The castle hall at Hogwarts was unusually lively the next morning. Everyone was whispering about the "Toad Mark" from the night before. People had also discovered slogans like "Anti-Toad Alliance" painted on the walls near the Entrance Hall, immediately sparking everyone's curiosity.
Many students believed Fred and George had done it. They were equally astonished by the Twins' audacity, but secretly thrilled all the same. Fred and George had done what they had always been too afraid to do. Many people longed to join the fight against Umbridge. Though they still only talked about it, they were nonetheless eager to discuss it.
Some students tried to pry more detailed information out of Albert. They even speculated that Albert might have been involved too. Otherwise, where would Fred and George have found the nerve and confidence to stand against Umbridge? Really, anyone with half a brain could have figured it out.
Take the toad statue at the Entrance Hall, for instance. Even the Ministry of Magic's Disarming Squad had racked their brains and failed to destroy or remove it. That alone showed how formidable the magic of the person responsible for the statue was. It was clearly beyond Fred and George's capabilities. It could only have been Albert—only him—because the school's professors obviously would not do such a thing.
What shocked everyone most was that the school had barely reacted to it at all. Umbridge had even miraculously skipped every Defense Against the Dark Arts class that morning.
They learned why later.
It turned out Umbridge had been hit with a spell and hung upside down on the Quidditch Pitch all night, left to freeze in the wind. Snape had personally gone to rescue her in the end, and their new headmistress was now lying in the School Hospital.
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