Hogwarts: The Adventure Begins - BOOK 1 (A Harry Potter Fanfic)

11: The House Cup

The day Harry woke up was the last day of school. I had been right, he wasn't dead! Not that I'd ever doubted him, but he certainly didn't look great when I had last seen him. There were no classes and people just wandered about the corridors chatting.

Everyone knew what happened with Harry. He had got into the last room and Quirrell was there with Voldemort on the back of his head. Harry had found the Philosopher's Stone and defeated Quirrell and Voldemort and the Stone was destroyed.

That night the house cup winners were announced. Gryffindor was last and Slytherin had won again. I sighed in defeat. Maybe we shouldn't have played so many pranks, or at least could have been more careful about it. We could have at least scraped enough points together to have come third, maybe even second!

'Now wait just a minute!' said Dumbledore, 'I have a few last minute house points to give out!'

Slytherin stopped cheering and everyone stared at Dumbledore intently.

'To Ron Weasley for the greatest game of Chess ever seen, I award fifty points!'

Ron went bright red and I grinned at him.

'To Nico Cortell, for staying calm in the face of danger, I award fifty points!'

Nico was stunned.

'To Hermione Granger, for use of cool logic in the face of fire, I award fifty points!'

Hermione blushed.

'To Molly Black, for selflessness beyond what anyone would expect, fifty points.'

I choked on my pumpkin juice as Nico clapped me on the back.

'To Harry Potter, for outstanding nerve, I award sixty points!'

The crowd fell silent, Gryffindor was now drawn for first place.

'And to Neville Longbottom, for standing up to his friends, and that takes a lot of courage, I award ten points!'

The whole crowd erupted in cheers. GRYFFINDOR HAD WON!

Hermione had explained to me and Nico that Neville had tried to stop them from leaving to go to stop Snape. I was wholly impressed, Neville certainly didn't seem the type to be brave enough to speak out against anyone. I flashed him a smile and he dropped his gaze, but his pure glee was obvious.

This was the first time in years Gryffindor had won so everyone was ecstatic!

Then it was time to leave. I hugged my friends tightly as we said our goodbyes on the platform. I hugged Remus when I saw him and he Apparated us home. My head was still swimming with all that had happened that year and I couldn't wait until the next. I could tell that being friends with Harry Potter meant life would never be quiet.