As countless students had eagerly anticipated, Hogwarts' Christmas holiday arrived right on schedule. Unlike previous years, many students chose to remain at school for Christmas.
With classes suspended, no one wanted to wander around the castle in the swirling snow. Most students crowded into the warm, noisy Common Rooms, happily playing around and enjoying the rare Christmas break.
Lee Jordan took the opportunity to open the activity room and build up some popularity for the Wizard Cards Club. The warm, comfortable environment attracted a large number of students, and he soon became the center of attention. Many girls came to Lee Jordan asking about Albert, because they had realized they had not seen him at all throughout the Christmas holiday.
Where had Albert gone?
Lee Jordan was not entirely sure either. In any case, Albert was definitely not in the Room of Requirement. Ever since Christmas break began, the Weasley twins had spent most of their time there, mass-producing their Joke items. Their magical candies and biscuits had always sold well on the black market.
Naturally, this caused the students a great deal of trouble as well.
Recently, it was common to see students who had been cruelly pranked. Everyone had become wary of food offered by others. Even a potato chip might make every strand of your hair stand on end and turn all sorts of colors, or worse, make your body inflate like a balloon.
Fat-Tongue Toffee had already fallen behind the times. With Albert's help, Fred and George had successfully developed an upgraded version.
One unlucky Hufflepuff student had eaten a potato chip and become the first victim. Right before everyone's eyes, he inflated into a balloon and floated up, leaving all the students eating in the hall utterly stunned.
It was also then that the Weasley