Could He Win the House Cup If He Were Counted as a House All by Himself?

Once the dinner plates had become spotless, Headmaster Dumbledore finally found his chance to tap his goblet.

With a crisp chime, he began, "All the papers accepted this year have been sorted by House and compiled into House collections."

"Of course! We also have another exciting matter! I once told everyone that the papers accepted by Hogwarts Voice would not stop at the school..."

"They will undergo a second round of selection and, through channels such as Flourish and Blotts, reach the wider Magical World. However, it is still in the editing and typesetting stage, so it will not meet everyone quite so soon."

"Therefore, we have marked all the selected papers accordingly in the House collections. If you are interested, you may go to the library to borrow them..."

Madam Pince, who had looked perfectly relaxed a moment ago, suddenly began coughing violently, as if something had lodged in her throat.

"Oh..." Dumbledore drew the word out theatrically. "It seems I will have to ask the prefects to accompany me to the library and bring the House collections back."

Only after hearing this did Madam Pince recover somewhat. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and let out a long breath.

Percy entered the Common Room and set the House collection he had received on the table, and the Gryffindor students swarmed forward.

"Don't grab—don't grab!" he shouted, raising his eyebrows. "The House collection has to be returned later! If anyone damages it, you can explain it to Madam Pince yourself!"

Once the name "Madam Pince" was brought out, the Gryffindor students immediately restrained themselves considerably.

Percy called over his dormmates and had them help cast the Gemino Curse together, making as many copies of the House collection as possible.

"Does it feel like..." Harry