Chapter 61: Dumbledore admits defeat
Not they actually risked their lives along the lives of other students. If Jack did not call in the professors in time it would be a disaster. How can a first year be called a super strong wizard? He might be called a savior but it was to cover up many things.
Everyone knows about the internal workings and they know that Harry is just a figure head for publicity and public support. Well not all students know, but as they grow older they understood how the society works and they understand few things.
This can be seen when the minister of magic started to use reverse publicity on Harry saying that he is using the name of Voldemort to support his delusions in later parts. So the people only call Harry savior because the other people said so.
Once he was officially condemned then it is not different than an idiotic, impulsive, scrawny little moron that did not know the workings of the world. Without Dumbledore that is cleaning his ass all the time he is nothing.
Most probably half of the reason why Dumbledore looked aged in the follow up years is because of dealing with the mess created by Harry. The remaining half is about investigating Voldemort's situation.
Jack really pities Dumbledore for this reason. Well it is what he wanted so Jack would not put this feeling for long. Dumbledore after a long time finally sighed looking at the surrounding students and others.
Jack from the start to the end did not ask Dumbledore why he was only awarded 20 house points. So he could not be able to refute about Jack or push the blame saying he was jealous of others for getting more points.
All of Jack's questions are generalized and it took the cover of every student present here. Also he specifically made it sound dangerous in his eloquence of words making it look like something that can threaten everyone.
But in reality it is not that big of a deal. No student will be harmed as he made the preparations for those things. Similarly he made those traps perfectly fit for the people like Hermione, Ron and Harry after observing them.
When there are 10 people supporting things.
What 9 out of 10 people support would become the truth, unless that tenth person was strong enough to overpower the remaining 9 to support his truth.
This is the absolute truth that cannot be changed unless you have enough strength. Right now Dumbledore fell into minority. He cannot directly make Jack shut up as doing that shows that Dumbledore is siding with Harry.
This would become the concept of nepotism. He doesn't want that to happen. Dumbledore thought that Jack has changed after he became the disciple of Nicolas and became a good person that supports his plan.
But the white villain remained as the white villain even now. This made him a little angry but he cannot show that on his face at that moment either. With nothing he could do he sighed and then spoke.
"Student Jack has made a valid point. I am really getting old and making the wrong decisions.
Sigh….
Any way they have faced the life and death situation. So their punishment would be decided by the house teacher. The winner of the house is cup is Gryffindor…"
After speaking that Dumbledore silently walked out of the great hall. His acting was really great. Even Jack was connected to it for a moment. Fortunately Jack knows that it was all acting by Dumbledore.
Professor Mcgonagall rolled her eyes at Dumbledore for pushing the assignment of punishment to her. Professor Snape smiled strangely and he even nodded with the words of Jack.
Professor Flitwick was also the same as he understood the reasoning of Jack. Other understood Jack but students did not. They felt bad for Dumbledore that went away without eating any food.
They glared at Jack. But they were also happy that Jack spoke for them and won then the house cup. There are many students with various expressions and complicated thoughts. Jack did not care about any of those things and sat where he is.
Then he started to enjoy the food with great happiness. With each having their own thoughts the people in question that is Harry, Ron and Hermione has different looks. Ron looked at Jack like he wanted to kill Jack.
Harry has the similar expression but he could not find a single wrong word in what Jack spoke so he don't know if he should be angry. But he is angry from his expression. Finally he got some good amount of points to redeem him from the previous shame of losing points.
But now the opportunity is gone for good. The reason for all this is Jack that both save him and his friends and also caused the current mess making them lose their points. Hermione on the side have a different expression.
From the start she did expect any good thing like points. When Dumbledore told them that they would be awarded with points then she became happy. But when she found that Jack directly condemned their previous actions she knows that everything is over.
She could not find any hole in what Jack spoke. Even she was convinced about the words of Jack. So her thoughts are complicated looking at Jack. She did not think about it and wanted to eat her food and wait for her punishment.
Jack is quickly done with his dinner while he saw Rita Skeeter came over to Harry, Ron and Hermione to ask some questions. She even wanted to have an exclusive interview with them secretly.
Also she questioned other people like the friends of Harry, Ron and Hermione. Pansy and Daphne looked at Jack with dazzling eyes as Jack spoke word by word before. Finally after she was done questioning those people Rita came to Jack asking for a private interview.
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