Last night's Christmas Ball had done a fine job of burning off the students' energy, and since it was now the Christmas holidays, some students were still catching up on sleep in their dormitories, so there were not many students eating breakfast in the Great Hall.
The walls and ceiling of the Great Hall had returned to their original appearance, and the Round Tables and chairs had vanished as well. The four House Tables were back in the Great Hall.
The boundaries between houses, and between schools, were no longer quite so clear. Some students sat mixed together, discussing all sorts of things, most of them related to last night's Christmas Ball.
Fred placed the Magical Fireworks in Seamus Finnigan's hand. "The Christmas holidays are exactly when you should celebrate more! You're making a very wise choice!"
George took the Gold Galleon Seamus Finnigan handed him. "Adding another surprise at a time like this will absolutely make it an experience she'll never forget!"
"Keep your voices down!" Seamus Finnigan glanced toward a House Table not far away and lowered his voice. "If you say it that loudly, how can it still count as a surprise?"
"Oh! Right, right!" George covered his mouth and lowered his voice too. "Our mistake!"
Seamus Finnigan confirmed again, "You use this the same way as Weasley Fireworks, right?"
"Of course!" Fred nodded proudly. "But our 'Bloom in Water' goes one step further. You can even..."
His gaze swept over the oatmeal porridge on the table. "Dip it in a bit of oatmeal porridge and it'll light. It's really very convenient! Whether you use it to make a surprise..."
"Or to make a fright..." George took over. "It's the perfect choice! Don't you worry!"
"Worry about what?"
Ron suddenly asked, startling Seamus Finnigan so badly that