh, no—"
"I will definitely be able to pass the level today..."
"Just once, for the last time—"
There was a slight commotion in the Hogwarts auditorium, and the little wizards who had not yet had time to clear the level could not help but wailed, with expressions of regret and frustration on their faces.
Dumbledore smiled and continued.
"The details of all bonus points for this semester's levels will be posted on the bulletin board outside the auditorium by Mr. Filch later, and the corresponding bonus point adjustments will be completed before tonight's year-end banquet. However, I need
Just a reminder, this does not mean the final college score results for this academic year..."
"At the beginning of this school year, I once said that the final scores of each grade in the four colleges this year will also be one of the important factors in determining the College Cup. During the day today, the professors and I will complete all score statistics.
The college with the first overall score in each grade will win a 100-point college point award for itself."
"So for the rest of the day, I suggest that everyone get out of the castle, pick up a broom and fly around the Quidditch pitch twice, or go to the Black Lake to bask in the sun, or order some iced drinks and snacks from the kitchen
, lie on the lawn of the school, chat with friends, and relax..."
"Of course, remember not to eat too much. If you miss the delicious food at the year-end banquet, you may regret the whole summer vacation."
After saying this, Dumbledore clapped his hands happily and announced the start of breakfast as usual.
After breakfast, almost no students left the auditorium.
Everyone gathered on the bulletin board outside, waiting for Argus Filch to pin several large rolls of parchment to the wall. They each looked for their names in the column of their own college and silently calculated the scores.
Are there any errors or omissions?
As the number of people clearing the level every day increased, the old wizard naturally could not continue to praise him one after another as he had done in the past few days.
Under Elena's suggestion, a more standardized and transparent bonus points list was replaced.
In fact, Hogwarts's house scoring model has been very vague before, and there have always been questions about shady point control.
In view of this situation, as a fair and just Hufflepuff, Elena naturally stood on the side of justice. Her proposal was undoubtedly approved by most of the young wizards, and Dumbledore naturally would not
be opposed to.
Moreover, starting from next year, Hogwarts will publish the "house score list" of each house in the past year on the school bulletin board at the end of each term, which includes a series of information such as the time of change of scores, values, people involved, reasons, etc.
Key Information.
The schedule released this week is a small pilot to judge future workload and student feedback.
In view of the students' poor mathematical foundation, even just these two hundred records are enough to consume them for a long time - of course, due to the increased difficulty of this year's Eagle Ring, Ravenclaw House will not be able to do this in this regard.
A lot ahead.
…………
At the same time, on the other side.
Hogwarts staff room.
The room seemed to have been slightly modified and looked at least twice as spacious as usual. Professors from various subjects at Hogwarts gathered together to count the scores of students in their respective subjects.
And beside each of them, there were one or two goblins holding pens and paper to assist in numerical calculations.
Because Hogwarts generously lent Gold Galleons to Gringotts Wizarding Bank to tide over the difficulties, and the subsequent iteration of the wizarding world currency [Hogwarts-Golden Galleons], the newly promoted Gringotts Goblin Queen
We have signed a long-term cooperation with the school and are willing to provide necessary human and financial support to Hogwarts at any time.
However, with the progress of statistics, the professors gradually discovered a strange thing...
"Professor Snape, don't you think something is wrong?"
"Sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Everything seems normal to me."
"Severus, don't get excited, Minerva is not accusing anyone."
When Albus Dumbledore opened the door to the lounge, he happened to meet Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape, who were confronting each other, and beside them, there were also a group of people surrounding them.
Professors trying to break up the fight.
Dude, Dude.
Dumbledore politely knocked on the door with his knuckles and looked at the professors in the lounge with some confusion.
"Hey, can anyone explain to me a little bit what happened?"
"Actually, it's nothing. It's just a misunderstanding. It will be over soon..."
Professor Sprout coughed slightly and tried to smooth things over with a smile on his face.
However, before the short and chubby witch could finish speaking, Professor McGonagall's serious voice sounded in the room.
"I now have every reason to suspect that Slytherin House is involved in collective cheating in the final exam, involving multiple grades and multiple subjects. This is not a conclusion I have come to alone. Many professors present must also think so.
Bar?"
"Shameful and ugly slander. It's nonsense! Professor McGonagall, I don't understand."
Severus Snape snorted with a livid face, a hint of cold mockery in his tone.
"Is it so difficult for you to admit that the students in our house and admit that Slytherin is better? Perhaps you have also noticed that in the past practical assessment, how good the potions brewed by Gryffindor students were
Very bad."
"But why do I hear so many students complaining? Is it because you always make things difficult for the children in our college in class?"
Professor McGonagall narrowed her eyes and responded tit-for-tat.
"It's not surprising that people always like to attribute their lack of effort and incompetence to others making things difficult for them."
Snape shrugged disapprovingly, said in a calm tone, and pointed at the test papers around him.
