Dumbledore stood up from his chair and walked up. He raised both of his hands to get the students attention.

"Another year gone!" He spoke, clearly and loudly. "What a year it has been! Hopefully you all had a good and fun year. Now, as I understand it, the House Cup here needs awarding and the points are..." He put his hands down. "Fourth place, goes to Hufflepuff, with thirty points; Third place; Ravenclaw, with seventy points; Gryffindor with one-hundred and ten points; and finally, Slytherin, with one hundred and thirty points." A storom of cheering and stamping broke out from the Slytherin table. Dumbledore rised his hands once more and the room fell silent.

'Yes, Yes, well done, Slytherin,' Dumbledore said over the noise. 'However, there are a couple of last minute changes that muse be taken into account.' They Slytherins' smiles faded a little.

'Ahem,' said Dumbledore. 'I have one last minute points to dish out. Let me see...Yes..." He looked at Harry and smiled. "To Mr. Harry Potter, for pure nerve and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor house fifty points.' The Gyffindor table started yelling themselves harse knew that they just won. Dumbledore raised his hands to get the room silent.

'Which means, we need a little change of decoration.' Dumbledore clapped his hands and in an instant, the green hangings became scarlet and the silver became gold. The huge Slytherin serpent vanished as a towering Gryffindor lion took its place. He went over to shake other teacher's hands.

Yet again, for the third year in a row, Slytherin had won the House Cup. Of course, a certain Gryffindor did exceptionally well in his Potions essay, but that didn't do enough to beat Slytherin.

Hufflepuff won 76 points, in which most of those points were from Hestia's Outstanding exam. Gryffindor was in third place after fighting with Ravenclaw for second place all year. They ended up with 159 points and Ravenclaw, who was in second place, ended up with 201 points. Slytherin had taken an early lead early on in the year and ended their streak with 559 points.

The Slytherins celebrated throughout the night, while the rest of the school had to go back to their common rooms in defeat once again. May be next year they would pull up their socks and earn more points before the end of the year.

Gryffindor thought that they had a good chance this year, but it looked like their chance was gone. With Umbridge and Snape teaching at Hogwarts, all they got was points taken away every other day. It was surprising that they had any points at all.

All in all, the Houses earned more points than they ever had before. Hufflepuff was in last place, but earned 233 points. Ravenclaw took third again, with 248 points. In other years, those amounts of points would have nearly won the House Cup, but this year, all the Houses were fighting up until the end. Gryffindor ended up with 663 points at the end of the year, which landed them in second place. Yet again, Slytherin won with 766 points. They lost the previous year to Gryffindor and couldn't stand losing again. Crabbe himself said that they would beat them the following year, and for once, he was right. The year was gone and now all the Houses would have a clean slate. Anyone could get the next House Cup, even Hufflepuff.

Yet again, the Great Hall was decorated in green and silver. Gryffindor had put up a good fight, but in the end, they were unable to beat Slytherin. There had been a pattern of Gryffindor winning once and Slytherin winning twice, but now that was broken. Most of the school sat down at their tables in low spirits, while the Slytherin students boasted guiltlessly.

In last place, Hufflepuff attained 135 points. Now that Hestia had graduated, though, that number was likely to decrease. Ravenclaw ended up in third place with 206 points. At one time they were behind Hufflepuff, but at the end of the year, they managed to pass them. Gryffindor took second place with 562 points. However, they were far from Slytherin's 744 points that got them the House Cup for three years in a row. When will another House be able to beat them again?

For the first time, since anyone could ever remember, the Great Hall was decorated in yellow and black. It was a very joyous occasion because they were the colours of Hufflepuff. Hufflepuff had never won before, but how could they when, in early years, Hestia Burke had been the only one to give them points! However, there were quite a few Hufflepuffs who earned a lot of points for their house now. Hestia's legacy lived on.

Since the Triwizard Tournament had occurred that year, Firenze and Beauxbatons took part in the points race as well. However, Beauxbatons ended up in last place with 307 points. Firenze was in fifth place with 496 points. Fourth place was given to Slytherin [which was quite a surprise!]. They earned a total of 958 points. For the first time in history, a house earned more than a thousand points! However, it wasn't just one house. It was the top three placing houses. Third place went to Gryffindor, who earned 1233 points. Second place was given to Ravenclaw, who earned 1255 points. And first place was given to the dedicated Hufflepuff, the house that had the least number of members, but who had very dedicated ones. They earned 1278 points in total and the House Cup and bragging rights for a whole year! Everyone congratulated them [except for the Slytherins, of course]. Hufflepuff definitely earned their House Cup and deserved it very well.

Yet again, the Great Hall was decorated in green and silver. Many disappointed faces could be seen throughout the hall, especially the Ravenclaws'. They had been so close to winning this year, so close to finally beating the Slytherins, but unfortunately the Slytherins had come up with a nasty swipe at the end of the race.

Hufflepuff was in last place again with 317 points. Their win a few years back was a mere memory now and they doubted that they would win any time soon. However, they still always had hope. Gryffindor landed the spot of third place with 498 points, not that far ahead of Hufflepuff. They wondered what went wrong, though it was apparent that the new Potions professor didn't like them at all. It wasn't fair to blame her completely, but the Gryffindors didn't care how unfair it was to blame a certain professor. It was the easiest visible way. Ravenclaw ended up in second place after a nasty fight for the spot of first place with Slytherin. They had been in first place for most of the year, but right at the end of the year, Slytherin shot past them, leaving Ravenclaw in the dust with only 938 points. Slytherin, of course, earned first place and the House Cup yet again. With 1042 points, they secured the House Cup as their own yet again and wouldn't resist gloating to the other houses about it for another full year. Would anyone be able to beat them, especially with the new Headmaster and Potions professor on their side?

Hogwarts gathered in the Great Hall for the end of the year feast. The year marked a number of changes for Hogwarts. The most striking being the Tepes Army's control over Hogwarts and the edicts that came with it. Understandably the house points for the year were not as high as previous years.

As the year came to a close the winner of the house cup became a battle between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. When the exam results were in a clear winner was declared, and for the second year in a row Ravenclaw was declared the winner of the house cup with 707 points. The Great Hall was decorated in Blue and Black with Ravenclaw's banner shining proudly along the walls and ceiling.

In second place was Gryffindor with an impressive 677 points. The school year was a disappointing year for Slytherin and Hufflepuff students who struggled to earn point to catch up with the leading houses. In the end it was Slytherin in third with 453 points and Hufflepuff in fourth with 401 points.