As countless students had been looking forward to, Hogwarts' Christmas Holiday arrived right on schedule. Unlike previous years, many students chose to remain at school for Christmas this year.
With no classes to attend, no one wanted to wander around the castle in the swirling snow. Most of the time, they crowded into the warm, noisy Common Room, happily playing and enjoying the rare Christmas Holiday.
Lee Jordan took the opportunity to open the Activity Room and build up some popularity for the Wizard Card Club. The warm, comfortable environment attracted a large number of students, and he smoothly became the center of attention. Many girls came to Lee Jordan to ask about Albert, because they had realized they had not seen him at all throughout the Christmas Holiday.
Where had Albert gone?
Lee Jordan did not know either. In any case, Albert was definitely not in the Room of Requirement. Since the Christmas Holiday began, the Weasley Twins had spent long stretches of time there, mass-producing their prank items. Their Magic Candy and biscuits had always sold well on the black market.
Naturally, this also caused the students quite a bit of trouble.
Recently, it was common to see students who had been viciously pranked. Everyone had become wary of food offered by others. Even a single Potato Chip might make your hair stand on end and turn all sorts of colors, or even cause your body to swell up like a balloon.
Fat Tongue Toffee had already fallen behind the times. With Albert's help, Fred and George had successfully developed an upgraded version.
One unlucky Hufflepuff student became the first victim after eating a Potato Chip. In full view of everyone, he swelled into a balloon and floated up, leaving all the students dining there utterly stunned.
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