There's nothing more enjoyable than watching your opponents suffer.
During the leisurely time before the summer holidays, the Gryffindor students were in high spirits; they were finally going to win the long-desired House Cup.
Of course, they never forgot to seize the opportunity to mock their neighbors, amusing themselves with the frustrated and gloomy expressions of the Slytherinstudents.
Naturally, this only intensified the animosity between the two sides!
Having completely lost hope of winning the House Cup, a small number of Slytherin students began to unleash their malice, deliberately causing trouble for Gryffindorstudents.
In just one day, three Gryffindor students were sent to the Hospital Wing due to jinxes, forcing everyone to stick together to avoid being targeted by Slytherinstudents.
Because of Slytherin's deliberate troublemaking, fights and disturbances between the two Houses became more frequent, and Gryffindor's points began to decrease.
They suddenly realized that if they weren't careful, Ravenclaw might just snatch the House Cup.
Slytherin actually wanted them to lose the chance to win the House Cup; it was unforgivable!
Upon discovering the malicious intentions of the Slytherin students, the Gryffindor students' expressions turned grim.
Under the call of the student body president, they began to formulate a plan to retaliate against the Slytherinstudents, to make them understand that Gryffindor was not to be trifled with!
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"How should we deal with these guys?"
A senior student, who had just taken off his invisibility cloak, stared at the several Slytherin students he had secretly knocked out, and asked the person in charge behind him with a smile.
"Leave them their underwear, strip them of everything else, hang them upside down with a spell, and shove their heads into the toilet," the student body president's tone was as cold as ice.
He had originally thought the House Cup was within reach, but what happened?
Now Gryffindor's score was almost caught up by Ravenclaw; how could this not make the student body president angry?
We won fairly, and you guys are trying to drag us down with dirty tricks?
So, he was now leading a group of people to cause trouble for the Slytherin students.
You want to cause us trouble?
Then come on!
By the way, this trick was something Albert had used against Slytherin students last time, and the student body president had learned it on the spot.
Of course!
Since you started the trouble, don't blame me for being ruthless.
The "Toilet Incident" quickly shocked all of Hogwarts.
People discovered that several Slytherin students had been stripped down to their underwear, hung upside down in mid-air, with their heads shoved into toilets.
However, it wasn't over yet.
The next morning, at the entrance to the Great Hall, four Slytherin students, who had been hit with Petrificus Totalus, were also stripped down to their underwear and posed in an enthusiastic embrace, their faces almost squeezed together—it was an eyesore.
As for Filch, who was responsible for patrolling at night, he was directly knocked out with a Stupefy and put back into his own bed, without even knowing who did it.
The "Toilet Incident" and the "Statue Incident" greatly enraged Potions Professor.
After questioning the unlucky victims, he still couldn't get any useful information, because these people were all secretly knocked out when they were unprepared.
Ultimately, Potions Professor pointed the finger at the Gryffindor students.
Who told Gryffindor and Slytherin that they had an old grudge?
Without clues, it was natural to suspect them.
Moreover, these Slytherin students had initially intended to cause trouble for Gryffindor students.
Why are you following me?
Are you trying to attack me?
What? You were attacked? How would I know?
You say I attacked you? What does that have to do with me?
Anyway, everyone had a unified answer: How would I know?
After being reminded by an unknown person, all the students approached by Potions Professor avoided looking into Potions Professor's eyes, lest Potions Professor see through their thoughts.
But some people didn't care if they were seen through.
What if he sees through me?
You don't have any evidence anyway.
What?
Want to deduct points, want to cause trouble?
Please provide evidence that I did it. I have witnesses, material evidence, and an alibi. Don't wrongly accuse me; be careful, or I'll sue you for defamation.
The seventh-year students were just that brazen.
Anyway, they were about to graduate, so they weren't afraid of Potions Professor causing trouble.
Everyone stayed at school just to prepare for the final end-of-year feast.
They had finally managed to see their House win the House Cup before leaving, and you guys still want to cause trouble?
It's simply unbearable!
Recently, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan were exceptionally excited, constantly seeking out all sorts of gossip, seeing who in Slytherin was unlucky again, who had gone to the Hospital Wing, and where another big news story had emerged.
Compared to the Hufflepuff students, who remained mere spectators, the Ravenclaw students were recently quite conflicted.
They were only ten points behind Gryffindor.
As long as Gryffindor and Slytherin continued to make trouble, they had a chance to snatch the House Cup for free.
If they could really get the House Cup for free, they would probably wake up laughing at night!
Currently, Ravenclaw students hoped that Gryffindorand Slytherin would create some major news, preferably leading to both sides losing a large number of points.
However, the Ravenclaw students' hopes seemed to be temporarily dashed.
"You've been going to Professor Babbles's place a lot these past few days?" Lee Jordan had just brought back bad news, but didn't forget to remind Albert: "Don't go alone; there are a lot of people looking to cause you trouble."
"Yes, I know that. Lately, I've been using the Disillusionment Charm on myself, so those guys can't find me," Albert said.
After Gryffindor and Slytherin's fierce confrontation, he naturally knew how to protect himself.
Upon realizing that someone wanted to ambush him, he used the Disillusionment Charm on himself, and his pursuers couldn't find him at all.
"That's a good idea," Fred suddenly realized that Albertwas as cunning as ever, easily outwitting those who sought to trouble him.
"Do you think… we might lose the House Cup because of this?" George was more concerned about this matter.
They were so close to winning the House Cup; if they lost it because of this, it would definitely be a regrettable thing.
"I don't know. If Slytherin is crazy enough, we might be out of luck for the House Cup." Albert noticed an owl flying towards them, clutching a package in its talons.
When it dropped the package, Lee Jordan caught it.
"A package from Hagrid?" Lee Jordan looked at the sender and placed it in front of Albert.
"Should we open it?" George asked tentatively, staring at the package.
"Open it," Albert had already guessed what was inside.
Indeed, the package contained a sealed bottle of alcohol and a clean piece of beeswax.
"What do you need these for?" Fred suspiciously picked up the beeswax, examined it in front of his eyes, then made a motion of putting it in his mouth, "You're not going to eat it, are you?"
"To make garlic crosses." Albert gave Fred an annoyed glance, then removed the stopper from the alcohol bottle.
After smelling a strong scent of alcohol, he nodded with satisfaction.
"I almost forgot about that," Lee Jordan slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing.
"Not almost, you already forgot," Fred muttered.
He himself had actually forgotten about it, and Georgenext to him had also completely put it out of his mind.
"Nonsense, I was still regularly watering the garlic a while ago, and I even harvested and dried it myself," Lee Jordan grumbled discontentedly.
"Only you two guys completely forgot about it."