"Because they are indeed the group with the worst performance, and the answers in this room also illustrate this point again. As for your confusion, don't forget that Slytherin House has won the House Cup for six consecutive years, that is to say
From the second grade to the sixth grade, they are indeed better than other students in this school——"
"Do you really think that no one knows about your partiality in the classroom?"
"Oh, but if I remember correctly, it was mainly because we performed well in Quidditch... As for points deductions, I have to be lucky that students in our house rarely get suspended, late or anything else
Bad things.”
"Unfortunately, collective fraud is the worst thing that can happen."
Speaking of Quidditch, Professor McGonagall seemed to have been pricked by a needle. She suddenly pursed her lips tightly, as if she had just drank a cup of very strong black coffee, and repeated it again with an extremely serious expression.
"For a student, this is undoubtedly the worst thing, cheating -"
"So, we're back to the original question, right?"
Snape sneered, but there was no smile in his voice, and he asked coldly.
"So... may I ask, dear Professor McGonagall, where is your evidence?"
"Students of an academy are involved in collective cheating, Minerva. This accusation is quite serious."
After listening for a while, Dumbledore frowned heavily, and his face became a little more confused.
It shouldn’t be!
What exactly is going on?!
Moreover, based on Dumbledore's understanding of Professor McGonagall and his trust in the students of Hogwarts, if a large-scale collective fraud really occurred, there is no reason why so many professors would not have discovered it in the examination room!
You know, even when Slytherin House won the first place consecutively in previous years, there has never been such a dispute. Judging from the atmosphere in the staff lounge, there seems to be many fishy things about this matter now - those who have not
For professors who join the debate, silence itself represents an ambiguous statement.
"The proof, the proof is in these papers. All the Slytherin papers!"
Professor McGonagall tapped her fingers on the pile of parchment in front of her, "Fortunately there were goblins from Gringotts, otherwise I almost didn't notice the weirdness in these answers! In this year's written exam,
The results of Slytherin students are really outstanding! Almost all of them got excellent results! The most important thing is..."
After a slight pause, Professor McGonagall had a hint of sarcasm in her tone.
"These children answered all the important and difficult content quite accurately, as if they were extracted from the book in advance. On the contrary, there were errors in some basic and simple knowledge - not just the transfiguration technique.
Subject, almost all subjects have the same situation, isn’t this obvious enough?!”
"That only shows that the children in our academy are a little too ambitious. I will remind them about this later."
Snape replied expressionlessly, "This is normal. Smart little guys will always ignore some basic knowledge intentionally or unintentionally. Even so, you can't erase the fact that Slytherin is leading all grades."
"Comprehensive... lead? Hmm... so what's the result?"
Dumbledore was slightly startled, turned his head to look at Professor Flitwick beside him, and asked softly.
Compared to the two professors who were confronting each other, he always listened to the opinions of bystanders.
"From the first grade to the sixth grade, Slytherin House ranks first in overall scores. Even this year's first grade Hufflepuff and first grade Gryffindor are still one grade behind Slytherin in terms of average score.
Small cut."
"That's okay...wait, that is, if we follow this year's rules..."
Dumbledore's expression was blank at first, and then he immediately realized the problem.
Professor Flitwick, with his feet dangling in the air, helplessly spread his hands and replied somewhat reluctantly.
"Yes, if this year's comprehensive evaluation rules are followed, Slytherin will receive 500 extra points, directly surpassing all the colleges, and locking in this year's College Cup in advance - the seventh consecutive championship. This is simply outrageous."
"So Minerva, apart from suspicion because of abnormal grades, do you have any other evidence?"
Dumbledore pondered for a while, then turned his head to look at Professor McGonagall who was not far away.
Professor McGonagall shook her head and replied solemnly.
"This time the time is limited, and we have just discovered this problem, but..."
"...Okay, I understand, let's end the argument here."
Dumbledore's eyes flickered for a moment, and he suddenly recalled something. He waved his hand tiredly to interrupt McGonagall's words.
"In the absence of conclusive evidence of fraud, I tend to agree with Severus's view that the results of these children should be regarded as valid - if the cause is found out later and there is something wrong, then it will be dealt with."
"The average score of the entire five grades is first, hey, what an amazing achievement..."
If Dumbledore remembers correctly, since this year's Quidditch match ended, in order to prevent Malfoy and others from being ostracized and bullied in the academy, Elena temporarily moved to the Slytherin dormitory.
Since then, a certain white-haired dumpling seems to have been living in Slytherin House to review his lessons.
Of course, in addition to the first-year courses, most of the upper-level courses she applied for as an exception were the children of Slytherin. I heard that she was almost pampered into a real brat in Slytherin.
The devil.
And Elena's final results happened to be...full marks!
Dumbledore shook his head in disbelief. He had almost guessed part of the truth.
"Hey, this kid almost shot himself in the foot..."