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Chapter 3: Communication

Chapter 3: Communication

[] [] [] – Tyler

A shallow hush fell over the great hall, as this year with every year the House trophy was to be handed out. To keep up suspense towards the event, points awarded for sports were to be kept in the dark, announced during the ceremony, completely altering who could win. Tyler along with all the Hufflepuffs were at the edge of his seat, as the Headmaster McGonagall took the stage.

"Good evening students! As we draw to the conclusion of another year, it is the time for us to congratulate and celebrate the ones who have worked the hardest over the school terms!"

There was a smattering of applause, but the main event was still anticipated. Tyler was still waiting, eyes fixated on the podium in front.

"Now, first, the academic awards. In the highest average test scores..." she built up. "Slytherin! 100 points."

One quarter of the hall erupted into applause as the hourglass whirred into life, as the magical sand fell down into the gourd, as the number grew from 520 to 620, which now put them in the lead, 20 points above Gryffindor. Hufflepuff was close third with 590, and Ravenclaw were dead last with 480. They had the least amount of deductions due to misbehaviour, but could never get off their arses enough outside their common room to bother to gather points. He'd actually brought up the topic with Lucas, and instantly regretted it.

"I don't honestly see the point to it. The reward generally prefers a certain mindset towards uniform behaviour, and I don't see why...."

He shuddered in terror as he thought back to that one sided conversation. Tyler was well versed in making concise points, but while Lucas was certainly smarter, he tended to waffle on to the point of boredom. As the applause died down, the headmaster resumed.

"For victory of the Quidditch cup, Hufflepuff has earned 50 points!"

For this, Tyler and his whole table rose and gave this a standing ovation. The last match had gone down to Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff in the typical Scottish rain, as Ty could remember the intense match, as after 6 hours Gryffindor caught the snitch, but due to a miscommunication between the Gryffindor seeker Georg, who he recalled was Annas brother and got an earful from her afterwards, and everyone else, he'd made the mistake of letting Hufflepuff win on points. He passionately whooped as the ceremonious chatter died down again. She resumed "Finally, before we count scores, we must give out points for individual achievement."

The hall was now eerily quiet, as the numbers around the sand timers vanished, and she recited the students names, giving 5 points each. After a few minutes of this when even the Ravenclaws had stopped counting, she smiled and finished up.

"Laila Faust."

The corresponding girl frowned, as Tyler thought. She was generally quiet, insightful but certainly not very active in class. Still, she respectfully bowed and he thought nothing more of it.

As the room looked up for the final announcement, McGonagall smirked, but Tyler noted it wasn't her usual confident smirk, as she announced.

"SLYTHERIN!"

The hall suddenly flocked green, as the snake logo slithered across the bannering, painting it in its signature colors, much to the dismay of the other three tables. Hagee smirked as he took a drink, before hurriedly pulling out his smartphone to reply to a message. Dismayed, Tyler and company dug into their dinner on their last evening in Hogwarts.

[] [] [] – Anna

Anna and Tyler had become firm friends over the school year, and the pair had chatted all the way down from the boats to the train. Tyler had been a major help in Muggle Studies, and now Hagee was bearable, though he seemed to spend more time writing privately then teaching. The bustling crowd ranged from excited as it did back at the beginning of the year, but there was also some downcast faces. One of which that Anna spotted in the crowd was Laila, who had grown isolated, much to Anna's dismay.