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Although Wood believed they should keep Harry's Firebolt strictly secret and use it as their team's Secret Weapon, everyone knew Gryffindor had never been good at keeping secrets.

The next morning, word that Harry Potter owned a Firebolt still leaked out.

The news swept through the entire castle like a plague in the blink of an eye.

Some people thought it was a false rumor, but too many students had witnessed Professor McGonagall delivering the Firebolt to Gryffindor. The news was soon confirmed by a whole crowd of people. Someone had even secretly taken several photos of the Firebolt, thoroughly silencing those Slytherin students unwilling to accept the cruel truth.

When Albert entered the Great Hall for breakfast, he heard countless people discussing the matter excitedly. They were practically ready to have Harry Potter place the Firebolt on the long table for everyone to admire.

In fact, quite a few Gryffindor students thought Harry should do exactly that. The Firebolt fully deserved such an honor.

"I told you this couldn't be kept secret, but Wood wouldn't believe me."

Fred, George, and Jordan all wore expressions that said they had known it all along.

There were simply too many people who loved to show off. They wanted everyone to know about it and, while they were at it, use it to knock down Slytherin's arrogance. How could they possibly be willing to help keep it secret? Gryffindor's slap had been quite effective, directly leaving Slytherin stunned.

At that moment, the Slytherin Team had gathered together and was whispering among themselves. Draco Malfoy looked as though he had been struck by lightning, utterly unable to believe it.

Compared with Slytherin, the Hufflepuff Team was far more gracious. After Cedric Diggory learned from Albert that Harry Potter had indeed received a Firebolt, he