Fourth Year Was Destined Not to Be Peaceful

Hogwarts Great Hall.

Just as it had been when he first stepped inside, nothing in the Great Hall had changed. The familiar long tables, the familiar ceiling... Andy could describe the layout here with his eyes closed.

No matter how beautiful the scenery was, four years of looking at it would make anyone grow tired of it.

Still, Andy missed this place.

Because Hogwarts had the largest library in the Wizarding World.

The new students were still going through the Crossing the Lake Ceremony. Andy sat at the Ravenclaw table, listening in boredom as everyone chatted about amusing things that had happened during summer vacation and the latest hot news.

At this time, Voldemort was the Wizarding World's ultimate attention magnet.

Voldemort had suffered two consecutive defeats, and since the Little Wizards only knew of him from what their parents had told them, their fear of Voldemort was nowhere near as deep-rooted as the adults'.

Besides, Hogwarts had both Dumbledore and Andy standing guard.

Here, they could talk about Voldemort without restraint.

"Hey, Andy! How was your summer?"

George and Fred walked over. George said with a delighted grin, "We wanted to find you on the train, but we figured you probably wouldn't welcome us."

Fred added, "We didn't want to get thrown out by you like Harry and Ron."

Andy: "..."

"Do you need something?" Andy asked.

"You forgot?" Fred looked somewhat surprised.

"Oh, Fred, we shouldn't have come." George looked heartbroken, as though he were just about to throw himself into Fred's arms and burst into tears.

Andy: "..."

"The World Cup..."

Fred reminded him, "Andy, we won the bet!"

"Right... I really did forget."

Andy smacked his forehead. "How much did we win?"

"You bet more. About five thousand Galleons," George said enviously.

Fred explained, "We