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Although Wood thought Harry's possession of a Firebolt should be kept strictly secret, with the Firebolt serving as their team's secret weapon, everyone knew Gryffindor Academy had never been good at keeping secrets.

The next morning, news that Harry Potter owned a Firebolt was leaked anyway.

The news swept through the entire castle like a plague in the blink of an eye.

Some people thought it was fake, but too many students had witnessed Professor McGonagall delivering the Firebolt to Gryffindor. The news was quickly confirmed by countless people. Someone had even secretly taken several pictures of the Firebolt, thoroughly slapping the faces of those Slytherin Academy students unwilling to accept that cruel fact.

When Albert entered the Great Hall for breakfast, he heard many people excitedly discussing it. They were practically begging Harry Potter to place the Firebolt on the long table for everyone to admire.

In fact, quite a few Gryffindor students thought Harry should do exactly that. The Firebolt fully deserved such an honor.

"I told you there was no way this could stay secret, but Wood wouldn't believe me."

Fred, George, and Lee Jordan all wore expressions of just as expected.

There were simply too many people who loved to show off. They wanted everyone to know about it, and to use it as an opportunity to crush Slytherin Academy's arrogance. How could they possibly be willing to keep it secret?

Gryffindor's slap had been quite effective, leaving Slytherin Academy utterly stunned.

At that moment, the Slytherin team had gathered together and was whispering among themselves. Draco Malfoy looked as though he had been struck by lightning, utterly unable to believe it.

Compared with Slytherin Academy, the Hufflepuff team was far more gracious. After Cedric Diggory learned from Albert that Harry Potter had indeed obtained a