Chapter 66

After leaving Professor McGonagall's office.

Harry looked somewhat worried.

The more enjoyable the fight was before, the more worried he is now.

"Will we still face other severe punishments later? Like suspension, expulsion, or something like that?" Harry asked uncertainly.

"It probably won't happen, since the law doesn't punish the many, unless he wants to expel all of us, in which case Hogwarts would lose half of its new students at once." Dali said without any worry.

After all, it was the Slytherin students who struck first, and with so many people watching, Ma Er Fu couldn't just spout nonsense. Besides, everyone was in a massive brawl, and no one knew who they hit; if responsibility were to be pursued, it would also be difficult.

"You say, Ma Er Fu, will he be alright? You really went hard on him back then."

Harry couldn't help but say.

"He'll be fine; I controlled my strength."

Dali said.

He has now been promoted to Sequence Eight Barbarian; if he really went all out, Ma Er Fu's small frame couldn't withstand it.

Thinking of this, Dali immediately checked the digestion of his Extraordinary Trait.

Upon checking, he didn't worry; his face immediately showed a hint of a smile.

The digestion speed of the Barbarian Extraordinary Trait is much faster than he expected, especially after this fight, it has already surpassed the leading Law Enforcement Officer Magic Pill he had before.

"Could it be that I really am a Barbarian? I don't even need to act."

Dali thought to himself.

He recalled his childhood bully image, suddenly Belief, this all immediately made sense.

"Perhaps I am truly born a Barbarian."

"If I can maintain that previous state, maybe the Barbarian Extraordinary Trait could melt in the mouth."

The pleasant reaction in Dali's heart showed on his face, which Harry noticed.

"You seem, quite happy?"

Harry asked.

"I'm quite happy; I finally gave Ma Er Fu a good beating—aren't you happy?" Dali countered.

Harry pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled, "You say that, and I really am quite happy."

"Let me tell you, I was pretty awesome back then..."

Harry excitedly told Dali how he got into a scuffle with Ma Er Fu and how he gave him a left hook and a right hook...

When Harry and Dali returned to the Gryffindor common room.

"D Ge! D Ge! D Ge!"

A thunderous cheer instantly engulfed both Dali and Harry.

Basically all the first-year Gryffindor students had gathered here, and there were even many upperclassmen, such as Luoen's two twin brothers.

"We've heard about it; you guys are amazing! Especially Dali, you are the heroes of our Gryffindor." Fred said loudly.

"D Ge is mighty!"

"D Ge is awesome!"

Cheers rose and fell; many first-year newcomers had injuries, yet despite that, they continued to jump around excitedly, completely ignoring the pain.

They all know that several Slytherin students are still lying in the hospital, while on the Gryffindor side, not a single one is.

This time they truly won a complete victory!

And among them, the most impressive is Dali.

On his way to beat up Ma Er Fu, he struck several times to lay the foundation for their victory, and finally he sent Ma Er Fu, the chief culprit, to the hospital, making him the top contributor for Gryffindor in this battle.

And the title "D Ge" was also completely spread this time.

The cheering and celebration lasted about half an hour or more, after which everyone reluctantly dispersed.

"I can hardly believe this is real."

Luoen sighed.

"Alright, don't get too happy too early; we probably still have some trouble ahead."

Dali timely poured a bucket of cold water on everyone.

"Isn't it just about losing points?"

Luoen immediately said.

"Losing points is just one aspect; you think Hogwarts only has point deductions? There are other punishments, like cleaning or detention, although some of the more severe punishments have been abolished, but this time it's hard to say, after all, we've also broken tradition."

Dali said.

"What?"

Luoen, Harry, Seamus, and a few others' faces instantly turned somewhat grim.

"Hahaha, just joking. I think they'll just make us clean up a bit; it won't be too harsh."

Dali guessed.

"By the way, what about Hermione?"

Dali shifted the topic and asked.

During the previous celebration, he hadn't seen Hermione, and even now he still hasn't caught sight of her.

"She's probably in the dorm; this time I can't help her either. Who let her not get involved and still be there trying to mediate?" Luoen said somewhat Speechless, "Nobody wants to see her."

"You can't really blame her, after all..." Harry said hesitantly.

"Forget it, don't worry about her; I guess everyone is just momentarily angry and doesn't want to deal with her; after a while it'll be fine." Luoen said carelessly.

Dali glanced toward the girls' dormitory direction and didn't ask further.

Evening.

Everyone gathered in Gryffindor's common room, waiting for news.

After the meal, Grade Leader Percy and a few first-year students were called away; according to Percy, they were to verify the afternoon brawl incident and provide the final punishment recommendation.

The reason Dali and Harry were not called over was that bringing them might provoke a huge reaction from Slytherin, potentially escalating the situation, so a few freshmen were summoned as witnesses instead.

Nine o'clock at night.

Percy and those first-year students finally returned.

"All first-year students who participated in the brawl are sentenced to hunting grounds labor for a month!" Percy announced to the crowd.

"Hunting grounds labor? What is that?"

"I don't know. Has it happened before?"

"What kind of punishment is this?"

……

Many people were unclear about what this punishment actually entailed, with a face of Doubt.

"Precisely, you must set aside two days each week to help at the hunting grounds, and the specific arrangements are left to administrator Feiqi and hunting grounds caretaker Hagrid; you will receive notice in due time,"

"Additionally, Slytherin will receive the same punishment, and they will be with you."

Percy introduced.

"Oh, no!"

"Why again with Slytherin!"

"Good news, Slytherin is punished together with us. Bad news, Slytherin is punished together with us," Luoen said.

"That's not too bad, I guess."

Dali gently nodded.

Such a result was also within his expectations.

"Dali, Harry, the punishment for you two may be heavier, mainly because Ma Er Fu's injuries are severe, and his father Lucius is resolute, so..." Percy suddenly said to Dali and Harry.