Since giving Fred and George a thorough lesson, Filch's pent-up gloom had been swept away. He now felt cheerful and healthy in both body and mind; even food tasted better than before.
After dinner, Filch slowly made his way toward the dungeon where the Weasley Twins were being held, intending to send the hungry pair to the School Hospital to scrub chamber pots. He had always firmly believed that making them work harder and suffer more would cure them of their mischievous habits.
Just as Filch expected to find the Weasley Twins utterly dejected, he discovered that the dungeon was completely empty. The Weasley Twins who had been locked inside had actually—vanished. Staring at the empty dungeon, Filch froze, trembling all over. Whether it was from rage or sheer excitement, even he did not know.
To Filch, the Twins' "prison break" was not particularly bad news.
Those two ungrateful little brats had to still be at Hogwarts, and as long as they remained at Hogwarts, they could not escape punishment. Their new headmistress was nothing like Dumbledore in her tolerance. She would certainly not allow anyone to evade punishment.
All the changes at Hogwarts were simply wonderful to Filch.
Filch immediately headed to the headmistress's office to report the news to that lady. No doubt those two troublesome little brats would receive even harsher punishment. He would have them whipped until their skin split and their flesh tore, and then no one would dare violate the School Rules so recklessly again.
After learning from Filch that Fred and George had "broken out," Umbridge was not angry or furious. Instead, the smile on her face grew even brighter.
"So, they refused to accept their punishment and simply ran away?"
After hearing Filch's report, Umbridge glanced at the two wands on the