The Weasley Brothers' Star Product

The surroundings immediately fell silent. Naturally, no one came out. Everyone looked at each other, pretending that nothing had happened.

"I see him, Professor Karkaroff." At that moment, a Slytherin pointed in one direction and said, "It's Fred Weasley, he said it."

"Hey, I'm George. Can you at least get your bearings before you talk?" Fred said, pursing his lips.

"So, was that you just now, Mr. Weasley?" Professor McGonagall asked.

"Of course not," Fred said with an exaggerated expression.

George nodded. "I was in the Transfiguration Class classroom a minute ago, and I didn't even know what was going on."

"I can attest to that," Professor McGonagall said. "They are indeed taking my Transfiguration Class."

"Slandering your own classmate..." Sirius pushed his way through the crowd and said aggressively, "Slytherin, deduct ten points. Perhaps you were the one who said that just now, Millicent Bulstrode."

"I didn't! I didn't!" Millicent shouted. "You're lying..."

"Ah, disrespectful to the professor..." Sirius raised an eyebrow. "Slytherin, another ten points deducted."

Millicent was furious. She wanted to ask others for help, but the other Slytherin around her simultaneously distanced themselves.

Don't they see what the situation is? They're still stupidly speaking up for Karkaroff. How did someone like that even get into Slytherin?

She should go to Hufflepuff!

"What a brainless idiot." Several Slytherin gave her a disdainful look, then turned and left.

Throughout the entire process, Professor McGonagall remained silent until Sirius lost points for the second time, at which point she frowned and said, "You've deducted too many points, Professor Black."

"Really? I'll be more careful next time." Sirius shrugged indifferently.

"And Filch," Professor McGonagall continued, "Recently... let Mrs. Norris rest for a few days. I've noticed she's getting thinner and thinner; a little rest wouldn't hurt."

Filch's face had turned a deep purple, and he stared at Karkaroff with an almost hateful gaze before finally responding in a gruff voice.

Karkaroff didn't care at all... He was just a dud who could only clean the castle with detergent and a Squib. If he were in Durmstrang, he wouldn't even be allowed to enter the school.

However, he didn't say anything more, because Professor Moody was limping towards them from the stairs not far away.

Karkaroff could ignore Professor McGonagall and Sirius, but he had absolutely no desire to see Professor Moody.

However, just as he was about to lead the students out of the Entrance Hall, a small, round ball suddenly flew out from the crowd.

Karkaroff recognized this thing all too well; because of it, he hadn't been able to eat much for two weeks.

Once is one thing, but to do it again... Do you really think he's stupid enough to fall for it twice in a row?

Karkaroff immediately drew his wand and pointed it casually.

The Dungbomb exploded while still in mid-air, splattering a cloud of brownish-green liquid. Everyone around covered their noses and ran away.

Even Professor McGonagall held her breath and took out her wand to dispel the strong smell.

But the next second, the juices suddenly gathered together and flew towards Karkaroff like arrows.

Karkaroff, still gloating, hadn't even realized what was happening when he was smeared all over his face. To make matters worse, he'd been grinning from ear to ear just moments before.

then...

"Vomit..."

A tremendous sound of S.P.E.W. erupted from the Entrance Hall. Karkaroff, clutching his mouth with one hand and his stomach with the other, scrambled out of the Entrance Hall, followed by the students who had come with him.

Upon seeing this, those around immediately burst into laughter.

"Quiet," Professor McGonagall said, but her lips trembled slightly.

She then looked at Fred and George, and this time she saw clearly that the Dungbomb was thrown by them.

"Gryffindor loses two points... This is a one-time exception."

"This punishment is far too severe."

Upon arriving at the Great Hall, Fred muttered a complaint under his breath.

"It was only two points deducted, wasn't it?" Kanna asked, confused. "And Professor McGonagall didn't put you in solitary confinement, which is already very good."

"You don't understand," George sighed. "It's because of those two points that Gryffindor's House Points went from third to last. It's all because of us..."

Kyle couldn't help but glance at the score hourglass in the corner of the Great Hall...

Hufflepuff is far ahead, followed by Ravenclaw.

However, Gryffindor and Slytherin were significantly lower; even when the scores of the two houses were added together, they were still less than half of Ravenclaw's.

This is all thanks to Snape and Sirius; if there were a penalty-based competition, they would definitely have taken the top two spots.

"So how did you guys manage that?" Cedric asked curiously, "You can even control Dungbomb?"

"That's what makes Weasley's jokes so special."

Fred laughed and said, "We modified the Dungbomb so that it can bounce again after it explodes."

"Like the Chocolate Frog," George said, "We got the inspiration from eating candy."

"But the downside is that you can only jump once, and you can't change direction. If you dodge it, there's nothing you can do..."

"But this is just a minor issue... and as you've seen, even the principal of Durmstrang was infected, which proves our idea was very successful."

"We're going to put these Dungbomb along with Skiving Snackboxes as the first products of the Weasleys' Joke Shop."

"No, it should be called a star product; Karkaroff is the best advertisement."

"He's already helped us make our Special Dungbomb famous..."

"We're also planning to see if we can get him to try some different kinds of Skiving Snackboxes," George said with a sly grin. "Ideally, he could try them all..."

"I advise you to take it easy," Kyle said, shaking his head. "If there's a next time, Professor McGonagall probably won't let you off so easily."

"Durmstrang, after all, a guest of Hogwarts, and Karkaroff is the headmaster; we still have to consider his feelings."

"That's alright," Fred said confidently. "We have a plan; it won't be discovered."

Seeing that the two looked confident, Kyle didn't say anything more.

As long as you don't get caught on the spot, it's fine. At most, the professors will suspect you, deduct some points, or put you in solitary confinement.

Solitary confinement was far too easy for Fred and George; it was practically the same as going home. As for the points deducted... well, if Gryffindor still had points to lose.

The audience in the Great Hall was still discussing what had just happened, and everyone seemed very excited.

Even Harry and his friends, who disliked Karkaroff's mannerisms, had to admit that he had done a good thing this time... by kicking Mrs. Norris out of the castle.

At least from their perspective, it's a good thing.

Harry and Ron have lost count of how many times he's been scratched by that cat over the years.

Every time they were caught, Filch would rush over from elsewhere, angrily berating them for making so much noise in the castle or for dirtying the castle floors...

Both of them lose a lot of points for this every academic year.

Also, when Harry went out at night, his biggest fear was running into Mrs. Norris, because the Invisibility Cloak didn't work on cats.

This also makes his heart race and his urge to escape whenever he sees a cat in the hallway.

This has almost become an instinctive reaction for him.

Now, the cat problem is finally solved.

Whether it was Harry, Ron, or anyone else, they all felt a sense of relief and satisfaction.

From now on, they won't have to worry about Mrs. Norris suddenly jumping out from the side while they're walking. Although Filch is still there, his efficiency alone will definitely not be as high as before, and he will be easier to shake off.

Thinking of this, the Great Hall suddenly became lively, with everyone happily celebrating with each other as if it were Christmas.