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Dropping the tissues, no longer mind Malfoy, and George turned that straight way out of the large hall.
And as he was about to leave the grand hall, thunderous applause burst out.
Not only did the wizards from Slytherin's senior class thunderously clap, but also the wizards from the other three colleges did the same.
And even if George has that ability, just to say this speech in the grand hall, this courage, makes many young witches feel admiration.
Because not everyone dares to say such things in public, and if they fail to follow through, it would turn into an outright joke.
Even Malfoy wouldn't dare to boast like that. Or, it seems, no one has ever dared to do something like this since Hogwarts School has been established.
"Harry, to be honest, I was just attracted by his beauty, although he is a Slytherin and wants to steal our house cup. I don't even feel annoyed."
Especially if you've seen Malfoy's face, even though we won the house cup last year, he didn't look that ugly."
"On the Gryffindor table, Ron couldn't help but say to Harry."
In terms of hatred towards Malfoy, he actually outdid Harry by a mile, especially before Diagon Alley, his father and Malfoy's father even got into a fight.
And Harry nodded:
"George is different from Malfoy, but we can't lose the house cup."
"As George said, it's a benign competition. We are all trying together."
At this moment, Hermione no longer felt angry over Harry and Ron's dangerous behavior from the day before and returned to her usual demeanor.
"We will try our best!"
Beside them, Ginny and Colin looked at Harry with anticipation at the same time, as if waiting for his reply.
Harry encouraged with a bit of helplessness:
"Let's do our best!"
"I think they can form a Harry Potter fan club soon."
Ron couldn't help but tease as he saw this.
In contrast to the joy on this side, Malfoy's face was as dark as it was about to drip with water. Just how loud the applause in the grand hall was, his face was punched as hard.
In fact, the Slytherin senior class has been dissatisfied with the loss of the Quidditch match and the house cup last year, but they didn't say much due to their family background and status.
Because indeed, before them, Slytherin had won for six consecutive years, which shows that the six upper grades of Slytherin are stronger than the other three houses.
In the end, last year they lost to Gryffindor in all events, and the biggest reason was that several people in his grade, including Hermione and Harry, played for Gryffindor.
So as the representative of the Slytherin grade, he naturally had to take this blame.
If he could outperform Hermione in academics and outshine Harry in Quidditch, earning more points, even if Harry and his team scored significantly more points in the end, they wouldn't have lost.
"The house cup must be won back, but not by him, but by me, Malfoy!"
"Don't worry, he's just a joke. Time will prove that you are the hope of Slytherin!"
Pansy's face was also unpleasant, but she was not worried at all.
Because unless George excels to the point of leaving everyone else in the dust, even if his grades are really good, it's not enough to make up for his recent declaration, and the outcome has already been determined.
"I have no choice, this is what you yourself knocked me out."
After leaving the grand hall, George continued to explore the first floor.
As a Slytherin, without the backing of a family, to become popular and gain attention as quickly as possible, one must shine brightly, not hide their talents.
As for whether this would make Dumbledore think of Voldemort, it wouldn't be likely. He has not shown any signs of disliking Muggle witches and has openly admitted his friendship with Harry, Ron, Hermione, etc.
So Malfoy's harassment actually gave him the chance to state his position and establish his character. Otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to say it so openly and straightforwardly.
Actually, if it weren't for this, Malfoy's harassment could be ignored completely, as the other party couldn't do anything to him.
The first floor, besides the grand hall and the waiting room of the house ceremony we had just been in, actually had many other rooms.
For example, there are staff lounges for the college professors, the office of the school caretaker, Professor Flitwick's transformation class room, and some other temporary classrooms.
After exploring the first floor, he followed the marble staircase up to the second floor.
On the second floor, the main classes for him in the afternoon were the history of magic classroom, the Gryffindor headmaster's office, and the school infirmary. The infirmary was managed by Poppy Pomfrey, who was skilled in treating magical ailments.
There is also a girls' lavatory.
On the third floor, the most important room was the office of the professor in charge of defensive black magic, and the Lavender Lady's washroom. That washroom connected to the Slytherin secret room, and George did not go inside, but just looked at it from outside.
The fourth floor was the classroom for magic, the defense against black magic classroom, the trophy room and the armor gallery.
In the armor gallery, there were many exoskeletons that had been animated. As he passed by, he even had the luck to see two exoskeletons fighting each other. The cause seemed to be that one of the exoskeletons was singing too poorly, and the other could not bear it any longer.
He was very interested in this magic that could enable inanimate objects to gain intelligence, and if used in the school for variant students, it could add a lot of defensive power to the school.
On the fourth floor, there was another place that was very important, or more importantly, for him.
That was the Hogwarts Library, which boasted over ten thousand magical books and also hid countless banned books that could not be bought outside, closing by 8 PM every night.
The fifth floor was filled with abandoned classrooms and a gender-neutral washroom.
The sixth floor also had some abandoned classrooms and the head prefect's washroom.
The seventh floor housed some vacant offices and a boys' lavatory.
The eighth floor was the office of the Ravenclaw headmaster, the entrance to Gryffindor tower, the entrance to the North Tower Divination classroom, the entrance to Ravenclaw Tower, the entrance to Hagrid's Hut in West Tower, and an entrance to Dumbledore's office. It also had a Floo Network connecting every house in Hogwarts.
George knew the way to enter the Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes, but he didn't go in.
From his perspective, it was likely that the entire Hogwarts castle was under Dumbledore's surveillance. Suddenly entering the Fat Lady's Chamber would probably arouse suspicion from others.
And it's not like he needs the Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes right now.
The Horcrux hidden in the Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes is also not something he intends to deal with at the moment.
After exploring the castle, he walked around the castle's surroundings again, visiting the herbology greenhouse and garden, the learning site for flying broomstick lessons, and the Quidditch pitch.
Having marked all the locations, it was already lunchtime. Instead of going to Hagrid's hut and the Forbidden Forest, he went back to the grand hall for lunch again.
This time, as he entered the hall, he was no longer a hidden figure. Many young witches were whispering about him, some with admiration, some with jealousy, some with disdain, and some with malicious intent waiting to see the jokes unfold.
George didn't care about this.
He also met Harry and the others who came for lunch after their classes.
Hermione showed George the beautifully crafted button she had made from a beetle in her Transfiguration class. Ron was in a bad mood, and Harry told him it was because after he left that morning, Ron had received a shout-out letter from his mother.
In the afternoon, George carried his textbook and began his first class at Hogwarts.
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