"Things are bad!"
"How could Peeves surrender to the Toad!"
"Something is definitely wrong here!"
After learning that Peeves had actually reached a reconciliation with Dolores Umbridge, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan immediately went to find Albert. They told him about Peeves bowing his head to Umbridge and discussed how they should handle the matter next.
The three believed that clever Albert would surely come up with a better solution.
In their struggle against Umbridge, their status as students had put them at a disadvantage from the very beginning. It was difficult for them to confront Umbridge head-on.
Peeves, meanwhile, had served as the vanguard of their resistance. That was why they had always been so generous when supplying him with Joke items.
It was precisely because Peeves kept causing trouble for Umbridge that she had no spare time or energy to trouble everyone else.
Now, Peeves had actually yielded and compromised with Umbridge. It was simply unbelievable.
Once they confirmed the news, all three felt things were about to go badly. They knew all too well what kind of person Umbridge was. They had offended her far too badly before, and once she found the time, she would definitely retaliate with even greater severity. That was what worried them most.
"Umbridge was never the Headmaster!" Albert looked at the three, who seemed as though the sky were about to fall, and suppressed a smile as he made a rather baffling remark.
"What do you mean, not the Headmaster? Why are you still..." Lee Jordan said gloomily. "I'd bet Umbridge is definitely going to—"
"You mean... so that's how it is."
George had already realized what Albert meant. He exchanged a glance with Fred beside him, and the two of them understood the situation.
"Yes, it's probably just as you