"The Troll has been killed!"
That very night, the news spread throughout Hogwarts!
By the next day, many Young Wizards who usually loved sleeping in had no time even to wash their faces. Still groggy, they followed the crowd and ran for the courtyard.
By November, the grounds of Hogwarts were covered in frost.
It crunched beneath their feet, and the cold wind seemed to cut straight to the bone.
Yet none of it could dampen everyone's enthusiasm.
A headless Troll corpse lay in the courtyard beneath a coating of frost, surrounded by Young Wizards. Filch had nailed a sign in front of the body, briefly explaining what had happened the previous night.
"...Mr. Vaughn Weasley and Mr. Ron Weasley each lose ten points for leaving the banquet midway and violating School Rules. However, when confronted by the Troll, both young men displayed courage, composure, and quick thinking. In the end, Mr. Vaughn Weasley killed the Troll with his superb spellwork, aided by Mr. Ron Weasley. Therefore, Slytherin receives thirty points, and Gryffindor receives twenty points!"
Such dry rewards and punishments clearly could not satisfy the Young Wizards' curiosity.
But there was no need to worry. It was Halloween, there were no classes, and they had plenty of time to ask around.
The lively Gryffindors had begun preparing the night before, holding a celebratory "breakfast banquet" in their tower that day. The excited twins handed invitations to every House.
Whenever they saw someone, they cheered, "Our little brothers killed the Troll!"
When the Young Wizards from the other Houses arrived at the tower, Percy, the eldest brother of the Weasley family, greeted them with a beaming smile, his gleaming Prefect badge pinned to his chest.
"Thank you for coming to my brothers' celebration banquet."
"Yes, yes, Vaughn and Ron are