Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 260 Dropping Out

The next morning, a very strange thing happened at Hogwarts—even though it wasn't breakfast time yet, the Great Hall was already full of young wizards!

You know, not all young wizards have a first lesson in the morning, let alone today, which is Saturday!

According to the young wizards' habits, it's unusual for the Great Hall to be only a third full in the morning...

But when this strange incident is connected to the bathroom that suddenly retired yesterday, everything seems to make sense.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

As breakfast time arrived, the professors, who had arrived exceptionally neatly today, took their seats one after another at the head of the table.

The atmosphere was so solemn, it resembled a new principal's inauguration ceremony.

"Students,"

Dumbledore, dressed in a purple robe, looked at him with a gentle gaze as if he didn't see the full barrage of disapproving stares directed at him from the Slytherin table.

"I'm so glad everyone can maintain good habits on weekends; after all, breakfast is still very important—"

Seeing that Dumbledore was going further and further off track, Professor McGonagall, standing to the side, couldn't help but clear her throat with a serious expression.

"Um……"

"I happen to have a notification here—"

"Last night, Miss Black, the sixth-year Slytherin prefect, was found guilty of deliberately damaging public facilities in the castle, and her behavior was extremely egregious—"

——"Shh——"

A few disdainful hisses could be faintly heard from the Slytherin table.

"Hogwarts has now officially issued a notice of expulsion—"

--"What?!"

"How is that possible?!"

A chorus of whispers rose and fell from the Slytherin table.

The ceiling seemed to start spinning, everything seemed to be spinning, and the intense dizziness almost made Theodore vomit. It felt as if his heart had been ripped open by the news.

She...was expelled from Hogwarts?!

Zabini was stunned by the news for a long time, and Daphne was about to go crazy, almost rushing up to confront Dumbledore on the spot!

How could Thea possibly drop out of school?

Wasn't she always a student at Hogwarts?

I must have come to a fake world!

This event is not recorded in any history books at all!

Gella's hand, hidden under the table, nearly tore the tablecloth; the scream in her heart seemed about to burst from her chest.

"Huh... Harry?"

Hermione tugged at Harry's sleeve hesitantly. She was shocked by the severity of Hogwarts' punishment of Thea and even more worried about the punishment Harry might suffer next.

"I...I'm fine."

The problem lies with others.

Harry never expected things to turn out this way. Dumbledore didn't mention his conflict with Draco at all, instead pinning all the blame on Thea...

Harry's gaze shifted from his worried friend to the undisguised malice emanating from the wizards at the Slytherin table, and finally to Dumbledore on the platform, loudly proclaiming the verdict—

More and more confusion filled Harry's heart, and he seemed to be only now truly realizing the difference in his identity with Thea.

Dumbledore has not yet assigned blame to him, but instead has placed all the blame on Black.

why?

Because he is the "savior".

And she is a Death Eater.

Harry, realizing the vast disparity of the world, gave a half-hearted laugh, the smile not reaching his eyes.

"Black left Hogwarts last night—"

Theodore was shocked and looked up sharply, staring directly at Dumbledore without any hesitation.

It must have been Dumbledore who forced her!

Otherwise, why would she leave in such a hurry?!

Theodore's thoughts were also those of the Slytherin members. Thinking of the information they had gathered last night, Gryffindor... or more accurately, Harry, instantly felt the malice emanating from the entire Slytherin community.

Unlike the minor squabbles that Umbridge deliberately stirred up last year, this time, almost everyone realized that Slytherin was serious.

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Will Dumbledore change his mind?

--Won't.

After seeing the Daily Prophet's unprecedented reprint of the newspaper, all the young wizards who still held expectations for Thea's punishment fell silent.

The Fall of a Genius: She Was Actually This Kind of Person!

The Genius Corrupted by Dark Magic

The number one wizard in the world is still "number one".

The large, bold font effectively attracted customers' attention, but this also made the atmosphere in the Slytherin lounge as oppressive as a powder keg about to explode.

"Bella!"

Theodore tore the newspaper off the table and, before anyone could react, grabbed his wand and charged out of the lounge.

Fortunately, Zabini reacted quickly, grabbing the man whose reason had been completely consumed by rage.

Where do you want to go?

"Go and fight Potter to the death?"

"Should we go and reason with Dumbledore?"

"Can't you be a little more rational?!"

"I can't be rational!"

Theodore was so angry that he cursed, his face red and his neck thick, showing none of the demeanor of his former nobleman.

"Look at what these newspapers are saying about her!"

"A genius corrupted by dark magic?!"

"Pooh!"

"Could it be that the injuries on Draco were inflicted by Thea?!"

"But what can you do now besides brandishing your wand and throwing a tantrum?"

Gella, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, and her words completely shattered Theodore's last shred of reason.

Just as the wand was about to touch Gellar's neck, she finally looked up, and the burning light in her eyes made Theodore pause slightly.

"She wanted to leave on her own."

"Dumbledore doesn't have the power to kick her out."

With those words finally uttered, Theodore calmed down.

After a long while, Theodore slumped onto the sofa, looking at Gella with a resolute tone.

"You knew she was going to leave all along."

“Of course,” Gella said without a hint of guilt, smiling slightly with a meaningful expression. “It’s not just me, haven’t you all noticed it too?”

"Since the beginning of this semester, she has been busier than ever before."

She was in a hurry.

Gella was indeed shocked when she heard that Thea had left Hogwarts, but after she calmed down, Thea's previous actions that had puzzled her seemed to have an explanation.

Because she was about to leave, her movements were all the more urgent.

“Gella,” Daphne suddenly called out to Gella in the silence, “Where did you go last night?”

Yeah, where was Gella last night?

Daphne, Theodore, and Zabini rushed to the scene upon hearing the news, but Daphne left early to comfort the Slytherin students, while Pansy informed the Hogwarts shareholders.

“I was in a secret room last night.”

Gella looked completely at ease.

Upon hearing this answer, the expressions on their faces varied.

Although they had long known that Thea and Gella had a very close relationship, they never expected that their relationship would allow Gella to enter alone and stay in the secret room.

That place is considered a sacred site by the descendants of Slytherin.

"By the way, how's Draco's injury?"

Zabini suddenly asked a question, and Pansy answered him.

"The wound was treated very promptly, and he can be discharged as early as tomorrow."

"Ah."

Since last night, Pansy has blended into the group very naturally, as if her previous absence was just a dream.