"You three realize, of course... ...that in the past few hours, you have broken perhaps a dozen school rules." Dumbledore stated as the three boys looked down in shame.
You three could reply with a sad "Yes, sir." to him.
"There is sufficient evidence to have you all expelled." Dumbledore said as you gulped, you didn't wanna get expelled now! Hogwarts was amazing and fun... if you don't add the constant dangers you've faced against Lord Voldemort.
"Therefore, it is only fitting... ... that you both receive..." He paused as everyone hope it was just a simple harsh punishment or very harsh punishment.
"...Special Awards for Services to the School." he said as the three smiled at each other.
"Thanks, sir!" Ron said
"Now, Mr. Weasley, if you would have an owl deliver these release papers to Azkaban. I believe we want our gamekeeper back." He said as he pats Ron's shoulder as Ron did so.
"Harry, (Y/n)." Dumbledore called out.
"First, I want to thank you both. You two must have shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you." He said as the two of you looked at Fawkes, The Phoenix
"And..." He paused as he got closer to the boys.
"...second..." He paused again, his voice getting softer than usual
"I sense that something is troubling you, Harry. Am I right?"
"It's just..." He paused for a second to gather his thoughts.
"You see, sir, I couldn't help but notice certain things, certain..." He paused again.
"Certain similarities between Tom Riddle and me." He told Dumbledore.
"Now, that you mention it... there is." You said.
"I see. Well, you can speak Parseltongue, Harry. Why?" He asked
"Because Lord Voldemort can speak Parseltongue."
"Oh! They're connected, Harry and Voldilocks! Yeah, I gotta come up with a better nickname for that bastard."
While you brainstormed, Dumbledore tells Harry how you were right and that if he's not mistaken, he transferred some of his powers to Harry when he gave Harry his scar but not intentionally. Harry then came to the conclusion that the hat was right and that he should be in Slytherin but Dumbledore listed all the things that Voldemort and Harry shared. Why then, did the Sorting Hat place him in Gryffindor? Because he asked it to, which makes him different from You-Know-Who. To quote a wise man:
"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choice."
Dumbledore then makes Harry examine the sword he killed the Basilisk earlier as he did so, seeing "Gordric Gryffindor" engraved on the sword as it would take a true Gryffindor to pull that out of the hat. Suddenly, Lucius Malfoy barged into the office as Dobby hid behind him.
"Oh look, it's Goldilocks again! Nice to see you, the bears aren't here yet so feel free to test anything that fits just right!" You taunted
"Dobby! So this is your master! The family you serve is The Malfoys!" He concluded as Lucius scolded Dobby, saying he'll deal with Dobby later.
He then pushed Harry away with his cane to speak with Dumbledore.
"So it's true. You have returned."
"When the governors learned that Arthur Weasley's daughter was taken into the Chamber, they saw fit to summon me back."
