The celebration went on until late, and as a direct result, many of the Little Lions in Gryffindor couldn't get up at their usual time the next morning.
Professor Snape was delighted. After all, even though the First Task of the Six-Wizard Tournament had taken place the previous day, that was no excuse for being late to or skipping Potions Class the next day.
So Professor Snape quite naturally took twenty points from each sixth-year Gryffindor, citing "being late to class, breaking the rules, and showing disrespect to a teacher" as the reasons.
Unfortunately, there were so few Gryffindors in the sixth-year advanced Potions class—only eight in total.
Otherwise, he could have taken back all the points he'd given Harley over the course of a week in just one lesson.
But the Little Lions didn't care. They couldn't even be bothered to complain or talk back to Professor Snape.
After all, Hogwarts' champion was a Gryffindor, not a Slytherin, and Gryffindor had brought Hogwarts unparalleled glory.
No matter how many points Professor Snape took away or how much the Slytherins mocked them, the Little Lions of Gryffindor thought it was nothing more than jealousy and impotent rage on the part of Professor Snape and the Slytherins.
Aside from Professor Snape, the other professors showed understanding and leniency toward the late Gryffindor students.
After all, Hogwarts' champion had won such a resounding victory. It was only natural that everyone would be so excited.
As Professor McGonagall put it, if the old Triwizard Tournament or the current Six-Wizard Tournament had been held when she was a student, and Hogwarts' champion had achieved such a good result, she would certainly have celebrated until midnight and might not have been able to sleep at all.
The celebratory mood lasted a long time, and Harley