The students were dumbfounded. They had never imagined that Vizet had such intricate ties to the founders of Hogwarts...
They now understood why Vizet had become a "Hatstall."
They even felt that the four founders merely confronting each other without actually beginning a duel was already a relatively dignified approach, taken for Vizet's sake.
Voldemort was equally dumbfounded. He had never imagined that Salazar Slytherin's assessment of the Horcrux's creator would be... "so stupid he was worse than a rat."
He had once taken pride in carrying Salazar Slytherin's bloodline, only to receive such an assessment from Salazar Slytherin himself.
The word "rat" stung him deeply, reminding him of his short-lived servant, Peter Pettigrew.
He remembered that Peter Pettigrew's specialty had been transforming into a rat through Animagus magic.
At that moment, he desperately wanted to retort, to vent his fury, to roar at Salazar Slytherin...
Unfortunately, the only thing he could do was find a way to break through The Master's magical restraints.
Salazar Slytherin continued discussing Horcruxes. "The magical principles of Horcruxes involve life and death. That was why I studied them."
"Could that... be why you bought the Irish Phoenix?" Godric Gryffindor seemed to recall something. "I thought you had grown increasingly obsessed with chicken after merging with the Basilisk's bloodline."
"I remember that too..." Helga Hufflepuff seemed to realize something as well. "The House-elves back then..."
Salazar Slytherin raised his eyebrows. "Enough! Do you understand what time this is?"
"Oh?" Rowena Ravenclaw snorted. "You only remembered that now? I thought you were going to explain how to make a Horcrux."
Given the situation among the four founders, Vizet found himself with quite a headache as well.
He spoke up. "Ravenclaw Headmaster, Hufflepuff Headmaster, Slytherin Headmaster, Gryffindor Headmaster..."
Salazar Slytherin's tone gained a hint of displeasure.