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Three days after the exams ended, Gryffindor and Hufflepuff played their final Quidditch match of the season. Gryffindor erged victorious, with Harry catching the Golden Snitch.
However, since Gryffindor had previously lost to Slytherin and George's Slytherin team remained undefeated, it was Slytherin who ultimately claid this year's Quidditch championship.
With exams over, classes concluded, and all Quidditch matches finished, the final scores for the four houses were tallied:
- *Fourth place:* Hufflepuff, 335 points.
- *Third place:* Ravenclaw, 352 points.
- *Second place:* Gryffindor, 353 points.
- *First place:* Slytherin, 734 points.
Slytherin's massive lead was thanks to their three undefeated Quidditch matches under George's leadership. George, a scoring powerhouse, coupled with Snape's blatant favoritism in awarding points, made Slytherin unstoppable.
Four days after the exams, the year-end feast comnced.
The Great Hall was adorned in green and silver, the colors of Slytherin, to celebrate their overwhelming victory in reclaiming the House Cup after being defeated by Gryffindor the previous year. A massive banner depicting the Slytherin serpent hung behind the staff table.
George, the first-year student who scored the most points for Slytherin, beca the house's star of the evening.
As the feast began, Dumbledore delivered an enthusiastic speech, summarizing the year's events and praising the contributions of George, Harry, and others in dealing with the basilisk.
Perhaps aware of the vast point gap that even additional awards couldn't bridge, and needing to acknowledge both Harry and George for their involvent in the final incident, Dumbledore refrained from pulling a dramatic reversal as he had the previous year. In the end, Slytherin retained the House Cup.
A week after the exams, the final grades were announced.
- *First-year top scorer:* George.
- *Second-year top scorer:* Hermione.
The day after the grades were released, Hogwarts officially closed for sumr break, marking the middle of June.
Suddenly, every wardrobe was emptied, belongings were packed into trunks, and the school issued its annual notice to all young witches and wizards:
*"During the holiday period, the use of magic is strictly prohibited."*
Of course, the information George gathered from older students told a slightly different story.
Magic was generally permissible in wizarding spaces such as the Hogwarts Express and Diagon Alley. Even in Muggle-populated areas, discreet spells like wand-lighting charms might go unnoticed by the Ministry of Magic. However, casting conspicuous spells like fire-making, transfiguration, or cutting charms in front of Muggles would surely result in a summons from the Ministry.
Under Hagrid's guidance, the students crossed the Black Lake by boat to Hogsade Station, where the Hogwarts Express awaited.
Unlike the trip to Hogwarts, this ti George sat not with Ginny, Luna, and Kline but with fellow Slytherin first-years.
As an outstanding and well-known Slytherin, George naturally spent most of his ti with his housemates, despite his friendships with Ginny, Harry, and others.
Sitting with the Slytherins had its perks. Many of their families held significant positions in the wizarding world, and their conversations often provided George with valuable insights.
The train departed, leaving behind the magical realm of Hogwarts and entering the Muggle world.
Outside the window, the countryside grew greener and tidier. Muggle towns dotted the route, and the students gradually swapped their wizarding robes for jackets and casual clothes.
Finally, around 4 PM, the train pulled into Platform 9¾ at King's Cross Station.
Unlike the Christmas holidays, when only a few students returned ho, the platform was now crowded. Simply queuing to leave the station took over an hour.
A frail old guard stood by the barrier wall, allowing only two or three people to pass at a ti to prevent a large group from simultaneously erging from the solid wall, which might alarm the Muggles.
"George, drop by my house during the holidays if you have ti!"
"George, I'll write to you!"
"George, don't forget to write back when you can."
"George, rember the phone number I gave you. Call if you get a chance."
Familiar young witches and wizards waved goodbye to George one by one as their parents ca to pick them up. Even Harry was reluctantly collected by his most despised uncle and aunt, who arrived in their car.
In the end, only George remained at the entrance of King's Cross Station.
He was the only one without a parent to greet him, as his adoptive father in this world had already been dealt with—by his own hand.
George, however, felt no particular emotion about this. After all, he wasn't truly a child. On the contrary, he found this arrangent liberating, free from the noise and chatter of ddleso children.
With a flick of his wand, he summoned the Knight Bus and returned to his shop in Knockturn Alley.
After tidying up his room briefly, George took out Voldemort's diary and the basilisk fang.
By now, he had extracted nearly all the dark magic knowledge he could from Voldemort's fifth-year self. But as Voldemort remained distrustful of him, their uneasy dynamic had reached a breaking point.
After careful consideration, George decided it was ti to destroy the Horcrux.
Keeping Voldemort's Horcrux nearby was an ever-present risk. Voldemort's cunning was not to be underestimated, and a single lapse in vigilance could spell disaster.
Moreover, if he were ever discovered in possession of Voldemort's diary, all his previous efforts would be exposed.
Reaching for the basilisk fang, George prepared to stab it into the diary. Suddenly, the diary began to tremble violently, releasing a surge of dark magic aid at overpowering him.
But George rely smirked in response. A radiant burst of holy light, characteristic of his light-based magic, emanated from his body, isolating him completely from the dark magic's influence.
"You'll regret this! You'll regret this!"
With Voldemort's resentful voice echoing in the air, George stabbed the basilisk fang into the diary repeatedly—more than ten tis.
Afterward, he summoned a small blaze of Fiendfyre in his palm and incinerated the destroyed diary until nothing but ashes remained.
In truth, Fiendfyre alone could have destroyed the Horcrux.
Having finished this task, George fell into deep thought. He pondered how best to spend the two months of sumr break.
Simply staying in his shop practicing magic seed like a waste. Without the restrictions of Hogwarts, there was much more he could do.
"Maybe I should find a way to master Apparition during this holiday," he mused.
He had already considered this after his confrontation with Joseph. Learning Apparition had beco a pressing priority.
The next ti he encountered a foe he couldn't defeat, he would at least have the option to escape using Apparition.
After all, even in the world of Fairy Tail, mages who could teleport were rare as phoenix feathers.
(End of Chapter)
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