"Congratulations to those whose names I read for entering the top 16."
Albert rolled up the parchment and said to the crowd around him, "The next game will be at the end of next month, before Easter. If the time changes, we will notify you in advance."
"Can the champion be decided next month?" someone asked.
"This... I can't be sure either. I can only wait and see how the game progresses." Albert clapped his hands, signaling everyone to disperse and not to crowd in here.
“When will the new cards become available?”
Many people set their eyes on the wizard card in Albert's hand. It was much better than those crude cards in everyone's hands, and it made people envious.
"The wizard cards are still being improved, and we need time to perfect them," Albert said soothingly. "It's estimated that they will not be widely available until next year."
“Wait until next year?”
Many people immediately became discouraged. Most students had limited patience and the long wait was simply a torture for them.
Albert answered a few more questions and prepared to run away. He didn't want to be blocked here and asked questions, nor did he have the habit of doing so.
In the corridor, Lee Jordan saw that there was no one around and said with gritted teeth, "Who on earth is deliberately causing trouble for us?"
"Marcus McLaggen!" Albert said suddenly.
"Marcus McLaggen?" Fred and George both frowned.
"Marcus McLaggen obviously guessed that you were the ones who did what happened last time, so he used this incident to disgust us on purpose." Albert told his roommate about his guess.
Filch didn't know how to block the brain, so his mind didn't have many secrets in front of Albert. After getting the answer from him, Albert guessed the reason. Last time, Fred and George made Marcus McLaggen have diarrhea, and when he went back and thought about it carefully, it was not difficult to guess who did it.
"Perhaps, we should teach him a lesson." Fred said with a gloomy face.
"Yes!" Lee Jordan immediately agreed. He absolutely could not tolerate anyone trying to destroy his achievements.
"He will probably be on high alert against you!" Albert warned, "He will definitely not let you succeed easily. Also, I think even if you retaliate against him, he will find another opportunity to cause trouble for you!"
"We are never afraid of a challenge." The twins said in unison.
"There's no need to go to all that trouble. All you have to do is cast a Confusion Spell on him."
"Confusing spell?"
"This spell is in Practical Defensive Magic and Its Control of Dark Magic. It seems that you haven't read the book carefully." Albert sighed and said, "Forget it, I'll do it!"
"That would be awesome, I can't wait to see that guy get into trouble."
"Let me see where that bastard is now?" Fred laughed maliciously.
Not long after, a sensational incident occurred at Hogwarts. Marcus McLaggen tried to break into the girls' bathroom to peek, but was caught by a senior girl and ultimately failed.
"Hahaha~ I'm dying of laughter!"
In a classroom where miscellaneous items were placed, Fred and George were holding their stomachs and laughing so hard that they couldn't straighten their backs.
Just now, they witnessed Marcus McLaggen, with a swollen face, being taken away by Filch.
Albert leaned against a metal cabinet, looking at his three roommates who were smiling extremely evilly and shaking his head.
He cast a Confusion Charm on Marcus McLaggen as he passed by the women's bathroom, and the guy turned right into the women's bathroom. The following scene almost made them laugh.
As soon as Marcus McLaggen entered the girls' bathroom, a scream was heard from inside. They saw with their own eyes Marcus McLaggen running out of the girls' bathroom with his face covered. Then a group of girls appeared and chased the pervert, causing chaos in the entire college.
It is said that Marcus McLaggen was caught by a senior Hufflepuff girl, which prevented him from carrying out his evil intentions.
Albert and his four companions even took the lead through a secret passage and pretended to have witnessed the farce while removing the confusion spell on Marcus McLaggen.
However, there is more to it than that.
Albert also heard that Professor McGonagall was very angry and put Marcus McLaggen in detention for a week and informed his family about it.
The next day at noon, a howler was heard throughout the Great Hall, Marcus McLaggen's mother believed that he had brought disgrace upon the McLaggen family.
Fred, George and Lee Jordan all felt very relieved.
Marcus McLaggen had done something secretly to them, so naturally they had to do something secretly to the other side as a courtesy.
Now, everyone was discussing this matter, and when they talked about Marcus McLaggen, they all looked disgusted and despised the other party's behavior.
Some students who like gossip even talked about some things about Marcus McLaggen. Anyway, that guy has now become a hot topic for everyone to talk about after dinner.
Fred and George, two trouble-making little bastards, were spreading rumors and making bets on whether Marcus McLaggen's underwear was red.
"I dare say that no girl in Hogwarts would be willing to date Marcus McLaggen anymore." Field came over and sat next to Albert, blinking his eyes and said, "That guy even argued that he must have been under a Confusion Curse and accidentally entered the girls' bathroom."
"If it were me, I would definitely tell others that I was under the Imperius Curse." Albert said with a smile.
"I happened to be there at the time. Marcus McLaggen did look like he was under a Confusion Spell," Field said in a strange tone.
"Then why didn't you tell Professor McGonagall about this?" Albert asked curiously.
"Tell Professor McGonagall what to do. I'd love to see that annoying guy get into trouble." Field said cheerfully, "I really have to thank that guy who played a prank on Marcus McLaggen."
"I heard that when Professor McGonagall checked, she found that Marcus McLaggen was not under the Confusion Curse." Albert narrowed his eyes and said, "So, Professor McGonagall was so angry that she put Marcus McLaggen in detention and deducted 50 points. I guess he will be at the bottom of the class this semester."
"Who knows." Field smiled and walked away.
"She knows?" Lee Jordan asked uneasily.
He felt that Albert had done a perfect job, leaving almost no loopholes, and even Professor McGonagall didn't notice that Marcus McLaggen had cast a Confusion Charm.
"Who knows." Albert said nonchalantly, "What about Fred and George?"
"Those two guys are now making bets on how long Marcus McLaggen's underwear has not been washed." Lee Jordan couldn't help rolling his eyes when talking about Fred and George.