Professor Snape said in an icy voice, "Since the students' desire to explore has been so vigorous lately, and I do indeed need a large amount of Frog Brain Pulp..."
"And since the two of you have such a strong desire for firsthand experience... then come here every afternoon! Help me dig out Frog Brain Pulp."
Hearing Snape say that, Fred and George could not help opening their mouths wide.
Clearly, all the compliments they had paid Snape earlier had produced the exact opposite effect.
Snape had not, as they had expected, driven them out of his office because of their flattery. Instead, he had gone along with it and proposed an even longer detention, intending to occupy their precious afternoon hours.
Fred hurriedly said, "Professor Snape, we need to attend Quidditch practice in the afternoon! Captain Angelina has high hopes for us. We can't let the team down!"
Vizet pressed his lips together even harder. Ever since Fred and George had mastered the Flying Charm, and since this was also their final year at school, they had not been quite so enthusiastic about Quidditch practice.
According to them, the main reason was still Vizet.
Now that they had mastered the Flying Charm, they could be said to feel no pressure at all when facing Beaters from the other houses. Yet whenever they faced Vizet, they were still in a state of "even giving it everything, we can't win."
Under such circumstances, Fred and George's current relationship with Angelina Johnson was, as Luna described it, more like that of mice and a cat.
Every afternoon when Quidditch practice was required, in the final minute before classes ended, Angelina Johnson had to be on the highest alert.
The reason she had to do this was to make sure she could catch